1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley, heirs of James Mulvey |
General manager(s) | Al Campanis |
Manager(s) | Walter Alston |
Local television | KTTV (11) |
Local radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos |
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The 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in second place, 20 games behind the Cincinnati Reds in the Western Division of the National League.
Offseason[]
- January 29, 1975: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Francisco Giants.[1]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | 0.667 | — | 64–17 | 44–37 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 20 | 49–32 | 39–42 |
San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | 0.497 | 27½ | 46–35 | 34–46 |
San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 37 | 38–43 | 33–48 |
Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | 0.416 | 40½ | 37–43 | 30–51 |
Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | 0.398 | 43½ | 37–44 | 27–53 |
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 | — |
Opening day lineup[]
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Name | Position |
Davey Lopes | Second baseman |
Bill Buckner | Left fielder |
Jimmy Wynn | Center fielder |
Joe Ferguson | Right fielder |
Steve Garvey | First baseman |
Ron Cey | Third baseman |
Steve Yeager | Catcher |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Don Sutton | Starting pitcher |
Notable transactions[]
- May 2, 1975: Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Burt Hooton.[2]
- July 15, 1975: Jim Brewer was purchased from the Dodgers by the California Angels.[3]
Roster[]
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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 | Steve Yeager | 135 | 452 | 103 | .228 | 12 | 54 |
1B | Steve Garvey | 160 | 659 | 210 | .319 | 18 | 95 |
2B | Davey Lopes | 155 | 618 | 162 | .262 | 8 | 41 |
SS | Bill Russell | 84 | 252 | 52 | .206 | 0 | 14 |
3B | Ron Cey | 158 | 566 | 160 | .283 | 25 | 101 |
LF | Bill Buckner | 92 | 288 | 70 | .243 | 6 | 31 |
CF | Jim Wynn | 130 | 412 | 102 | .248 | 18 | 58 |
RF | Willie Crawford | 124 | 373 | 98 | .263 | 9 | 46 |
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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Lee Lacy | 101 | 306 | 96 | .314 | 7 | 40 |
John Hale | 71 | 204 | 43 | .211 | 6 | 22 |
Joe Ferguson | 66 | 202 | 42 | .208 | 5 | 23 |
Rick Auerbach | 85 | 170 | 38 | .224 | 0 | 12 |
Tom Paciorek | 62 | 145 | 28 | .193 | 1 | 5 |
Henry Cruz | 53 | 94 | 25 | .266 | 0 | 5 |
Iván DeJesús | 63 | 87 | 16 | .184 | 0 | 2 |
Manny Mota | 52 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 0 | 10 |
Ken McMullen | 39 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 2 | 14 |
Leron Lee | 48 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 0 | 2 |
Jerry Royster | 13 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Charlie Manuel | 15 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
Paul Powell | 8 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Simpson | 9 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Orlando Álvarez | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 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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Andy Messersmith | 42 | 321.2 | 19 | 14 | 2.29 | 213 |
Doug Rau | 38 | 257.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.11 | 151 |
Don Sutton | 35 | 254.1 | 16 | 13 | 2.87 | 175 |
Burt Hooton | 31 | 223.2 | 18 | 7 | 2.82 | 148 |
Juan Marichal | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 |
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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Rick Rhoden | 26 | 99.1 | 3 | 3 | 3.08 | 40 |
Al Downing | 22 | 74.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.89 | 39 |
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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Mike Marshall | 58 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 3.29 | 64 |
Charlie Hough | 38 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2.95 | 34 |
Jim Brewer | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.18 | 21 |
Stan Wall | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 6 |
Dave Sells | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 |
Geoff Zahn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Dennis Lewallyn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors[]
- Gold Glove Award
- Steve Garvey
- Andy Messersmith
- NL Pitcher of the Month
- Don Sutton (April 1975)
- Don Sutton (May 1975)
- Burt Hooton (August 1975)
- Burt Hooton (September 1975)
- NL Player of the Week
- Burt Hooton & Don Sutton (Aug. 4–10)
- Andy Messersmith (Sep. 8–14)
All-Stars[]
- 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Garvey starter
- Ron Cey starter
- Jimmy Wynn starter
- Mike Marshall reserve
- Don Sutton reserve
- Andy Messersmith reserve
- TSN National League All-Star
- Steve Garvey
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Stan Wasiak |
AA | Waterbury Dodgers | Eastern League | Don LeJohn |
A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Ron Brand |
A | Danville Dodgers | Midwest League | Bart Shirley |
Rookie | Bellingham Dodgers | Northwest League | Bill Berrier |
1975 Major League Baseball Draft[]
The Dodgers drafted 33 players in the June draft and 11 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The top draft pick was shortstop Mark Bradley from Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He spent two seasons with the Dodgers as an outfielder in 1981–82 and a third season with the New York Mets and hit .204 in 113 at-bats.
The most successful draft pick was pitcher Dave Stewart, a 16th round pick out of St. Elizabeth High School in Oakland, California. He reached the Majors in 1978 with the Dodgers and played through 1995, primarily with the Oakland Athletics. He was 168–129 with a 3.95 ERA, was a 1989 All-Star, 3 time World Series Champion, a World Series MVP and 3 time League Championship Series MVP. Following his playing career he became a coach, an agent and a General Manager.
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January draft[]
January Secondary phase[]
June draft[]
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Notes[]
- ^ Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Burt Hooton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Brewer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
- ^ 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
- ^ 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
References[]
External links[]
- Los Angeles Dodgers seasons
- 1975 Major League Baseball season
- 1975 in sports in California