The 1975 Major League Baseball season saw Frank Robinson become the first black manager in the Major Leagues. He managed the Cleveland Indians.
1975 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 7 – October 22, 1975 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 24 |
TV partner(s) | NBC |
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 |
World Series MVP | Pete Rose (CIN) |
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.
Standings
editAmerican League
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Red Sox | 95 | 65 | .594 | — | 47–34 | 48–31 |
Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 69 | .566 | 4½ | 44–33 | 46–36 |
New York Yankees | 83 | 77 | .519 | 12 | 43–35 | 40–42 |
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 80 | .497 | 15½ | 41–39 | 38–41 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 28 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
Detroit Tigers | 57 | 102 | .358 | 37½ | 31–49 | 26–53 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oakland Athletics | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 54–27 | 44–37 |
Kansas City Royals | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 51–30 | 40–41 |
Texas Rangers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19 | 39–41 | 40–42 |
Minnesota Twins | 76 | 83 | .478 | 20½ | 39–43 | 37–40 |
Chicago White Sox | 75 | 86 | .466 | 22½ | 42–39 | 33–47 |
California Angels | 72 | 89 | .447 | 25½ | 35–46 | 37–43 |
National League
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | .571 | — | 52–28 | 40–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6½ | 51–30 | 35–46 |
New York Mets | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 42–39 | 40–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 45–36 | 37–44 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 42–39 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 39–42 | 36–45 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | .667 | — | 64–17 | 44–37 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 20 | 49–32 | 39–42 |
San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | .497 | 27½ | 46–35 | 34–46 |
San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | .438 | 37 | 38–43 | 33–48 |
Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | .416 | 40½ | 37–43 | 30–51 |
Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | .398 | 43½ | 37–44 | 27–53 |
Postseason
editBracket
editLeague Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||
East | Boston | 3 | |||||||
West | Oakland | 0 | |||||||
AL | Boston | 3 | |||||||
NL | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||
East | Pittsburgh | 0 | |||||||
West | Cincinnati | 3 |
Awards and honors
edit- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Most Valuable Player
- Fred Lynn (AL) Boston Red Sox
- Joe Morgan (NL) Cincinnati Reds
- Cy Young Award
- Jim Palmer (AL) Baltimore Orioles
- Tom Seaver (NL) New York Mets
- Rookie of the Year
- 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)
Statistical leaders
editStatistic | 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 CWS | 26 | Rawly Eastwick CIN Al Hrabosky STL |
22 |
SB | Mickey Rivers CAL | 70 | Davey Lopes LA | 77 |
Home field attendance
editTeam name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Dodgers[3] | 88 | -13.7% | 2,539,349 | -3.5% | 31,350 |
Cincinnati Reds[4] | 108 | 10.2% | 2,315,603 | 7.0% | 28,588 |
Philadelphia Phillies[5] | 86 | 7.5% | 1,909,233 | 5.6% | 23,571 |
Boston Red Sox[6] | 95 | 13.1% | 1,748,587 | 12.3% | 21,587 |
New York Mets[7] | 82 | 15.5% | 1,730,566 | 0.5% | 21,365 |
St. Louis Cardinals[8] | 82 | -4.7% | 1,695,270 | -7.8% | 20,674 |
New York Yankees[9] | 83 | -6.7% | 1,288,048 | 1.2% | 16,513 |
San Diego Padres[10] | 71 | 18.3% | 1,281,747 | 19.2% | 15,824 |
Pittsburgh Pirates[11] | 92 | 4.5% | 1,270,018 | 14.4% | 15,875 |
Milwaukee Brewers[12] | 68 | -10.5% | 1,213,357 | 27.0% | 14,980 |
Kansas City Royals[13] | 91 | 18.2% | 1,151,836 | -1.8% | 14,220 |
Texas Rangers[14] | 79 | -6.0% | 1,127,924 | -5.5% | 14,099 |
Oakland Athletics[15] | 98 | 8.9% | 1,075,518 | 27.2% | 13,278 |
Detroit Tigers[16] | 57 | -20.8% | 1,058,836 | -14.8% | 13,235 |
California Angels[17] | 72 | 5.9% | 1,058,163 | 15.4% | 13,064 |
Chicago Cubs[18] | 75 | 13.6% | 1,034,819 | 1.9% | 12,776 |
Baltimore Orioles[19] | 90 | -1.1% | 1,002,157 | 4.1% | 13,015 |
Cleveland Indians[20] | 79 | 2.6% | 977,039 | -12.3% | 12,213 |
Montreal Expos[21] | 75 | -5.1% | 908,292 | -10.9% | 11,213 |
Houston Astros[22] | 64 | -21.0% | 858,002 | -21.3% | 10,593 |
Chicago White Sox[23] | 75 | -6.3% | 750,802 | -34.7% | 9,269 |
Minnesota Twins[24] | 76 | -7.3% | 737,156 | 11.3% | 8,990 |
Atlanta Braves[25] | 67 | -23.9% | 534,672 | -45.5% | 6,683 |
San Francisco Giants[26] | 80 | 11.1% | 522,919 | 0.6% | 6,456 |
Notable events
edit- August 14 - Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro hits the only triple of his Major League career, off of Lynn McGlothen of the St. Louis Cardinals.[27]
Television coverage
editThis was the last season that NBC was the exclusive national TV broadcaster of MLB, airing the weekend Game of the Week, Monday Night Baseball, the All-Star Game, both League Championship Series, and the World Series. Beginning in 1976, MLB would split the TV rights between NBC and ABC.
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, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- ^ 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
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Paschal, John (January 29, 2019). "Once Upon A Time: When Hall of Famers Go One-And-Done". tht.fangraphs.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.