1979 Cincinnati Reds season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Cincinnati Reds
season = 1979
misc = 1979 NL West Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Riverfront Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Cincinnati, Ohio
y5 = 1882
owners =
general managers = Dick Wagner
managers =John McNamara
television = WLWT
(Ray Lane, Bill Brown)
radio = WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)|The Cincinnati Reds' 1979 season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West under their first-year manager John McNamara, with a record of 90-71, 1½ games better than the Houston Astros. However, the Reds lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games. The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

* May 25, 1979: Champ Summers was traded by the Reds to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Sheldon Burnside to the Reds on October 25. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/summech01.shtml Champ Summers page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 5, 1979: Jeff Jones was drafted by the Reds in the 20th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonesje02.shtml Jeff Jones page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 28, 1979: Pedro Borbón was traded by the Reds to the San Francisco Giants for Héctor Cruz. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/borbope01.shtml Pedro Borbón page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 2, Riverfront Stadium

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1979.shtml 1979 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]

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title = NL West Championship Season
years = 1979
before = Los Angeles Dodgers
1978
after = Houston Astros
1980