John Lee Bench is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career,which lasted from 1967 through 1983,with the Cincinnati Reds,primarily as a catcher. Bench was the leader of the Reds team known as the Big Red Machine that dominated the National League in the mid-1970s,winning six division titles,four National League pennants and two World Series championships.
David Ismael Concepción Benitez is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976.
George Arthur Foster is an American former professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1969 through 1986,most notably as an integral member of the Cincinnati Reds,with whom he won two World Series championships,in 1975 and 1976. He also played for the San Francisco Giants,New York Mets and the Chicago White Sox.
Darrel Lee Chaney is an American former professional baseball player and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1969 to 1979,most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won three National League pennants and a World Series championship between 1970 and 1975. He finished his playing career with the Atlanta Braves then served with the Braves as a television announcer along with Ernie Johnson,Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren. He was on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network as well as WTBS-TV.
César Francisco Gerónimo Zorrilla,known as César Gerónimo,is a Dominican former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1969 through 1983,most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won three National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1972 and 1976. He also played for the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals.
Daniel Victor Klassen is a Canadian former professional baseball infielder. He played four seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks and one season with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Gary Lynn Nolan is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1967 through 1977,most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976. He played his final season with the California Angels. In 1983,Nolan was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
Ralph Michael Caldwell is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher.
Lee Andrew May was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1965 to 1982 for the Cincinnati Reds,Houston Astros,Baltimore Orioles,and Kansas City Royals.
Leonardo Lazaro Cárdenas Alfonso is a Cuban former professional baseball shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1960 to 1975 for the Cincinnati Reds,Minnesota Twins,California Angels,Cleveland Indians,and Texas Rangers. Nicknamed "Mr. Automatic" and "Chico",he was a five-time all-star and one of the best-fielding shortstops of his era.
Pedro Borbón Rodriguez was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1970 and 1976. Borbón was known for his durability,appearing in more games than any other pitcher in the National League between 1970 and 1978. He also played for the California Angels,San Francisco Giants,and St. Louis Cardinals. In 2010,Borbón was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
Preston Gómez was a Cuban-born infielder,manager,coach and front-office official in Major League Baseball best known for managing three major league clubs:the San Diego Padres (1969–72),Houston Astros (1974–75) and Chicago Cubs (1980). He was born Pedro Gómez Martínez in Central Preston,Cuba,and was given his nickname in U.S. professional baseball from his birthplace.
John Allen Denny is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Cleveland Indians,Philadelphia Phillies,and Cincinnati Reds,from 1974 to 1986. Denny won the National League (NL) Cy Young Award,in 1983.
John Eugene Billingham is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1968 through 1980,most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won three National League pennants and two World Series championships between 1972 and 1977.
John Charles Moses is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1982 to 1992. After his retirement as a player,he was an MLB coach and subsequently a minor league manager. As a player,he was listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg);he threw right-handed and was a switch hitter.
Wayne Richard Krenchicki was a Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman. He played all or parts of eight seasons in the majors from 1979 until 1986. He was a past manager of the Evansville Otters of the independent Frontier League. He played college baseball at the University of Miami.
Harry Alexander Dunlop was an American former catcher,coach and manager in professional baseball. As a player,Dunlop never reached Major League Baseball—he spent his early career as a catcher and pilot in the minor leagues—but he spent 21 seasons in the big leagues as a coach during the period between 1969 and 2005.
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds,and short biographies on some of the top prospects in the organization:
Larry Patrick "Pat" Osburn is a retired professional baseball pitcher. Osburn played six seasons in professional baseball,including two in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds (1974) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1975). He was drafted a total of four times,but did not sign after his first three selections. In the 1970 Major League Baseball draft,Osburn was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and eventually signed. Over his career,Osburn went 0–1 with a 6.53 earned run average (ERA) and five strikeouts in six games,one start.
The Miami RedHawks baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Miami University in Oxford,Ohio,United States. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference,which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I.
