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The 1975 Cincinnati Reds Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about the 1975 Cincinnati Reds season, aka "The Big Red Machine".

A multiple-choice quiz by koz-man. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
koz-man

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,006

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

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1. Which Reds pitcher was NOT a 15 game winner in 1975? Hint

Don Gullett

Jack Billingham

Gary Nolan

Fred Norman

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2. Who was the Reds reliever that led the National League with 22 saves 1975? Hint

Pedro Borbon

Clay Carroll

Rawley Eastwick

Will McEnaney

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3. This Reds player led the National League with 47 Doubles in 1975. Hint

Pete Rose

Ken Griffey

Joe Morgan

Johnny Bench

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4. The 1975 Cincinnati Reds won the National League West Division by how many games? Hint

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5. Who did the Reds beat in the 1975 National League Championship Series to advance to the World Series? Hint

New York Mets

Pittsburgh Pirates

Philadelphia Phillies

Los Angeles Dodgers

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6. What Reds player won the 1975 National League Most Valuable Player award? Hint

Pete Rose

George Foster

Johnny Bench

Joe Morgan

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7. Which Reds bench player made the most game appearances in 1975? Hint

Dan Driessen

Doug Flynn

Darrel Chaney

Merv Rettenmund

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8. How many players from the Cincinnati Reds won a Gold Glove in 1975? Hint

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9. The Reds hit a total of 4 home runs in the 1975 NLCS against the Pirates. Which player did NOT homer against the Bucs? Hint

Pete Rose

Don Gullett

Cesar Geronimo

Dave Concepcion

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10. Greg Luzinski of the Phillies led the National League in 1975 with 120 Runs Batted In. Who were the tandem of Reds that finished second and third with a combined total of 219 RBI's? Hint

Johnny Bench & Tony Perez

Tony Perez & George Foster

Johnny Bench & George Foster

Ken Griffey & Joe Morgan

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11. Who was the Manager of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? Hint

Pamela Lee Anderson

Fred Hutchinson

George Lee Anderson

Dave Bristol

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12. Who did the Reds beat in the 1975 World Series? Hint

Boston Red Sox

Oakland A's

New York Yankees

Detroit Tigers

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13. This Reds player was 0 for 14 with six strikeouts in the first 4 games of the 1975 World Series. In game 5, he hit two home runs and led the Reds to a 6-2 victory. Hint

Ken Griffey

Pete Rose

Johnny Bench

Tony Perez

14. In Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, Carlton Fisk hit a walk-off game winning home run in the bottom of the 12th inning for a Boston 7-6 win. Who was the Reds pitcher that surrendered Fisk's HR? Hint

Pat Darcy

Rawly Eastwick

Clay Carroll

Will McEnaney

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15. In the decisive game 7 of the 1975 World Series, who was the Reds player that hit a bloop single in the 9th inning that scored Ken Griffey and put Cincy up 4-3? Hint

Bill Plummer

Terry Crowley

Dave Concepcion

Joe Morgan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Reds pitcher was NOT a 15 game winner in 1975?

Answer: Fred Norman

In 1975 the Reds top 4 pichers were Don Gullett 15-4, Gary Nolan 15-9, Jack Billingham 15-10, and Fred Norman 12-4.

2. Who was the Reds reliever that led the National League with 22 saves 1975?

Answer: Rawley Eastwick

Rawley Eastwick was tied with Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky of the Cardinals with 22 saves and Goose Gossage of the White Sox led the American League with 26 saves. Will McEnaney had 15 saves, Clay Carroll 7 saves, and Pedro "Rubber Arm" Borbon saved 5 games.

3. This Reds player led the National League with 47 Doubles in 1975.

Answer: Pete Rose

Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox also finished the 1975 season with 47 Doubles in the American League. Pete Rose had 746 career Doubles.

4. The 1975 Cincinnati Reds won the National League West Division by how many games?

Answer: 20

The Reds finished with a 108-54 record, with the Dodgers coming in second with a 88-74 record. The Reds clinched the National League West Division on September 7, becoming the first team to clinch a division this early in a season.

