1975 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions

1974 Season 1976 Season

Record: 83-77-0, Finished 3rd in AL_East (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Bill Virdon (53-51) and Billy Martin (30-26)

General Manager: Tal Smith (Resigned no later than 8/7/1975)

Scouting Director: Pat Gillick

Ballpark: Shea Stadium

Attendance: 1,288,048 (2nd of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 91-69, 681 Runs, 588 Runs Allowed

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Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 1, 1974

Purchased Bob Oliver from the Baltimore Orioles.
December 3, 1974

Joe Pactwa player rights sold to Tampico (Mexican).

Traded Bill Sudakis to the California Angels. Received Skip Lockwood.
December 5, 1974

Traded Cecil Upshaw to the Chicago White Sox. Received Eddie Leon.
December 20, 1974

Released Sam McDowell.
December 26, 1974

Signed Juan Espino as an amateur free agent.
December 31, 1974

Signed Catfish Hunter as a free agent.
January 21, 1975

Released Gene Michael.
March 5, 1975

Released Fernando González.
March 10, 1975

Signed Dámaso García as an amateur free agent.
March 29, 1975

Released Mel Stottlemyre.
April 1, 1975

Traded Fred Anyzeski (minors), Kenneth Bennett (minors), John Narron (minors), Terry Quinn (minors) and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Ed Herrmann.
April 7, 1975

Signed Bob Johnson as a free agent.

Released Skip Lockwood.
April 10, 1975

Traded Dick Woodson to the Atlanta Braves. Received Dave Cheadle.
May 5, 1975

Released Eddie Leon.
May 27, 1975

Signed Domingo Ramos as an amateur free agent.
June 3, 1975

Drafted Gil Patterson in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (June Secondary).

Drafted Randy Niemann in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (June Secondary).

Drafted Jim Beattie in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

Drafted Willie Upshaw in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

Drafted Mike Fischlin in the 7th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

Drafted Danny Boone in the 14th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 13, 1975

Purchased Ed Brinkman from the Texas Rangers.

Mike Wallace player rights sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.
June 20, 1975

Purchased Rich Coggins from the Montreal Expos.
July 15, 1975

Released Bob Oliver.
August 6, 1975

Released Bob Johnson.
September 4, 1975

Released Alex Johnson.
November 22, 1975

Traded Pat Dobson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Oscar Gamble.
December 8, 1975

Drafted Tom Robson from the Texas Rangers in the 1975 minor league draft.
December 11, 1975

Traded Doc Medich to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Ken Brett, Dock Ellis and Willie Randolph.

Traded Bobby Bonds to the California Angels. Received Ed Figueroa and Mickey Rivers.
January 7, 1976

Drafted John Fulgham in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 8, 1976

Purchased Jim York from the Houston Astros.
January 23, 1976

Traded Gerry Pirtle to the Chicago Cubs. Received Rick Stelmaszek.
January 27, 1976

Released Walt Williams.
February 20, 1976

Ed Herrmann player rights sold to the California Angels.
February 24, 1976

Signed Tommy Davis as a free agent.
March 29, 1976

Released Ed Brinkman.