2001 Cincinnati Reds season

2001 Cincinnati Reds
2001 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1890) Central Division (since 1994); ;
Location
	Cinergy Field (since 1970); Cincinnati (since 1882);
Results
Record	66–96 (.407)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Carl Lindner
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Bob Boone
Local television	FSN Ohio ; (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW; (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
Stats	ESPN.com; BB-reference
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The Reds playing host to the New York Mets during an April 2001 game at Cinergy Field.

The 2001 Cincinnati Reds season was the 132nd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central. The Reds were managed by Bob Boone.

Offseason[]

November 16, 2000: Chris Stynes was traded by the Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Michael Coleman and Donnie Sadler.^[1]
March 21, 2001: Drew Henson and Michael Coleman were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Wily Mo Peña.^[2]

Regular season[]

May 8, 2001: Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks struck out 20 players from the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]

Season standings[]

v t NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	93	69	0.574	—	44–37	49–32
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	0.574	—	54–28	39–41
Chicago Cubs	88	74	0.543	5	48–33	40–41
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	0.420	25	36–45	32–49
Cincinnati Reds	66	96	0.407	27	27–54	39–42
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	100	0.383	31	38–43	24–57

Record vs. opponents[]

2001 National League Records v t Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	5–2	6–3	5–1	13–6	4–2	2–4	10–9	3–3	3–3	3–3	3–4	4–2	12–7	10–9	2–4	7–8
Atlanta	2–5	—	4–2	4–2	4–2	9–10	3–3	2–5	3–3	13–6	10–9	10–9	5–1	3–3	4–2	3–3	9–9
Chicago	3–6	2–4	—	13–4	3–3	3–3	8–9	4–2	8–9	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–6	2–4	3–3	9–8	9–6
Cincinnati	1–5	2–4	4–13	—	3–6	4–2	6–11	4–2	6–10	4–2	4–2	2–4	9–8	2–4	4–2	7–10	4–11
Colorado	6–13	2–4	3–3	6–3	—	4–2	2–4	8–11	5–1	3–4	4–3	2–4	2–4	9–10	9–10	6–3	2–10
Florida	2–4	10–9	3–3	2–4	2–4	—	3–3	2–5	4–2	12–7	7–12	5–14	4–2	3–4	2–4	3–3	12–6
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–8	11–6	4–2	3–3	—	2–4	12–5	6–0	3–3	3–3	9–8	3–6	3–3	9–7	9–6
Los Angeles	9–10	5–2	2–4	2–4	11–8	5–2	4–2	—	5–1	2–4	2–4	3–3	7–2	9–10	11–8	3–3	6–9
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	9–8	10–6	1–5	2–4	5–12	1–5	—	4–2	3–3	3–3	6–11	1–5	5–4	7–10	5–10
Montreal	3–3	6–13	3–3	2–4	4–3	7–12	0–6	4–2	2–4	—	8–11	9–10	5–1	3–3	2–5	2–4	8–10
New York	3–3	9–10	2–4	2–4	3–4	12–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	11–8	—	11–8	4–2	1–5	3–4	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	4–3	9–10	2–4	4–2	4–2	14–5	3–3	3–3	3–3	10–9	8–11	—	5–1	5–2	3–3	2–4	7–11
Pittsburgh	2–4	1–5	6–10	8–9	4–2	2–4	8–9	2–7	11–6	1–5	2–4	1–5	—	2–4	1–5	3–14	8–7
San Diego	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–9	4–3	6–3	10–9	5–1	3–3	5–1	2–5	4–2	—	5–14	1–5	6–9
San Francisco	9–10	2–4	3–3	2–4	10–9	4–2	3–3	8–11	4–5	5–2	4–3	3–3	5–1	14–5	—	4–2	10–5
St. Louis	4–2	3–3	8–9	10–7	3–6	3–3	7–9	3–3	10–7	4–2	5–1	4–2	14–3	5–1	2–4	—	8–7

Notable transactions[]

June 23, 2001: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[4]
July 1, 2001: José Rijo was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]
July 19, 2001: Alex Ochoa was traded by the Reds to the Colorado Rockies for Robin Jennings and Todd Walker.^[6]

Roster[]

2001 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

29 José Acevedo
39 Justin Atchley
29 Rob Bell
53 Jim Brower
59 Lance Davis
45 Elmer Dessens
54 Jared Fernández
43 Osvaldo Fernández
32 Danny Graves
50 Joey Hamilton
38 Pete Harnisch
51 Scott MacRae
52 Héctor Mercado
57 Chris Nichting
60 Chris Piersoll
50 Brian Reith
41 Chris Reitsma
49 Dennys Reyes
46 John Riedling
27 José Rijo
58 Frankie Rodriguez
56 Scott Sullivan
48 Scott Williamson
37 Scott Winchester
51 Mark Wohlers

Catchers

23 Jason LaRue
37 Corky Miller
31 Kelly Stinnett

Infielders

17 Aaron Boone
21 Sean Casey
12 Juan Castro
36 D. T. Cromer
6 Wilton Guerrero
11 Barry Larkin
4 Brandon Larson
3 Pokey Reese
15 Donnie Sadler
54 Bill Selby
2 Todd Walker

Outfielders

22 Brady Clark
44 Adam Dunn
39 Raúl González
30 Ken Griffey, Jr.
26 Robin Jennings
7 Alex Ochoa
28 Rubén Rivera
2 Deion Sanders
34 Michael Tucker
25 Dmitri Young

Other batters

34 Calvin Pickering

Manager

9 Bob Boone

Coaches

19 Bill Doran (first base)
10 Tim Foli (bench)
33 Ken Griffey, Sr. (hitting)
35 Don Gullett (pitching)
47 Tom Hume (bullpen)
16 Ron Oester (third base)

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

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

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Elmer Dessens	34	205	10	14	4.48	128

Other pitchers[]

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

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
Danny Graves	66	6	5	32	4.15	49
Scott Sullivan	79	7	1	0	3.31	82

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville RiverBats	International League	Dave Miley
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Phillip Wellman
A	Mudville Nine	California League	Dave Oliver
A	Dayton Dragons	Midwest League	Donnie Scott
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Edgar Caceres
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Rick Burleson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Billings^[7]

References[]

^ Chris Stynes page at Baseball Reference
^ Drew Henson page at Baseball Reference
^ Numbelievable!, p.13, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
^ Scott Service page at Baseball Reference
^ José Rijo page at Baseball Reference
^ Alex Ochoa page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links[]

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[1] Chris Stynes page at Baseball Reference

[2] Drew Henson page at Baseball Reference

[3] Numbelievable!, p.13, Michael X. Ferraro and John Venziano, Triumph Books, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0

[4] Scott Service page at Baseball Reference

[5] José Rijo page at Baseball Reference

[6] Alex Ochoa page at Baseball Reference

[7] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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2001 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890) Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Cinergy Field (since 1970) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Results
Record	66–96 (.407)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Carl Lindner
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Bob Boone
Local television	FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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