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1975 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Baltimore Orioles
season	1975
league	American League
division	East
ballpark	Memorial Stadium
city	Baltimore, Maryland
record	90–69 (.566)
divisional_place	2nd
owners	Jerold Hoffberger
general_managers	Frank Cashen
managers	Earl Weaver
television	WJZ-TV
radio	WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)

(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) |}}

The 1975 Baltimore Orioles season concluded with the ball club finishing 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. 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.

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

Offseason

December 3, 1974: Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Lee May and Jay Schlueter.
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.
December 18, 1974: Bryn Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.
February 25, 1975: Boog Powell and Don Hood were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (minors).

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft
- Steve Lake was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round.
- Darryl Cias was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.
June 15, 1975: Jesse Jefferson was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Muser.

Roster

1975 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	96	307	63	.205	12	41
1B	146	580	152	.262	20	99
2B	150	524	136	.260	13	57
3B	144	482	97	.201	6	53
SS	152	442	100	.226	3	27
LF	145	524	148	.282	25	76
CF	140	440	96	.218	5	31
RF	155	586	.176	.300	15	55
DH	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
114	349	94	.269	2	32
85	223	48	.215	8	38
84	194	53	.273	5	29
61	169	42	.251	4	23
80	82	26	.317	0	11
40	34	4	.118	0	0
40	31	5	.161	0	2
8	20	4	.200	0	3
13	14	6	.429	0	1
5	7	1	.143	0	0
4	5	0	.000	0	0
4	3	1	.333	0	0

Pitching

	= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
39	323.0	23	11	2.09	193
36	270.2	20	9	3.06	119
36	256.0	14	12	3.66	105
35	197.0	10	13	4.07	89

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
32	133.1	8	8	3.04	46
11	57.0	3	0	3.63	31
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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
30	6	3	8	2.72	33
41	4	3	7	3.35	39
29	2	5	4	3.71	46
7	0	1	0	9.00	1
6	0	1	0	4.15	4
4	0	2	0	2.35	4

Farm system

References

Bibliography

References

[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/28/archives/boston-takes-east-title-red-sox-lose-52-but-take-title.html "Boston Takes East Title," ''The New York Times'', Sunday, September 28, 1975.] Retrieved July 10, 2022.
[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/27/archives/yanks-play-2-today.html Montgomery, Paul L. "Yanks Play 2 Today," ''The New York Times'', Saturday, September 27, 1975.] Retrieved July 10, 2022.
[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/04/06/archives/on-profits-orioles-mainly-strike-out.html "On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, April 6, 1977.] Retrieved April 19, 2023.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/andrero01.shtml Rob Andrews page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torremi01.shtml Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithbr01.shtml Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/powelbo01.shtml Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lakest01.shtml Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/ciasda01.shtml Darryl Cias page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/muserto01.shtml Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference]

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