# 1975 San Francisco Giants season

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.
* December 6, 1974: Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger were traded by the Giants to the San Diego Padres for Derrel Thomas.
* January 29, 1975: Von Joshua was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| 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

1975 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### 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.
* May 4, 1975: Garry Maddox was traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Willie Montañez.

### Roster
## Player stats
### 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 | Willie Montañez | 135 | 518 | 158 | .305 | 8 | 85 |
| 2B | Derrel Thomas | 144 | 540 | 149 | .276 | 6 | 48 |
| SS | Chris Speier | 141 | 487 | 132 | .271 | 10 | 69 |
| 3B | Steve Ontiveros | 108 | 325 | 94 | .289 | 3 | 31 |
| LF | Gary Matthews | 116 | 425 | 119 | .280 | 12 | 58 |
| CF | Von Joshua | 129 | 507 | 161 | .318 | 7 | 43 |
| RF | Bobby Murcer | 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 |
| Marc Hill | 72 | 182 | 39 | .214 | 5 | 23 |
| Ed Goodson | 39 | 121 | 25 | .207 | 1 | 8 |
| Mike Sadek | 42 | 106 | 25 | .236 | 0 | 9 |
| Glenn Adams | 61 | 90 | 27 | .300 | 4 | 15 |
| Johnnie LeMaster | 22 | 74 | 14 | .189 | 2 | 9 |
| Garry Maddox | 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 |
| Jim Barr | 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 |
| Mike Caldwell | 38 | 163.1 | 7 | 13 | 4.79 | 57 |
| Tom Bradley | 13 | 42.0 | 2 | 3 | 6.21 | 13 |
| John D'Acquisto | 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 |
| Charlie Williams | 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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Rocky Bridges |
| AA | Lafayette Drillers | Texas League | Dennis Sommers |
| A | Fresno Giants | California League | John VanOrnum |
| A | Cedar Rapids Giants | Midwest League | Bob Hartsfield |
| Rookie | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League | Ernie Rodriguez |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Great Falls; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Lafayette