1975 Major League Baseball season

The 1975 Major League Baseball season saw Frank Robinson become the first black manager in the Major Leagues. He managed the Cleveland Indians.

At the All-Star Break, there were discussions of Bowie Kuhn's reappointment. Charlie Finley, New York owner George Steinbrenner and Baltimore owner Jerry Hoffberger were part of a group that wanted him gone. Finley was trying to convince the new owner of the Texas Rangers Brad Corbett that MLB needed a more dynamic commissioner. During the vote, Baltimore and New York decided to vote in favour of the commissioner's reappointment. In addition, there were discussions of expansion for 1977, with Seattle and Washington, D.C. as the proposed cities for expansion.

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Awards and honors

 * Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Earl Averill
 * Bucky Harris
 * Billy Herman
 * Judy Johnson
 * Ralph Kiner
 * Most Valuable Player
 * Fred Lynn (AL) Boston Red Sox
 * Joe Morgan (NL) Cincinnati Reds
 * Cy Young Award
 * Jim Palmer (AL) Baltimore Orioles
 * Tom Seaver (NL) New York Mets
 * Rookie of the Year
 * Fred Lynn (AL) Boston Red Sox
 * John Montefusco (NL) San Francisco Giants
 * Gold Glove Award
 * George Scott (1B) (AL)
 * Bobby Grich (2B) (AL)
 * Brooks Robinson (3B) (AL)
 * Mark Belanger (SS) (AL)
 * Paul Blair (OF) (AL)
 * Fred Lynn (OF) (AL)
 * Joe Rudi (OF) (AL)
 * Thurman Munson (C) (AL)
 * Jim Kaat (P) (AL)

Notable events

 * August 14 - Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro hits the only triple of his Major League career, off of Lynn McGlothen of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Television coverage
This was the last season that NBC was the exclusive national TV broadcaster of MLB, airing the weekend Game of the Week, Monday Night Baseball, the All-Star Game, both League Championship Series, and the World Series. Beginning in 1976, MLB would split the TV rights between NBC and ABC.