1975 Baltimore Orioles season

1975 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	90–69 (.566)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	Earl Weaver
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
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The 1975 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 90 wins and 69 losses.

Offseason

• December 3, 1974: Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Lee May and Jay Schlueter.^[1]
• December 4, 1974: Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Mike Torrez and Ken Singleton.^[2]
• December 18, 1974: Bryn Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.^[3]
• February 25, 1975: Boog Powell and Don Hood were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (minors).^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1975 American League Records Sources:
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

• June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Steve Lake was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round.^[5]
  • Darryl Cias was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.^[6]
• June 15, 1975: Jesse Jefferson was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Muser.^[7]

Roster

1975 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 13 Doyle Alexander 35 Mike Cuellar 46 Mike Flanagan 17 Wayne Garland 39 Ross Grimsley 23 Grant Jackson 38 Jesse Jefferson 45 Dave Johnson 37 Dyar Miller 36 Paul Mitchell 22 Jim Palmer 34 Bob Reynolds 24 Mike Torrez		Catchers 9,44 Dave Duncan  8 Andy Etchebarren 10 Elrod Hendricks 32 Jim Hutto Infielders 21 Bob Bailor  7 Mark Belanger 11 Doug DeCinces  3 Bobby Grich 14 Lee May 16,34 Tony Muser 8,43 Tim Nordbrook  5 Brooks Robinson		Outfielders 25 Don Baylor  6 Paul Blair  1 Al Bumbry 51 Larry Harlow  2 Jim Northrup 28 Tom Shopay 29 Ken Singleton 15 Royle Stillman Other batters 12 Tommy Davis		Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger 41 Jim Frey 55 Billy Hunter 48 George Staller

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
C	Duncan, DaveDave Duncan	96	307	63	.205	12	41
1B	May, LeeLee May	146	580	152	.262	20	99
2B	Grich, BobbyBobby Grich	150	524	136	.260	13	57
3B	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	144	482	97	.201	6	53
SS	Belanger, MarkMark Belanger	152	442	100	.226	3	27
LF	Baylor, DonDon Baylor	145	524	148	.282	25	76
CF	Blair, PaulPaul Blair	140	440	96	.218	5	31
RF	Singleton, KenKen Singleton	155	586	.176	.300	15	55
DH	Davis, TommyTommy Davis	116	460	130	.283	6	57

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
Bumbry, AlAl Bumbry	114	349	94	.269	2	32
Hendricks, ElrodElrod Hendricks	85	223	48	.215	8	38
Northrup, JimJim Northrup	84	194	53	.273	5	29
DeCinces, DougDoug DeCinces	61	169	42	.251	4	23
Muser, TonyTony Muser	80	82	26	.317	0	11
Nordbrook, TimTim Nordbrook	40	34	4	.118	0	0
Shopay, TomTom Shopay	40	31	5	.161	0	2
Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren	8	20	4	.200	0	3
Stillman, RoyleRoyle Stillman	13	14	6	.429	0	1
Bailor, BobBob Bailor	5	7	1	.143	0	0
Hutto, JimJim Hutto	4	5	0	.000	0	0
Harlow, LarryLarry Harlow	4	3	1	.333	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
Palmer, JimJim Palmer	39	323	23	11	2.09	193
Cuellar, MikeMike Cuellar	36	256	14	12	3.66	105
Torrez, MikeMike Torrez	36	270.2	20	9	3.06	119
Grimsley, RossRoss Grimsley	35	197	10	13	4.07	89

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
Alexander, DoyleDoyle Alexander	32	133.1	8	8	3.04	46
Mitchell, PaulPaul Mitchell	11	57	3	0	3.63	31
Flanagan, MikeMike Flanagan	2	9.2	0	1	2.79	7

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
Jackson, GrantGrant Jackson	41	4	3	7	3.35	39
Miller, DyarDyar Miller	30	6	3	8	2.72	33
Garland, WayneWayne Garland	29	2	5	4	3.71	46
Reynolds, BobBob Reynolds	7	0	1	0	9.00	1
Johnson, DaveDave Johnson	6	0	1	0	4.15	4
Jefferson, JesseJesse Jefferson	4	0	2	0	2.35	4

Farm system

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

Notes

1. Rob Andrews page at Baseball Reference
2. Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
3. Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
4. Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference
5. Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference
6. Darryl Cias page at Baseball Reference
7. Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference

References

• 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 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1975 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com