1975 Visalia Mets Roster
Team Record: 67-73
Finished 7th in the CL
Manager: Jack Aker (67-73)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 51,169, Avg. 731
The Visalia Mets of the California League ended the 1975 season with a record of 67 wins and 73 losses, finishing seventh in the CL.
The Mets scored 794 runs and surrendered 773 runs. Luis Garcia and Gary Blaylock led Visalia with 19 home runs apiece., and Ken Perry walloped 15 or more as well. Gary Blaylock drove in 98 runs. Ken Perry topped batters with significant playing time with a .310 average. Stephen Wojcik paced the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.21 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1975 Visalia Mets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Luis Rosado, Lee Mazzilli and Greg Harts.
Jack Aker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | R | L | March 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Michael Aronson | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Wayne Bauers | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Richard Bengston | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Robert Bishop | R | R | August 7, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Gary Blaylock | L | L | May 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Billy Bolden | L | L | October 26, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Jefferson, TX US |
| Charles Burley | L | L | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| David Butler | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| William Daly | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Daniel Daniel | S | R | May 13, 1953 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Ernie DiStasi | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Paul Dyer | L | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Luis Garcia | R | R | October 22, 1953 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| William Gifford | L | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Francisco Gonzalez | R | R | 6'4" | 165 | ||
| Alex Gorgie | R | R | April 20, 1955 | 6'2" | 190 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Greg Harts | L | L | April 21, 1950 | 6'0" | 168 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Gary Hill | R | R | July 30, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Redding, CA US |
| Stan Hough | R | R | January 27, 1954 | 6'1" | 170 | Waco, TX US |
| Stephen Hughes | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Lee Iorg | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Noah Jackson | R | R | August 3, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Lowell Jacobsen | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Jimmie Johnson | R | R | 6'4" | 235 | ||
| Joe Kanas | R | R | February 17, 1954 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Frederick Lea | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Gene Litle | R | R | 6'0" | |||
| Luis Lora | L | L | 5'8" | 145 | ||
| David Lozano | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Lee Mazzilli | S | R | March 25, 1955 | 6'1" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| John McBride | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| George Milke | R | R | 6'5" | 185 | ||
| Timnothy Milner | R | R | 6'0" | 205 | ||
| Felix Minaya | R | R | December 7, 1953 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Gary Nevinger | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Oswaldo Olivares | L | L | September 15, 1954 | 5'11" | 154 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Ken Perry | R | R | August 26, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Randolph Peterson | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Larry Prewitt | S | R | July 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Luis Rosado | R | R | December 6, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Santurce, PR |
| Richard Sander | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Terry Senn | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Stephen Wojcik | L | L | 6'2" | 195 |
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.
