1975 Oakland Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 98-64
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,077,597, Avg. 13,995
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Boston Red Sox 3-0
Manager: Al Dark (98-64)
Location: Oakland, California
1975 Oakland Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 98-64
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,077,597, Avg. 13,995
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Boston Red Sox 3-0
Manager: Al Dark (98-64)
Location: Oakland, California
1975 Oakland Athletics Results
The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1975 season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.
The Athletics plated 758 runs and yielded 606 runs. Reggie Jackson walloped 36 home runs for Oakland, while Billy Williams, Sal Bando, Joe Rudi and Gene Tenace each added 20 or more, too. Reggie Jackson accounted for 104 RBI. Claudell Washington topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .308. Vida Blue led the squad with 22 wins, plus Ken Holtzman, too contributed 15 or more wins, too Vida Blue earned a 3.01 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Al Dark coached the team. The 1975 Oakland Athletics qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Abbott | P | R | R | February 16, 1951 | 6'6" | 200 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Matt Alexander | OF | B | R | January 30, 1947 | 5'11" | 168 | Shreveport, LA USA |
| Stan Bahnsen | P | R | R | December 15, 1944 | 6'2" | 185 | Council Bluffs, IA USA |
| Sal Bando | 3B | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Vida Blue | P | B | L | July 28, 1949 | 6'0" | 189 | Mansfield, LA USA |
| Dick Bosman | P | R | R | February 17, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | Kenosha, WI USA |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | R | R | March 9, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba |
| Charlie Chant | LF | R | R | August 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 190 | Bell, CA USA |
| Rollie Fingers | P | R | R | August 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 190 | Steubenville, OH USA |
| Ray Fosse | C | R | R | April 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 215 | Marion, IL USA |
| Phil Garner | 2B | R | R | April 30, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | Jefferson City, TN USA |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | 2B | R | R | January 18, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | Lockhart, TX USA |
| Dave Hamilton | P | L | L | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Larry Haney | C | R | R | November 19, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Charlottesville, VA USA |
| Tommy Harper | 1B | R | R | October 14, 1940 | 5'9" | 165 | Oak Grove, LA USA |
| Jim Holt | 1B | L | R | May 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Graham, NC USA |
| Ken Holtzman | P | R | L | November 3, 1945 | 6'2" | 175 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Don Hopkins | OF | L | R | January 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | West Point, MS USA |
| Reggie Jackson | RF | L | L | May 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 195 | Abington, PA USA |
| Ted Kubiak | IF | B | R | May 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ USA |
| Paul Lindblad | P | L | L | August 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chanute, KS USA |
| Angel Mangual | LF | R | R | March 19, 1947 | 5'10" | 178 | Juana Diaz, P.R. |
| Ted Martinez | SS | R | R | December 10, 1947 | 6'0" | 165 | Barahona, Barahona D.R. |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 157 | Granite City, IL USA |
| Rich McKinney | 1B | R | R | November 22, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | Piqua, OH USA |
| Craig Mitchell | P | R | R | April 14, 1954 | 6'3" | 180 | Santa Rosa, CA USA |
| Mike Norris | P | R | R | March 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bill North | CF | B | R | May 15, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Blue Moon Odom | P | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 178 | Macon, GA USA |
| Jim Perry | P | B | R | October 30, 1935 | 6'4" | 190 | Williamston, NC USA |
| Gaylen Pitts | 3B | R | R | June 6, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Wichita, KS USA |
| Joe Rudi | 1B | R | R | September 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | Modesto, CA USA |
| Charlie Sands | P | L | R | December 17, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | Newport News, VA USA |
| Tommy Sandt | 2B | R | R | December 22, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Sonny Siebert | P | R | R | January 14, 1937 | 6'3" | 190 | St. Mary, MO USA |
| Gene Tenace | C | R | R | October 10, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Russellton, PA USA |
| Jim Todd | P | L | R | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | Lancaster, PA USA |
| Cesar Tovar | 2B | R | R | July 3, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Caracas, Distrito Federal Venezuela |
| Denny Walling | CF | L | R | April 17, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Neptune, NJ USA |
| Claudell Washington | LF | L | L | August 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Herb Washington | P | R | R | November 16, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | Belzoni, MS USA |
| Billy Williams | 1B | L | R | June 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Whistler, AL USA |
