| 1975 Montreal Expos | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Jarry Park | |
| City | Montreal | |
| Record | 75–87 (.463) | |
| Divisional place | tied 5th | |
| Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
| General managers | Jim Fanning | |
| Managers | Gene Mauch | |
| Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |
| Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor, Duke Snider, Tom Cheek, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) | |
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The 1975 Montreal Expos season was the seventh season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 75–87, 17½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Offseason
- December 4, 1974: Tom Walker and Terry Humphrey were traded to the Detroit Tigers for Woodie Fryman.[1]
- December 4, 1974: Mike Torrez and Ken Singleton were traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick (minors).[2]
- December 5, 1974: Willie Davis was traded to the Texas Rangers for Don Stanhouse and Pete Mackanin.[3]
Spring training
The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, their third season there.
Regular season
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | 0.571 | — | 52–28 | 40–41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 6½ | 51–30 | 35–46 |
| New York Mets | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 42–39 | 40–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 10½ | 45–36 | 37–44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 42–39 | 33–48 |
| Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 17½ | 39–42 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4 | |||||
| Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- April 30: Tim Ireland was released by the Expos.[4]
- June 3: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
- Mike Boddicker was selected in the 8th round, but did not sign.[5]
- Andre Dawson was selected in the 11th round.[6]
- June 15: Nate Colbert was purchased from the Detroit Tigers.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Barry Foote | 118 | 387 | 25 | 75 | .194 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1B | Mike Jorgensen | 144 | 445 | 58 | 116 | .261 | 18 | 67 | 3 |
| 2B | Pete Mackanin | 130 | 448 | 59 | 101 | .225 | 12 | 44 | 11 |
| 3B | Larry Parrish | 145 | 532 | 50 | 146 | .274 | 10 | 65 | 4 |
| SS | Tim Foli | 152 | 572 | 64 | 136 | .238 | 1 | 29 | 13 |
| LF | Bob Bailey | 106 | 227 | 23 | 62 | .273 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
| CF | Pepe Mangual | 140 | 514 | 84 | 126 | .245 | 9 | 45 | 33 |
| RF | Gary Carter | 144 | 503 | 58 | 136 | .270 | 17 | 68 | 5 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Biittner | 121 | 346 | 34 | 109 | .315 | 3 | 28 | 2 |
| Jim Dwyer | 60 | 175 | 22 | 50 | .286 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| José Morales | 93 | 163 | 18 | 49 | .301 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | 92 | 143 | 19 | 26 | .182 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Larry Lintz | 46 | 132 | 18 | 26 | .197 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Pat Scanlon | 60 | 109 | 5 | 20 | .183 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry White | 39 | 97 | 14 | 29 | .299 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Nate Colbert | 38 | 81 | 10 | 14 | .173 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Pepe Frías | 51 | 64 | 4 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Lyttle | 44 | 55 | 7 | 15 | .273 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Hal Breeden | 24 | 37 | 4 | 5 | .135 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Coggins | 13 | 37 | 1 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ellis Valentine | 12 | 33 | 2 | 12 | .364 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Cox | 11 | 27 | 1 | 7 | .259 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Bombo Rivera | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rogers | 35 | 251.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.29 | 137 |
| Steve Renko | 31 | 170.1 | 6 | 12 | 4.07 | 99 |
| Dennis Blair | 30 | 163.1 | 8 | 15 | 3.80 | 82 |
| Don Carrithers | 19 | 101.0 | 5 | 3 | 3.30 | 37 |
| Dave McNally | 12 | 77.1 | 3 | 6 | 5.24 | 36 |
| Don Stanhouse | 4 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 5 |
| Chip Lang | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Warthen | 40 | 167.2 | 8 | 6 | 3.11 | 128 |
| Woodie Fryman | 38 | 157.0 | 9 | 12 | 3.32 | 118 |
| Fred Scherman | 34 | 76.1 | 4 | 3 | 3.54 | 43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Murray | 63 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3.96 | 43 |
| Don DeMola | 60 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4.15 | 63 |
| Chuck Taylor | 54 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.53 | 29 |
| John Montague | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.60 | 9 |
Award winners
1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Gary Carter, catcher, reserve
Farm system
Notes
- ↑ Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Tim Ireland page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mike Boddicker page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Andre Dawson page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Nate Colbert page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ "1975 Montreal Expos Statistics".
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1975 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
- 1975 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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