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1975 NL East Champions | |
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Record | 92–69 (.571) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath |
General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown |
Manager(s) | Danny Murtaugh |
Local television | KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Nellie King |
Local radio | KDKA Bob Prince, Nellie King |
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The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 94th in the history of the franchise and their 89th in the National League. The Pirates' 92-69 record was good enough to win their fifth National League East title in six seasons by 61⁄2 games over their cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates, however, lost the National League Championship Series to the Cincinnati Reds, three games to none.
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Offseason[edit]
- October 22, 1974: Gene Clines was traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Duffy Dyer.[2]
- January 6, 1975: Nelson Norman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[3]
- February 20, 1975: Albert Williams was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[4]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | .571 | -- |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 |
New York Mets | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17.5 |
Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17.5 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1975 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Opening Day lineup[edit]
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 2, 1975: Sam McDowell was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[5]
- June 3, 1975: Ernie Camacho was drafted by the Pirates in the 12th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[6]
- June 26, 1975: Sam McDowell was released by the Pirates.[5]
- July 30, 1975: Paul Popovich was released by the Pirates.[7]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
= Indicates team leader |
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Sanguillén, MannyManny Sanguillén | 133 | 481 | 158 | .328 | 9 | 58 |
1B | Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell | 124 | 461 | 136 | .295 | 22 | 90 |
2B | Stennett, RennieRennie Stennett | 148 | 616 | 176 | .286 | 7 | 62 |
3B | Hebner, RichieRichie Hebner | 128 | 472 | 116 | .246 | 15 | 57 |
SS | Taveras, FrankFrank Taveras | 134 | 378 | 80 | .212 | 0 | 23 |
LF | Zisk, RichieRichie Zisk | 147 | 504 | 146 | .290 | 20 | 75 |
CF | Oliver, AlAl Oliver | 155 | 628 | 176 | .280 | 18 | 84 |
RF | Parker, DaveDave Parker | 148 | 558 | 172 | .308 | 25 | 101 |
Other batters[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Robinson, BillBill Robinson | 92 | 200 | 56 | .280 | 6 | 33 |
Dyer, DuffyDuffy Dyer | 48 | 132 | 30 | .227 | 3 | 16 |
Reynolds, CraigCraig Reynolds | 31 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 4 |
Randolph, WillieWillie Randolph | 30 | 61 | 10 | .164 | 0 | 3 |
Popovich, PaulPaul Popovich | 25 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Diloné, MiguelMiguel Diloné | 18 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Reuss, JerryJerry Reuss | 32 | 237.1 | 18 | 11 | 2.54 | 131 |
Rooker, JimJim Rooker | 28 | 196.2 | 13 | 11 | 2.97 | 102 |
Kison, BruceBruce Kison | 33 | 192 | 12 | 11 | 3.23 | 89 |
Ellis, DockDock Ellis | 27 | 140 | 8 | 9 | 3.79 | 69 |
Candelaria, JohnJohn Candelaria | 18 | 120.2 | 8 | 6 | 2.76 | 95 |
Brett, KenKen Brett | 23 | 118 | 9 | 5 | 3.36 | 47 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Demery, LarryLarry Demery | 45 | 114.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.90 | 59 |
Moose, BobBob Moose | 23 | 67.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.72 | 34 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Giusti, DaveDave Giusti | 61 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2.95 | 38 |
Hernández, RamónRamón Hernández | 46 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2.95 | 43 |
McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 | 29 |
Jones, OdellOdell Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Minshall, JimJim Minshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
National League Championship Series[edit]
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 0.
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Pittsburgh - 3, Cincinnati - 8 | October 4 | Riverfront Stadium | 54,633 |
2 | Pittsburgh - 1, Cincinnati - 6 | October 5 | Riverfront Stadium | 54,752 |
3 | Cincinnati - 5, Pittsburgh - 3 | October 7 | Three Rivers Stadium | 46,355 |
Awards and honors[edit]
1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ^ Duffy Dyer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Nelson Norman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Albert Williams page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Sam McDowell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ernie Camacho page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Popovich page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1975.shtml
References[edit]
- 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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