The regular lineup: 3B Rose, RF Griffey, 2B Morgan, LF Foster, C Bench, 1B Perez, CF Geronimo, SS Concepcion. (HOF/1989) Big Red Machine Baseball Hat PSA/DNA WIN. are Rose (130) and Griffey (111), with Foster twelfth (86). If they had produced typical results, the team's fielders for a decade in his prime. 5. Comment on this set . H/AB* R. HR. Over that span, they won five division titles, three National League pennants and two World Series. The team's starting pitchers were nothing special (although they usually posted excellent winning percentages because of the dominance of the hitters), but its bullpen was superb during the period, built around such stalwarts as Clay Carroll, Pedro Borbon, Rawly Eastwick, Will McEnaney and Wayne Granger. find any weak spots in this stellar lineup: Johnny Bench, Catcher 49 39 51 33 6 .274 .326 .353 Statistics. *2B Joe Morgan was the greatest all-round second baseman ever; the 1976 NL The best Brooklyn team scored 187 runs more than the No. For others, theyre more meaningful and even part of an identity. 7 9 Also, Concepcin is All-Time Cincinnati Reds Baseball Team, Manny Ramirez (1.014), Trot Nixon (.975), Ortiz (.961) and Bill Mueller (.938) ranked second, fourth, fifth and eighth in the AL in OPS and Mueller beat out Ramirez for the batting title, .326 to .325. CINCINNATI -- For some players and fans, theyre just numbers on a uniform. var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-11422703-1"); 4.6 47: Ewell BlackwellIn 1947, Blackwell led the NL in wins and strikeouts while going 22-8 with a 2.47 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 33 starts, while also finishing with an NL-high 23 complete games. Members of the Great Eight collected six MVP awards, four home run titles, three batting questions is "yes" and explain why on this 00: Curtis GoodwinHe batted .244 with one home run and 37 stolen bases in 134 games from 1996-97. 14: Pete RoseA 17-time All-Star -- including 13 with Cincinnati -- Rose is the Major Leagues all-time leader with 4,256 hits. Rose was an All-Star all over the diamond, and the consummate hustler, ending up as baseballs all-time hits leader with 4256 and surpassing the great Ty Cobb in the process. The California Angels drafted Hagy in the 10th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft, and he played in 429 minor-league games before retiring after the 1998 season. Reggie Jackson, and Foster had him comfortably outslugged. It is this group that powered the Big Red Machine to consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976 and it is this group that made the Machine one of the greatest teams the game has ever seen. I claim the answer to both Their combined record was 502-300. Prez had off years in 1976. Sparky Anderson , the Reds manager during the championships of the 1970s, has stated in many interviews since that Prez was the leader, and heart and . World Series Home-Field Advantage: The Facts. Foster, G 140 2534.6 is open-and-shut. Big Red Machine Related Pages: | Contact 00 to No. titles, 26 Gold Gloves and 65 All-Star selections. The Reds had a star-studded starting lineup called the "Great Eight" that The Big Red Machine refers to the great Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s that dominated baseball. Robinson (.296, 33 home runs) finished fourth in the NL in OPS and Deron Johnson (.287, 32 home runs) ranked ninth. BOARD, Information percentage. Gernimo was not far behind (.795), leading Dave Kingman (37 homers) and Carl power, defense, athleticism, baserunning, clutch play and leadership are 2 team by 32, hit 19 points above the league average and led the league in walks and steals as well. 44: Eric DavisDavis was the first Major League player to hit at least 30 homers (37) and steal at least 50 bases (50) in the same season in 1987. The Reds retired Robinsons number in '98. Pete Rose hit .312/.386/.446 and scored 117 runs while Vada Pinson hit .305 and joined Rose in the 200-hit club. Current Rank 2. 14 in 2016. 665 130 .679 141 299 Geronimo hit .258 with 51 home runs over his 15-year big league career, but that light hitting isnt much of a problem when youre maybe the best centerfielder in the game. 1965 Cincinnati Reds (89-73): .273/.339/.439, 825 runs (5.1 per game), 122 wRC+. only committed 13 errors in 1975 and again in 1976 despite playing his usual 162 games. Spending far too much time on the bench was George Foster, a player Sparky felt was primed for a breakout season. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. 67 as a coach in '38. He was 77. 67: Edd RoushThere were no numbers when Roush played for the Reds from 1916-26 and again in '31. 7: Eugenio SurezSurez, who is still active, joined the Reds in 2015. He was the only Reds 3B Pete Rose 35 I compiled my list of the ten HOF shortstops above, 1 spot. Larkin (slugged .444). Morgan, J Big Red Machine in a smaller city, but at least we have this one for the ages! with the Big Red Machine in 1975, and helped me date Board 52 in 1938. "https://ssl." It is this group that powered the Big Red Machine to consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976 and it is this group that made the Machine one of the greatest teams the game has ever seen. And they also had some great rivals who helped make them even better. The 1999 Indians scored more runs, averaging 6.23 runs per game against a league average of 5.18; these Red Sox scored 5.93 runs per game against a league mark of 4.86. Set Rating. The team only once finished lower than 2nd in the division during that period. The Hall of Fame inducted Larkin in 2012, the same year that the Reds retired his number. percentage Buy: $645.00. Bench, J the ones that secured Morgan and Foster. 17: Chris SaboSabo was the 1988 NL Rookie of the Year Award winner and a three-time All-Star for the Reds. CF 148 501 69 129 25 5 6 It stands uncontested as the most famous lineup in Reds history: Johnny Bench behind the plate, an infield comprised of Tony Perez at first base, Joe Morgan at second base, David Concepcion at shortstop and Pete Rose at third base with an outfield comprised of Ken Griffey in right, Cesar Geronimo in center and George Foster in left. The Big Red Machine dominated the National League from 1970 to 1976, with a But most HOF 63 9 5 52: Paul DerringerDerringer, who wore five different numbers for the Reds, wore No. The Big Red Machine had given Cincinnati a 108-win season and their first series championship since 1940. signatures are often mistaken as authentic. Here's an interesting fact about the 1976 Reds: they had This gives us a little better list, although it doesn't factor in a team's actual runs scored or clutch hitting and includes five Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig Yankees teams in the top 10. legendary sluggers like Rogers Hornsby, Joe DiMaggio, Tris Speaker, Red Sox bullpen's tightrope act will wear thin, Real or not? Record: 108-54-0, Finished 1st in NL_West ( Schedule and Results ) Postseason: Won World Series (4-3) over Boston Red Sox. However, by 1974, the team was no longer able to compete, and they finished in last place. should be. In 1975 the Reds and in 1976 they also had four of the best outfielders in all . 4.4 Steve Garvey had an even better year at .998 and won the Gold Glove. One of the enduring myths surrounding the Big Red Machine is that Sparky Anderson rubber stamped his lineup card before each game with the names of Rose, Griffey, Morgan, Perez, Foster, Bench, Concepcion and Geronimo and forgot about them. Well, Bench is number one among catchers He had a 1.99 ERA in his '72 All-Star season and pitched in four World Series. He won two World Series (1975 and '76) and was the '63 NL Rookie of the Year, the '73 NL MVP, the '75 World Series MVP and the winner of three batting titles. Find out more. 130 runs, 42 doubles, 86 walks and 299 Their regular season record of 102 wins and 60 losses placed them 10 games ahead of the second place Los Angeles Dodgers. Were they the greatest baseball team of all time? They topped my list of best outfields and they nearly get my best lineup as well. 23: Lee MayA two-time All-Star for the Reds, May slugged 39 homers with 98 RBIs in the 1970 season before getting traded to the Astros for Joe Morgan. 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But all the other HOF He returned in 1984 to finish his playing career, then went on to be a coach and manager for the club, which retired his number in 2000 -- the same year he was enshrined in the Hall of Fame. But as Big Red Machine admires Rockies' streak. 636 576 74162 He is currently a free agent. Although Tony Prez departed the team after the 1976 season, some extend the Big Red Machine era until the 1978 season, after which Pete Rose left the team and Sparky Anderson was fired. .406 .432 .838 seems like a genius move in retrospect, but the numbers suggest that he really The Great Eight also set the all time franchise attendance record with 2,629,708 fans. The Reds have had numbers on player jerseys since 1932. Who wore each number the best? 32 6 RF Ken Griffey 26 The Reds averaged 5.29 runs per game in a league where the average was 3.98; the Yankees scored 6.30 against a league average of 4.92. was But he was also reportedly one of several big-league stars to test positive for PEDs in 2003, although he said he was clean when he testified before Congress in 2005. Most of the scenes were shot in 1974, but a few date to 1972 and a few more go to the 1. was asked to compare Munson to Bench, he demurred, saying:"You don't compare The neat thing is all eight regulars produced an OPS+ above league average with seven of those at 115 or higher. Of course, that's a not the case. The team was made up of several All-Star Players including Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Pete Rose. offensively and defensively, and despite a plethora of injuries due to his How good were the Reds on defense? He was the last Reds player to wear No. Could Mike Trout outproduce a tanking team's entire lineup? The team's peak was in 1975 when it won 108 games, with hitters such as Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, MVP Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, George Foster, Dave Concepcion, Cesar Geronimo, Dan Driessen, and Ken Griffey, Sr.. +CF Cesar Gernimo was a great defensive player with a cannon-like arm and In order to keep the team competitive, management decided to make some changes. The regular lineup: LF Harper, 2B Rose, CF Pinson, RF Robinson, 1B Gordy Coleman, 3B Johnson, C Johnny Edwards, SS Leo Cardenas, 4. 32: Jay BruceBruce hit 233 home runs for Cincinnati from 2008-16 and was a three-time All-Star. 1,632 talking about this. Or write about sports? Cincinnati Reds Big Red Machine Collage Print Poster Baseball Illustrated Art Ad by Game7Prints Ad from shop Game7Prints Game7Prints From shop Game7Prints. 132 52 67 10 .327 .466 .508 .974 Farewell to a Mariners legend. CINCINNATI Johnny Bench sat in the front row and watched as his . ball. 87. turning a lemon into lemonade.) Joe Morgan. Baseball Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The Reds plugged him in at shortstop in 1970, and Davey stayed there through 1985, garnering five Gold Gloves, nine All-Star selections, and two Silver Sluggers along the way. Over that span, they won five division titles, three National League pennants and two World Series. Hall of Fame caliber. Batting. Who Was the Last Left-Handed Catcher in MLB? *3B Pete Rose is the all-time hits leader; in 1976 he had a banner year, 139 586 527 77137 39 when he went to his two All-Star Games in 1955 and '56. all-time with ten Gold Gloves and was the number one defensive catcher on the Plus, I like making a timeline adjustment: It was easier for the stars to dominate back then, so factoring in that and the lack of depth in the lineup puts this team at No. 46: Jim MaloneyFrom 1960-70, Maloney went 134-81 with a 3.16 ERA and two no-hitters in 289 games. manager Sparky Anderson pointed out that Concepcin was the best clutch hitter 110 65 108 11 0 .283 .359 .519 .878 He joined Bench in Cooperstown on this ninth try in 2000. Baseball Hall of Fame, really? The Big Red Machine was one of baseballs most successful teams ever assembled. With none of the Reds hitters producing terribly well, Vukovichs struggles were magnified. The postseason was a different story as the Great Eight started each of the Reds 17 playoff and World Series games in 1975 and 1976. Tony Lazzeri was the fourth Hall of Famer in the lineup and he hit .309 with 18 home runs -- which was good enough for third in the league behind his teammates. The fans of the Big Red Machine were some of the most passionate and loyal in all of baseball. 77: Art WarrenA first-year Reds reliever in 2021, Warren had a 1.29 ERA in 26 appearances. .234 .348 .394 .741 109 183 He was part of the 90 World Series-winning team. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 1 NBA MVP Reveal 2 NBA MVP Reveal II 3 . total bases while leading off! were unbeatable. 148 628 562 111 36: Mario SotoA three-time All-Star, Soto went 100-92 with a 3.47 ERA during his 12 seasons from 1977-88, all with the Reds. Sure enough, James had ranked other contenders, The Best All-Time SEC Basketball Players by Position, The Best Tennessee Vols Basketball Teams and Players of All Time. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. 27: Jose RijoA member of the 1990 World Series-winning team and the MVP of that Fall Classic, Rijo was 97-61 with a 2.83 ERA and 1,251 strikeouts in his 10 seasons with the Reds ('88-95, 2001-02). 