1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1975 Pittsburgh Pirates
	1975 NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1887);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907);
Results
Record	92–69 (.571)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. 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.

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
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	—

Game log

1975 Game Log: 92–69 (Home: 52–28; Away: 40–41)

April: 9–7 (Home: 6–4; Away: 3–3)

May: 15–11 (Home: 8–2; Away: 7–9)

June: 21–11 (Home: 11–6; Away: 10–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
43	June 1	Braves	2–5	Niekro	Rooker (3–3)	—	37,373	24–19
44	June 3	Reds	4–8	Nolan	Moose (0–2)	—	9,438	24–20
45	June 4	Reds	2–1	Reuss (5–4)	Norman	Hernandez (1)	13,754	25–20
46	June 6	Giants	7–2	Kison (6–1)	Barr	—	11,923	26–20
47	June 7	Giants	7–6	Hernandez (2–2)	Toms	Giusti (5)	8,668	27–20
48	June 8	Giants	1–3	Halicki	Candelaria (0–1)	—	—	27–21
49	June 8	Giants	2–4	Lavelle	Demery (2–1)	Moffitt	24,128	27–22
50	June 9	@ Reds	9–2	Reuss (6–4)	Norman	—	22,555	28–22
51	June 10	@ Reds	9–5	McDowell (2–1)	Darcy	Hernandez (2)	19,107	29–22
52	June 11	@ Astros	1–5	Dierker	Kison (6–2)	—	10,125	29–23
53	June 12	@ Astros	4–2	Ellis (3–3)	Roberts	Demery (2)	10,802	30–23
54	June 13	@ Braves	8–3	Rooker (4–3)	Odom	—	8,998	31–23
55	June 14	@ Braves	2–1	Reuss (7–4)	Thompson	Giusti (6)	29,308	32–23
56	June 15	@ Braves	8–6	Demery (3–1)	Sosa	—	8,352	33–23
57	June 16	Cardinals	10–4	Kison (7–2)	Bryant	—	13,003	34–23
58	June 17	Cardinals	4–7	McGlothen	Ellis (3–4)	Garman	15,898	34–24
59	June 18	Cardinals	9–3	Rooker (5–3)	Reed	—	22,345	35–24
60	June 19	Cardinals	5–0	Reuss (8–4)	Curtis	—	8,198	36–24
61	June 20	@ Mets	5–1	Candelaria (1–1)	Hall	—	47,867	37–24
62	June 21	@ Mets	7–3	Hernandez (3–2)	Parker	—	31,610	38–24
63	June 22	@ Mets	2–0	Ellis (4–4)	Tate	—	34,287	39–24
64	June 23	@ Phillies	5–6	Hilgendorf	Demery (3–2)	Garber	34,759	39–25
65	June 24	@ Phillies	3–6	Christenson	Reuss (8–5)	McGraw	—	39–26
66	June 24	@ Phillies	1–8	Underwood	Kison (7–3)	—	50,463	39–27
67	June 25	@ Phillies	6–7 (13)	Schueler	Giusti (2–3)	—	34,171	39–28
68	June 26	Cubs	5–2	Candelaria (2–1)	Frailing	—	10,394	40–28
69	June 27	Cubs	5–1	Ellis (5–4)	Zahn	—	—	41–28
70	June 27	Cubs	5–3	Hernandez (4–2)	Knowles	Giusti (7)	34,972	42–28
71	June 28	Cubs	0–1	Bonham	Rooker (5–4)	—	16,477	42–29
72	June 29	Cubs	4–3	Giusti (3–3)	Reuschel	—	—	43–29
73	June 29	Cubs	7–0	Reuss (9–5)	Dettore	—	37,145	44–29
74	June 30	@ Expos	5–3	Demery (4–2)	Blair	Tekulve (1)	13,134	45–29

July: 18–12 (Home: 9–6; Away: 9–6)

August: 12–17 (Home: 10–5; Away: 2–12)

September: 17–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–6)

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Chicago Cubs	12	6	0.667	111	56
Montreal Expos	11	7	0.611	82	61
New York Mets	13	5	0.722	67	56
Philadelphia Phillies	7	11	0.389	73	79
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals	10	8	0.556	81	54
Total	53	37	0.589	414	306
NL West
Atlanta Braves	8	4	0.667	60	36
Cincinnati Reds	6	6	0.500	55	55
Houston Astros	5	6	0.455	44	48
Los Angeles Dodgers	7	5	0.583	46	39
San Diego Padres	8	4	0.667	50	35
San Francisco Giants	5	7	0.417	43	46
Total	39	32	0.549	298	259
Season Total	92	69	0.571	712	565

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	16	9	7	0.563	59	49
May	26	15	11	0.577	109	99
June	32	21	11	0.656	154	111
July	30	18	12	0.600	135	96
August	29	12	17	0.414	108	117
September	28	17	11	0.607	147	93
Total	161	92	69	0.571	712	565

Total	161	92	69	0.571	712	565
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	80	52	28	0.650	348	270
Away	81	40	41	0.494	364	295

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

1975 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

30 Ken Brett

45 John Candelaria

44 Larry Demery

17 Dock Ellis

31 Dave Giusti

36 Ramón Hernández

51 Odell Jones

25 Bruce Kison

48 Sam McDowell

29,48 Jim Minshall

38 Bob Moose

41 Jerry Reuss

19 Jim Rooker

27 Kent Tekulve

Catchers

5 Duffy Dyer

32 Ed Ott

35 Manny Sanguillén

Infielders

3 Richie Hebner

14 Art Howe

23 Ed Kirkpatrick

11 Mario Mendoza

24 Paul Popovich

18 Willie Randolph

12 Craig Reynolds

7 Bob Robertson

8 Willie Stargell

6 Rennie Stennett

10 Frank Taveras

Outfielders

15 Miguel Diloné

24 Omar Moreno

16 Al Oliver

39 Dave Parker

28 Bill Robinson

22 Richie Zisk

Manager

40 Danny Murtaugh

Coaches

43 Don Leppert

42 Don Osborn

2 José Pagán

4 Bob Skinner

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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
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

[8]

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
Bill Robinson	92	200	56	.280	6	33
Ed Kirkpatrick	89	144	34	.236	5	16
Art Howe	63	146	25	.171	1	10
Bob Robertson	75	124	34	.274	6	18
Duffy Dyer	48	132	30	.227	3	16
Craig Reynolds	31	76	17	.224	0	4
Willie Randolph	30	61	10	.164	0	3
Mario Mendoza	56	50	9	.180	0	2
Paul Popovich	25	40	8	.200	0	1
Omar Moreno	6	6	1	.167	0	0
Miguel Diloné	18	6	0	.000	0	0
Ed Ott	5	5	1	.200	0	0

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
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
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
Dave Giusti	61	5	4	17	2.95	38
Ramón Hernández	46	7	2	5	2.95	43
Kent Tekulve	34	1	2	5	2.25	28
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

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 0.

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
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

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charleston Charlies	International League	Steve Demeter
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Tim Murtaugh
A	Salem Pirates	Carolina League	Johnny Lipon
A	Charleston Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Mike Ryan
A-Short Season	Niagara Falls Pirates	New York–Penn League	Glenn Ezell
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

Notes

From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
Duffy Dyer at Baseball Reference
Nelson Norman at Baseball Reference
Albert Williams at Baseball Reference
Sam McDowell at Baseball Reference
Ernie Camacho at Baseball Reference
Paul Popovich at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1975.shtml

References

1975 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

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[1] From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.

[2] Duffy Dyer at Baseball Reference

[3] Nelson Norman at Baseball Reference

[4] Albert Williams at Baseball Reference

[mcdowell-5] Sam McDowell at Baseball Reference

[6] Ernie Camacho at Baseball Reference

[7] Paul Popovich at Baseball Reference

[8] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1975.shtml

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