1975 AL East Title

The 1975 Red Sox won the AL East with 95 wins, swept the A's in the ALCS, but fell to the Reds in a seven-game World Series.

The 1975 Boston Red Sox season was the 75th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 95–65. Following a sweep of the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS, the Red Sox lost the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in seven games.

Quick Facts

Manager: Darrell Johnson
Regular season record: 95-65
Division title: AL East Champions
League mvp: Fred Lynn
World series result: Lost to Cincinnati Reds (3-4)

Lore & Background

The Red Sox played only 160 regular-season games, as two games against the Yankees were rained out in the final week of the season, and not rescheduled once Boston clinched the AL East title.

Reader's Guide

The team featured rookies Fred Lynn and Jim Rice, who were expected to be phenoms. Key players included Carlton Fisk, Rick Wise, Luis Tiant, Bill Lee, Reggie Cleveland, Roger Moret, Dick Drago, Dick Pole, and Diego Seguí. Notable transactions: October 24, 1974 – Juan Marichal was released; March 29, 1975 – Danny Cater was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Danny Godby; June 3 – Dave Schmidt was selected in the 2nd round of the draft; June 14 – the Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Denny Doyle.