1987 Cincinnati Reds season

1987 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Bill Bergesch, Murray Cook
Manager(s)	Pete Rose
Local television	WLWT (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Johnny Bench)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Andy MacWilliams)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1987 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West. The Reds finished in 2nd place with a record of 84-78.

Offseason

• November 11, 1986: Chris Welsh was released by the Cincinnati Reds.^[1]
• February 17, 1987: Wade Rowdon was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Guy Hoffman.^[2]
• March 20, 1987: Derek Botelho was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Eddie Tanner (minors) and Pete Carey (minors).^[3]
• March 23, 1987: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[4]
• March 29, 1987: Max Venable was released by the Reds.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	90	72	0.556	—	46–35	44–37
Cincinnati Reds	84	78	0.519	6	42–39	42–39
Houston Astros	76	86	0.469	14	47–34	29–52
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	89	0.451	17	40–41	33–48
Atlanta Braves	69	92	0.429	20½	42–39	27–53
San Diego Padres	65	97	0.401	25	37–44	28–53

Record vs. opponents

1987 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	6–5	8–10	8–10	6–12	3–9	7–5	7–5	7–5	6–12	8–10	3–9
Chicago	5–6	—	6–6	8–4	6–6	10–8	9–9	8–10	4–14	9–3	5–7	6–12
Cincinnati	10–8	6–6	—	13–5	10–8	6–6	7–5	5–7	4–8	12–6	7–11	4–8
Houston	10–8	4–8	5–13	—	12–6	7–5	6–6	6–6	6–6	5–13	10–8	5–7
Los Angeles	12–6	6–6	8–10	6–12	—	3–9	6–6	2–10	6–6	11–7	10–8	3–9
Montreal	9–3	8–10	6–6	5–7	9–3	—	8–10	10–8	11–7	9–3	5–7	11–7
New York	5–7	9–9	5–7	6–6	6–6	10–8	—	13–5	12–6	8–4	9–3	9–9
Philadelphia	5-7	10–8	7–5	6–6	10–2	8–10	5–13	—	11–7	8–4	2–10	8–10
Pittsburgh	5–7	14–4	8–4	6–6	6–6	7–11	6–12	7–11	—	8–4	6–6	7–11
San Diego	12–6	3–9	6–12	13–5	7–11	3–9	4–8	4–8	4–8	—	5–13	4–8
San Francisco	10–8	7–5	11–7	8–10	8–10	7–5	3–9	10–2	6–6	13–5	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	12–6	8–4	7–5	9–3	7–11	9–9	10–8	11–7	8–4	5–7	—

Transactions

• April 9, 1987: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]
• May 19, 1987: Sal Butera was released by the Reds.^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• August 26, 1987: Bill Gullickson was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Dennis Rasmussen.^[8]

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Guy Hoffman	36	158.2	9	10	4.37	87

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Keller

^[9]

References

1. "Chris Welsh Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
2. Guy Hoffman at Baseball Reference
3. "Derek Botelho Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
4. Terry Francona at Baseball Reference
5. Max Venable at Baseball Reference
6. Sal Butera at Baseball Reference
7. "Butch Henry Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
8. Bill Gullickson at Baseball Reference
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 1987 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference