1975 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees

Major League Baseball team season

1975 New York Yankees

League| American League
Division| East
Ballpark| Shea Stadium
City| New York City
Owners| George Steinbrenner
General managers| Gabe Paul
Managers| Bill Virdon (games 1-104)
Billy Martin (games 104-160)
Television| WPIX
(Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White)
Radio| WMCA
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Dom Valentino)
| <- 1974 | Seasons | 1976 ->

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The 1975 New York Yankees season was the 73rd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 83–77, finishing 12 games behind the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees played at Shea Stadium due to the ongoing renovation of Yankee Stadium, which re-opened in 1976.

Bill Virdon opened the season as Yankees manager, but he was replaced on August 1 by Billy Martin. This would be the first of five stints as Yankees manager for Martin.

## Offseason

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* October 22, 1974: Bobby Murcer was traded by the Yankees to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bonds.[1]
* December 3, 1974: Joe Pactwa was purchased from the Yankees by the Alijadores de Tampico.[2]
* December 20, 1974: Sam McDowell was released by the Yankees.[3]
* December 31, 1974: Catfish Hunter was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[4]
* January 21, 1975: Gene Michael was released by the Yankees.[5]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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AL East 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

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1975 American League record

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

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

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* June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
* Jim Beattie was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round.[6]
* Willie Upshaw was drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round.[7]
* June 13, 1975: Ed Brinkman was purchased by the Yankees from the Texas Rangers.[8]

### Roster

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1975 New York Yankees

Roster
Pitchers

* 36 Pat Dobson
* 49 Ron Guidry
* 39 Larry Gura
* 29 Catfish Hunter
* 28 Sparky Lyle
* 40 Tippy Martinez
* 43 Rudy May
* 33 Doc Medich
* 53 Dave Pagan
* 41 Rick Sawyer
* 19 Dick Tidrow
* 41 Mike Wallace

|  | Catchers

* 46 Rick Dempsey
* 45 Ed Herrmann
* 15 Thurman Munson

Infielders

* 2 Sandy Alomar Sr.
* 20 Ed Brinkman
* 10 Chris Chambliss
* 20 Eddie Leon
* 22 Jim Mason
* 9 Graig Nettles
* 42 Bob Oliver
* 11 Fred Stanley
* 52 Otto Vélez

|  | Outfielders

* 18 Dave Bergman
* 24 Rick Bladt
* 12 Ron Blomberg
* 25 Bobby Bonds
* 26 Rich Coggins
* 49 Kerry Dineen
* 23 Alex Johnson
* 27 Elliott Maddox
* 18 Larry Murray
* 14 Lou Piniella
* 6 Roy White
* 44 Terry Whitfield
* 13 Walt Williams

|  | Manager

* 1 Billy Martin
* 21 Bill Virdon

Coaches

* 62 Cloyd Boyer
* 16 Whitey Ford
* 32 Elston Howard
* 34 Dick Howser
* 31 Mel Wright

## Player stats

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| = Indicates team leader

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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  | R  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI  | SB

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C | Thurman Munson | 157 | 597 | 83 | 190 | .318 | 12 | 102 | 3
1B | Chris Chambliss | 150 | 562 | 66 | 171 | .304 | 9 | 72 | 0
2B | Sandy Alomar Sr. | 151 | 489 | 61 | 117 | .239 | 2 | 39 | 28
3B | Graig Nettles | 157 | 581 | 71 | 155 | .267 | 21 | 91 | 1
SS | Jim Mason | 94 | 223 | 17 | 34 | .152 | 2 | 16 | 0
LF | Roy White | 148 | 566 | 81 | 161 | .290 | 12 | 59 | 16
CF | Elliott Maddox | 55 | 218 | 36 | 67 | .307 | 1 | 23 | 9
RF | Bobby Bonds | 145 | 529 | 93 | 143 | .270 | 32 | 85 | 30
DH | Ed Herrmann | 80 | 200 | 16 | 51 | .255 | 6 | 30 | 0

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#### 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

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Fred Stanley | 117 | 252 | 56 | .222 | 0 | 15
Lou Piniella | 74 | 199 | 39 | .196 | 0 | 22
Walt Williams | 82 | 185 | 52 | .281 | 5 | 16
Rick Dempsey | 71 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 1 | 11
Alex Johnson | 52 | 119 | 31 | .261 | 1 | 15
Rick Bladt | 52 | 117 | 26 | .222 | 1 | 11
Rich Coggins | 51 | 107 | 24 | .224 | 1 | 6
Ron Blomberg | 34 | 106 | 27 | .255 | 4 | 17
Terry Whitfield | 28 | 81 | 22 | .272 | 0 | 7
Ed Brinkman | 44 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 0 | 2
Bob Oliver | 18 | 38 | 5 | .132 | 0 | 1
Kerry Dineen | 7 | 22 | 8 | .364 | 0 | 1
Dave Bergman | 7 | 17 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Otto Vélez | 6 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1
Larry Murray | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Eddie Leon | 1 | 0 | 0 | \
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### 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

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Catfish Hunter | 39 | 328.0 | 23 | 14 | 2.58 | 177
Doc Medich | 38 | 272.1 | 16 | 16 | 3.50 | 132
Rudy May | 32 | 212.0 | 14 | 12 | 3.06 | 145
Pat Dobson | 33 | 207.2 | 11 | 14 | 4.07 | 129
Larry Gura | 26 | 151.1 | 7 | 8 | 3.51 | 65

#### 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

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Sparky Lyle | 49 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3.12 | 65
Dick Tidrow | 37 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3.12 | 38
Tippy Martinez | 23 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.68 | 20
Dave Pagan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.06 | 18
Ron Guidry | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.45 | 15
Rick Sawyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3
Mike Wallace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.54 | 2

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Bobby Cox
AA | West Haven Yankees | Eastern League | Pete Ward
A | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | Florida State League | Leo Posada
A-Short Season | Oneonta Yankees | New York–Penn League | Mike Ferraro

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## Notes

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1. ^ "Bobby Murcer Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
2. ^ "Joe Pactwa Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
3. ^ "Sam McDowell Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
4. ^ "Catfish Hunter Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
5. ^ "Gene Michael Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
6. ^ "Jim Beattie Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
7. ^ "Willie Upshaw Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
8. ^ "Ed Brinkman Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
9. ^ "1975 New York Yankees Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

## References

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* 1975 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
* 1975 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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* Chicago
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