1975 Oakland Athletics season

1975 Oakland Athletics
1975 AL West Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 98–64 (.605)
Other information
Owner(s) Charles O. Finley
Manager(s) Alvin Dark
Local television KPIX-TV
Local radio KEEN
(Monte Moore, Bob Waller)
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The Oakland Athletics' 1975 season involved the A's finishing first in the American League West with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. They went on to play the Boston Red Sox in the 1975 American League Championship Series, losing in three straight games.

Offseason

On December 13, 1974, arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled in Hunter's favor. As a result, Hunter became a free agent, and signed a contract with the New York Yankees for the 1975 season.[2] Despite the loss of Hunter, the A's repeated as A.L. West champions in 1975, but lost the ALCS to Boston in a 3-game sweep.

Notable transactions

Regular season

Relocation plans

Season standings

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 98 64 0.605 54–27 44–37
Kansas City Royals 91 71 0.562 7 51–30 40–41
Texas Rangers 79 83 0.488 19 39–41 40–42
Minnesota Twins 76 83 0.478 20½ 39–43 37–40
Chicago White Sox 75 86 0.466 22½ 42–39 33–47
California Angels 72 89 0.447 25½ 35–46 37–43

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

Roster

1975 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Designated runner

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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 Tenace, GeneGene Tenace 158 498 127 .255 29 87
1B Rudi, JoeJoe Rudi 126 468 130 .278 21 75
2B Garner, PhilPhil Garner 160 488 120 .246 6 54
3B Bando, SalSal Bando 160 562 129 .230 15 78
SS Campaneris, BertBert Campaneris 137 509 135 .265 4 46
LF Washington, ClaudellClaudell Washington 148 590 182 .308 10 77
CF North, BillyBilly North 140 524 143 .273 1 43
RF Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson 157 593 150 .253 36 104
DH Williams, BillyBilly Williams 155 520 127 .244 23 81

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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
Fosse, RayRay Fosse 82 136 19 .140 0 12
Holt, JimJim Holt 102 123 27 .220 2 16
Mangual, ÁngelÁngel Mangual 62 109 24 .220 1 6
Martínez, TedTed Martínez 86 87 15 .172 0 3
Harper, TommyTommy Harper 34 69 22 .319 2 7
Kubiak, TedTed Kubiak 20 28 7 .250 0 4
Haney, LarryLarry Haney 47 26 5 .192 1 2
Tovar, CésarCésar Tovar 19 26 6 .231 0 3
Alexander, MattMatt Alexander 63 10 1 .100 0 0
Maxvill, DalDal Maxvill 20 10 2 .200 0 0
Walling, DennyDenny Walling 6 8 1 .125 0 2
McKinney, RichRich McKinney 8 7 1 .143 0 2
Hopkins, DonDon Hopkins 82 6 1 .167 0 0
Chant, CharlieCharlie Chant 5 5 0 .000 0 0
Pitts, GaylenGaylen Pitts 10 3 1 .333 0 1
Sands, CharlieCharlie Sands 3 2 1 .500 0 0
Grabarkewitz, BillyBilly Grabarkewitz 6 2 0 .000 0 0
Washington, HerbHerb Washington 13 0 0 .--- 0 0
Sandt, TommyTommy Sandt 2 0 0 .--- 0 0

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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
Blue, VidaVida Blue 39 278 22 11 3.01 189
Holtzman, KenKen Holtzman 39 266.1 18 14 3.14 122
Bosman, DickDick Bosman 22 122.2 11 4 3.52 42
Bahnsen, StanStan Bahnsen 21 100 6 7 3.24 49
Siebert, SonnySonny Siebert 17 61 4 4 3.69 44
Norris, MikeMike Norris 4 16.2 1 0 0.00 5
Mitchell, CraigCraig Mitchell 1 3.2 0 1 12.27 2

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
Abbott, GlennGlenn Abbott 30 114.1 5 5 4.25 51
Perry, JimJim Perry 15 67.2 3 4 4.66 33
Hamilton, DaveDave Hamilton 11 35.2 1 2 4.04 20
Odom, Blue MoonBlue Moon Odom 7 11 0 2 12.27 4

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
Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers 75 10 6 24 2.98 115
Lindblad, PaulPaul Lindblad 68 9 1 7 2.72 58
Todd, JimJim Todd 58 8 3 12 2.29 50

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Hank Aguirre
AA Birmingham A's Southern League Harry Malmberg
A Modesto A's California League Rene Lachemann
A-Short Season Boise A's Northwest League Tom Trebelhorn

References

  1. Catfish Hunter, Who Pitched in 6 World Series for A's and Yankees, Dies at 53 - New York Times
  2. Catfish Hunter page at Baseball Reference
  3. Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.219, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  4. Manny Trillo page at Baseball Reference
  5. Dan Ford page at Baseball Reference
  6. 1 2 Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference
  7. Tim Hosley page at Baseball Reference
  8. Rob Picciolo page at Baseball Reference
  9. Jesús Alou page at Baseball Reference
  10. Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.226, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  11. Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.227, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  12. Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.225, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  13. Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, pp.225-6, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  14. 1 2 3 Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.229, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  15. Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.230, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  16. 1 2 Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.222, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
  17. WSI's FLYINGSOCK.COM. Chicago White Sox coverage with totally biased attitude!
  18. K.C. A's - why did Finley almost move to Dallas? - Baseball Fever
  19. Champ Summers page at Baseball Reference
  20. Blue Moon Odom page at Baseball Reference
  21. Denny Walling page at Baseball Reference
  22. Brian Kingman page at Baseball Reference
  23. Mark Williams page at Baseball Reference
  24. 1 2 1975 Oakland Athletics Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com

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