1975 San Francisco Giants season

1975 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
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

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

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

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

1975 San Francisco Giants

Roster

Pitchers

33 Jim Barr

40 Tom Bradley

37 Mike Caldwell

34 John D'Acquisto

25 Rob Dressler

56 Pete Falcone

28 Ed Halicki

60 Dave Heaverlo

46 Gary Lavelle

41 Greg Minton

17 Randy Moffitt

26 John Montefusco

40 Tommy Toms

41 Don Rose

49 Charlie Williams

Catchers

58 Gary Alexander

2 Marc Hill

14 Dave Rader

3 Mike Sadek

Infielders

15 Chris Arnold

21 Ed Goodson

10 Johnnie LeMaster

29 Bruce Miller

22 Willie Montañez

16 Steve Ontiveros

10 Mike Phillips

18 Craig Robinson

35 Chris Speier

30 Derrel Thomas

Outfielders

43 Glenn Adams

32 Jake Brown

15 Jack Clark

19 Von Joshua

31 Garry Maddox

36 Gary Matthews

20 Bobby Murcer

38 Horace Speed

12 Gary Thomasson

Manager

9 Wes Westrum

Coaches

5 Joey Amalfitano

8 Andy Gilbert

47 Don McMahon

1 Ozzie Virgil

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

References

↑ Giants, Cards make trade
↑ Bobby Murcer at Baseball Reference
↑ Tito Fuentes at Baseball Reference
↑ Von Joshua at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1975&t=SFN
↑ Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference
↑ Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference
↑ 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

1975 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
1975 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac

1975 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1975 All-Star Game 1975 World Series

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