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1975 Atlanta Braves
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAtlanta Stadium
CityAtlanta
Record67–94 (.416)
Divisional place5th
OwnersWilliam Bartholomay
General managersEddie Robinson
ManagersClyde King, Connie Ryan
TelevisionWTCG
RadioWSB
(Ernie Johnson, Milo Hamilton)
← 1974 Seasons 1976 →

The 1975 Atlanta Braves season was the tenth season in Atlanta along with the 105th season as a franchise overall and the 100th in the National League.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 108 54 .667 — 64‍–‍17 44‍–‍37
Los Angeles Dodgers 88 74 .543 20 49‍–‍32 39‍–‍42
San Francisco Giants 80 81 .497 27½ 46‍–‍35 34‍–‍46
San Diego Padres 71 91 .438 37 38‍–‍43 33‍–‍48
Atlanta Braves 67 94 .416 40½ 37‍–‍43 30‍–‍51
Houston Astros 64 97 .398 43½ 37‍–‍44 27‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

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1975 National League record

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

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Managerial turnover

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The 1974 Braves had thrived under manager Clyde King upon his appointment July 24, going 38–25 to finish the year 14 games above .500. But the 1975 club fell under the break-even mark May 23 and never recovered. They were 58–76 (.433) and 311⁄2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds when King was fired on August 29, 1975. With only a handful of games left in the season, special scout Connie Ryan, a veteran former Braves' infielder and coach, was named to finish out the string, and the club performed even more poorly under Ryan, at 9–18.

For 1976, GM Eddie Robinson promised to hire a "firebrand" to replace the scholarly King,[12] and in October he selected Dave Bristol as the team's new skipper. Bristol, 42, had been the third-base coach of the Montreal Expos from 1973 to 1975 and had previously compiled a poor record (144–209, .408) with the 1970–1972 Milwaukee Brewers. But he was hailed as an unsung contributor to "the Big Red Machine" Cincinnati dynasty, when, as Sparky Anderson's predecessor, he inserted into the lineup many of the players—like Johnny Bench, Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Gary Nolan—who proved to be key contributors to the Cincinnati championship clubs of the early 1970s. Bristol also had led the Reds to first division finishes in each of his three full seasons (1967–1969) as manager.

Said Helms upon Bristol's hiring by the Braves: "[Bristol] has a way of letting the players know how to win and what it's like to win. He's fiery and he's tough, but he's a ballplayer's man."[13]

Roster

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1975 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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 Vic Correll 103 325 70 .215 11 39
1B Earl Williams 111 383 92 .240 11 50
2B Marty Perez 120 461 127 .275 2 34
SS Larvell Blanks 141 471 110 .234 3 38
3B Darrell Evans 156 567 138 .243 22 73
LF Ralph Garr 151 625 174 .278 6 31
CF Rowland Office 126 355 103 .290 3 30
RF Dusty Baker 142 494 129 .261 19 72

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
Mike Lum 124 364 83 .228 8 36
Dave May 82 203 56 .276 12 40
Rod Gilbreath 90 202 49 .243 2 16
Biff Pocoroba 67 188 48 .255 1 22
Cito Gaston 64 141 34 .241 6 15
Rob Belloir 43 105 23 .219 0 9
Ed Goodson 47 76 16 .211 1 8
Bob Beall 20 31 7 .226 0 1
Johnny Oates 8 18 4 .222 0 0
Craig Robinson 10 17 1 .059 0 0
Frank Tepedino 8 7 0 .000 0 0
Joe Nolan 4 4 1 .250 0 0
Davey Johnson 1 1 1 1.000 0 1

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
Carl Morton 39 277.2 17 16 3.50 78
Phil Niekro 39 275.2 15 15 3.20 144
Buzz Capra 12 78.1 4 7 4.25 35
Ron Reed 10 74.2 4 5 4.22 40

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
Jamie Easterly 21 68.2 2 9 4.98 34
Bruce Dal Canton 26 67.0 2 7 3.36 38
Ray Sadecki 25 66.1 2 3 4.21 24
Blue Moon Odom 15 56.0 1 7 7.07 30
Roric Harrison 15 54.2 3 4 4.77 22
Mike Thompson 16 51.2 0 6 4.70 42
Gary Gentry 7 20.0 1 1 4.95 10
Adrian Devine 5 16.1 1 0 4.41 8
Frank LaCorte 3 13.2 0 3 5.27 10

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
Tom House 58 7 7 11 3.18 36
Max León 50 2 1 6 4.13 53
Elías Sosa 43 2 2 2 4.48 31
Mike Beard 34 4 0 0 3.20 27
Pablo Torrealba 6 0 1 0 1.35 5
Preston Hanna 4 0 0 0 1.59 2

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Clint Courtney and Bob Lemon
AA Savannah Braves Southern League Tommie Aaron
A Greenwood Braves Western Carolinas League Bobby Dews
Rookie Kingsport Braves Appalachian League Gene Hassell

Notes

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  1. ^ Hank Aaron at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Cito Gaston at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ a b Dick Allen at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Paul Casanova at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Jack Pierce at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Leo Foster at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Wayne Nordhagen at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Gary Cooper at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Glenn Hubbard at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Blue Moon Odom at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Rick Mahler at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ "Braves fire Clyde king as manager" United Press International, Rome News-Tribune, Aug. 31, 1975
  13. ^ Florence Times/Tri-Cities Daily, Oct. 15, 1975

References

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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.
  • 1975 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
  • Atlanta Braves at Baseball Almanac
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