1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1975 Pittsburgh Pirates
1975 NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1] (since 1907)
Results
Record	92–69 (.571)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Nellie King
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Nellie King
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The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 94th in the history of the franchise and their 89th in the National League. The Pirates' 92-69 record was good enough to win their fifth National League East title in six seasons by 6 ¹⁄₂ games over their cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates, however, lost the National League Championship Series to the Cincinnati Reds, three games to none.

Offseason

October 22, 1974: Gene Clines was traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Duffy Dyer.^[2]
January 6, 1975: Nelson Norman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[3]
February 20, 1975: Albert Williams was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	69	0.571	—	52–28	40–41
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	0.531	6½	51–30	35–46
New York Mets	82	80	0.506	10½	42–39	40–41
St. Louis Cardinals	82	80	0.506	10½	45–36	37–44
Chicago Cubs	75	87	0.463	17½	42–39	33–48
Montreal Expos	75	87	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	—	5–7	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	—

Game log

1975 Game Log: 92–69 (Home: 52–28; Away: 40–41)

April: 9–7 (Home: 6–4; Away: 3–3)

May: 15–11 (Home: 8–2; Away: 7–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
17	May 2	@ Phillies	5–9	Twitchell	Kison (2–1)	McGraw	20,257	9–8
18	May 3	@ Phillies	2–6	Underwood	Rooker (2–1)	Garber	—	9–9
19	May 3	@ Phillies	3–4 (11)	McGraw	Hernandez (0–1)	—	44,501	9–10
20	May 6	@ Mets	2–1 (8)	Brett (2–1)	Seaver	—	8,257	10–10
21	May 7	@ Mets	6–1	Reuss (2–2)	Matlack	—	12,216	11–10
22	May 8	@ Mets	4–2	Kison (3–1)	Koosman	—	14,053	12–10
23	May 9	Dodgers	11–3	Ellis (2–2)	Marshall	Giusti (3)	16,378	13–10
24	May 10	Dodgers	2–6	Rau	Rooker (2–2)	—	24,870	13–11
25	May 11	Dodgers	0–7	Sutton	Brett (2–2)	—	15,175	13–12
26	May 13	Padres	2–0	Reuss (3–2)	Spillner	—	5,482	14–12
27	May 14	Padres	5–4 (11)	McDowell (1–1)	Greif	—	8,334	15–12
28	May 16	@ Dodgers	3–2	Giusti (2–0)	Sutton	—	44,111	16–12
29	May 17	@ Dodgers	3–4 (10)	Messersmith	Hernandez (0–2)	—	46,790	16–13
30	May 18	@ Dodgers	7–2	Brett (3–2)	Hooton	—	42,013	17–13
31	May 19	@ Giants	4–6	Caldwell	Reuss (3–3)	—	1,795	17–14
32	May 20	@ Giants	4–12	Halicki	Ellis (2–3)	—	1,759	17–15
33	May 21	@ Giants	1–2 (11)	Barr	Giusti (2–1)	—	3,513	17–16
34	May 22	@ Padres	4–2	Rooker (3–2)	Freisleben	Giusti (4)	9,148	18–16
35	May 23	@ Padres	3–4	Frisella	Giusti (2–2)	—	14,858	18–17
36	May 24	@ Padres	0–5	Jones	Reuss (3–4)	—	22,758	18–18
37	May 25	@ Padres	6–5 (11)	Hernandez (1–2)	Frisella	Demery (1)	28,778	19–18
38	May 26	Astros	10–2	Kison (4–1)	Richard	—	11,126	20–18
39	May 27	Astros	6–5	Demery (2–0)	Niekro	—	7,003	21–18
40	May 28	Astros	3–0	Brett (4–2)	Roberts	—	7,601	22–18
41	May 30	Braves	2–1	Reuss (4–4)	Capra	—	11,565	23–18
42	May 31	Braves	11–4	Kison (5–1)	Harrison	—	13,423	24–18

June: 21–11 (Home: 11–6; Away: 10–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
43	June 1	Braves	2–5	Niekro	Rooker (3–3)	—	37,373	24–19
44	June 3	Reds	4–8	Nolan	Moose (0–2)	—	9,438	24–20
45	June 4	Reds	2–1	Reuss (5–4)	Norman	Hernandez (1)	13,754	25–20
46	June 6	Giants	7–2	Kison (6–1)	Barr	—	11,923	26–20
47	June 7	Giants	7–6	Hernandez (2–2)	Toms	Giusti (5)	8,668	27–20
48	June 8	Giants	1–3	Halicki	Candelaria (0–1)	—	—	27–21
49	June 8	Giants	2–4	Lavelle	Demery (2–1)	Moffitt	24,128	27–22
50	June 9	@ Reds	9–2	Reuss (6–4)	Norman	—	22,555	28–22
51	June 10	@ Reds	9–5	McDowell (2–1)	Darcy	Hernandez (2)	19,107	29–22
52	June 11	@ Astros	1–5	Dierker	Kison (6–2)	—	10,125	29–23
53	June 12	@ Astros	4–2	Ellis (3–3)	Roberts	Demery (2)	10,802	30–23
54	June 13	@ Braves	8–3	Rooker (4–3)	Odom	—	8,998	31–23
55	June 14	@ Braves	2–1	Reuss (7–4)	Thompson	Giusti (6)	29,308	32–23
56	June 15	@ Braves	8–6	Demery (3–1)	Sosa	—	8,352	33–23
57	June 16	Cardinals	10–4	Kison (7–2)	Bryant	—	13,003	34–23
58	June 17	Cardinals	4–7	McGlothen	Ellis (3–4)	Garman	15,898	34–24
59	June 18	Cardinals	9–3	Rooker (5–3)	Reed	—	22,345	35–24
60	June 19	Cardinals	5–0	Reuss (8–4)	Curtis	—	8,198	36–24
61	June 20	@ Mets	5–1	Candelaria (1–1)	Hall	—	47,867	37–24
62	June 21	@ Mets	7–3	Hernandez (3–2)	Parker	—	31,610	38–24
63	June 22	@ Mets	2–0	Ellis (4–4)	Tate	—	34,287	39–24
64	June 23	@ Phillies	5–6	Hilgendorf	Demery (3–2)	Garber	34,759	39–25
65	June 24	@ Phillies	3–6	Christenson	Reuss (8–5)	McGraw	—	39–26
66	June 24	@ Phillies	1–8	Underwood	Kison (7–3)	—	50,463	39–27
67	June 25	@ Phillies	6–7 (13)	Schueler	Giusti (2–3)	—	34,171	39–28
68	June 26	Cubs	5–2	Candelaria (2–1)	Frailing	—	10,394	40–28
69	June 27	Cubs	5–1	Ellis (5–4)	Zahn	—	—	41–28
70	June 27	Cubs	5–3	Hernandez (4–2)	Knowles	Giusti (7)	34,972	42–28
71	June 28	Cubs	0–1	Bonham	Rooker (5–4)	—	16,477	42–29
72	June 29	Cubs	4–3	Giusti (3–3)	Reuschel	—	—	43–29
73	June 29	Cubs	7–0	Reuss (9–5)	Dettore	—	37,145	44–29
74	June 30	@ Expos	5–3	Demery (4–2)	Blair	Tekulve (1)	13,134	45–29

July: 18–12 (Home: 9–6; Away: 9–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
75	July 1	@ Expos	10–4	Candelaria (3–1)	Fryman	—	15,132	46–29
76	July 3	@ Expos	5–1	Ellis (6–4)	Rogers	—	10,116	47–29
77	July 4	@ Cubs	1–6	Stone	Kison (7–4)	—	—	47–30
78	July 4	@ Cubs	1–2 (11)	Knowles	Reuss (9–6)	—	30,355	47–31
79	July 5	@ Cubs	5–4	Rooker (6–4)	Burris	Hernandez (3)	22,393	48–31
80	July 6	@ Cubs	18–12	Hernandez (5–2)	Frailing	—	28,023	49–31
81	July 7	@ Cubs	5–0	Brett (5–2)	Reuschel	Giusti (8)	16,540	50–31
82	July 8	Dodgers	0–3	Sutton	Ellis (6–5)	Marshall	29,376	50–32
83	July 9	Dodgers	3–2	Kison (8–4)	Messersmith	Giusti (9)	22,163	51–32
84	July 10	Dodgers	4–1	Reuss (10–6)	Hooton	Giusti (10)	18,521	52–32
85	July 11	Padres	6–2	Rooker (7–4)	Folkers	Giusti (11)	—	53–32
86	July 11	Padres	5–0	Candelaria (4–1)	McIntosh	—	31,435	54–32
87	July 12	Padres	6–4	Hernandez (6–2)	Jones	Demery (3)	21,877	55–32
88	July 13	Padres	5–7	Strom	Ellis (6–6)	Spillner	20,113	55–33
89	July 17	@ Dodgers	5–2	Kison (9–4)	Messersmith	Giusti (12)	32,806	56–33
90	July 18	@ Dodgers	3–4	Marshall	Demery (4–3)	—	52,506	56–34
91	July 19	@ Dodgers	5–3	Giusti (4–3)	Marshall	—	51,591	57–34
92	July 20	@ Giants	1–2	Halicki	Rooker (7–5)	—	—	57–35
93	July 20	@ Giants	7–1	Brett (6–2)	Caldwell	—	14,723	58–35
94	July 21	@ Giants	2–7	Barr	Candelaria (4–2)	—	3,417	58–36
95	July 22	@ Padres	0–1	Jones	Kison (9–5)	—	14,437	58–37
96	July 23	@ Padres	8–1	Ellis (7–6)	Freisleben	—	14,547	59–37
97	July 25	Expos	6–1	Reuss (11–6)	DeMola	—	20,124	60–37
98	July 26	Expos	2–5	Rogers	Rooker (7–6)	—	4,394	60–38
99	July 27	Expos	4–1	Brett (7–2)	Scherman	Demery (4)	—	61–38
100	July 27	Expos	5–3	Giusti (5–3)	Warthen	—	27,961	62–38
101	July 28	Phillies	2–5	Christenson	Kison (9–6)	—	30,221	62–39
102	July 29	Phillies	1–5	Underwood	Ellis (7–7)	—	33,340	62–40
103	July 30	Phillies	8–1	Reuss (12–6)	Carlton	—	43,260	63–40
104	July 31	Mets	2–6	Koosman	Rooker (7–7)	—	13,235	63–41

August: 12–17 (Home: 10–5; Away: 2–12)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
105	August 1	Mets	2–4	Stone	Brett (7–3)	Apodaca	18,082	63–42
106	August 2	Mets	0–6	Matlack	Kison (9–7)	—	14,306	63–43
107	August 3	Mets	5–4 (15)	Demery (5–3)	Apodaca	—	—	64–43
108	August 3	Mets	4–3	Candelaria (5–2)	Webb	—	30,070	65–43
109	August 4	@ Cardinals	4–5	Curtis	Reuss (12–7)	Hrabosky	28,097	65–44
110	August 5	@ Cardinals	6–1	Rooker (8–7)	Rasmussen	—	25,489	66–44
111	August 6	@ Cardinals	2–4	Denny	Brett (7–4)	Hrabosky	23,985	66–45
112	August 7	@ Astros	1–6	Roberts	Kison (9–8)	—	15,255	66–46
113	August 8	@ Astros	3–5	Crawford	Tekulve (0–1)	—	14,889	66–47
114	August 9	@ Astros	0–5	Niekro	Reuss (12–8)	—	13,531	66–48
115	August 10	@ Astros	3–5	Richard	Rooker (8–8)	Cosgrove	12,243	66–49
116	August 11	@ Braves	8–1	Candelaria (6–2)	Easterly	Tekulve (2)	4,701	67–49
117	August 12	@ Braves	2–3	Morton	Kison (9–9)	House	4,506	67–50
118	August 13	@ Braves	3–4	House	Brett (7–5)	—	4,163	67–51
119	August 14	@ Reds	1–6	Nolan	Reuss (12–9)	—	40,062	67–52
120	August 15	@ Reds	3–8	Norman	Rooker (8–9)	—	45,003	67–53
121	August 16	@ Reds	3–5	Billingham	Candelaria (6–3)	Eastwick	51,286	67–54
122	August 17	@ Reds	1–3	Darcy	Kison (9–10)	Eastwick	50,121	67–55
123	August 19	Giants	4–0	Reuss (13–9)	Barr	—	22,609	68–55
124	August 20	Giants	3–1	Rooker (9–9)	Halicki	Giusti (13)	14,033	69–55
125	August 22	Reds	7–2	Demery (6–3)	Billingham	—	—	70–55
126	August 22	Reds	4–2	Candelaria (7–3)	McEnaney	Giusti (14)	46,576	71–55
127	August 23	Reds	7–12	Kirby	Kison (9–11)	Eastwick	32,068	71–56
128	August 24	Reds	5–1	Reuss (14–9)	Nolan	—	35,598	72–56
129	August 25	Braves	4–0	Rooker (10–9)	Thompson	—	11,146	73–56
130	August 26	Braves	8–2	Demery (7–3)	Easterly	—	12,213	74–56
131	August 27	Braves	2–6	Niekro	Candelaria (7–4)	—	21,209	74–57
132	August 30	Astros	4–7	Dierker	Reuss (14–10)	—	13,473	74–58
133	August 31	Astros	9–6	Kison (10–11)	Sosa	Giusti (15)	14,507	75–58

September: 17–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
134	September 1	@ Mets	0–3	Seaver	Candelaria (7–5)	—	45,991	75–59
135	September 2	@ Mets	8–4	Tekulve (1–1)	Koosman	Giusti (16)	26,486	76–59
136	September 3	@ Mets	3–1	Reuss (15–10)	Matlack	—	27,599	77–59
137	September 5	@ Expos	3–4 (10)	Taylor	Tekulve (1–2)	—	—	77–60
138	September 5	@ Expos	5–2	Rooker (11–9)	Renko	Hernandez (4)	15,130	78–60
139	September 6	@ Expos	12–5 (11)	Brett (8–5)	Murray	—	10,206	79–60
140	September 7	@ Expos	6–0	Reuss (16–10)	Blair	—	14,041	80–60
141	September 8	Cubs	4–1	Ellis (8–7)	Prall	Hernandez (5)	6,756	81–60
142	September 9	Cubs	5–6	Bonham	Demery (7–4)	Reuschel	7,346	81–61
143	September 10	Mets	8–4	Rooker (12–9)	Seaver	—	11,988	82–61
144	September 11	Mets	0–7	Koosman	Reuss (16–11)	—	4,762	82–62
145	September 12	Expos	6–3	Moose (1–2)	Carrithers	—	9,449	83–62
146	September 13	Expos	2–5	Warthen	Ellis (8–8)	Fryman	17,310	83–63
147	September 14	Expos	4–3	Hernandez (7–2)	Fryman	Giusti (17)	12,335	84–63
148	September 15	@ Cubs	5–6	Knowles	Giusti (5–4)	—	—	84–64
149	September 15	@ Cubs	9–1	Rooker (13–9)	Prall	—	5,432	85–64
150	September 16	@ Cubs	22–0	Candelaria (8–5)	Reuschel	—	4,932	86–64
151	September 17	@ Phillies	9–1	Kison (11–11)	Underwood	—	38,085	87–64
152	September 18	@ Phillies	1–4	Carlton	Ellis (8–9)	—	27,093	87–65
153	September 19	Cardinals	7–1	Brett (9–5)	Denny	—	19,671	88–65
154	September 20	Cardinals	2–8	Rasmussen	Rooker (13–10)	Hrabosky	13,493	88–66
155	September 21	Cardinals	5–3	Reuss (17–11)	Garman	Tekulve (3)	35,648	89–66
156	September 22	Phillies	11–3	Kison (12–11)	Underwood	Tekulve (4)	13,176	90–66
157	September 23	Phillies	3–1	Moose (2–2)	Carlton	—	6,445	91–66
158	September 24	Phillies	1–8	Christenson	Demery (7–5)	—	6,253	91–67
159	September 26	@ Cardinals	0–1	Forsch	Rooker (13–11)	—	23,496	91–68
160	September 27	@ Cardinals	4–2	Reuss (18–11)	McGlothen	Tekulve (5)	19,180	92–68
161	September 28	@ Cardinals	2–6	Reed	Candelaria (8–6)	—	20,909	92–69

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Chicago Cubs	12	6	0.667	111	56
Montreal Expos	11	7	0.611	82	61
New York Mets	13	5	0.722	67	56
Philadelphia Phillies	7	11	0.389	73	79
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals	10	8	0.556	81	54
Total	53	37	0.589	414	306
NL West
Atlanta Braves	8	4	0.667	60	36
Cincinnati Reds	6	6	0.500	55	55
Houston Astros	5	6	0.455	44	48
Los Angeles Dodgers	7	5	0.583	46	39
San Diego Padres	8	4	0.667	50	35
San Francisco Giants	5	7	0.417	43	46
Total	39	32	0.549	298	259
Season Total	92	69	0.571	712	565

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	16	9	7	0.563	59	49
May	26	15	11	0.577	109	99
June	32	21	11	0.656	154	111
July	30	18	12	0.600	135	96
August	29	12	17	0.414	108	117
September	28	17	11	0.607	147	93
Total	161	92	69	0.571	712	565

Total	161	92	69	0.571	712	565
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	80	52	28	0.650	348	270
Away	81	40	41	0.494	364	295

Notable transactions

April 2, 1975: Sam McDowell was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[5]
June 3, 1975: Ernie Camacho was drafted by the Pirates in the 12th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.^[6]
June 26, 1975: Sam McDowell was released by the Pirates.^[5]
July 30, 1975: Paul Popovich was released by the Pirates.^[7]

Roster

1975 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

30 Ken Brett

45 John Candelaria

44 Larry Demery

17 Dock Ellis

31 Dave Giusti

36 Ramón Hernández

51 Odell Jones

25 Bruce Kison

48 Sam McDowell

29,48 Jim Minshall

38 Bob Moose

41 Jerry Reuss

19 Jim Rooker

27 Kent Tekulve

Catchers

5 Duffy Dyer

32 Ed Ott

35 Manny Sanguillén

Infielders

3 Richie Hebner

14 Art Howe

23 Ed Kirkpatrick

11 Mario Mendoza

24 Paul Popovich

18 Willie Randolph

12 Craig Reynolds

7 Bob Robertson

8 Willie Stargell

6 Rennie Stennett

10 Frank Taveras

Outfielders

15 Miguel Diloné

24 Omar Moreno

16 Al Oliver

39 Dave Parker

28 Bill Robinson

22 Richie Zisk

Manager

40 Danny Murtaugh

Coaches

43 Don Leppert

42 Don Osborn

2 José Pagán

4 Bob Skinner

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Sanguillén, MannyManny Sanguillén	133	481	158	.328	9	58
1B	Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell	124	461	136	.295	22	90
2B	Stennett, RennieRennie Stennett	148	616	176	.286	7	62
3B	Hebner, RichieRichie Hebner	128	472	116	.246	15	57
SS	Taveras, FrankFrank Taveras	134	378	80	.212	0	23
LF	Zisk, RichieRichie Zisk	147	504	146	.290	20	75
CF	Oliver, AlAl Oliver	155	628	176	.280	18	84
RF	Parker, DaveDave Parker	148	558	172	.308	25	101

^[8]

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
Robinson, BillBill Robinson	92	200	56	.280	6	33
Dyer, DuffyDuffy Dyer	48	132	30	.227	3	16
Reynolds, CraigCraig Reynolds	31	76	17	.224	0	4
Randolph, WillieWillie Randolph	30	61	10	.164	0	3
Popovich, PaulPaul Popovich	25	40	8	.200	0	1
Diloné, MiguelMiguel Diloné	18	6	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
Reuss, JerryJerry Reuss	32	237.1	18	11	2.54	131
Rooker, JimJim Rooker	28	196.2	13	11	2.97	102
Kison, BruceBruce Kison	33	192	12	11	3.23	89
Ellis, DockDock Ellis	27	140	8	9	3.79	69
Candelaria, JohnJohn Candelaria	18	120.2	8	6	2.76	95
Brett, KenKen Brett	23	118	9	5	3.36	47

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
Demery, LarryLarry Demery	45	114.2	7	5	2.90	59
Moose, BobBob Moose	23	67.2	2	2	3.72	34

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
Giusti, DaveDave Giusti	61	5	4	17	2.95	38
Hernández, RamónRamón Hernández	46	7	2	5	2.95	43
McDowell, SamSam McDowell	14	2	1	0	2.86	29
Jones, OdellOdell Jones	2	0	0	0	0.00	2
Minshall, JimJim Minshall	1	0	0	0	0.00	2

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1975 National League Championship Series

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 0.

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Pittsburgh – 3, Cincinnati – 8	October 4	Riverfront Stadium	54,633
2	Pittsburgh – 1, Cincinnati – 6	October 5	Riverfront Stadium	54,752
3	Cincinnati – 5, Pittsburgh – 3	October 7	Three Rivers Stadium	46,355

Awards and honors

1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charleston Charlies	International League	Steve Demeter
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Tim Murtaugh
A	Salem Pirates	Carolina League	Johnny Lipon
A	Charleston Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Mike Ryan
A-Short Season	Niagara Falls Pirates	New York–Penn League	Glenn Ezell
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

Notes

↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
↑ Duffy Dyer at Baseball Reference
↑ Nelson Norman at Baseball Reference
↑ Albert Williams at Baseball Reference
1 2 Sam McDowell at Baseball Reference
↑ Ernie Camacho at Baseball Reference
↑ Paul Popovich at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1975.shtml

References

1975 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

National League East champions

1975 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1975 All-Star Game 1975 World Series

Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Founded in 1882
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Whittington Park; Riverside Park; Fogel Field; Barrs Field; Rickwood Field; Whittington Park; Perris Hill Park; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; McCulloch Park; Perris Hill Park; Flamingo Field; Gilmore Field; Gran Stadium; Jaycee Park; Terry Park; Pirate City/McKechnie Field

Culture

Lore

Pittsburgh Allegheny
Pirates' lore
Wagner donates uniforms
Lou Bierbauer
Temple Cup
Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
Pittsburgh Stars
Homer in the Gloamin'
1960 Game 7
1985 drug trials
Francisco Cabrera game
National League Wild Card Games
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

AAA: Indianapolis Indians
AA: Altoona Curve
A Adv.: Bradenton Marauders
A: West Virginia Power
Short A: West Virginia Black Bears
Rookie Adv.: Bristol Pirates
Rookie: GCL Pirates; DSL Pirates
All-time: Minor league affiliate history

World Series
Championships (5)

1909
1925
1960
1971
1979

League pennants (9)

American Association: none
National League: 1901; 1902; 1903; 1909; 1925; 1927; 1960; 1971; 1979

Division titles (9)

East: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1974; 1975; 1979; 1990; 1991; 1992
Central: none

Wild Card berths (3)

Media

Seasons (136)

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