1975 Cincinnati Reds season
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| 1975 Cincinnati Reds 1975 World Series Champions 1975 National League Champions 1975 NL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Francis Dale |
| General Manager(s) | Bob Howsam |
| Manager(s) | Sparky Anderson |
| Local television | WLWT (Ken Coleman, Woody Woodward) |
| Local radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
The Cincinnati Reds' 1975 season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West with a record of 108-54, 20 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds also won the National League Championship Series by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the three games, and the classic World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox. Joe Morgan was the National League's Most Valuable Player that season. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | -- | .667 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 20 | .543 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | 27.5 | .497 |
| San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | 37 | .438 |
| Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | 40.5 | .416 |
| Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | 43.5 | .398 |
[edit] Roster
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1975 Cincinnati Reds roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] Other batters
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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] National League Championship Series
[edit] Game One
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) | |||||||||||||
[edit] Game Two
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 Perez (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game Three
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: Ramon Hernandez (0-1) SV: Pedro Borbon (1) | |||||||||||||
| HRs: CIN – Dave Concepcion (1), Pete Rose (1); PIT – Al Oliver (1) | |||||||||||||
[edit] World Series
NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)
| 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 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Sparky Anderson, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
- Johnny Bench, Catcher, Lou Gehrig Award
- Pete Rose, World Series Most Valuable Player
- Johnny Bench, Catcher, Starter
- Dave Concepcion, Shortstop, Starter
- Joe Morgan, Second Baseman, Starter
- Pete Rose, Right field, Starter
- Tony Perez, Reserve
[edit] References
| Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 |
NL West Championship Season 1975 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1976 |
| Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 |
National League Championship Season 1975 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1976 |
| Preceded by Oakland Athletics 1974 |
World Series champion 1975 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1976 |
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