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....

' 2009 season

2009 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*Regular Season Champions*World Series Champions – New York Yankees**American League Champions – New York Yankees**National League Champions – Philadelphia Phillies*Postseason – October 7 to November 4...

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...

. It involved the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the NL Central after finishing fifth in the division the previous year

2008 Cincinnati Reds season

The Cincinnati Reds' 2008 season was their 127th in total and their sixth in their present home park, Great American Ball Park. The Reds play in the National League's central division; their divisional foes are the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, and Pittsburgh...

. For the second year, the Reds were managed by Dusty Baker

Dusty Baker

Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker, Jr. is a former player and current manager in Major League Baseball, currently the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He enjoyed a 19-year career as a hard-hitting outfielder, mostly with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers...

. The Reds played their seventh season of home games in Great American Ball Park

Great American Ball Park

The Great American Ball Park is a Major League Baseball park in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home of the National League's Cincinnati Reds. It opened in 2003, replacing the Reds' former home, Cinergy Field, which was known as Riverfront Stadium from its opening in June 1970 until the 1996...

. The Reds finished the 2009 season 78-84, only four wins more than the 2008 season.

Game log

2009 Game Log

Roster

2009 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches (third base) (first base) (hitting) (bullpen) (pitching) (bench)

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		81	287	74	.258	5	37
1B		131	469	151	.322	25	84
2B		153	584	161	.276	20	98
SS		68	243	51	.210	3	26
3B		87	230	49	.213	4	19
LF		116	309	74	.239	15	46
CF		102	404	97	.240	1	15
RF		101	345	77	.223	22	58

Through the end of the 2009 season

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
	51	184	44	.239	7	19
	54	125	30	.240	2	9
	83	236	63	.267	2	9
	19	63	8	.127	1	6
	22	46	13	.283	0	3
	42	90	23	.256	2	9
	90	258	70	.271	20	49
	3	2	1	.500	0	0
	36	53	13	.245	3	10
	12	23	4	.174	0	0
	14	27	4	.148	0	3
	12	25	4	.160	0	1
	9	16	1	.063	0	0
	2	3	1	.333	0	0
	27	1	0	.000	0	0
	1	2	0	.000	0	0
	18	2	0	.000	0	0
	28	1	0	.000	0	0

Through June 17, 2009

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	WHIP
	33	220.1	15	13	3.84	127	1.27
	26	162.1	6	14	4.21	142	1.41
	30	171.1	11	11	4.41	132	1.36
	26	119.2	7	12	5.34	68	1.59
	9	49.2	4	2	4.35	47	1.33
	7	40.2	2	4	4.87	28	1.25
	20	113.1	8	5	4.53	86	1.47

Through the end of the 2009 season

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	IP	ERA	SO	WHIP
	65	2	5	38	64.0	2.25	56	1.27
	45	1	0	0	52.0	5.02	41	1.48
	28	1	2	0	26.2	1.69	20	1.350
	27	0	1	1	23.0	2.74	16	1.217
	65	1	1	0	52.1	2.58	47	1.09
	67	5	1	0	69.1	2.60	64	1.04
	19	1	1	0	23.0	8.22	9	2.087
	8	1	0	0	9.1	2.89	10	1.500
	1	0	0	0	2.1	7.71	3	0.857
	2	0	0	0	2.0	49.50	3	5.50

Through June 17, 2009