1979 Cincinnati Reds Roster

The 1979 Cincinnati Reds team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1979 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Cincinnati Reds salary list, a 1979 Cincinnati Reds uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Cincinnati Reds primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1979 Cincinnati Reds



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Doug Bair 6-00 180 Right Right 1949-08-22
42 Bill Bonham 6-03 195 Right Right 1948-10-01
34 Pedro Borbon 6-02 185 Right Right 1946-12-02
44 Doug Capilla 5-08 175 Left Left 1952-01-07
47 Tom Hume 6-01 185 Right Right 1953-03-29
51 Mike LaCoss 6-04 190 Right Right 1956-05-30
44 Charlie Leibrandt 6-03 200 Left Right 1956-10-04
31 Paul Moskau 6-02 210 Right Right 1953-12-20
34 Fred Norman 5-08 160 Left Both 1942-08-20
35 Frank Pastore 6-03 205 Right Right 1957-08-21
45 Manny Sarmiento 6-00 170 Right Right 1956-02-02
41 Tom Seaver 6-01 206 Right Right 1944-11-17
36 Mario Soto 6-00 185 Right Right 1956-07-12
37, 43 Dave Tomlin 6-03 185 Left Left 1949-06-22
5 Johnny Bench 6-01 208 Right Right 1947-12-07
9 Vic Correll 5-10 185 Right Right 1946-02-05
23 Rick Auerbach 6-00 165 Right Right 1950-02-15
13 Dave Concepcion 6-01 180 Right Right 1948-06-17
21 Arturo DeFreitas 6-02 195 Right Right 1953-04-26
22 Dan Driessen 5-11 190 Right Left 1951-07-29
26 Junior Kennedy 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-08-09
25 Ray Knight 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-12-28
8 Joe Morgan 5-07 160 Right Left 1943-09-19
16 Ron Oester 6-02 190 Right Both 1956-05-05
12 Harry Spilman 6-01 190 Right Left 1954-07-18
33 Paul Blair 6-00 171 Right Right 1944-02-01
29 Dave Collins 5-11 175 Left Both 1952-10-20
7 Hector Cruz 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-02
15 George Foster 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-12-01
20 Cesar Geronimo 6-02 170 Left Left 1948-03-11
30 Ken Griffey 6-00 200 Left Left 1950-04-10
16, 19 Ken Henderson 6-02 180 Right Both 1946-06-15
28 Sam Mejias 6-00 170 Right Right 1952-05-09
28 Champ Summers 6-02 205 Right Left 1946-06-15
21 Rafael Santo Domingo 6-00 160 Right Both 1955-11-24


The 1979 Cincinnati Reds played 161 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 71 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Riverfront Stadium (Park Factors: 101/100) where 2,356,933 fans witnessed their 1979 Reds finish the season with a .559 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1979 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Cincinnati Reds salary list, a 1979 Cincinnati Reds uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Cincinnati Reds primary starters list:

1979 Cincinnati Reds
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1979 Cincinnati Reds
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Bench (126)
1B Dan Driessen (143)
2B Joe Morgan (121)
3B Ray Knight (149)
SS Dave Concepcion (148)
LF George Foster (116)
CF Cesar Geronimo (118)
RF Ken Griffey (91)
  
SP Bill Bonham
SP Mike LaCoss
SP Paul Moskau
SP Fred Norman
SP Tom Seaver
  
RP Doug Bair
RP Pedro Borbon
RP Frank Pastore
RP Manny Sarmiento
RP Mario Soto
RP Dave Tomlin
CL Tom Hume


1979 Cincinnati Reds
Salaries

Joe Morgan $475,000.00
Johnny Bench $400,000.00
Arturo DeFreitas $21,000.00
Tom Hume $21,000.00
Mike LaCoss $21,000.00
Charlie Leibrandt $21,000.00
Paul Moskau $21,000.00
Ron Oester $21,000.00
Frank Pastore $21,000.00
Rafael Santo Domingo $21,000.00
Mario Soto $21,000.00
Harry Spilman $21,000.00


1979 Cincinnati Reds
Uniform Numbers

#5 Johnny Bench
#7 Hector Cruz
#8 Joe Morgan
#9 Vic Correll
#12 Harry Spilman
#13 Dave Concepcion
#15 George Foster
#16 Ken Henderson
#16 Ron Oester
#19 Ken Henderson
#20 Cesar Geronimo
#21 Arturo DeFreitas
#21 Rafael Santo Domingo
#22 Dan Driessen
#23 Rick Auerbach
#25 Ray Knight
#26 Junior Kennedy
#28 Sam Mejias
#28 Champ Summers
#29 Dave Collins
#30 Ken Griffey
#31 Paul Moskau
#33 Paul Blair
#34 Pedro Borbon
#34 Fred Norman
#35 Frank Pastore
#36 Mario Soto
#37 Dave Tomlin
#40 Doug Bair
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Bill Bonham
#43 Dave Tomlin
#44 Doug Capilla
#44 Charlie Leibrandt
#45 Manny Sarmiento
#47 Tom Hume
#51 Mike LaCoss

Did you know that a 1979 Cincinnati Reds Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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