Posted June 27, 200519 yr 1976 Reds 102 - 60; First in the NL West Won the NL Pennant by beating the Phillies 3 games to none Swept the World Series by beating the Yankees 4 games to none The 70's Reds are considered one of the best dynasties in Major League Baseball history. The lineup of Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, George Foster, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion and Ken Griffey are considered to be one of the best of all time. George Foster had the big power numbers with 29 homeruns, 121 Rbis and a .306 average. Joe Morgan had the best year out of the whole team with 27 homers, 111 Rbis, 114 walks, 30 Doubles, .576 Slug. and 60 Steals. Pete Rose had 215 hits in '76 with a .323 average and 42 two baggers. All SIX starting pitchers had over 10 wins. All Stars: Johnny Bench Dave Concepcion George Foster Ken Griffey Joe Morgan Tony Perez Pete Rose 1991 Twins 95 - 67; First in the AL West Won the ALCS by beating the Blue Jays 4 - 1 Won the World Series over the Braves by winning it 4 games to 3. It is considered to be one of the best World Series ever played. Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett had a fantastic season. He had 15 homers, 89 Rbis, 195 Hits with a .319 batting average. Chili Davis had the best season out of the 1991 Minnesota lineup. He had 29 round trippers to go along with 95 Rbis, a .277 average, 34 doubles and a .507 slugging percentage. Kent Hrbek had 20 homeruns with 89 Rbis and an average of .284. Their top 3 of the rotation were very solid that year. Jack Morris had 18 wins with 12 losses, 3.43 ERA and 10 complete games. Kevin Tapani went 16 - 9 with a 2.99 ERA Scott Erickson had the most wins with 20 to go with 8 losses, a 3.18 ERA and 3 shut outs. Rick Aguilera had 42 saves and a 2.39 ERA All Stars: Rick Aguilera Jack Morris Kirby Puckett
June 27, 200519 yr What a year by Joe Morgan: .320/.444/.576, 27 HR, 111 RBI, 113 R, 60/69 SB and a gold glove to boot... wowza.