1975 Major League Baseball season

The 1975 Major League Baseball season saw Frank Robinson become the first black manager in the Major Leagues. He managed the Cleveland Indians.

This article is about the 1975 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1975 in baseball.

1975 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 7 – October 22, 1975
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
Finals MVP	Pete Rose (CIN)

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.

Regular season standings

American League AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road Boston Red Sox 95 65 0.594 — 47–34 48–31 Baltimore Orioles 90 69 0.566 4½ 44–33 46–36 New York Yankees 83 77 0.519 12 43–35 40–42 Cleveland Indians 79 80 0.497 15½ 41–39 38–41 Milwaukee Brewers 68 94 0.420 28 36–45 32–49 Detroit Tigers 57 102 0.358 37½ 31–49 26–53 AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road Oakland Athletics 98 64 0.605 — 54–27 44–37 Kansas City Royals 91 71 0.562 7 51–30 40–41 Texas Rangers 79 83 0.488 19 39–41 40–42 Minnesota Twins 76 83 0.478 20½ 39–43 37–40 Chicago White Sox 75 86 0.466 22½ 42–39 33–47 California Angels 72 89 0.447 25½ 35–46 37–43

National League NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road Pittsburgh Pirates 92 69 0.571 — 52–28 40–41 Philadelphia Phillies 86 76 0.531 6½ 51–30 35–46 New York Mets 82 80 0.506 10½ 42–39 40–41 St. Louis Cardinals 82 80 0.506 10½ 45–36 37–44 Chicago Cubs 75 87 0.463 17½ 42–39 33–48 Montreal Expos 75 87 0.463 17½ 39–42 36–45 NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road Cincinnati Reds 108 54 0.667 — 64–17 44–37 Los Angeles Dodgers 88 74 0.543 20 49–32 39–42 San Francisco Giants 80 81 0.497 27½ 46–35 34–46 San Diego Padres 71 91 0.438 37 38–43 33–48 Atlanta Braves 67 94 0.416 40½ 37–43 30–51 Houston Astros 64 97 0.398 43½ 37–44 27–53

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Earl Averill
  • Bucky Harris
  • Billy Herman
  • Judy Johnson
  • Ralph Kiner
• Most Valuable Player
  • Fred Lynn (AL) Boston Red Sox
  • Joe Morgan (NL) Cincinnati Reds
• Cy Young Award
  • Jim Palmer (AL) Baltimore Orioles
  • Tom Seaver (NL) New York Mets
• Rookie of the Year
  • Fred Lynn (AL) Boston Red Sox
  • John Montefusco (NL) San Francisco Giants
• Gold Glove Award
  • George Scott (1B) (AL)
  • Bobby Grich (2B) (AL)
  • Brooks Robinson (3B) (AL)
  • Mark Belanger (SS) (AL)
  • Paul Blair (OF) (AL)
  • Fred Lynn (OF) (AL)
  • Joe Rudi (OF) (AL)
  • Thurman Munson (C) (AL)
  • Jim Kaat (P) (AL)

Postseason

	League Championship Series					World Series
	East	Boston	3
	West	Oakland	0
						AL	Boston	3
						NL	Cincinnati	4
	East	Pittsburgh	0
	West	Cincinnati	3

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 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 CHW	26	Rawly Eastwick CIN Al Hrabosky STL	22
SB	Mickey Rivers CAL	70	Davey Lopes LA	77

Notable events

• August 14 - Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro hits the only triple of his Major League career, off the pitching of Lynn McGlothen of the St Louis Cardinals.[3]

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. Paschal, John. "Once Upon A Time: When Hall of Famers Go One-And-Done". tht.fangraphs.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

External links

• 1975 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference