The 1975 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 6th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 7th overall. The Brewers finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason November 2, 1974: Dave May and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Hank Aaron. The Milwaukee Brewers completed the trade by sending Roger Alexander (minors) to the Braves on December 2.Hank Aaron at Baseball Reference January 9, 1975: Lenn Sakata was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary).

Regular season

On May 1, 1975, Hank Aaron broke baseball's all-time RBI record, previously held by Babe Ruth with 2,213.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 3, 1975: Jesús Vega was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.Jesús Vega at Baseball Reference May 8, 1975: Bob Coluccio was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Sharp.Bob Coluccio at Baseball Reference June 14, 1975: Johnny Briggs was traded by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Darwin.Johnny Briggs at Baseball Reference

Roster 1975 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager (4/8-9/27) (9/28-9/28) Coaches (Hitting) (Pitching) (Third Base) (First Base)

Player stats = Indicates team leader

= Indicates league 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 H Avg. HR RBI C 130 409 95 .232 18 60 1B 158 617 176 .285 36 109 2B 98 302 68 .225 6 38 3B 109 405 112 .277 15 43 SS 147 558 149 .267 8 52 LF 93 229 57 .249 9 41 CF 125 373 95 .255 1 34 RF 134 429 106 .247 11 43 DH 137 465 109 .234 12 60

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 Kurt Bevacqua 104 258 59 .229 2 24 Charlie Moore 73 241 70 .290 1 29 Gorman Thomas 121 240 43 .179 10 28 Mike Hegan 93 203 51 .251 5 22 55 186 46 .247 8 23 53 181 52 .287 0 14 38 85 12 .141 0 2 28 74 22 .297 3 5 22 62 12 .194 1 5 18 34 6 .176 0 0 Jack Lind 17 20 1 .050 0 0 6 7 2 .286 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 38 220.1 14 16 4.13 100 Jim Slaton 37 217.0 11 18 4.52 119 Jim Colborn 36 206.1 11 13 4.27 79 Bill Travers 28 136.1 6 11 4.29 57

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 Tom Hausman 29 112.0 3 6 4.10 46 27 110.0 6 6 5.89 40 18 75.0 3 2 2.52 25 18 67.1 1 7 4.68 21 8 30.1 1 0 5.04 13 5 26.2 2 0 3.04 8 Lafayette Currence 8 18.2 0 2 7.71 7 Pat Osburn 6 11.2 0 1 5.40 1

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 Tom Murphy 52 1 9 20 4.60 32 43 7 0 7 3.49 65 32 2 3 2 3.05 30

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

George Scott, 1B, Reserve Hank Aaron, OF, Reserve

Aaron appeared in his last and 24th All-Star Game (25th All-Star Game selection); lining out to Dave Concepción as a pinch-hitter in the second inning. This All-Star Game, like the first one he played in 1955, was before a home crowd at Milwaukee County Stadium.

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1975. The Newark Co-Pilots won the New York–Penn League championship.

Notes

References 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference 1975 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac