1975

1975 in baseball
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1975.

Club competitions

Professional

Asia and Australia

• Nippon Professional Baseball
  • Nippon Series: Hankyu Braves (PL) over the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL), 4 - 0 - 2 (Details)
    • Central League: Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Details)
    • Pacific League: Hankyu Braves (Details)
• Claxton Shield: Western Australia

Europe

• European Cup: Haarlem Nicols, Hoofdklasse (Details)
  • Division Élite: Paris Université Club
  • Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Haarlem Nicols
  • Serie A1: Cercosti Rimini

North America

• Major League Baseball
  • World Series: Cincinnati Reds (NL) over the Boston Red Sox (AL), 4 - 3 (Details)
    • American League: Boston Red Sox (Details)
    • National League: Cincinnati Reds (Details)

• Minor League Baseball
  • Junior World Series: Evansville Triplets (AA) over the Tidewater Tides (IL), 4 - 1 (Details)
  • American Association: Evansville Triplets (Details)
  • Appalachian League: Johnson City Cardinals
  • California League: Reno Silver Sox
  • Carolina League: Rocky Mount Phillies
  • Eastern League: Bristol Red Sox
  • Florida State League: St. Petersburg Cardinals
  • Gulf Coast League: GCL Rangers
  • International League: Tidewater Tides (Details)
  • Mexican Center League: Uriangato (MCL)
  • Midwest League: Waterloo Royals
  • New York-Penn League: Newark Co-Pilots
  • Northwest League: Eugene Emeralds
  • Pacific Coast League: Hawaii Islanders (Details)
  • Pioneer League: Great Falls Giants
  • Southern League: Montgomery Rebels
  • Texas League: Midland Cubs / Lafayette Drillers
  • Western Carolinas League: Spartanburg Phillies

• Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Alijadores de Tampico defeated the Cafeteros de Córdoba in the finals, 4 - 1

• Cuban Serie Nacional: Agricultores (Details)

Winter Leagues

• Serie del Caribe: in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Vaqueros de Bayamón (Puerto Rico) (Details)
  • Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Águilas Cibaeñas defeated the Estrellas Orientales in the finals, 5 - 4
  • Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Naranjeros de Hermosillo
  • Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Vaqueros de Bayamón
  • Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Tigres de Aragua defeated the Navegantes del Magallanes in the finals, 4 - 2

Amateur

• National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • College World Series (Division I): The University of Texas at Austin defeated the University of South Carolina in the finals, 5 - 1 (Details)
  • Division II Baseball Championship: Florida Southern College over the Marietta College, 10 - 7 in the finals
• NAIA College World Series: Lewis University over the Sam Houston State University, 2 - 1 in the finals
  • NJCAA Baseball World Series: Yavapai College
• Community College League of California: Cerritos College over Citrus College in the finals
• National Baseball Congress World Series: Boulder Collegians (Details)
• All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Komazawa University defeated the Osaka University of Commerce in the final, 1 - 0 (Details)
• Japan High School Baseball Federation
  • National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Kochi High School (Kochi) defeat Tokai University Sagami High School (Kanagawa), 10 - 5 in the championship (Details)
  • National High School Baseball Championship: Narashino High School (Chiba) defeat Niihama Shogyo High School (Ehime), 5 - 4 in the championship (Details)
• Little League
  • Little League World Series: Lakewood (Lakewood, NJ) defeat Belmont Heights (Tampa, FL), 4 - 3 in the championship (Details)

International competitions

• Intercontinental Cup in Canada (Details)
  • United States (Gold); Japan (Silver); Nicaragua (Bronze)
• Asian Championship in Seoul, South Korea (Details)
  • South Korea (Gold); Japan (Silver); Australia (Bronze)
• European Championship in Barcelona, Spain (Details)
  • Italy (Gold); The Netherlands (Silver); Germany (Bronze)
• Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico (Details)
  • Cuba (Gold); United States (Silver); Venezuela (Bronze)

Culture

Literature

• All G.O.D.'s Children, by John Craig
• Baseball When the Grass Was Real, by Donald Honig
• The Best Seat in Baseball, But You Have to Stand!, by Lee Gutkind
• The Detroit Tigers, by Joe Falls
• Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964, by Peter Golenbock
• A False Spring, by Pat Jordan
• Nice Guys Finish Last, by Leo Durocher and Ed Linn
• Pioneers of Black Sport, by Ocania Chalk
• Pride of the Bimbos, by John Sayles
• Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues, by John Holway

Song

• Night Game, by Paul Simon

Births

Further information: Births in 1975

Deaths

Further information: Deaths in 1975