1975 Baltimore Orioles season

1975 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
	East Division (since 1969);
Location
	Memorial Stadium (since 1954); Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954);
Results
Record	90–69 (.566)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	Earl Weaver
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM); (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
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The 1975 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 90 wins and 69 losses.

Offseason

December 3, 1974: Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Lee May and Jay Schlueter.[1]
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.[2]
December 18, 1974: Bryn Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[3]
February 25, 1975: Boog Powell and Don Hood were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (minors).[4]

Regular season

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 Records Sources:
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.[5]
- Darryl Cias was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.[6]
June 15, 1975: Jesse Jefferson was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Muser.[7]

Roster

1975 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

13 Doyle Alexander

35 Mike Cuellar

46 Mike Flanagan

17 Wayne Garland

39 Ross Grimsley

23 Grant Jackson

38 Jesse Jefferson

45 Dave Johnson

37 Dyar Miller

36 Paul Mitchell

22 Jim Palmer

34 Bob Reynolds

24 Mike Torrez

Catchers

9,44 Dave Duncan

8 Andy Etchebarren

10 Elrod Hendricks

32 Jim Hutto

Infielders

21 Bob Bailor

7 Mark Belanger

11 Doug DeCinces

3 Bobby Grich

14 Lee May

16,34 Tony Muser

8,43 Tim Nordbrook

5 Brooks Robinson

Outfielders

25 Don Baylor

6 Paul Blair

1 Al Bumbry

51 Larry Harlow

2 Jim Northrup

28 Tom Shopay

29 Ken Singleton

15 Royle Stillman

Other batters

12 Tommy Davis

Manager

4 Earl Weaver

Coaches

31 George Bamberger

41 Jim Frey

55 Billy Hunter

48 George Staller

Player stats

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
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
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

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
Jim Palmer	39	323	23	11	2.09	193
Mike Cuellar	36	256	14	12	3.66	105
Mike Torrez	36	270.2	20	9	3.06	119
Ross Grimsley	35	197	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
Doyle Alexander	32	133.1	8	8	3.04	46
Paul Mitchell	11	57	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
Grant Jackson	41	4	3	7	3.35	39
Dyar Miller	30	6	3	8	2.72	33
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
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Joe Altobelli
AA	Asheville Orioles	Southern League	Jimmie Schaffer
A	Lodi Orioles	California League	Bobby Malkmus
A	Miami Orioles	Florida State League	George Farson
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Paul Flesner

Notes

References

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.
1975 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1975 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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[1] Rob Andrews page at Baseball Reference

[2] Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference

[3] Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference

[4] Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference

[5] Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference

[6] Darryl Cias page at Baseball Reference

[7] Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference