# 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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

## Offseason

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

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | .667 | — | 64‍–‍17 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 20 | 49‍–‍32 | 39‍–‍42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | .497 | 27½ | 46‍–‍35 | 34‍–‍46 |
| San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | .438 | 37 | 38‍–‍43 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | .416 | 40½ | 37‍–‍43 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | .398 | 43½ | 37‍–‍44 | 27‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1975 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7 |
| Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4 |
| Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 |
| Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 |
| New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 |
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |

### Opening day lineup

Opening Day starters :
| Name | Position |
| Davey Lopes | Second baseman |
| Bill Buckner | Left fielder |
| Jimmy Wynn | Center fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Right fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third baseman |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Don Sutton | Starting pitcher |

### 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.

### Roster
## 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 | Steve Yeager | 135 | 452 | 103 | .228 | 12 | 54 |
| 1B | Steve Garvey | 160 | 659 | 210 | .319 | 18 | 95 |
| 2B | Davey Lopes | 155 | 618 | 162 | .262 | 8 | 41 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 84 | 252 | 52 | .206 | 0 | 14 |
| 3B | Ron Cey | 158 | 566 | 160 | .283 | 25 | 101 |
| LF | Bill Buckner | 92 | 288 | 70 | .243 | 6 | 31 |
| CF | Jim Wynn | 130 | 412 | 102 | .248 | 18 | 58 |
| RF | Willie Crawford | 124 | 373 | 98 | .263 | 9 | 46 |

#### 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 |
| Lee Lacy | 101 | 306 | 96 | .314 | 7 | 40 |
| John Hale | 71 | 204 | 43 | .211 | 6 | 22 |
| Joe Ferguson | 66 | 202 | 42 | .208 | 5 | 23 |
| Rick Auerbach | 85 | 170 | 38 | .224 | 0 | 12 |
| Tom Paciorek | 62 | 145 | 28 | .193 | 1 | 5 |
| Henry Cruz | 53 | 94 | 25 | .266 | 0 | 5 |
| Iván DeJesús | 63 | 87 | 16 | .184 | 0 | 2 |
| Manny Mota | 52 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 0 | 10 |
| Ken McMullen | 39 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 2 | 14 |
| Leron Lee | 48 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Royster | 13 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Manuel | 15 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Powell | 8 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Simpson | 9 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Álvarez | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| Andy Messersmith | 42 | 321.2 | 19 | 14 | 2.29 | 213 |
| Doug Rau | 38 | 257.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.11 | 151 |
| Don Sutton | 35 | 254.1 | 16 | 13 | 2.87 | 175 |
| Burt Hooton | 31 | 223.2 | 18 | 7 | 2.82 | 148 |
| Juan Marichal | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 |

#### 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 |
| Rick Rhoden | 26 | 99.1 | 3 | 3 | 3.08 | 40 |
| Al Downing | 22 | 74.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.89 | 39 |

#### 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 |
| Mike Marshall | 58 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 3.29 | 64 |
| Charlie Hough | 38 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2.95 | 34 |
| Jim Brewer | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.18 | 21 |
| Stan Wall | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 6 |
| Dave Sells | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 |
| Geoff Zahn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Dennis Lewallyn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## 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 and 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

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Stan Wasiak |
| AA | Waterbury Dodgers | Eastern League | Don LeJohn |
| A | Bakersfield Dodgers | California League | Ron Brand |
| A | Danville Dodgers | Midwest League | Bart Shirley |
| Rookie | Bellingham Dodgers | Northwest League | Bill Berrier |

## 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.
1975 Draft Picks :
January draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Donald Washington
OF
Laney College
Yes
1975–1977
A
2
Dale Emmer
OF
Santa Monica College
No
3
Gavin Long
P
College of San Mateo
No Braves-1977
1977
Rookie
4
Patrick Buckner
C
Sacramento City College
No
1977
A-
5
Steven Watson
P
Midland College
No
6
Mike Tennant
RHP
Crowder College
Yes
1975–1981
AAA
7
Ronald Weirum
2B
Santa Barbara City College
Yes
1975–1977
A
8
Terry Watkins
P
Sacramento City College
No Blue Jays-1978
1978
A-
January Secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Gil Patterson
OF
Miami Dade College
No Yankees-1975
1975–1982
MLB
2
William Yarbrough
IF
State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota
No Royals-1977
1977–1979
AA
3
Earl Bass
RHP
University of South Carolina
No Cardinals-1975
1975–1978
AAA
June draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Mark Bradley
SS
Elizabethtown High School
Yes
1975–1984
MLB
2
Myron White
OF
Sana Ana Valley High School
Yes
1975–1981
MLB
3
Rod Scheller
RHP
Greeley West High School
Yes
1975–1979
A
4
James Evans
LHP
East Technical High School
Yes
1975–1977
A
5
Marvin Garrison
OF
Verbum Dei High School
Yes
1975–1980
AAA
6
Robert Adams
SS
Fairview High School
Yes
1975–1976
A
7
Kenneth Townsend
RHP
Sonora High School
Yes
1975–1978
A
8
Jacky Parish
C
University of Oklahoma
Yes
1975–1976
A
9
Arthur Toal
SS
Tottenville High School
No Tigers-1978
1978–1980
AA
10
Charles Martin
OF
Wheaton North High School
Yes
1975
A-
11
Michael Lake
LHP
Hueneme High School
Yes
1975–1978
A
12
Robert Healey
RHP
Roosevelt High School
No Angels-1977
1977–1979
A
13
Robert Lowman
RHP
Mamaroneck High School
Yes
1975
A-
14
Samuel Roberts
1B
Carson-Newman College
No
15
Bob Stoffie
RHP
John F. Kennedy High School
Yes
1975–1977
A
16
Dave Stewart
RHP
St. Elizabeth High School
Yes
1975–1995
MLB
17
Brad Gulden
C
Chaska High School
Yes
1975–1986
MLB
18
Mike Walters
RHP
Alta Loma High School
No Angels-1977
1977–1985
MLB
19
Robert Dove
RHP
Tustin High School
No
20
William Seney
RHP
Apple Valley High School
No
21
Stephen Youngman
1B
North Brunswick High School
No
22
Paul Jacobs
OF
John F. Kennedy High School
No
23
Paul Touchstone
RHP
Galveston College
No
24
Robert Newman
RHP
Mt. Hood Community College
No
25
Kris Kaminska
RHP
Peoria High School
No
26
Jay Nelson
RHP
Chaska High School
No
27
Mitch Dean
RHP
Concord High School
No
28
Arthur Fischetti
2B
Lafayette College
Yes
1975–1977
AA
29
Michael Otto
RHP
John F. Kennedy High School
No
1980
A-
30
Paul Lanier
C
Moultrie High School
No
31
Rudy Rufer
SS
Valley Stream High School
No
32
James Black
OF
Camden High School
No
33
Alan Clark
RHP
Hiawatha High School
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