1975 Cleveland Indians season
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.
| 1975 Cleveland Indians | |
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| Frank Robinson becomes the first black manager in MLB | |
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| Owner(s) | Nick Mileti |
| General manager(s) | Phil Seghi |
| Manager(s) | Frank Robinson |
| Local television | WJW-TV |
| Local radio | WWWE |
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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
| 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
- 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]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Player stats
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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 | Alan Ashby | 90 | 254 | 57 | .224 | 5 | 32 |
| 1B | Boog Powell | 134 | 435 | 129 | .297 | 27 | 86 |
| 2B | Duane Kuiper | 90 | 346 | 101 | .292 | 0 | 25 |
| 3B | Buddy Bell | 153 | 553 | 150 | .271 | 10 | 59 |
| SS | Frank Duffy | 146 | 482 | 117 | .243 | 1 | 47 |
| LF | Oscar Gamble | 121 | 348 | 91 | .261 | 15 | 45 |
| CF | George Hendrick | 145 | 561 | 145 | .258 | 24 | 86 |
| RF | Charlie Spikes | 111 | 345 | 79 | .229 | 11 | 33 |
| DH | Rico Carty | 118 | 383 | 118 | .308 | 18 | 64 |
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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| Rick Manning | 120 | 480 | 137 | .285 | 3 | 35 |
| John Ellis | 92 | 296 | 68 | .230 | 7 | 32 |
| John Lowenstein | 91 | 265 | 64 | .242 | 12 | 33 |
| Jack Brohamer | 69 | 217 | 53 | .244 | 6 | 16 |
| Ed Crosby | 61 | 128 | 30 | .234 | 0 | 7 |
| Frank Robinson | 49 | 118 | 28 | .237 | 9 | 24 |
| Tommy McCraw | 23 | 51 | 14 | .275 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill Sudakis | 20 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Berry | 25 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Leron Lee | 13 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lis | 9 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 2 | 8 |
| Rick Cerone | 7 | 14 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Smith | 8 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
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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| Dennis Eckersley | 34 | 186.2 | 13 | 7 | 2.60 | 152 |
| Fritz Peterson | 25 | 146.1 | 14 | 8 | 3.94 | 47 |
| Roric Harrison | 19 | 126 | 7 | 7 | 4.79 | 52 |
| Gaylord Perry | 15 | 121.1 | 6 | 9 | 3.55 | 85 |
| Eric Raich | 18 | 92.2 | 7 | 8 | 5.54 | 34 |
| Jim Perry | 8 | 37.2 | 1 | 6 | 6.69 | 11 |
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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| Don Hood | 29 | 135.1 | 6 | 10 | 4.39 | 51 |
| Jim Bibby | 24 | 112.2 | 5 | 9 | 3.20 | 62 |
| Jim Kern | 13 | 71.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.77 | 55 |
| Rick Waits | 16 | 70.1 | 6 | 2 | 2.94 | 34 |
| Dick Bosman | 6 | 28.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.08 | 11 |
| Blue Moon Odom | 3 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 10 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Dave LaRoche | 61 | 82.1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 2.19 | 94 |
| Tom Buskey | 50 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.57 | 29 |
| Jackie Brown | 25 | 69.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.28 | 41 |
| Fred Beene | 19 | 46.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.94 | 20 |
| Bob Reynolds | 5 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.66 | 5 |
| Larry Andersen | 3 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 4 |
| Jim Strickland | 4 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.93 | 3 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Oklahoma City 89ers | American Association | Red Davis |
| AA | San Antonio Brewers | Texas League | Woody Smith |
| A | San Jose Bees | California League | Del Youngblood |
| Rookie | GCL Indians | Gulf Coast League | Tony Pacheco |
Notes
- Frank Robinson bio at ESPN
- Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference
- Blue Moon Odom page at Baseball Reference
- Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference
- Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
- 1975 Cleveland Indians Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
- http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1975as.shtml
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
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