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Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
General manager(s) | Jerry Donovan, Spec Richardson |
Manager(s) | Wes Westrum |
Local television | KTVU (Al Michaels, Gary Park) |
Local radio | KSFO (Al Michaels, Art Eckman) |
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The 1975 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 93rd season in Major League Baseball, their 18th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 16th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League West with an 80-81 record, 27½ games behind the Cincinnati Reds.
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Offseason[edit]
- October 14, 1974: Ken Rudolph and Elías Sosa were traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marc Hill.[1]
- October 22, 1974: Bobby Bonds was traded by the Giants to the New York Yankees for Bobby Murcer.[2]
- December 6, 1974: Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger were traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Derrel Thomas.[3]
- January 29, 1975: Von Joshua was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Los Angeles Dodgers.[4]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | -- | .667 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 20 | .543 |
San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | 27.5 | .497 |
San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | 37 | .438 |
Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | 40.5 | .416 |
Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | 43.5 | .398 |
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 starters[edit]
- Jim Barr
- Garry Maddox
- Gary Matthews
- Bobby Murcer
- Steve Ontiveros
- Dave Rader
- Chris Speier
- Derrel Thomas
- Gary Thomasson[5]
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 3, 1975: Chuck Hartenstein was released by the Giants.[6]
- May 4, 1975: Garry Maddox was traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Willie Montañez.[7]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
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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1B | Montañez, WillieWillie Montañez | 135 | 518 | 158 | .305 | 8 | 85 |
2B | Thomas, DerrelDerrel Thomas | 144 | 540 | 149 | .276 | 6 | 48 |
3B | Ontiveros, SteveSteve Ontiveros | 108 | 325 | 94 | .289 | 3 | 31 |
CF | Joshua, VonVon Joshua | 129 | 507 | 161 | .318 | 7 | 43 |
RF | Murcer, BobbyBobby Murcer | 147 | 526 | 157 | .298 | 11 | 91 |
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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Hill, MarcMarc Hill | 72 | 182 | 39 | .214 | 5 | 23 |
Sadek, MikeMike Sadek | 42 | 106 | 25 | .236 | 0 | 9 |
Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox | 17 | 52 | 7 | .135 | 1 | 4 |
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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Barr, JimJim Barr | 35 | 244 | 13 | 14 | 3.06 | 77 |
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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Caldwell, MikeMike Caldwell | 38 | 163.1 | 7 | 13 | 4.79 | 57 |
Bradley, TomTom Bradley | 13 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 6.21 | 13 |
D'Acquisto, JohnJohn D'Acquisto | 10 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 10.29 | 22 |
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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Williams, CharlieCharlie Williams | 55 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.49 | 45 |
Awards and honors[edit]
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great Falls; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Lafayette[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Ken Rudolph page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Murcer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tito Fuentes page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1975&t=SFN
- ^ Chuck Hartenstein page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Garry Maddox page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[edit]
- 1975 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference
- 1975 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
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