1975 Season

24 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 1975 Major League Baseball season was played by 24 teams. The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series, defeating the Boston Red Sox. Mike Schmidt led with 38 home runs, Greg Luzinski led with 120 RBI, and Dave Cash led with 213 hits. This page carries the 1975 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1975 Bracket
World Series CIN def. BOS (4-3)
AL Championship BOS def. OAK (3-0)
NL Championship CIN def. PIT (3-0)

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1975 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Rod Carew .359 2 Bill Madlock .354 3 Ted Simmons .332 4 Fred Lynn .331 5 Manny Sanguillen .328

OPS qualified

1 Joe Morgan .974 2 Fred Lynn .967 3 John Mayberry .963 4 Greg Luzinski .934 5 Rod Carew .919

Home Runs all players

1 Mike Schmidt 38 2 Reggie Jackson 36 3 Dave Kingman 36 4 George Scott 36 5 Greg Luzinski 34

RBI all players

1 Greg Luzinski 120 2 Johnny Bench 110 3 Tony Perez 109 4 George Scott 109 5 John Mayberry 106

Hits all players

1 Dave Cash 213 2 Steve Garvey 210 3 Pete Rose 210 4 George Brett 195 5 Ted Simmons 193

Runs all players

1 Pete Rose 112 2 Dave Cash 111 3 Davey Lopes 108 4 Joe Morgan 107 5 Fred Lynn 103

Stolen Bases all players

1 Davey Lopes 77 2 Mickey Rivers 70 3 Joe Morgan 67 4 Lou Brock 56 5 Cesar Cedeno 50
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1975 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Jim Palmer 2.09 2 Randy Jones 2.24 3 Andy Messersmith 2.29 4 Tom Seaver 2.38 5 Jerry Reuss 2.54

WHIP qualified

1 Catfish Hunter 1.01 2 Jim Palmer 1.03 3 Don Sutton 1.04 4 Randy Jones 1.05 5 Andy Messersmith 1.06

Wins all pitchers

1 Catfish Hunter 23 2 Jim Palmer 23 3 Vida Blue 22 4 Tom Seaver 22 5 Randy Jones 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Frank Tanana 269 2 Tom Seaver 243 3 Bert Blyleven 233 4 Gaylord Perry 233 5 John Montefusco 215

Saves all pitchers

1 Rich Gossage 26 2 Rollie Fingers 24 3 Rawly Eastwick 22 4 Al Hrabosky 22 5 Tom Murphy 20
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📋 Standings

AL East

Boston Red Sox ★ 95-65 Baltimore Orioles 90-69 New York Yankees 83-77 Cleveland Indians 79-80 Milwaukee Brewers 68-94 Detroit Tigers 57-102

AL West

Oakland Athletics ★ 98-64 Kansas City Royals 91-71 Texas Rangers 79-83 Minnesota Twins 76-83 Chicago White Sox 75-86 California Angels 72-89

NL East

Pittsburgh Pirates ★ 92-69 Philadelphia Phillies 86-76 New York Mets 82-80 St. Louis Cardinals 82-80 Chicago Cubs 75-87 Montreal Expos 75-87

NL West

Cincinnati Reds ★ 108-54 Los Angeles Dodgers 88-74 San Francisco Giants 80-81 San Diego Padres 71-91 Atlanta Braves 67-94 Houston Astros 64-97

The 1975 season in brief

At 108-54, the Cincinnati Reds had the top winning percentage of the 1975 season. The weakest record belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 57-102. Group by group, the Boston Red Sox won the American League East going away, 95-65 against 90-69 for the Baltimore Orioles, the Pittsburgh Pirates owned the National League East with a 92-69 mark, the Philadelphia Phillies next at 86-76, nobody in the American League West came near the Oakland Athletics's 98-64, and the Los Angeles Dodgers (88-74) finished a distant second to the Cincinnati Reds (108-54) in the National League West. The Boston Red Sox reached the 1975 World Series and lost it to the Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 3. Earlier rounds sent through the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics in the AL Championship Series (3-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL Championship Series (3-0). The home run board is topped by Mike Schmidt at 38, ahead of Reggie Jackson with 36. The qualified batting-average board starts with Rod Carew at .359, with Bill Madlock next at .354. Rod Carew cleared the 502-plate-appearance line that 1975's 162 team games set. Jim Palmer's 2.09 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Randy Jones followed at 2.24. 1975's pitching counting leaders: Catfish Hunter in wins (23), Frank Tanana in strikeouts (269), and Rich Gossage in saves (26). For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1975 leaders page.

1975 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1975?
The Cincinnati Reds won the 1975 World Series, beating the Boston Red Sox.
How many teams played in 1975?
24 teams played in the 1975 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1975?
Mike Schmidt led with 38 home runs in 1975.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1975?
Greg Luzinski led with 120 RBI in 1975.
Who led MLB in hits in 1975?
Dave Cash led with 213 hits in 1975.
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