1974 Philadelphia Phillies

80-82 • .494 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1974 Philadelphia Phillies went 80-82 (.494) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 676 runs, allowed 701, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Schmidt (36 HR, 116 RBI) and Jim Lonborg (17-13, 3.21 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
3rd Rank
676 R 701 RA
Diff -25

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676 Runs Scored
701 Runs Allowed
-25 Run Diff
1,809K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 2% above the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .319 2% below the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .373 2% above the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.91 8% worse than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 676 1% above the 1974 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,809,228
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Avg per Game 22,336

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Tony Taylor 0.328 2 Willie Montanez 0.304 3 Dave Cash 0.300 4 Jay Johnstone 0.295 5 Mike Schmidt 0.282

Home Runs

1 Mike Schmidt 36 2 Del Unser 11 3 Greg Luzinski 7 4 Willie Montanez 7 5 Jay Johnstone 6

RBI

1 Mike Schmidt 116 2 Willie Montanez 79 3 Del Unser 61 4 Dave Cash 58 5 Bob Boone 52
1974 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Cash 162 687 89 206 26 11 2 58 46 33 20 0.300
Larry Bowa 162 669 97 184 19 10 1 36 23 52 39 0.275
Mike Schmidt 162 568 108 160 28 7 36 116 106 138 23 0.282
Willie Montanez 143 527 55 160 33 1 7 79 32 57 3 0.304
Bob Boone 146 488 41 118 24 3 3 52 35 29 3 0.242
Del Unser 142 454 72 120 18 5 11 61 50 62 6 0.264
Mike Anderson 145 395 35 99 22 2 5 34 37 75 2 0.251
Greg Luzinski 85 302 29 82 14 1 7 48 29 76 3 0.272
Bill Robinson 100 280 32 66 14 1 5 29 17 61 5 0.236
Tom Hutton 96 208 32 50 6 3 4 33 30 13 2 0.240
Jay Johnstone 64 200 30 59 10 4 6 30 24 28 5 0.295
Steve Carlton 39 102 7 25 3 0 0 9 0 16 0 0.245
Ollie Brown 43 99 11 24 5 2 4 13 6 20 0 0.242
Jim Lonborg 39 94 3 9 2 0 1 8 5 44 0 0.096
Dick Ruthven 35 68 1 13 1 0 0 5 0 19 1 0.191
Tony Taylor 62 64 5 21 4 0 2 13 6 6 0 0.328
Larry Cox 30 53 5 9 2 0 0 4 4 9 0 0.170
Ron Schueler 44 51 1 6 0 0 0 1 3 15 0 0.118
Wayne Twitchell 25 35 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 23 0 0.171
Billy Grabarkewitz 34 30 7 4 0 0 1 2 5 10 3 0.133
Alan Bannister 26 25 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.120
Jim Essian 17 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.100
Terry Harmon 27 15 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.133
Mike Rogodzinski 17 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.067
Jerry Martin 13 14 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.214
Ed Farmer 14 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.111
Mac Scarce 58 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Larry Christenson 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
George Culver 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gene Garber 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jesus Hernaiz 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Stearns 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Tom Underwood 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eddie Watt 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Diorio 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Linzy 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Richert 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erskine Thomason 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Wallace 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Wallace 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Gene Garber 2.06 2 Jim Lonborg 3.21 3 Steve Carlton 3.22 4 Ron Schueler 3.72 5 Eddie Watt 3.99

Wins

1 Jim Lonborg 17 2 Steve Carlton 16 3 Ron Schueler 11 4 Dick Ruthven 9 5 Wayne Twitchell 6

Strikeouts

1 Steve Carlton 240 2 Dick Ruthven 153 3 Jim Lonborg 121 4 Ron Schueler 109 5 Wayne Twitchell 72
1974 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Carlton 16 13 3.22 39 39 0 291.0 249 104 136 240
Jim Lonborg 17 13 3.21 39 39 0 283.0 280 101 70 121
Dick Ruthven 9 13 4.02 35 35 0 212.2 182 95 116 153
Ron Schueler 11 16 3.72 44 27 1 203.1 202 84 98 109
Wayne Twitchell 6 9 5.21 25 18 0 112.1 122 65 65 72
Mac Scarce 3 8 4.99 58 0 5 70.1 72 39 35 50
Gene Garber 4 0 2.06 34 0 4 48.0 39 11 31 27
Jesus Hernaiz 2 3 5.88 27 0 1 41.1 53 27 25 16
Eddie Watt 1 1 3.99 42 0 6 38.1 39 17 26 23
Ed Farmer 2 1 8.42 14 3 0 31.0 41 29 27 20
Frank Linzy 3 2 3.28 22 0 0 24.2 27 9 7 12
Larry Christenson 1 1 4.30 10 1 2 23.0 20 11 15 18
George Culver 1 0 6.65 14 0 0 21.2 20 16 16 9
Pete Richert 2 1 2.21 21 0 0 20.1 15 5 4 9
Tom Underwood 1 0 4.85 7 0 0 13.0 15 7 5 8
Mike Wallace 1 0 5.40 8 0 0 8.1 12 5 2 1
Dave Wallace 0 1 9.00 3 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 3
Ron Diorio 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0
Erskine Thomason 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (40)

Mike Anderson Alan Bannister Bob Boone Larry Bowa Ollie Brown Steve Carlton Dave Cash Larry Christenson Larry Cox George Culver Ron Diorio Jim Essian +28 more

40 players

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The 1974 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The record for the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies reads 80 wins and 82 losses, good for 3rd in the NL East. Runs came in at 676 scored against 701 allowed (-25). The team batting average of .261 was 2% above the 1974 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.91 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 676 runs scored compare with a league average of 672 per club, 1% more.

The home park, Veterans Stadium, recorded 1,809,228 in attendance, about 22,336 a game. Mike Schmidt led the club in home runs with 36. Dave Cash collected the most hits, 206. On the mound, Jim Lonborg won 17 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Steve Carlton with 240. The 1974 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1974 Philadelphia Phillies finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Mike Schmidt led the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies with 36 home runs.
What was the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1974 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1974 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
Who led the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Schmidt (36 HR, 116 RBI) and Jim Lonborg (17-13, 3.21 ERA).
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