1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 94th in the history of the franchise and their 89th in the National League. The Pirates' 92–69 record was good enough to win their fifth National League East title in six seasons by 6​¹⁄₂ games over their cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates, however, lost the National League Championship Series to the Cincinnati Reds, three games to none.

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[1] (since 1907)
Results
Record	92–69 (.571)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
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
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Offseason

• October 22, 1974: Gene Clines was traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Duffy Dyer.[2]
• January 6, 1975: Nelson Norman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[3]
• February 20, 1975: Albert Williams was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[4]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	69	0.571	—	52–28	40–41
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	0.531	6½	51–30	35–46
New York Mets	82	80	0.506	10½	42–39	40–41
St. Louis Cardinals	82	80	0.506	10½	45–36	37–44
Chicago Cubs	75	87	0.463	17½	42–39	33–48
Montreal Expos	75	87	0.463	17½	39–42	36–45

Record vs. opponents

1975 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Game log

1975 Game Log: 92–69 (Home: 52–28; Away: 40–41)
April: 9–7 (Home: 6–4; Away: 3–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 10 @ Cubs 8–4 Giusti (1–0) Frailing — 19,239 1–0 2 April 11 Mets 4–3 Demery (1–0) Baldwin — 43,880 2–0 3 April 13 Mets 5–3 Kison (1–0) Seaver — 14,841 3–0 4 April 14 Cubs 2–4 Reuschel Moose (0–1) Knowles 4,780 3–1 5 April 16 Expos 0–5 Fryman Ellis (0–1) — 4,807 3–2 6 April 17 Expos 4–7 McNally Reuss (0–1) — 5,667 3–3 7 April 18 @ Cardinals 4–5 (13) Sadecki McDowell (0–1) — 19,975 3–4 8 April 19 @ Cardinals 7–1 Rooker (1–0) Forsch — 19,775 4–4 9 April 20 @ Cardinals 5–0 Brett (1–0) Denny Giusti (1) 20,935 5–4 10 April 22 @ Expos 3–4 McNally Ellis (0–2) Murray 5,239 5–5 11 April 23 @ Expos 0–5 Fryman Reuss (0–2) — 8,177 5–6 12 April 25 Phillies 3–2 Kison (2–0) Carlton Giusti (2) 5,726 6–6 13 April 26 Phillies 7–3 Rooker (2–0) Twitchell — 13,120 7–6 14 April 27 Phillies 2–0 Ellis (1–2) Underwood — 14,074 8–6 15 April 29 Cardinals 0–3 McGlothen Brett (1–1) — 6,319 8–7 16 April 30 Cardinals 5–0 Reuss (1–2) Gibson — 5,584 9–7
May: 15–11 (Home: 8–2; Away: 7–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 17 May 2 @ Phillies 5–9 Twitchell Kison (2–1) McGraw 20,257 9–8 18 May 3 @ Phillies 2–6 Underwood Rooker (2–1) Garber — 9–9 19 May 3 @ Phillies 3–4 (11) McGraw Hernandez (0–1) — 44,501 9–10 20 May 6 @ Mets 2–1 (8) Brett (2–1) Seaver — 8,257 10–10 21 May 7 @ Mets 6–1 Reuss (2–2) Matlack — 12,216 11–10 22 May 8 @ Mets 4–2 Kison (3–1) Koosman — 14,053 12–10 23 May 9 Dodgers 11–3 Ellis (2–2) Marshall Giusti (3) 16,378 13–10 24 May 10 Dodgers 2–6 Rau Rooker (2–2) — 24,870 13–11 25 May 11 Dodgers 0–7 Sutton Brett (2–2) — 15,175 13–12 26 May 13 Padres 2–0 Reuss (3–2) Spillner — 5,482 14–12 27 May 14 Padres 5–4 (11) McDowell (1–1) Greif — 8,334 15–12 28 May 16 @ Dodgers 3–2 Giusti (2–0) Sutton — 44,111 16–12 29 May 17 @ Dodgers 3–4 (10) Messersmith Hernandez (0–2) — 46,790 16–13 30 May 18 @ Dodgers 7–2 Brett (3–2) Hooton — 42,013 17–13 31 May 19 @ Giants 4–6 Caldwell Reuss (3–3) — 1,795 17–14 32 May 20 @ Giants 4–12 Halicki Ellis (2–3) — 1,759 17–15 33 May 21 @ Giants 1–2 (11) Barr Giusti (2–1) — 3,513 17–16 34 May 22 @ Padres 4–2 Rooker (3–2) Freisleben Giusti (4) 9,148 18–16 35 May 23 @ Padres 3–4 Frisella Giusti (2–2) — 14,858 18–17 36 May 24 @ Padres 0–5 Jones Reuss (3–4) — 22,758 18–18 37 May 25 @ Padres 6–5 (11) Hernandez (1–2) Frisella Demery (1) 28,778 19–18 38 May 26 Astros 10–2 Kison (4–1) Richard — 11,126 20–18 39 May 27 Astros 6–5 Demery (2–0) Niekro — 7,003 21–18 40 May 28 Astros 3–0 Brett (4–2) Roberts — 7,601 22–18 41 May 30 Braves 2–1 Reuss (4–4) Capra — 11,565 23–18 42 May 31 Braves 11–4 Kison (5–1) Harrison — 13,423 24–18
June: 21–11 (Home: 11–6; Away: 10–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 43 June 1 Braves 2–5 Niekro Rooker (3–3) — 37,373 24–19 44 June 3 Reds 4–8 Nolan Moose (0–2) — 9,438 24–20 45 June 4 Reds 2–1 Reuss (5–4) Norman Hernandez (1) 13,754 25–20 46 June 6 Giants 7–2 Kison (6–1) Barr — 11,923 26–20 47 June 7 Giants 7–6 Hernandez (2–2) Toms Giusti (5) 8,668 27–20 48 June 8 Giants 1–3 Halicki Candelaria (0–1) — — 27–21 49 June 8 Giants 2–4 Lavelle Demery (2–1) Moffitt 24,128 27–22 50 June 9 @ Reds 9–2 Reuss (6–4) Norman — 22,555 28–22 51 June 10 @ Reds 9–5 McDowell (2–1) Darcy Hernandez (2) 19,107 29–22 52 June 11 @ Astros 1–5 Dierker Kison (6–2) — 10,125 29–23 53 June 12 @ Astros 4–2 Ellis (3–3) Roberts Demery (2) 10,802 30–23 54 June 13 @ Braves 8–3 Rooker (4–3) Odom — 8,998 31–23 55 June 14 @ Braves 2–1 Reuss (7–4) Thompson Giusti (6) 29,308 32–23 56 June 15 @ Braves 8–6 Demery (3–1) Sosa — 8,352 33–23 57 June 16 Cardinals 10–4 Kison (7–2) Bryant — 13,003 34–23 58 June 17 Cardinals 4–7 McGlothen Ellis (3–4) Garman 15,898 34–24 59 June 18 Cardinals 9–3 Rooker (5–3) Reed — 22,345 35–24 60 June 19 Cardinals 5–0 Reuss (8–4) Curtis — 8,198 36–24 61 June 20 @ Mets 5–1 Candelaria (1–1) Hall — 47,867 37–24 62 June 21 @ Mets 7–3 Hernandez (3–2) Parker — 31,610 38–24 63 June 22 @ Mets 2–0 Ellis (4–4) Tate — 34,287 39–24 64 June 23 @ Phillies 5–6 Hilgendorf Demery (3–2) Garber 34,759 39–25 65 June 24 @ Phillies 3–6 Christenson Reuss (8–5) McGraw — 39–26 66 June 24 @ Phillies 1–8 Underwood Kison (7–3) — 50,463 39–27 67 June 25 @ Phillies 6–7 (13) Schueler Giusti (2–3) — 34,171 39–28 68 June 26 Cubs 5–2 Candelaria (2–1) Frailing — 10,394 40–28 69 June 27 Cubs 5–1 Ellis (5–4) Zahn — — 41–28 70 June 27 Cubs 5–3 Hernandez (4–2) Knowles Giusti (7) 34,972 42–28 71 June 28 Cubs 0–1 Bonham Rooker (5–4) — 16,477 42–29 72 June 29 Cubs 4–3 Giusti (3–3) Reuschel — — 43–29 73 June 29 Cubs 7–0 Reuss (9–5) Dettore — 37,145 44–29 74 June 30 @ Expos 5–3 Demery (4–2) Blair Tekulve (1) 13,134 45–29
