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1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 86th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 18th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 14th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished in second place, 20 games behind the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West. This would be long time manager Walter Alston's final full season in charge. Alston would step down towards the end of the 1976 season and was replaced by his third base coach Tommy Lasorda.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

Game log

Regular season

|- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">1</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">1–2</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;"></span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">0–1</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">2</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–4</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">0–2</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L2</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">3</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">6–7</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">0–3</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L3</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">7</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">5–2</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–4</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W2</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">8</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–1</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">4–4</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W3</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">9</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">7–6</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">5–4</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W4</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">10</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">5–4</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;"></span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">6–4</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W5</span> |-

|- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">30</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–11</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">19–11</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">31</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">6–2</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">20–11</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W1</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">32</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">7–0</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">21–11</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W2</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">36</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">2–3</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">23–13</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L2</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">37</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">4–3</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;"></span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">24–13</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W1</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">38</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">2–7</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">24–14</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |-

|- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">55</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–2</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">33–22</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W3</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">56</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">0–4</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">33–23</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">57</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">2–4</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">33–24</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L2</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">62</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">1–5</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">34–28</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L4</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">63</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">4–3</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">35–28</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W1</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">64</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–4</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">35–29</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |-

|- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">86</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–0</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">48–38</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W3</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">87</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">2–3</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">48–39</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">88</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">1–4</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">48–40</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L2</span> |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | <span style="color:#083c6b;">—</span> || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">5:30</span><span style="color:#083c6b;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">46th All-Star Game</span> || colspan=8 | <span style="color:#083c6b;">National League</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">vs.</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">American League</span> (<span style="color:#083c6b;">Milwaukee County Stadium</span><span style="color:#083c6b;">,</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</span>) |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">92</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">2–5</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">49–43</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L3</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">93</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">4–3</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">50–43</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W1</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">94</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Pirates</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–5</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">50–44</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">100</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;"></span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">4–3</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">53–47</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W2</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">101</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;"></span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–6</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">53–48</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">102</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–5</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">53–49</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">103</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">5–3</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">54–49</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W1</span> |-

|- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">108</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">5–3</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;"></span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">56–52</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W1</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">109</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">0–1</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">56–53</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L1</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">110</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">1–3</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">56–54</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L2</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">117</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">7–1</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">62–55</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W4</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">112</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">7–6</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">62–56</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W5</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">113</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">5–4</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">62–57</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W6</span> |- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">130</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">2–4</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">68–62</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L3</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">131</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">8–1</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">68–63</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W1</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">132</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Phillies</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">10–0</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">69–63</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W2</span> |-

|- bgcolor=#fbb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">139</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">2–13</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">73–66</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">L2</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">140</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">@</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–2</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">74–66</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W1</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">146</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">3–2</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">78–68</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W3</span> |- bgcolor=#bfb | <span style="color:#083c6b;">147</span> || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">Reds</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W</span> <span style="color:#083c6b;">5–2</span> || || || || || || <span style="color:#083c6b;">79–68</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">W4</span> |-

Detailed records

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

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

All-Stars

Farm system

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.

Notes

References

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