1975 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1975 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.
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Hank Aaron's Final Season | |
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Owner(s) | Bud Selig |
General manager(s) | Jim Baumer |
Manager(s) | Del Crandall, Harvey Kuenn |
Local television | WTMJ-TV (Gary Bender, Jim Irwin) |
Local radio | 620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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Offseason
- November 2, 1974: Dave May and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Hank Aaron. The Milwaukee Brewers completed the trade by sending Roger Alexander (minors) to the Braves on December 2.[1]
- January 9, 1975: Lenn Sakata was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary).[2]
Regular season
Season standings
AL East | W | L | 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
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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
- April 3, 1975: Jesús Vega was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.[3]
- May 8, 1975: Bob Coluccio was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Sharp.[4]
- June 14, 1975: Johnny Briggs was traded by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Darwin.[5]
Roster
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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 |
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C | Darrell Porter | 130 | 409 | 95 | .232 | 18 | 60 |
1B | George Scott | 158 | 617 | 176 | .285 | 36 | 109 |
2B | Pedro García | 98 | 302 | 68 | .225 | 6 | 38 |
3B | Don Money | 109 | 405 | 112 | .277 | 15 | 43 |
SS | Robin Yount | 147 | 558 | 149 | .267 | 8 | 52 |
LF | Bobby Mitchell | 93 | 229 | 57 | .249 | 9 | 41 |
CF | Bill Sharp | 125 | 373 | 95 | .255 | 1 | 34 |
RF | Sixto Lezcano | 134 | 429 | 106 | .247 | 11 | 43 |
DH | Hank Aaron | 137 | 465 | 109 | .234 | 12 | 60 |
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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Bobby Darwin | 55 | 186 | 46 | .247 | 8 | 23 |
Bob Sheldon | 53 | 181 | 52 | .287 | 0 | 14 |
Tim Johnson | 38 | 85 | 12 | .141 | 0 | 2 |
Johnny Briggs | 28 | 74 | 22 | .297 | 3 | 5 |
Bob Coluccio | 22 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 1 | 5 |
Tommy Bianco | 18 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Ellis | 6 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 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 |
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Pete Broberg | 38 | 220.1 | 14 | 16 | 4.13 | 100 |
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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Bill Champion | 27 | 110 | 6 | 6 | 5.89 | 40 |
Bill Castro | 18 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 2.52 | 25 |
Ed Sprague | 18 | 67.1 | 1 | 7 | 4.68 | 21 |
Larry Anderson | 8 | 30.1 | 1 | 0 | 5.04 | 13 |
Jerry Augustine | 5 | 26.2 | 2 | 0 | 3.04 | 8 |
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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Eduardo Rodríguez | 43 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.49 | 65 |
Rick Austin | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.05 | 30 |
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1975.[7] The Newark Co-Pilots won the New York–Penn League championship.[8]
Notes
- Hank Aaron at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sakatle01.shtml
- Jesús Vega at Baseball Reference
- Bob Coluccio at Baseball Reference
- Johnny Briggs at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1975.shtml
- "1975 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- "New York–Penn League Champions". New York–Penn League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
References
- 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
- 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac