1975 Cincinnati Reds season


The 1975 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds dominated the league all season, and 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. But according to some sources, many of them put the 1927 Yankees ahead of the '75 Reds. The Reds went 64–17 at home in 1975, which is the best home record ever by a National League team, which still stands today. It is currently the second best home record in MLB history, behind the 1961 Yankees, who went 65-16.

Offseason

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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C142530150.28328110
1B137511144.28220109
2B146498163.3271794
3B162662210.317774
SS140507139.274549
LF134463139.3002378
CF148501129.257653
RF132463141.305446

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
8821059.281738
9318845.239219
7116035.219226
6515929.182119
8912734.268120
667119.268111
596512.18502
31388.21102
781.12500

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
32210.21593.1674
3320815104.1179
341881243.73119
22159.21542.4298
27130.21153.5846
26110.21064.7248

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
1247414.9814

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
7052152.4748
679552.9529
5853222.6061
567572.6244
20000.003

Postseason

National League Championship Series

Game One

October 4, Riverfront Stadium

Game Two

October 5, Riverfront Stadium

Game Three

October 7, Three Rivers Stadium

World Series

Awards and honors

All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eugene