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1975 Cincinnati Reds season

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Owner(s)
  
Louis Nippert

Manager(s)
  
Sparky Anderson

General manager(s)
  
Bob Howsam

Local television
  
WLWT(Ken Coleman, Woody Woodward)

Local radio
  
WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

The 1975 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The season saw the Reds attempting to improve on its previous output of 98–64. The Reds won the National League West with a record of 108–54, best record in MLB and finished 20 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds went on to win the National League Championship Series by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games, and the World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. It was the first World Series championship for Cincinnati since 1940. The 1975 Reds are one of the few teams to consistently challenge the 1927 Yankees, what some people call the best in baseball history, for the title for the best team in MLB history. Some sources consider the 1975 Reds the greatest team to ever play baseball. According to some sources, a lot of them put the 1927 Yankees ahead of the '75 Reds. The Reds went 64–17 at home in 1975. That is the best ever home record by a national league team and the second best in baseball history behind only the 1961 Yankees who went 65–16 at home that year. The Reds also set the major league record for most consecutive wins to ever close out a half with 10, when they went into the all star break on a 10 game winning streak. The 840 runs scored by the Reds in 1975 were the most in the league that season, and their +254 run differential was also the best in the league. The Reds were also the only team in the National League to have a winning record on the road, going 44–37.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 25, 1974: Andy Kosco was released by the Reds.
  • October 25, 1974: Phil Gagliano was released by the Reds.
  • January 2, 1975: Joe Henderson was purchased by the Reds from the Chicago White Sox.

    • Regular season

    The 1975 Reds clinched a playoff appearance on September 7, the earliest clinch date of any MLB team in a 162-game season.

    Joe Morgan was the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1975.

    Notable transactions

  • April 8, 1975: Roger Freed was purchased from the Reds by the Sultanes de Monterrey.
  • May 6, 1975: Doug Corbett was signed as a free agent by the Reds.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    Game One

    October 4, Riverfront Stadium

    Game Two

    October 5, Riverfront Stadium

    Game Three

    October 7, Three Rivers Stadium

    World Series

    NL Cincinnati Reds (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)

    Awards and honors

  • Sparky Anderson, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
  • Johnny Bench, Lou Gehrig Award
  • Gary Nolan, Hutch Award
  • Pete Rose, World Series Most Valuable Player
  • Joe Morgan, NL MVP

    • All-Stars

    All-Star Game

  • Johnny Bench, catcher, starter
  • Dave Concepción, shortstop, starter
  • Joe Morgan, second baseman, starter
  • Pete Rose, right fielder, starter
  • Tony Pérez, reserve

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eugene

    References

    1975 Cincinnati Reds season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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