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. 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
Opening Day starters Jim Barr Garry Maddox Gary Matthews Bobby Murcer Steve Ontiveros Dave Rader Chris Speier Derrel Thomas Gary Thomasson
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 Catchers
Infielders Outfielders 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 98 292 85 .291 5 31 1B 135 518 158 .305 8 85 2B 144 540 149 .276 6 48 SS Chris Speier 141 487 132 .271 10 69 3B 108 325 94 .289 3 31 LF Gary Matthews 116 425 119 .280 12 58 CF 129 507 161 .318 7 43 RF 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 72 182 39 .214 5 23 Ed Goodson 39 121 25 .207 1 8 42 106 25 .236 0 9 Glenn Adams 61 90 27 .300 4 15 Johnnie LeMaster 22 74 14 .189 2 9 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 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 38 163.1 7 13 4.79 57 13 42.0 2 3 6.21 13 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 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
LEAGUE 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
External links 1975 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1975 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac