The 1975 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Indians competing in the American League East, where they finished fourth with a record of 79–80.

Offseason One highlight of the season was the arrival of Frank Robinson to the club. Prior to the start of the season, the Indians named him player-manager, giving him distinction of being the first black manager in Major League Baseball history.Frank Robinson bio at ESPN

Notable transactions February 25, 1975: Dave Duncan and Al McGrew (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Boog Powell and Don Hood.Boog Powell page at Baseball Reference

Regular season Earl AverillCFRetired 1975

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 20, 1975: Dick Bosman and Jim Perry were traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Blue Moon Odom and cash.Blue Moon Odom page at Baseball Reference June 3, 1975: Rick Cerone was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft.Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference June 7, 1975: Blue Moon Odom and a player to be named later were traded by the Indians to the Atlanta Braves for Roric Harrison. The Indians completed the deal by sending Rob Belloir to the Braves on June 16. June 13, 1975: Gaylord Perry was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits, and $100,000.Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position23 Oscar Gamble LF20 Frank Robinson DH21 George Hendrick CF24 Charlie Spikes RF26 Boog Powell 1B7 John Ellis C25 Buddy Bell 3B10 Jack Brohamer 2B12 Ed Crosby SS 36 Gaylord Perry P 1975 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1975 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (Third Base) (Pitching) (First Base) (Bullpen)

Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 90 254 32 57 10 1 5 32 .224 3 153 553 66 150 20 4 10 59 .271 6 25 40 6 8 1 0 0 1 .200 0 69 217 15 53 5 0 6 16 .244 2 118 383 57 118 19 1 18 64 .308 2 7 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 .250 0 61 128 12 30 3 0 0 7 .234 0 146 482 44 117 22 2 1 47 .243 10 92 296 22 68 11 1 7 32 .230 0 121 348 60 91 16 3 15 45 .261 11 145 561 82 145 21 2 24 86 .258 6 90 346 42 101 11 1 0 25 .292 19 13 23 3 3 1 0 0 0 .130 1 9 13 4 4 2 0 2 8 .308 0 91 265 37 64 5 1 12 33 .242 15 120 480 69 137 16 5 3 35 .285 19 23 51 7 14 1 1 2 5 .275 4 134 435 64 129 18 0 27 86 .297 1 49 118 19 28 5 0 9 24 .237 0 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 0 111 345 41 79 13 3 11 33 .229 7 20 46 4 9 0 0 1 3 .196 0 Team totals 159 5404 688 1409 201 25 153 643 .261 106

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 0 0 4.76 3 0 0 5.2 4 3 3 2 4 1 0 6.94 19 1 1 46.2 63 42 36 25 20 5 9 3.20 24 12 1 112.2 99 48 40 50 62 0 2 4.08 6 3 0 28.2 33 17 13 8 11 1 2 4.28 25 3 1 69.1 72 40 33 29 41 5 3 2.57 50 0 7 77.0 69 27 22 29 29 13 7 2.60 34 24 2 186.2 147 61 54 90 152 7 7 4.79 19 19 0 126.0 137 71 67 46 52 6 10 4.39 29 19 0 135.1 136 76 66 57 51 1 2 3.77 13 7 0 71.2 60 31 30 45 55 5 3 2.19 61 0 17 82.1 61 26 20 57 94 1 0 2.61 3 1 0 10.1 4 3 3 8 10 6 9 3.55 15 15 0 121.2 120 57 48 34 85 1 6 6.69 8 6 0 37.2 46 34 28 18 11 14 8 3.94 25 25 0 146.1 154 73 64 40 47 7 8 5.54 18 17 0 92.2 118 61 57 31 34 0 2 4.66 5 0 2 9.2 11 7 5 3 5 0 0 1.93 4 0 1 4.2 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 2.94 16 7 1 70.1 57 25 23 25 34 Team totals 79 80 3.84 159 159 33 1435.1 1395 703 613 599 800

Awards and honors

All-Star Game George Hendrick, reserve

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1975 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1975 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com