The 1992
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...
season saw the Reds finish in second place in the
National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses.
This was the final season in which the Reds donned the pullover jersey and beltless pants uniform style first worn in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
(the Reds being the last MLB team still wearing them). Following this season they switched back to a traditional baseball uniform. This was also the final season they wore their
Big Red Machine era uniforms which were introduced in 1967.
Offseason
*November 12, 1991: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a free agent.
*November 12, 1991: Darnell Coles was signed as a free agent from the San Francisco Giants.
*November 15, 1991:
Greg Swindell
Forest Gregory Swindell (born January 2, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player. He had a 17-year career in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from to . He played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins and Bost ...
was acquired from the Cleveland Indians for Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, and Joe Turek (minors).
*November 15, 1991: Troy Afenir was signed as a free agent from the Oakland Athletics.
*November 27, 1991: Eric Davis and Kip Gross were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for
Tim Belcher
Timothy Wayne Belcher (born October 19, 1961) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 2000 for seven different teams. He was named ''The Sporting News'' Rookie Pitcher of the Year ...
and
John Wetteland.
*December 2, 1991: Bob Geren was selected off waivers from the New York Yankees.
*December 8, 1991: Randy Myers was traded to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and
Bip Roberts
Leon Joseph "Bip" Roberts (born October 27, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and outfielder who played from 1986 to 1998 for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tig ...
. The San Diego Padres sent Craig Pueschner (minors) to the Reds the next day to complete the trade.
*December 11, 1991: John Wetteland was traded to the Montreal Expos for
Dave Martinez.
*February 2, 1992: Al Newman was signed as a free agent from the Minnesota Twins.
*March 17, 1992: Bob Geren was released by the Reds.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Transactions
*April 1, 1992: Al Newman was released by the Cincinnati Reds.
*June 9, 1992: Scott Service was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
*July 6, 1992: Scott Coolbaugh was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Lenny Wentz (minors).
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
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Other pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Relief pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cedar Rapids, Billings[Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007]
Notes
References
1992 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
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