1975 Philadelphia Phillies season

1975 Philadelphia Phillies
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Location
Other information
Owner(s) R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III
General manager(s) Paul Owens
Manager(s) Danny Ozark
Local television WPHL-TV
Local radio WCAU
(By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn)
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The 1975 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 93rd in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second place in the National League East with a record of 86-76, 61⁄2 games behind the NL East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. As a result, the Phillies had their first winning season in eight years.

Offseason

Regular season

Return of Dick Allen

Early in the 1975 season, Phillies general manager Paul Owens wanted a righthanded power hitter and a first baseman with more power than Tommy Hutton, a lefthanded contact hitter. Both Mike Schmidt and Dave Cash lobbied Owens to acquire Dick Allen. Allen had to be persuaded by several of his future teammates that both the organizational and racial climate in Philadelphia had changed for the better since his 1969 departure from the team.

On May 4, the Phillies traded their first baseman Willie Montañez to the Giants for Garry Maddox which provided a bat for the outfield and opened first for Allen.[4] The Phillies acquired Allen three-days later on May 7, 1975.

Fans welcomed Allen's return. On May 14, 1975, 30,908 fans came to Veterans Stadium for Allen's return to Philadelphia and saw Steve Carlton shut-out Cincinnati by the score of 4 to 0. Allen played first base, batted fifth between Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt and was given a standing ovation when he stepped into the batter's box in a Phillies uniform for the first time since the final game of the 1969 season. Allen lined a two-out single to center, prompting another standing ovation.[5]

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
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:
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 —

Notable transactions

Game log

Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
1975 Game Log[10]
Overall Record: 86–76
^[a] The August 4, 1975, game was protested by the Cubs in the top of the seventh inning.[19] The protest was later denied.[20]
^[b] The September 8, 1975, game was protested by the Phillies in the bottom of the third inning.[21] The protest was later denied.[22]

Roster

1975 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 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

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
Hutton, TommyTommy Hutton 113 165 41 .248 3 24
Cox, LarryLarry Cox 11 5 1 .200 0 1
Hahn, DonDon Hahn 9 5 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

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

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
McGraw, TugTug McGraw 56 9 6 14 2.98 55
Hilgendorf, TomTom Hilgendorf 53 7 3 0 2.14 52
Acosta, CyCy Acosta 6 0 0 1 6.23 2

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Jim Bunning
AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Bob Wellman
A Rocky Mount Phillies Carolina League Cal Emery
A Spartanburg Phillies Western Carolinas League Lee Elia
A-Short Season Auburn Phillies New York–Penn League June Raines
Rookie Pulaski Phillies Appalachian League Bob Wren

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rocky Mount, Spartanburg[23]

References

  1. ↑ Del Unser at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Jose Moreno at Baseball Reference.
  3. ↑ Orlando Isales at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Ralph Bernstein (May 5, 1975). "Phillies Deal Montanez to Giants for Maddox". Lewiston Daily Sun. p. 18.
  5. ↑ Bill Conlin (December 9, 2009). "Bill Conlin: A stroll down Allens lane". Philadelphia Daily News.
  6. ↑ Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Dick Allen at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Dickie Noles at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ Rick Leach at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ "1975 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. ↑ "Scoreboard". Milwaukee Journal. April 16, 1975. p. 17, part 2. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  12. ↑ MacDonald, Ian (April 21, 1975). "Carter's good medical report takes sting from loss to Phils". The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec). p. 45. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Baseball record". The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec). April 21, 1975. p. 45. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ Feeney, Charley (May 5, 1975). "Rain Wipes Out Bucs-Phils Finale: Next 80 At-Bats Critical for Oliver". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Post-Gazette. p. 20. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Post-Gazette. May 5, 1975. p. 22. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 7, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Post-Gazette. May 13, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 7, 1975. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2". retrosheet.org. August 4, 1975. Retrieved March 8, 2015. 2:18 rain delay; Cubs manager Jim Marshall protested that the umpires should have called the game[.]
  20. ↑ "Aug 4, 1975, Cubs at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. August 4, 1975. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3". retrosheet.org. September 8, 1975. Retrieved March 14, 2015. the Phillies protested the game, alleging that Greg Luzinski should only get one extra base on the overthrow[.]
  22. ↑ "Sep 8, 1975, Cardinals at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. September 8, 1975. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  23. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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