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Record: 92-69 .571.... 2nd in National League West
Stadium: Riverfront Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 2,532,497

Top Draft Pick: Nick Esasky (#17) MLB
Manager - Sparky Anderson

Affiliates - AAA Indianapolis Indians AA Nashville Sounds A+ Tampa Tarpons A Shelby Reds A- Eugene Emeralds Rk Billings Mustangs

Team Leaders

HR: Foster [40]
RBI: Foster [120]
2B: Rose [51]
SB: Driessen [28]
W: Seaver [16]
SV: Bair [28]
SO: Seaver [226]

Oldest Player: Pete Rose [37]
Youngest Player: Mario Soto [21]
Longest Tenure: Pete Rose [16]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Arturo DeFreitas (Sep 7) Mike Grace (Apr 18) Ron Oester (Sep 10) Harry Spilman (Sep 11)
Pitchers: Mike LaCoss (Jul 18)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Russell Aldrich	C		Shelby	A
Ed Armbrister	OF	30	Indianapolis	AAA
Mike Armstrong	P	24	Indianapolis	AAA
Ricky Arnold			Eugene	A-
Rick Auerbach	SS	28	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Doug Bair	P	29	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Skeeter Barnes	3B-1B	21	Billings	Rk
Johnny Bench	C	30	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Bruce Berenyi	P	24	Nashville	AA
Bill Bonham	P	29	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Pedro Borbon	P	31	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Mark Breitenbach	P		Shelby	A
Jose Brito			Shelby	A
Scott Brown	P	22	Nashville	AA
	P		Tampa	A+
Larry Buckle	P		Tampa	A+
Doug Capilla	P	26	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	P		Indianapolis	AAA
George Cappuzzello	P	24	Indianapolis	AAA
Donald Carr	P-OF		Shelby	A
Mark Cauley			Eugene	A-
Steve Christmas	C	20	Shelby	A
Dave Collins	OF	25	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Geoff Combe	P	22	Nashville	AA
Dave Concepcion	SS	30	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Doug Corbett	P	25	Indianapolis	AAA
	P		Nashville	AA
Ray Corbett	OF		Eugene	A-
Vic Correll	C	32	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	C		Indianapolis	AAA
Gregory Dahl			Nashville	AA
			Tampa	A+
Randy Davidson	2B		Indianapolis	AAA
	2B		Nashville	AA
Bill Dawley	P	20	Nashville	AA
Arturo DeFreitas	1B	25	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	1B		Indianapolis	AAA
Tim Doerr	SS		Nashville	AA
Dan Driessen	1B	27	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Dan Dumoulin	P	25	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	P		Indianapolis	AAA
Michael Duval			Nashville	AA
Scott Dye			Tampa	A+
Charles Engel	P		Billings	Rk
Nick Esasky	1B-3B	18	Billings	Rk
Adolfo Feliz			Eugene	A-
Raul Ferreyra			Indianapolis	AAA
Tom Foley	SS-2B	19	Shelby	A
George Foster	OF	29	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Cesar Geronimo	OF	30	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Paul Gibson	P	18	Shelby	A
Roger Glynn	OF		Eugene	A-
John Gosse	P		Shelby	A
Mike Grace	3B	22	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	3B		Indianapolis	AAA
Ken Griffey	OF	28	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Joe Griffin	C		Nashville	AA
	C		Tampa	A+
John Guarnaccia	OF	23	Nashville	AA
	OF		Tampa	A+
Wayne Guinn	P		Billings	Rk
John Halasz	OF		Eugene	A-
Robert Hamilton	OF		Nashville	AA
Wiley Harris	OF-3B		Nashville	AA
	OF-3B		Tampa	A+
	OF-3B		Shelby	A
Ben Hayes	P	21	Billings	Rk
Ken Henderson	OF	32	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Craig Hendrickson	SS	20	Tampa	A+
Paul Herring	OF		Tampa	A+
David Hoenstine	Of-3B	22	Shelby	A
	Of-3B		Eugene	A-
Cary Homaman	OF		Eugene	A-
	OF		Billings	Rk
Mark Hopper	SS		Tampa	A+
Paul Householder	OF	20	Tampa	A+
Lee Hover	OF		Billings	Rk
Jay Howell	P	22	Nashville	AA
Jack Hudson	C		Tampa	A+
Greg Hughes	P		Shelby	A
Stephen Hughes	P		Nashville	AA
Tom Hume	P	25	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
John Huntington	P-OF		Nashville	AA
Patrick Ingraham			Tampa	A+
