The 1975 Atlanta Braves season was the tenth season in Atlanta along with the 105th season as a franchise overall and the 100th in the National League. Offseason November 2, 1974: Hank Aaron was traded by the Braves to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dave May and a player to be named later. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Roger Alexander (minors) to the Braves on December 2.Hank Aaron at Baseball Reference November 8, 1974: Danny Frisella was traded by the Braves to the San Diego Padres for Cito Gaston.Cito Gaston at Baseball Reference December 3, 1974: The Braves traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago White Sox for Dick Allen. The Braves completed the deal by sending Jim Essian to the White Sox on May 15, 1975.Dick Allen at Baseball Reference March 28, 1975: Paul Casanova was released by the Braves.Paul Casanova at Baseball Reference March 29, 1975: Jack Pierce was traded by the Braves to the Detroit Tigers for Reggie Sanders.Jack Pierce at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 4, 1975: Leo Foster was traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Joe Nolan.Leo Foster at Baseball Reference May 7, 1975: Dick Allen and Johnny Oates were traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jim Essian, Barry Bonnell, and $150,000. May 28, 1975: Ron Reed and a player to be named later were traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Elías Sosa and Ray Sadecki. The Braves completed the deal by sending Wayne Nordhagen to the Cardinals on June 2.Wayne Nordhagen at Baseball Reference June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft Gary Cooper was drafted by the Braves in the 3rd round.Gary Cooper at Baseball Reference Glenn Hubbard was drafted by the Braves in the 20th round.Glenn Hubbard at Baseball Reference June 7, 1975: Roric Harrison was traded by the Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Blue Moon Odom and a player to be named later. The Indians completed the deal by sending Rob Belloir to the Braves at June 16.Blue Moon Odom at Baseball Reference June 16, 1975: Rick Mahler was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent.Rick Mahler at Baseball Reference

Managerial turnover The 1974 Braves had thrived under manager Clyde King upon his appointment July 24, going 38–25 to finish the year 14 games above .500. But the 1975 club fell under the break-even mark May 23 and never recovered. They were 58–76 (.433) and 31 games behind the Cincinnati Reds when King was fired on August 29, 1975. With only a handful of games left in the season, special scout Connie Ryan, a veteran former Braves' infielder and coach, was named to finish out the string, and the club performed even more poorly under Ryan, at 9–18.

For , GM Eddie Robinson promised to hire a "firebrand" to replace the scholarly King,"Braves fire Clyde king as manager" United Press International, Rome News-Tribune, Aug. 31, 1975 and in October he selected Dave Bristol as the team's new skipper. Bristol, 42, had been the third-base coach of the Montreal Expos from 1973 to 1975 and had previously compiled a poor record (144–209, .408) with the 1970–1972 Milwaukee Brewers. But he was hailed as an unsung contributor to "the Big Red Machine" Cincinnati dynasty, when, as Sparky Anderson's predecessor, he inserted into the lineup many of the players—like Johnny Bench, Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Gary Nolan—who proved to be key contributors to the Cincinnati championship clubs of the early 1970s. Bristol also had led the Reds to first division finishes in each of his three full seasons (1967–1969) as manager.

Said Helms upon Bristol's hiring by the Braves: "[Bristol] has a way of letting the players know how to win and what it's like to win. He's fiery and he's tough, but he's a ballplayer's man."Florence Times/Tri-Cities Daily, Oct. 15, 1975

Roster 1975 Atlanta Braves 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 Vic Correll 103 325 70 .215 11 39 1B Earl Williams 111 383 92 .240 11 50 2B Marty Perez 120 461 127 .275 2 34 SS Larvell Blanks 141 471 110 .234 3 38 3B Darrell Evans 156 567 138 .243 22 73 LF Ralph Garr 151 625 174 .278 6 31 CF Rowland Office 126 355 103 .290 3 30 RF Dusty Baker 142 494 129 .261 19 72

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 Mike Lum 124 364 83 .228 8 36 82 203 56 .276 12 40 Rod Gilbreath 90 202 49 .243 2 16 Biff Pocoroba 67 188 48 .255 1 22 64 141 34 .241 6 15 Rob Belloir 43 105 23 .219 0 9 Ed Goodson 47 76 16 .211 1 8 Bob Beall 20 31 7 .226 0 1 8 18 4 .222 0 0 Craig Robinson 10 17 1 .059 0 0 Frank Tepedino 8 7 0 .000 0 0 4 4 1 .250 0 0 Davey Johnson 1 1 1 1.000 0 1

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 Carl Morton 39 277.2 17 16 3.50 78 Phil Niekro 39 275.2 15 15 3.20 144 12 78.1 4 7 4.25 35 Ron Reed 10 74.2 4 5 4.22 40

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 Jamie Easterly 21 68.2 2 9 4.98 34 26 67.0 2 7 3.36 38 Ray Sadecki 25 66.1 2 3 4.21 24 Blue Moon Odom 15 56.0 1 7 7.07 30 15 54.2 3 4 4.77 22 Mike Thompson 16 51.2 0 6 4.70 42 Gary Gentry 7 20.0 1 1 4.95 10 Adrian Devine 5 16.1 1 0 4.41 8 Frank LaCorte 3 13.2 0 3 5.27 10

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 House 58 7 7 11 3.18 36 Max León 50 2 1 6 4.13 53 43 2 2 2 4.48 31 34 4 0 0 3.20 27 Pablo Torrealba 6 0 1 0 1.35 5 4 0 0 0 1.59 2

Farm system

Notes

References

1975 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference Atlanta Braves at Baseball Almanac