National League
West
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati
95–59 (61.7%)
1st place
Francis L. Dale
Bob Howsam
Sparky Anderson
WLWT(Tom Hedrick, Waite Hoyt)
WLW(Al Michaels, Joe Nuxhall)
November 29, 1971: , Tommy Helms, and Jimmy Stewart were traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Joe Morgan, Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, César Gerónimo, and Denis Menke.[1]
Dec 3, 1971: was traded by the Reds to the Minnesota Twins for Tom Hall.[2]
December 14, 1971: was traded by the Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Pat Jacquez.[3]
June 6, 1972: was drafted by the Reds in the 23rd round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[4]
Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
National League MVP
Hutch Award[5]