1975 Major League Baseball season

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1975 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 7 – October 22, 1975
Number of games162
Number of teams24
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)
MLB seasons
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Locations of teams for the 1974–1975 American League seasons
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Locations of teams for the 1971–1976 National League seasons
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The 1975 Major League Baseball season saw Frank Robinson become the first black manager in the Major Leagues. He managed the Cleveland Indians.

Contents

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

American League

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 9565.594—47‍–‍3448‍–‍31
Baltimore Orioles 9069.5664½44‍–‍3346‍–‍36
New York Yankees 8377.5191243‍–‍3540‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians 7980.49715½41‍–‍3938‍–‍41
Milwaukee Brewers 6894.4202836‍–‍4532‍–‍49
Detroit Tigers 57102.35837½31‍–‍4926‍–‍53
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 9864.605—54‍–‍2744‍–‍37
Kansas City Royals 9171.562751‍–‍3040‍–‍41
Texas Rangers 7983.4881939‍–‍4140‍–‍42
Minnesota Twins 7683.47820½39‍–‍4337‍–‍40
Chicago White Sox 7586.46622½42‍–‍3933‍–‍47
California Angels 7289.44725½35‍–‍4637‍–‍43

National League

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 9269.571—52‍–‍2840‍–‍41
Philadelphia Phillies 8676.5316½51‍–‍3035‍–‍46
New York Mets 8280.50610½42‍–‍3940‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals 8280.50610½45‍–‍3637‍–‍44
Chicago Cubs 7587.46317½42‍–‍3933‍–‍48
Montreal Expos 7587.46317½39‍–‍4236‍–‍45
NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 10854.667—64‍–‍1744‍–‍37
Los Angeles Dodgers 8874.5432049‍–‍3239‍–‍42
San Francisco Giants 8081.49727½46‍–‍3534‍–‍46
San Diego Padres 7191.4383738‍–‍4333‍–‍48
Atlanta Braves 6794.41640½37‍–‍4330‍–‍51
Houston Astros 6497.39843½37‍–‍4427‍–‍53

Postseason

Bracket

League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS) 		World Series
      
East Boston 3
West Oakland 0
AL Boston 3
NL Cincinnati4
East Pittsburgh 0
West Cincinnati 3

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

Statistic American League National League
AVG Rod Carew MIN.359 Bill Madlock CHC.354
HR Reggie Jackson OAK
George Scott MIL		36 Mike Schmidt PHI38
RBI George Scott MIL109 Greg Luzinski PHI120
Wins Jim Palmer BAL
Catfish Hunter NYY		23 Tom Seaver NYM22
ERA Jim Palmer BAL2.09 Randy Jones SD2.24
SO Frank Tanana CAL269 Tom Seaver NYM243
SV Rich Gossage CWS26 Rawly Eastwick CIN
Al Hrabosky STL		22
SB Mickey Rivers CAL70 Davey Lopes LA77

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers [3] 88−13.7%2,539,349−3.5%31,350
Cincinnati Reds [4] 10810.2%2,315,6037.0%28,588
Philadelphia Phillies [5] 867.5%1,909,2335.6%23,571
Boston Red Sox [6] 9513.1%1,748,58712.3%21,587
New York Mets [7] 8215.5%1,730,5660.5%21,365
St. Louis Cardinals [8] 82−4.7%1,695,270−7.8%20,674
New York Yankees [9] 83−6.7%1,288,0481.2%16,513
San Diego Padres [10] 7118.3%1,281,74719.2%15,824
Pittsburgh Pirates [11] 924.5%1,270,01814.4%15,875
Milwaukee Brewers [12] 68−10.5%1,213,35727.0%14,980
Kansas City Royals [13] 9118.2%1,151,836−1.8%14,220
Texas Rangers [14] 79−6.0%1,127,924−5.5%14,099
Oakland Athletics [15] 988.9%1,075,51827.2%13,278
Detroit Tigers [16] 57−20.8%1,058,836−14.8%13,235
California Angels [17] 725.9%1,058,16315.4%13,064
Chicago Cubs [18] 7513.6%1,034,8191.9%12,776
Baltimore Orioles [19] 90−1.1%1,002,1574.1%13,015
Cleveland Indians [20] 792.6%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%737,15611.3%8,990
Atlanta Braves [25] 67−23.9%534,672−45.5%6,683
San Francisco Giants [26] 8011.1%522,9190.6%6,456

Notable events

Television coverage

This 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

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  26. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  27. ↑ Paschal, John (January 29, 2019). "Once Upon A Time: When Hall of Famers Go One-And-Done". tht.fangraphs.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
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