| 1975 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 7 – October 22, 1975 |
| Games | 162 |
| Teams | 24 |
| TV partner | NBC |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Danny Goodwin |
| Picked by | California Angels |
| Regular season | |
| SeasonMVP | 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 SeriesMVP | Pete Rose (CIN) |
| MLB seasons | |
The1975 Major League Baseball season sawFrank Robinson become the first black manager in the Major Leagues. He managed theCleveland Indians.
At the All-Star Break, there were discussions ofBowie 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 RangersBrad 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.
| Team | 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 |
| Team | 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 |
| League Championship Series (ALCS,NLCS) | World Series | ||||||||
| East | Boston | 3 | |||||||
| West | Oakland | 0 | |||||||
| AL | Boston | 3 | |||||||
| NL | Cincinnati | 4 | |||||||
| East | Pittsburgh | 0 | |||||||
| West | Cincinnati | 3 | |||||||
| 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 CWS | 26 | Rawly Eastwick CIN Al Hrabosky STL | 22 |
| SB | Mickey Rivers CAL | 70 | Davey Lopes LAD | 77 |
| Team 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 |
This was the last season thatNBC was the exclusive national TV broadcaster of MLB, airing the weekendGame of the Week,Monday Night Baseball, theAll-Star Game, both League Championship Series, and theWorld Series. Beginning in 1976, MLB would split the TV rights between NBC andABC.
