# 1975 Montreal Expos season

The 1975 Montreal Expos season was the seventh season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 75–87, 17½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

## Offseason

* December 4, 1974: Tom Walker and Terry Humphrey were traded to the Detroit Tigers for Woodie Fryman.
* December 4, 1974: Mike Torrez and Ken Singleton were traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick (minors).
* December 5, 1974: Willie Davis was traded to the Texas Rangers for Don Stanhouse and Pete Mackanin.

## Spring training

The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, their third season there.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | .571 | — | 52‍–‍28 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6½ | 51‍–‍30 | 35‍–‍46 |
| New York Mets | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 42‍–‍39 | 40‍–‍41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 45‍–‍36 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 42‍–‍39 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 39‍–‍42 | 36‍–‍45 |

### 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 30: Tim Ireland was released by the Expos.
* June 3: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
** Mike Boddicker was selected in the 8th round, but did not sign.
** Andre Dawson was selected in the 11th round.
* June 15: Nate Colbert was purchased from the Detroit Tigers.

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader among qualifying players

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | Barry Foote | 118 | 387 | 25 | 75 | .194 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1B | Mike Jorgensen | 144 | 445 | 58 | 116 | .261 | 18 | 67 | 3 |
| 2B | Pete Mackanin | 130 | 448 | 59 | 101 | .225 | 12 | 44 | 11 |
| 3B | Larry Parrish | 145 | 532 | 50 | 146 | .274 | 10 | 65 | 4 |
| SS | Tim Foli | 152 | 572 | 64 | 136 | .238 | 1 | 29 | 13 |
| LF | Bob Bailey | 106 | 227 | 23 | 62 | .273 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
| CF | Pepe Mangual | 140 | 514 | 84 | 126 | .245 | 9 | 45 | 33 |
| RF | Gary Carter | 144 | 503 | 58 | 136 | .270 | 17 | 68 | 5 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| Larry Biittner | 121 | 346 | 34 | 109 | .315 | 3 | 28 | 2 |
| Jim Dwyer | 60 | 175 | 22 | 50 | .286 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| José Morales | 93 | 163 | 18 | 49 | .301 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | 92 | 143 | 19 | 26 | .182 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Larry Lintz | 46 | 132 | 18 | 26 | .197 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Pat Scanlon | 60 | 109 | 5 | 20 | .183 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry White | 39 | 97 | 14 | 29 | .299 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Nate Colbert | 38 | 81 | 10 | 14 | .173 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Pepe Frías | 51 | 64 | 4 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Lyttle | 44 | 55 | 7 | 15 | .273 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Hal Breeden | 24 | 37 | 4 | 5 | .135 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Coggins | 13 | 37 | 1 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ellis Valentine | 12 | 33 | 2 | 12 | .364 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Cox | 11 | 27 | 1 | 7 | .259 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Bombo Rivera | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| Steve Rogers | 35 | 251.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.29 | 137 |
| Steve Renko | 31 | 170.1 | 6 | 12 | 4.07 | 99 |
| Dennis Blair | 30 | 163.1 | 8 | 15 | 3.80 | 82 |
| Don Carrithers | 19 | 101.0 | 5 | 3 | 3.30 | 37 |
| Dave McNally | 12 | 77.1 | 3 | 6 | 5.24 | 36 |
| Don Stanhouse | 4 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 5 |
| Chip Lang | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |

#### 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 |
| Dan Warthen | 40 | 167.2 | 8 | 6 | 3.11 | 128 |
| Woodie Fryman | 38 | 157.0 | 9 | 12 | 3.32 | 118 |
| Fred Scherman | 34 | 76.1 | 4 | 3 | 3.54 | 43 |

#### 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 |
| Dale Murray | 63 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3.96 | 43 |
| Don DeMola | 60 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4.15 | 63 |
| Chuck Taylor | 54 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.53 | 29 |
| John Montague | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.60 | 9 |

## Award winners

1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Gary Carter, catcher, reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Memphis Blues | International League | Karl Kuehl |
| AA | Québec Carnavals | Eastern League | Lance Nichols |
| A | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | Gordon Mackenzie |
| Rookie | Lethbridge Expos | Pioneer League | Van Kelly |