1975_Major_League_Baseball_season

1975 Major League Baseball season

1975 Major League Baseball season

Sports season

The 1975 Major League Baseball season saw Frank Robinson become the first black manager in the Major Leagues. He managed the Cleveland Indians.

This article is about the 1975 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1975 in baseball.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...

At the All-Star Break, there were discussions of Bowie Kuhn's reappointment. Charlie Finley, New York owner George Steinbrenner and Baltimore owner Jerry Hoffberger were part of a group that wanted him gone.[1] Finley was trying to convince the new owner of the Texas Rangers Brad Corbett that MLB needed a more dynamic commissioner.[2] During the vote, Baltimore and New York decided to vote in favour of the commissioner's reappointment. In addition, there were discussions of expansion for 1977, with Seattle and Washington, D.C. as the proposed cities for expansion.

Standings

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Postseason

Main article: 1975 MLB Postseason

Bracket

League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS) 		World Series
      
East Boston 3
West Oakland 0
AL Boston 3
NL Cincinnati 4
East Pittsburgh 0
West Cincinnati 3

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

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Home field attendance

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Notable events

  • August 14 - Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro hits the only triple of his Major League career, off of Lynn McGlothen of the St. Louis Cardinals.[27]

Television coverage

This was the last season that NBC was the exclusive national TV broadcaster of MLB, airing the weekend Game of the Week, Monday Night Baseball, the All-Star Game, both League Championship Series, and the World Series. Beginning in 1976, MLB would split the TV rights between NBC and ABC.

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