1987 Cincinnati Reds season

The Cincinnati Reds' 1987 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West. The Reds finished in 2nd place with a record of 84-78.

Offseason

• November 11, 1986: Chris Welsh was released by the Cincinnati Reds.^[1]
• February 17, 1987: Wade Rowdon was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Guy Hoffman.^[2]
• March 20, 1987: Derek Botelho was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Kansas City Royals for Eddie Tanner (minors) and Pete Carey (minors).^[3]
• March 23, 1987: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[4]
• March 29, 1987: Max Venable was released by the Reds.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

Transactions

• April 9, 1987: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]
• May 19, 1987: Sal Butera was released by the Reds.^[6]
• June 2, 1987: Butch Henry was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 15th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 1987.^[7]
• August 26, 1987: Bill Gullickson was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Dennis Rasmussen.^[8]

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

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References

1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/welshch01.shtml
2. ^ Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botelde01.shtml
4. ^ Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ ^{a b} Max Venable page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Sal Butera page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml
8. ^ Bill Gullickson page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

• 1987 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference