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1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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General manager(s)
  
Al Campanis

Local television
  
KTTV (11)

Manager(s)
  
Walter Alston

Owner(s)
  
Walter O'Malley, heirs of James Mulvey

Local radio
  
KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos

The 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in second place, 20 games behind the Cincinnati Reds in the Western Division of the National League.

Contents

Offseason

  • January 29, 1975: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Francisco Giants.
  • Notable transactions

  • May 2, 1975: Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Burt Hooton.
  • July 15, 1975: Jim Brewer was purchased from the Dodgers by the California Angels.
  • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

  • Gold Glove Award
  • Steve Garvey
  • Andy Messersmith
  • NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Don Sutton (April 1975)
  • Don Sutton (May 1975)
  • Burt Hooton (August 1975)
  • Burt Hooton (September 1975)
  • NL Player of the Week
  • Burt Hooton & Don Sutton (Aug. 4–10)
  • Andy Messersmith (Sep. 8–14)
  • All-Stars

  • 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Steve Garvey starter
  • Ron Cey starter
  • Jimmy Wynn starter
  • Mike Marshall reserve
  • Don Sutton reserve
  • Andy Messersmith reserve
  • TSN National League All-Star
  • Steve Garvey
  • 1975 Major League Baseball Draft

    The Dodgers drafted 33 players in the June draft and 11 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.

    The top draft pick was shortstop Mark Bradley from Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He spent two seasons with the Dodgers as an outfielder in 1981–82 and a third season with the New York Mets and hit .204 in 113 at-bats.

    The most successful draft pick was pitcher Dave Stewart, a 16th round pick out of St. Elizabeth High School in Oakland, California. He reached the Majors in 1978 with the Dodgers and played through 1995, primarily with the Oakland Athletics. He was 168–129 with a 3.95 ERA, was a 1989 All-Star, 3 time World Series Champion, a World Series MVP and 3 time League Championship Series MVP. Following his playing career he became a coach, an agent and a General Manager.

    References

    1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season Wikipedia