1975 Cincinnati Reds season
1975Cincinnati Reds | ||
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World Series Champions National League Champions National League West Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Record | 108–54 (.667) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Louis Nippert | |
General managers | Bob Howsam | |
Managers | Sparky Anderson | |
Television | WLWT (Ken Coleman,Woody Woodward) | |
Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman,Joe Nuxhall) | |
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The1975Cincinnati Redsseasonwas a season in Americanbaseball.The Reds dominated the league all season, and won theNational League Westwith a record of 108–54, the best record in MLB and finished 20 games ahead of theLos Angeles Dodgers.The Reds went on to win theNLCSby defeating thePittsburgh Piratesin three straight games, and theWorld Seriesin seven games over theBoston Red Sox.The Reds were managed bySparky Andersonand played their home games atRiverfront Stadium.It was the first World Series championship for Cincinnati since1940.The 1975 Reds are one of the few teams to consistently challenge the1927 New York Yankeesfor the title of the best team in major league history. The Reds went 64–17 at home in 1975, which remains the best home record ever by a National League team. It is currently the second-best home record in MLB history, behind the 1961 Yankees, who went 65-16.
Offseason[edit]
- October 25, 1974:Andy Koscowas released by the Reds.[1]
- October 25, 1974:Phil Gaglianowas released by the Reds.[2]
- January 2, 1975:Joe Hendersonwas purchased by the Reds from theChicago White Sox.[3]
Regular season[edit]
The 1975 Reds clinched a playoff appearance on September 7, the earliest clinch date of any MLB team in a 162-game season.[4]
Joe Morganwas theNational League'sMost Valuable Playerin 1975.
Season standings[edit]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | .667 | — | 64–17 | 44–37 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 20 | 49–32 | 39–42 |
San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | .497 | 27½ | 46–35 | 34–46 |
San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | .438 | 37 | 38–43 | 33–48 |
Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | .416 | 40½ | 37–43 | 30–51 |
Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | .398 | 43½ | 37–44 | 27–53 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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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]
- April 8, 1975:Roger Freedwas purchased from the Reds by theSultanes de Monterrey.[5]
- May 6, 1975:Doug Corbettwas signed as a free agent by the Reds.[6]
Roster[edit]
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Game log[edit]
Regular season[edit]
1975 regular season game log: 108–54 (Home: 64–17; Away: 44–37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 12–11 (Home: 7–2; Away: 5–9)
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May: 16–10 (Home: 11–3; Away: 5–7)
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June: 21–7 (Home: 12–4; Away: 9–3)
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July: 20–9 (Home: 14–3; Away: 6–6)
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August: 21–8 (Home: 11–2; Away: 10–6)
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September: 18–9 (Home: 8–3; Away: 10–6)
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Legend:= Win= Loss= Postponement Bold = Reds team member |
Postseason Game log[edit]
1975 Postseason game log: 6–3 (Home: 4–1; Away: 2–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NL Championship Series:vs.Pittsburgh Pirates3–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–0)
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World Series:vs.Boston Red Sox4–3 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–2)
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Legend:= Win= Loss= Postponement Bold = Reds team member |
Player stats[edit]
= Indicates team leader |
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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C | Johnny Bench | 142 | 530 | 150 | .283 | 28 | 110 |
1B | Tony Pérez | 137 | 511 | 144 | .282 | 20 | 109 |
2B | Joe Morgan | 146 | 498 | 163 | .327 | 17 | 94 |
3B | Pete Rose | 162 | 662 | 210 | .317 | 7 | 74 |
SS | Dave Concepción | 140 | 507 | 139 | .274 | 5 | 49 |
LF | George Foster | 134 | 463 | 139 | .300 | 23 | 78 |
CF | César Gerónimo | 148 | 501 | 129 | .257 | 6 | 53 |
RF | Ken Griffey | 132 | 463 | 141 | .305 | 4 | 46 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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Dan Driessen | 88 | 210 | 59 | .281 | 7 | 38 |
Merv Rettenmund | 93 | 188 | 45 | .239 | 2 | 19 |
Darrel Chaney | 71 | 160 | 35 | .219 | 2 | 26 |
Bill Plummer | 65 | 159 | 29 | .182 | 1 | 19 |
Doug Flynn | 89 | 127 | 34 | .268 | 1 | 20 |
Terry Crowley | 66 | 71 | 19 | .268 | 1 | 11 |
Ed Armbrister | 59 | 65 | 12 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
John Vukovich | 31 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 2 |
Don Werner | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: 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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Gary Nolan | 32 | 210.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.16 | 74 |
Jack Billingham | 33 | 208.0 | 15 | 10 | 4.11 | 79 |
Fred Norman | 34 | 188.0 | 12 | 4 | 3.73 | 119 |
Don Gullett | 22 | 159.2 | 15 | 4 | 2.42 | 98 |
Pat Darcy | 27 | 130.2 | 11 | 5 | 3.58 | 46 |
Clay Kirby | 26 | 110.2 | 10 | 6 | 4.72 | 48 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: 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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Tom Carroll | 12 | 47.0 | 4 | 1 | 4.98 | 14 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: 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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Rawly Eastwick | 58 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 2.60 | 61 |
Will McEnaney | 70 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2.47 | 48 |
Pedro Borbón | 67 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2.95 | 29 |
Clay Carroll | 56 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2.62 | 44 |
Tom Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Postseason[edit]
National League Championship Series[edit]
Game One[edit]
October 4, Riverfront Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 | |
W:Don Gullett(1–0)L:Jerry Reuss(0–1) | |||||||||||||
HRs:CIN–Don Gullett(1) |
Game Two[edit]
October 5, Riverfront Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 1 |
W:Fred Norman(1–0)L:Jim Rooker(0–1)SV:Rawly Eastwick(1) | ||||||||||||
HRs:CIN–Tony Pérez(1) |
Game Three[edit]
October 7, Three Rivers Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
W:Rawly Eastwick(1–0)L:Ramón Hernández(0–1)SV:Pedro Borbón(1) | |||||||||||||
HRs:CIN–Dave Concepción(1),Pete Rose(1);PIT–Al Oliver(1) |
World Series[edit]
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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1 | Reds – 0,Red Sox – 6 | Sat. Oct 11 (D) | Fenway Park | 35,205 | 2:27 |
2 | Reds – 3,Red Sox – 2 | Sun. Oct 12 (D) | Fenway Park | 35,205 | 2:38 |
3 | Red Sox – 5,Reds – 6(10 inns) | Tue. Oct 14 (N) | Riverfront Stadium | 55,392 | 3:03 |
4 | Red Sox – 5,Reds – 4 | Wed. Oct 15 (N) | Riverfront Stadium | 55,667 | 2:52 |
5 | Red Sox – 2,Reds – 6 | Thu. Oct 16 (N) | Riverfront Stadium | 56,393 | 2:23 |
6 | Reds – 6,Red Sox – 7(12 inns) | Tue. Oct 21 (N) | Fenway Park | 35,205 | 4:01 |
7 | Reds – 4,Red Sox – 3 | Wed. Oct 22 (N) | Fenway Park | 35,205 | 2:52 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Sparky Anderson,Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
- Johnny Bench,Lou Gehrig Award
- Gary Nolan,Hutch Award[8]
- Pete Rose,World Series Most Valuable Player
- Joe Morgan,NL MVP
All-Stars[edit]
- Johnny Bench, catcher, starter
- Dave Concepción,shortstop, starter
- Joe Morgan,second baseman, starter
- Pete Rose, right fielder, starter
- Tony Pérez,reserve
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eugene[9]
Notes[edit]
- ^Andy KoscoatBaseball Reference
- ^Phil GaglianoatBaseball Reference
- ^Joe HendersonatBaseball Reference
- ^Earliest division-clinching dates in a 162-game season
- ^Roger FreedatBaseball Reference
- ^Doug CorbettatBaseball Reference
- ^ab1975 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference
- ^"Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
- ^Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed.,The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition.Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007