The 1974 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 92nd season in Major League Baseball, their 17th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 15th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a 72–90 record, 30 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason December 7, 1973: Juan Marichal was purchased from the Giants by the Boston Red Sox.Juan Marichal at Baseball Reference March 19, 1974: Willie Prall was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Ken Rudolph.Willie Prall at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Bobby Bonds Tom Bradley Tito Fuentes Dave Kingman Garry Maddox Gary Matthews Steve Ontiveros Ken Rudolph Chris Speier
Notable transactions May 25, 1974: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Steve Barber at Baseball Reference June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft Alan Wirth was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.Alan Wirth at Baseball Reference Guy Sularz was drafted by the Giants in the 10th round.Guy Sularz at Baseball-Reference Jeff Yurak was drafted by the Giants in the 24th round.Jeff Yurak at Baseball Reference August 11, 1974: Steve Barber was released by the Giants.
Roster 1974 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 113 323 94 .291 1 26 1B Dave Kingman 121 350 78 .223 18 55 2B Tito Fuentes 108 390 97 .249 0 22 SS Chris Speier 141 501 125 .250 9 53 3B Steve Ontiveros 120 343 91 .265 4 33 LF Gary Matthews 154 561 161 .287 16 82 CF Garry Maddox 135 538 153 .284 8 50 RF Bobby Bonds 150 567 145 .256 21 71
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 120 315 77 .244 2 29 Ed Goodson 98 298 81 .272 6 48 Mike Phillips 100 283 62 .219 2 20 Bruce Miller 73 198 55 .278 0 16 Chris Arnold 78 174 42 .241 1 26 57 158 41 .259 0 10 John Boccabella 29 80 11 .138 0 5 Glenn Redmon 7 17 4 .235 0 4 6 4 0 .000 0 0 Dámaso Blanco 5 1 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 44 239.2 13 9 2.74 84 John D'Acquisto 38 215.0 12 14 3.77 167 Mike Caldwell 31 189.1 14 5 2.95 83 Tom Bradley 30 134.1 8 11 5.16 72 Ed Halicki 16 74.1 1 8 4.24 40 John Montefusco 7 39.1 3 2 4.81 34
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 Ron Bryant 41 126.2 3 15 5.61 75 Charlie Williams 39 100.1 1 3 2.78 48 Jim Willoughby 18 40.2 1 4 4.65 12
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 61 5 7 15 4.50 49 Elías Sosa 68 9 7 6 3.48 48 John Morris 17 1 1 1 3.05 9 13 0 1 1 5.27 13 Gary Lavelle 10 0 3 0 2.16 12 Butch Metzger 10 1 0 0 3.55 5 Don McMahon 9 0 0 0 3.09 5 Don Rose 2 0 0 0 9.00 0
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: FresnoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1974 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1974 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac