1975 San Francisco Giants

80-81 • .497 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1975 San Francisco Giants went 80-81 (.497) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 659 runs, allowed 671, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Gary Matthews (12 HR, 58 RBI) and John Montefusco (15-9, 2.88 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
81 Losses
.497 Win %
3rd Rank
659 R 671 RA
Diff -12

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⚡ Quick Stats

659 Runs Scored
671 Runs Allowed
-12 Run Diff
522K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% above the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .332 2% above the 1975 league average (.326)
SLG .365 1% below the 1975 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.74 3% worse than the 1975 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 659 1% below the 1975 league average (668 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 522,902
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Avg per Game 6,455

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Von Joshua 0.318 2 Willie Montanez 0.305 3 Glenn Adams 0.300 4 Bobby Murcer 0.298 5 Dave Rader 0.291

Home Runs

1 Gary Matthews 12 2 Bobby Murcer 11 3 Chris Speier 10 4 Willie Montanez 8 5 Von Joshua 7

RBI

1 Bobby Murcer 91 2 Willie Montanez 85 3 Chris Speier 69 4 Gary Matthews 58 5 Derrel Thomas 48
1975 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Derrel Thomas 144 540 99 149 21 9 6 48 57 56 28 0.276
Bobby Murcer 147 526 80 157 29 4 11 91 91 45 9 0.298
Willie Montanez 135 518 52 158 26 2 8 85 45 50 5 0.305
Von Joshua 129 507 75 161 25 10 7 43 32 75 20 0.318
Chris Speier 141 487 60 132 30 5 10 69 70 50 4 0.271
Gary Matthews 116 425 67 119 22 3 12 58 65 53 13 0.280
Gary Thomasson 114 326 44 74 12 3 7 32 37 48 9 0.227
Steve Ontiveros 108 325 21 94 16 0 3 31 55 44 2 0.289
Bruce Miller 99 309 22 74 6 3 1 31 15 26 0 0.239
Dave Rader 98 292 39 85 15 0 5 31 32 30 1 0.291
Marc Hill 72 182 14 39 4 0 5 23 25 27 0 0.214
Ed Goodson 39 121 10 25 7 0 1 8 7 14 0 0.207
Mike Sadek 42 106 14 25 5 2 0 9 14 14 1 0.236
Glenn Adams 61 90 10 27 2 1 4 15 11 25 1 0.300
John Montefusco 35 80 4 7 0 1 1 2 5 44 0 0.087
Jim Barr 38 76 5 9 1 0 0 2 3 24 0 0.118
Johnnie LeMaster 22 74 4 14 4 0 2 9 4 15 2 0.189
Pete Falcone 34 65 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 26 1 0.062
Ed Halicki 24 53 2 6 1 0 0 3 3 21 0 0.113
Garry Maddox 17 52 4 7 1 0 1 4 6 3 1 0.135
Mike Caldwell 38 44 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 11 0 0.159
Jake Brown 41 43 6 9 3 0 0 4 5 13 0 0.209
Chris Arnold 29 41 4 8 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0.195
Mike Phillips 10 31 3 6 0 0 0 1 6 4 1 0.194
Craig Robinson 29 29 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.069
Jack Clark 8 17 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0.235
Charlie Williams 55 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0.125
Horace Speed 17 15 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.133
Randy Moffitt 55 14 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.214
Tom Bradley 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.000
Gary Lavelle 65 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.111
John D'Acquisto 10 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.000
Greg Minton 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rob Dressler 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Dave Heaverlo 42 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Gary Alexander 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Tommy Toms 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Dave Heaverlo 2.39 2 John Montefusco 2.88 3 Gary Lavelle 2.95 4 Jim Barr 3.06 5 Ed Halicki 3.49

Wins

1 John Montefusco 15 2 Jim Barr 13 3 Pete Falcone 12 4 Ed Halicki 9 5 Mike Caldwell 7

Strikeouts

1 John Montefusco 215 2 Ed Halicki 153 3 Pete Falcone 131 4 Jim Barr 77 5 Mike Caldwell 57
1975 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Barr 13 14 3.06 35 33 0 244.0 244 83 58 77
John Montefusco 15 9 2.88 35 34 0 243.2 210 78 86 215
Pete Falcone 12 11 4.17 34 32 0 190.0 171 88 111 131
Mike Caldwell 7 13 4.79 38 21 1 163.1 194 87 48 57
Ed Halicki 9 13 3.49 24 23 0 159.2 143 62 59 153
Charlie Williams 5 3 3.49 55 2 3 98.0 94 38 66 45
Gary Lavelle 6 3 2.95 65 0 8 82.1 80 27 48 51
Randy Moffitt 4 5 3.89 55 0 11 74.0 73 32 32 39
Dave Heaverlo 3 1 2.39 42 0 1 64.0 62 17 31 35
Tom Bradley 2 3 6.21 13 6 0 42.0 57 29 18 13
John D'Acquisto 2 4 10.29 10 6 0 28.0 29 32 34 22
Greg Minton 1 1 6.88 4 2 0 17.0 19 13 11 6
Rob Dressler 1 0 1.10 3 2 0 16.1 17 2 4 6
Tommy Toms 0 1 6.10 7 0 0 10.1 13 7 6 6

👥 Roster (37)

Glenn Adams Gary Alexander Chris Arnold Jim Barr Tom Bradley Jake Brown Mike Caldwell Jack Clark John D'Acquisto Rob Dressler Pete Falcone Ed Goodson +25 more

37 players

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The 1975 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1975 San Francisco Giants finished 80-81, a .497 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL West. With 659 runs scored and 671 given up, the 1975 differential was -12. At the plate the San Francisco Giants hit .259, 1% better than the league's .257. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 3.74 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. Measured against the 668-run league average, the offense was 1% behind.

The home park, Candlestick Park, recorded 522,902 in attendance, about 6,455 a game. The home run leader was Gary Matthews, who hit 12. Bobby Murcer drove in a team-high 91 runs. Von Joshua collected the most hits, 161. The pitching staff's wins leader was John Montefusco (15). Randy Moffitt saved 11 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1975 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1975 San Francisco Giants finished 80-81 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1975 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Gary Matthews led the 1975 San Francisco Giants with 12 home runs.
What was the 1975 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1975 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.74.
Did the 1975 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1975 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1975 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1975 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gary Matthews (12 HR, 58 RBI) and John Montefusco (15-9, 2.88 ERA).
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