July: 18–12 (Home: 9–6; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 75 July 1 @ Expos 10–4 Candelaria (3–1) Fryman — 15,132 46–29 76 July 3 @ Expos 5–1 Ellis (6–4) Rogers — 10,116 47–29 77 July 4 @ Cubs 1–6 Stone Kison (7–4) — — 47–30 78 July 4 @ Cubs 1–2 (11) Knowles Reuss (9–6) — 30,355 47–31 79 July 5 @ Cubs 5–4 Rooker (6–4) Burris Hernandez (3) 22,393 48–31 80 July 6 @ Cubs 18–12 Hernandez (5–2) Frailing — 28,023 49–31 81 July 7 @ Cubs 5–0 Brett (5–2) Reuschel Giusti (8) 16,540 50–31 82 July 8 Dodgers 0–3 Sutton Ellis (6–5) Marshall 29,376 50–32 83 July 9 Dodgers 3–2 Kison (8–4) Messersmith Giusti (9) 22,163 51–32 84 July 10 Dodgers 4–1 Reuss (10–6) Hooton Giusti (10) 18,521 52–32 85 July 11 Padres 6–2 Rooker (7–4) Folkers Giusti (11) — 53–32 86 July 11 Padres 5–0 Candelaria (4–1) McIntosh — 31,435 54–32 87 July 12 Padres 6–4 Hernandez (6–2) Jones Demery (3) 21,877 55–32 88 July 13 Padres 5–7 Strom Ellis (6–6) Spillner 20,113 55–33 89 July 17 @ Dodgers 5–2 Kison (9–4) Messersmith Giusti (12) 32,806 56–33 90 July 18 @ Dodgers 3–4 Marshall Demery (4–3) — 52,506 56–34 91 July 19 @ Dodgers 5–3 Giusti (4–3) Marshall — 51,591 57–34 92 July 20 @ Giants 1–2 Halicki Rooker (7–5) — — 57–35 93 July 20 @ Giants 7–1 Brett (6–2) Caldwell — 14,723 58–35 94 July 21 @ Giants 2–7 Barr Candelaria (4–2) — 3,417 58–36 95 July 22 @ Padres 0–1 Jones Kison (9–5) — 14,437 58–37 96 July 23 @ Padres 8–1 Ellis (7–6) Freisleben — 14,547 59–37 97 July 25 Expos 6–1 Reuss (11–6) DeMola — 20,124 60–37 98 July 26 Expos 2–5 Rogers Rooker (7–6) — 4,394 60–38 99 July 27 Expos 4–1 Brett (7–2) Scherman Demery (4) — 61–38 100 July 27 Expos 5–3 Giusti (5–3) Warthen — 27,961 62–38 101 July 28 Phillies 2–5 Christenson Kison (9–6) — 30,221 62–39 102 July 29 Phillies 1–5 Underwood Ellis (7–7) — 33,340 62–40 103 July 30 Phillies 8–1 Reuss (12–6) Carlton — 43,260 63–40 104 July 31 Mets 2–6 Koosman Rooker (7–7) — 13,235 63–41
August: 12–17 (Home: 10–5; Away: 2–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 105 August 1 Mets 2–4 Stone Brett (7–3) Apodaca 18,082 63–42 106 August 2 Mets 0–6 Matlack Kison (9–7) — 14,306 63–43 107 August 3 Mets 5–4 (15) Demery (5–3) Apodaca — — 64–43 108 August 3 Mets 4–3 Candelaria (5–2) Webb — 30,070 65–43 109 August 4 @ Cardinals 4–5 Curtis Reuss (12–7) Hrabosky 28,097 65–44 110 August 5 @ Cardinals 6–1 Rooker (8–7) Rasmussen — 25,489 66–44 111 August 6 @ Cardinals 2–4 Denny Brett (7–4) Hrabosky 23,985 66–45 112 August 7 @ Astros 1–6 Roberts Kison (9–8) — 15,255 66–46 113 August 8 @ Astros 3–5 Crawford Tekulve (0–1) — 14,889 66–47 114 August 9 @ Astros 0–5 Niekro Reuss (12–8) — 13,531 66–48 115 August 10 @ Astros 3–5 Richard Rooker (8–8) Cosgrove 12,243 66–49 116 August 11 @ Braves 8–1 Candelaria (6–2) Easterly Tekulve (2) 4,701 67–49 117 August 12 @ Braves 2–3 Morton Kison (9–9) House 4,506 67–50 118 August 13 @ Braves 3–4 House Brett (7–5) — 4,163 67–51 119 August 14 @ Reds 1–6 Nolan Reuss (12–9) — 40,062 67–52 120 August 15 @ Reds 3–8 Norman Rooker (8–9) — 45,003 67–53 121 August 16 @ Reds 3–5 Billingham Candelaria (6–3) Eastwick 51,286 67–54 122 August 17 @ Reds 1–3 Darcy Kison (9–10) Eastwick 50,121 67–55 123 August 19 Giants 4–0 Reuss (13–9) Barr — 22,609 68–55 124 August 20 Giants 3–1 Rooker (9–9) Halicki Giusti (13) 14,033 69–55 125 August 22 Reds 7–2 Demery (6–3) Billingham — — 70–55 126 August 22 Reds 4–2 Candelaria (7–3) McEnaney Giusti (14) 46,576 71–55 127 August 23 Reds 7–12 Kirby Kison (9–11) Eastwick 32,068 71–56 128 August 24 Reds 5–1 Reuss (14–9) Nolan — 35,598 72–56 129 August 25 Braves 4–0 Rooker (10–9) Thompson — 11,146 73–56 130 August 26 Braves 8–2 Demery (7–3) Easterly — 12,213 74–56 131 August 27 Braves 2–6 Niekro Candelaria (7–4) — 21,209 74–57 132 August 30 Astros 4–7 Dierker Reuss (14–10) — 13,473 74–58 133 August 31 Astros 9–6 Kison (10–11) Sosa Giusti (15) 14,507 75–58
September: 17–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 134 September 1 @ Mets 0–3 Seaver Candelaria (7–5) — 45,991 75–59 135 September 2 @ Mets 8–4 Tekulve (1–1) Koosman Giusti (16) 26,486 76–59 136 September 3 @ Mets 3–1 Reuss (15–10) Matlack — 27,599 77–59 137 September 5 @ Expos 3–4 (10) Taylor Tekulve (1–2) — — 77–60 138 September 5 @ Expos 5–2 Rooker (11–9) Renko Hernandez (4) 15,130 78–60 139 September 6 @ Expos 12–5 (11) Brett (8–5) Murray — 10,206 79–60 140 September 7 @ Expos 6–0 Reuss (16–10) Blair — 14,041 80–60 141 September 8 Cubs 4–1 Ellis (8–7) Prall Hernandez (5) 6,756 81–60 142 September 9 Cubs 5–6 Bonham Demery (7–4) Reuschel 7,346 81–61 143 September 10 Mets 8–4 Rooker (12–9) Seaver — 11,988 82–61 144 September 11 Mets 0–7 Koosman Reuss (16–11) — 4,762 82–62 145 September 12 Expos 6–3 Moose (1–2) Carrithers — 9,449 83–62 146 September 13 Expos 2–5 Warthen Ellis (8–8) Fryman 17,310 83–63 147 September 14 Expos 4–3 Hernandez (7–2) Fryman Giusti (17) 12,335 84–63 148 September 15 @ Cubs 5–6 Knowles Giusti (5–4) — — 84–64 149 September 15 @ Cubs 9–1 Rooker (13–9) Prall — 5,432 85–64 150 September 16 @ Cubs 22–0 Candelaria (8–5) Reuschel — 4,932 86–64 151 September 17 @ Phillies 9–1 Kison (11–11) Underwood — 38,085 87–64 152 September 18 @ Phillies 1–4 Carlton Ellis (8–9) — 27,093 87–65 153 September 19 Cardinals 7–1 Brett (9–5) Denny — 19,671 88–65 154 September 20 Cardinals 2–8 Rasmussen Rooker (13–10) Hrabosky 13,493 88–66 155 September 21 Cardinals 5–3 Reuss (17–11) Garman Tekulve (3) 35,648 89–66 156 September 22 Phillies 11–3 Kison (12–11) Underwood Tekulve (4) 13,176 90–66 157 September 23 Phillies 3–1 Moose (2–2) Carlton — 6,445 91–66 158 September 24 Phillies 1–8 Christenson Demery (7–5) — 6,253 91–67 159 September 26 @ Cardinals 0–1 Forsch Rooker (13–11) — 23,496 91–68 160 September 27 @ Cardinals 4–2 Reuss (18–11) McGlothen Tekulve (5) 19,180 92–68 161 September 28 @ Cardinals 2–6 Reed Candelaria (8–6) — 20,909 92–69
Legend:           = Win           = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP RS RA NL East Chicago Cubs 12 6 0.667 111 56 Montreal Expos 11 7 0.611 82 61 New York Mets 13 5 0.722 67 56 Philadelphia Phillies 7 11 0.389 73 79 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 10 8 0.556 81 54 Total 53 37 0.589 414 306 NL West Atlanta Braves 8 4 0.667 60 36 Cincinnati Reds 6 6 0.500 55 55 Houston Astros 5 6 0.455 44 48 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 5 0.583 46 39 San Diego Padres 8 4 0.667 50 35 San Francisco Giants 5 7 0.417 43 46 Total 39 32 0.549 298 259 Season Total 92 69 0.571 712 565

