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1975 Montreal Expos season
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| 1975 Montreal Expos | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Jarry Park | |
| City | Montreal | |
| Record | 75–87 (.463) | |
| Divisional place | tied 5th | |
| Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
| General managers | Jim Fanning | |
| Managers | Gene Mauch | |
| Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |
| Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor, Duke Snider, Tom Cheek, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) | |
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The 1975 Montreal Expos season was the seventh season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in last place in the National League East with a record of 75–87, 17½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Offseason
- December 4, 1974: Tom Walker and Terry Humphrey were traded to the Detroit Tigers for Woodie Fryman.[1]
- December 4, 1974: Mike Torrez and Ken Singleton were traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins, and Bill Kirkpatrick (minors).[2]
- December 5, 1974: Willie Davis was traded to the Texas Rangers for Don Stanhouse and Pete Mackanin.[3]
Spring training
The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, their third season there.
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
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| 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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- April 30: Tim Ireland was released by the Expos.[4]
- June 3: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
- Mike Boddicker was selected in the 8th round, but did not sign.[5]
- Andre Dawson was selected in the 11th round.[6]
- June 15: Nate Colbert was purchased from the Detroit Tigers.[7]
Roster
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by positionedit
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 |
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| C | Barry Foote | 118 | 387 | 25 | 75 | .194 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1B | Mike Jorgensen | 144 | 445 | 58 | 116 | .261 | 18 | 67 | 3 |
| 2B | Pete Mackanin | 130 | 448 | 59 | 101 | .225 | 12 | 44 | 11 |
| 3B | Larry Parrish | 145 | 532 | 50 | 146 | .274 | 10 | 65 | 4 |
| SS | Tim Foli | 152 | 572 | 64 | 136 | .238 | 1 | 29 | 13 |
| LF | Bob Bailey | 106 | 227 | 23 | 62 | .273 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
| CF | Pepe Mangual | 140 | 514 | 84 | 126 | .245 | 9 | 45 | 33 |
| RF | Gary Carter | 144 | 503 | 58 | 136 | .270 | 17 | 68 | 5 |
Other battersedit
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