1975 Cleveland Indians season
| 1975 Cleveland Indians | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Owners | Nick Mileti |
| General managers | Phil Seghi |
| Managers | Frank Robinson |
| Television | WJW-TV |
| Radio | WWWE |
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
- February 25, 1975: Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Boog Powell and Don Hood.[2]
Regular season
 Earl Averill CF Retired 1975 |
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 95 | 65 | .594 | — | 47–34 | 48–31 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 69 | .566 | 4½ | 44–33 | 46–36 |
| New York Yankees | 83 | 77 | .519 | 12 | 43–35 | 40–42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 80 | .497 | 15½ | 41–39 | 38–41 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 28 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
| Detroit Tigers | 57 | 102 | .358 | 37½ | 31–49 | 26–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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
- May 20, 1975: Dick Bosman and Jim Perry were traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Blue Moon Odom and cash.[3]
- June 3, 1975: Rick Cerone was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft.[4]
- June 7, 1975: Blue Moon Odom and a player to be named later were traded by the Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Roric Harrison. The Indians completed the deal by sending Rob Belloir to the Braves on June 16.[3]
- June 13, 1975: Gaylord Perry was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits, and $100,000.[5]
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 |
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; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Andersen | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Fred Beene | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 46.2 | 63 | 42 | 36 | 25 | 20 |
| Jim Bibby | 5 | 9 | 3.20 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 112.2 | 99 | 48 | 40 | 50 | 62 |
| Dick Bosman | 0 | 2 | 4.08 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28.2 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Jackie Brown | 1 | 2 | 4.28 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 69.1 | 72 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 41 |
| Tom Buskey | 5 | 3 | 2.57 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 77.0 | 69 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 29 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 13 | 7 | 2.60 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 186.2 | 147 | 61 | 54 | 90 | 152 |
| Roric Harrison | 7 | 7 | 4.79 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 126.0 | 137 | 71 | 67 | 46 | 52 |
| Don Hood | 6 | 10 | 4.39 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 135.1 | 136 | 76 | 66 | 57 | 51 |
| Jim Kern | 1 | 2 | 3.77 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 71.2 | 60 | 31 | 30 | 45 | 55 |
| Dave LaRoche | 5 | 3 | 2.19 | 61 | 0 | 17 | 82.1 | 61 | 26 | 20 | 57 | 94 |
| Blue Moon Odom | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| Gaylord Perry | 6 | 9 | 3.55 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 121.2 | 120 | 57 | 48 | 34 | 85 |
| Jim Perry | 1 | 6 | 6.69 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 37.2 | 46 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 11 |
| Fritz Peterson | 14 | 8 | 3.94 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 146.1 | 154 | 73 | 64 | 40 | 47 |
| Eric Raich | 7 | 8 | 5.54 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 92.2 | 118 | 61 | 57 | 31 | 34 |
| Bob Reynolds | 0 | 2 | 4.66 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9.2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Jim Strickland | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Waits | 6 | 2 | 2.94 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 70.1 | 57 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 34 |
| Team totals | 79 | 80 | 3.84 | 159 | 159 | 33 | 1435.1 | 1395 | 703 | 613 | 599 | 800 |
Awards and honors
- George Hendrick, reserve[7]
Farm system
Notes
- ^ Frank Robinson bio at ESPN
- ^ Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Blue Moon Odom page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1975 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "1975 All-Star Game".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007