1974 Cincinnati Reds Replay Won Lost Pct Actual Won Lost Pct Record 102 61 0.626 Record 98 64 0.605 Home Record 49 33 0.598 Home Record 50 31 0.617 Away Record 53 28 0.654 Away Record 48 33 0.593 Last 10 7 3 0.700 Last 10 6 4 0.600 One Run Games 35 26 0.574 One Run Games 22 27 0.449 Blowouts (5+) 25 14 0.641 Blowouts (5+) 28 17 0.622 Shutouts 15 7 0.682 Shutouts 11 8 0.579 Extra Innings 18 8 0.692 Extra Innings 8 8 0.500 Longest Streak Longest Streak 11 4 7 4 Vs. Atlanta 11 8 0.579 Vs. Atlanta 11 7 0.611 Vs. San Francisco 15 3 0.833 Vs. San Francisco 11 7 0.611 Vs. Los Angeles 6 12 0.333 Vs. Los Angeles 6 12 0.333 Vs. San Diego 16 2 0.889 Vs. San Diego 12 6 0.667 Vs. Houston 14 4 0.778 Vs. Houston 14 4 0.778 Vs. St. Louis 6 6 0.500 Vs. St. Louis 6 6 0.500 Vs. Pittsburgh 5 7 0.417 Vs. Pittsburgh 8 4 0.667 Vs. Chicago 7 5 0.583 Vs. Chicago 7 5 0.583 Vs. New York 9 3 0.750 Vs. New York 9 3 0.750 Vs. Philadelphia 9 3 0.750 Vs. Philadelphia 8 4 0.667 Vs. Montreal 4 8 0.333 Vs. Montreal 6 6 0.500 Vs. NL West 62 29 0.681 Vs. NL West 54 36 0.600 Vs. NL East 40 32 0.556 Vs. NL East 44 28 0.611 The Cincinnati Reds cruised to 102 wins in the replay. The Reds exactly matched their actual wins against six of their eleven opponents. The Reds played 163 games in the replay. In actual play, game 143 was called due to rain and was recorded a 1-1 tie after 5 innings. The replay games were often closer than those in actual play. There were 24% more one-run games in the replay (61 vs.49) versus actual play and 13% fewer blowouts (39 vs. 45). The replay produced ten additional extra-inning games versus actual play. The additional extra-inning games in the replay resulted in 3.5% more innings pitched for Reds pitchers. Season at a Glance The Reds tracked their actual win/loss sequence very closely during the replay. The Reds won four more games in the replay versus actual play, mainly by dominating the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres which together accounted for eight additional wins versus actual play. The Reds team batting average was .236 in the replay versus .260 in actual play. Reds team replay ERA was 3.10 versus 3.41 actual. The Reds scored 745 runs in the replay versus 776 in actual play. Reds replay home runs were 136, one more than actual play. Reds posted 716 RBI’s in the replay versus 714 in actual play. In the replay, the Reds scored in 28% of innings batted, identical to actual play. Joe Morgan was the only player with over 100 plate appearances that bested his actual average. Morgan broke a three- way tie for the team home run lead in game 162. Winning Percentage by Game Replay Actual 1.000 0.900 Replay Win Percentage .626 0.800 0.700 0.600 0.500 Actual Win Percentage .605 0.400 0.300 0.200 0.100 0.000 1 8 15 22 29 36 43 50 57 64 71 78 85 92 99 106 113 120 127 134 141 148 155 Game 1: Atlanta (Morton) at Cincinnati (Billingham) The Reds jump to an early 3-0 lead aided by back-to-back triples by Joe Morgan and Dan Driessen. The Braves manufacture four runs from five singles and a walk to edge out the Reds in their 1974 debut. Atlanta 000 004 000 - 4 Cincinnati 102 000 000 - 3 Games APBA 1974 At Bats APBA 1974 Rose 163 163 Rose 665 652 Bench 159 160 Bench 627 621 Perez 157 158 Concepcion 609 594 Concepcion 155 160 Perez 596 596 Morgan 152 149 Morgan 520 512 Runs APBA 1974 Hits APBA 1974 Rose 113 110 Rose 174 185 Morgan 113 107 Morgan 165 150 Bench 93 108 Bench 163 174 Concepcion 66 70 Concepcion 157 167 Perez 66 81 Driessen 126 132 Doubles APBA 1974 Triples APBA 1974 Bench 48 38 Morgan 9 3 Rose 36 45 Geronimo 8 8 Morgan 25 31 Rose 7 7 Concepcion 25 25 Driessen 4 6 Driessen 18 23 Griffey 4 5 Home Runs APBA 1974 Runs Batted In APBA 1974 Morgan 27 22 Bench 111 129 Perez 26 28 Perez 110 101 Bench 26 33 Morgan 83 67 Foster 17 7 Concepcion 79 82 Concepcion 15 14 Geronimo 61 54 Stolen Bases APBA 1974 Caught Stealing APBA 1974 Morgan 64 58 Bench 5 4 Concepcion 52 41 Geronimo 4 5 Bench 12 5 Griffey 4 4 Griffey 11 9 Driessen 4 5 Driessen 11 10 Hit by Pitch APBA 1974 Power/Speed APBA 1974 Concepcion 4 6 Morgan 38.0 31.9 Rose 3 5 Concepcion 23.3 20.9 Gagliano 2 0 Bench 16.4 8.7 Rettenmund 1 2 Driessen 8.6 8.2 Geronimo 8.0 7.9 Game 28: Houston (Osteen) at Cincinnati (Norman) Houston 000 101 001 - 3 Cincinnati 000 100 201 - 4 The Astronomicals take a 2-1 lead into the seventh inning. Joe Morgan homers in the seventh inning to put the Reds in the lead. Astro firstbaseman Lee May retaliates with a home run and another lead change. Phil Gagliano, pinch-hitting for Reds closer Pedro Borbon, draws a walk in the bottom of the ninth inning. Ed Armbrister, pinch-running for the slow Gagliano, is driven in by Pete Rose to end the game. Walks APBA 1974 Strikeouts APBA 1974 Morgan 115 120 Perez 117 112 Rose 95 106 Bench 92 90 Bench 75 80 Geronimo 90 96 Perez 58 61 Morgan 84 69 Driessen 47 48 Concepcion 76 79 Sacrifice Hits APBA 1974 Reached on Error APBA 1974 Perez 13 8 Bench 25 12 Geronimo 11 8 Concepcion 21 9 Billingham 10 11 Perez 19 7 Concepcion 10 9 Driessen 15 11 Gullett 10 11 Morgan 11 10 Batting Average APBA 1974 On Base Percentage APBA 1974 Morgan .317 .293 Morgan .437 .427 Driessen .264 .281 Rose .353 .385 Rose .262 .284 Bench .336 .363 Bench .260 .280 Driessen .326 .347 Concepcion .258 .281 Geronimo .294 .345 Slugging Percentage APBA 1974 Plate Appearances APBA 1974 Morgan .556 .494 Rose 771 771 Bench .470 .507 Bench 708 708 Perez .374 .460 Perez 667 667 Concepcion .373 .397 Concepcion 653 653 Geronimo .372 .395 Morgan 641 641 On Base + Slugging APBA 1974 Isolated Power APBA 1974 Morgan .993 .921 Morgan .238 .201 Bench .807 .870 Bench .211 .227 Foster .744 .749 Perez .164 .195 Rose .690 .773 Geronimo .117 .114 Driessen .689 .747 Concepcion .115 .116 Sacrifice Hits APBA 1974 Reached on Error APBA 1974 Perez 13 8 Bench 25 12 Geronimo 11 8 Concepcion 21 9 Billingham 10 11 Perez 19 7 Concepcion 10 9 Driessen 15 11 Gullett 10 11 Morgan 11 10 Total Bases APBA 1974 Home Run Pct APBA 1974 Bench 295 