The 1975 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 93rd in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second place in the National League East with a record of 86–76, 6 games behind the NL East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. As a result, the Phillies had their first winning season in eight years. 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. January 30, 1975: José Moreno was as an amateur free agent signed by the Phillies. February 5, 1975: Orlando Isales was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. Regular season Return of Dick Allen Early in the 1975 season, Phillies general manager Paul Owens wanted a righthanded power hitter and a first baseman with more power than Tommy Hutton, a left-handed 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. On May 4, the Phillies traded their first baseman Willie Montañez to the Giants for Garry Maddox which provided a bat for the outfield and opened first base for Allen. The Phillies acquired Allen three days later on May 7, 1975. 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. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions May 4, 1975: Willie Montañez was traded by the Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Garry Maddox. 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. June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft Dickie Noles was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round. Player signed June 15, 1975. Rick Leach was drafted by the Phillies in the 11th round,