1975 International League season

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1975 International League season
League International League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 11 – September 10
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVP Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides
Governors' Cup Playoffs
League champions Tidewater Tides
  Runners-up Syracuse Chiefs
IL seasons

The 1975 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 11 and September 10. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

Contents

The Tidewater Tides won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Syracuse Chiefs in the final round of the playoffs.

League changes

Teams

1975 International League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
Charleston Charlies Charleston, West Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Watt Powell Park
Memphis Blues Memphis, Tennessee Montreal Expos Blues Stadium
Pawtucket Red Sox Pawtucket, Rhode Island Boston Red Sox McCoy Stadium
Richmond Braves Richmond, Virginia Atlanta Braves Parker Field
Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York Baltimore Orioles Silver Stadium
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York New York Yankees MacArthur Stadium
Tidewater Tides Norfolk, Virginia New York Mets Met Park
Toledo Mud Hens Toledo, Ohio Philadelphia Phillies Lucas County Stadium

Map of teams

Black pog.svg International League teams

Regular season

Summary

Standings

[1]

International League
TeamWinLoss %GB
Tidewater Tides 8655.610
Rochester Red Wings 8556.6031
Syracuse Chiefs 7264.52911.5
Charleston Charlies 7267.51813
Memphis Blues 6575.46420.5
Richmond Braves 6275.45322
Toledo Mud Hens 6278.44323.5
Pawtucket Red Sox 5387.37932.5

League Leaders

Mike Vail of the Tidewater Tides won the International League Most Valuable Player Award and was named to the International League All-Star team. He led the league in batting average, triples and runs batted in. Mike Vail Mets.jpg
Mike Vail of the Tidewater Tides won the International League Most Valuable Player Award and was named to the International League All-Star team. He led the league in batting average, triples and runs batted in.

Batting leaders

[2]

StatPlayerTotal
AVG Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides .342
H Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues 151
R Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues 87
2B Royle Stillman, Rochester Red Wings
Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues
30
3B Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides 9
HR Bill Nahorodny, Toledo Mud Hens 19
RBI Roy Staiger, Tidewater Tides 81
SB Miguel Diloné, Charleston Charlies 48

Pitching leaders

[3]

StatPlayerTotal
W Odell Jones, Charleston Charlies
Mike Willis, Rochester Red Wings
14
ERA Pablo Torrealba, Richmond Braves 1.45
CG Craig Swan, Tidewater Tides 13
SV Pablo Torrealba, Richmond Braves 15
SO Odell Jones, Charleston Charlies 157
IP Odell Jones, Charleston Charlies 188

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Tidewater 3
4 Charleston 0
1 Tidewater3
3 Syracuse 1
2 Rochester 1
3 Syracuse 3

Awards

International League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable Player Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides
Pitcher of the Year Craig Swan, Tidewater Tides
Rookie of the Year Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides
Manager of the Year Joe Frazier, Tidewater Tides

All-star team

[4]

International League all-star team
PositionAll-star
Catcher Bill Nahorodny, Toledo Mud Hens
Joe Nolan, Richmond Braves
First base Brock Pemberton, Tidewater Tides
Second base Willie Randolph, Charleston Charlies
Shortstop Bob Bailor, Rochester Red Wings
Third base Roy Staiger, Tidewater Tides
Outfield Royle Stillman, Rochester Red Wings
Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues
Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides
Pitcher Mike Flanagan, Rochester Red Wings
Craig Swan, Tidewater Tides
Manager Joe Frazier, Tidewater Tides

See also

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References

  1. 1975 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed 22 November 2024.
  2. 1975 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed 20 November 2024.
  3. 1975 Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed 22 November 2024.
  4. 1975 International League season at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed 22 November 2024.