1975 Cincinnati Reds season - wikipedia 1975 Cincinnati Reds season 1975 Cincinnati Reds 1975 World Series Champions 1975 National League Champions 1975 NL West Champions Major League affiliations National League ( since 1890 ) Western Division ( since 1969 ) Location Riverfront Stadium ( since 1970 ) Cincinnati ( since 1882 ) Other information Owner ( s ) Louis Nippert General manager ( s ) Bob Howsam Manager ( s ) Sparky Anderson Local television WLWT ( Ken Coleman, Woody Woodward ) Local radio WLW ( Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall ) < Previous season Next season > The 1975 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The season saw the Reds attempting to improve on their previous output of 98 -- 64. The Reds dominated the league all season, and won the National League West with a record of 108 -- 54, best record in MLB and finished 20 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds went on to win the National League Championship Series by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games, and the World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. It was the first World Series championship for Cincinnati since 1940. The 1975 Reds are one of the few teams to consistently challenge the 1927 Yankees, what some people call the best in baseball history, for the title for the best team in MLB history. Some sources consider the 1975 Reds the greatest team to ever play baseball. According to some sources, a lot of them put the 1927 Yankees ahead of the ' 75 Reds. The Reds went 64 -- 17 at home in 1975. That is the best ever home record by a national league team and the second best in baseball history behind only the 1961 Yankees who went 65 -- 16 at home that year. The Reds also set the major league record for most consecutive wins to ever close out a half with 10, when they went into the all star break on a 10 game winning streak. The 840 runs scored by the Reds in 1975 were the most in the league that season, and their + 254 run differential was also the best in the league. The Reds were also the only team in the National League to have a winning record on the road, going 44 -- 37. Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Record vs. opponents 2.3 Notable transactions 2.4 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1. 1 Starters by position 3.1. 2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2. 1 Starting pitchers 3.2. 2 Other pitchers 3.2. 3 Relief pitchers 4 Postseason 4.1 National League Championship Series 4.1. 1 Game One 4.1. 2 Game Two 4.1. 3 Game Three 4.2 World Series 5 Awards and honors 5.1 All - Stars 6 Farm system 7 Notes 8 References Offseason October 25, 1974 : Andy Kosco was released by the Reds. October 25, 1974 : Phil Gagliano was released by the Reds. January 2, 1975 : Joe Henderson was purchased by the Reds from the Chicago White Sox. Regular season The 1975 Reds clinched a playoff appearance on September 7, the earliest clinch date of any MLB team in a 162 - game season. Joe Morgan was the National League 's Most Valuable Player in 1975. Season standings NL West Pct. GB Home Road Cincinnati Reds 108 54 0.667 -- 64 -- 17 44 -- 37 Los Angeles Dodgers 88 74 0.543 20 49 -- 32 39 -- 42 San Francisco Giants 80 81 0.497 271⁄2 46 -- 35 34 -- 46 San Diego Padres 71 91 0.438 37 38 -- 43 33 -- 48 Atlanta Braves 67 94 0.416 401⁄2 37 -- 43 30 -- 51 Houston Astros 64 97 0.398 431⁄2 37 -- 44 27 -- 53 Record vs. opponents 1975 National League Records Sources : ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 ) ( 9 ) ( 10 ) ( 11 ) ( 12 ) 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 April 8, 1975 : Roger Freed was purchased from the Reds by the Sultanes de Monterrey. May 6, 1975 : Doug Corbett was signed as a free agent by the Reds. Roster 1975 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 43 Jack Billingham 34 Pedro Borbón 36 Clay Carroll 51 Tom Carroll 44 Pat Darcy 49 Rawly Eastwick 35 Don Gullett 21 Tom Hall 31 Clay Kirby 37 Will McEnaney 38 Gary Nolan 32 Fred Norman Catchers 5 Johnny Bench 9 Bill Plummer 55 Don Werner Infielders 12 Darrel Chaney 13 Dave Concepción 17 Terry Crowley 22 Dan Driessen 23 Doug Flynn 8 Joe Morgan 24 Tony Pérez 14 Pete Rose 16 John Vukovich Outfielders 33 Ed Armbrister 15 George Foster 20 César Gerónimo 30 Ken Griffey 26 Merv Rettenmund Manager 10 Sparky Anderson Coaches 2 Alex Grammas 18 Ted Kluszewski 3 George Scherger 4 Larry Shepard 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 AB Avg. HR RBI Bench, Johnny Johnny Bench 142 530 150. 283 28 110 1B Pérez, Tony Tony Pérez 137 511 144. 282 20 109 2B Morgan, Joe Joe Morgan 146 498 163. 327 17 94 3B Rose, Pete Pete Rose 162 662 210. 317 7 74 SS Concepción, Dave Dave Concepción 140 507 139. 274 5 49 LF Foster, George George Foster 134 463 139. 300 23 78 CF Gerónimo, César César Gerónimo 148 501 129. 257 6 53 RF Griffey, Ken Ken Griffey 132 463 141. 305 46 Other batters Note : G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg. = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in Player AB Avg. HR RBI Driessen, Dan Dan Driessen 88 210 59. 