Rookie Parade: 1970-1974

Continuing new running theme where we check out some Reds rookie cards. Here are the rookie card rules. 1) The player must have played his first major league game with the Reds. 2) The card must have been issued after the player debuted in the majors, whether it be issued late in the debut year or any time the year after. None of this Bowman first year stuff. None of this multiple rookie year stuff. I'm gonna list every player who got his first major league appearance with the Reds and pray that I have his RC.

I'm doing this in groups of a few years every few days. So it should take me about a decade to finish. Rookie year stats are given. Let's roll.

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1970 Rookies

Mel Behney (no RC) - 5 games, 10 IP, 2 K, 4.50 ERA, 0-2 record

Dave Concepcion - 101 games, 296 PA, 1 HR, 19 RBI, .260 BA

Frank Duffy - 6 games, 12 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .182 BA

Don Gullett - 44 games, 77.2 IP, 76 K, 2.43 ERA, 5-2 record

Wayne Simpson - 26 games, 176 IP, 119 K, 3.02 ERA, 14-3 record, All Star

Milt Wilcox - 5 games, 22.1 IP, 13 K, 2.42 ERA, 3-1 record
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1971 Rookies

Steve Blateric (no RC) - 2 games, 2.2 IP, 4 K, 13.50 ERA, 0-0 record

Ross Grimsley - 26 games, 161 IP, 67 K, 3.57 ERA, 10-7 record
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1972 Rookies

Dave Tomlin (no RC) - 3 games, 4 IP, 2 K, 9.00 ERA, 0-0 record
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1973 Rookies

Ed Armbrister - 18 games, 41, PA, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .216 BA

Dan Driessen  - 102 games, 394 PA, 4 HR, 47 RBI, .301 BA

Ken Griffey - 25 games, 92 PA, 3 HR, 14 RBI, .384 BA

Gene Locklear (no Reds RC) - 96 games, 206 PA, 3 HR, 25 RBI, .233 BA
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1974 Rookies

Tom Carroll - 16 games, 78.1 IP, 37 K, 3.68 ERA, 4-3 record

Pat Darcy - 6 games, 17 IP, 14 K, 3.71 ERA, 1-0 record

Rawly Eastwick - 8 games, 17.2 IP, 14 K, 2.04 ERA, 0-0 record

Junior Kennedy (no RC) - 22 games, 25 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .158 BA

Ray Knight (no RC) - 14 games, 12 PA, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .182 BA

Will McEnanay - 24 games, 27 IP, 13 K, 4.33 ERA, 2 saves, 2-1 record

Pat Osburn (no RC) - 6 games, 9 IP, 4 K, 8.00 ERA, 0-0 record
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Go Reds.