# 1974 San Francisco Giants season

The 1974 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 92nd season in Major League Baseball, their 17th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 15th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a 72–90 record, 30 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

## Offseason

* December 7, 1973: Juan Marichal was purchased from the Giants by the Boston Red Sox.
* March 19, 1974: Willie Prall was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Ken Rudolph.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 50‍–‍31 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | .605 | 4 | 50‍–‍31 | 48‍–‍33 |
| Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | .543 | 14 | 46‍–‍35 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 21 | 46‍–‍35 | 35‍–‍46 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 30 | 37‍–‍44 | 35‍–‍46 |
| San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | .370 | 42 | 36‍–‍45 | 24‍–‍57 |

### Record vs. opponents

1974 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 7–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 17–1 | 8–10 | 9–3 |
| Chicago | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 |
| Cincinnati | 11–7–1 | 7–5 | — | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 |
| Houston | 12–6 | 8–4 | 4–14 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–4 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 6–6 |
| Montreal | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9 |
| New York | 4–8 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 |
| Philadelphia | 4-8 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 9–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 |
| San Diego | 1–17 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 2–16 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 |
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | 6–6 |
| St. Louis | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |

### Opening Day starters

* Bobby Bonds
* Tom Bradley
* Tito Fuentes
* Dave Kingman
* Garry Maddox
* Gary Matthews
* Steve Ontiveros
* Ken Rudolph
* Chris Speier

### Notable transactions

* May 25, 1974: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
* June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft
** Alan Wirth was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.
** Guy Sularz was drafted by the Giants in the 10th round.
** Jeff Yurak was drafted by the Giants in the 24th round.
* August 11, 1974: Steve Barber was released by the Giants.

### 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 | 113 | 323 | 94 | .291 | 1 | 26 |
| 1B | Dave Kingman | 121 | 350 | 78 | .223 | 18 | 55 |
| 2B | Tito Fuentes | 108 | 390 | 97 | .249 | 0 | 22 |
| SS | Chris Speier | 141 | 501 | 125 | .250 | 9 | 53 |
| 3B | Steve Ontiveros | 120 | 343 | 91 | .265 | 4 | 33 |
| LF | Gary Matthews | 154 | 561 | 161 | .287 | 16 | 82 |
| CF | Garry Maddox | 135 | 538 | 153 | .284 | 8 | 50 |
| RF | Bobby Bonds | 150 | 567 | 145 | .256 | 21 | 71 |

#### 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 | 120 | 315 | 77 | .244 | 2 | 29 |
| Ed Goodson | 98 | 298 | 81 | .272 | 6 | 48 |
| Mike Phillips | 100 | 283 | 62 | .219 | 2 | 20 |
| Bruce Miller | 73 | 198 | 55 | .278 | 0 | 16 |
| Chris Arnold | 78 | 174 | 42 | .241 | 1 | 26 |
| Ken Rudolph | 57 | 158 | 41 | .259 | 0 | 10 |
| John Boccabella | 29 | 80 | 11 | .138 | 0 | 5 |
| Glenn Redmon | 7 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Howarth | 6 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dámaso Blanco | 5 | 1 | 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 | 44 | 239.2 | 13 | 9 | 2.74 | 84 |
| John D'Acquisto | 38 | 215.0 | 12 | 14 | 3.77 | 167 |
| Mike Caldwell | 31 | 189.1 | 14 | 5 | 2.95 | 83 |
| Tom Bradley | 30 | 134.1 | 8 | 11 | 5.16 | 72 |
| Ed Halicki | 16 | 74.1 | 1 | 8 | 4.24 | 40 |
| John Montefusco | 7 | 39.1 | 3 | 2 | 4.81 | 34 |

#### 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 |
| Ron Bryant | 41 | 126.2 | 3 | 15 | 5.61 | 75 |
| Charlie Williams | 39 | 100.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.78 | 48 |
| Jim Willoughby | 18 | 40.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.65 | 12 |

#### 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 | 61 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4.50 | 49 |
| Elías Sosa | 68 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3.48 | 48 |
| John Morris | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.05 | 9 |
| Steve Barber | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.27 | 13 |
| Gary Lavelle | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.16 | 12 |
| Butch Metzger | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 5 |
| Don McMahon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 5 |
| Don Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Rocky Bridges |
| AA | Amarillo Giants | Texas League | Dennis Sommers |
| A | Fresno Giants | California League | John VanOrnum |
| A | Decatur Commodores | Midwest League | Bob Hartsfield |
| Rookie | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League | Art Mazmanian |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno