1975 Milwaukee Brewers season
1975 Milwaukee Brewers | |
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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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The 1975 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.
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
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 | Porter, DarrellDarrell Porter | 130 | 409 | 95 | .232 | 18 | 60 |
1B | Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott | 158 | 617 | 176 | .285 | 36 | 109 |
2B | García, PedroPedro García | 98 | 302 | 68 | .225 | 6 | 38 |
3B | Money, DonDon Money | 109 | 405 | 112 | .277 | 15 | 43 |
SS | Yount, RobinRobin Yount | 147 | 558 | 149 | .267 | 8 | 52 |
LF | Mitchell, BobbyBobby Mitchell | 93 | 229 | 57 | .249 | 9 | 41 |
CF | Sharp, BillBill Sharp | 125 | 373 | 95 | .255 | 1 | 34 |
RF | Lezcano, SixtoSixto Lezcano | 134 | 429 | 106 | .247 | 11 | 43 |
DH | Aaron, HankHank 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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Darwin, BobbyBobby Darwin | 55 | 186 | 46 | .247 | 8 | 23 |
Sheldon, BobBob Sheldon | 53 | 181 | 52 | .287 | 0 | 14 |
Johnson, TimTim Johnson | 38 | 85 | 12 | .141 | 0 | 2 |
Briggs, JohnnyJohnny Briggs | 28 | 74 | 22 | .297 | 3 | 5 |
Coluccio, BobBob Coluccio | 22 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 1 | 5 |
Bianco, TommyTommy Bianco | 18 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
Ellis, RobRob Ellis | 6 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 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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Broberg, PetePete 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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Champion, BillBill Champion | 27 | 110 | 6 | 6 | 5.89 | 40 |
Castro, BillBill Castro | 18 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 2.52 | 25 |
Sprague, EdEd Sprague | 18 | 67.1 | 1 | 7 | 4.68 | 21 |
Anderson, LarryLarry Anderson | 8 | 30.1 | 1 | 0 | 5.04 | 13 |
Augustine, JerryJerry 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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Rodríguez, EduardoEduardo Rodríguez | 43 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.49 | 65 |
Austin, RickRick Austin | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.05 | 30 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark
Notes
- ↑ Hank Aaron at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sakatle01.shtml
- ↑ Jesús Vega at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bob Coluccio at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnny Briggs at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1975.shtml
References
- 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
- 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac
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