The 1977 Cincinnati Reds season was a somewhat bittersweet one in many regards, at least as we watch it grey by the year. Tony Perez had been shipped away to Montreal prior to the season, the team only finished 14 games over .500, the back to back World Series titles never became a three-peat, and the era of the Big Red Machine was officially past its prime.
The 1977 Reds also featured something that the club has yet to replicate in some 41 years since, too: a 200 hit season by one of its players.