⭐ Division Winner

1975 Boston Red Sox

95-65 • .594 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1975 Boston Red Sox went 95-65 (.594) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 796 runs, allowed 709, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jim Rice (22 HR, 102 RBI) and Rick Wise (19-12, 3.95 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

95 Wins
65 Losses
.594 Win %
1st Rank
796 R 709 RA
Diff +87

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796 Runs Scored
709 Runs Allowed
+87 Run Diff
1,748K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 7% above the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .344 5% above the 1975 league average (.327)
SLG .417 10% above the 1975 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.98 5% worse than the 1975 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 796 15% above the 1975 league average (690 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,748,518
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Avg per Game 21,586

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Fred Lynn 0.331 2 Carlton Fisk 0.331 3 Cecil Cooper 0.311 4 Denny Doyle 0.310 5 Jim Rice 0.309

Home Runs

1 Jim Rice 22 2 Fred Lynn 21 3 Bernie Carbo 15 4 Cecil Cooper 14 5 Carl Yastrzemski 14

RBI

1 Fred Lynn 105 2 Jim Rice 102 3 Rick Burleson 62 4 Carl Yastrzemski 60 5 Rico Petrocelli 59
1975 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rick Burleson 158 580 66 146 25 1 6 62 45 44 8 0.252
Jim Rice 144 564 92 174 29 4 22 102 36 122 10 0.309
Carl Yastrzemski 149 543 91 146 30 1 14 60 87 67 8 0.269
Fred Lynn 145 528 103 175 47 7 21 105 62 90 10 0.331
Dwight Evans 128 412 61 113 24 6 13 56 47 60 3 0.274
Rico Petrocelli 115 402 31 96 15 1 7 59 41 66 0 0.239
Bernie Carbo 107 319 64 82 21 3 15 50 83 69 2 0.257
Denny Doyle 89 310 50 96 21 2 4 36 14 11 5 0.310
Cecil Cooper 106 305 49 95 17 6 14 44 19 33 1 0.311
Doug Griffin 100 287 21 69 6 0 1 29 18 29 2 0.240
Carlton Fisk 79 263 47 87 14 4 10 52 27 32 4 0.331
Juan Beniquez 78 254 43 74 14 4 2 17 25 26 7 0.291
Bob Montgomery 62 195 16 44 10 1 2 26 4 37 1 0.226
Tim Blackwell 59 132 15 26 3 2 0 6 19 13 0 0.197
Bob Heise 63 126 12 27 3 0 0 21 4 6 0 0.214
Rick Miller 77 108 21 21 2 1 0 15 21 20 3 0.194
Tony Conigliaro 21 57 8 7 1 0 2 9 8 9 1 0.123
Tim McCarver 12 21 1 8 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 0.381
Dick McAuliffe 7 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.133
Deron Johnson 3 10 2 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0.600
Steve Dillard 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.400
Butch Hobson 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Andy Merchant 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Kim Andrew 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Buddy Hunter 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Tiant 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Barr 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Burton 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Cleveland 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Drago 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Kreuger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Lee 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Moret 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Pole 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Diego Segui 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Willoughby 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Wise 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Jim Burton 2.89 2 Jim Willoughby 3.54 3 Roger Moret 3.60 4 Dick Drago 3.84 5 Bill Lee 3.95

Wins

1 Rick Wise 19 2 Luis Tiant 18 3 Bill Lee 17 4 Roger Moret 14 5 Reggie Cleveland 13

Strikeouts

1 Luis Tiant 142 2 Rick Wise 141 3 Roger Moret 80 4 Reggie Cleveland 78 5 Bill Lee 78
1975 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Lee 17 9 3.95 41 34 0 260.0 274 114 69 78
Luis Tiant 18 14 4.02 35 35 0 260.0 262 116 72 142
Rick Wise 19 12 3.95 35 35 0 255.1 262 112 72 141
Reggie Cleveland 13 9 4.43 31 20 0 170.2 173 84 52 78
Roger Moret 14 3 3.60 36 16 1 145.0 132 58 76 80
Dick Pole 4 6 4.42 18 11 0 89.2 102 44 32 42
Dick Drago 2 2 3.84 40 2 15 72.2 69 31 31 43
Diego Segui 2 5 4.82 33 1 6 71.0 71 38 43 45
Jim Burton 1 2 2.89 29 4 1 53.0 58 17 19 39
Jim Willoughby 5 2 3.54 24 0 8 48.1 46 19 16 29
Steve Barr 0 1 2.57 3 2 0 7.0 11 2 7 2
Rick Kreuger 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 3 2 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
BOS def. OAK 3-0
World Series
Lost to CIN 4-3

👥 Roster (37)

Kim Andrew Steve Barr Juan Beniquez Tim Blackwell Rick Burleson Jim Burton Bernie Carbo Reggie Cleveland Tony Conigliaro Cecil Cooper Steve Dillard Denny Doyle +25 more

37 players

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The 1975 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1975 the Boston Red Sox posted a 95-65 mark (.594) and finished 1st in the AL East. This was a year in which the Boston Red Sox won the pennant and took the division title. The Boston Red Sox scored 796 runs and allowed 709, a run differential of +87. The team batting average of .275 was 7% above the 1975 league mark of .257. The staff ERA of 3.98 was 5% worse than the league average of 3.78.

Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 1,748,518 for the year. Jim Rice topped the Boston Red Sox with 22 home runs. Rick Wise led the pitchers with 19 wins. The AL Championship Series ended in a win against OAK 3-0. In the World Series, the Boston Red Sox lost to CIN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1975 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1975 Boston Red Sox finished 95-65 (.594 win pct).
Did the 1975 Boston Red Sox make the playoffs?
The 1975 Boston Red Sox finished first in their division.
Who led the 1975 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jim Rice led the 1975 Boston Red Sox with 22 home runs.
What was the 1975 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1975 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.98.
Did the 1975 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1975 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
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