281 7 38 Rettenmund, Merv Merv Rettenmund 93 188 45. 239 19 Chaney, Darrel Darrel Chaney 71 160 35. 219 26 Plummer, Bill Bill Plummer 65 159 29. 182 19 Flynn, Doug Doug Flynn 89 127 34. 268 20 Crowley, Terry Terry Crowley 66 71 19. 268 11 Armbrister, Ed Ed Armbrister 59 65 12. 185 0 Vukovich, John John Vukovich 31 38 8. 211 0 Werner, Don Don Werner 7 8. 125 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note : G = Games pitched ; IP = Innings pitched ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts Player IP ERA SO Nolan, Gary Gary Nolan 32 210.2 15 9 3.16 74 Billingham, Jack Jack Billingham 33 208 15 10 4.11 79 Norman, Fred Fred Norman 34 188 12 3.73 119 Gullett, Don Don Gullett 22 159.2 15 2.42 98 Darcy, Pat Pat Darcy 27 130.2 11 5 3.58 46 Kirby, Clay Clay Kirby 26 110.2 10 6 4.72 48 Other pitchers Note : G = Games pitched ; IP = Innings pitched ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts Player IP ERA SO Carroll, Tom Tom Carroll 12 47 4.98 14 Relief pitchers Note : G = Games pitched ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; SV = Saves ; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts Player ERA SO McEnaney, Will Will McEnaney 70 5 15 2.47 48 Borbón, Pedro Pedro Borbón 67 9 5 5 2.95 29 Eastwick, Rawly Rawly Eastwick 58 5 22 2.60 61 Carroll, Clay Clay Carroll 56 7 5 7 2.62 44 Hall, Tom Tom Hall 0 0 0 0.00 Postseason National League Championship Series Main article : 1975 National League Championship Series Game One October 4, Riverfront Stadium Team 5 6 7 8 9 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 11 0 W : Don Gullett ( 1 -- 0 ) L : Jerry Reuss ( 0 -- 1 ) HRs : CIN -- Don Gullett ( 1 ) Game Two October 5, Riverfront Stadium Team 5 6 7 8 9 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 X 6 12 W : Fred Norman ( 1 -- 0 ) L : Jim Rooker ( 0 -- 1 ) SV : Rawly Eastwick ( 1 ) HRs : CIN -- Tony Pérez ( 1 ) Game Three October 7, Three Rivers Stadium Team 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 Main article : 1975 World Series NL Cincinnati Reds ( 4 ) vs. AL Boston Red Sox ( 3 ) Game Score Date Location Attendance Time of Game Reds -- 0, Red Sox -- 6 Sat. Oct 11 ( D ) Fenway Park 35,205 2 : 27 Reds -- 3, Red Sox -- 2 Sun. Oct 12 ( D ) Fenway Park 35,205 2 : 38 Red Sox -- 5, Reds -- 6 ( 10 inns ) Tue. Oct 14 ( N ) Riverfront Stadium 55,392 3 : 03 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 Sparky Anderson, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year Johnny Bench, Lou Gehrig Award Gary Nolan, Hutch Award Pete Rose, World Series Most Valuable Player Joe Morgan, NL MVP All - Stars All - Star Game Johnny Bench, catcher, starter Dave Concepción, shortstop, starter Joe Morgan, second baseman, starter Pete Rose, right fielder, starter Tony Pérez, reserve Farm system See also : Minor League Baseball Level Team League Manager AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Vern Rapp AA Trois - Rivières Aigles Eastern League Jim Snyder and Ron Plaza Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Russ Nixon A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Greg Riddoch Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Jim Hoff LEAGUE CHAMPIONS : Eugene Notes Jump up ^ Andy Kosco at Baseball Reference Jump up ^ Phil Gagliano at Baseball Reference Jump up ^ Joe Henderson at Baseball Reference Jump up ^ Earliest division - clinching dates in a 162 - game season Jump up ^ Roger Freed at Baseball Reference Jump up ^ Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference ^ Jump up to : 1975 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster -- Baseball-Reference.com Jump up ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Jump up ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. 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San Francisco 1975 All - Star Game 1975 World Series Cincinnati Reds 1975 World Series champions 5 Johnny Bench 8 Joe Morgan ( NL MVP ) 9 Bill Plummer 12 Darrel Chaney 13 Dave Concepción 14 Pete Rose ( World Series MVP ) 15 George Foster 17 Terry Crowley 20 César Gerónimo 22 Dan Driessen 23 Doug Flynn 24 Tony Pérez 26 Merv Rettenmund 30 Ken Griffey 32 Fred Norman 33 Ed Armbrister 34 Pedro Borbón 35 Don Gullett 36 Clay Carroll 37 Will McEnaney 38 Gary Nolan 43 Jack Billingham 44 Pat Darcy 45 Clay Kirby 49 Rawly Eastwick Manager 10 Sparky Anderson Coaches 2 Alex Grammas 3 George Scherger 4 Larry Shepard 18 Ted Kluszewski Regular season National League Championship Series Cincinnati Reds Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs Based in Cincinnati, Ohio Franchise History Seasons Records No - hitters Awards Players Managers Owners and executives Opening Day starting pitchers Hall of Fame Uniforms First - round draft picks Ballparks Bank Street Grounds League Park 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Question: who played third base for the cincinnati reds in 1975
Answer: Pete Rose