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 16 9 7 0.563 59 49 May 26 15 11 0.577 109 99 June 32 21 11 0.656 154 111 July 30 18 12 0.600 135 96 August 29 12 17 0.414 108 117 September 28 17 11 0.607 147 93 Total 161 92 69 0.571 712 565 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 80 52 28 0.650 348 270 Away 81 40 41 0.494 364 295 Total 161 92 69 0.571 712 565

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1975: Sam McDowell was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[5]
• June 3, 1975: Ernie Camacho was drafted by the Pirates in the 12th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[6]
• June 26, 1975: Sam McDowell was released by the Pirates.[5]
• July 30, 1975: Paul Popovich was released by the Pirates.[7]

Roster

1975 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 30 Ken Brett 45 John Candelaria 44 Larry Demery 17 Dock Ellis 31 Dave Giusti 36 Ramón Hernández 51 Odell Jones 25 Bruce Kison 48 Sam McDowell 29,48 Jim Minshall 38 Bob Moose 41 Jerry Reuss 19 Jim Rooker 27 Kent Tekulve		Catchers  5 Duffy Dyer 32 Ed Ott 35 Manny Sanguillén Infielders  3 Richie Hebner 14 Art Howe 23 Ed Kirkpatrick 11 Mario Mendoza 24 Paul Popovich 18 Willie Randolph 12 Craig Reynolds  7 Bob Robertson  8 Willie Stargell  6 Rennie Stennett 10 Frank Taveras		Outfielders 15 Miguel Diloné 24 Omar Moreno 16 Al Oliver 39 Dave Parker 28 Bill Robinson 22 Richie Zisk		Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 43 Don Leppert 42 Don Osborn  2 José Pagán  4 Bob Skinner

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

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	Manny Sanguillén	133	481	158	.328	9	58
1B	Willie Stargell	124	461	136	.295	22	90
2B	Rennie Stennett	148	616	176	.286	7	62
3B	Richie Hebner	128	472	116	.246	15	57
SS	Frank Taveras	134	378	80	.212	0	23
LF	Richie Zisk	147	504	146	.290	20	75
CF	Al Oliver	155	628	176	.280	18	84
RF	Dave Parker	148	558	172	.308	25	101

[8]

Other batters

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
Bill Robinson	92	200	56	.280	6	33
Ed Kirkpatrick	89	144	34	.236	5	16
Art Howe	63	146	25	.171	1	10
Bob Robertson	75	124	34	.274	6	18
Duffy Dyer	48	132	30	.227	3	16
Craig Reynolds	31	76	17	.224	0	4
Willie Randolph	30	61	10	.164	0	3
Mario Mendoza	56	50	9	.180	0	2
Paul Popovich	25	40	8	.200	0	1
Omar Moreno	6	6	1	.167	0	0
Miguel Diloné	18	6	0	.000	0	0
Ed Ott	5	5	1	.200	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jerry Reuss	32	237.1	18	11	2.54	131
Jim Rooker	28	196.2	13	11	2.97	102
Bruce Kison	33	192	12	11	3.23	89
Dock Ellis	27	140	8	9	3.79	69
John Candelaria	18	120.2	8	6	2.76	95
Ken Brett	23	118	9	5	3.36	47

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Larry Demery	45	114.2	7	5	2.90	59
Bob Moose	23	67.2	2	2	3.72	34

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dave Giusti	61	5	4	17	2.95	38
Ramón Hernández	46	7	2	5	2.95	43
Kent Tekulve	34	1	2	5	2.25	28
Sam McDowell	14	2	1	0	2.86	29
Odell Jones	2	0	0	0	0.00	2
Jim Minshall	1	0	0	0	0.00	2

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1975 National League Championship Series

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 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

Awards and honors

1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charleston Charlies	International League	Steve Demeter
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Tim Murtaugh
A	Salem Pirates	Carolina League	Johnny Lipon
A	Charleston Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Mike Ryan
A-Short Season	Niagara Falls Pirates	New York–Penn League	Glenn Ezell
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

Notes

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Duffy Dyer at Baseball Reference
3. Nelson Norman at Baseball Reference
4. Albert Williams at Baseball Reference
5. Sam McDowell at Baseball Reference
6. Ernie Camacho at Baseball Reference
7. Paul Popovich at Baseball Reference
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1975.shtml

References

• 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.