1975 Cleveland Indians
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium
CityCleveland, Ohio
OwnersNick Mileti
General managersPhil Seghi
ManagersFrank Robinson
TelevisionWJW-TV
RadioWWWE
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The 1975 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Indians competing in the American League East, where they finished fourth with a record of 79–80.

Offseason

One highlight of the season was the arrival of Frank Robinson to the club. Prior to the start of the season, the Indians named him player-manager, giving him distinction of being the first black manager in Major League Baseball history.[1]

Notable transactions

Regular season


Earl Averill
CF
Retired 1975

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1975 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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


Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters
# Name Position
23 Oscar Gamble LF
20 Frank Robinson DH
21 George Hendrick CF
24 Charlie Spikes RF
26 Boog Powell 1B
7 John Ellis C
25 Buddy Bell 3B
10 Jack Brohamer 2B
12 Ed Crosby SS
36 Gaylord Perry P

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Roster

1975 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
Alan Ashby 90 254 32 57 10 1 5 32 .224 3
Buddy Bell 153 553 66 150 20 4 10 59 .271 6
Ken Berry 25 40 6 8 1 0 0 1 .200 0
Jack Brohamer 69 217 15 53 5 0 6 16 .244 2
Rico Carty 118 383 57 118 19 1 18 64 .308 2
Rick Cerone 7 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 .250 0
Ed Crosby 61 128 12 30 3 0 0 7 .234 0
Frank Duffy 146 482 44 117 22 2 1 47 .243 10
John Ellis 92 296 22 68 11 1 7 32 .230 0
Oscar Gamble 121 348 60 91 16 3 15 45 .261 11
George Hendrick 145 561 82 145 21 2 24 86 .258 6
Duane Kuiper 90 346 42 101 11 1 0 25 .292 19
Leron Lee 13 23 3 3 1 0 0 0 .130 1
Joe Lis 9 13 4 4 2 0 2 8 .308 0
John Lowenstein 91 265 37 64 5 1 12 33 .242 15
Rick Manning 120 480 69 137 16 5 3 35 .285 19
Tommy McCraw 23 51 7 14 1 1 2 5 .275 4
Boog Powell 134 435 64 129 18 0 27 86 .297 1
Frank Robinson 49 118 19 28 5 0 9 24 .237 0
Tommy Smith 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 0
Charlie Spikes 111 345 41 79 13 3 11 33 .229 7
Bill Sudakis 20 46 4 9 0 0 1 3 .196 0
Team Totals 159 5404 688 1409 201 25 153 643 .261 106

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Larry Andersen 0 0 4.76 3 0 0 5.2 3 3 2 4
Fred Beene 1 0 6.94 19 1 1 46.2 42 36 25 20
Jim Bibby 5 9 3.20 24 12 1 112.2 48 40 50 62
Dick Bosman 0 2 4.08 6 3 0 28.2 17 13 8 11
Jackie Brown 1 2 4.28 25 3 1 69.1 40 33 29 41
Tom Buskey 5 3 2.57 50 0 7 77.0 27 22 29 29
Dennis Eckersley 13 7 2.60 34 24 2 186.2 61 54 90 152
Roric Harrison 7 7 4.79 19 19 0 126.0 71 67 46 52
Don Hood 6 10 4.39 29 19 0 135.1 76 66 57 51
Jim Kern 1 2 3.77 13 7 0 71.2 31 30 45 55
Dave LaRoche 5 3 2.19 61 0 17 82.1 26 20 57 94
Blue Moon Odom 1 0 2.61 3 1 0 10.1 3 3 8 10
Gaylord Perry 6 9 3.55 15 15 0 121.2 57 48 34 85
Jim Perry 1 6 6.69 8 6 0 37.2 34 28 18 11
Fritz Peterson 14 8 3.94 25 25 0 146.1 73 64 40 47
Eric Raich 7 8 5.54 18 17 0 92.2 61 57 31 34
Bob Reynolds 0 2 4.66 5 0 2 9.2 7 5 3 5
Jim Strickland 0 0 1.93 4 0 1 4.2 1 1 2 3
Rick Waits 6 2 2.94 16 7 1 70.1 25 23 25 34
Team Totals 79 80 3.84 159 159 33 1435.1 703 613 599 800

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Red Davis
AA San Antonio Brewers Texas League Woody Smith
A San Jose Bees California League Del Youngblood
Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Tony Pacheco

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Notes

  1. ^ Frank Robinson bio at ESPN
  2. ^ Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ a b Blue Moon Odom page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ 1975 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
  7. ^ "1975 All-Star Game".
  8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

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