1987 Cincinnati Reds

84-78 • .519 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1987 Cincinnati Reds went 84-78 (.519) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 783 runs, allowed 752, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included Eric Davis (37 HR, 100 RBI) and Tom Browning (10-13, 5.02 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
2nd Rank
783 R 752 RA
Diff +31

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⚡ Quick Stats

783 Runs Scored
752 Runs Allowed
+31 Run Diff
2,185K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% above the 1987 league average (.260)
OBP .329 equal to the 1987 league average (.328)
SLG .426 6% above the 1987 league average (.403)
Team ERA 4.24 4% worse than the 1987 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 783 7% above the 1987 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,185,205
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Avg per Game 26,977

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Kal Daniels 0.334 2 Jeff Treadway 0.333 3 Dave Concepcion 0.319 4 Dave Collins 0.294 5 Eric Davis 0.293

Home Runs

1 Eric Davis 37 2 Kal Daniels 26 3 Dave Parker 26 4 Nick Esasky 22 5 Buddy Bell 17

RBI

1 Eric Davis 100 2 Dave Parker 97 3 Bo Diaz 82 4 Buddy Bell 70 5 Kal Daniels 64
1987 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Parker 153 589 77 149 28 0 26 97 44 104 7 0.253
Buddy Bell 143 522 74 148 19 2 17 70 71 39 4 0.284
Bo Diaz 140 496 49 134 28 1 15 82 19 73 1 0.270
Eric Davis 129 474 120 139 23 4 37 100 84 134 50 0.293
Barry Larkin 125 439 64 107 16 2 12 43 36 52 21 0.244
Kurt Stillwell 131 395 54 102 20 7 4 33 32 50 4 0.258
Kal Daniels 108 368 73 123 24 1 26 64 60 62 26 0.334
Tracy Jones 117 359 53 104 17 3 10 44 23 40 31 0.290
Nick Esasky 100 346 48 94 19 2 22 59 29 76 0 0.272
Dave Concepcion 104 279 32 89 15 0 1 33 28 24 4 0.319
Ron Oester 69 237 28 60 9 6 2 23 22 51 2 0.253
Terry Francona 102 207 16 47 5 0 3 12 10 12 2 0.227
Paul O'Neill 84 160 24 41 14 1 7 28 18 29 2 0.256
Terry McGriff 34 89 6 20 3 0 2 11 8 17 0 0.225
Dave Collins 57 85 19 25 5 0 0 5 11 12 9 0.294
Jeff Treadway 23 84 9 28 4 0 2 4 2 6 1 0.333
Lloyd McClendon 45 72 8 15 5 0 2 13 4 15 1 0.208
Ted Power 35 59 3 7 1 0 1 4 3 31 0 0.119
Bill Gullickson 27 53 4 11 2 0 1 3 0 11 0 0.208
Tom Browning 34 52 2 8 2 0 0 6 3 21 1 0.154
Guy Hoffman 36 45 2 5 1 0 0 5 0 15 0 0.111
Ron Robinson 48 36 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0.194
Leo Garcia 31 30 8 6 0 0 1 2 4 8 3 0.200
Dennis Rasmussen 7 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.067
Mario Soto 6 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Sal Butera 5 11 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0.182
Pat Pacillo 13 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.091
Jerry Reuss 7 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Max Venable 7 7 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.143
Bill Landrum 44 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Rob Murphy 87 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Frank Williams 85 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Franco 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jeff Montgomery 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Scherrer 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Hume 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Perry 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Frank Williams 2.30 2 John Franco 2.52 3 Rob Murphy 3.04 4 Ron Robinson 3.68 5 Dennis Rasmussen 3.97

Wins

1 Tom Browning 10 2 Bill Gullickson 10 3 Ted Power 10 4 Guy Hoffman 9 5 John Franco 8

Strikeouts

1 Ted Power 133 2 Tom Browning 117 3 Rob Murphy 99 4 Ron Robinson 99 5 Bill Gullickson 89
1987 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ted Power 10 13 4.50 34 34 0 204.0 213 102 71 133
Tom Browning 10 13 5.02 32 31 0 183.0 201 102 61 117
Bill Gullickson 10 11 4.85 27 27 0 165.0 172 89 39 89
Guy Hoffman 9 10 4.37 36 22 0 158.2 160 77 49 87
Ron Robinson 7 5 3.68 48 18 4 154.0 148 63 43 99
Frank Williams 4 0 2.30 85 0 2 105.2 101 27 39 60
Rob Murphy 8 5 3.04 87 0 3 100.2 91 34 32 99
John Franco 8 5 2.52 68 0 32 82.0 76 23 27 61
Bill Landrum 3 2 4.71 44 2 2 65.0 68 34 34 42
Dennis Rasmussen 4 1 3.97 7 7 0 45.1 39 20 12 39
Pat Pacillo 3 3 6.13 12 7 0 39.2 41 27 19 23
Jerry Reuss 0 5 7.79 7 7 0 34.2 52 30 12 10
Bill Scherrer 1 1 4.36 23 0 0 33.0 43 16 16 24
Mario Soto 3 2 5.12 6 6 0 31.2 34 18 12 11
Jeff Montgomery 2 2 6.52 14 1 0 19.1 25 14 9 13
Pat Perry 1 0 0.00 12 0 1 15.1 6 0 4 6
Tom Hume 1 0 4.05 11 0 0 13.1 14 6 2 4
Paul O'Neill 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 3 4 2

👥 Roster (37)

Buddy Bell Tom Browning Sal Butera Dave Collins Dave Concepcion Kal Daniels Eric Davis Bo Diaz Nick Esasky John Franco Terry Francona Leo Garcia +25 more

37 players

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The 1987 Cincinnati Reds in brief

A 84-78 record (.519) put the 1987 Cincinnati Reds 2nd in the NL West. Runs came in at 783 scored against 752 allowed (+31). Against a league average of .260, the 1987 Cincinnati Reds batted .265. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 4.24 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.08. Measured against the 731-run league average, the offense was 7% ahead. Home games were played at Riverfront Stadium, where 2,185,205 fans came through the gates.

Eric Davis topped the Cincinnati Reds with 37 home runs. The hits leader was Dave Parker with 149. Bill Gullickson was the top winner, with 10 victories. Ted Power struck out 133, the most on the club. John Franco closed out 32 saves. The 1987 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1987 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1987 Cincinnati Reds finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Eric Davis led the 1987 Cincinnati Reds with 37 home runs.
What was the 1987 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1987 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.24.
Did the 1987 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1987 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eric Davis (37 HR, 100 RBI) and Tom Browning (10-13, 5.02 ERA).
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