1975 Milwaukee Brewers season
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The Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 season
involved the Brewers' finishing fifth in the American League East
American League East
The American League Eastern Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions . This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the Western Division...

 with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason

  • November 2, 1974: Dave May
    Dave May
    David LaFrance May is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from to . May is one of two Delawareans to make the All-Star Game. He was first drafted by the San Francisco Giants, but appeared in his first Major League game with the Baltimore Orioles...

     and a player to be named later were traded by the Brewers to the Atlanta Braves
    Atlanta Braves
    The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

     for Hank Aaron. The Milwaukee Brewers completed the trade by sending Roger Alexander (minors) to the Braves on December 2.
  • January 9, 1975: Lenn Sakata was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary).

Notable transactions

  • April 3, 1975: Jesús Vega
    Jesús Vega
    Jesús Anthony Vega Morales is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman. He played parts of three seasons in the major leagues between and , all with the Minnesota Twins.-Sources:...

     was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.
  • May 8, 1975: Bob Coluccio
    Bob Coluccio
    Robert Pasquali Coluccio is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1973 and 1978, for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Cardinals, primarily as an outfielder.-External links:...

     was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago White Sox
    Chicago White Sox
    The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

     for Bill Sharp
    Bill Sharp
    William Howard Sharp was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.-External links:...

    .
  • June 14, 1975: Johnny Briggs
    Johnny Briggs (baseball)
    John Edward Briggs is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins...

     was traded by the Brewers to the Minnesota Twins
    Minnesota Twins
    The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

     for Bobby Darwin
    Bobby Darwin
    Arthur Bobby Lee Darwin is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Los Angeles Angels , Los Angeles Dodgers , Minnesota Twins , Milwaukee Brewers , Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs .Darwin began his career as a pitcher, appearing in one game with the Angels at the age of 19...

    .

Roster

1975 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders

Outfielders

Manager
(4/8-9/27)
(9/28-9/28)
Coaches
(Hitting)
(Pitching)
(Third Base)
(First Base)

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C 130 409 95 .232 18 60
1B 158 617 176 .285 36 109
2B 98 302 68 .225 6 38
3B 109 405 112 .277 15 43
SS 147 558 149 .267 8 52
LF 93 229 57 .249 9 41
CF 125 373 95 .255 1 34
RF 134 429 106 .247 11 43
DH 137 465 109 .234 12 60

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
55 186 46 .247 8 23
53 181 52 .287 0 14
38 85 12 .141 0 2
28 74 22 .297 3 5
22 62 12 .194 1 5
18 34 6 .176 0 0
6 7 2 .286 0 0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO
38 220.1 14 16 4.13 100

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO
27 110 6 6 5.89 40
18 75 3 2 2.52 25
18 67.1 1 7 4.68 21
8 30.1 1 0 5.04 13
5 26.2 2 0 3.04 8

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G W L SV ERA SO
43 7 0 7 3.49 65
32 2 3 2 3.05 30

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark
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