1979 Cincinnati Reds

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W-L Record: 90-71 -- 1st in National League West Manager: John McNamara Location: Baseball Stadium: Riverfront Stadium Top Draft Pick: Dan Lamar (#20) Attendance: 2,356,933 Youngest Player: Frank Pastore (21) Oldest Player: Fred Norman (36) Longest Tenure: Johnny Bench (13) Playoffs: Lost NLCS (Pirates)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1979 Cincinnati Reds

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
23	Rick Auerbach	SS	29	R	R	6-0	165	2/15/1950	Woodland Hills,California	MLB	1971-1981
40	Doug Bair	P	29	R	R	6-0	180	8/22/1949	Defiance,Ohio	MLB	1976-1990
5	Johnny Bench	C	31	R	R	6-1	208	12/7/1947	Oklahoma City,Oklahoma	MLB	1967-1983
33	Paul Blair	OF	35	R	R	6-0	171	2/1/1944	Cushing,Oklahoma	MLB	1964-1980
42	Bill Bonham	P	30	R	R	6-3	195	10/1/1948	Glendale,California	MLB	1971-1980
34	Pedro Borbon	P	32	R	R	6-2	185	12/2/1946	Valverde Mao,Dominican Republic	MLB	1969-1980
44	Doug Capilla	P	27	L	L	5-8	175	1/7/1952	Honolulu,Hawaii	MLB	1976-1981
29	Dave Collins	OF	26	B	L	5-11	175	10/20/1952	Rapid City,South Dakota	MLB	1975-1990
13	Dave Concepcion	SS	31	R	R	6-1	180	6/17/1948	Aragua,Venezuela	MLB	1970-1988
9	Vic Correll	C	33	R	R	5-10	185	2/5/1946	Washington,DC	MLB	1972-1980
7	Hector Cruz	OF-3B	26	R	R	5-11	170	4/2/1953	Arroyo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1973-1982
21	Arturo DeFreitas	1B	26	R	R	6-2	195	4/26/1953	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1978-1979
22	Dan Driessen	1B	27	L	R	5-11	190	7/29/1951	Hilton Head Island,South Carolina	MLB	1973-1987
15	George Foster	OF	30	R	R	6-1	185	12/1/1948	Tuscaloosa,Alabama	MLB	1969-1986
20	Cesar Geronimo	OF	31	L	L	6-2	170	3/11/1948	El Seybo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1969-1983
30	Ken Griffey	OF	29	L	L	6-0	210	4/10/1950	Donora,Pennsylvania	MLB	1973-1991
16,19	Ken Henderson	OF	33	B	R	6-2	180	6/15/1946	Carroll,Iowa	MLB	1965-1980
47	Tom Hume	P	26	R	R	6-1	185	3/29/1953	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1977-1987
26	Junior Kennedy	2B	28	R	R	6-0	185	8/9/1950	Fort Gibson,Oklahoma	MLB	1974-1983
25	Ray Knight	3B-1B	26	R	R	6-2	185	12/28/1952	Albany,Georgia	MLB	1974-1988
51	Mike LaCoss	P	23	R	R	6-4	200	5/30/1956	Glendale,California	MLB	1978-1991
44	Charlie Leibrandt	P	22	R	L	6-3	200	10/4/1956	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1979-1993
28	Sam Mejias	OF	27	R	R	6-0	170	5/9/1952	Santiago,Dominican Republic	MLB	1976-1981
8	Joe Morgan	2B	35	L	R	5-7	155	9/19/1943	Bonham,Texas	MLB	1963-1984
31	Paul Moskau	P	25	R	R	6-2	210	12/20/1953	St. Joseph,Missouri	MLB	1977-1983
34	Fred Norman	P	36	B	L	5-8	160	8/20/1942	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1962-1980
16	Ron Oester	2B	23	B	R	6-2	195	5/5/1956	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1978-1990
35	Frank Pastore	P	21	R	R	6-2	205	8/21/1957	Alhambra,California	MLB	1979-1986
21	Rafael Santo Domingo	H	23	B	R	6-0	160	11/24/1955	Orcovis,Puerto Rico	MLB	1979-1979
45	Manny Sarmiento	P	23	R	R	6-0	170	2/2/1956	Cagua,Venezuela	MLB	1976-1983
41	Tom Seaver	P	34	R	R	6-1	206	11/17/1944	Fresno,California	MLB	1967-1986
36	Mario Soto	P	22	R	R	6-0	185	7/12/1956	Bani,Dominican Republic	MLB	1977-1988
12	Harry Spilman	1B	24	L	R	6-1	190	7/18/1954	Albany,Georgia	MLB	1978-1989
28	Champ Summers	OF	33	L	R	6-2	205	6/15/1946	Bremerton,Washington	MLB	1974-1984
37,43	Dave Tomlin	P	30	L	L	6-3	185	6/22/1949	Maysville,Kentucky	MLB	1972-1986

Team Personnel

Gene Bennett (Scout)
Marc Bombard (Roving Minor League Pitching Instructor)
Marty Brennaman (Broadcaster)
Bill Brown (Broadcaster)
Ken Coleman (Broadcaster)
Harry Dunlop (Bullpen Coach)
Bill Fischer (Pitching Coach)
Alex Grammas (Third Base Coach)
Ray Lane (Broadcaster)
John McNamara (Manager)
Russ Nixon (First Base Coach)
Joe Nuxhall (Broadcaster)
Ron Plaza (Assistant Coach)
Paul Ricciarini (Scout)
Dick Wagner (General Manager)
George Zuraw (Scout)

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