The New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 season was the 73rd season for the Yankees in New York, and the franchise's 75th season overall. The team finished with a record of 83-77, finishing 12 games behind of the Boston Red Sox

1975 Boston Red Sox season

The Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing first in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 65 losses...

. The Yankees played at Shea Stadium

Shea Stadium

William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008...

 due to the ongoing renovation of Yankee Stadium, which would re-open in 1976.

Bill Virdon

Bill Virdon

William Charles Virdon is a former outfielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. A premier defensive outfielder during his playing days as a center fielder for the St...

 opened the season as Yankees manager, but he was replaced on August 1 by Billy Martin

Billy Martin

Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times...

. This would be the first of several stints as Yankees manager for Martin.

Offseason

• October 22, 1974: Bobby Murcer
  Bobby Murcer
  Bobby Ray Murcer was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for 17 seasons between 1965 and 1983, mostly with the New York Yankees, whom he later rejoined as a longtime broadcaster...
  
   was traded by the Yankees to the San Francisco Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   for Bobby Bonds
  Bobby Bonds
  Bobby Lee Bonds was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball from to , primarily with the San Francisco Giants...
  
  .
• December 3, 1974: Joe Pactwa
  Joe Pactwa
  Joseph Martin Pactwa was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels during the season. Listed at 5'11 185" lb., Pactwa batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Hammond, Indiana....
  
   was purchased from the Yankees by the Alijadores de Tampico
  Alijadores de Tampico
  The Alijadores de Tampico were a professional baseball team from Tampico, Tamaulipas that played in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol . In the 1940s, they were an excellent team and won titles in 1945 and 1946. However, the team was not very profitable and from 1949 through 1970, the team was not a...
  
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• December 20, 1974: Sam McDowell
  Sam McDowell
  Samuel Edward Thomas McDowell , is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball, with the first 11 coming for the Cleveland Indians before a 1971 trade to the San Francisco Giants, followed by stints with the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
   was released by the Yankees.
• December 31, 1974: Catfish Hunter
  Catfish Hunter
  James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter , was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During a 15-year baseball career, he pitched from 1965-1979 for both the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees...
  
   was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.
• January 21, 1975: Gene Michael was released by the Yankees.

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
  1975 Major League Baseball Draft
  -First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1975 Major League Baseball draft..Many baseball draft experts consider the 1975 draft to be the weakest in MLB history.- External links :*- References :...
  
  
  • Jim Beattie
    Jim Beattie
    James Louis Beattie is a former Major League Baseball player and executive who pitched in the major leagues from –....
    
     was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round.
  • Willie Upshaw
    Willie Upshaw
    Willie Clay Upshaw is a retired Major League Baseball player who played first base for the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians , both of the American League. Following his Major League career, he played two seasons in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks...
    
     was drafted by the Yankees in the 5th round.
• June 13, 1975: Ed Brinkman
  Ed Brinkman
  Edwin Albert Brinkman was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He played fifteen years in the Major League Baseball, led the American League in games played twice, won a Gold Glove Award at shortstop, and had a career batting average of .224...
  
   was purchased by the Yankees from the Texas Rangers
  Texas Rangers (baseball)
  The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
  
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Roster

1975 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C		157	597	83	190	.318	12	102	3
1B		150	562	66	171	.304	9	72	0
2B		151	489	61	117	.239	2	39	28
3B		157	581	71	155	.267	21	91	1
SS		94	223	17	34	.152	2	16	0
LF		148	566	81	161	.290	12	59	16
CF		55	218	36	67	.307	1	23	9
RF		145	529	93	143	.270	32	85	30
DH		80	200	16	51	.255	6	30	0

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
	117	252	56	.222	0	15
	71	145	38	.262	1	11
	44	63	11	.175	0	2
	7	22	8	.364	0	1
	6	8	2	.250	0	1
	6	1	0	.000	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
	39	328	23	14	2.58	177
	38	272.1	16	16	3.50	132
	32	212	14	12	3.06	145
	33	207.2	11	14	4.07	129
	26	151.1	7	8	3.51	65

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
	49	5	7	6	3.12	65
	23	1	2	8	2.68	20
	13	0	0	1	4.06	18
	10	0	1	0	3.45	15
	4	0	0	0	3.00	3
	3	0	0	0	14.54	2

Farm system