1974 Philadelphia Phillies season
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III | |
General managers | Paul Owens | |
Managers | Danny Ozark | |
Television | WPHL-TV | |
Radio | WCAU (By Saam, Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn) | |
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The 1974 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 92nd season in franchise history. The Phillies finished in third place in the National League East with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses. They would not finish below .500 again until going 75–87 in 1985.
Offseason
- December 6, 1973: California Angels, and Aurelio Monteagudo and Chris Coletta were sent by the Angels to the Phillies to complete an earlier deal (the Phillies sent a player to be named later to the Angels for players to be named later and Billy Grabarkewitz) made on August 14.[1]
- December 19, 1973: Tony Taylor was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[2]
Regular season
Third baseman
The Phillies became the first team to lead the division at the All-Star break after finishing last in the division one year ago.
Season standings
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 52–29 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 1½ | 44–37 | 42–38 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 8 | 46–35 | 34–47 |
Montreal Expos | 79 | 82 | 0.491 | 8½ | 42–38 | 37–44 |
New York Mets | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 17 | 36–45 | 35–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 22 | 32–49 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 7–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 17–1 | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–7–1 | 7–5 | — | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 12–6 | 8–4 | 4–14 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
San Diego | 1–17 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 2–16 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft
- Derek Botelho was drafted by the Phillies in the 26th round, but did not sign.[3]
- Ken Phelps was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (19th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.[4]
- June 15, 1974: Jeff Schneider was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[5]
- July 2, 1974: John Poff was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[6]
Game log
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Bold | Phillies team member |
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April (10–11)
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May (15–12)
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June (13–14)
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July (15–13)
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August (12–17)
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September (13–15)
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October (2–0)
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 |
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C | Bob Boone | 146 | 488 | 118 | .242 | 3 | 52 |
1B | Willie Montañez | 143 | 527 | 160 | .304 | 7 | 79 |
2B | Dave Cash | 162 | 687 | 206 | .300 | 2 | 58 |
SS | Larry Bowa | 162 | 669 | 184 | .275 | 1 | 36 |
3B | Mike Schmidt | 162 | 568 | 160 | .282 | 36 | 116 |
LF | Greg Luzinski | 85 | 302 | 82 | .272 | 7 | 48 |
CF | Del Unser | 142 | 454 | 120 | .264 | 11 | 61 |
RF | Mike Anderson | 145 | 395 | 99 | .251 | 5 | 34 |
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 |
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Bill Robinson | 100 | 280 | 66 | .236 | 5 | 29 |
Tommy Hutton | 96 | 208 | 50 | .240 | 4 | 33 |
Jay Johnstone | 64 | 200 | 59 | .295 | 6 | 30 |
Ollie Brown | 43 | 99 | 24 | .242 | 4 | 13 |
Tony Taylor | 62 | 64 | 21 | .328 | 2 | 13 |
Larry Cox | 30 | 53 | 9 | .170 | 0 | 4 |
Billy Grabarkewitz | 34 | 30 | 4 | .133 | 1 | 2 |
Alan Bannister | 26 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Essian | 17 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Harmon | 27 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Rogodzinski | 17 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 1 |
Jerry Martin | 13 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
John Stearns | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 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 |
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Steve Carlton | 39 | 291.0 | 16 | 13 | 3.22 | 240 |
Jim Lonborg | 39 | 283.0 | 17 | 13 | 3.21 | 121 |
Dick Ruthven | 35 | 212.2 | 9 | 13 | 4.02 | 153 |
Ron Schueler | 44 | 203.1 | 11 | 16 | 3.72 | 109 |
Wayne Twitchell | 25 | 112.1 | 6 | 9 | 5.21 | 72 |
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 |
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Ed Farmer | 14 | 31.0 | 2 | 1 | 8.42 | 20 |
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 |
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Eddie Watt | 42 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.99 | 23 |
Mac Scarce | 58 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4.99 | 50 |
Gene Garber | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2.06 | 27 |
Jesús Hernáiz | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.88 | 16 |
Frank Linzy | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.28 | 12 |
Pete Richert | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.21 | 9 |
George Culver | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 9 |
Larry Christenson | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.30 | 18 |
Mike Wallace | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |
Tom Underwood | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 8 |
Dave Wallace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
Ron Diorio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Erskine Thomason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | Jim Bunning |
AA | Reading Phillies
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Eastern League
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Bob Wellman |
A
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Rocky Mount Phillies | Carolina League | Cal Emery |
A
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Spartanburg Phillies
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Western Carolinas League | Howie Bedell |
A-Short Season
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Auburn Phillies
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New York–Penn League | Larry Rojas |
Rookie
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Pulaski Phillies
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Appalachian League | Bob Wren |
Notes
- ^ Denny Doyle at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tony Taylor at Baseball Reference
- ^ Derek Botelho at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jeff Schneider at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Poff at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1974 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Sentinel. April 15, 1974. p. 3, part 2. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 18, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Feeney, Charley (May 18, 1974). "A Slip or Two...: 3 Bucs Pitchers' Jobs in Danger". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 10, 11. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball record". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. June 25, 1974. p. 35. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball Standings". Milwaukee Journal. June 29, 1974. p. 11. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ Feeney, Charley (June 29, 1974). "Pirates Washed Out; Brett To Go Sunday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball". Milwaukee Sentinel. September 23, 1974. p. 5, part 2. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1974 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference