1975 Milwaukee Brewers season
Appearance
1975 Milwaukee Brewers | ||
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Hank Aaron's Final Season | ||
File:MilwaukeeBrewers 100.gif | ||
Division | East Division | |
Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Owners | Bud Selig | |
Managers | Del Crandall, Harvey Kuenn | |
Television | WTMJ-TV (Gary Bender, Jim Irwin) | |
Radio | 620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker) | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball 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
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||
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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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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Darrell Porter | 130 | 409 | 95 | .232 | 18 | 60 |
1B | George Scott | 158 | 617 | 176 | .285 | 36 | 109 |
2B | Pedro García | 98 | 302 | 68 | .225 | 6 | 38 |
3B | Don Money | 109 | 405 | 112 | .277 | 15 | 43 |
SS | Robin Yount | 147 | 558 | 149 | .267 | 8 | 52 |
LF | Bobby Mitchell | 93 | 229 | 57 | .249 | 9 | 41 |
CF | Bill Sharp | 125 | 373 | 95 | .255 | 1 | 34 |
RF | Sixto Lezcano | 134 | 429 | 106 | .247 | 11 | 43 |
DH | Hank 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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Bobby Darwin | 55 | 186 | 46 | .247 | 8 | 23 |
Bob Sheldon | 53 | 181 | 52 | .287 | 0 | 14 |
Tim Johnson | 38 | 85 | 12 | .141 | 0 | 2 |
Johnny Briggs | 28 | 74 | 22 | .297 | 3 | 5 |
Bob Coluccio | 22 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 1 | 5 |
Tommy Bianco | 18 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
Rob 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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Pete 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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Bill Champion | 27 | 110 | 6 | 6 | 5.89 | 40 |
Bill Castro | 18 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 2.52 | 25 |
Ed Sprague | 18 | 67.1 | 1 | 7 | 4.68 | 21 |
Larry Anderson | 8 | 30.1 | 1 | 0 | 5.04 | 13 |
Jerry 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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Eduardo Rodríguez | 43 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3.49 | 65 |
Rick Austin | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.05 | 30 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark
Notes
- ^ Hank Aaron at Baseball Reference
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sakatle01.shtml
- ^ Jesús Vega at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Coluccio at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny Briggs at Baseball Reference
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1975.shtml
References
- 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
- 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac