Which Players were in the Big Red Machine?
2007-07-18 14:10:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Ken Griffey, and Cesar Geronimo were the "Great Eight" that made up the Big Red Machine.
2007-07-18 14:14:35 · answer #1 · answered by skillzgotti 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cincinnati Reds (circa 1975):
43 Jack Billingham
34 Pedro Borbon
36 Clay Carroll
51 Tom Carroll
44 Pat Darcy
49 Rawly Eastwick
35 Don Gullett
21 Tom Hall
31 Clay Kirby
37 Will McEnaney
38 Gary Nolan
32 Fred Norman
5 Johnny Bench
9 Bill Plummer
55 Don Werner
12 Darrel Chaney
13 Dave Concepcion
17 Terry Crowley
22 Dan Driessen
23 Doug Flynn
8 Joe Morgan
24 Tony Perez
14 Pete Rose
16 John Vukovich
33 Ed Armbrister
15 George Foster
20 Cesar Geronimo
30 Ken Griffey
26 Merv Rettenmund
Pete Rose's departure for Philadelphia as a free agent after 1978 signaled the end of the Big Red Machine, although the team won the 1979 division title (but lost the National League Championship Series to Pittsburgh).
2007-07-18 21:26:00 · answer #2 · answered by Brandon 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Big Red Machine's primary players, at least the ones who are know for it, were Bench, Pete Rose, Dave Concepcion, Tony Perez, Cesar Geronimo, George Foster, Joe Morgan, Ken Griffey, and, later Dan Driessen.
The pitchers were Jack Billingham, Don Gullett, Gary Nolan, and a host of great relievers, including Clay Carroll.
I believe the Big Red Machine would include the Reds teams from about 1970 to 1978.
2007-07-18 21:16:08 · answer #3 · answered by desotobrave 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, George Foster, Ken Griffey, Cesar Geronimo, et al.
2007-07-18 21:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by patrick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pete Rose - 3B
Ken Griffey - RF
Joe Morgan - 2B
George Foster - LF
Johnny Bench - C
Tony Perez - 1B
Dave Concepcion - SS
Caesar Geronimo - CF
2007-07-18 23:08:51 · answer #5 · answered by dob367 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- Pete Rose
- Johnny Bench
- Joe Morgan
- Ken Griffey
- George Foster
Those were the five main players in the 'Big Red Machine'.
2007-07-18 21:12:53 · answer #6 · answered by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It really refers to the complete Reds teams from 1972 to 1976, but mainly refers to their nucleus of outstanding players:
Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
Dave Concepcion
Pete Rose
Tony Perez
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Sparky Anderson
2007-07-18 21:13:34 · answer #7 · answered by Craig S 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