5. Who did the Reds beat in the 1975 National League Championship Series to advance to the World Series?

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

The Reds swept the Pirates in 3 games, outscoring them 19 to 7.
The Pirates won the East Division by 6.5 games over the Phillies.

6. What Reds player won the 1975 National League Most Valuable Player award?

Answer: Joe Morgan

"Little Joe" also won the 1976 NL MVP Award. Johnny Bench won the 1970 & 1972 NL MVP. Pete Rose won the National League MVP in 1973 and George Foster won his National League MVP in 1977.

7. Which Reds bench player made the most game appearances in 1975?

Answer: Merv Rettenmund

Rettenmund appeared in 93 games. Rookie Doug Flynn played in 89 games, Dan Driessen played in 70 games, and Darrell Chaney played in 70 games.

8. How many players from the Cincinnati Reds won a Gold Glove in 1975?

Answer: 4

The 4 Gold Gloves were won by Cesar Geronimo-center field, Dave Concepcion-shortstop, Joe Morgan-second base, and Johnny Bench-catcher. Having 4 Gold Gloves up the middle is probably why the Reds led the Majors in fielding percentage with a .984 mark.

9. The Reds hit a total of 4 home runs in the 1975 NLCS against the Pirates. Which player did NOT homer against the Bucs?

Answer: Cesar Geronimo

The Reds power surge came from unusual sources in this series. Pitcher Don Gullett homered in game one and drove in 3 runs while pitching an 8 hit complete game victory. Both Pete Rose and Dave Concepcion hit a home run in game three. Rose hit 7 and Concepcion hit 5 homers during the regular season in 1975. Tony Perez had the other dinger in game two.

10. Greg Luzinski of the Phillies led the National League in 1975 with 120 Runs Batted In. Who were the tandem of Reds that finished second and third with a combined total of 219 RBI's?

Answer: Johnny Bench & Tony Perez

Johnny Bench finished second with 110 RBI with Tony Perez coming in third knocking in 109 runs.

11. Who was the Manager of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds?

Answer: George Lee Anderson

George Lee "Sparky" Anderson led the Big Red Machine from 1970-1978 with a record of 863-586. Dave Bristol preceded "Sparky" from 1966-1969 totaling 298 wins and 265 losses. Fred Hutchinson's #1 is retired by the Reds and managed from 1959-1964 with a record of 443-372. Pamela Lee Anderson stared on Baywatch.

12. Who did the Reds beat in the 1975 World Series?

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox surprisingly swept the Oakand A's in 3 games. The 1975 Fall Classic is considered by many the most exciting and even matchup in World Series history. It took the Reds 7 games to overcome the Red Sox, in which 5 of the games were determined by one run.

In the series, The Reds scored 29 runs and the Red Sox scored 30 runs and both pitching staffs had an identical 3.88 ERA.

13. This Reds player was 0 for 14 with six strikeouts in the first 4 games of the 1975 World Series. In game 5, he hit two home runs and led the Reds to a 6-2 victory.

Answer: Tony Perez

"Big Doggie" hit a solo shot in the 4th inning and a 3 run dinger in the 6th inning. Perez's home runs led the way for an easy win and put the Reds up 3 games to 2 in the series.

Answer: Pat Darcy

Paving the way for Fisk's dramatic feat was ex-Red Bernie Carbo's 3 run pinch hit home run in the 8th inning tying the game and Dwight Evans spectacular leaping 11th inning catch that he turned into a rally-killing double play.

15. In the decisive game 7 of the 1975 World Series, who was the Reds player that hit a bloop single in the 9th inning that scored Ken Griffey and put Cincy up 4-3?

Answer: Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan's 2 out, 2 strike bloop single off rookie Jim Burton put Cincy up for good and gave the Cincinnati Reds their 3rd World Championship.

Source: Author koz-man

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