1975 Philadelphia Phillies season

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, 6​1⁄2 games behind the NL East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. As a result, the Phillies had their first winning season in eight years.

1975 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III
General manager(s)Paul Owens
Manager(s)Danny Ozark
Local televisionWPHL-TV
Local radioWCAU
(By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn)
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Offseason

Regular season

Return of Dick Allen

Early 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 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
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 9269 0.571 — 52–28 40–41
Philadelphia Phillies 8676 0.531 6½ 51–30 35–46
New York Mets 8280 0.506 10½ 42–39 40–41
St. Louis Cardinals 8280 0.506 10½ 45–36 37–44
Chicago Cubs 7587 0.463 17½ 42–39 33–48
Montreal Expos 7587 0.463 17½ 39–42 36–45

Record vs. opponents
1975 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta—5–73–1512–68–108–44–85–74–87–118–93–9
Chicago7–5—1–117–55–79–97–1112–66–125–75–711–7
Cincinnati15–311–1—13–58–108–48–47–56–611–713–58–4
Houston6–125–75–13—6–128–44–86–66–59–95–134–8–1
Los Angeles 10–87–510–812–6—5–76–67–55–711–710–85–7
Montreal4–89–94–84–87–5—10–87–117–117–55–711–7
New York8–411–74–88–46–68–10—7–115–138–48–49–9
Philadelphia7-56–125–76–65–711–711–7—11–77–57–510–8
Pittsburgh8–412–66–65–67–511–713–57–11—8–45–710–8
San Diego11–77–57–119–97–115–74–85–74–8—8–104–8
San Francisco9–87–55–1313–58–107–54–85–77–510–8—5–7
St. Louis9–37–114–88–4–17–57–119–98–108–108–47–5—

Notable transactions

Game log
Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
1975 Game Log[10]
Overall Record: 86–76
^[a] The August 4, 1975, game was protested by the Cubs in the top of the seventh inning.[19] The protest was later denied.[20]
^[b] The September 8, 1975, game was protested by the Phillies in the bottom of the third inning.[21] The protest was later denied.[22]

Roster
1975 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CBob Boone9728971.246220
1BDick Allen11941697.2331262
2BDave Cash162699213.305457
SSLarry Bowa136583178.305238
3BMike Schmidt158562140.2493895
LFGreg Luzinski161596179.30034120
CFGarry Maddox99374109.291446
RFJay Johnstone122350115.329754

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
Johnny Oates9026977.286125
Mike Anderson11524764.259428
Tommy Hutton11316541.248324
Ollie Brown8414544.303626
Jerry Martin5711324.212211
Tony Taylor7910325.243117
Willie Montañez218424.286216
Terry Harmon487213.18105
Alan Bannister246116.26200
Tim McCarver475915.25417
Mike Rogodzinski16195.26304
Larry Cox1151.20001
Don Hahn950.00000
Jim Essian2111.00001
Larry Fritz110.00000
Ron Clark110.00000

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
Steve Carlton37255.115143.56192
Tom Underwood35219.114134.14123
Larry Christenson29171.21163.6788
Jim Lonborg27159.1864.1272

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
Wayne Twitchell36134.15104.42101
Dick Ruthven1140.2224.2026
Wayne Simpson730.2103.2319

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
Gene Garber711012143.6069
Tug McGraw5696142.9855
Tom Hilgendorf537302.1452
Ron Schueler464405.2469
Joe Hoerner250002.5720
Cy Acosta60016.232
Randy Lerch30006.438
John Montague30009.001

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Jim Bunning
AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Bob Wellman
A Rocky Mount Phillies Carolina League Cal Emery
A Spartanburg Phillies Western Carolinas League Lee Elia
A-Short Season Auburn Phillies New York–Penn League June Raines
Rookie Pulaski Phillies Appalachian League Bob Wren

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rocky Mount, Spartanburg[23]

References
  1. Del Unser at Baseball Reference
  2. Jose Moreno at Baseball Reference.
  3. Orlando Isales at Baseball Reference
  4. Ralph Bernstein (May 5, 1975). "Phillies Deal Montanez to Giants for Maddox". Lewiston Daily Sun. p. 18.
  5. Bill Conlin (December 9, 2009). "Bill Conlin: A stroll down Allens lane". Philadelphia Daily News.
  6. Garry Maddox at Baseball Reference
  7. Dick Allen at Baseball Reference
  8. Dickie Noles at Baseball Reference
  9. Rick Leach at Baseball Reference
  10. "1975 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. "Scoreboard". Milwaukee Journal. April 16, 1975. p. 17, part 2. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  12. 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.
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  14. 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.
  15. "Majors At A Glance". Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 5, 1975. p. 22. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  16. "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 7, 1975. p. 34. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  17. "Majors At A Glance". Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 13, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  18. "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. August 7, 1975. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  19. "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[.]
  20. "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.
  21. "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[.]
  22. "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.
  23. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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