1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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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 (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders) |
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.
Contents
Offseason
- 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
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | 0.571 | — | 52–28 | 40–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 6½ | 51–30 | 35–46 |
New York Mets | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 42–39 | 40–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 45–36 | 37–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 42–39 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 39–42 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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
Notable transactions
- 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
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Outfielders
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Player stats
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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 |
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C | Manny Sanguillén | 133 | 481 | 158 | .328 | 9 | 58 |
1B | Willie Stargell | 124 | 461 | 136 | .295 | 22 | 90 |
2B | Rennie Stennett | 148 | 616 | 176 | .286 | 7 | 62 |
3B | Richie Hebner | 128 | 472 | 116 | .246 | 15 | 57 |
SS | Frank Taveras | 134 | 378 | 80 | .212 | 0 | 23 |
LF | Richie Zisk | 147 | 504 | 146 | .290 | 20 | 75 |
CF | Al Oliver | 155 | 628 | 176 | .280 | 18 | 84 |
RF | Dave Parker | 148 | 558 | 172 | .308 | 25 | 101 |
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 |
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Bill Robinson | 92 | 200 | 56 | .280 | 6 | 33 |
Duffy Dyer | 48 | 132 | 30 | .227 | 3 | 16 |
Craig Reynolds | 31 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 4 |
Willie Randolph | 30 | 61 | 10 | .164 | 0 | 3 |
Paul Popovich | 25 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Miguel Diloné | 18 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Jerry Reuss | 32 | 237.1 | 18 | 11 | 2.54 | 131 |
Jim Rooker | 28 | 196.2 | 13 | 11 | 2.97 | 102 |
Bruce Kison | 33 | 192 | 12 | 11 | 3.23 | 89 |
Dock Ellis | 27 | 140 | 8 | 9 | 3.79 | 69 |
John Candelaria | 18 | 120.2 | 8 | 6 | 2.76 | 95 |
Ken Brett | 23 | 118 | 9 | 5 | 3.36 | 47 |
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 |
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Larry Demery | 45 | 114.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.90 | 59 |
Bob Moose | 23 | 67.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.72 | 34 |
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 |
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Dave Giusti | 61 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2.95 | 38 |
Ramón Hernández | 46 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2.95 | 43 |
Sam McDowell | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 | 29 |
Odell Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Jim Minshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
National League Championship Series
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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
1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
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Notes
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References
- 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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