1974 Philadelphia Phillies season

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: Denny Doyle was sent by the Phillies to the 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 Mike Schmidt had a breakout season in 1974, leading the National League in home runs and demonstrating his prowess in the field. On June 10, Schmidt hit what many felt should have been a home run when the ball hit the public address speaker that hung 117 feet above and 329 feet away from home plate at the Astrodome in Houston. The ball hit the speaker, fell to the field, and, by the Astrodome's ground rules, remained in play. Since Schmidt had already started his slow home run trot, he was held to a single. (There were runners on first and second when the ball was hit, and they each advanced only one base.) Many experts agree the ball would have traveled in excess of 500 feet.^{[citation needed]}

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

Record vs. opponents

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

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

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

Farm system

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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