1975 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1975 National League West Candlestick Park San Francisco Horace Stoneham Jerry Donovan, Spec Richardson Wes Westrum KTVU(Al Michaels, Gary Park) KSFO(Al Michaels, Art Eckman) 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19741015&id=WSYsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=08cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1995,3189137&hl=en Times Daily - Google News Archive Search news.google.com April 19, 2018 October 22, 1974: Bobby Bonds was traded by the Giants to the New York Yankees for Bobby Murcer.Bobby Murcer at Baseball Reference December 6, 1974: Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger were traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Derrel Thomas.Tito Fuentes at Baseball Reference January 29, 1975: Von Joshua was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Von Joshua at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day starters Jim Barr Garry Maddox Gary Matthews Bobby Murcer Steve Ontiveros Dave Rader Chris Speier Derrel Thomas Gary Thomassonhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1975&t=SFN 1975 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac Baseball Almanac April 19, 2018 Notable transactions April 3, 1975: Chuck Hartenstein was released by the Giants.Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference May 4, 1975: Garry Maddox was traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Willie Montañez.Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference 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 = Indicates team leader 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 C Dave Rader 98 292 85 .291 5 31 1B Willie Montañez 135 518 158 .305 8 85 2B Derrel Thomas 144 540 149 .276 6 48 SS Chris Speier 141 487 132 .271 10 69 3B Steve Ontiveros Steve Ontiveros (infielder) 108 325 94 .289 3 31 LF Gary Matthews 116 425 119 .280 12 58 CF Von Joshua 129 507 161 .318 7 43 RF Bobby 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 Gary Thomasson 114 326 74 .227 7 32 Bruce Miller 99 309 74 .239 1 31 Marc Hill 72 182 39 .214 5 23 Ed Goodson 39 121 25 .207 1 8 Mike Sadek 42 106 25 .236 0 9 Glenn Adams 61 90 27 .300 4 15 Johnnie LeMaster 22 74 14 .189 2 9 Garry Maddox 17 52 7 .135 1 4 Jake Brown 41 43 9 .209 0 4 Chris Arnold 29 41 8 .195 0 0 Mike Phillips 10 31 6 .194 0 1 Craig Robinson 29 29 2 .069 0 0 Jack Clark 8 17 4 .235 0 2 Horace Speed 17 15 2 .133 0 1 Gary Alexander 3 3 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 Jim Barr 35 244.0 13 14 3.06 77 John Montefusco 35 243.2 15 9 2.88 215 Pete Falcone 34 190.0 12 11 4.17 131 Ed Halicki 24 159.2 9 13 3.49 153 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 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell (baseball) 38 163.1 7 13 4.79 57 Tom Bradley Tom Bradley (baseball) 13 42.0 2 3 6.21 13 John D'Acquisto 10 28.0 2 4 10.29 22 Greg Minton 4 17.0 1 1 6.88 6 Rob Dressler 3 16.1 1 0 1.10 6 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 Randy Moffitt 55 4 5 11 3.89 39 Gary Lavelle 65 6 3 8 2.95 51 Charlie Williams Charlie Williams (pitcher) 55 5 3 3 3.49 45 Dave Heaverlo 42 3 1 1 2.39 35 Tommy Toms 7 0 1 0 6.10 6 Awards and honors All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 RodriguezLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great Falls; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: LafayetteJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1975 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1975 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season San Fran Category:1975 in San Francisco