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Offseason

• December 3, 1974: Del Unser, Mac Scarce and John Stearns were traded by the Phillies to the New York Mets for Tug McGraw, Don Hahn, and Dave Schneck.^[1]
• January 30, 1975: José Moreno was as an amateur free agent signed by the Phillies.^[2]
• February 5, 1975: Orlando Isales was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.^[3]

Regular season

Return of Dick Allen

Early in the 1975 season, Phillies General Manager Paul Owns wanted a righthanded power hitting batter and a first baseman with more power than infielder Tommy Hutton, a lefthanded contact hitter. Both Mike Schmidt and Dave Cash lobbied Owens to acquire Dick Allen. Allen had to be persuaded by several of his future teammates that both the organizational and racial climate in Philadelphia had changed for the better since his 1969 departure from the team.

Fans welcomed Allen's return. On May 14, 1975, 30,908 fans came to Veterans Stadium for Allen's return to Philadelphia and saw Steve Carlton shut-out Cincinnati by the score of 4 to 0. Allen played first base, batted fifth between Greg Luzinski and Mike Schmidt and was given a standing ovation when he stepped into the batter's box in a Phillies uniform for the first time since the final game of the 1969 season. Allen lined a two-out single to center, prompting another standing ovation.^[4]

Season standings

Notable transactions

• May 4, 1975: Willie Montañez was traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Garry Maddox.^[5]
• May 7, 1975: Jim Essian, Barry Bonnell, and $150,000 were traded by the Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Dick Allen and Johnny Oates. ^[6]
• June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Dickie Noles was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round. Player signed June 15, 1975.^[7]
  • Rick Leach was drafted by the Phillies in the 11th round, but did not sign.^[8]

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rocky Mount, Spartanburg^[9]

References

External links

• 1975 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference