The 1987 Cincinnati Reds season was the 118th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 18th and 17th full season at Riverfront Stadium. It resulted in another winning season for the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West. They failed, however, to overcome the Giants and finished in second place for a third consecutive year with a record of 84–78.

Of special note: centerfielder Eric Davis amassed 50 stolen bases in addition to hitting 37 home runs, becoming the first major league player to achieve 30 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same season.

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

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions April 9, 1987: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Reds. May 19, 1987: Sal Butera was released by the Reds.Sal Butera at Baseball Reference 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. August 26, 1987: Bill Gullickson was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Dennis Rasmussen.Bill Gullickson at Baseball Reference

Roster 1987 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Pitching) (First Base)

(Third Base) (Bench) (Hitting)

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 Bo Díaz 140 496 134 .270 15 82 1B Nick Esasky 100 346 94 .272 22 59 2B Ron Oester 69 237 60 .253 2 23 3B Buddy Bell 143 522 148 .284 17 70 SS Barry Larkin 125 439 107 .244 12 43 LF Kal Daniels 108 368 123 .334 26 64 CF Eric Davis 129 474 139 .293 37 100 RF Dave Parker 153 589 149 .253 26 97

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 Kurt Stillwell 131 395 102 .258 4 33 Tracy Jones 117 359 104 .290 10 44 Dave Concepción 104 279 89 .319 1 33 Terry Francona 102 207 47 .227 3 12 Paul O'Neill 84 160 41 .256 7 28 Terry McGriff 34 89 20 .225 2 11 Dave Collins 57 85 25 .294 0 5 Jeff Treadway 23 84 28 .333 2 4 Lloyd McClendon 45 72 15 .208 2 13 Leo García 31 30 6 .200 1 2 Sal Butera 5 11 2 .182 1 2 Max Venable 7 7 1 .143 0 2

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 Ted Power 34 204.0 10 13 4.50 133 Tom Browning 32 183.0 10 13 5.02 117 Bill Gullickson 27 165.0 10 11 4.85 89 Dennis Rasmussen 7 45.1 4 1 3.97 39 Jerry Reuss 7 34.2 0 5 7.79 10 Mario Soto 6 31.2 3 2 5.12 11

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 Guy Hoffman 36 158.2 9 10 4.37 87 Ron Robinson 48 154.0 7 5 3.68 99 Pat Pacillo 12 39.2 3 3 6.13 23

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 John Franco 68 8 5 32 2.52 61 Rob Murphy 87 8 5 3 3.04 99 Frank Williams 85 4 0 2 2.30 60 Bill Landrum 44 3 2 2 4.71 42 Bill Scherrer 23 1 1 0 4.36 24 Jeff Montgomery 14 2 2 0 6.52 13 Pat Perry 12 1 0 1 0.00 6 Tom Hume 11 1 0 0 4.05 4 Paul O'Neill 1 0 0 0 13.50 2

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1987 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference