| 1975 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
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| World Series Champion National League Champion National League West Division Champion | ||||
| 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) | |||
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The1975 Cincinnati Reds season was the 106th season forthe franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 6th and 5th full season atRiverfront 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 theLos Angeles Dodgers. The Reds went on to win theNLCS by defeating thePittsburgh Pirates in three straight games, and theWorld Series in seven games over theBoston Red Sox. The Reds were managed bySparky Anderson and played their home games atRiverfront Stadium. It was the first World Series championship for Cincinnati since1940. The 1975 Reds are one of the few teams to consistently challenge the1927 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 the1961 Yankees, who went 65-16.
The 1975 Reds clinched a playoff appearance on September 7, the earliest clinch date of any MLB team in a 162-game season.[4]
Joe Morgan was theNational League'sMost Valuable Player in 1975.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | .667 | — | 64–17 | 44–37 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 20 | 49–32 | 39–42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | .497 | 27½ | 46–35 | 34–46 |
| San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | .438 | 37 | 38–43 | 33–48 |
| Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | .416 | 40½ | 37–43 | 30–51 |
| Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | .398 | 43½ | 37–44 | 27–53 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1975 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
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| Bold | Reds team member |
| 1975 regular season game log: 108–54 (Home: 64–17; Away: 44–37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 12–11 (Home: 7–2; Away: 5–9)
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May: 16–10 (Home: 11–3; Away: 5–7)
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June: 21–7 (Home: 12–4; Away: 9–3)
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July: 20–9 (Home: 14–3; Away: 6–6)
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August: 21–8 (Home: 11–2; Away: 10–6)
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September: 18–9 (Home: 9–3; Away: 9–6)
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| 1975 Postseason game log: 7–3 (Home: 4–1; Away: 3–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NL Championship Series vs.Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–0)
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World Series vs.Boston Red Sox 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–2)
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| = 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 |
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| C | Johnny Bench | 142 | 530 | 150 | .283 | 28 | 110 |
| 1B | Tony Pérez | 137 | 511 | 144 | .282 | 20 | 109 |
| 2B | Joe Morgan | 146 | 498 | 163 | .327 | 17 | 94 |
| 3B | Pete Rose | 162 | 662 | 210 | .317 | 7 | 74 |
| SS | Dave Concepción | 140 | 507 | 139 | .274 | 5 | 49 |
| LF | George Foster | 134 | 463 | 139 | .300 | 23 | 78 |
| CF | César Gerónimo | 148 | 501 | 129 | .257 | 6 | 53 |
| RF | Ken Griffey | 132 | 463 | 141 | .305 | 4 | 46 |
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 |
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| Dan Driessen | 88 | 210 | 59 | .281 | 7 | 38 |
| Merv Rettenmund | 93 | 188 | 45 | .239 | 2 | 19 |
| Darrel Chaney | 71 | 160 | 35 | .219 | 2 | 26 |
| Bill Plummer | 65 | 159 | 29 | .182 | 1 | 19 |
| Doug Flynn | 89 | 127 | 34 | .268 | 1 | 20 |
| Terry Crowley | 66 | 71 | 19 | .268 | 1 | 11 |
| Ed Armbrister | 59 | 65 | 12 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
| John Vukovich | 31 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Werner | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 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 |
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| Gary Nolan | 32 | 210.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.16 | 74 |
| Jack Billingham | 33 | 208.0 | 15 | 10 | 4.11 | 79 |
| Fred Norman | 34 | 188.0 | 12 | 4 | 3.73 | 119 |
| Don Gullett | 22 | 159.2 | 15 | 4 | 2.42 | 98 |
| Pat Darcy | 27 | 130.2 | 11 | 5 | 3.58 | 46 |
| Clay Kirby | 26 | 110.2 | 10 | 6 | 4.72 | 48 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tom Carroll | 12 | 47.0 | 4 | 1 | 4.98 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Rawly Eastwick | 58 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 2.60 | 61 |
| Will McEnaney | 70 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2.47 | 48 |
| Pedro Borbón | 67 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2.95 | 29 |
| Clay Carroll | 56 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2.62 | 44 |
| Tom Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
October 4, Riverfront Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| 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) | |||||||||||||
October 5, Riverfront Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 7, Three Rivers Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | |||||||||||||
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eugene[10]