1975 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1975 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 90–69 (.566) 2nd Jerold Hoffberger Frank Cashen Earl Weaver WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell) 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."Boston Takes East Title," The New York Times, Sunday, September 28, 1975. Retrieved July 10, 2022. 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.Montgomery, Paul L. "Yanks Play 2 Today," The New York Times, Saturday, September 27, 1975. Retrieved July 10, 2022. The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $3,192."On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Offseason December 3, 1974: Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Lee May and Jay Schlueter.Rob Andrews page at Baseball Reference 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.Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference December 18, 1974: Bryn Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference February 25, 1975: Boog Powell and Don Hood were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (minors).Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft Steve Lake was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round.Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference Darryl Cias was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.Darryl Cias page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1975: Jesse Jefferson was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Muser.Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference Roster 1975 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 13 Doyle Alexander 35 Mike Cuellar 46 Mike Flanagan 17 Wayne Garland 39 Ross Grimsley 23 Grant Jackson 38 Jesse Jefferson 45 Dave Johnson 37 Dyar Miller 36 Paul Mitchell 22 Jim Palmer 34 Bob Reynolds 24 Mike Torrez Catchers 9,44 Dave Duncan  8 Andy Etchebarren 10 Elrod Hendricks 32 Jim Hutto Infielders 21 Bob Bailor  7 Mark Belanger 11 Doug DeCinces  3 Bobby Grich 14 Lee May 16,34 Tony Muser 8,43 Tim Nordbrook  5 Brooks Robinson Outfielders 25 Don Baylor  6 Paul Blair  1 Al Bumbry 51 Larry Harlow  2 Jim Northrup 28 Tom Shopay 29 Ken Singleton 15 Royle Stillman Other batters 12 Tommy Davis Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 31 George Bamberger 41 Jim Frey 55 Billy Hunter 48 George Staller 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 Dave Duncan Dave Duncan (baseball) 96 307 63 .205 12 41 1B Lee May 146 580 152 .262 20 99 2B Bobby Grich 150 524 136 .260 13 57 3B Brooks Robinson 144 482 97 .201 6 53 SS Mark Belanger 152 442 100 .226 3 27 LF Don Baylor 145 524 148 .282 25 76 CF Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 140 440 96 .218 5 31 RF Ken Singleton 155 586 .176 .300 15 55 DH Tommy Davis Tommy Davis (outfielder) 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 Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Al Bumbry 114 349 94 .269 2 32 Elrod Hendricks 85 223 48 .215 8 38 Jim Northrup Jim Northrup (baseball) 84 194 53 .273 5 29 Doug DeCinces 61 169 42 .251 4 23 Tony Muser 80 82 26 .317 0 11 Tim Nordbrook 40 34 4 .118 0 0 Tom Shopay 40 31 5 .161 0 2 Andy Etchebarren 8 20 4 .200 0 3 Royle Stillman 13 14 6 .429 0 1 Bob Bailor 5 7 1 .143 0 0 Jim Hutto 4 5 0 .000 0 0 Larry Harlow Larry Harlow (baseball) 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Jim Palmer 39 323.0 23 11 2.09 193 Mike Torrez 36 270.2 20 9 3.06 119 Mike Cuellar 36 256.0 14 12 3.66 105 Ross Grimsley 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Doyle Alexander 32 133.1 8 8 3.04 46 Paul Mitchell Paul Mitchell (baseball) 11 57.0 3 0 3.63 31 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan (baseball) 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 Player G W L SV ERA SO Dyar Miller 30 6 3 8 2.72 33 Grant Jackson Grant Jackson (baseball) 41 4 3 7 3.35 39 Wayne Garland 29 2 5 4 3.71 46 Bob Reynolds Bob Reynolds (baseball) 7 0 1 0 9.00 1 Dave Johnson Dave Johnson (1970s pitcher) 6 0 1 0 4.15 4 Jesse Jefferson 4 0 2 0 2.35 4 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 2 External links 1975 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1975 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Bibliography Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles Category:1970s in Baltimore