1975 New York Yankees season
The 1975 New York Yankees season was the 73rd season for the Yankees in New York, and the franchise's 75th season overall. The team finished with a record of 83–77, finishing 12 games behind the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees played at Shea Stadium due to the ongoing renovation of Yankee Stadium, which would re-open in 1976.
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Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner |
General manager(s) | Gabe Paul |
Manager(s) | Bill Virdon (games 1-104) Billy Martin (games 104-160) |
Local television | WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White) |
Local radio | WMCA (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Dom Valentino / John Sterling) |
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Bill Virdon opened the season as Yankees manager, but he was replaced on August 1 by Billy Martin. This would be the first of five stints as Yankees manager for Martin.
Offseason
- October 22, 1974: Bobby Murcer was traded by the Yankees to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bonds.[1]
- December 3, 1974: Joe Pactwa was purchased from the Yankees by the Alijadores de Tampico.[2]
- December 20, 1974: Sam McDowell was released by the Yankees.[3]
- December 31, 1974: Catfish Hunter was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[4]
- January 21, 1975: Gene Michael was released by the Yankees.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
- Jim Beattie was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round.[6]
- Willie Upshaw was drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round.[7]
- June 13, 1975: Ed Brinkman was purchased by the Yankees from the Texas Rangers.[8]
Roster
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Player stats
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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 | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Thurman Munson | 157 | 597 | 83 | 190 | .318 | 12 | 102 | 3 |
1B | Chris Chambliss | 150 | 562 | 66 | 171 | .304 | 9 | 72 | 0 |
2B | Sandy Alomar | 151 | 489 | 61 | 117 | .239 | 2 | 39 | 28 |
3B | Graig Nettles | 157 | 581 | 71 | 155 | .267 | 21 | 91 | 1 |
SS | Jim Mason | 94 | 223 | 17 | 34 | .152 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
LF | Roy White | 148 | 566 | 81 | 161 | .290 | 12 | 59 | 16 |
CF | Elliott Maddox | 55 | 218 | 36 | 67 | .307 | 1 | 23 | 9 |
RF | Bobby Bonds | 145 | 529 | 93 | 143 | .270 | 32 | 85 | 30 |
DH | Ed Herrmann | 80 | 200 | 16 | 51 | .255 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
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 |
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Fred Stanley | 117 | 252 | 56 | .222 | 0 | 15 |
Rick Dempsey | 71 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 1 | 11 |
Ed Brinkman | 44 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 0 | 2 |
Kerry Dineen | 7 | 22 | 8 | .364 | 0 | 1 |
Otto Vélez | 6 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Murray | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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Catfish Hunter | 39 | 328 | 23 | 14 | 2.58 | 177 |
Doc Medich | 38 | 272.1 | 16 | 16 | 3.50 | 132 |
Rudy May | 32 | 212 | 14 | 12 | 3.06 | 145 |
Pat Dobson | 33 | 207.2 | 11 | 14 | 4.07 | 129 |
Larry Gura | 26 | 151.1 | 7 | 8 | 3.51 | 65 |
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 |
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Sparky Lyle | 49 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3.12 | 65 |
Tippy Martinez | 23 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.68 | 20 |
Dave Pagan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.06 | 18 |
Ron Guidry | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.45 | 15 |
Rick Sawyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
Mike Wallace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.54 | 2 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Bobby Cox |
AA | West Haven Yankees | Eastern League | Pete Ward |
A | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Florida State League | Leo Posada |
A-Short Season | Oneonta Yankees | New York–Penn League | Mike Ferraro |
Notes
- "Bobby Murcer Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Joe Pactwa Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Sam McDowell Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Catfish Hunter Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Gene Michael Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Jim Beattie Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Willie Upshaw Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Ed Brinkman Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "1975 New York Yankees Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007