1975 Milwaukee Brewers season

1975  Milwaukee Brewers
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Milwaukee County Stadium
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Record	68–94 (.420)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Bud Selig
General managers	Jim Baumer
Managers	Del Crandall, Harvey Kuenn
Television	WTMJ-TV (Gary Bender, Jim Irwin)
Radio	620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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The 1975 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 6th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 7th overall. The Brewers finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason

• November 2, 1974: Dave May and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Hank Aaron. The Milwaukee Brewers completed the trade by sending Roger Alexander (minors) to the Braves on December 2. ^[1]
• January 9, 1975: Lenn Sakata was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). ^[2]

Regular season

Aaron with the Brewers in 1975

• On May 1, 1975, Hank Aaron broke baseball's all-time RBI record, previously held by Babe Ruth with 2,213.

Season standings

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AL East

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

Record vs. opponents

1975 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	9–9	6–6	7–4	10–8	12–4	7–5	14–4	6–6	8–10	4–8	7–5
Boston	9–9	—	6–6	8–4	7–11	13–5	7–5	10–8	10–2	11–5	6–6	8–4
California	6–6	6–6	—	9–9	3–9	6–5	4–14	7–5	8–10	7–5	7–11	9–9
Chicago	4–7	4–8	9–9	—	7–5	5–7	9–9	8–4	9–9	6–6	9–9	5–13
Cleveland	8–10	11–7	9–3	5–7	—	12–6	6–6	9–9	3–6	9–9	2–10	5–7
Detroit	4–12	5–13	5–6	7–5	6–12	—	6–6	7–11	4–8	6–12	6–6	1–11
Kansas City	5–7	5–7	14–4	9–9	6–6	6–6	—	7–5	11–7	7–5	11–7	14–4
Milwaukee	4–14	8–10	5–7	4–8	9–9	11–7	5–7	—	2–10	9–9	5–7	6–6
Minnesota	6–6	2–10	10–8	9–9	6–3	8–4	7–11	10–2	—	4–8	6–12	8–10
New York	10–8	5–11	5–7	6–6	9–9	12–6	5–7	9–9	8–4	—	6–6	8–4
Oakland	8–4	6–6	11–7	9–9	10–2	6–6	11–7	7–5	12–6	6–6	—	12–6
Texas	5–7	4–8	9–9	13–5	7–5	11–1	4–14	6–6	10–8	4–8	6–12	—

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1975: Jesús Vega was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers. ^[3]
• May 8, 1975: Bob Coluccio was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Sharp. ^[4]
• June 14, 1975: Johnny Briggs was traded by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Darwin. ^[5]

Roster

1975 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 45 Larry Anderson 46 Jerry Augustine 43 Rick Austin 40 Pete Broberg 35 Bill Castro 38 Bill Champion 48 Jim Colborn 20 Lafayette Currence 18 Tom Hausman 42 Tom Murphy 49 Pat Osburn 23 Eduardo Rodríguez 41 Jim Slaton 29 Ed Sprague 25 Bill Travers		Catchers 22 Charlie Moore 15 Darrell Porter Infielders 2,11 Kurt Bevacqua 33 Tommy Bianco  9 Pedro García  4 Tim Johnson  8 Jack Lind  7 Don Money  5 George Scott  2 Bob Sheldon 19 Robin Yount		Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 12 Johnny Briggs 26 Bob Coluccio 12 Bobby Darwin  8 Rob Ellis  6 Mike Hegan 37 Sixto Lezcano 17 Bobby Mitchell 26 Bill Sharp  3 Gorman Thomas		Manager  1 Del Crandall (4/8-9/27) 32 Harvey Kuenn (9/28-9/28) Coaches 32 Harvey Kuenn (Hitting) 37 Ken McBride (Pitching) 24 Joe Nossek (Third Base) 30 Jim Walton (First Base)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Darrell Porter	130	409	95	.232	18	60
1B	George Scott	158	617	176	.285	36	109
2B	Pedro García	98	302	68	.225	6	38
3B	Don Money	109	405	112	.277	15	43
SS	Robin Yount	147	558	149	.267	8	52
LF	Bobby Mitchell	93	229	57	.249	9	41
CF	Bill Sharp	125	373	95	.255	1	34
RF	Sixto Lezcano	134	429	106	.247	11	43
DH	Hank Aaron	137	465	109	.234	12	60

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Kurt Bevacqua	104	258	59	.229	2	24
Charlie Moore	73	241	70	.290	1	29
Gorman Thomas	121	240	43	.179	10	28
Mike Hegan	93	203	51	.251	5	22
Bobby Darwin	55	186	46	.247	8	23
Bob Sheldon	53	181	52	.287	0	14
Tim Johnson	38	85	12	.141	0	2
Johnny Briggs	28	74	22	.297	3	5
Bob Coluccio	22	62	12	.194	1	5
Tommy Bianco	18	34	6	.176	0	0
Jack Lind	17	20	1	.050	0	0
Rob Ellis	6	7	2	.286	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Pete Broberg	38	220.1	14	16	4.13	100
Jim Slaton	37	217.0	11	18	4.52	119
Jim Colborn	36	206.1	11	13	4.27	79
Bill Travers	28	136.1	6	11	4.29	57

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tom Hausman	29	112.0	3	6	4.10	46
Bill Champion	27	110.0	6	6	5.89	40
Bill Castro	18	75.0	3	2	2.52	25
Ed Sprague	18	67.1	1	7	4.68	21
Larry Anderson	8	30.1	1	0	5.04	13
Jerry Augustine	5	26.2	2	0	3.04	8
Lafayette Currence	8	18.2	0	2	7.71	7
Pat Osburn	6	11.2	0	1	5.40	1

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Tom Murphy	52	1	9	20	4.60	32
Eduardo Rodríguez	43	7	0	7	3.49	65
Rick Austin	32	2	3	2	3.05	30

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

• George Scott, 1B, Reserve
• Hank Aaron, OF, Reserve

Aaron appeared in his last and 24th All-Star Game (25th All-Star Game selection); lining out to Dave Concepción as a pinch-hitter in the second inning. This All-Star Game, like the first one he played in 1955, was before a home crowd at Milwaukee County Stadium. ^[7]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1975. ^[8] The Newark Co-Pilots won the New York–Penn League championship. ^[9]

Level	Team	League	Manager
Triple-A	Sacramento Solons	Pacific Coast League	Harry Bright
Double-A	Thetford Mines Miners	Eastern League	John Felske
Class A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Matt Galante
Class A Short Season	Newark Co-Pilots	New York–Penn League	Tony Roig

Notes

1. Hank Aaron at Baseball Reference
2. "Lenn Sakata Stats".
3. Jesús Vega at Baseball Reference
4. Bob Coluccio at Baseball Reference
5. Johnny Briggs at Baseball Reference
6. "1975 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics".
7. Lynch, Mike. "July 15, 1975: In Milwaukee, NL wins fourth straight All-Star Game". Society for American Baseball Research .
8. "1975 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
9. "New York–Penn League Champions". New York–Penn League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

References

• 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
• 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac