1975 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1975 American League East Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan John Fetzer Jim Campbell Ralph Houk WWJ-TV(George Kell, Larry Osterman, Don Kremer) WJR(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) The 1975 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 75th season and the 64th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers compiled a record of 57–102, which was — at the time — the second worst season in franchise history (it now ranks as the sixth). They finished in last place in the American League East, 37½ games behind the Boston Red Sox. Their team batting average of .249 and team ERA of 4.27 were both second worst in the American League. They were outscored by their opponents 786 to 570. The season included a 19-game losing streak, lasting from July 29 through Aug. 15. Offseason November 18, 1974: Ed Brinkman was traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals, and Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon were traded by the Tigers to the San Diego Padres as part of a three-team trade. The Padres sent Nate Colbert to the Tigers, and a player to be named later to the Cardinals. The Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the Padres. The Padres completed the deal by sending Danny Breeden to the Cardinals on December 12.Ed Brinkman at Baseball-Reference December 4, 1974: Woodie Fryman was traded by the Tigers to the Montreal Expos for Tom Walker and Terry Humphrey.Woodie Fryman at Baseball-Reference January 9, 1975: Tom Brookens was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft.Tom Brookens at Baseball-Reference February 1, 1975: Gene Michael was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Gene Michael at Baseball-Reference March 29, 1975: Reggie Sanders was traded by the Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Jack Pierce.Jack Pierce at Baseball-Reference Regular season Worst Seasons in Detroit Tigers History Rank Year Wins Losses Win % 1 2003 43 119 .2652201947114.292 3 1952 50 104 .325 4 1996 53 109 .327 5 2002 55 106 .342 6 1975 57 102 .358 Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions June 15, 1975: Nate Colbert was purchased from the Tigers by the Montreal Expos.Nate Colbert at Baseball-Reference Roster 1975 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 36 Fernando Arroyo 21 Ray Bare 28 Ike Brookens 15 Joe Coleman 48 Ed Glynn 49 Steve Grilli 18 John Hiller 30 Lerrin LaGrow 19 Dave Lemanczyk 29 Mickey Lolich 37 Tom Makowski 39 Gene Pentz 34 Bob Reynolds 31 Vern Ruhle 32 Tom Walker Catchers 11 Bill Freehan 47 Terry Humphrey 10 Gene Lamont 45 John Wockenfuss Infielders  9 Nate Colbert  2 John Knox 40 Jerry Manuel 16 Gene Michael 27 Jack Pierce  4 Aurelio Rodríguez  9 Chuck Scrivener  3 Gary Sutherland  7 Tom Veryzer Outfielders 43 Billy Baldwin 42 Art James  8 Ron LeFlore 25 Dan Meyer 34 Bob Molinaro 22 Ben Oglivie 44 Leon Roberts 24 Mickey Stanley Other batters 26 Gates Brown 23 Willie Horton Manager 35 Ralph Houk Coaches 52 Steve Hamilton (Pitching) 50 Jim Hegan (Bullpen) 51 Joe Schultz (Third Base) 53 Dick Tracewski (First Base) 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 Bill Freehan 120 427 105 .246 14 47 1B Jack Pierce Jack Pierce (baseball) 53 170 40 .235 8 22 2B Gary Sutherland 129 503 130 .258 6 39 3B Aurelio Rodríguez 151 507 124 .245 13 60 SS Tom Veryzer 128 404 102 .252 5 48 LF Ben Oglivie 100 332 95 .286 9 36 CF Ron LeFlore 136 550 142 .258 8 37 RF Leon Roberts 129 447 115 .257 10 38 DH Willie Horton Willie Horton (baseball) 159 615 169 .275 25 92 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 Dan Meyer Dan Meyer (first baseman) 122 470 111 .236 8 47 Mickey Stanley 52 164 42 .256 3 19 Nate Colbert 45 156 23 .147 4 18 Gene Michael 56 145 31 .214 3 13 John Wockenfuss 35 118 27 .229 4 13 Billy Baldwin Billy Baldwin (baseball) 30 95 21 .221 4 8 John Knox John Knox (baseball) 43 86 23 .267 0 2 Terry Humphrey 18 41 10 .244 0 1 Art James Art James (baseball) 11 40 9 .225 0 1 Gates Brown 47 35 6 .171 1 3 Bob Molinaro 6 19 5 .263 0 1 Jerry Manuel 6 18 1 .056 0 0 Chuck Scrivener 4 16 4 .250 0 0 Gene Lamont 4 8 3 .375 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mickey Lolich 32 240.2 12 18 3.78 139 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1970s pitcher) 31 201.0 10 18 5.55 125 Vern Ruhle 32 190.0 11 12 4.03 67 Lerrin LaGrow 32 164.1 7 14 4.38 75 Ray Bare 29 150.2 8 13 4.48 71 Other pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Tom Walker Tom Walker (1970s pitcher) 36 115.1 3 8 4.45 60 Dave Lemanczyk 26 109.0 2 7 4.46 67 Ed Glynn 3 14.2 0 2 4.30 8 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV GF ERA SO John Hiller 36 2 3 14 34 2.17 87 Bob Reynolds Bob Reynolds (baseball) 21 0 2 3 14 4.67 26 Fernando Arroyo 14 2 1 0 6 4.56 25 Gene Pentz 13 0 4 0 11 3.20 21 Ike Brookens 3 0 0 0 2 5.23 8 Tom Makowski 3 0 0 0 2 4.82 3 Steve Grilli 3 0 0 0 3 1.35 5 Awards and honors 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Bill Freehan, reserve League top ten finishers Joe Coleman AL leader in wild pitches (15) #2 in MLB in losses (18) #2 in MLB in earned runs allowed (124) #4 in AL in hit batsmen(9) Ron LeFlore #2 in AL in strikeouts (139) #2 in MLB in times caught stealing (20) Mickey Lolich #2 in MLB in losses (18) #6 in MLB in complete games (19) Dan Meyer AL leader in at bats per strikeout (18.8) Willie Horton #3 in AL in game played (159) #4 in AL in at bats (615) Players ranking among top 100 all time at position The following members of the 1975 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: Bill Freehan: 12th best catcher of all time Aurelio Rodríguez: 91st best third baseman of all time Ron LeFlore: 80th best center fielder of all time Ben Oglivie: 64th best left fielder of all time Willie Horton: 55th best left fielder of all time (played DH for 1975 Tigers) Mickey Lolich: 72nd best pitcher of all time Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Evansville Triplets American Association Fred Hatfield AA Montgomery Rebels Southern League Les Moss A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Stubby Overmire A Clinton Pilots Midwest League Jim Leyland Rookie Bristol Tigers Appalachian League Joe Lewis LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Evansville, Montgomery Notes 2 References Baseball Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1975 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tiger Category:1975 in Detroit