1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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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 (Since 1887)
1975 Information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath
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

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Opening Day Starters 1.2 Season standings 1.3 Notable Transactions 1.4 Roster 1.5 Batting 1.5.1 Other batters 1.6 Starting pitchers 1.6.1 Other pitchers 1.6.1.1 Relief pitchers 2 National League Championship Series 2.1 Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Award Winners 4 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	69	.571	--
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	6.5
New York Mets	82	80	.506	10.5
St. Louis Cardinals	82	80	.506	10.5
Chicago Cubs	75	87	.463	17.5
Montreal Expos	75	87	.463	17.5

[edit] Notable Transactions

• December 11, 1975: Willie Randolph was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Ken Brett and Dock Ellis to the New York Yankees for Doc Medich.

[edit] Roster

1975 Pittsburgh Pirates roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Danny Murtaugh

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] National League Championship Series

Main article: 1975 National League Championship Series

[edit] Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Reds win the Series, 3-0

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

[edit] Award Winners

1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

[edit] References

• 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 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

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Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1974

NL East Championship Season 1975

Succeeded by Philadelphia Phillies 1976