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
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record90–69 (.566)
Divisional place2nd
Other information
OwnersJerold Hoffberger
General managersFrank Cashen
ManagersEarl Weaver
Local televisionWJZ-TV
Local radioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell)
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The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $3,192.[3]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings
AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 9565 0.594 — 47–34 48–31
Baltimore Orioles 9069 0.566 4½ 44–33 46–36
New York Yankees 8377 0.519 12 43–35 40–42
Cleveland Indians 7980 0.497 15½ 41–39 38–41
Milwaukee Brewers 6894 0.420 28 36–45 32–49
Detroit Tigers 57102 0.358 37½ 31–49 26–53

Record vs. opponents
1975 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK TEX
Baltimore —9–96–67–410–812–47–514–46–68–104–87–5
Boston 9–9—6–68–47–1113–57–510–810–211–56–68–4
California 6–66–6—9–93–96–54–147–58–107–57–119–9
Chicago 4–74–89–9—7–55–79–98–49–96–69–95–13
Cleveland 8–1011–79–35–7—12–66–69–93–69–92–105–7
Detroit 4–125–135–67–56–12—6–67–114–86–126–61–11
Kansas City 5–75–714–49–96–66–6—7–511–77–511–714–4
Milwaukee 4–148–105–74–89–911–75–7—2–109–95–76–6
Minnesota 6–62–1010–89–96–38–47–1110–2—4–86–128–10
New York 10–85–115–76–69–912–65–79–98–4—6–68–4
Oakland 8–46–611–79–910–26–611–77–512–66–6—12–6
Texas 5–74–89–913–57–511–14–146–610–84–86–12—

Notable transactions

Roster
1975 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CDave Duncan9630763.2051241
1BLee May146580152.2622099
2BBobby Grich150524136.2601357
3BBrooks Robinson14448297.201653
SSMark Belanger152442100.226327
LFDon Baylor145524148.2822576
CFPaul Blair14044096.218531
RFKen Singleton155586.176.3001555
DHTommy Davis116460130.283657

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
Al Bumbry11434994.269232
Elrod Hendricks8522348.215838
Jim Northrup8419453.273529
Doug DeCinces6116942.251423
Tony Muser808226.317011
Tim Nordbrook40344.11800
Tom Shopay40315.16102
Andy Etchebarren8204.20003
Royle Stillman13146.42901
Bob Bailor571.14300
Jim Hutto450.00000
Larry Harlow431.33300

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
Jim Palmer39323.023112.09193
Mike Torrez36270.22093.06119
Mike Cuellar36256.014123.66105
Ross Grimsley35197.010134.0789

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
Doyle Alexander32133.1883.0446
Paul Mitchell1157.0303.6331
Mike Flanagan29.2012.797

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
Dyar Miller306382.7233
Grant Jackson414373.3539
Wayne Garland292543.7146
Bob Reynolds70109.001
Dave Johnson60104.154
Jesse Jefferson40202.354

Farm system
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
  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

Bibliography
  • 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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