1975 Memphis Blues Roster
Team Record: 65-75
Finished 5th in the IL
Manager: Karl Kuehl (65-75)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Tim McCarver Stadium
Attendance: 75,462, Avg. 1,078
The Memphis Blues of the International League ended the 1975 season with a record of 65 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the IL.
The Blues scored 524 runs and gave up 509 runs. Hal Breeden led Memphis with 15 home runs Jim Cox recorded 67 runs batted in. Ellis Valentine paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .306 average. Bill Kirkpatrick topped the squad with 11 wins, while John Montague recorded a 1.73 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1975 Memphis Blues who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dan Monzon, Jim Cox, Balor Moore, Ron Diorio, Pat Scanlon, Bill Atkinson, Bob Gebhard, Warren Cromartie, Bob Reece, Bombo Rivera, Larry Johnson, Joe Keener, Terry Enyart, Don Carrithers, Jerry White, Chip Lang, Hal Breeden, Don Stanhouse, Ellis Valentine, Dan Warthen and John Montague.
Karl Kuehl served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Abraham | L | L | October 8, 1951 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Donald Albin | R | R | April 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 180 | Utica, NY US |
| Bill Atkinson | L | R | October 4, 1954 | 5'7" | 165 | Chatham, ON CA |
| Hal Breeden | R | L | June 28, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Albany, GA US |
| Leonel Carrion | R | R | February 15, 1952 | 5'11" | 175 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Don Carrithers | R | R | September 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | Lynwood, CA US |
| Terry Childers | R | R | June 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 175 | Huntington, WV US |
| Jim Cox | R | R | May 28, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | Bloomington, IL US |
| Ed Creech | R | R | October 30, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | Columbia, SC US |
| Warren Cromartie | L | L | September 29, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami Beach, FL US |
| Ron Diorio | R | R | July 15, 1946 | 6'6" | 212 | Waterbury, CT US |
| Rick Down | R | R | December 14, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Terry Enyart | R | L | October 10, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Ironton, OH US |
| Bob Gebhard | R | R | January 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Lamberton, MN US |
| Larry Johnson | R | R | August 17, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Joe Keener | R | R | April 21, 1953 | 6'4" | 200 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Rudy Kinard | R | R | October 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bill Kirkpatrick | R | R | April 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Ed Kurpiel | L | L | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Chip Lang | R | R | August 21, 1952 | 6'4" | 205 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| John Montague | R | R | September 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 213 | Newport News, VA US |
| Dan Monzon | R | R | May 17, 1946 | 5'10" | 182 | Bronx, NY US |
| Balor Moore | L | L | January 25, 1951 | 6'2" | 178 | Smithville, TX US |
| Juan Navarrete | L | R | September 22, 1953 | 6'1" | 160 | Gomez Palacio, Durango MX |
| Felix Peguero | S | R | 5'9" | 148 | ||
| Bob Reece | R | R | January 5, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Ed Riley | R | R | September 20, 1953 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Bombo Rivera | R | R | August 2, 1952 | 5'10" | 187 | Ponce, PR |
| Pat Scanlon | L | R | September 23, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Don Stanhouse | R | R | February 12, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | DuQuoin, IL US |
| Ellis Valentine | R | R | July 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 205 | Helena, AR US |
| Dan Warthen | S | L | December 1, 1952 | 6'0" | 200 | Omaha, NE US |
| Jerry White | S | R | August 23, 1952 | 5'10" | 164 | Shirley, MA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
