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1975 Cincinnati Reds season

Field	Value
name	Cincinnati Reds
season	1975
misc	World Series champions
National League champions
National League West champions
league	National League
division	West
ballpark	Riverfront Stadium
city	Cincinnati
record	108–54 (66.7%)
divisional_place	1st place
owner	Louis Nippert
general_manager	Bob Howsam
manager	Sparky Anderson
television	WLWT
(Ken Coleman, Woody Woodward)
radio	WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

National League champions National League West champions (Ken Coleman, Woody Woodward) (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |}} The 1975 Cincinnati Reds season was the 106th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 6th and 5th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds dominated the league all season, and won the National League West Division with a record of 108 wins and 54 losses, the best record in MLB and finished 20 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds went on to win the NLCS 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 New York Yankees for 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

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

Record vs. opponents

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

Game log

Regular season

Legend




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|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || || 2:30 p.m. EST || Dodgers || W 2–1 (14) || Darcy (1–0) || Hough (0–1) || — || 3:23 || 52,526 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || 8:05 p.m. EST || Dodgers || W 4–3 || Borbón (1–0) || Marshall (0–1) || — || 2:40 || 15,554 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || || 8:05 p.m. EST || Dodgers || W 7–6 || C. Carroll (1–0) || Hough (0–2) || — || 2:43 || 20,550 || 3–0 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || || 8:15 p.m. EST || @ Dodgers || L 2–5 || Rau (1–0) || Billingham (0–1) || Marshall (1) || 2:22 || 45,502 || 4–3 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || || 10:30 p.m. EST || @ Dodgers || L 1–3 || Sutton (2–0) || Kirby (0–1) || — || 2:05 || 31,663 || 4–4 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || || 10:30 p.m. EST || @ Dodgers || L 6–7 || Marshall (1–1) || C. Carroll (1–1) || — || 3:06 || 36,578 || 4–5 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || || 4:15 p.m. EST || @ Dodgers || L 4–5 (11) || Marshall (2–1) || C. Carroll (1–2) || — || 3:01 || 27,835 || 4–6 || L4 |- |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || || 7:35 p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || || 7:35 p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || L 0–4 || Underwood (4–3) || Nolan (1–3) || — || 2:12 || 11,634 || 18–15 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34|| || 7:35 p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || L 0–4 || Carlton (2–4) || Darcy (1–2) || — || 2:30 || 30,908 || 18–15 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 (1) || || 5:35 p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || L 3–6 || McGraw (2–0) || Gullett (4–2) || — || 2:20 || — || 18–16 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 (2) || || 8:20 p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || L 3–5 || Garber (2–2) || Carroll (3–4) || McGraw (3) || 2:37 || 24,038 || 18–17 || L5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || || 8:05 p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 5–2 || Nolan (3–3) || Christenson (0–1) || Carroll (3) || 2:05 || 36,197 || 22–20 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || || 7:05 p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 3–2 (11) || Carroll (4–4) || McGraw (2–2) || — || 3:20 || 36,165 || 23–20 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || || 2:15 p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 4–3 || Kirby (3–3) || Lonborg (3–2) || Eastwick (1) || 2:29 || 25,72636,165 || 24–20 || W4 |- |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || || 7:35 p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 22 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || || 7:35 p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || W 8–4 || Nolan (5–3) || Moose (0–2) || — || 2:26 || 9,438 || 30–21 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || || 7:35 p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || L 1–2 || Reuss (5–4) || Norman (2–2) || Hernández (1) || 2:25 || 13,754 || 30–22 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || || 8:30 p.m. EDT || Pirates || L 2–9 || Reuss (6–4) || Norman (2–3) || — || 2:08 || 22,555 || 34–23 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || || 8:05 p.m. EDT || Pirates || L 5–9 || McDowell (2–1) || Darcy (1–3) || Hernández (2) || 2:45 || 19,107 || 34–24 || L2 |- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 84 || || 8:25 p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 7–3 || Darcy (4–5) || Carlton (7–7) || — || 2:30 || 25,096 || 55–29 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 85 || || 8:05 p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 2–1 || Nolan (8–5) || Underwood (9–6) || Eastwick (4) || 2:14 || 28,479 || 56–29 || W5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 86 || || 8:05 p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 9–7 || Borbón (5–1) || Garber (7–5) || — || 2:25 || 28,789 || 57–29 || W6 |- style="background:#bbbfff;" | — || || 8:30 p.m. EDT || colspan="9"| 46th All-Star Game in Milwaukee, WI |- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || || 1:35 p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || L 4–11 || Underwood (10–7) || Kirby (7–4) || Garber (7) || 2:51 || 44,134 || 62–32 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 95 || || 7:35 p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || W 10–4 || Darcy (5–5) || Schueler (3–2) || — || 2:48 || 43,698 || 63–32 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 (1) || || 5:35 p.m. EDT || Dodgers || L 3–4 || Messersmith (13–8) || Carroll (5–5) || Marshall (7) || 2:33 || — || 64–35 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 100 (2) || || 8:33 p.m. EDT || Dodgers || W 6–3 || Darcy (6–5) || Marshall (6–9) || Borbón (4) || 2:06 || 51,087 || 65–35 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 101 || || 2:15 p.m. EDT || Dodgers || W 5–3 || Billingham (11–5) || Rau (8–8) || Eastwick (9) || 2:33 || 50,236 || 66–35 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || || 2:15 p.m. EDT || Dodgers || L 3–5 || Sutton (14–9) || T. Carroll (3–1) || Marshall (8) || 2:38 || 50,609 || 66–36 || L1 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107|| || 10:30 p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || L 3–5 (10) || Hough (1–4) || Borbón (6–3) || — || 2:45 || 50,331 || 69–38 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 108 || || 10:00 p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || W 1–0 || T. Carroll (4–1) || Messersmith (13–10) || C. Carroll (5) || 2:34 || 52,015 || 70–38 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 109 || || 4:00 p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || W 3–1 || Darcy (8–5) || Rau (9–9) || Eastwick (10) || 2:15 || 51,667 || 71–38 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 118 || || 8:05 p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 6–1 || Nolan (11–6) || Reuss (12–9) || — || 1:54 || 40,062 || 79–39 || W5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 119 || || 8:15 p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 8–3 || Norman (8–3) || Rooker (8–9) || — || 2:20 || 45,003 || 80–39 || W6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || || 8:05 p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 5–3 || Billingham (14–5) || Candelaria (6–3) || Eastwick (13) || 2:15 || 51,286 || 81–39 || W7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || || 2:15 p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 3–1 || Darcy (9–5) || Kison (9–10) || Eastwick (14) || 1:56 || 50,121 || 82–39 || W8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 125 (1) || || 6:05 p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || L 2–7 || Demery (6–3) || Billingham (14–6) || — || 2:41 || — || 83–42 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 126 (2) || || 9:11 p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || L 2–4 || Candelaria (7–3) || McEnaney (4–2) || Giusti (14) || 2:04 || 46,756 || 83–43 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 127 || || 2:15 p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || W 12–7 || Kirby (9–4) || Kison (9–11) || Eastwick (16) || 3:21 || 32,068 || 84–43 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || || 1:35 p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || L 1–5 || Reuss (14–9) || Nolan (11–8) || — || 1:53 || 35,598 || 84–44 || L1 |- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 138 || || 8:05 p.m. EDT || Dodgers || W 13–2 || Nolan (13–8) || Messersmith (15–14) || — || 2:36 || 27,881 || 92–46 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 139 || || 8:05 p.m. EDT || Dodgers || L 2–3 || Rau (13–9) || Kirby (9–5) || — || 2:14 || 29,512 || 92–47 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 145 || || 10:30 p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || L 2–3 || Hooton (16–9) || Eastwick (5–3) || — || 2:25 || 27,432 || 96–49 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 146 || || 10:30 p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || L 2–5 || Rhoden (2–2) || Billingham (15–8) || — || 2:16 || 27,640 || 96–50 || L3 |-

Postseason Game log

Legend



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|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || || 4:00 p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 8–3 || Gullett (1–0) || Reuss (0–1) || — || 3:00 || 54,633 || CIN 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || 4:00 p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 6–1 || Norman (1–0) || Rooker (8–9) || Eastwick (1) || 2:51 || 54,752 || CIN 2–0 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || || 8:32 p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || W 5–3 (10) || Eastwick (1–0) || Hernández (0–1) || Borbón (1) || 2:47 || 46,355 || CIN 3–0 || W3 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || || 1:00 p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || L 0–6 || Tiant (1–0) || Gullett (0–1) || — || 2:27 || 35,205 || BOS 1–0 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || 1:00 p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || W 3–2 || Eastwick (1–0) || Drago (0–1) || — || 2:38 || 35,205 || TIE 1–1 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || || 8:30 p.m. EDT || Red Sox || W 6–5 (10) || Eastwick (2–0) || Willoughby (0–1) || — || 3:03 || 55,392 || CIN 2–1 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || 8:30 p.m. EDT || Red Sox || L 4–5 || Tiant (2–0) || Norman (0–1) || — || 2:52 || 55,667 || TIE 2–2 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || || 8:30 p.m. EDT || Red Sox || W 6–2 || Gullett (1–1) || Cleveland (0–1) || Eastwick (1) || 2:23 || 56,393 || CIN 3–2 || W1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || || 1:00 p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 21 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || || 1:00 p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 21 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || || 8:15 p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || || 8:15 p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || L 6–7 (12) || Wise (1–0) || Darcy (0–1) || — || 4:01 || 35,205 || TIE 3–3 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || || 8:15 p.m. EDT || @ Red Sox || W 4–3 || C. Carroll (1–0) || Burton (0–1) || McEnaney (1) || 2:52 || 35,205 || CIN 4–3 || W1 |-

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	142	530	150	.283	28	110
1B	137	511	144	.282	20	109
2B	146	498	163	.327	17	94
3B	162	662	210	.317	7	74
SS	140	507	139	.274	5	49
LF	134	463	139	.300	23	78
CF	148	501	129	.257	6	53
RF	132	463	141	.305	4	46

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
88	210	59	.281	7	38
93	188	45	.239	2	19
71	160	35	.219	2	26
65	159	29	.182	1	19
89	127	34	.268	1	20
66	71	19	.268	1	11
59	65	12	.185	0	2
31	38	8	.211	0	2
7	8	1	.125	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
32	210.2	15	9	3.16	74
33	208.0	15	10	4.11	79
34	188.0	12	4	3.73	119
22	159.2	15	4	2.42	98
27	130.2	11	5	3.58	46
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	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	12	47.0	4	1	4.98	14

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
58	5	3	22	2.60	61
70	5	2	15	2.47	48
67	9	5	5	2.95	29
56	7	5	7	2.62	44
2	0	0	0	0.00	3

Postseason

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1975 National League Championship Series

Game One

October 4, Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

October 5, Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

October 7, Three Rivers Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
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

Main article: 1975 World Series

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
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

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eugene

Notes

References

1975 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/koscoan01.shtml Andy Kosco] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gagliph01.shtml Phil Gagliano] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hendejo01.shtml Joe Henderson] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://web.archive.org/web/20020918111329/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2002/09/15/clinching_early/ Earliest division-clinching dates in a 162-game season]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freedro01.shtml Roger Freed] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1975.shtml 1975 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster – Baseball-Reference.com]
"MLB Lou Gehrig Award Winners".
"Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
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)