1987 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1987 National League West Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati 84–78 (.519) 2nd Marge Schott Bill Bergesch, Murray Cook Pete Rose WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Johnny Bench) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Andy MacWilliams) The 1987 Cincinnati Reds season was the 118th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 18th and 17th full season at Riverfront Stadium. It resulted in another winning season for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West. They failed, however, to overcome the Giants and finished in second place for a third consecutive year with a record of 84–78. Of special note: centerfielder Eric Davis amassed 50 stolen bases in addition to hitting 37 home runs, becoming the first major league player to achieve 30 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same season. Offseason November 11, 1986: Chris Welsh was released by the Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/welshch01.shtml Chris Welsh Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 February 17, 1987: Wade Rowdon was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Guy Hoffman.Guy Hoffman at Baseball Reference March 20, 1987: Derek Botelho was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Eddie Tanner (minors) and Pete Carey (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botelde01.shtml Derek Botelho Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 March 23, 1987: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Terry Francona at Baseball Reference March 29, 1987: Max Venable was released by the Reds.Max Venable at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Transactions April 9, 1987: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Reds. May 19, 1987: Sal Butera was released by the Reds.Sal Butera at Baseball Reference June 2, 1987: Butch Henry was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1987.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml Butch Henry Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 August 26, 1987: Bill Gullickson was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Dennis Rasmussen.Bill Gullickson at Baseball Reference Roster 1987 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 32 Tom Browning 31 John Franco 34 Bill Gullickson 30 Guy Hoffman 41 Tom Hume 43 Bill Landrum 40 Jeff Montgomery 46 Rob Murphy 35 Pat Pacillo 38 Pat Perry 48 Ted Power 45 Dennis Rasmussen 41 Jerry Reuss 33 Ron Robinson 34 Bill Scherrer 36 Mario Soto 47 Frank Williams Catchers 22 Sal Butera  6 Bo Díaz 23 Lloyd McClendon  8 Terry McGriff Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 13 Dave Concepción 12 Nick Esasky 10 Terry Francona 15 Barry Larkin 16 Ron Oester 11 Kurt Stillwell 58 Jeff Treadway Outfielders 22 Dave Collins 28 Kal Daniels 44 Eric Davis 26 Leo Garcia 29 Tracy Jones 21 Paul O'Neill 39 Dave Parker  9 Max Venable Manager 14 Pete Rose Coaches  2 Scott Breeden (Pitching)  7 Billy DeMars (First Base) 19 Tommy Helms  4 Bruce Kimm (Third Base)  3 Jim Lett (Bench) 24 Tony Pérez (Hitting) Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Bo Díaz 140 496 134 .270 15 82 1B Nick Esasky 100 346 94 .272 22 59 2B Ron Oester 69 237 60 .253 2 23 3B Buddy Bell 143 522 148 .284 17 70 SS Barry Larkin 125 439 107 .244 12 43 LF Kal Daniels 108 368 123 .334 26 64 CF Eric Davis 129 474 139 .293 37 100 RF Dave Parker 153 589 149 .253 26 97 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Kurt Stillwell 131 395 102 .258 4 33 Tracy Jones 117 359 104 .290 10 44 Dave Concepción 104 279 89 .319 1 33 Terry Francona 102 207 47 .227 3 12 Paul O'Neill 84 160 41 .256 7 28 Terry McGriff 34 89 20 .225 2 11 Dave Collins 57 85 25 .294 0 5 Jeff Treadway 23 84 28 .333 2 4 Lloyd McClendon 45 72 15 .208 2 13 Leo García 31 30 6 .200 1 2 Sal Butera 5 11 2 .182 1 2 Max Venable 7 7 1 .143 0 2 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ted Power 34 204.0 10 13 4.50 133 Tom Browning 32 183.0 10 13 5.02 117 Bill Gullickson 27 165.0 10 11 4.85 89 Dennis Rasmussen 7 45.1 4 1 3.97 39 Jerry Reuss 7 34.2 0 5 7.79 10 Mario Soto 6 31.2 3 2 5.12 11 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Guy Hoffman 36 158.2 9 10 4.37 87 Ron Robinson 48 154.0 7 5 3.68 99 Pat Pacillo 12 39.2 3 3 6.13 23 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO John Franco 68 8 5 32 2.52 61 Rob Murphy 87 8 5 3 3.04 99 Frank Williams 85 4 0 2 2.30 60 Bill Landrum 44 3 2 2 4.71 42 Bill Scherrer 23 1 1 0 4.36 24 Jeff Montgomery 14 2 2 0 6.52 13 Pat Perry 12 1 0 1 0.00 6 Tom Hume 11 1 0 0 4.05 4 Paul O'Neill 1 0 0 0 13.50 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Nashville Sounds American Association Jack Lind AA Vermont Reds Eastern League Tom Runnells A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Marc Bombard A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Paul Kirsch Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Sam Mejías Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Dave KellerJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 1987 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference 53em Cincinnati Reds Season, 1987 Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cinc Category:Long stubs with short prose