1969 Cincinnati Reds

89-73 • .549 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1969 Cincinnati Reds went 89-73 (.549) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 798 runs, allowed 768, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Lee May (38 HR, 110 RBI) and Jim Merritt (17-9, 4.37 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
3rd Rank
798 R 768 RA
Diff +30

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798 Runs Scored
768 Runs Allowed
+30 Run Diff
987K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 NL Average

Batting Avg .276 10% above the 1969 league average (.250)
OBP .335 5% above the 1969 league average (.319)
SLG .422 14% above the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 4.11 14% worse than the 1969 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 798 21% above the 1969 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 987,991
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Avg per Game 12,197

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Pete Rose 0.348 2 Alex Johnson 0.315 3 Bobby Tolan 0.305 4 Tony Perez 0.294 5 Johnny Bench 0.293

Home Runs

1 Lee May 38 2 Tony Perez 37 3 Johnny Bench 26 4 Bobby Tolan 21 5 Alex Johnson 17

RBI

1 Tony Perez 122 2 Lee May 110 3 Bobby Tolan 93 4 Johnny Bench 90 5 Alex Johnson 88
1969 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Tolan 152 637 104 194 25 10 21 93 27 92 26 0.305
Tony Perez 160 629 103 185 31 2 37 122 63 131 4 0.294
Pete Rose 156 627 120 218 33 11 16 82 88 65 7 0.348
Lee May 158 607 85 169 32 3 38 110 45 142 5 0.278
Johnny Bench 148 532 83 156 23 1 26 90 49 86 6 0.293
Alex Johnson 139 523 86 165 18 4 17 88 25 69 11 0.315
Tommy Helms 126 480 38 129 18 1 1 40 18 33 4 0.269
Woody Woodward 97 241 36 63 12 0 0 15 24 40 3 0.261
Jimmy Stewart 119 221 26 56 3 4 4 24 19 33 4 0.253
Darrel Chaney 93 209 21 40 5 2 0 15 24 75 1 0.191
Chico Ruiz 88 196 19 48 4 1 0 13 14 28 4 0.245
Ted Savage 68 110 20 25 7 0 2 11 20 27 3 0.227
Jim Merritt 42 77 6 11 1 0 1 5 5 37 0 0.143
Fred Whitfield 74 74 2 11 0 0 1 8 18 27 0 0.149
Tony Cloninger 36 72 10 12 1 0 1 5 3 26 1 0.167
Pat Corrales 29 72 10 19 5 0 1 5 8 17 0 0.264
Jim Beauchamp 43 60 8 15 1 0 1 8 5 13 0 0.250
Jim Maloney 30 55 8 11 2 1 3 8 7 15 0 0.200
Gary Nolan 17 35 5 8 3 2 0 2 2 15 0 0.229
Jack Fisher 34 33 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0.121
Gerry Arrigo 20 31 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.161
George Culver 32 31 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.097
Clay Carroll 71 29 6 6 0 0 1 1 4 9 0 0.207
Wayne Granger 90 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.095
Danny Breeden 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.125
Pedro Ramos 38 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Mel Queen 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Al Jackson 33 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Bernie Carbo 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Miguel de la Hoz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Clyde Mashore 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Short 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Noriega 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Camilo Pascual 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Peña 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Ribant 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Jim Maloney 2.77 2 Wayne Granger 2.80 3 Clay Carroll 3.52 4 Gary Nolan 3.56 5 Gerry Arrigo 4.15

Wins

1 Jim Merritt 17 2 Clay Carroll 12 3 Jim Maloney 12 4 Tony Cloninger 11 5 Wayne Granger 9

Strikeouts

1 Jim Merritt 144 2 Tony Cloninger 103 3 Jim Maloney 102 4 Clay Carroll 90 5 Gary Nolan 83
1969 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Merritt 17 9 4.37 42 36 0 251.0 269 122 61 144
Tony Cloninger 11 17 5.03 35 34 0 189.2 184 106 103 103
Jim Maloney 12 5 2.77 30 27 0 178.2 135 55 86 102
Clay Carroll 12 6 3.52 71 4 7 150.2 149 59 78 90
Wayne Granger 9 6 2.80 90 0 27 144.2 143 45 40 68
Jack Fisher 4 4 5.50 34 15 1 113.0 137 69 30 55
Gary Nolan 8 8 3.56 16 15 0 108.2 102 43 40 83
George Culver 5 7 4.26 32 13 4 101.1 117 48 52 58
Gerry Arrigo 4 7 4.15 20 16 0 91.0 89 42 61 35
Pedro Ramos 4 3 5.16 38 0 2 66.1 73 38 24 40
Al Jackson 1 0 5.27 33 0 3 27.1 27 16 17 16
Mel Queen 1 0 2.25 2 2 0 12.0 7 3 3 7
Dennis Ribant 0 0 1.08 7 0 0 8.1 6 1 3 7
John Noriega 0 0 5.87 5 0 0 7.2 12 5 3 4
Camilo Pascual 0 0 8.59 5 1 0 7.1 14 7 4 3
Jose Peña 1 1 18.00 6 0 0 5.0 10 10 5 3
Bill Short 0 0 15.43 4 0 0 2.1 4 4 1 0

👥 Roster (36)

Gerry Arrigo Jim Beauchamp Johnny Bench Danny Breeden Bernie Carbo Clay Carroll Darrel Chaney Tony Cloninger Pat Corrales George Culver Jack Fisher Wayne Granger +24 more

36 players

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The 1969 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1969 Cincinnati Reds won 89 games and lost 73, ending up 3rd in the NL West. With 798 runs scored and 768 given up, the 1969 differential was +30. At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .276, 10% better than the league's .250. Pitchers allowed 4.11 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.60. The 1969 Cincinnati Reds outscored the average club by 21% (798 against 658).

Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 987,991 for the year. Lee May topped the Cincinnati Reds with 38 home runs. Tony Perez drove in a team-high 122 runs. The hits leader was Pete Rose with 218. Jim Merritt led the pitchers with 17 wins. Wayne Granger closed out 27 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1969 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1969 Cincinnati Reds finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1969 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Lee May led the 1969 Cincinnati Reds with 38 home runs.
What was the 1969 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1969 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.11.
Did the 1969 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1969 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1969 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lee May (38 HR, 110 RBI) and Jim Merritt (17-9, 4.37 ERA).
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