1975 Milwaukee Brewers season

1975 Milwaukee Brewers
Hank Aaron's Final Season
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
East Division (since 1972)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Jim Baumer
Manager(s)	Del Crandall, Harvey Kuenn
Local television	WTMJ-TV (Gary Bender, Jim Irwin)
Local radio	620 WTMJ (Merle Harmon, Bob Uecker)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-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

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

• 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

1975 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 45 Larry Anderson 46 Jerry Augustine 43 Rick Austin 40 Pete Broberg 35 Bill Castro 38 Bill Champion 48 Jim Colborn 20 Lafayette Currence 18 Tom Hausman 42 Tom Murphy 49 Pat Osburn 23 Eduardo Rodríguez 41 Jim Slaton 29 Ed Sprague 25 Bill Travers		Catchers 22 Charlie Moore 15 Darrell Porter Infielders 2,11 Kurt Bevacqua 33 Tommy Bianco  9 Pedro García  4 Tim Johnson  8 Jack Lind  7 Don Money  5 George Scott  2 Bob Sheldon 19 Robin Yount		Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 12 Johnny Briggs 26 Bob Coluccio 12 Bobby Darwin  8 Rob Ellis  6 Mike Hegan 37 Sixto Lezcano 17 Bobby Mitchell 26 Bill Sharp  3 Gorman Thomas		Manager  1 Del Crandall (4/8-9/27) 32 Harvey Kuenn (9/28-9/28) Coaches 32 Harvey Kuenn (Hitting) 37 Ken McBride (Pitching) 24 Joe Nossek (Third Base) 30 Jim Walton (First Base)

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	Porter, DarrellDarrell Porter	130	409	95	.232	18	60
1B	Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott	158	617	176	.285	36	109
2B	García, PedroPedro García	98	302	68	.225	6	38
3B	Money, DonDon Money	109	405	112	.277	15	43
SS	Yount, RobinRobin Yount	147	558	149	.267	8	52
LF	Mitchell, BobbyBobby Mitchell	93	229	57	.249	9	41
CF	Sharp, BillBill Sharp	125	373	95	.255	1	34
RF	Lezcano, SixtoSixto Lezcano	134	429	106	.247	11	43
DH	Aaron, HankHank Aaron	137	465	109	.234	12	60

^[6]

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
Darwin, BobbyBobby Darwin	55	186	46	.247	8	23
Sheldon, BobBob Sheldon	53	181	52	.287	0	14
Johnson, TimTim Johnson	38	85	12	.141	0	2
Briggs, JohnnyJohnny Briggs	28	74	22	.297	3	5
Coluccio, BobBob Coluccio	22	62	12	.194	1	5
Bianco, TommyTommy Bianco	18	34	6	.176	0	0
Ellis, RobRob 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
Broberg, PetePete 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
Champion, BillBill Champion	27	110	6	6	5.89	40
Castro, BillBill Castro	18	75	3	2	2.52	25
Sprague, EdEd Sprague	18	67.1	1	7	4.68	21
Anderson, LarryLarry Anderson	8	30.1	1	0	5.04	13
Augustine, JerryJerry 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
Rodríguez, EduardoEduardo Rodríguez	43	7	0	7	3.49	65
Austin, RickRick Austin	32	2	3	2	3.05	30

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Sacramento Solons	Pacific Coast League	Harry Bright
AA	Thetford Mines Miners	Eastern League	John Felske
A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Matt Galante
A-Short Season	Newark Co-Pilots	New York–Penn League	Tony Roig

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark

Notes

1. Hank Aaron at Baseball Reference
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sakatle01.shtml
3. Jesús Vega at Baseball Reference
4. Bob Coluccio at Baseball Reference
5. Johnny Briggs at Baseball Reference
6. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1975.shtml

References

• 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
• 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac