1975 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 648 runs and belted 118 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Ron Cey, who led the team with 25 home runs and 101 RBI. Steve Garvey led the team with 210 hits for a .319 average. Davey Lopes had a great year on the basepaths with 77 stolen bases.
The team allowed 534 runs and had a team ERA of 2.92. Andy Messersmith led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 213 strikeouts. Mike Marshall was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rick Auerbach | SS | 85 | 170 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 3 | .298 | .276 | .574 | .224 |
| Ron Cey | 3B | 158 | 566 | 72 | 160 | 25 | 101 | 5 | .372 | .473 | .845 | .283 |
| Ivan De Jesus | SS | 63 | 87 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .276 | .230 | .506 | .184 |
| Steve Garvey | 1B | 160 | 659 | 85 | 210 | 18 | 95 | 11 | .351 | .476 | .827 | .319 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | 155 | 618 | 108 | 162 | 8 | 41 | 77 | .358 | .359 | .717 | .262 |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | 39 | 46 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .340 | .435 | .775 | .239 |
| Bill Russell | SS | 84 | 252 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 14 | 5 | .277 | .258 | .535 | .206 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Buckner | OF | 92 | 288 | 30 | 70 | 6 | 31 | 8 | .286 | .358 | .644 | .243 |
| Willie Crawford | OF | 124 | 373 | 46 | 98 | 9 | 46 | 5 | .345 | .386 | .731 | .263 |
| Henry Cruz | OF | 53 | 94 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .317 | .319 | .636 | .266 |
| John Hale | OF | 71 | 204 | 20 | 43 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .303 | .333 | .636 | .211 |
| Lee Lacy | OF | 101 | 306 | 44 | 96 | 7 | 40 | 5 | .356 | .451 | .807 | .314 |
| Leron Lee | OF | 48 | 43 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .298 | .349 | .647 | .256 |
| Manny Mota | OF | 52 | 49 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .357 | .286 | .643 | .265 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 62 | 145 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .250 | .269 | .519 | .193 |
| Jerry Royster | OF | 13 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 | .361 | .631 | .250 |
| Joe Simpson | OF | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 130 | 412 | 80 | 102 | 18 | 58 | 7 | .403 | .417 | .820 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | C | 66 | 202 | 15 | 42 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .325 | .302 | .627 | .208 |
| Paul Powell | C | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .300 | .573 | .200 |
| Steve Yeager | C | 135 | 452 | 34 | 103 | 12 | 54 | 2 | .298 | .347 | .645 | .228 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Orlando Alvarez | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Charlie Manuel | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .266 | .133 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5453 | 648 | 1355 | 118 | 606 | 138 | .320 | .365 | .684 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Brewer | 21 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5.18 | 1.697 | |||
| Al Downing | 22 | 6 | 74.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 39 | 28 | 2.89 | 1.165 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 31 | 30 | 223.7 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 0 | 148 | 64 | 2.82 | 1.055 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 38 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 2.95 | 1.262 | |||
| Dennis Lewallyn | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.333 | |||
| Juan Marichal | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13.50 | 2.667 | |||
| Mike Marshall | 57 | 0 | 109.3 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 13 | 64 | 39 | 3.29 | 1.253 | |||
| Andy Messersmith | 42 | 40 | 321.7 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 1 | 213 | 96 | 2.29 | 1.057 | |||
| Doug Rau | 38 | 38 | 257.7 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 151 | 61 | 3.11 | 1.118 | |||
| Rick Rhoden | 26 | 11 | 99.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 3.08 | 1.269 | |||
| Dave Sells | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.86 | 1.286 | |||
| Don Sutton | 35 | 35 | 254.3 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 175 | 62 | 2.87 | 1.038 | |||
| Stan Wall | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1.69 | 1.188 | |||
| Geoff Zahn | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Team Totals | 331 | 162 | 1469.7 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 21 | 894 | 448 | 2.92 | 1.132 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Steve Garvey | 160 |
| At Bats | Steve Garvey | 659 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Davey Lopes | 726 |
| Batting Average | Steve Garvey | .319 |
| On-Base % | Jim Wynn | .403 |
| Slugging % | Steve Garvey | .476 |
| OPS | Ron Cey | .845 |
| Runs | Davey Lopes | 108 |
| Hits | Steve Garvey | 210 |
| Total Bases | Steve Garvey | 314 |
| Doubles | Steve Garvey | 38 |
| Triples | Steve Garvey and Davey Lopes | 6 |
| Home Runs | Ron Cey | 25 |
| RBI | Ron Cey | 101 |
| Walks | Jim Wynn | 110 |
| Strikeouts | Davey Lopes | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Davey Lopes | 77 |
| Caught Stealing | Davey Lopes | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Burt Hooton and Davey Lopes | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ron Cey | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Steve Garvey | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Andy Messersmith | 19 |
| Losses | Mike Marshall and Andy Messersmith | 14 |
| Saves | Mike Marshall | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Burt Hooton | .720 |
| ERA | Andy Messersmith | 2.29 |
| WHIP | Don Sutton | 1.038 |
| Innings Pitched | Andy Messersmith | 321.7 |
| Games | Mike Marshall | 57 |
| Games Started | Andy Messersmith | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Andy Messersmith | 213 |
| Complete Games | Andy Messersmith | 19 |
| Shutouts | Andy Messersmith | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Andy Messersmith | 1276 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Doug Rau | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Andy Messersmith | 244 |
| Walks Allowed | Andy Messersmith | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Andy Messersmith | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Doug Rau | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Don Sutton | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Andy Messersmith | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Hough | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Andy Messersmith | 24 |
