1948 Cincinnati Reds
Record: 104-58
Finish: 1st in NL National Division
Runs Scored: 935
Runs Allowed: 662
Exp W-L: 106-56
 
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Attendance: 2,323,031
Manager: Shashank Misra

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 80-57, 2nd in the NL
AA: 52-85, 8th in the NL
A: 67-70, 6th in the NL
 
 
Postseason Results:
Lost NL League Series 3-4 to New York (N) Giants
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
2B  Pee Wee Reese 29 154 619 112 173 20 3 14 63 23 2 99 60 .279 .379 .389 .768 99.5 16.9 5.1
3B  Sid Gordon 30 155 607 130 193 22 1 34 137 1 0 77 33 .318 .391 .526 .917 114.0 21.7 4.1
SS  Vern Stephens 27 150 566 88 176 25 4 22 95 0 0 51 66 .311 .365 .486 .851 92.5 16.4 5.7
LF  Vince Dimaggio 35 144 465 85 133 24 3 32 112 2 0 71 81 .286 .380 .557 .937 91.8 18.2 4.0
CF *Stan Spence 33 126 404 86 125 18 4 12 60 0 0 59 17 .309 .397 .463 .859 69.3 13.3 3.4
LF *Jeff Heath 33 129 386 76 133 23 7 22 107 1 0 55 43 .345 .421 .611 1.032 89.5 20.2 2.5
C *Bill Delancey 36 111 372 56 108 21 1 18 68 0 0 40 48 .290 .359 .497 .856 63.0 11.6 2.1
C *Paul Gillespie 27 86 281 44 90 9 0 10 44 0 0 30 18 .320 .386 .459 .845 50.0 9.7 5.5
CF  Wally Westlake 27 86 283 40 87 12 3 11 38 0 0 27 35 .307 .368 .488 .856 48.6 8.9 2.1
RF  Sam Chapman 32 120 272 41 67 5 0 8 44 0 1 40 59 .246 .344 .353 .697 32.4 3.2 1.3
C  Clyde McCullough 31 77 261 43 75 9 4 14 51 0 0 33 21 .287 .364 .513 .877 46.2 8.2 5.3
2B  Lou Stringer 31 90 231 42 65 10 4 5 27 0 0 41 32 .281 .388 .424 .813 39.3 7.2 1.3
P *Earl Johnson 29 42 118 9 17 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 36 .144 .165 .178 .343 1.3 0.0 0.0
P *Harry Brecheen 33 40 104 13 21 3 0 1 9 0 0 3 17 .202 .224 .260 .484 4.9 0.0 0.0
P  Max Lanier 32 40 105 7 20 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 8 .190 .190 .219 .410 3.6 0.0 0.0
RF *Bill Nicholson 33 33 78 13 20 0 0 4 11 0 0 14 13 .256 .370 .410 .780 12.1 1.7 0.5
SS *Moon Mullen 31 25 74 13 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 .270 .325 .311 .636 7.6 0.7 0.8
3B  Don Lang 33 44 71 6 16 1 0 0 9 0 0 4 7 .225 .263 .239 .503 3.2 0.0 0.6
C  Steve Souchock 29 32 71 12 19 6 1 2 11 0 0 2 6 .268 .293 .465 .758 9.2 1.3 1.0
P  Frank Barrett 34 36 51 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16 .098 .098 .098 .196 -1.8 0.0 0.0
3B  Buddy Kerr 25 14 41 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 2 .171 .346 .195 .541 4.0 0.2 0.5
1B *Max West 31 18 42 6 11 1 1 3 10 0 0 4 6 .262 .326 .548 .874 6.9 1.1 0.3
P *Cy Buker 29 17 39 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .179 .179 .179 .359 0.6 0.0 0.0
P *Windy McCall 22 51 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.5 0.0 0.0
P *Johnny Gee 32 78 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 .143 .167 .310 0.4 0.0 0.0
P  Fred Martin 33 109 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0 0.0
P  Vern Bickford 27 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0 0.0
P  Jim Hearn 27 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P  Bob Harris 31 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 30.4 2061 5573 935 1592 218 37 212 915 27 4 667 645 .286 .361 .452 .813 887.4 160.7 46.2
  Rank among 8 NL teams 5 1 1 8 5 1 1 6 2 5 6 1 2 1 1 1  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*Earl Johnson 29 26 7 .788 42 42 0 317.7 291 103 2 104 132 2.92 28.3
*Harry Brecheen 33 23 10 .697 40 40 0 278.7 268 97 19 108 112 3.13 22.8
*Max Lanier 32 19 10 .655 40 40 0 274.0 253 106 17 147 136 3.48 19.0
 Frank Barrett 34 10 6 .625 36 18 1 142.7 108 50 11 75 61 3.15 11.6
 Fred Martin 33 9 10 .474 109 1 12 124.7 130 66 15 56 41 4.76 7.1
 Cy Buker 29 8 3 .727 17 17 0 101.0 87 58 10 85 53 5.17 2.8
*Johnny Gee 32 4 3 .571 78 0 9 76.0 72 41 7 17 21 4.86 6.0
*Windy McCall 22 4 8 .333 51 4 7 55.0 66 43 7 39 16 7.04 0.0
 Bob Harris 31 1 0 1.000 30 2 7 33.0 29 11 4 7 17 3.00 4.9
 Vern Bickford 27 0 0 .000 12 0 0 22.3 29 19 3 21 8 7.66 0.0
 Jim Hearn 27 0 1 .000 12 0 1 18.3 18 1 0 6 3 0.49 2.6
Team Totals 29.9 104 58 .642 467 164 37 1443.3 1351 595 95 665 600 3.71 105.1
Rank among 8 NL teams 1 1 2 1 7 1 1 1 5 5 1  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 30.9
P.Gillespie 714.7 81 82 307 29 5 0 .985 32.4
C.McCullough 621.3 71 75 287 24 1 0 .997 42.3
S.Souchock 82.0 10 13 41 2 0 0 1.000 0.0
B.Delancey 25.7 0 12 7 1 1 0 .889 50.0
Team Total 1443.7 162 182 642 56 7 0 .990 36.5
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 12.13
B.Delancey 824.7 94 97 1003 78 5 86 .995 11.80
L.Stringer 579.0 64 75 674 53 10 69 .986 11.30
D.Lang 32.0 3 7 41 4 2 3 .957 12.66
M.West 8.0 1 2 10 0 0 0 1.000 11.25
Team Total 1443.7 162 181 1728 135 17 158 .991 11.61
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 6.10
P.Reese 1333.7 150 151 298 551 18 111 .979 5.73
M.Mullen 64.0 7 9 19 26 2 6 .957 6.33
B.Kerr 39.0 5 6 13 16 0 4 1.000 6.69
L.Stringer 7.0 0 3 1 1 1 1 .667 2.57
Team Total 1443.7 162 169 331 594 21 122 .978 5.77
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .957 3.04
S.Gordon 1327.7 148 152 113 314 19 24 .957 2.89
D.Lang 93.0 13 14 5 30 0 0 1.000 3.39
M.Mullen 20.0 1 4 0 5 0 1 1.000 2.25
V.Stephens 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1443.7 162 171 118 350 19 25 .961 2.92
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .971 5.50
V.Stephens 1284.0 145 147 245 544 32 110 .961 5.53
M.Mullen 83.7 9 10 18 38 0 10 1.000 6.02
B.Kerr 71.0 8 8 4 33 2 3 .949 4.69
P.Reese 5.0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 3.60
Team Total 1443.7 162 166 268 616 34 124 .963 5.51
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 2.03
J.Heath 802.7 90 97 192 7 9 3 .957 2.23
W.Westlake 536.3 64 66 125 4 0 0 1.000 2.16
M.West 25.0 3 3 12 1 0 0 1.000 4.68
V.Dimaggio 21.0 2 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.14
S.Spence 19.7 0 10 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.92
S.Chapman 19.0 2 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.89
D.Lang 11.0 0 6 4 0 1 0 .800 3.27
S.Souchock 7.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29
B.Nicholson 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1443.7 162 191 346 12 10 3 .973 2.23
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 2.63
S.Spence 822.7 92 100 250 5 3 2 .988 2.79
V.Dimaggio 513.3 61 62 174 0 2 0 .989 3.05
S.Souchock 43.0 5 5 15 0 0 0 1.000 3.14
W.Westlake 42.7 4 9 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.74
