1975 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1975 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Nick Mileti Phil Seghi Frank Robinson WJW-TV WWWE The 1975 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Indians competing in the American League East, where they finished fourth with a record of 79–80. Offseason One highlight of the season was the arrival of Frank Robinson to the club. Prior to the start of the season, the Indians named him player-manager, giving him distinction of being the first black manager in Major League Baseball history.Frank Robinson bio at ESPN Notable transactions February 25, 1975: Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Boog Powell and Don Hood.Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference Regular season 150pxEarl AverillCFRetired 1975 Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions May 20, 1975: Dick Bosman and Jim Perry were traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Blue Moon Odom and cash.Blue Moon Odom page at Baseball Reference June 3, 1975: Rick Cerone was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft.Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference June 7, 1975: Blue Moon Odom and a player to be named later were traded by the Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Roric Harrison. The Indians completed the deal by sending Rob Belloir to the Braves on June 16. June 13, 1975: Gaylord Perry was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits, and $100,000.Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position23 Oscar Gamble LF20 Frank Robinson DH21 George Hendrick CF24 Charlie Spikes RF26 Boog Powell 1B7 John Ellis C25 Buddy Bell 3B10 Jack Brohamer 2B12 Ed Crosby SS 36 Gaylord Perry P 1975 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1975 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 42 Larry Andersen 47 Fred Beene 22 Jim Bibby 27 Dick Bosman 31 Jackie Brown 35 Tom Buskey 37 Dennis Eckersley 27 Roric Harrison 32 Don Hood 34 Jim Kern 17 Dave LaRoche 13 Blue Moon Odom 36 Gaylord Perry 31 Jim Perry 16 Fritz Peterson 33 Eric Raich 40 Bob Reynolds 44 Jim Strickland 36 Rick Waits Catchers  8 Alan Ashby  4 Rick Cerone  7 John Ellis Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 10 Jack Brohamer  9 Rico Carty 12 Ed Crosby 15 Frank Duffy 18 Duane Kuiper 30 Joe Lis 14 Tommy McCraw 26 Boog Powell  4 Bill Sudakis Outfielders  1 Ken Berry 23 Oscar Gamble 21 George Hendrick 22 Leron Lee 29 John Lowenstein 28 Rick Manning 11 Tommy Smith 24 Charlie Spikes Other batters 20 Frank Robinson Manager 20 Frank Robinson Coaches  6 Dave Garcia (Third Base)  2 Harvey Haddix (Pitching) 14 Tommy McCraw (First Base)  3 Jeff Torborg (Bullpen) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Alan Ashby 90 254 32 57 10 1 5 32 .224 3 Buddy Bell 153 553 66 150 20 4 10 59 .271 6 Ken Berry Ken Berry (baseball) 25 40 6 8 1 0 0 1 .200 0 Jack Brohamer 69 217 15 53 5 0 6 16 .244 2 Rico Carty 118 383 57 118 19 1 18 64 .308 2 Rick Cerone 7 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 .250 0 Ed Crosby 61 128 12 30 3 0 0 7 .234 0 Frank Duffy Frank Duffy (baseball) 146 482 44 117 22 2 1 47 .243 10 John Ellis John Ellis (baseball) 92 296 22 68 11 1 7 32 .230 0 Oscar Gamble 121 348 60 91 16 3 15 45 .261 11 George Hendrick 145 561 82 145 21 2 24 86 .258 6 Duane Kuiper 90 346 42 101 11 1 0 25 .292 19 Leron Lee 13 23 3 3 1 0 0 0 .130 1 Joe Lis 9 13 4 4 2 0 2 8 .308 0 John Lowenstein 91 265 37 64 5 1 12 33 .242 15 Rick Manning 120 480 69 137 16 5 3 35 .285 19 Tommy McCraw 23 51 7 14 1 1 2 5 .275 4 Boog Powell 134 435 64 129 18 0 27 86 .297 1 Frank Robinson 49 118 19 28 5 0 9 24 .237 0 Tommy Smith Tommy Smith (baseball) 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 0 Charlie Spikes 111 345 41 79 13 3 11 33 .229 7 Bill Sudakis 20 46 4 9 0 0 1 3 .196 0 Team totals 159 5404 688 1409 201 25 153 643 .261 106 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Larry Andersen 0 0 4.76 3 0 0 5.2 4 3 3 2 4 Fred Beene 1 0 6.94 19 1 1 46.2 63 42 36 25 20 Jim Bibby 5 9 3.20 24 12 1 112.2 99 48 40 50 62 Dick Bosman 0 2 4.08 6 3 0 28.2 33 17 13 8 11 Jackie Brown Jackie Brown (baseball) 1 2 4.28 25 3 1 69.1 72 40 33 29 41 Tom Buskey 5 3 2.57 50 0 7 77.0 69 27 22 29 29 Dennis Eckersley 13 7 2.60 34 24 2 186.2 147 61 54 90 152 Roric Harrison 7 7 4.79 19 19 0 126.0 137 71 67 46 52 Don Hood 6 10 4.39 29 19 0 135.1 136 76 66 57 51 Jim Kern 1 2 3.77 13 7 0 71.2 60 31 30 45 55 Dave LaRoche 5 3 2.19 61 0 17 82.1 61 26 20 57 94 Blue Moon Odom 1 0 2.61 3 1 0 10.1 4 3 3 8 10 Gaylord Perry 6 9 3.55 15 15 0 121.2 120 57 48 34 85 Jim Perry Jim Perry (baseball) 1 6 6.69 8 6 0 37.2 46 34 28 18 11 Fritz Peterson 14 8 3.94 25 25 0 146.1 154 73 64 40 47 Eric Raich 7 8 5.54 18 17 0 92.2 118 61 57 31 34 Bob Reynolds Bob Reynolds (baseball) 0 2 4.66 5 0 2 9.2 11 7 5 3 5 Jim Strickland Jim Strickland (baseball) 0 0 1.93 4 0 1 4.2 4 1 1 2 3 Rick Waits 6 2 2.94 16 7 1 70.1 57 25 23 25 34 Team totals 79 80 3.84 159 159 33 1435.1 1395 703 613 599 800 Awards and honors All-Star Game George Hendrick, reservehttp://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1975as.shtml 1975 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Red Davis AA San Antonio Brewers Texas League Woody Smith A San Jose Bees California League Del Youngblood Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Tony PachecoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1975 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1975 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cincinnati Indians Category:1970s in Cleveland