1975 Montreal Expos season
The 1975 Montreal Expos season was the seventh season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 75–87, 17½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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| Record | 75–87 (.463) |
| Divisional place | tied 5th |
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| Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman |
| General manager(s) | Jim Fanning |
| Manager(s) | Gene Mauch |
| Local television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) |
| Local radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor, Duke Snider, Tom Cheek, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) |
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Offseason
- December 4, 1974: Tom Walker and Terry Humphrey were traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Woodie Fryman.[1]
- December 4, 1974: Mike Torrez and Ken Singleton were traded by the Expos to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick (minors).[2]
- December 5, 1974: Willie Davis was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Don Stanhouse and Pete Mackanin.[3]
Spring training
The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was their third season there.
Regular season
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | 0.571 | — | 52–28 | 40–41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 6½ | 51–30 | 35–46 |
| New York Mets | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 42–39 | 40–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 45–36 | 37–44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 42–39 | 33–48 |
| Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 39–42 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4 | |||||
| Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 30, 1975: Tim Ireland was released by the Expos.[4]
- June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
- Mike Boddicker was drafted by the Expos in the 8th round, but did not sign.[5]
- Andre Dawson was drafted by the Expos in the 11th round.[6]
- June 15, 1975: Nate Colbert was purchased by the Expos from the Detroit Tigers.[7]
Roster
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Player stats
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Barry Foote | 118 | 387 | 25 | 75 | .194 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1B | Mike Jorgensen | 144 | 445 | 58 | 116 | .261 | 18 | 67 | 3 |
| 2B | Pete Mackanin | 130 | 448 | 59 | 101 | .225 | 12 | 44 | 11 |
| 3B | Larry Parrish | 145 | 532 | 50 | 146 | .274 | 10 | 65 | 4 |
| SS | Tim Foli | 152 | 572 | 64 | 136 | .238 | 1 | 29 | 13 |
| LF | Bob Bailey | 106 | 227 | 23 | 62 | .273 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
| CF | Pepe Mangual | 140 | 514 | 84 | 126 | .245 | 9 | 45 | 33 |
| RF | Gary Carter | 144 | 503 | 58 | 136 | .270 | 17 | 68 | 5 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Larry Biittner | 121 | 346 | 34 | 109 | .315 | 3 | 28 | 2 |
| Jim Dwyer | 60 | 175 | 22 | 50 | .286 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| José Morales | 93 | 163 | 18 | 49 | .301 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | 92 | 143 | 19 | 26 | .182 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Larry Lintz | 46 | 132 | 18 | 26 | .197 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Pat Scanlon | 60 | 109 | 5 | 20 | .183 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry White | 39 | 97 | 14 | 29 | .299 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Nate Colbert | 38 | 81 | 10 | 14 | .173 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Pepe Frías | 51 | 64 | 4 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Lyttle | 44 | 55 | 7 | 15 | .273 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Hal Breeden | 24 | 37 | 4 | 5 | .135 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Coggins | 13 | 37 | 1 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ellis Valentine | 12 | 33 | 2 | 12 | .364 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Cox | 11 | 27 | 1 | 7 | .259 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Bombo Rivera | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 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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| Steve Rogers | 35 | 251.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.29 | 137 |
| Steve Renko | 31 | 170.1 | 6 | 12 | 4.07 | 99 |
| Dennis Blair | 30 | 163.1 | 8 | 15 | 3.80 | 82 |
| Don Carrithers | 19 | 101 | 5 | 3 | 3.30 | 37 |
| Dave McNally | 12 | 77.1 | 3 | 6 | 5.24 | 36 |
| Don Stanhouse | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 5 |
| Chip Lang | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |
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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| Dan Warthen | 40 | 167.2 | 8 | 6 | 3.11 | 128 |
| Woodie Fryman | 38 | 157 | 9 | 12 | 3.32 | 118 |
| Fred Scherman | 34 | 76.1 | 4 | 3 | 3.54 | 43 |
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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| Dale Murray | 63 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3.96 | 43 |
| Don DeMola | 60 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4.15 | 63 |
| Chuck Taylor | 54 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.53 | 29 |
| John Montague | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.60 | 9 |
Farm system
Notes
- Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference
- Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
- Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference
- Tim Ireland page at Baseball Reference
- Mike Boddicker page at Baseball Reference
- Andre Dawson page at Baseball Reference
- Nate Colbert page at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1975.shtml
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 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
- 1975 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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