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 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.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Detailed records
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | | |
| April | 16 | 9 | 7 | | 59 | 49 |
| May | 26 | 15 | 11 | | 109 | 99 |
| June | 32 | 21 | 11 | | 154 | 111 |
| July | 30 | 18 | 12 | | 135 | 96 |
| August | 29 | 12 | 17 | | 108 | 117 |
| September | 28 | 17 | 11 | | 147 | 93 |
| Total | 161 | 92 | 69 | | 712 | 565 |
Opening Day lineup
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 133 | 481 | 158 | .328 | 9 | 58 |
| 1B | | 124 | 461 | 136 | .295 | 22 | 90 |
| 2B | | 148 | 616 | 176 | .286 | 7 | 62 |
| 3B | | 128 | 472 | 116 | .246 | 15 | 57 |
| SS | | 134 | 378 | 80 | .212 | 0 | 23 |
| LF | | 147 | 504 | 146 | .290 | 20 | 75 |
| CF | | 155 | 628 | 176 | .280 | 18 | 84 |
| RF | | 148 | 558 | 172 | .308 | 25 | 101 |
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 |
| 92 | 200 | 56 | .280 | 6 | 33 |
| 89 | 144 | 34 | .236 | 5 | 16 |
| 63 | 146 | 25 | .171 | 1 | 10 |
| 75 | 124 | 34 | .274 | 6 | 18 |
| 48 | 132 | 30 | .227 | 3 | 16 |
| 31 | 76 | 17 | .224 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | 61 | 10 | .164 | 0 | 3 |
| 56 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 32 | 237.1 | 18 | 11 | 2.54 | 131 |
| 28 | 196.2 | 13 | 11 | 2.97 | 102 |
| 33 | 192 | 12 | 11 | 3.23 | 89 |
| 27 | 140 | 8 | 9 | 3.79 | 69 |
| 18 | 120.2 | 8 | 6 | 2.76 | 95 |
| 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 |
| 45 | 114.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.90 | 59 |
| 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 |
| 61 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2.95 | 38 |
| 46 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2.95 | 43 |
| 34 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.25 | 28 |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 | 29 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 0.Awards and honors
1975 Major League Baseball All-Star GameFarm system