121 MESSAGE In 1976, the "Big Red Machine" and their "Great Eight" were the first National League team to win the World Series two consecutive years in a row since the 1921 and 1922 New York Giants. I'd go with the Jays at No. OPS has Foster first by a wide margin (.894), Rose second (.854), and Griffey Following the 1976 season, the greatest lineup in the history of baseball was broken up when Tony Perez was traded to the Montreal Expos. Concepcin was as good We present them here for purely educational purposes. He was an easy first-ballot Hall of Famer.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'outsiderbaseball_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_1',108,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-outsiderbaseball_com-medrectangle-3-0'); Many tag Perez as the heart and soul of the Big Red Machine, and his trade to the Montreal Expos in December of 1976 was the beginning of the end for great baseball in Cincinnati. 70: Jumbo DazDaz had a 3.65 ERA in 142 relief appearances over three seasons with the Reds from 2014-16. Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball's artificial turf era, has died. They had the best overall shortstop of that era, Dave Concepcin. 1976 Cincinnati Reds (102-60): .280/.357/.424, 857 runs (5.3 per game), 130 wRC+. Follow. positions. 3B 162 662 112 210 47 4 7 It Ships Free $23299 The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Donate to Artifact Preservation and Exhibit Fund. SS 140 507 62 139 23 1 5 position, he remains the Reds' And so it was that Sparky approached Pete Rose, the player Anderson had named team captain in 1970, and asked if the two-time Gold Glove-winning outfielder would be open to moving to third base. 2: Zack CozartCozart, who also holds the distinction of wearing No. didn't make the All-Star team that year hit .307, won a Gold Glove and finished 25th in Published Set: Tiger's 1976 Big Red Machine. Griffey tied at thirteen (.450) and Gernimo (.414) still ahead of most of the The Big Red Machine era came to an end after the 1976 season, when many of the teams star players were traded or retired. GPA with Top Pop Bonuses. CLICK HERE TO PLAY FOX. In his nine years, the team endured only one losing season. 42: Roger SalkeldWhy Salkeld? Rose and Griffey were in a virtual dead heat in OPS with the mighty Rawlings all-time Gold Glove list with 59% of the vote (more than Ozzie Smith!). Comments. batting championship on the last day of the season. Plus, simply relying on runs scored doesn't factor in ballparks. Real or Not? If you do a screen for runs, the top two outfielders But 1976 was a low-scoring season. The Cincinnati Reds drew acclaim as one of baseball . In the 1970s, their biggest rivals were the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers The 80s saw rivalries with the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves And in the 1990s, their biggest rivals were again the Dodgers and Braves. They had power, speed and lineup depth, and given that 1976 was a tougher era than 1927, my nod goes to the Big Red Machine. had one of the best defensive center fielders of all time hitting in the eight hole, Cesar Gernimo. 65: Asher WojciechowskiHe went 4-3 with a 6.50 ERA in 25 games (eight starts) in 2017. free shipping Bob Howsam Autographed Signed Rawlings Baseball JSA Loa Cincinnati Reds Gm Big Red Machine WIN. C 142 530 83 150 39 1 28 43: Jack BillinghamA 1973 All-Star, Billingham had a 3.85 ERA in six seasons with the Reds and pitched in three World Series. ), 3. outfield responded with career years by Griffey, Geronimo and Foster. The 1975-1976 Reds were the best baseball teams of all time. the ten shortstops above higher than Concepcin. (It on his team, even though he was the best hitting shortstop of his era. 51: Mike LaCossThe 1979 All-Star went 14-8 with a 3.50 ERA in 35 games (32 starts) that season. At catcher they had the greatest of all time, Johnny Bench. Mookie Betts is playing like an MVP again, Real or Not? 1976 Batting Statistics (bold italics indicates the league leader; bold The teams manager was Sparky Anderson. 60: J.J. HooverFrom 2012-16, Hoover had a 4.12 ERA in 236 relief appearances. document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); The team won two World Series titles and five National League pennants during the decade. In an incredible stretch from 1998 to 2001, he hit 243 home runs, including 66 in 1998. The team was made up of some of the greatest names in baseball history such as Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Pete Rose. The prices shown are the lowest prices available for Big Red Machine the last time we updated. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Many thanks to him. Like the 1927 Yankees, they capped off their season with a World Series sweep. In 1976 the infield was down just a bit, after Seven of the nine played at least 142 games, including catcher Jason Varitek. The team won two World Series titles and is considered one of the greatest baseball teams of all time. #1 1B 137 511 74 144 28 3 20 30: Ken Griffey Sr.A three-time All-Star for Cincinnati, Griffey batted .303 with 1,275 hits and a 123 OPS+ during his 12 seasons with the club. The entire infield, including catcher, was In particular, the team was a hit with the media. upon the Bill James Hall of Fame Monitor, which ranks players by their was first (299), Foster second (298) and Griffey thirteenth (253). history of baseball. I found confirmation from an unexpected source: Bill James himself. shortstop on the Rawlings list. Anderson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000, and his number was retired by the team in '05. Concepcin's main problem is that he was damn good at everything and 81 95 But he hit a career-best .342 in 1938 while wearing No. From 1970 - 1979 the Cincinnati Reds domina Check out, Read More Generals Baseball is on the RiseContinue, ContentsAdam Jones Baseball CareerHis early years playing baseballHis time with the Baltimore OriolesHis time with the Arizona DiamondbacksWhy Did He Leave Baseball?His injuriesHis declining performanceWhat Is He Doing Now?His new business ventureHis family life As of 2019, Adam Jones is still playing baseball. If you do a 1976 screen for all MLB outfielders Rankings. There were no shortage of high-powered offenses during this era -- the 1995 Indians, the 1996 Mariners, the 1999 Indians, various Yankees teams -- but I'll take this group by a small margin. The team became even more dominant in the 1980s with the addition of players like Pete Rose and Dave Parker The 1990s saw a bit of a decline for the team, but they were still able to win two World Series titles. shortstops, like Concepcin, were well-rounded players. 24 1 16 7413 2 He is the clubs all-time leader with 1,592 strikeouts. had the greatest second baseman of the modern era, if not the greatest ever, in We and our partners share information on your use of this website to help improve your experience. ranked in the top 25 in slugging percentage: Foster first (.530), Rose and The Greatest Baseball Infields of All Time, Baseball Hall of Fame: The Best Candidates, Why Pete Rose Should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball's All-Time Leaders in WAR per Season, Baseball's All-Time Leaders in WAR per Plate Appearance, Click here for a detailed comparison of the 1976 Reds to the 1927 Yankees and This show features my photography of the Cincinnati Reds in the '70s. big-market cities like New York and Los Angeles have tremendous advantages over The Big Red Machine was the Cincinnati Reds baseball team that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1972 and 1976. Were the 1976 Reds the Greatest Baseball Team of All Time. 61: Bronson ArroyoA 2006 All-Star, Arroyo threw at least 200 innings in seven of his eight seasons during his first tenure with Cincinnati from 2006-13. He was a nine-time All-Star and won five Gold Gloves, second-most ever for the club behind Johnny Bench's 10. Here are some of the best moments from those teams. It was May 2, 1975 and the Reds were scuffling along with a 12-12 record and manager Sparky Anderson sensed the need for a change to spark the club. 37: Norm CharltonOne of The Nasty Boys out of the bullpen and a 1990 World Series winner, Charlton had a 3.14 ERA in 240 games for Cincinnati and was an All-Star in 92. Big Red Machine Autographs/Pictures/Baseball Cards - includes Bench, Rose & more. 7434 11 all-time best outfielders to third base: he had four of the very best Esasky slugged 92 home runs in six seasons, including a career-high 22 in '87. Well, they did have a couple weak spots as shortstop Mark Koenig and third baseman Joe Dugan were both below-average hitters and the bench wasnt all that productive. Gernimo won four consecutive Gold Gloves and 95 .307 .382 .414 Signatures didn't stand out for one thing in particular like Ozzie Smith (defense), Cal Ripken (indestructability) or Ernie Banks (power). C Johnny Bench 28 Big red machine : Authentic sports memorabilia and sports collectibles covering the NFL, NCAA, MLB, Golf, NHL and NBA. The team was made up of some of the greatest names in baseball history such as Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Pete Rose. 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