1974 Philadelphia Phillies season

1974 Philadelphia Phillies
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)
Seasons

The 1974 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 92nd 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 the 1985 season.

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. This deal, made on August 14, involved the Phillies sending a player to be named later to the Angels in exchange for players to be named later and Billy Grabarkewitz.
• December 19, 1973: Tony Taylor was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.

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 a ball that many felt should have been a home run when it struck the public address speaker hanging 117 feet above and 329 feet away from home plate at the Astrodome in Houston. The ball hit the speaker, fell onto the field, and, according to the Astrodome's ground rules, remained in play. Since Schmidt had already begun his home run trot, he was credited with only a single. There were runners on first and second base at the time, and they each advanced only one base. Many experts agree that the ball would have traveled in excess of 500 feet.

The Phillies became the first team to lead their division at the All-Star break after finishing last in the division the previous year.

Season standings

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	74	.543	—	52‍–‍29	36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals	86	75	.534	1½	44‍–‍37	42‍–‍38
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	.494	8	46‍–‍35	34‍–‍47
Montreal Expos	79	82	.491	8½	42‍–‍38	37‍–‍44
New York Mets	71	91	.438	17	36‍–‍45	35‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs	66	96	.407	22	32‍–‍49	34‍–‍47

Record vs. opponents

1974 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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.
  • Ken Phelps was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (19th pick) of the secondary phase but did not sign.
• June 15, 1974: Jeff Schneider was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
• July 2, 1974: John Poff was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.

Game log

Legend
	Phillies win
	Phillies loss
	Postponement
Bold	Phillies team member

1974 Game Log Overall Record: 80–82
April (10–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 Mets 5–4 Mac Scarce (1–0) Tug McGraw (0–1) None 40,222 1–0 2 April 7 Mets 2–9 Jon Matlack (1–0) Jim Lonborg (0–1) Tug McGraw (1) 16,441 1–1 3 April 9 @ Cubs 0–2 Bill Bonham (1–0) Ron Schueler (0–1) None 30,601 1–2 4 April 10 @ Cubs 6–7 Ray Burris (1–0) Mac Scarce (1–1) None 6,535 1–3 5 April 11 @ Cubs 4–3 Frank Linzy (1–0) Horacio Piña (0–1) Eddie Watt (1) 2,292 2–3 – April 13 @ Mets Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 14 as a traditional double-header 6 April 14 (1) @ Mets 2–1 (11) Mike Wallace (1–0) Tug McGraw (0–2) None see 2nd game 3–3 7 April 14 (2) @ Mets 5–3 Mac Scarce (2–1) Bob Miller (0–1) None 14,201 4–3 8 April 15 Cardinals 3–2 Dick Ruthven (1–0) Alan Foster (0–1) Mac Scarce (1) 6,713 5–3 9 April 16 Cardinals 10–3 Steve Carlton (1–0) Bob Gibson (0–1) None 8,107 6–3 10 April 17 Cardinals 12–5 George Culver (1–0) Sonny Siebert (1–1) None 11,237 7–3 11 April 18 Cardinals 2–6 Lynn McGlothen (2–0) Ron Schueler (0–2) None 8,106 7–4 12 April 19 Cubs 9–2 Jim Lonborg (1–1) Bill Bonham (1–2) None 12,318 8–4 13 April 20 Cubs 4–5 (13) Ray Burris (2–0) Mac Scarce (2–2) None 16,534 8–5 14 April 21 Cubs 7–3 Steve Carlton (2–0) Burt Hooton (1–1) None 17,172 9–5 15 April 23 @ Dodgers 3–5 Jim Brewer (2–0) Frank Linzy (1–1) None 14,984 9–6 16 April 24 @ Dodgers 1–6 Don Sutton (4–1) Jim Lonborg (1–2) None 14,756 9–7 17 April 25 @ Dodgers 0–1 Tommy John (5–0) Dick Ruthven (1–1) None 15,117 9–8 18 April 26 @ Padres 2–6 Dave Freisleben (1–0) Steve Carlton (2–1) None 9,448 9–9 19 April 27 @ Padres 2–5 Randy Jones (2–4) Ron Schueler (0–3) None 31,407 9–10 20 April 28 @ Padres 4–5 Larry Hardy (1–0) Frank Linzy (1–2) None 12,031 9–11 21 April 30 @ Giants 6–5 Frank Linzy (2–2) Randy Moffitt (1–2) Eddie Watt (2) 2,188 10–11
May (15–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 22 May 1 @ Giants 8–13 Charlie Williams (1–0) Steve Carlton (2–2) None 2,179 10–12 23 May 3 Dodgers 2–1 Ron Schueler (1–3) Doug Rau (2–1) Eddie Watt (3) 20,186 11–12 24 May 4 Dodgers 7–3 Jim Lonborg (2–2) Don Sutton (4–2) None 40,301 12–12 25 May 5 Dodgers 3–2 Mac Scarce (3–2) Tommy John (5–1) None 41,040 13–12 26 May 6 Padres 6–7 Dave Freisleben (3–0) Steve Carlton (2–3) Rich Troedson (1) 4,149 13–13 27 May 7 Padres 3–5 (13) Mike Corkins (2–0) Dave Wallace (0–1) None 4,288 13–14 28 May 8 Padres 4–0 Jim Lonborg (3–2) Randy Jones (2–6) None 5,081 14–14 29 May 10 Pirates 3–2 Dick Ruthven (2–1) Ken Brett (2–3) Mac Scarce (2) 16,388 15–14 30 May 11 Pirates 3–1 Steve Carlton (3–3) Bob Moose (1–4) None 21,070 16–14 31 May 12 Pirates 8–7 Ed Farmer (1–0) Dock Ellis (1–3) Eddie Watt (4) 11,243 17–14 32 May 14 Expos 2–9 Steve Rogers (6–1) Jim Lonborg (3–3) None 8,413 17–15 33 May 15 Expos 4–5 Tom Walker (1–0) Mac Scarce (3–3) None 10,105 17–16 34 May 16 Expos 6–3 Steve Carlton (4–3) Mike Torrez (3–3) None 7,311 18–16 – May 17 @ Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 19 as a traditional double-header 35 May 18 @ Pirates 9–2 Ron Schueler (2–3) Bob Moose (1–5) None 8,021 19–16 36 May 19 (1) @ Pirates 3–2 Jim Lonborg (4–3) Dock Ellis (1–4) Eddie Watt (5) see 2nd game 20–16 37 May 19 (2) @ Pirates 1–2 Jerry Reuss (2–3) Dick Ruthven (2–2) None 13,426 20–17 38 May 20 @ Cardinals 2–1 Steve Carlton (5–3) Lynn McGlothen (5–2) None 12,326 21–17 39 May 21 @ Cardinals 4–2 Ed Farmer (2–0) John Curtis (2–5) Mac Scarce (3) 11,481 22–17 40 May 22 @ Cardinals 7–1 Ron Schueler (3–3) Alan Foster (1–4) None 10,587 23–17 41 May 24 Expos 2–4 Ernie McAnally (3–4) Jim Lonborg (4–4) None 14,131 23–18 42 May 25 (1) Expos 4–3 Eddie Watt (1–0) Mike Torrez (4–4) None see 2nd game 24–18 43 May 25 (2) Expos 4–2 Steve Carlton (6–3) Steve Renko (3–5) None 41,350 25–18 44 May 26 Expos 1–5 Dennis Blair (1–0) Ron Schueler (3–4) None 27,324 25–19 45 May 27 @ Braves 1–9 Phil Niekro (6–3) Ed Farmer (2–1) None 6,446 25–20 46 May 28 @ Braves 1–2 (10) Danny Frisella (1–2) Jim Lonborg (4–5) None see 2nd game 25–21 47 May 29 @ Braves 0–1 (11) Tom House (1–0) Steve Carlton (6–4) None 7,816 25–22 48 May 31 Giants 2–6 Ron Bryant (2–4) Ron Schueler (3–5) Randy Moffitt (12) 23,513 25–23
June (13–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 49 June 1 Giants 6–2 Jim Lonborg (5–5) Mike Caldwell (7–3) None 20,167 26–23 50 June 2 Giants 4–3 Frank Linzy (3–2) Randy Moffitt (2–3) None 12,280 27–23 51 June 3 Braves 5–2 Steve Carlton (7–4) Carl Morton (6–5) None 44,179 28–23 52 June 4 Braves 3–7 Roric Harrison (4–6) Ron Schueler (3–6) Tom House (3) 17,197 28–24 53 June 5 Braves 4–2 Jim Lonborg (6–5) Phil Niekro (6–4) None 26,204 29–24 54 June 7 Reds 4–7 Pedro Borbón (5–3) Mac Scarce (3–4) None 22,408 29–25 55 June 8 Reds 6–5 Steve Carlton (8–4) Clay Carroll (3–1) None 34,256 30–25 56 June 9 Reds 7–14 Don Gullett (6–3) Wayne Twitchell (0–1) None 33,163 30–26 57 June 10 @ Astros 12–0 Jim Lonborg (7–5) Claude Osteen (5–6) None 9,487 31–26 58 June 11 @ Astros 1–10 Larry Dierker (4–3) Dick Ruthven (2–3) None 10,034 31–27 59 June 12 @ Astros 3–0 Steve Carlton (9–4) Don Wilson (3–4) None 12,010 32–27 60 June 14 @ Reds 4–7 Don Gullett (7–3) Ron Schueler (3–7) None 25,238 32–28 61 June 15 @ Reds 5–2 Jim Lonborg (8–5) Jack Billingham (6–5) None 35,732 33–28 62 June 16 @ Reds 0–5 Clay Carroll (4–1) Dick Ruthven (2–4) None 30,006 33–29 63 June 17 Astros 7–5 Wayne Twitchell (1–1) Claude Osteen (5–7) None 18,289 34–29 64 June 18 Astros 0–1 Mike Cosgrove (2–0) Ron Schueler (3–8) None 14,165 34–30 65 June 19 Astros 5–4 Jim Lonborg (9–5) Tom Griffin (7–3) Mac Scarce (4) 17,161 35–30 66 June 20 Mets 1–2 Jerry Koosman (7–4) Dick Ruthven (2–5) None 22,210 35–31 67 June 21 Mets 1–3 Tom Seaver (4–6) Steve Carlton (9–5) Tug McGraw (2) 28,262 35–32 68 June 22 (1) Mets 5–2 Ron Schueler (4–8) Harry Parker (1–7) None see 2nd game 36–32 69 June 22 (2) Mets 8–5 Wayne Twitchell (2–1) George Stone (2–6) Jesús Hernáiz (1) 51,197 37–32 – June 23 Mets Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 25 as a traditional double-header 70 June 24 @ Expos 8–2 Jim Lonborg (10–5) Mike Torrez (7–5) None Mike Torrez 38–32 71 June 25 @ Expos 0–5 Steve Renko (5–7) Dick Ruthven (2–6) None 18,122 38–33 72 June 26 @ Expos 0–2 Steve Rogers (8–8) Steve Carlton (9–6) None 16,108 38–34 – June 28 @ Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 30 as a traditional double-header 73 June 29 @ Pirates 3–6 Jerry Reuss (7–5) Jim Lonborg (10–6) None 15,839 38–35 74 June 30 (1) @ Pirates 8–11 Ken Brett (10–4) Steve Carlton (9–7) None see 2nd game 38–36 75 June 30 (2) @ Pirates 2–3 Bruce Kison (3–3) Ron Schueler (4–9) None 25,730 38–37
July (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 76 July 2 @ Mets 2–4 Tom Seaver (5–6) Dick Ruthven (2–7) Jack Aker (1) 20,724 38–38 77 July 3 @ Mets 2–6 Harry Parker (2–7) Jim Lonborg (10–7) None Jim Lonborg 38–39 78 July 4 (1) @ Mets 3–5 Jon Matlack (7–5) Ron Schueler (4–10) None see 2nd game 38–40 79 July 4 (2) @ Mets 6–2 Wayne Twitchell (3–1) Ray Sadecki (4–4) None 26,811 39–40 80 July 5 Padres 8–1 Steve Carlton (10–7) Bill Greif (3–11) None 42,332 40–40 81 July 6 Padres 6–2 Dick Ruthven (3–7) Lowell Palmer (1–2) Mac Scarce (5) 22,111 41–40 82 July 7 Padres 9–3 Jim Lonborg (11–7) Randy Jones (5–13) None 34,094 42–40 83 July 8 Dodgers 0–4 Andy Messersmith (9–2) Ron Schueler (4–11) None 40,208 42–41 84 July 9 Dodgers 4–8 Al Downing (3–3) Wayne Twitchell (3–2) None 34,320 42–42 85 July 10 Dodgers 5–4 Jesús Hernáiz (1–0) Mike Marshall (11–4) None 33,812 43–42 86 July 12 @ Giants 6–2 Dick Ruthven (4–7) Elías Sosa (5–5) None 3,329 44–42 87 July 13 @ Giants 3–13 Mike Caldwell (8–3) Jim Lonborg (11–8) None 4,720 44–43 88 July 14 (1) @ Giants 5–2 Steve Carlton (11–7) Ed Halicki (0–1) None see 2nd game 45–43 89 July 14 (2) @ Giants 7–4 Wayne Twitchell (4–2) Tom Bradley (7–10) None 9,239 46–43 90 July 16 @ Padres 4–5 Vicente Romo (5–4) Jesús Hernáiz (1–1) None 7,927 46–44 91 July 17 @ Padres 1–15 Randy Jones (7–13) Jim Lonborg (11–9) None 9,031 46–45 92 July 18 @ Padres 8–5 Ron Schueler (5–11) Vicente Romo (5–5) None 8,196 47–45 93 July 19 @ Dodgers 0–4 Doug Rau (8–6) Wayne Twitchell (4–3) None 53,160 47–46 94 July 20 @ Dodgers 5–2 Jesús Hernáiz (2–1) Don Sutton (6–8) None 52,975 48–46 95 July 21 @ Dodgers 2–1 Jim Lonborg (12–9) Al Downing (3–4) None 43,710 49–46 – July 23 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh 96 July 25 @ Cubs 10–2 Steve Carlton (12–7) Burt Hooton (3–9) None 13,849 50–46 97 July 26 @ Cubs 7–10 Rick Reuschel (10–7) Jim Lonborg (12–10) None 14,701 50–47 98 July 27 (1) Pirates 6–5 Pete Richert (1–0) Ken Brett (12–7) None see 2nd game 51–47 99 July 27 (2) Pirates 7–4 Wayne Twitchell (5–3) Bruce Kison (5–5) Eddie Watt (6) 55,066 52–47 100 July 28 Pirates 3–4 Dave Giusti (5–3) Mac Scarce (3–5) None 34,049 52–48 101 July 29 Pirates 13–1 Steve Carlton (13–7) Jerry Reuss (10–8) None 27,760 53–48 102 July 30 Cardinals 3–4 Al Hrabosky (5–1) Jesús Hernáiz (2–2) None 33,382 53–49 103 July 31 Cardinals 8–9 Bob Gibson (6–9) Dick Ruthven (4–8) Al Hrabosky (4) 33,431 53–50
August (12–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 104 August 1 Expos 6–4 Wayne Twitchell (6–3) Ernie McAnally (6–13) None 20,146 54–50 105 August 2 Expos 2–3 Steve Rogers (11–13) Eddie Watt (1–1) Chuck Taylor (8) 21,068 54–51 106 August 3 @ Cardinals 3–4 Mike Garman (3–2) Jim Lonborg (12–11) None 36,053 54–52 107 August 4 (1) @ Cardinals 6–1 Ron Schueler (6–11) Alan Foster (5–7) None see 2nd game 55–52 108 August 4 (2) @ Cardinals 0–11 John Curtis (6–10) Dick Ruthven (4–9) None 48,245 55–53 109 August 5 @ Cardinals 2–3 (13) Mike Garman (4–2) Pete Richert (1–1) None 33,476 55–54 110 August 6 Cubs 8–3 Steve Carlton (14–7) Jim Todd (2–2) None 14,490 56–54 111 August 7 Cubs 3–2 Gene Garber (2–2) Oscar Zamora (3–4) None 11,284 57–54 112 August 8 Cubs 2–1 Ron Schueler (7–11) Bill Bonham (10–14) Gene Garber (2) 11,349 58–54 113 August 9 Braves 2–3 (11) Lew Krausse Jr. (3–2) Mac Scarce (3–6) None 28,542 58–55 114 August 10 Braves 4–11 Phil Niekro (13–9) Wayne Twitchell (6–4) Max León (1) 43,328 58–56 115 August 11 Braves 5–6 Tom House (5–2) Steve Carlton (14–8) None 41,739 58–57 116 August 12 Giants 4–1 Jim Lonborg (13–11) Ed Halicki (1–6) None 16,271 59–57 117 August 13 Giants 6–5 Dick Ruthven (5–9) Jim Barr (10–6) Ron Schueler (1) 27,618 60–57 118 August 14 Giants 4–6 Elías Sosa (8–5) Mac Scarce (3–7) None 24,061 60–58 119 August 16 @ Braves 6–3 Pete Richert (2–1) Phil Niekro (13–10) None 12,686 61–58 120 August 17 @ Braves 6–7 (12) Tom House (6–2) Mac Scarce (3–8) None 45,805 61–59 121 August 18 @ Braves 7–4 Dick Ruthven (6–9) Ron Reed (8–7) None 11,407 62–59 122 August 19 @ Reds 2–15 Don Gullett (14–8) Wayne Twitchell (6–5) None 21,806 62–60 123 August 20 @ Reds 1–7 Clay Kirby (8–7) Ron Schueler (7–12) None 30,448 62–61 124 August 21 @ Reds 10–3 Jim Lonborg (14–11) Tom Carroll (4–1) None 31,887 63–61 125 August 23 @ Astros 0–1 Larry Dierker (8–8) Dick Ruthven (6–10) None 12,175 63–62 126 August 24 @ Astros 0–1 Dave Roberts (9–10) Steve Carlton (14–9) None 12,215 63–63 127 August 25 @ Astros 0–5 Don Wilson (9–10) Wayne Twitchell (6–6) None 11,405 63–64 128 August 26 Reds 7–6 Ron Schueler (8–12) Clay Carroll (10–4) None 27,197 64–64 129 August 27 Reds 0–3 Jack Billingham (16–8) Dick Ruthven (6–11) None 32,106 64–65 130 August 28 Reds 3–4 Will McEnaney (2–1) Ron Schueler (8–13) Dick Baney (1) 31,535 64–66 131 August 30 Astros 2–3 Don Wilson (10–10) Wayne Twitchell (6–7) Ken Forsch (6) 17,106 64–67 132 August 31 Astros 10–6 Larry Christenson (1–0) J. R. Richard (1–1) None 35,257 65–67
September (13–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 133 September 1 Astros 8–1 Dick Ruthven (7–11) Tom Griffin (12–8) None 18,232 66–67 134 September 2 (1) @ Pirates 4–7 Jerry Reuss (15–9) Steve Carlton (14–10) None see 2nd game 66–68 135 September 2 (2) @ Pirates 1–11 Bruce Kison (7–7) Ron Schueler (8–14) None 45,181 66–69 136 September 3 @ Pirates 2–8 Jim Rooker (11–10) Wayne Twitchell (6–8) None 8,168 66–70 137 September 5 @ Cubs 6–5 (11) Ron Schueler (9–14) Dave LaRoche (3–4) Larry Christenson (1) 1,943 67–70 138 September 6 @ Cubs 4–3 Dick Ruthven (8–11) Burt Hooton (4–11) None 2,104 68–70 139 September 7 @ Cubs 0–3 Bill Bonham (11–18) Steve Carlton (14–11) None 10,632 68–71 140 September 8 @ Cubs 11–10 Gene Garber (3–2) Tom Dettore (1–3) None 14,564 69–71 141 September 9 @ Cardinals 2–0 Jim Lonborg (15–11) John Curtis (8–13) None 27,801 70–71 142 September 10 @ Cardinals 8–2 Dick Ruthven (9–11) Alan Foster (7–10) None 27,285 71–71 143 September 11 Pirates 8–5 Ron Schueler (10–14) Ramón Hernández (2–2) None 21,117 72–71 144 September 12 Pirates 6–4 Gene Garber (4–2) Bruce Kison (7–8) None 22,135 73–71 145 September 13 Cardinals 3–7 (17) Ray Bare (1–2) Jesús Hernáiz (2–3) None 35,290 73–72 146 September 14 Cardinals 2–9 John Curtis (9–13) Dick Ruthven (9–12) None 40,426 73–73 147 September 15 Cardinals 1–3 Bob Forsch (5–4) Steve Carlton (14–12) Al Hrabosky (9) 30,142 73–74 148 September 17 Cubs 2–4 Tom Dettore (2–4) Wayne Twitchell (6–9) Dave LaRoche (4) 10,152 73–75 149 September 18 Cubs 2–5 Steve Stone (8–5) Jim Lonborg (15–12) Ken Frailing (1) 8,133 73–76 150 September 19 Cubs 4–7 Burt Hooton (6–11) Ron Schueler (10–15) Dave LaRoche (5) 8,672 73–77 151 September 20 @ Expos 10–2 Steve Carlton (15–12) Steve Renko (11–15) None 8,166 74–77 – September 21 @ Expos Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 22 as a traditional double-header 152 September 22 (1) @ Expos 3–2 Jim Lonborg (16–12) Steve Rogers (14–21) Gene Garber (3) see 2nd game 75–77 153 September 22 (2) @ Expos 5–8 Mike Torrez (14–8) Dick Ruthven (9–13) Dale Murray (7) 11,183 75–78 154 September 24 Mets 6–3 Steve Carlton (16–12) Hank Webb (0–2) Gene Garber (4) 11,165 76–78 155 September 25 (1) Mets 6–2 Ron Schueler (11–15) Tom Seaver (11–10) Larry Christenson (2) see 2nd game 77–78 156 September 25 (2) Mets 6–3 Tom Underwood (1–0) Randy Sterling (1–1) Gene Garber (5) 16,221 78–78 157 September 27 @ Expos 0–2 Mike Torrez (15–8) Jim Lonborg (16–13) None 8,179 78–79 158 September 28 @ Expos 1–3 Steve Renko (12–16) Steve Carlton (16–13) None 6,499 78–80 159 September 29 @ Expos 3–6 Dennis Blair (11–7) Ron Schueler (11–16) Dale Murray (10) 23,326 78–81 160 September 30 @ Mets 2–5 Jerry Koosman (15–11) Larry Christenson (1–1) None 5,931 78–82
October (2–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 161 October 1 @ Mets 2–1 Jim Lonborg (17–13) Tom Seaver (11–11) None 5,341 79–82 162 October 2 @ Mets 3–2 (10) Gene Garber (5–2) Jon Matlack (13–15) None 5,383 80–82

Roster

1974 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 32 Steve Carlton 38 Larry Christenson 35 George Culver 45 Ron Diorio 43 Ed Farmer 26 Gene Garber 47 Jesús Hernáiz 31 Frank Linzy 41 Jim Lonborg 45 Pete Richert 40 Dick Ruthven 44 Mac Scarce 37 Ron Schueler 48 Erskine Thomason 33 Wayne Twitchell 34 Tom Underwood 46 Dave Wallace 49 Mike Wallace 39 Eddie Watt		Catchers  8 Bob Boone  5 Larry Cox  6 Jim Essian  9 John Stearns Infielders 10 Larry Bowa 30 Dave Cash 17 Terry Harmon 14 Tommy Hutton 27 Willie Montañez 20 Mike Schmidt 12 Tony Taylor		Outfielders 22 Mike Anderson 15 Alan Bannister 23 Ollie Brown 18 Billy Grabarkewitz 21 Jay Johnstone 19 Greg Luzinski 11 Jerry Martin 24 Bill Robinson 28 Mike Rogodzinski 25 Del Unser		Manager  3 Danny Ozark Coaches  1 Carroll Beringer  2 Billy DeMars  4 Ray Rippelmeyer  7 Bobby Wine

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	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
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
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
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
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

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	Jim Bunning
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League	Bob Wellman
A	Rocky Mount Phillies	Carolina League	Cal Emery
A	Spartanburg Phillies	Western Carolinas League	Howie Bedell
A-Short Season	Auburn Phillies	New York–Penn League	Larry Rojas
Rookie	Pulaski Phillies	Appalachian League	Bob Wren

References

• 1974 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference