1975 Baltimore Orioles season
Baltimore, Maryland | ||
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Record | 90–69 (.566) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | Jerold Hoffberger | |
General managers | Frank Cashen | |
Managers | Earl Weaver | |
Television | WJZ-TV | |
Radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) | |
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The 1975 Memorial Stadium on October 1.[2]
The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $3,192.[3]
Offseason
- December 3, 1974: Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Lee May and Jay Schlueter.[4]
- December 4, 1974: Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Mike Torrez and Ken Singleton.[5]
- December 18, 1974: Bryn Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[6]
- February 25, 1975: Cleveland Indians for Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (minors).[7]
Regular season
Season standings
W
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L
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
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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
- Steve Lake was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round.[8]
- Darryl Cias was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.[9]
- June 15, 1975: Jesse Jefferson was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Muser.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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 | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Dave Duncan | 96 | 307 | 63 | .205 | 12 | 41 |
1B | Lee May | 146 | 580 | 152 | .262 | 20 | 99 |
2B | Bobby Grich | 150 | 524 | 136 | .260 | 13 | 57 |
3B | Brooks Robinson | 144 | 482 | 97 | .201 | 6 | 53 |
SS | Mark Belanger | 152 | 442 | 100 | .226 | 3 | 27 |
LF | Don Baylor | 145 | 524 | 148 | .282 | 25 | 76 |
CF | Paul Blair | 140 | 440 | 96 | .218 | 5 | 31 |
RF | Ken Singleton | 155 | 586 | .176 | .300 | 15 | 55 |
DH | Tommy Davis | 116 | 460 | 130 | .283 | 6 | 57 |
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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Al Bumbry | 114 | 349 | 94 | .269 | 2 | 32 |
Elrod Hendricks | 85 | 223 | 48 | .215 | 8 | 38 |
Jim Northrup | 84 | 194 | 53 | .273 | 5 | 29 |
Doug DeCinces | 61 | 169 | 42 | .251 | 4 | 23 |
Tony Muser | 80 | 82 | 26 | .317 | 0 | 11 |
Tim Nordbrook | 40 | 34 | 4 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Shopay | 40 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 2 |
Andy Etchebarren | 8 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
Royle Stillman | 13 | 14 | 6 | .429 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Bailor | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Hutto | 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Harlow | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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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Jim Palmer | 39 | 323.0 | 23 | 11 | 2.09 | 193 |
Mike Torrez | 36 | 270.2 | 20 | 9 | 3.06 | 119 |
Mike Cuellar | 36 | 256.0 | 14 | 12 | 3.66 | 105 |
Ross Grimsley | 35 | 197.0 | 10 | 13 | 4.07 | 89 |
Other 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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Doyle Alexander | 32 | 133.1 | 8 | 8 | 3.04 | 46 |
Paul Mitchell | 11 | 57.0 | 3 | 0 | 3.63 | 31 |
Mike Flanagan | 2 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.79 | 7 |
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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Dyar Miller | 30 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2.72 | 33 |
Grant Jackson | 41 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.35 | 39 |
Wayne Garland | 29 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3.71 | 46 |
Bob Reynolds | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Dave Johnson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 4 |
Jesse Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 | 4 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Joe Altobelli |
AA | Asheville Orioles
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Southern League
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Jimmie Schaffer |
A
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Lodi Orioles
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California League | Bobby Malkmus |
A
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Miami Orioles
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Florida State League | George Farson |
Rookie
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Bluefield Orioles
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Appalachian League | Paul Flesner |
References
- ^ "Boston Takes East Title," The New York Times, Sunday, September 28, 1975. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ Montgomery, Paul L. "Yanks Play 2 Today," The New York Times, Saturday, September 27, 1975. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Rob Andrews page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Darryl Cias page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference
External links
- 1975 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1975 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
Bibliography
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.