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

• Jim Barr
• Garry Maddox
• Gary Matthews
• Bobby Murcer
• Steve Ontiveros
• Dave Rader
• Chris Speier
• Derrel Thomas
• Gary Thomasson^[5]

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

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

References

1. Ken Rudolph at Baseball Reference
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

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