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1975 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1974) New York City, New York (since 1903)
1975 information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
Manager(s)	Bill Virdon, Billy Martin
Local television	WPIX
Local radio	WMCA (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Dom Valentino)
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The 1975 New York Yankees season was the 73rd season for the Yankees in New York, and the franchise's 75th season overall. The team finished with a record of 83-77, finishing 12 games behind of the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees played at Shea Stadium due to the ongoing renovation of Yankee Stadium, which would re-open 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 several stints as Yankees manager for Martin.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
  - 3.2.1 Starting pitchers
  - 3.2.2 Relief pitchers
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

October 22, 1974: Bobby Murcer was traded by the Yankees to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bonds.^[1]
December 3, 1974: Joe Pactwa was purchased from the Yankees by the Alijadores de Tampico.^[2]
December 20, 1974: Sam McDowell was released by the Yankees.^[3]
December 31, 1974: Catfish Hunter was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[4]
January 21, 1975: Gene Michael was released by the Yankees.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	GB	Pct.
Boston Red Sox	95	65	--	.594
Baltimore Orioles	90	69	4.5	.566
New York Yankees	83	77	12	.519
Cleveland Indians	79	80	15.5	.497
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	28	.420
Detroit Tigers	57	102	37.5	.358

Notable transactions

June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
- Jim Beattie was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round.^[6]
- Willie Upshaw was drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round.^[7]
June 13, 1975: Ed Brinkman was purchased by the Yankees from the Texas Rangers.^[8]

Roster

1975 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

1 Billy Martin
21 Bill Virdon

Coaches

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	Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson	157	597	83	190	.318	12	102	3
1B	Chambliss, ChrisChris Chambliss	150	562	66	171	.304	9	72	0
2B	Alomar, SandySandy Alomar	151	489	61	117	.239	2	39	28
3B	Nettles, GraigGraig Nettles	157	581	71	155	.267	21	91	1
SS	Mason, JimJim Mason	94	223	17	34	.152	2	16	0
LF	White, RoyRoy White	148	566	81	161	.290	12	59	16
CF	Maddox, ElliottElliott Maddox	55	218	36	67	.307	1	23	9
RF	Bonds, BobbyBobby Bonds	145	529	93	143	.270	32	85	30
DH	Herrmann, EdEd Herrmann	80	200	16	51	.255	6	30	0

^[9]

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
Stanley, FredFred Stanley	117	252	56	.222	0	15
Dempsey, RickRick Dempsey	71	145	38	.262	1	11
Brinkman, EdEd Brinkman	44	63	11	.175	0	2
Dineen, KerryKerry Dineen	7	22	8	.364	0	1
Vélez, OttoOtto Vélez	6	8	2	.250	0	1
Murray, LarryLarry Murray	6	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

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
Hunter, CatfishCatfish Hunter	39	328	23	14	2.58	177
Medich, DocDoc Medich	38	272.1	16	16	3.50	132
May, RudyRudy May	32	212	14	12	3.06	145
Dobson, PatPat Dobson	33	207.2	11	14	4.07	129
Gura, LarryLarry 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
Lyle, SparkySparky Lyle	49	5	7	6	3.12	65
Martinez, TippyTippy Martinez	23	1	2	8	2.68	20
Pagan, DaveDave Pagan	13	0	0	1	4.06	18
Guidry, RonRon Guidry	10	0	1	0	3.45	15
Sawyer, RickRick Sawyer	4	0	0	0	3.00	3
Wallace, MikeMike Wallace	3	0	0	0	14.54	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Bobby Cox
AA	West Haven Yankees	Eastern League	Pete Ward
A	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	Leo Posada
Short-Season A	Oneonta Yankees	New York-Penn League	Mike Ferraro

Notes

^ Bobby Murcer page at Baseball Reference
^ Joe Pactwa page at Baseball Reference
^ Sam McDowell page at Baseball Reference
^ Catfish Hunter page at Baseball Reference
^ Gene Michael page at Baseball Reference
^ Jim Beattie page at Baseball Reference
^ Willie Upshaw page at Baseball Reference
^ Ed Brinkman page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1975.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in The Bronx, New York City, New York

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Awards • Players • Managers • Coaches • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Opening Day starting lineups • Team captains • Members of the Hall of Fame • First-round picks • YES Network

Ballparks

Oriole Park • Hilltop Park • Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium (opened 1923) (Events) • Shea Stadium • Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Bader Field • Al Lang Stadium • Fort Lauderdale Stadium • George M. Steinbrenner Field

Lore

Curse of the Bambino • Johnny Sylvester • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man" speech • Ed Lucas • M&M Boys • Chris Chambliss' walk-off home run • Reggie Jackson/"Mr. October" • Bucky "Bleeping" Dent • Pine Tar Incident • Jeffrey Maier • The Flip Play • Derek Jeter/"Mr. November" • Aaron Boone's walk-off home run • The Yankee Years • The Core Four

Culture

Monument Park • New York Yankees Museum • Old-Timers' Day • Bleacher Creatures • Yankees Universe • Eddie Layton • Logos, uniforms and dress code • "Holy Cow!" • Robert Merrill • John Sterling/"Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!" • Ronan Tynan • "Here Come the Yankees" • "Haya Doin'?" • "New York, New York" • "God Bless America" • The Pride of the Yankees • The Babe Ruth Story • Damn Yankees (musical · film · The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant) • Safe at Home! • 61* • The Bronx is Burning (Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning • The Bronx Is Burning) • Gene Monahan • Dandy • Freddy Sez • George Costanza • Paul Olden • Yankee Stadium Legacy • Yankees HOPE Week

Rivalries

Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Francisco Giants • Subway Series

Monument Park
honorees

Mel Allen • Ed Barrow • Yogi Berra • Bill Dickey • Joe DiMaggio • Whitey Ford • Lou Gehrig • Lefty Gomez • Ron Guidry • Elston Howard • Miller Huggins • Reggie Jackson • Mickey Mantle • Roger Maris • Billy Martin • Don Mattingly • Joe McCarthy • Thurman Munson • Allie Reynolds • Phil Rizzuto • Red Ruffing • Jacob Ruppert • Babe Ruth • Bob Sheppard • George Steinbrenner • Casey Stengel

Retired numbers

4 • 3 • 5 • 7 • 37 • 8 • 8 • 16 • 15 • 32 • 9 • 10 • 1 • 44 • 23 • 42 • 49

Key personnel

Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises (Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner) • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi • Team Captain: Derek Jeter

Championships (27)

1923 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1956 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1977 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2009

American League
Pennants (40)

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Other titles

Eastern Division: 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2009 • 2011 | Wild Card: 1995 • 1997 • 2007 • 2010

Minors

AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | AA: Trenton Thunder | A: Tampa Yankees • Charleston RiverDogs • Staten Island Yankees | Rookie: Gulf Coast League Yankees • DSL Yankees1 • DSL Yankees2

Seasons (111)

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v · d · e1975 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1975 All-Star Game • 1975 World Series

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