The 2001 Cincinnati Reds season was the 132nd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central. The Reds were managed by Bob Boone.
Offseason November 16, 2000: Chris Stynes was traded by the Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Michael Coleman and Donnie Sadler.Chris Stynes page at Baseball Reference March 21, 2001: Drew Henson and Michael Coleman were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Wily Mo Peña.Drew Henson page at Baseball Reference
Regular season May 8, 2001: Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks struck out 20 Cincinnati Reds batters, but left the game after nine innings with a no-decision tied at 1-1. The Reds scored two runs in the top of the 11th inning but the Diamondbacks scored three runs in the bottom of the inning to win, 4-3.Numbelievable!, p.13, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois,
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 23, 2001: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Scott Service page at Baseball Reference July 1, 2001: José Rijo was signed as a free agent by the Reds.José Rijo page at Baseball Reference July 19, 2001: Alex Ochoa was traded by the Reds to the Colorado Rockies for Robin Jennings and Todd Walker.Alex Ochoa page at Baseball Reference
Roster 2001 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Jason LaRue 121 364 86 .236 12 43 1B Sean Casey 145 533 165 .310 13 89 2B Todd Walker 66 261 77 .295 5 32 SS Pokey Reese 133 428 96 .224 9 40 3B Aaron Boone 103 381 112 .294 14 62 LF Dmitri Young 142 540 163 .302 21 69 CF Ken Griffey Jr. 111 364 104 .286 22 65 RF Alex Ochoa 90 349 101 .289 7 35
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Rubén Rivera 117 263 67 .255 10 34 Adam Dunn 66 244 64 .262 19 43 Juan Castro 96 242 54 .223 3 13 Michael Tucker 86 231 56 .242 7 30 Kelly Stinnett 63 187 48 .257 9 25 Barry Larkin 45 156 40 .256 2 17 Wilton Guerrero 60 142 48 .338 1 8 Brady Clark 89 129 34 .264 6 18 Bill Selby 36 92 21 .228 2 12 Donnie Sadler 39 84 17 .202 1 3 Robin Jennings 27 77 22 .286 3 14 Deion Sanders 32 75 13 .173 1 4 D.T. Cromer 50 57 16 .281 5 12 Corky Miller 17 49 9 .184 3 7 Brandon Larson 14 33 4 .121 0 1 Raúl González 11 14 3 .214 0 0 Calvin Pickering 4 4 1 .250 0 1
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Elmer Dessens 34 205.0 10 14 4.48 128 Chris Reitsma 36 182.0 7 15 5.29 96 Lance Davis 20 106.1 8 4 4.74 53 José Acevedo 18 96.0 5 7 5.44 68 Rob Bell 9 44.1 0 5 5.48 33 Brian Reith 9 40.1 0 7 7.81 22 Pete Harnisch 7 35.1 1 3 6.37 17 Joey Hamilton 4 17.1 1 2 6.23 10
Other pitchers Note; G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jim Brower 46 129.1 7 10 3.97 94 Osvaldo Fernández 20 79.1 5 6 6.92 35 Jared Fernández 5 12.1 0 1 4.38 5
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 66 6 5 32 4.15 49 79 7 1 0 3.31 82 Héctor Mercado 56 3 2 0 4.08 59 Chris Nichting 36 0 3 1 4.46 33 Dennys Reyes 35 2 6 0 4.92 52 Mark Wohlers 30 3 1 0 3.94 21 John Riedling 29 1 1 1 2.41 23 Scott MacRae 24 0 1 0 4.02 18 Justin Atchley 15 0 0 0 6.10 8 José Rijo 13 0 0 0 2.12 12 Scott Winchester 12 0 2 0 4.50 9 Chris Piersoll 11 0 0 0 2.38 7 Frank Rodriguez 7 0 0 0 11.42 9 Scott Williamson 2 0 0 0 0.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, BillingsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links
2001 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference