1975 San Francisco Giants season

1975 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
Location
  • San Francisco (since 1958)
Other information
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.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 108 54 0.667 64–17 44–37
Los Angeles Dodgers 88 74 0.543 20 49–32 39–42
San Francisco Giants 80 81 0.497 27½ 46–35 34–46
San Diego Padres 71 91 0.438 37 38–43 33–48
Atlanta Braves 67 94 0.416 40½ 37–43 30–51
Houston Astros 64 97 0.398 43½ 37–44 27–53

Record vs. opponents

1975 National League Records

Sources:
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

Notable transactions

Roster

1975 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
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

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
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

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Barr, JimJim Barr 35 244 13 14 3.06 77

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Williams, CharlieCharlie Williams 55 5 3 3 3.49 45

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Rocky Bridges
AA Lafayette Drillers Texas League Dennis Sommers
A Fresno Giants California League John VanOrnum
A Cedar Rapids Giants Midwest League Bob Hartsfield
Rookie Great Falls Giants Pioneer League Ernie Rodriguez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great Falls; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Lafayette[8]

References

  1. Giants, Cards make trade
  2. Bobby Murcer at Baseball Reference
  3. Tito Fuentes at Baseball Reference
  4. Von Joshua at Baseball Reference
  5. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1975&t=SFN
  6. Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference
  7. Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference
  8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

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