1975 Cleveland Indians

79-80 • .497 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1975 Cleveland Indians went 79-80 (.497) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 688 runs, allowed 703, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Boog Powell (27 HR, 86 RBI) and Fritz Peterson (14-8, 3.94 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

79 Wins
80 Losses
.497 Win %
4th Rank
688 R 703 RA
Diff -15

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688 Runs Scored
703 Runs Allowed
-15 Run Diff
977K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% above the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .326 equal to the 1975 league average (.327)
SLG .392 3% above the 1975 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.84 2% worse than the 1975 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 688 equal to the 1975 league average (690 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 977,056
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Avg per Game 12,213

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Rico Carty 0.308 2 Boog Powell 0.297 3 Duane Kuiper 0.292 4 Rick Manning 0.285 5 Tommy McCraw 0.275

Home Runs

1 Boog Powell 27 2 George Hendrick 24 3 Rico Carty 18 4 Oscar Gamble 15 5 John Lowenstein 12

RBI

1 George Hendrick 86 2 Boog Powell 86 3 Rico Carty 64 4 Buddy Bell 59 5 Frank Duffy 47
1975 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Hendrick 145 561 82 145 21 2 24 86 40 78 6 0.258
Buddy Bell 153 553 66 150 20 4 10 59 51 72 6 0.271
Frank Duffy 146 482 44 117 22 2 1 47 27 60 10 0.243
Rick Manning 120 480 69 137 16 5 3 35 44 62 19 0.285
Boog Powell 134 435 64 129 18 0 27 86 59 72 1 0.297
Rico Carty 118 383 57 118 19 1 18 64 45 31 2 0.308
Oscar Gamble 121 348 60 91 16 3 15 45 53 39 11 0.261
Duane Kuiper 90 346 42 101 11 1 0 25 30 26 19 0.292
Charlie Spikes 111 345 41 79 13 3 11 33 30 51 7 0.229
John Ellis 92 296 22 68 11 1 7 32 14 33 0 0.230
John Lowenstein 91 265 37 64 5 1 12 33 28 28 15 0.242
Alan Ashby 90 254 32 57 10 1 5 32 30 42 3 0.224
Jack Brohamer 69 217 15 53 5 0 6 16 14 14 2 0.244
Ed Crosby 61 128 12 30 3 0 0 7 13 14 0 0.234
Frank Robinson 49 118 19 28 5 0 9 24 29 15 0 0.237
Tommy McCraw 23 51 7 14 1 1 2 5 7 7 4 0.275
Bill Sudakis 20 46 4 9 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0.196
Ken Berry 25 40 6 8 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.200
Leron Lee 13 23 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 0.130
Joe Lis 9 13 4 4 2 0 2 8 3 3 0 0.308
Rick Cerone 7 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Tommy Smith 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.125
Larry Andersen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Beene 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Bibby 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Bosman 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jackie Brown 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Buskey 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roric Harrison 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hood 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaRoche 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blue Moon Odom 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gaylord Perry 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Perry 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fritz Peterson 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Raich 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Reynolds 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Strickland 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Dave LaRoche 2.19 2 Tom Buskey 2.57 3 Dennis Eckersley 2.60 4 Rick Waits 2.94 5 Jim Bibby 3.20

Wins

1 Fritz Peterson 14 2 Dennis Eckersley 13 3 Roric Harrison 7 4 Eric Raich 7 5 Don Hood 6

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Eckersley 152 2 Dave LaRoche 94 3 Gaylord Perry 85 4 Jim Bibby 62 5 Jim Kern 55
1975 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Eckersley 13 7 2.60 34 24 2 186.2 147 54 90 152
Fritz Peterson 14 8 3.94 25 25 0 146.1 154 64 40 47
Don Hood 6 10 4.39 29 19 0 135.1 136 66 57 51
Roric Harrison 7 7 4.79 19 19 0 126.0 137 67 46 52
Gaylord Perry 6 9 3.55 15 15 0 121.2 120 48 34 85
Jim Bibby 5 9 3.20 24 12 1 112.2 99 40 50 62
Eric Raich 7 8 5.54 18 17 0 92.2 118 57 31 34
Dave LaRoche 5 3 2.19 61 0 17 82.1 61 20 57 94
Tom Buskey 5 3 2.57 50 0 7 77.0 69 22 29 29
Jim Kern 1 2 3.77 13 7 0 71.2 60 30 45 55
Rick Waits 6 2 2.94 16 7 1 70.1 57 23 25 34
Jackie Brown 1 2 4.28 25 3 1 69.1 72 33 29 41
Fred Beene 1 0 6.94 19 1 1 46.2 63 36 25 20
Jim Perry 1 6 6.69 8 6 0 37.2 46 28 18 11
Dick Bosman 0 2 4.08 6 3 0 28.2 33 13 8 11
Blue Moon Odom 1 0 2.61 3 1 0 10.1 4 3 8 10
Bob Reynolds 0 2 4.66 5 0 2 9.2 11 5 3 5
Larry Andersen 0 0 4.76 3 0 0 5.2 4 3 2 4
Jim Strickland 0 0 1.93 4 0 1 4.2 4 1 2 3

👥 Roster (41)

Larry Andersen Alan Ashby Fred Beene Buddy Bell Ken Berry Jim Bibby Dick Bosman Jack Brohamer Jackie Brown Tom Buskey Rico Carty Rick Cerone +29 more

41 players

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The 1975 Cleveland Indians in brief

In 1975 the Cleveland Indians posted a 79-80 mark (.497) and finished 4th in the AL East. Runs came in at 688 scored against 703 allowed (-15). At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .260, 1% better than the league's .257. The staff ERA of 3.84 was 2% worse than the league average of 3.78. Attendance at Cleveland Stadium totaled 977,056 for the year. For power, Boog Powell led the way with 27 homers.

Buddy Bell collected the most hits, 150. Fritz Peterson was the top winner, with 14 victories. Dennis Eckersley struck out 152, the most on the club. Dave LaRoche saved 17 games. The 1975 roster runs to 41 players. The 1974 season and the 1976 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1975 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1975 Cleveland Indians finished 79-80 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1975 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Boog Powell led the 1975 Cleveland Indians with 27 home runs.
What was the 1975 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1975 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1975 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1975 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1975 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Boog Powell (27 HR, 86 RBI) and Fritz Peterson (14-8, 3.94 ERA).
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