1975 League Championships are Ready to Go.

Cleveland's Oscar Gamble had a huge season.

The Baltimore Orioles and Oakland Athletics are setup to face one another during the 1975 A.L. Championship Series. Baltimore won the A.L. East with a 93-69 record, 4 games over the surprising Cleveland Indians, while Oakland never really had a challenge, winning the division with a 105-57 record. The Athletics won the division by 16 games over the California Angels.

Reggie Jackson won the A.L. Home Run title with 42 HR, Catfish Hunter won the A.L. ERA title (2.08 ERA), Ken Holtzman led the league with 22 victories, and Bill North led the A.L. in WAR (7.6) and Stolen Bases (60). Hunter also led the A.L. in complete games (21), shutouts (8) & ERA+ (188).

The N.L. Championship Series will be between the Pittsburgh Pirates (97-65) and the Cincinnati Reds (98-64). The Pirates won the N.L. East by 3 games over the Montreal Expos, the St. Louis Cardinals (who were in the hunt during the All-Star Break) had a rough second-half and finished below the Philadelphia Phillies in 4th place, 12 games back. The Reds finished 6 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Reds' Joe Morgan had a solid MVP-caliber season, winning the batting title (.356), leading the league in home runs (37), and finishing 11 RBI behind the Pirates' Richie Zisk (133) for a possible Triple Crown, finishing with 122 RBI. Morgan also led the league in hits, OBP, SLG, OPS (1.119), Runs, Total Bases, Bases on Balls & WAR (13.8).

Phil Niekro, who was acquired by the Montreal Expos in late June, from the Atlanta Braves, in exchange for C-Larry Johnson, OF-Bombo Rivera & SS-Gary Gingrich, would go on to win the ERA crown (2.64). The Pirates' Dock Ellis and the Reds' Don Gullett tied for the N.L. lead in wins (21), while the New York Mets' Tom Seaver led the league in strikeouts (233), while also leading the N.L. pitchers in WAR (7.4).

The Cleveland Indians' Rico Carty and the Texas Rangers' Mike Hargrove tied for tops in the A.L. in batting average (.324). Boston's Fred Lynn won the RBI title (134 RBI). Cleveland's Oscar Gamble had a huge season, batting .296 with 40 HR & 102 RBI, while leading the league with a .939 OPS. The Twins' Bert Blyleven won the strikeout crown on the pitching side of things, leading both leagues with 247 strikeouts.