1975 Montreal Expos season

1975 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Jarry Park (since 1969)
Montreal (since 1969)
Results
Record	75–87 (.463)
Divisional place	tied 5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Bronfman
General manager(s)	Jim Fanning
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Local radio	CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor, Duke Snider, Tom Cheek, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)
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Offseason

• December 4, 1974: Tom Walker and Terry Humphrey were traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for Woodie Fryman.^[1]
• December 4, 1974: Mike Torrez and Ken Singleton were traded by the Expos to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick (minors).^[2]
• December 5, 1974: Willie Davis was traded by the Expos to the Texas Rangers for Don Stanhouse and Pete Mackanin.^[3]

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

1975 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 30, 1975: Tim Ireland was released by the Expos.^[4]
• June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Mike Boddicker was drafted by the Expos in the 8th round, but did not sign.^[5]
  • Andre Dawson was drafted by the Expos in the 11th round.^[6]
• June 15, 1975: Nate Colbert was purchased by the Expos from the Detroit Tigers.^[7]

Roster

1975 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 28 Dennis Blair 40 Don Carrithers 25 Don DeMola 35 Woodie Fryman 33 Chip Lang 26,20 Dave McNally 53 John Montague 27 Dale Murray 18 Steve Renko 45 Steve Rogers 44,21 Fred Scherman 26 Don Stanhouse 36 Chuck Taylor 39 Dan Warthen		Catchers  9 Barry Foote 53 Larry Johnson Infielders 23 Hal Breeden 24 Nate Colbert 10 Jim Cox 19 Tim Foli 38 Pepe Frías 16 Mike Jorgensen 12 Larry Lintz  5 Pete Mackanin 34 José Morales 50,15 Larry Parrish 42 Pat Scanlon		Outfielders  3 Bob Bailey 17 Larry Biittner  8 Gary Carter  2 Rich Coggins 43 Jim Dwyer 20 Jim Lyttle 11 Pepe Mangual 44 Bombo Rivera 52,30 Tony Scott 54,22,17 Ellis Valentine 37 Jerry White		Manager  4 Gene Mauch Coaches  1 Dave Bristol 46 Walt Hriniak 32 Cal McLish 31 Jerry Zimmerman

Player stats

= Indicates team leader among qualifying players

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	Foote, BarryBarry Foote	118	387	25	75	.194	7	30	0
1B	Jorgensen, MikeMike Jorgensen	144	445	58	116	.261	18	67	3
2B	Mackanin, PetePete Mackanin	130	448	59	101	.225	12	44	11
3B	Parrish, LarryLarry Parrish	145	532	50	146	.274	10	65	4
SS	Foli, TimTim Foli	152	572	64	136	.238	1	29	13
LF	Bailey, BobBob Bailey	106	227	23	62	.273	5	30	4
CF	Mangual, PepePepe Mangual	140	514	84	126	.245	9	45	33
RF	Carter, GaryGary Carter	144	503	58	136	.270	17	68	5

^[8]

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
Biittner, LarryLarry Biittner	121	346	34	109	.315	3	28	2
Dwyer, JimJim Dwyer	60	175	22	50	.286	3	20	4
Morales, JoséJosé Morales	93	163	18	49	.301	2	24	0
Scott, TonyTony Scott	92	143	19	26	.182	0	11	5
Lintz, LarryLarry Lintz	46	132	18	26	.197	0	3	17
Scanlon, PatPat Scanlon	60	109	5	20	.183	2	15	0
White, JerryJerry White	39	97	14	29	.299	2	7	5
Colbert, NateNate Colbert	38	81	10	14	.173	4	11	0
Frías, PepePepe Frías	51	64	4	8	.125	0	4	0
Lyttle, JimJim Lyttle	44	55	7	15	.273	0	6	0
Breeden, HalHal Breeden	24	37	4	5	.135	0	1	0
Coggins, RichRich Coggins	13	37	1	10	.270	0	4	0
Valentine, EllisEllis Valentine	12	33	2	12	.364	1	3	0
Cox, JimJim Cox	11	27	1	7	.259	1	5	1
Rivera, BomboBombo Rivera	5	9	1	1	.111	0	0	0
Johnson, LarryLarry 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
Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers	35	251.2	11	12	3.29	137
Renko, SteveSteve Renko	31	170.1	6	12	4.07	99
Blair, DennisDennis Blair	30	163.1	8	15	3.80	82
Carrithers, DonDon Carrithers	19	101	5	3	3.30	37
McNally, DaveDave McNally	12	77.1	3	6	5.24	36
Stanhouse, DonDon Stanhouse	4	13	0	0	8.31	5
Lang, ChipChip 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
Warthen, DanDan Warthen	40	167.2	8	6	3.11	128
Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman	38	157	9	12	3.32	118
Scherman, FredFred 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
Murray, DaleDale Murray	63	15	8	9	3.96	43
DeMola, DonDon DeMola	60	4	7	1	4.15	63
Taylor, ChuckChuck Taylor	54	2	2	6	3.53	29
Montague, JohnJohn Montague	12	0	1	2	5.60	9

Award winners

1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Memphis Blues	International League	Karl Kuehl
AA	Québec Carnavals	Eastern League	Lance Nichols
A	West Palm Beach Expos	Florida State League	Gordon Mackenzie
Rookie	Lethbridge Expos	Pioneer League	Van Kelly

Notes

1. Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference
2. Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
3. Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference
4. Tim Ireland page at Baseball Reference
5. Mike Boddicker page at Baseball Reference
6. Andre Dawson page at Baseball Reference
7. Nate Colbert page at Baseball Reference
8. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1975.shtml

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