1974 Cincinnati Reds

98-64 • .605 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1974 Cincinnati Reds went 98-64 (.605) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 776 runs, allowed 631, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included Johnny Bench (33 HR, 129 RBI) and Jack Billingham (19-11, 3.94 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

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
2nd Rank
776 R 631 RA
Diff +145

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776 Runs Scored
631 Runs Allowed
+145 Run Diff
2,157K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 2% above the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .342 5% above the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .394 8% above the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.41 6% better than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 776 15% above the 1974 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,157,247
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Avg per Game 26,307

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Joe Morgan 0.293 2 Pete Rose 0.284 3 Dave Concepcion 0.281 4 Dan Driessen 0.281 5 Cesar Geronimo 0.281

Home Runs

1 Johnny Bench 33 2 Tony Perez 28 3 Joe Morgan 22 4 Dave Concepcion 14 5 Dan Driessen 7

RBI

1 Johnny Bench 129 2 Tony Perez 101 3 Dave Concepcion 82 4 Joe Morgan 67 5 Dan Driessen 56
1974 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 163 652 110 185 45 7 3 51 106 54 2 0.284
Johnny Bench 160 621 108 174 38 2 33 129 80 90 5 0.280
Tony Perez 158 596 81 158 28 2 28 101 61 112 1 0.265
Dave Concepcion 160 594 70 167 25 1 14 82 44 79 41 0.281
Joe Morgan 149 512 107 150 31 3 22 67 120 69 58 0.293
Cesar Geronimo 150 474 73 133 17 8 7 54 46 96 9 0.281
Dan Driessen 150 470 63 132 23 6 7 56 48 62 10 0.281
George Foster 106 276 31 73 18 0 7 41 30 52 3 0.264
Ken Griffey 88 227 24 57 9 5 2 19 27 43 9 0.251
Merv Rettenmund 80 208 30 45 6 0 6 28 37 39 5 0.216
Darrel Chaney 117 135 27 27 6 1 2 16 26 33 1 0.200
Terry Crowley 84 125 11 30 12 0 1 20 10 16 1 0.240
Bill Plummer 50 120 7 27 7 0 2 10 6 21 1 0.225
Don Gullett 39 80 8 19 2 0 0 10 6 19 0 0.237
Clay Kirby 36 74 4 7 0 0 0 3 6 36 0 0.095
Jack Billingham 36 67 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 31 0 0.075
Fred Norman 35 61 3 8 0 0 0 6 2 20 0 0.131
Andy Kosco 33 37 3 7 2 0 0 5 7 8 0 0.189
Phil Gagliano 46 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 15 7 0 0.065
Roger Nelson 14 28 3 5 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.179
Pedro Borbon 73 26 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.192
Tom Carroll 16 26 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.154
Junior Kennedy 22 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0.158
Clay Carroll 57 18 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.167
Hal King 20 17 1 3 1 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.176
Ray Knight 14 11 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.182
Ed Armbrister 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.286
Roger Freed 6 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0.333
Dick Baney 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Hall 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Pat Darcy 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Pat Osburn 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rawly Eastwick 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike McQueen 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Will McEnaney 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Clay Carroll 2.15 2 Don Gullett 3.04 3 Fred Norman 3.14 4 Pedro Borbon 3.24 5 Clay Kirby 3.28

Wins

1 Jack Billingham 19 2 Don Gullett 17 3 Fred Norman 13 4 Clay Carroll 12 5 Clay Kirby 12

Strikeouts

1 Don Gullett 183 2 Clay Kirby 160 3 Fred Norman 141 4 Jack Billingham 103 5 Pedro Borbon 53
1974 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Gullett 17 11 3.04 36 35 0 243.0 201 82 88 183
Clay Kirby 12 9 3.28 36 35 0 230.2 210 84 91 160
Jack Billingham 19 11 3.94 36 35 0 212.1 233 93 64 103
Fred Norman 13 12 3.14 35 26 0 186.1 170 65 68 141
Pedro Borbon 10 7 3.24 73 0 14 139.0 133 50 32 53
Clay Carroll 12 5 2.15 57 3 6 100.2 96 24 30 46
Roger Nelson 4 4 3.38 14 12 1 85.1 67 32 35 42
Tom Carroll 4 3 3.68 16 13 0 78.1 68 32 44 37
Tom Hall 3 1 4.08 40 1 1 64.0 54 29 30 48
Dick Baney 1 0 5.49 22 1 1 41.0 51 25 17 12
Will McEnaney 2 1 4.33 24 0 2 27.0 24 13 9 13
Rawly Eastwick 0 0 2.04 8 0 2 17.2 12 4 5 14
Pat Darcy 1 0 3.71 6 2 0 17.0 17 7 8 14
Mike McQueen 0 0 5.40 10 0 0 15.0 17 9 11 5
Pat Osburn 0 0 8.00 6 0 0 9.0 11 8 4 4

👥 Roster (35)

Ed Armbrister Dick Baney Johnny Bench Jack Billingham Pedro Borbon Clay Carroll Tom Carroll Darrel Chaney Dave Concepcion Terry Crowley Pat Darcy Dan Driessen +23 more

35 players

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The 1974 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1974 Cincinnati Reds won 98 games and lost 64, ending up 2nd in the NL West. The Cincinnati Reds scored 776 runs and allowed 631, a run differential of +145. Against a league average of .255, the 1974 Cincinnati Reds batted .259. Pitchers allowed 3.41 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. League clubs averaged 672 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 15% more.

The home park, Riverfront Stadium, recorded 2,157,247 in attendance, about 26,307 a game. Johnny Bench led the club in home runs with 33. The hits leader was Pete Rose with 185. On the mound, Jack Billingham won 19 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Don Gullett with 183. Pedro Borbon saved 14 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1974 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1974 Cincinnati Reds finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Johnny Bench led the 1974 Cincinnati Reds with 33 home runs.
What was the 1974 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1974 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1974 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1974 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Who led the 1974 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Bench (33 HR, 129 RBI) and Jack Billingham (19-11, 3.94 ERA).
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