1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season


The 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in second place, 20 games behind the Cincinnati Reds in the Western Division of the National League.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening day lineup

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
2B155618162.262841
LF9228870.243631

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
213125.1821

Awards and honors

1975 Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 33 players in the June draft and 11 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The top draft pick was shortstop Mark Bradley from Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He spent two seasons with the Dodgers as an outfielder in 1981–82 and a third season with the New York Mets and hit.204 in 113 at-bats.
The most successful draft pick was pitcher Dave Stewart, a 16th round pick out of St. Elizabeth High School in Oakland, California. He reached the Majors in 1978 with the Dodgers and played through 1995, primarily with the Oakland Athletics. He was 168–129 with a 3.95 ERA, was a 1989 All-Star, 3 time World Series Champion, a World Series MVP and 3 time League Championship Series MVP. Following his playing career he became a coach, an agent and a General Manager.

January draft

RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level
1Donald WashingtonOFLaney CollegeYes1975–1977A
2Dale EmmerOFSanta Monica CollegeNo
3Gavin LongPCollege of San MateoNo
Braves-1977		1977Rookie
4Patrick BucknerCSacramento City CollegeNo1977A-
5Steven WatsonPMidland CollegeNo
6Mike TennantRHPCrowder CollegeYes1975–1981AAA
7Ronald Weirum2BSanta Barbara City CollegeYes1975–1977A
8Terry WatkinsPSacramento City CollegeNo
Blue Jays-1978		1978A-

January Secondary phase

RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level
1Gil PattersonOFMiami Dade CollegeNo
Yankees-1975		1975–1982MLB
2William YarbroughIFState College of Florida, Manatee–SarasotaNo
Royals-1977		1977–1979AA
3Earl BassRHPUniversity of South CarolinaNo
Cardinals-1975		1975–1978AAA

June draft

RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level
1Mark BradleySSElizabethtown High SchoolYes1975–1984MLB
2Myron WhiteOFSana Ana Valley High SchoolYes1975–1981MLB
3Rod SchellerRHPGreeley West High SchoolYes1975–1979A
4James EvansLHPEast Technical High SchoolYes1975–1977A
5Marvin GarrisonOFVerbum Dei High SchoolYes1975–1980AAA
6Robert AdamsSSFairview High SchoolYes1975–1976A
7Kenneth TownsendRHPSonora High SchoolYes1975–1978A
8Jacky ParishCUniversity of OklahomaYes1975–1976A
9Arthur ToalSSTottenville High SchoolNo
Tigers-1978		1978–1980AA
10Charles MartinOFWheaton North High SchoolYes1975A-
11Michael LakeLHPHueneme High SchoolYes1975–1978A
12Robert HealeyRHPRoosevelt High SchoolNo
Angels-1977		1977–1979A
13Robert LowmanRHPMamaroneck High SchoolYes1975A-
14Samuel Roberts1BCarson-Newman CollegeNo
15Bob StoffieRHPJohn F. Kennedy High SchoolYes1975–1977A
16Dave StewartRHPSt. Elizabeth High SchoolYes1975–1995MLB
17Brad GuldenCChaska High SchoolYes1975–1986MLB
18Mike WaltersRHPAlta Loma High SchoolNo
Angels-1977		1977–1985MLB
19Robert DoveRHPTustin High SchoolNo
20William SeneyRHPApple Valley High SchoolNo
21Stephen Youngman1BNorth Brunswick High SchoolNo
22Paul JacobsOFJohn F. Kennedy High SchoolNo
23Paul TouchstoneRHPGalveston CollegeNo
24Robert NewmanRHPMt. Hood Community CollegeNo
25Kris KaminskaRHPPeoria High SchoolNo
26Jay NelsonRHPChaska High SchoolNo
27Mitch DeanRHPConcord High SchoolNo
28Arthur Fischetti2BLafayette CollegeYes1975–1977AA
29Michael OttoRHPJohn F. Kennedy High SchoolNo1980A-
30Paul LanierCMoultrie High SchoolNo
31Rudy RuferSSValley Stream High SchoolNo
32James BlackOFCamden High SchoolNo
33Alan ClarkRHPHiawatha High SchoolNo