315 Foster 5.2% 2.2% Morgan 289 253 Morgan 4.2% 3.4% Concepcion 227 236 Perez 3.9% 4.2% Rose 224 253 Bench 3.7% 4.7% Perez 223 274 Rettenmund 2.3% 2.4% Extra Base Hit Pct APBA 1974 Hits for Extra Bases APBA 1974 Bench 10.9% 10.3% Bench 47.2% 42.0% Foster 10.2% 8.0% Foster 47.1% 34.2% Morgan 9.5% 8.7% Morgan 37.0% 37.3% Perez 6.6% 8.7% Perez 35.2% 36.7% Geronimo 6.2% 6.0% Rettenmund 31.0% 26.7% Strikeout Percentage APBA 1974 Walk Percentage APBA 1974 Perez 17.5% 16.8% Morgan 17.9% 18.7% Geronimo 17.3% 18.1% Rose 12.3% 13.7% Foster 17.3% 16.6% Rettenmund 12.3% 14.7% Griffey 15.5% 16.8% Bench 10.6% 11.3% Morgan 13.1% 10.8% Driessen 8.9% 9.2% Ground into DP’s APBA 1974 At Bats/Home Run APBA 1974 Concepcion 19 20 Foster 17.5 39.4 Perez 16 17 Morgan 19.3 23.3 Bench 12 13 Perez 22.9 21.3 Driessen 10 9 Bench 24.1 18.8 Geronimo 7 8 Rettenmund 37.0 34.7 Game 30: San Francisco (D’Acquisto) at Cincinnati (Gullett) The Reds enter the ninth inning up 2-1 and put closer Clay Carroll on the mound. The Giants rally for three runs in the ninth initiated by a walk by Bobby Bonds and two stolen bases. Joe Morgan homers to lead off the bottom of the ninth. Johnny Bench reaches on error and is eventually sacrificed home by Merv Rettenmund to force extra innings. Both teams score in the 14th inning, with Dave Concepcion homering with one out. Fred Norman holds the Giants in the 15th and Tony Perez knocks in Pete Rose with a single to end the Titanic struggle. San Francisco 000 100 003 000 010 - 5 Cincinnati 010 010 002 000 011 - 6 Appearances APBA 1974 Games Started APBA 1974 Borbon 60 73 Gullett 35 35 C.Carroll 42 57 Billingham 35 35 Billingham 37 36 Kirby 35 35 Kirby 36 36 Norman 26 26 Gullett 36 36 T.Carroll 13 13 Innings Pitched APBA 1974 Wins APBA 1974 Gullett 243 243 Kirby 20 12 Kirby 231 231 Gullett 16 17 Billingham 212 212 Norman 13 13 Norman 186 186 Billingham 12 19 Borbon 139 139 C.Carroll 10 12 Losses APBA 1974 Saves APBA 1974 Billingham 15 11 Borbon 12 14 Norman 9 12 C.Carroll 8 6 Gullett 7 11 Hall 5 1 T.Carroll 6 3 McEnaney 3 2 C.Carroll 6 5 (3) tied with 2 Earned Run Average APBA 1974 Walks APBA 1974 Borbon 1.75 3.24 Gullett 91 88 Kirby 2.34 3.28 Kirby 80 91 C.Carroll 2.59 2.15 Norman 78 68 Gullett 2.70 3.04 Billingham 63 64 Nelson 3.32 3.38 T.Carroll 48 44 Strikeouts APBA 1974 Home Runs Allowed APBA 1974 Gullett 177 183 Gullett 21 22 Kirby 135 160 Norman 17 15 Norman 133 141 Borbon 12 11 Billingham 101 103 C.Carroll 10 3 Borbon 57 53 (2) tied with 9 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS APBA Team Batting 163 5,702 745 1,348 245 39 136 716 165 26 1974 163 5,535 776 1,437 271 35 135 714 146 49 BB SO HBP SAC GDP ROE PA BA OBP SLG OPS ISO APBA Team Batting 622 976 10 99 126 140 6,460 .236 .307 .365 .671 .128 1974 693 940 30 121 114 80 6,373 .260 .343 .394 .737 .134 Game 37: Cincinnati (Nelson) at Los Angeles (Rau) Cincinnati 200 120 100 – 6 The Reds take a 6-5 lead into the ninth aided by two Joe Morgan Los Angeles 100 040 002 – 7 home runs.