J.Heath 20.0 0 10 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.70
M.West 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1443.7 162 188 458 5 5 2 .989 2.89
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 2.06
S.Chapman 536.3 65 66 110 2 1 0 .991 1.88
V.Dimaggio 516.0 58 65 136 0 1 0 .993 2.37
B.Nicholson 188.7 20 27 40 2 0 0 1.000 2.00
W.Westlake 90.0 10 14 24 0 0 0 1.000 2.40
M.West 65.0 7 10 14 0 2 0 .875 1.94
J.Heath 25.7 0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 3.16
S.Souchock 22.0 2 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 3.68
Team Total 1443.7 162 197 342 4 5 0 .986 2.16
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 2.29
E.Johnson 317.7 42 42 15 62 3 4 .963 2.18
H.Brecheen 278.7 40 40 12 56 1 3 .986 2.20
M.Lanier 274.0 40 40 14 46 3 1 .952 1.97
F.Barrett 142.7 18 36 13 31 0 0 1.000 2.78
F.Martin 124.7 1 109 12 19 0 3 1.000 2.24
C.Buker 101.0 17 17 5 32 1 3 .974 3.30
J.Gee 76.0 0 78 10 13 0 3 1.000 2.72
W.McCall 55.0 4 51 4 12 0 2 1.000 2.62
B.Harris 33.0 2 30 1 9 0 2 1.000 2.73
V.Bickford 22.3 0 12 1 3 0 1 1.000 1.61
J.Hearn 18.3 0 12 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.96
Team Total 1443.3 164 467 87 287 8 22 .979 2.33
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Gordon .318
On-Base Pct Gordon .391
Slugging Pct Dimaggio .557
OPS Dimaggio .937
XR Gordon 114.0
Games Gordon 155
At-Bats Reese 619
Runs Gordon 130
Hits Gordon 193
Total Bases Gordon 319
Singles Reese, Gordon 136
Doubles Stephens 25
Triples Heath 7
Homeruns Gordon 34
RBIs Gordon 137
Stolen Bases Reese 23
Caught Stealing Reese 2
Walks Reese 99
Strikeouts Dimaggio 81
ERA Johnson 2.92
Wins Johnson 26
Losses Brecheen, Lanier, Martin 10
Winning Pct Johnson .788
Saves Martin 12
Games Pitched Martin 109
Games Started Johnson 42
Complete Games Johnson 9
Shutouts Barrett, Lanier 1
Innings Pitched Johnson 317.7
Hits Allowed Johnson 291
Homeruns Allowed Brecheen 19
Strikeouts Lanier 136
Walks Allowed Lanier 147
Walks per 9IP Johnson 2.9
Hits per 9IP Johnson 8.2
Strikeouts per 9IP Lanier 4.5
WHiP Johnson 1.24
OAVG Johnson .243
OOBP Johnson .301
OSLG Johnson .296
OOPS Johnson .597
Team All-Stars
Harry Brecheen
Paul Gillespie
Sid Gordon
Earl Johnson
Vern Stephens
Player Salaries
Earl Johnson $ 7,500,000
Max Lanier $ 6,000,000
Sid Gordon $ 5,300,000
Harry Brecheen $ 5,000,000
Vince Dimaggio $ 4,950,000
Jeff Heath $ 4,900,000
Vern Stephens $ 4,300,000
Stan Spence $ 4,300,000
Pee Wee Reese $ 3,800,000
Bill Nicholson $ 3,700,000
Lou Stringer $ 3,500,000
Frank Barrett $ 3,400,000
Cy Buker $ 3,171,429
Clyde McCullough $ 2,750,000
Bill Delancey $ 2,484,987
Sam Chapman $ 2,250,000
Johnny Gee $ 1,600,000
Paul Gillespie $ 1,400,000
Don Lang $ 1,200,000
Max West $ 369,238
Joe Marty $ 350,000
Jim Hearn $ 300,000
Bob Harris $ 300,000
Fred Martin $ 300,000
Windy McCall $ 300,000
Moon Mullen $ 300,000
Steve Souchock $ 300,000
Wally Westlake $ 300,000
Vern Bickford $ 300,000
Buddy Kerr $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/19 Signed     Max West
2/20 Signed     Bill Delancey
4/2 Released Walker Cress    
4/2 Released Buddy Lively    
7/1 Signed     Hal Spindel
7/1 Traded Hal Spindel
Round Draft Pick.
Tampa Bay Bob Harris
10/14 Released Moe Franklin