| 1974 San Francisco Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |||
| City | San Francisco | |||
| Owners | Horace Stoneham | |||
| General managers | Jerry Donovan | |||
| Managers | Charlie Fox,Wes Westrum | |||
| Television | KTVU (Al Michaels, Gary Park) | |||
| Radio | KSFO (Al Michaels, Art Eckman) | |||
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The1974 San Francisco Giants season was theGiants' 92nd season inMajor League Baseball, their 17th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the1957 season, and their 15th atCandlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in theNational League West with a 72–90 record, 30 games behind theLos Angeles Dodgers.
| 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 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1974 San Francisco Giants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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