1975 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1975 American League 83-77 (.519) East Shea Stadium New York City George Steinbrenner Gabe Paul Bill Virdon (games 1-104)Billy Martin (games 104-160) WPIX(Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White) WMCA(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Dom Valentino) The 1975 New York Yankees season was the 73rd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 83–77, finishing 12 games behind the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees played at Shea Stadium due to the ongoing renovation of Yankee Stadium, which re-opened in 1976. Bill Virdon opened the season as Yankees manager, but he was replaced on August 1 by Billy Martin. This would be the first of five stints as Yankees manager for Martin. Offseason October 22, 1974: Bobby Murcer was traded by the Yankees to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bonds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/murcebo01.shtml Bobby Murcer Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com December 3, 1974: Joe Pactwa was purchased from the Yankees by the Alijadores de Tampico.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pactwjo01.shtml Joe Pactwa Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com December 20, 1974: Sam McDowell was released by the Yankees.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdowsa01.shtml Sam McDowell Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com December 31, 1974: Catfish Hunter was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hunteca01.shtml Catfish Hunter Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com January 21, 1975: Gene Michael was released by the Yankees.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/michage01.shtml Gene Michael Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft Jim Beattie was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/beattji01.shtml Jim Beattie Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Willie Upshaw was drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round.https://www.baseball-reference.com/u/upshawi01.shtml Willie Upshaw Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com June 13, 1975: Ed Brinkman was purchased by the Yankees from the Texas Rangers.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brinked01.shtml Ed Brinkman Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1975 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 36 Pat Dobson 49 Ron Guidry 39 Larry Gura 29 Catfish Hunter 28 Sparky Lyle 40 Tippy Martinez 43 Rudy May 33 Doc Medich 53 Dave Pagan 41 Rick Sawyer 19 Dick Tidrow 41 Mike Wallace Catchers 46 Rick Dempsey 45 Ed Herrmann 15 Thurman Munson Infielders  2 Sandy Alomar Sr. 20 Ed Brinkman 10 Chris Chambliss 20 Eddie Leon 22 Jim Mason  9 Graig Nettles 42 Bob Oliver 11 Fred Stanley 52 Otto Vélez Outfielders 18 Dave Bergman 24 Rick Bladt 12 Ron Blomberg 25 Bobby Bonds 26 Rich Coggins 49 Kerry Dineen 23 Alex Johnson 27 Elliott Maddox 18 Larry Murray 14 Lou Piniella  6 Roy White 44 Terry Whitfield 13 Walt Williams Manager  1 Billy Martin 21 Bill Virdon Coaches 62 Cloyd Boyer 16 Whitey Ford 32 Elston Howard 34 Dick Howser 31 Mel Wright 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 R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Thurman Munson 157 597 83 190 .318 12 102 3 1B Chris Chambliss 150 562 66 171 .304 9 72 0 2B Sandy Alomar Sr. 151 489 61 117 .239 2 39 28 3B Graig Nettles 157 581 71 155 .267 21 91 1 SS Jim Mason Jim Mason (baseball) 94 223 17 34 .152 2 16 0 LF Roy White 148 566 81 161 .290 12 59 16 CF Elliott Maddox 55 218 36 67 .307 1 23 9 RF Bobby Bonds 145 529 93 143 .270 32 85 30 DH Ed Herrmann 80 200 16 51 .255 6 30 0https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1975.shtml 1975 New York Yankees Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com 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 Fred Stanley Fred Stanley (baseball) 117 252 56 .222 0 15 Lou Piniella 74 199 39 .196 0 22 Walt Williams 82 185 52 .281 5 16 Rick Dempsey 71 145 38 .262 1 11 Alex Johnson 52 119 31 .261 1 15 Rick Bladt 52 117 26 .222 1 11 Rich Coggins 51 107 24 .224 1 6 Ron Blomberg 34 106 27 .255 4 17 Terry Whitfield 28 81 22 .272 0 7 Ed Brinkman 44 63 11 .175 0 2 Bob Oliver 18 38 5 .132 0 1 Kerry Dineen 7 22 8 .364 0 1 Dave Bergman 7 17 0 .000 0 0 Otto Vélez 6 8 2 .250 0 1 Larry Murray Larry Murray (baseball) 6 1 0 .000 0 0 Eddie Leon 1 0 0 ---- 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 Catfish Hunter 39 328.0 23 14 2.58 177 Doc Medich 38 272.1 16 16 3.50 132 Rudy May 32 212.0 14 12 3.06 145 Pat Dobson 33 207.2 11 14 4.07 129 Larry Gura 26 151.1 7 8 3.51 65 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 Sparky Lyle 49 5 7 6 3.12 65 Dick Tidrow 37 6 3 5 3.12 38 Tippy Martinez 23 1 2 8 2.68 20 Dave Pagan 13 0 0 1 4.06 18 Ron Guidry 10 0 1 0 3.45 15 Rick Sawyer 4 0 0 0 3.00 3 Mike Wallace Mike Wallace (baseball) 3 0 0 0 14.54 2 Awards and honors Catfish Hunter, League leader, Complete Games (30) All-Star Game Thurman Munson, Starter Graig Nettles, Starter Bobby Bonds, Starter Catfish Hunter, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Bobby Cox AA West Haven Yankees Eastern League Pete Ward A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Leo Posada A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Mike FerraroJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1975 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1975 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1970s in Queens