1975 Major League Baseball season
1975 Major League Baseball season
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| 1975 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 7 – October 22, 1975 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Danny Goodwin |
| Picked by | California Angels |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Fred Lynn (BOS) NL: Joe Morgan (CIN) |
| Postseason | |
AL champions | Boston Red Sox |
| AL runners-up | Oakland Athletics |
NL champions | Cincinnati Reds |
| NL runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Cincinnati Reds |
| Runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
| Finals MVP | Pete Rose (CIN) |
The 1975 Major League Baseball season saw Frank Robinson become the first black manager in the Major Leagues. He managed the Cleveland Indians.
At the All-Star Break, there were discussions of Bowie Kuhn's reappointment. Charlie Finley, New York owner George Steinbrenner and Baltimore owner Jerry Hoffberger were part of a group that wanted him gone.[1] Finley was trying to convince the new owner of the Texas Rangers Brad Corbett that MLB needed a more dynamic commissioner.[2] During the vote, Baltimore and New York decided to vote in favour of the commissioner's reappointment. In addition, there were discussions of expansion for 1977, with Seattle and Washington, D.C. as the proposed cities for expansion.
Contents
1 Regular season standings
1.1 American League
1.2 National League
2 Awards and honors
3 Postseason
4 Statistical leaders
5 References
6 External links
Regular season standings[edit]
|
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Red Sox | 95 | 65 | 0.594 | — | 47–34 | 48–31 |
Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 69 | 0.566 | 4½ | 44–33 | 46–36 |
New York Yankees | 83 | 77 | 0.519 | 12 | 43–35 | 40–42 |
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 80 | 0.497 | 15½ | 41–39 | 38–41 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 28 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
Detroit Tigers | 57 | 102 | 0.358 | 37½ | 31–49 | 26–53 |
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oakland Athletics | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 54–27 | 44–37 |
Kansas City Royals | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 7 | 51–30 | 40–41 |
Texas Rangers | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 19 | 39–41 | 40–42 |
Minnesota Twins | 76 | 83 | 0.478 | 20½ | 39–43 | 37–40 |
Chicago White Sox | 75 | 86 | 0.466 | 22½ | 42–39 | 33–47 |
California Angels | 72 | 89 | 0.447 | 25½ | 35–46 | 37–43 |
National League[edit]
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | 0.571 | — | 52–28 | 40–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 6½ | 51–30 | 35–46 |
New York Mets | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 42–39 | 40–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 45–36 | 37–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 42–39 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 39–42 | 36–45 |
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | 0.667 | — | 64–17 | 44–37 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 20 | 49–32 | 39–42 |
San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | 0.497 | 27½ | 46–35 | 34–46 |
San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 37 | 38–43 | 33–48 |
Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 40½ | 37–43 | 30–51 |
Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | 0.398 | 43½ | 37–44 | 27–53 |
Awards and honors[edit]
Baseball Hall of Fame
- Earl Averill
- Bucky Harris
- Billy Herman
- Judy Johnson
- Ralph Kiner
Most Valuable Player
Fred Lynn (AL) Boston Red Sox
Joe Morgan (NL) Cincinnati Reds
Cy Young Award
Jim Palmer (AL) Baltimore Orioles
Steve Carlton (NL) Philadelphia Phillies
Rookie of the Year
Fred Lynn (AL) Boston Red Sox
Andre Dawson (NL) Montreal Expos
Gold Glove Award
George Scott (1B) (AL)
Bobby Grich (2B) (AL)
Brooks Robinson (3B) (AL)
Mark Belanger (SS) (AL)
Paul Blair (OF) (AL)
Fred Lynn (OF) (AL)
Joe Rudi (OF) (AL)
Thurman Munson (C) (AL)
Jim Kaat (P) (AL)
Postseason[edit]
| | League Championship Series | World Series | ||||||
| | | | | | | | | |
East | Boston | 3 | | |||||
West | Oakland | 0 | | |||||
| | | AL | Boston | 3 | ||||
| | NL | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||
East | Pittsburgh | 0 | ||||||
West | Cincinnati | 3 | | |||||
Statistical leaders[edit]
| Statistic | American League | National League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | Rod Carew MIN | .359 | Bill Madlock CHC | .354 |
| HR | Reggie Jackson OAK George Scott MIL | 36 | Mike Schmidt PHI | 38 |
| RBI | George Scott MIL | 109 | Greg Luzinski PHI | 120 |
| Wins | Jim Palmer BAL Catfish Hunter NYY | 23 | Tom Seaver NYM | 22 |
| ERA | Jim Palmer BAL | 2.09 | Randy Jones SD | 2.24 |
| SO | Frank Tanana CAL | 269 | Tom Seaver NYM | 243 |
| SV | Rich Gossage CHW | 26 | Rawly Eastwick CIN Al Hrabosky STL | 22 |
| SB | Mickey Rivers CAL | 70 | Davey Lopes LA | 77 |
References[edit]
^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.226, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.227, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010,
ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
External links[edit]
- 1975 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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