1975 Detroit Tigers

57-102 • .358 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1975 Detroit Tigers went 57-102 (.358) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 570 runs, allowed 786, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Horton (25 HR, 92 RBI) and Mickey Lolich (12-18, 3.78 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

57 Wins
102 Losses
.358 Win %
6th Rank
570 R 786 RA
Diff -216

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570 Runs Scored
786 Runs Allowed
-216 Run Diff
1,063K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 3% below the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .300 8% below the 1975 league average (.327)
SLG .365 4% below the 1975 league average (.379)
Team ERA 4.27 13% worse than the 1975 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 570 17% below the 1975 league average (690 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,063,154
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Avg per Game 13,289

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Ben Oglivie 0.286 2 Willie Horton 0.275 3 John Knox 0.267 4 Gary Sutherland 0.258 5 Ron LeFlore 0.258

Home Runs

1 Willie Horton 25 2 Bill Freehan 14 3 Aurelio Rodriguez 13 4 Leon Roberts 10 5 Ben Oglivie 9

RBI

1 Willie Horton 92 2 Aurelio Rodriguez 60 3 Tom Veryzer 48 4 Bill Freehan 47 5 Dan Meyer 47
1975 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Horton 159 615 62 169 13 1 25 92 44 109 1 0.275
Ron LeFlore 136 550 66 142 13 6 8 37 33 139 28 0.258
Aurelio Rodriguez 151 507 47 124 20 6 13 60 30 63 1 0.245
Gary Sutherland 129 503 51 130 12 3 6 39 45 41 0 0.258
Dan Meyer 122 470 56 111 17 3 8 47 26 25 8 0.236
Leon Roberts 129 447 51 115 17 5 10 38 36 94 3 0.257
Bill Freehan 120 427 42 105 17 3 14 47 32 56 2 0.246
Tom Veryzer 128 404 37 102 13 1 5 48 23 76 2 0.252
Ben Oglivie 100 332 45 95 14 1 9 36 16 62 11 0.286
Jack Pierce 53 170 19 40 6 1 8 22 20 40 0 0.235
Mickey Stanley 52 164 26 42 7 3 3 19 15 27 1 0.256
Nate Colbert 45 156 16 23 4 2 4 18 17 52 0 0.147
Gene Michael 56 145 15 31 2 0 3 13 8 28 0 0.214
John Wockenfuss 35 118 15 27 6 3 4 13 10 15 0 0.229
Billy Baldwin 30 95 8 21 3 0 4 8 5 14 2 0.221
John Knox 43 86 8 23 1 0 0 2 10 9 1 0.267
Terry Humphrey 18 41 0 10 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.244
Art James 11 40 2 9 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.225
Gates Brown 47 35 1 6 2 0 1 3 9 6 0 0.171
Bob Molinaro 6 19 2 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.263
Jerry Manuel 6 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.056
Chuck Scrivener 4 16 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.250
Gene Lamont 4 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.375
Fernando Arroyo 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Bare 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ike Brookens 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Coleman 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Glynn 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Grilli 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hiller 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lerrin LaGrow 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Lemanczyk 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Lolich 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Makowski 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Pentz 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Reynolds 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vern Ruhle 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Walker 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 John Hiller 2.17 2 Mickey Lolich 3.78 3 Vern Ruhle 4.03 4 Lerrin LaGrow 4.38 5 Tom Walker 4.45

Wins

1 Mickey Lolich 12 2 Vern Ruhle 11 3 Joe Coleman 10 4 Ray Bare 8 5 Lerrin LaGrow 7

Strikeouts

1 Mickey Lolich 139 2 Joe Coleman 125 3 John Hiller 87 4 Lerrin LaGrow 75 5 Ray Bare 71
1975 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mickey Lolich 12 18 3.78 32 32 0 240.2 260 101 64 139
Joe Coleman 10 18 5.55 31 31 0 201.0 234 124 85 125
Vern Ruhle 11 12 4.03 32 31 0 190.0 199 85 65 67
Lerrin LaGrow 7 14 4.38 32 26 0 164.1 183 80 66 75
Ray Bare 8 13 4.48 29 21 0 150.2 174 75 47 71
Tom Walker 3 8 4.45 36 9 0 115.1 116 57 40 60
Dave Lemanczyk 2 7 4.46 26 6 0 109.0 120 54 46 67
John Hiller 2 3 2.17 36 0 14 70.2 52 17 36 87
Fernando Arroyo 2 1 4.56 14 2 0 53.1 56 27 22 25
Bob Reynolds 0 2 4.67 21 0 3 34.2 40 18 14 26
Gene Pentz 0 4 3.20 13 0 0 25.1 27 9 20 21
Ed Glynn 0 2 4.30 3 1 0 14.2 11 7 8 8
Ike Brookens 0 0 5.23 3 0 0 10.1 11 6 5 8
Tom Makowski 0 0 4.82 3 0 0 9.1 10 5 9 3
Steve Grilli 0 0 1.35 3 0 0 6.2 3 1 6 5

👥 Roster (38)

Fernando Arroyo Billy Baldwin Ray Bare Ike Brookens Gates Brown Nate Colbert Joe Coleman Bill Freehan Ed Glynn Steve Grilli John Hiller Willie Horton +26 more

38 players

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The 1975 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1975 Detroit Tigers won 57 games and lost 102, ending up 6th in the AL East. The Detroit Tigers scored 570 runs and allowed 786, a run differential of -216. The team batting average of .249 was 3% below the 1975 league mark of .257. Pitchers allowed 4.27 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.78. The 1975 Detroit Tigers scored 17% fewer runs than the average club (570 against 690).

Attendance at Tiger Stadium totaled 1,063,154 for the year. For power, Willie Horton led the way with 25 homers. Mickey Lolich was the top winner, with 12 victories. The saves leader was John Hiller with 14. The 1975 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1975 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1975 Detroit Tigers finished 57-102 (.358 win pct).
Who led the 1975 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Willie Horton led the 1975 Detroit Tigers with 25 home runs.
What was the 1975 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1975 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.27.
Did the 1975 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1975 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1975 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Horton (25 HR, 92 RBI) and Mickey Lolich (12-18, 3.78 ERA).
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