1975 American Association season
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The 1975 American Association season was the 68th in the league's history, and ended with the Evansville Triplets winning their second league championship in four years. The Triplets would go on to win the Junior World Series.
Final standings[edit]
Playoff teams in bold .
East Division | W | L | Pct. | GB | Manager | Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Evansville Triplets | 77 | 59 | .566 | - | Fred Hatfield | Detroit Tigers |
Indianapolis Indians | 71 | 64 | .526 | 5½ | Vern Rapp | Cincinnati Reds |
Omaha Royals | 67 | 69 | .493 | 10 | Billy Gardner | Kansas City Royals |
Iowa Oaks | 56 | 79 | .415 | 20½ | Joe Sparks | Houston Astros |
West Division | W | L | Pct. | GB | Manager | Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denver Bears | 81 | 55 | .596 | - | Loren Babe | Chicago White Sox |
Tulsa Oilers | 73 | 63 | .537 | 8 | Ken Boyer | St. Louis Cardinals |
Wichita Aeros | 68 | 68 | .500 | 13 | Mike Roarke | Chicago Cubs |
Oklahoma City 89ers | 50 | 86 | .368 | 31 | Red Davis | Cleveland Indians |
Championship Finals[edit]
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League Leaders[edit]
Batting[edit]
- Batting Average Lamar Johnson, Denver, .336
- Runs Scored Mike Adams, Wichita, 104
- Hits Johnson, Denver, 163
- Doubles Johnson, Denver, 35
- Triples Mike Buskey, Denver, and Joel Youngblood, Indianapolis, 9
- Home Runs Hector Cruz, Tulsa, 29
- Runs Batted In Cruz, Tulsa, 116
- Stolen Bases Jerry Mumphrey, Tulsa, 44
Pitching[edit]
- Wins Steve Dunning, Denver, 15
- Earned Run Average Pat Zachry, Indianapolis, 2.43
- Winning Percentage Steve Grilli, Evansville, and Pete Vuckovich, Denver .733
- Complete Games Dunning, Denver, 16
- Shutouts Paul Siebert, Iowa, 5
- Strikeouts Dunning, Denver, 139
- Saves Norm Angelini, Omaha, 20
All-Star Team[edit]
- First Base Lamar Johnson, Denver
- Second Base Manny Estrada, Denver
- Shortstop Dave Rosello, Wichita
- Third Base Hector Cruz, Tulsa
- Outfield Jim Tyrone, Wichita; Tommy Smith, Oklahoma City; Mike Easler, Tulsa; Bob Molinaro, Evansville
- Catcher Jeff Sovern, Denver; John Wathan, Omaha
- Designated Hitter Sam Ewing, Denver
- Utility Mike Adams, Wichita
- Pitcher Steve Dunning, Denver; Pat Zachry, Indianapolis
- Manager Fred Hatfield, Evansville
References[edit]
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.
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