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5 unusual facts about 1975 in baseball


Ken Griffey, Sr.

In 1975, Griffey began to break out with a .305 batting average with four home runs and 46 RBIs.

Ray Bare

On April 4, 1975, Bare was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers.

Reserve clause

The reserve clause was struck down in 1975 when arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled that since pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally played for one season without a contract, they could become free agents.

Rick Kreuger

Richard Allen Kreuger (born November 3, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1975 through 1978 for the Boston Red Sox (1975–77) and Cleveland Indians (1978).

Seitz decision

In 1975, Messersmith of the Los Angeles Dodgers and McNally of the Montreal Expos had had their 1974 contracts renewed by their teams on the basis of this reserve clause.



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