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The Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

. The team finished seventh in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

with a record of 64-89, 27 games behind the Boston Braves

1948 Boston Braves season

- Offseason :* October 28, 1947: Hoyt Wilhelm was purchased by the Braves from the Mooresville Moores....

Offseason

Prior to 1948 season (exact date unknown)
- Hobie Landrith
  Hobie Landrith
  Hobart "Hobie" Neal Landrith is a former American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1950 through 1963 for the Cincinnati Reds & Redlegs, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, and Washington Senators...
  
  was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.
- Bob Nieman
  Bob Nieman
  Robert Charles Nieman was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the St. Louis Browns , Detroit Tigers , Chicago White Sox , Baltimore Orioles , St. Louis Cardinals , Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants...
  
  was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.

Notable transactions

September 29, 1948: The Reds traded a player to be named later and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

for Jimmy Bloodworth
Jimmy Bloodworth
James Henry Bloodworth was a second baseman for the Washington Senators , Detroit Tigers , Pittsburgh Pirates , Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies...

. The Reds completed the deal by sending Kermit Wahl
Kermit Wahl
Kermit Emerson Wahl was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the major leagues, between and , for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns.-Sources:...

to the Dodgers before the 1949 season.

Roster

1948 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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
OF		145	530	138	.260	35	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
	3	3	1	.333	0	0

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
	22	138.2	7	9	4.54	114

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
	43	137	2	15	4.60	64

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
	16	0	2	0	4.18	10

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lockport

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