The 1975 Baltimore Orioles season concluded with the ball club finishing games behind the Boston Red Sox in second place in the American League East with a 90–69 record. The team stayed in playoff contention until a doubleheader sweep by the New York Yankees at Shea Stadium on the penultimate day of the regular season on September 27."Boston Takes East Title," The New York Times, Sunday, September 28, 1975. Retrieved July 10, 2022. Both the Orioles and Red Sox played less than a full 162-game schedule (159 and 160 respectively) primarily due to heavy rainfall across the Eastern United States in the wake of Hurricane Eloise. The regular season would have been extended two days had the divisional title race not been decided by September 28, with the Orioles hosting the Chicago White Sox in a single night game and the Detroit Tigers in a twi-night doubleheader and the Red Sox twice playing the Yankees at Shea simultaneously. Further lack of resolution would have necessitated a one-game playoff at Memorial Stadium on October 1.Montgomery, Paul L. "Yanks Play 2 Today," The New York Times, Saturday, September 27, 1975. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

The Orioles sustained a net operating loss of $3,192."On Profits, Orioles Mainly Strike Out," The New York Times, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

Offseason December 3, 1974: Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Lee May and Jay Schlueter.Rob Andrews page at Baseball Reference December 4, 1974: Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Montreal Expos for Mike Torrez and Ken Singleton.Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference December 18, 1974: Bryn Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference February 25, 1975: Boog Powell and Don Hood were traded by the Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (minors).Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft Steve Lake was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round.Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference Darryl Cias was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.Darryl Cias page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1975: Jesse Jefferson was traded by the Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Muser.Tony Muser page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1975 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

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 96 307 63 .205 12 41 1B 146 580 152 .262 20 99 2B 150 524 136 .260 13 57 3B 144 482 97 .201 6 53 SS 152 442 100 .226 3 27 LF 145 524 148 .282 25 76 CF 140 440 96 .218 5 31 RF 155 586 .176 .300 15 55 DH 116 460 130 .283 6 57

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 114 349 94 .269 2 32 85 223 48 .215 8 38 84 194 53 .273 5 29 61 169 42 .251 4 23 80 82 26 .317 0 11 40 34 4 .118 0 0 40 31 5 .161 0 2 8 20 4 .200 0 3 13 14 6 .429 0 1 5 7 1 .143 0 0 4 5 0 .000 0 0 4 3 1 .333 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 39 323.0 23 11 2.09 193 36 270.2 20 9 3.06 119 36 256.0 14 12 3.66 105 35 197.0 10 13 4.07 89

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 32 133.1 8 8 3.04 46 11 57.0 3 0 3.63 31 2 9.2 0 1 2.79 7

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 30 6 3 8 2.72 33 41 4 3 7 3.35 39 29 2 5 4 3.71 46 7 0 1 0 9.00 1 6 0 1 0 4.15 4 4 0 2 0 2.35 4

Farm system

References

External links 1975 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1975 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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