1975 International League season

1975 International League season
LeagueInternational League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 11 – September 10
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPMike Vail, Tidewater Tides
Governors' Cup Playoffs
League championsTidewater Tides
  Runners-upSyracuse Chiefs

The 1975 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 11 and September 10. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

The Tidewater Tides won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Syracuse Chiefs in the final round of the playoffs.

League changes

  • The two-division format was scrapped and the traditional four-team playoff format returned.

Teams

1975 International League
Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Charleston Charlies Charleston, West Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Watt Powell Park
Memphis Blues Memphis, Tennessee Montreal Expos Blues Stadium
Pawtucket Red Sox Pawtucket, Rhode Island Boston Red Sox McCoy Stadium
Richmond Braves Richmond, Virginia Atlanta Braves Parker Field
Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York Baltimore Orioles Silver Stadium
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York New York Yankees MacArthur Stadium
Tidewater Tides Norfolk, Virginia New York Mets Met Park
Toledo Mud Hens Toledo, Ohio Philadelphia Phillies Lucas County Stadium

Map of teams

International League teams

Regular season

Summary

  • The Tidewater Tides finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1969.
  • The Tidewater Tides defeated the Rochester Red Wings in a tie-breaking game for first place in the league.
  • The regular season schedule changed from 144-games to 140-games.

Standings

[1]

International League
Team Win Loss % GB
Tidewater Tides 86 55 .610 –
Rochester Red Wings 85 56 .603 1
Syracuse Chiefs 72 64 .529 11.5
Charleston Charlies 72 67 .518 13
Memphis Blues 65 75 .464 20.5
Richmond Braves 62 75 .453 22
Toledo Mud Hens 62 78 .443 23.5
Pawtucket Red Sox 53 87 .379 32.5

League Leaders

Mike Vail of the Tidewater Tides won the International League Most Valuable Player Award and was named to the International League All-Star team. He led the league in batting average, triples and runs batted in.

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides .342
H Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues 151
R Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues 87
2B Royle Stillman, Rochester Red Wings
Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues		 30
3B Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides 9
HR Bill Nahorodny, Toledo Mud Hens 19
RBI Roy Staiger, Tidewater Tides 81
SB Miguel Diloné, Charleston Charlies 48

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Odell Jones, Charleston Charlies
Mike Willis, Rochester Red Wings		 14
ERA Pablo Torrealba, Richmond Braves 1.45
CG Craig Swan, Tidewater Tides 13
SV Pablo Torrealba, Richmond Braves 15
SO Odell Jones, Charleston Charlies 157
IP Odell Jones, Charleston Charlies 188

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Tidewater 3
4 Charleston 0
1 Tidewater 3
3 Syracuse 1
2 Rochester 1
3 Syracuse 3

Awards

International League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides
Pitcher of the Year Craig Swan, Tidewater Tides
Rookie of the Year Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides
Manager of the Year Joe Frazier, Tidewater Tides

All-star team

International League all-star team
Position All-star
Catcher Bill Nahorodny, Toledo Mud Hens
Joe Nolan, Richmond Braves
First base Brock Pemberton, Tidewater Tides
Second base Willie Randolph, Charleston Charlies
Shortstop Bob Bailor, Rochester Red Wings
Third base Roy Staiger, Tidewater Tides
Outfield Royle Stillman, Rochester Red Wings
Ellis Valentine, Memphis Blues
Mike Vail, Tidewater Tides
Pitcher Mike Flanagan, Rochester Red Wings
Craig Swan, Tidewater Tides
Manager Joe Frazier, Tidewater Tides

See also

References

  1. ^ 1975 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ 1975 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ 1975 Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed 22 November 2024.
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