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1975 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1975 Baltimore Orioles season concluded with the ball club finishing 4+1⁄2 games behind the Boston Red Sox in second place in the American League East with a 90–69 record. The team stayed in playoff contention until a doubleheader sweep by the New York Yankees at Shea Stadium on the penultimate day of the regular season on September 27.[1] Both the Orioles and Red Sox played less than a full 162-game schedule (159 and 160 respectively) primarily due to heavy rainfall across the Eastern United States in the wake of Hurricane Eloise. The regular season would have been extended two days had the divisional title race not been decided by September 28, with the Orioles hosting the Chicago White Sox in a single night game and the Detroit Tigers in a twi-night doubleheader and the Red Sox twice playing the Yankees at Shea simultaneously. Further lack of resolution would have necessitated a one-game playoff at Memorial Stadium on October 1.[2]

1975 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkMemorial Stadium
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record90–69 (.566)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersJerold Hoffberger
General managersFrank Cashen
ManagersEarl Weaver
TelevisionWJZ-TV
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
← 1974 Seasons 1976 →

The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $3,192.[3]

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 95 65 .594 — 47‍–‍34 48‍–‍31
Baltimore Orioles 90 69 .566 4½ 44‍–‍33 46‍–‍36
New York Yankees 83 77 .519 12 43‍–‍35 40‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians 79 80 .497 15½ 41‍–‍39 38‍–‍41
Milwaukee Brewers 68 94 .420 28 36‍–‍45 32‍–‍49
Detroit Tigers 57 102 .358 37½ 31‍–‍49 26‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

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1975 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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

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Roster

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1975 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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Manager

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Dave Duncan 96 307 63 .205 12 41
1B Lee May 146 580 152 .262 20 99
2B Bobby Grich 150 524 136 .260 13 57
3B Brooks Robinson 144 482 97 .201 6 53
SS Mark Belanger 152 442 100 .226 3 27
LF Don Baylor 145 524 148 .282 25 76
CF Paul Blair 140 440 96 .218 5 31
RF Ken Singleton 155 586 .176 .300 15 55
DH Tommy Davis 116 460 130 .283 6 57

Other batters

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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
Al Bumbry 114 349 94 .269 2 32
Elrod Hendricks 85 223 48 .215 8 38
Jim Northrup 84 194 53 .273 5 29
Doug DeCinces 61 169 42 .251 4 23
Tony Muser 80 82 26 .317 0 11
Tim Nordbrook 40 34 4 .118 0 0
Tom Shopay 40 31 5 .161 0 2
Andy Etchebarren 8 20 4 .200 0 3
Royle Stillman 13 14 6 .429 0 1
Bob Bailor 5 7 1 .143 0 0
Jim Hutto 4 5 0 .000 0 0
Larry Harlow 4 3 1 .333 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Palmer 39 323.0 23 11 2.09 193
Mike Torrez 36 270.2 20 9 3.06 119
Mike Cuellar 36 256.0 14 12 3.66 105
Ross Grimsley 35 197.0 10 13 4.07 89

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Doyle Alexander 32 133.1 8 8 3.04 46
Paul Mitchell 11 57.0 3 0 3.63 31
Mike Flanagan 2 9.2 0 1 2.79 7

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Dyar Miller 30 6 3 8 2.72 33
Grant Jackson 41 4 3 7 3.35 39
Wayne Garland 29 2 5 4 3.71 46
Bob Reynolds 7 0 1 0 9.00 1
Dave Johnson 6 0 1 0 4.15 4
Jesse Jefferson 4 0 2 0 2.35 4

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Joe Altobelli
AA Asheville Orioles Southern League Jimmie Schaffer
A Lodi Orioles California League Bobby Malkmus
A Miami Orioles Florida State League George Farson
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Paul Flesner

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Takes East Title," The New York Times, Sunday, September 28, 1975. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Montgomery, Paul L. "Yanks Play 2 Today," The New York Times, Saturday, September 27, 1975. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Rob Andrews page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Darryl Cias page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference
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Bibliography

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  • 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.
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