Byron Jackson	P		Billings	Rk
Larry Jackson	P		Billings	Rk
Kevin Jacobson			Eugene	A-
Richard Jendra	SS-2B		Tampa	A+
Larry Jensen	P		Tampa	A+
Lynn Jones	OF	25	Indianapolis	AAA
William Kelly			Nashville	AA
Junior Kennedy	2B	28	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Mark King	P		Tampa	A+
	P		Eugene	A-
Ray Knight	3B-1B	25	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Michael Kopsky	3B		Shelby	A
Tom Kotchman	OF	24	Tampa	A+
Mike Kripner	OF		Eugene	A-
William Kuchar	OF		Shelby	A
Mike LaCoss	P	22	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	P		Indianapolis	AAA
Jeff Lahti	P	21	Eugene	A-
Tom Lawless	2B-3B	21	Billings	Rk
Charlie Leibrandt	P	21	Indianapolis	AAA
	P		Tampa	A+
	P		Eugene	A-
Brad Lesley	P	20	Eugene	A-
John LOCasio	P		Billings	Rk
Richard Lombardo	P		Nashville	AA
	P		Tampa	A+
Gregg Lorenz	P		Shelby	A
Mike Lum	OF-1B	32	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Donald Lyle			Nashville	AA
Wilson Mateo			Billings	Rk
Robert Mayer	P		Nashville	AA
James McArdle			Shelby	A
Thomas McClendon	SS		Tampa	A+
Charles McKinney			Billings	Rk
Gregory McKinney			Billings	Rk
Gene Menees	3B		Nashville	AA
Gregory Meyer	P		Shelby	A
Jeff Mihlbachler	P		Billings	Rk
Mark Miller	2B		Nashville	AA
Eddie Milner	OF	23	Tampa	A+
Charlie Moore			Tampa	A+
David Moore	P	24	Indianapolis	AAA
Tony Moretto	OF		Nashville	AA
	OF		Tampa	A+
Joe Morgan	2B	35	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Stacy Morrow			Tampa	A+
Paul Moskau	P	24	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	P		Indianapolis	AAA
James Mugele	IF		Shelby	A
Dale Murray	P	28	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Tommy Mutz	C		Indianapolis	AAA
Alex Neely	P		Billings	Rk
Douglas Neuenschwander			Shelby	A
Breen Newcomer	P		Tampa	A+
Charles Noble	P		Billings	Rk
Thomas Norko	C		Shelby	A
Fred Norman	P	36	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Ron Oester	2B	22	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	2B		Indianapolis	AAA
Richard O'Keefe	P		Nashville	AA
Antonio Ortiz			Shelby	A
			Eugene	A-
Frank Pastore	P	21	Indianapolis	AAA
	P		Nashville	AA
Carlos Pimentel			Shelby	A
Joe Price	P	21	Nashville	AA
	P		Tampa	A+
Garry Pyka	2B		Nashville	AA
	2B		Tampa	A+
Gary Redus	OF-1B	21	Billings	Rk
Hector Rincones			Eugene	A-
Pete Rose	OF-1B	37	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Larry Rothschild	P	25	Indianapolis	AAA
	P		Nashville	AA
Rafael Santo Domingo	H	22	Indianapolis	AAA
	H		Nashville	AA
Manny Sarmiento	P	22	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Walfredo Sarmiento			Eugene	A-
Dan Sarrett	C		Tampa	A+
	C		Billings	Rk
Bill Scherrer	P	20	Eugene	A-
Tom Seaver	P	33	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Steven Skaggs			Billings	Rk
Thomas Sohns	SS-2B		Nashville	AA
Mario Soto	P	22	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	P		Indianapolis	AAA
Jeff Sovern	3B-C		Indianapolis	AAA
Harry Spilman	1B	24	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	1B		Indianapolis	AAA
Les Straker	P	18	Billings	Rk
Chris Stropolo	OF		Eugene	A-
	OF		Billings	Rk
Ronnie Stryker	P		Tampa	A+
Michael Sullivan			Billings	Rk
Champ Summers	OF	32	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	OF		Indianapolis	AAA
James Taylor	OF		Billings	Rk
Dave Tomlin	P	29	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Angel Torres	P	25	Indianapolis	AAA
Nelson Torres			Eugene	A-
Randall Town			Eugene	A-
Robert Umdenstock	P		Eugene	A-
John Valle	3B		Indianapolis	AAA
Dave Van Gorder	C	21	Nashville	AA
Tad Venger	3B	19	Eugene	A-
Michael Ventress			Shelby	A
Esky Viltz	OF		Billings	Rk
Duane Walker	OF	21	Nashville	AA
Tony Walker	OF	19	Eugene	A-
Reggie Waller	OF		Shelby	A
Thomas Watkins			Shelby	A
George Weicker			Nashville	AA
Alfred Welch	OF		Tampa	A+
Chris Wells	P		Billings	Rk
Donald Werner	P	25	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	P		Indianapolis	AAA
Joel Willett	P		Shelby	A

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Mike Armstrong	24	Indianapolis	AAA
Ricky Arnold		Eugene	A-
Doug Bair	29	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Bruce Berenyi	24	Nashville	AA
Bill Bonham	29	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Pedro Borbon	31	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Mark Breitenbach		Shelby	A
Jose Brito		Shelby	A
Scott Brown	22	Nashville	AA
	22	Tampa	A+
Larry Buckle		Tampa	A+
Doug Capilla	26	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	26	Indianapolis	AAA
George Cappuzzello	24	Indianapolis	AAA
Geoff Combe	22	Nashville	AA
Doug Corbett	25	Indianapolis	AAA
	25	Nashville	AA
Bill Dawley	20	Nashville	AA
Dan Dumoulin	25	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	25	Indianapolis	AAA
Scott Dye		Tampa	A+
Charles Engel		Billings	Rk
Raul Ferreyra		Indianapolis	AAA
Paul Gibson	18	Shelby	A
Roger Glynn		Eugene	A-
		Billings	Rk
John Gosse		Shelby	A
Wayne Guinn		Billings	Rk
Ben Hayes	21	Billings	Rk
Jay Howell	22	Nashville	AA
Greg Hughes		Shelby	A
Stephen Hughes		Nashville	AA
Tom Hume	25	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
John Huntington		Nashville	AA
Byron Jackson		Billings	Rk
Larry Jackson		Tampa	A+
		Billings	Rk
Larry Jensen		Tampa	A+
William Kelly		Nashville	AA
Mark King		Tampa	A+
		Shelby	A
		Eugene	A-
Mike LaCoss	22	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	22	Indianapolis	AAA
Jeff Lahti	21	Eugene	A-
Charlie Leibrandt	21	Indianapolis	AAA
	21	Tampa	A+
	21	Eugene	A-
Brad Lesley	20	Eugene	A-
John LOCasio		Billings	Rk
Richard Lombardo		Nashville	AA
		Tampa	A+
Gregg Lorenz		Shelby	A
Robert Mayer		Nashville	AA
		Tampa	A+
Charles McKinney		Billings	Rk
Gregory Meyer		Shelby	A
Jeff Mihlbachler		Shelby	A
		Billings	Rk
Charlie Moore		Tampa	A+
David Moore	24	Indianapolis	AAA
Stacy Morrow		Tampa	A+
Paul Moskau	24	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	24	Indianapolis	AAA
Dale Murray	28	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Alex Neely		Billings	Rk
Douglas Neuenschwander		Shelby	A
Breen Newcomer		Tampa	A+
Charles Noble		Billings	Rk
Fred Norman	36	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Richard O'Keefe		Nashville	AA
Antonio Ortiz		Shelby	A
		Eugene	A-
Frank Pastore	21	Indianapolis	AAA
	21	Nashville	AA
Larry Payne		Indianapolis	AAA
Joe Price	21	Nashville	AA
	21	Tampa	A+
Larry Rothschild	25	Indianapolis	AAA
	25	Nashville	AA
Manny Sarmiento	22	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Walfredo Sarmiento		Eugene	A-
Bill Scherrer	20	Shelby	A
	20	Eugene	A-
Tom Seaver	33	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Steven Skaggs		Billings	Rk
Mario Soto	22	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
	22	Indianapolis	AAA
Les Straker	18	Billings	Rk
Ronnie Stryker		Tampa	A+
Dave Tomlin	29	Cincinnati Reds	MLB
Angel Torres	25	Indianapolis	AAA
Nelson Torres		Eugene	A-
Randall Town		Eugene	A-
Robert Umdenstock		Eugene	A-
Chris Wells		Billings	Rk
Joel Willett		Shelby	A