1975 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 7 – October 22, 1975
Number of games162
Number of teams24
TV partner(s)NBC
Draft
Top draft pickDanny Goodwin
Picked byCalifornia Angels
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Fred Lynn (BOS)
NL: Joe Morgan (CIN)
Postseason
AL championsBoston Red Sox
  AL runners-upOakland Athletics
NL championsCincinnati Reds
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsCincinnati Reds
  Runners-upBoston Red Sox
World Series MVPPete Rose (CIN)
MLB seasons

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

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.

Standings

Postseason

Main article: 1975 MLB Postseason

Bracket

League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS) 		World Series
      
East Boston 3
West Oakland 0
AL Boston 3
NL Cincinnati 4
East Pittsburgh 0
West Cincinnati 3

Awards and honors

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

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers[3] 88 -13.7% 2,539,349 -3.5% 31,350
Cincinnati Reds[4] 108 10.2% 2,315,603 7.0% 28,588
Philadelphia Phillies[5] 86 7.5% 1,909,233 5.6% 23,571
Boston Red Sox[6] 95 13.1% 1,748,587 12.3% 21,587
New York Mets[7] 82 15.5% 1,730,566 0.5% 21,365
St. Louis Cardinals[8] 82 -4.7% 1,695,270 -7.8% 20,674
New York Yankees[9] 83 -6.7% 1,288,048 1.2% 16,513
San Diego Padres[10] 71 18.3% 1,281,747 19.2% 15,824
Pittsburgh Pirates[11] 92 4.5% 1,270,018 14.4% 15,875
Milwaukee Brewers[12] 68 -10.5% 1,213,357 27.0% 14,980
Kansas City Royals[13] 91 18.2% 1,151,836 -1.8% 14,220
Texas Rangers[14] 79 -6.0% 1,127,924 -5.5% 14,099
Oakland Athletics[15] 98 8.9% 1,075,518 27.2% 13,278
Detroit Tigers[16] 57 -20.8% 1,058,836 -14.8% 13,235
California Angels[17] 72 5.9% 1,058,163 15.4% 13,064
Chicago Cubs[18] 75 13.6% 1,034,819 1.9% 12,776
Baltimore Orioles[19] 90 -1.1% 1,002,157 4.1% 13,015
Cleveland Indians[20] 79 2.6% 977,039 -12.3% 12,213
Montreal Expos[21] 75 -5.1% 908,292 -10.9% 11,213
Houston Astros[22] 64 -21.0% 858,002 -21.3% 10,593
Chicago White Sox[23] 75 -6.3% 750,802 -34.7% 9,269
Minnesota Twins[24] 76 -7.3% 737,156 11.3% 8,990
Atlanta Braves[25] 67 -23.9% 534,672 -45.5% 6,683
San Francisco Giants[26] 80 11.1% 522,919 0.6% 6,456

Notable events

Television coverage

This was the last season that NBC was the exclusive national TV broadcaster of MLB, airing the weekend Game of the Week, Monday Night Baseball, the All-Star Game, both League Championship Series, and the World Series. Beginning in 1976, MLB would split the TV rights between NBC and ABC.

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. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  7. ^ "New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  12. ^ "Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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  16. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  24. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  25. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  26. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  27. ^ Paschal, John (January 29, 2019). "Once Upon A Time: When Hall of Famers Go One-And-Done". tht.fangraphs.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

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