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:

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

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* Tom Bradley * Tito Fuentes * Dave Kingman * Garry Maddox * Gary Matthews * Steve Ontiveros *

* Chris Speier

Notable transactions

* May 25, 1974:

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was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Steve Barber
at ''Baseball Reference'' * 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

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References

External links

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