The 1975 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 93rd in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second place in the National League East with a record of 86–76, 61⁄2 games behind the NL East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. As a result, the Phillies had their first winning season in eight years.
1975 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III | |
General managers | Paul Owens | |
Managers | Danny Ozark | |
Television | WPHL-TV | |
Radio | WCAU (By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn) | |
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Offseason
edit- December 3, 1974: Del Unser, Mac Scarce and John Stearns were traded by the Phillies to the New York Mets for Tug McGraw, Don Hahn, and Dave Schneck.[1]
- January 30, 1975: José Moreno was as an amateur free agent signed by the Phillies.[2]
- February 5, 1975: Orlando Isales was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[3]
Regular season
editReturn of Dick Allen
editEarly in the 1975 season, Phillies general manager Paul Owens wanted a righthanded power hitter and a first baseman with more power than Tommy Hutton, a left-handed contact hitter. Both Mike Schmidt and Dave Cash lobbied Owens to acquire Dick Allen. Allen had to be persuaded by several of his future teammates that both the organizational and racial climate in Philadelphia had changed for the better since his 1969 departure from the team.
On May 4, the Phillies traded their first baseman Willie Montañez to the Giants for Garry Maddox which provided a bat for the outfield and opened first base for Allen.[4] The Phillies acquired Allen three days later on May 7, 1975.
Fans welcomed Allen's return. On May 14, 1975, 30,908 fans came to Veterans Stadium for Allen's return to Philadelphia and saw Steve Carlton shut out Cincinnati by the score of 4 to 0. Allen played first base, batted fifth between Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt and was given a standing ovation when he stepped into the batter's box in a Phillies uniform for the first time since the final game of the 1969 season. Allen lined a two-out single to center, prompting another standing ovation.[5]
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | .571 | — | 52–28 | 40–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6½ | 51–30 | 35–46 |
New York Mets | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 42–39 | 40–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 45–36 | 37–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 42–39 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 39–42 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- May 4, 1975: Willie Montañez was traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Garry Maddox.[6]
- May 7, 1975: Jim Essian, Barry Bonnell, and $150,000 were traded by the Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Dick Allen and Johnny Oates.[7]
- June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft
- Dickie Noles was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round. Player signed June 15, 1975.[8]
- Rick Leach was drafted by the Phillies in the 11th round, but did not sign.[9]
Game log
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May (14–13)
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Roster
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Bob Boone | 97 | 289 | 71 | .246 | 2 | 20 |
1B | Dick Allen | 119 | 416 | 97 | .233 | 12 | 62 |
2B | Dave Cash | 162 | 699 | 213 | .305 | 4 | 57 |
SS | Larry Bowa | 136 | 583 | 178 | .305 | 2 | 38 |
3B | Mike Schmidt | 158 | 562 | 140 | .249 | 38 | 95 |
LF | Greg Luzinski | 161 | 596 | 179 | .300 | 34 | 120 |
CF | Garry Maddox | 99 | 374 | 109 | .291 | 4 | 46 |
RF | Jay Johnstone | 122 | 350 | 115 | .329 | 7 | 54 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Johnny Oates | 90 | 269 | 77 | .286 | 1 | 25 |
Mike Anderson | 115 | 247 | 64 | .259 | 4 | 28 |
Tommy Hutton | 113 | 165 | 41 | .248 | 3 | 24 |
Ollie Brown | 84 | 145 | 44 | .303 | 6 | 26 |
Jerry Martin | 57 | 113 | 24 | .212 | 2 | 11 |
Tony Taylor | 79 | 103 | 25 | .243 | 1 | 17 |
Willie Montañez | 21 | 84 | 24 | .286 | 2 | 16 |
Terry Harmon | 48 | 72 | 13 | .181 | 0 | 5 |
Alan Bannister | 24 | 61 | 16 | .262 | 0 | 0 |
Tim McCarver | 47 | 59 | 15 | .254 | 1 | 7 |
Mike Rogodzinski | 16 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 4 |
Larry Cox | 11 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Don Hahn | 9 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Essian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Fritz | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Carlton | 37 | 255.1 | 15 | 14 | 3.56 | 192 |
Tom Underwood | 35 | 219.1 | 14 | 13 | 4.14 | 123 |
Larry Christenson | 29 | 171.2 | 11 | 6 | 3.67 | 88 |
Jim Lonborg | 27 | 159.1 | 8 | 6 | 4.12 | 72 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Wayne Twitchell | 36 | 134.1 | 5 | 10 | 4.42 | 101 |
Dick Ruthven | 11 | 40.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.20 | 26 |
Wayne Simpson | 7 | 30.2 | 1 | 0 | 3.23 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Gene Garber | 71 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 3.60 | 69 |
Tug McGraw | 56 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 2.98 | 55 |
Tom Hilgendorf | 53 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 | 52 |
Ron Schueler | 46 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.24 | 69 |
Joe Hoerner | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 20 |
Cy Acosta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 | 2 |
Randy Lerch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 8 |
John Montague | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rocky Mount, Spartanburg[23]
References
edit- ^ Del Unser at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jose Moreno at Baseball Reference.
- ^ Orlando Isales at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ralph Bernstein (May 5, 1975). "Phillies Deal Montanez to Giants for Maddox". Lewiston Daily Sun. p. 18.
- ^ Bill Conlin (December 9, 2009). "Bill Conlin: A stroll down Allens lane". Philadelphia Daily News.
- ^ Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dick Allen at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dickie Noles at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Leach at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1975 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Scoreboard". Milwaukee Journal. April 16, 1975. p. 17, part 2. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ MacDonald, Ian (April 21, 1975). "Carter's good medical report takes sting from loss to Phils". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. 45. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball record". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. April 21, 1975. p. 45. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ Feeney, Charley (May 5, 1975). "Rain Wipes Out Bucs-Phils Finale: Next 80 At-Bats Critical for Oliver". Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 20. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Majors At A Glance". Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 5, 1975. p. 22. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 7, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "Majors At A Glance". Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 13, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 7, 1975. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2". retrosheet.org. August 4, 1975. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
2:18 rain delay; Cubs manager Jim Marshall protested that the umpires should have called the game[.]
- ^ "Aug 4, 1975, Cubs at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. August 4, 1975. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3". retrosheet.org. September 8, 1975. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
the Phillies protested the game, alleging that Greg Luzinski should only get one extra base on the overthrow[.]
- ^ "Sep 8, 1975, Cardinals at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. September 8, 1975. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^ 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
edit- 1975 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference