1975 Detroit Tigers season

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1975 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
Location
1975 Information
Owner(s) John Fetzer
Manager(s) Ralph Houk
Local television WWJ-TV
(George Kell, Larry Osterman, Don Kremer)
Local radio WJR
(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)

The 1975 Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 57-102, the fifth worst season in Detroit Tigers history. They finished in last place in the AL East, 37-1/2 games behind the Boston Red Sox. Their team batting average of .249 and team ERA of 4.27 were the second worst in the American League. They were outscored by their opponents 786 to 570.

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[edit] Offseason

  • January 9, 1975: Tom Brookens was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
Boston Red Sox 95 65 .594 0
Baltimore Orioles 90 69 .566 4.5
New York Yankees 83 77 .519 12.0
Cleveland Indians 79 80 .497 15.5
Milwaukee Brewers 68 94 .420 28.0
Detroit Tigers 57 102 .358 37.5

[edit] Roster

1975 Detroit Tigers roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager
Worst Seasons in Detroit Tigers History
Rank Year Wins Losses Win %
1 2003 43 119 .265
2 1952 50 104 .325
3 1996 53 109 .327
4 2002 55 106 .342
5 1975 57 102 .358

[edit] Regular season player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Bill Freehan 120 427 105 .246 14 47
Jack Pierce 53 170 40 .235 8 22
Gary Sutherland 129 503 130 .258 6 39
Aurelio Rodriguez 151 507 124 .245 13 60
Tom Veryzer 128 404 102 .252 5 48
Ron LeFlore 136 550 142 .258 8 37
Leon Roberts 129 447 115 .257 10 38
Ben Oglivie 100 332 95 .286 9 36
Willie Horton 159 615 169 .275 25 92
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 30 95 21 .221 4 8
John Knox 43 86 23 .267 0 2

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

[edit] Pitching

[edit] 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 32 240.7 12 18 3.78 139
Joe Coleman 31 201 10 18 5.55 125
Vern Ruhle 32 190 11 12 4.03 67
Lerrin LaGrow 32 164.3 7 14 4.38 75
Ray Bare 29 150.7 8 13 4.48 71

[edit] 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
Dave Lemanczyk 26 2 7 0 8 4.46 67
Tom Walker 36 3 8 0 17 4.45 60
Fernando Arroyo 14 2 1 0 6 4.56 25

[edit] 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:

[edit] Award winners and league leaders

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)

Bill Freehan

  • AL All Star Team, catcher

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)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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1975 MLB season by team
AL East
Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York •
AL West
NL East
NL West
1975 All-Star Game • 1975 World Series
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Detroit Tigers
Based in Detroit, Michigan
The Franchise
Ballparks
Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
2 • 5 • 6 • 16 • 23 • 42
Minors
Key Personnel
Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland
World Series
Championships (4)
1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984
League Pennants (10)
American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006
Division Titles
Eastern: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: none • Wild Card: 2006