Word: nl
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Katherine Rose, who besides being Pete's wife, is a Cincinnati sportscaster, called the 1975 Reds "the greatest team in baseball history." While this may be a slight exaggeration, it is not all that far off the mark. This year the Reds put together 108 victories, highest in the NL since 1908, and clinched their division earlier than any other team in baseball history. "Offensively and defensively" said Montreal manager Gene Mauch, "the Reds have been awesome...
While Cincy's hitting and fielding are somewhat appreciated by the Eastern press, the Reds pitching is highly underrated. Don Gullet is second to none in the NL, and he does not balk. Gary Nolan, who has made the comeback of the year, possesses one of the most baffling change ups in baseball, a change-up which allowed Nolan to strike out 15 straight Boston Red Sox batters in a 1968 exhibition game...
...more than 100 games this year. The LA starting lineup reads like an All-Star roster for the year 1974. Steve Garvey batted .312 as he collected 200 hits and 21 home runs. Jim Wynn led the team in homers (32) and helped power the Dodgers to the NL pennant. Bill Russell, the write-in All-Star at short, and Davey Lopes carried the big bats for LA down the stretch at the end of summer...
...time in three years, Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench was named Most Valuable Player of the National League by the Baseball Writers Association, Bench battle 270 and led the league in home runs with 40, and runs batted in with 125 as the helped guide the Reds to the NL pennant last season. The hard-hitting catcher polled 263 points, 52 more than runner-up Billy Williams of Chicago...