1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1975 National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 88 74 y 2nd Walter O'Malley, heirs of James Mulvey Peter O'Malley Al Campanis Walter Alston KTTV (11) KABCVin Scully, Jerry DoggettXEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos The 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 86th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 18th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 14th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished in second place, 20 games behind the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West. This would be long time manager Walter Alston's final full season in charge. Alston would step down towards the end of the 1976 season and was replaced by his third base coach Tommy Lasorda. Offseason January 29, 1975: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Francisco Giants.Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents LAD Opening day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Davey Lopes Second basemanBill Buckner Left fielderJimmy Wynn Center fielderJoe FergusonRight fielderSteve Garvey First basemanRon Cey Third basemanSteve YeagerCatcherBill Russell ShortstopDon Sutton Starting pitcher Notable transactions May 2, 1975: Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Burt Hooton.Burt Hooton page at Baseball Reference July 15, 1975: Jim Brewer was purchased from the Dodgers by the California Angels.Jim Brewer page at Baseball Reference Roster 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 21 Jim Brewer 44 Al Downing 46 Burt Hooton 49 Charlie Hough 35 Dennis Lewallyn 46 Juan Marichal 28 Mike Marshall 47 Andy Messersmith 31 Doug Rau 36 Rick Rhoden 41 Dave Sells 20 Don Sutton 45 Stan Wall 38 Geoff Zahn Catchers 13 Joe Ferguson 12,71 Paul Powell  7 Steve Yeager Infielders  1 Rick Auerbach 10 Ron Cey 14 Iván DeJesús  6 Steve Garvey 34 Lee Lacy 15 Davey Lopes  5 Ken McMullen 18 Bill Russell Outfielders 22 Bill Buckner 27 Willie Crawford 37 Henry Cruz 43 John Hale  9 Leron Lee 11 Manny Mota 17 Tom Paciorek  8 Jerry Royster 38 Joe Simpson 23 Jimmy Wynn Other batters  2 Orlando Alvarez 16 Charlie Manuel Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 26 Red Adams 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 19 Jim Gilliam 52 Tommy Lasorda Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldDodgers team member Los Angeles Dodgers 1975 regular season game log: 94–67–1 (Home: 45–36; Away: 49–31–1)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAN/1975-schedule-scores.shtml 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers schedule and results Baseball Reference September 12, 2025 y Los Angeles Dodgers April: 15–8 (Home: 8–2; Away: 7–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#fbb | 1 || April 7, 1975 || || @ Reds || L 1–2 (14) || || || || || || 0–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 2 || April 9, 1975 || || @ Reds || L 3–4 || || || || || || 0–2 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 3 || April 10, 1975 || || @ Reds || L 6–7 || || || || || || 0–3 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 7 || April 14, 1975 || || Reds || W 5–2 || || || || || || 3–4 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 8 || April 15, 1975 || || Reds || W 3–1 || || || || || || 4–4 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 9 || April 16, 1975 || || Reds || W 7–6 || || || || || || 5–4 || W4 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 10 || April 17, 1975 || || Reds || W 5–4 (11) || || || || || || 6–4 || W5 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May: 15–12 (Home: 9–7; Away: 6–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#fbb | 30 || May 9, 1975 || || @ Pirates || L 3–11 || || || || || || 19–11 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 31 || May 10, 1975 || || @ Pirates || W 6–2 || || || || || || 20–11 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 32 || May 11, 1975 || || @ Pirates || W 7–0 || || || || || || 21–11 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 36 || May 16, 1975 || || Pirates || L 2–3 || || || || || || 23–13 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 37 || May 17, 1975 || || Pirates || W 4–3 (10) || || || || || || 24–13 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 38 || May 18, 1975 || || Pirates || L 2–7 || || || || || || 24–14 || L1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June: 13–16 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–11) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 6, 1975 || || @ Phillies || W 3–2 || || || || || || 33–22 || W3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 56 || June 7, 1975 || || @ Phillies || L 0–4 || || || || || || 33–23 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 57 || June 8, 1975 || || @ Phillies || L 2–4 || || || || || || 33–24 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 62 || June 13, 1975 || || Phillies || L 1–5 || || || || || || 34–28 || L4 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 63 || June 14, 1975 || || Phillies || W 4–3 || || || || || || 35–28 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 64 || June 15, 1975 || || Phillies || L 3–4 || || || || || || 35–29 || L1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July: 12–16 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–9) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#bfb | 86 || July 8, 1975 || || @ Pirates || W 3–0 || || || || || || 48–38 || W3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 87 || July 9, 1975 || || @ Pirates || L 2–3 || || || || || || 48–39 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 88 || July 10, 1975 || || @ Pirates || L 1–4 || || || || || || 48–40 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 15, 1975 || 5:30p.m. PDT || 46th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |- bgcolor=#fbb | 92 || July 17, 1975 || || Pirates || L 2–5 || || || || || || 49–43 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 93 || July 18, 1975 || || Pirates || W 4–3 || || || || || || 50–43 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 94 || July 19, 1975 || || Pirates || L 3–5 || || || || || || 50–44 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 100 (1) || July 25, 1975 || || @ Reds || W 4–3 || || || || || || 53–47 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 101 (2) || July 25, 1975 || || @ Reds || L 3–6 || || || || || || 53–48 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || July 26, 1975 || || @ Reds || L 3–5 || || || || || || 53–49 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 103 || July 27, 1975 || || @ Reds || W 5–3 || || || || || || 54–49 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August: 17–12 (Home: 8–9; Away: 9–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#bfb | 108 || August 1, 1975 || || Reds || W 5–3 (10) || || || || || || 56–52 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 109 || August 2, 1975 || || Reds || L 0–1 || || || || || || 56–53 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 110 || August 3, 1975 || || Reds || L 1–3 || || || || || || 56–54 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 117 || August 11, 1975 || || @ Phillies || W 7–1 || || || || || || 62–55 || W4 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 112 || August 12, 1975 || || @ Phillies || W 7–6 || || || || || || 62–56 || W5 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 113 || August 13, 1975 || || @ Phillies || W 5–4 || || || || || || 62–57 || W6 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 130 || August 25, 1975 || || Phillies || L 2–4 || || || || || || 68–62 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 131 || August 26, 1975 || || Phillies || W 8–1 || || || || || || 68–63 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 132 || August 27, 1975 || || Phillies || W 10–0 || || || || || || 69–63 || W2 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September: 16–10 (Home: 11–3; Away: 5–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#fbb | 139 || September 3, 1975 || || @ Reds || L 2–13 || || || || || || 73–66 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 140 || September 4, 1975 || || @ Reds || W 3–2 || || || || || || 74–66 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 146 || September 10, 1975 || || Reds || W 3–2 || || || || || || 78–68 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 147 || September 11, 1975 || || Reds || W 5–2 || || || || || || 79–68 || W4 |- Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Philadelphia Phillies 3–3 4–2 7–5 7 5 52 38 Pittsburgh Pirates 2–4 3–3 5–7 5 7 39 46 5–7 7–5 12–12 12 12 91 84 NL West Cincinnati Reds 7–2 3–6 10–8 10 8 64 69 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — 7–2 3–6 10–8 10 8 64 69 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 Steve Yeager 135 452 103 .228 12 54 1B Steve Garvey 160 659 210 .319 18 95 2B Davey Lopes 155 618 162 .262 8 41 SS Bill Russell Bill Russell (shortstop) 84 252 52 .206 0 14 3B Ron Cey 158 566 160 .283 25 101 LF Bill Buckner 92 288 70 .243 6 31 CF Jim Wynn 130 412 102 .248 18 58 RF Willie Crawford 124 373 98 .263 9 46 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 Lee Lacy 101 306 96 .314 7 40 John Hale John Hale (baseball) 71 204 43 .211 6 22 Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson (baseball) 66 202 42 .208 5 23 Rick Auerbach 85 170 38 .224 0 12 Tom Paciorek 62 145 28 .193 1 5 Henry Cruz 53 94 25 .266 0 5 Iván DeJesús 63 87 16 .184 0 2 Manny Mota 52 49 13 .265 0 10 Ken McMullen Ken McMullen (baseball) 39 46 11 .239 2 14 Leron Lee 48 43 11 .256 0 2 Jerry Royster 13 36 9 .250 0 1 Charlie Manuel 15 15 2 .133 0 2 Paul Powell Paul Powell (baseball) 8 10 2 .200 0 0 Joe Simpson Joe Simpson (baseball) 9 6 2 .333 0 0 Orlando Álvarez 4 4 0 .000 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 Andy Messersmith 42 321.2 19 14 2.29 213 Doug Rau 38 257.2 15 9 3.11 151 Don Sutton 35 254.1 16 13 2.87 175 Burt Hooton 31 223.2 18 7 2.82 148 Juan Marichal 2 6.0 0 1 13.50 1 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 Rick Rhoden 26 99.1 3 3 3.08 40 Al Downing Al Downing (baseball) 22 74.2 2 1 2.89 39 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 Mike Marshall Mike Marshall (pitcher) 58 9 14 13 3.29 64 Charlie Hough 38 3 7 4 2.95 34 Jim Brewer baseball 21 3 1 2 5.18 21 Stan Wall 10 0 1 0 1.69 6 Dave Sells 5 0 2 0 3.86 1 Geoff Zahn 2 0 1 0 9.00 1 Dennis Lewallyn 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors Gold Glove Award Steve Garvey Andy Messersmith NL Pitcher of the Month Don Sutton (April 1975) Don Sutton (May 1975) Burt Hooton (August 1975) Burt Hooton (September 1975) NL Player of the Week Burt Hooton and Don Sutton (Aug. 4–10) Andy Messersmith (Sep. 8–14) All-Stars 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Steve Garvey starter Ron Cey starter Jimmy Wynn starter Mike Marshall reserve Don Sutton reserve Andy Messersmith reserve TSN National League All-Star Steve Garvey Farm system AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Stan Wasiak AA Waterbury Dodgers Eastern League Don LeJohn A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Ron Brand A Danville Dodgers Midwest League Bart Shirley Rookie Bellingham Dodgers Northwest League Bill Berrier 1975 Major League Baseball draft 1975 Major League Baseball draft The Dodgers drafted 33 players in the June draft and 11 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. The top draft pick was shortstop Mark Bradley from Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He spent two seasons with the Dodgers as an outfielder in 1981–82 and a third season with the New York Mets and hit .204 in 113 at-bats. The most successful draft pick was pitcher Dave Stewart, a 16th round pick out of St. Elizabeth High School in Oakland, California. He reached the Majors in 1978 with the Dodgers and played through 1995, primarily with the Oakland Athletics. He was 168–129 with a 3.95 ERA, was a 1989 All-Star, 3 time World Series Champion, a World Series MVP and 3 time League Championship Series MVP. Following his playing career he became a coach, an agent and a General Manager. 1975 draft picksJanuary draft 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Donald WashingtonOF Laney CollegeYes 1975–1977 A2Dale EmmerOF Santa Monica CollegeNo 3Gavin LongP College of San MateoNo Braves-1977 1977 Rookie4Patrick BucknerC Sacramento City CollegeNo 1977A-5Steven WatsonP Midland CollegeNo 6Mike TennantRHP Crowder CollegeYes 1975–1981 AAA7Ronald Weirum2B Santa Barbara City CollegeYes 1975–1977 A8Terry WatkinsP Sacramento City CollegeNoBlue Jays-1978 1978 A- January secondary phase 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Gil PattersonOF Miami Dade College NoYankees-19751975–1982 MLB2William YarbroughIFState College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota NoRoyals-1977 1977–1979 AA3Earl BassRHPUniversity of South Carolina NoCardinals-1975 1975–1978 AAA June draft 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Mark BradleySSElizabethtown High SchoolYes1975–1984MLB2Myron WhiteOFSana Ana Valley High SchoolYes1975–1981MLB3Rod SchellerRHPGreeley West High SchoolYes1975–1979A4James EvansLHPEast Technical High SchoolYes1975–1977A5Marvin GarrisonOFVerbum Dei High SchoolYes 1975–1980AAA6Robert AdamsSSFairview High SchoolYes1975–1976 A7Kenneth TownsendRHPSonora High SchoolYes 1975–1978 A8Jacky ParishCUniversity of OklahomaYes 1975–1976 A9Arthur ToalSSTottenville High SchoolNoTigers-1978 1978–1980 AA10Charles MartinOFWheaton North High SchoolYes 1975 A-11Michael LakeLHPHueneme High SchoolYes 1975–1978A12Robert HealeyRHPRoosevelt High SchoolNoAngels-1977 1977–1979 A13Robert LowmanRHPMamaroneck High SchoolYes 1975 A-14Samuel Roberts1B Carson-Newman CollegeNo 15Bob StoffieRHPJohn F. Kennedy High SchoolYes 1975–1977 A16Dave StewartRHPSt. Elizabeth High SchoolYes 1975–1995 MLB17Brad GuldenCChaska High SchoolYes 1975–1986 MLB18Mike WaltersRHPAlta Loma High SchoolNoAngels-1977 1977–1985MLB19Robert DoveRHPTustin High SchoolNo 20William SeneyRHPApple Valley High SchoolNo 21Stephen Youngman1BNorth Brunswick High SchoolNo 22Paul JacobsOFJohn F. Kennedy High SchoolNo 23Paul TouchstoneRHPGalveston CollegeNo 24Robert NewmanRHPMt. Hood Community CollegeNo 25Kris KaminskaRHPPeoria High SchoolNo 26Jay NelsonRHPChaska High SchoolNo 27Mitch DeanRHPConcord High SchoolNo 28Arthur Fischetti2BLafayette CollegeYes 1975–1977 AA29Michael OttoRHPJohn F. Kennedy High SchoolNo1980 A-30Paul LanierCMoultrie High SchoolNo 31Rudy RuferSSValley Stream High SchoolNo 32James BlackOFCamden High SchoolNo 33Alan ClarkRHPHiawatha High SchoolNo Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers season Los Angel