1974 San Francisco Giants season

The 1974 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 92nd season in Major League Baseball, their 17th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 15th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a 72–90 record, 30 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

• December 7, 1973: Juan Marichal was purchased from the Giants by the Boston Red Sox.
• March 19, 1974: Willie Prall was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Ken Rudolph.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

• Bobby Bonds
• Tom Bradley
• Tito Fuentes
• Dave Kingman
• Garry Maddox
• Gary Matthews
• Steve Ontiveros
• Ken Rudolph
• Chris Speier

Notable transactions

• May 25, 1974: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
• June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft
• Alan Wirth was drafted by the Giants in the 3rd round.
• Guy Sularz was drafted by the Giants in the 10th round.
• Jeff Yurak was drafted by the Giants in the 24th round.
• August 11, 1974: Steve Barber was released by the Giants.

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

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno</small>

References

External links

• 1974 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1974 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac