1975 Oakland Athletics | ||
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American League West Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | |
City | Oakland, California | |
Record | 98–64 (.605) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Charles O. Finley | |
Managers | Alvin Dark | |
Television | KPIX-TV | |
Radio | KEEN (Monte Moore, Bob Waller) | |
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The 1975 Oakland Athletics season was the 75th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 8th season in Oakland. Entering the season as the three-time defending World Series champions, the Athletics won their fifth consecutive American League West title with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. They went on to play the Boston Red Sox in the 1975 American League Championship Series, losing in three straight games.
After the Athletics' victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1974 World Series under Alvin Dark, pitcher Catfish Hunter filed a grievance. He won the American League Cy Young Award in 1974 with a record of 25–12 and a league-leading 2.49 earned run average. Hunter uncovered a violation of his contract with A's owner Charlie Finley and the team that allowed him to become a free agent. The A's were to send half of Hunter's $100,000 annual salary to a North Carolina bank as payment on an annuity, but Finley did not comply. [1]
On December 13, 1974, arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled in Hunter's favor. As a result, Hunter became a free agent, and signed a contract with the New York Yankees for the 1975 season. [2] Despite the loss of Hunter, the A's repeated as A.L. West champions in 1975, but lost the ALCS to Boston in a 3-game sweep.
The Athletics led the league in arbitration filings with 13. [3] Seven players settled before their hearings.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
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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 | — |
1975 Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
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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 |
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C | Gene Tenace | 158 | 498 | 127 | .255 | 29 | 87 |
1B | Joe Rudi | 126 | 468 | 130 | .278 | 21 | 75 |
2B | Phil Garner | 160 | 488 | 120 | .246 | 6 | 54 |
3B | Sal Bando | 160 | 562 | 129 | .230 | 15 | 78 |
SS | Bert Campaneris | 137 | 509 | 135 | .265 | 4 | 46 |
LF | Claudell Washington | 148 | 590 | 182 | .308 | 10 | 77 |
CF | Billy North | 140 | 524 | 143 | .273 | 1 | 43 |
RF | Reggie Jackson | 157 | 593 | 150 | .253 | 36 | 104 |
DH | Billy Williams | 155 | 520 | 127 | .244 | 23 | 81 |
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 |
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Ray Fosse | 82 | 136 | 19 | .140 | 0 | 12 |
Jim Holt | 102 | 123 | 27 | .220 | 2 | 16 |
Ángel Mangual | 62 | 109 | 24 | .220 | 1 | 6 |
Ted Martínez | 86 | 87 | 15 | .172 | 0 | 3 |
Tommy Harper | 34 | 69 | 22 | .319 | 2 | 7 |
Ted Kubiak | 20 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
Larry Haney | 47 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 1 | 2 |
César Tovar | 19 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 3 |
Matt Alexander | 63 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Dal Maxvill | 20 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Denny Walling | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
Rich McKinney | 8 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Don Hopkins | 82 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Chant | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Gaylen Pitts | 10 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Charlie Sands | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Grabarkewitz | 6 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Herb Washington | 13 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Sandt | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Vida Blue | 39 | 278.0 | 22 | 11 | 3.01 | 189 |
Ken Holtzman | 39 | 266.1 | 18 | 14 | 3.14 | 122 |
Dick Bosman | 22 | 122.2 | 11 | 4 | 3.52 | 42 |
Stan Bahnsen | 21 | 100.0 | 6 | 7 | 3.24 | 49 |
Sonny Siebert | 17 | 61.0 | 4 | 4 | 3.69 | 44 |
Mike Norris | 4 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
Craig Mitchell | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Glenn Abbott | 30 | 114.1 | 5 | 5 | 4.25 | 51 |
Jim Perry | 15 | 67.2 | 3 | 4 | 4.66 | 33 |
Dave Hamilton | 11 | 35.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.04 | 20 |
Blue Moon Odom | 7 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 12.27 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Rollie Fingers | 75 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 2.98 | 115 |
Paul Lindblad | 68 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2.72 | 58 |
Jim Todd | 58 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2.29 | 50 |
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