Thursday April 17, 1975
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 17, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        3   3  2.07    6   3   0    61    44   19   14    4   19   26
Kansas City      6   2  2.49    8   3   1    72    59   24   20    3   25   38
Milwaukee        4   3  3.10    7   2   3    61    50   22   21    5   25   21
Oakland          5   3  3.58    8   1   3    70    57   30   28    5   25   35
New York         1   6  3.63    7   2   0    62    52   31   25   10   25   35
California       4   4  3.72    8   4   0    75    71   37   31    4   33   59
Detroit          3   2  3.89    5   1   1    44    44   23   19    1   19   23
Texas            4   4  3.91    8   1   0    76    81   42   33    7   27   33
Cleveland        2   2  3.97    4   2   0    34    30   16   15    4   14   23
Minnesota        3   5  4.02    8   2   2    69    74   37   31    2   37   34
Boston           5   2  4.04    7   3   1    69    64   32   31    2   25   33
Chicago          3   7  4.96   10   2   2    94   102   62   52    6   62   49

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood (CAL)     0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    0    0    2    4
Mike Norris (OAK)      1   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   16    4    2    0    0    5    4
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     1   0  0.87   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    1    1    0    4    1
Lindy McDaniel (KC)    1   0  1.04   2   0   0   0   0    9    8    1    1    0    3    5
Jim Palmer (BAL)       1   1  1.08   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    7    2    0    2    7
Nelson Briles (KC)     1   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    3    2    2    3   10
Steve Busby (KC)       1   0  1.13   2   2   0   0   0   16    8    2    2    0    4    8
Larry Gura (NY)        0   0  1.17   2   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    1    1    3
Steve Hargan (TEX)     1   0  1.17   2   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    0    2    3
R. Cleveland (BOS)     1   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    4    5

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Palmer             1   1  1.08   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    7    2    0    2    7
Ross Grimsley          0   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0   10    6    2    2    1    0    4
Mike Cuellar           1   0  2.51   2   2   1   0   1   14   12    4    4    1   10    5
Doyle Alexander        0   1  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    7    2    2    2    2    1    5
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    1
Mike Torrez            1   0  3.00   1   1   1   0   0    9   11    3    3    0    3    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Drago             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    4    5
Diego Segui            1   0  1.59   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    3    3
Rick Wise              1   0  3.50   2   2   1   0   0   18   17    7    7    1    5    7
Bill Lee               1   1  4.70   2   2   1   0   0   15   13    9    8    0    7    5
Luis Tiant             1   1  6.00   2   2   1   0   0   15   18   10   10    1    5   12
Dick Pole              0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    0    0    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    0    0    2    4
Orlando Pena           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    2    1
Mickey Scott           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Nolan Ryan             3   0  1.73   3   3   2   0   1   26   17    5    5    1   16   29
Bill Singer            0   1  5.00   1   1   1   0   0    9   11    5    5    0    2    3
Andy Hassler           1   1  5.84   2   2   1   0   0   12   12    9    8    0    3   10
Chuck Dobson           0   1  6.14   2   1   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    5    3
Steve Blateric         0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    2    0    1    4
Frank Tanana           0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    2    2    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Skip Pitlock           0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Terry Forster          1   0  1.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    0    1    1    0    9    5
Jim Kaat               1   0  1.69   4   2   1   0   0   16   15    9    3    1    6    8
Rich Gossage           0   1  3.27   4   0   0   2   0   11   10    4    4    0    7    8
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    1
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0    5    4
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
Wilbur Wood            0   3  5.21   3   3   1   0   0   19   26   14   11    2    6   10
Claude Osteen          0   1  6.39   2   2   0   0   0   13   17    9    9    1    6    3
Jim Otten              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    5    4    1    7    3
Stan Bahnsen           0   2 11.12   3   3   0   0   0   11   14   14   14    1   11    5

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Bosman            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    0    0
Dennis Eckersley       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Dave LaRoche           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Kern               0   0  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    1    3    4
Gaylord Perry          2   0  2.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   14    4    4    1    2   15
Jim Perry              0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    5    5    1    4    2
Fritz Peterson         0   1 45.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    5    5    5    1    3    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    5
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    2    2    0    5    2
Vern Ruhle             1   0  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    3    2
Mickey Lolich          1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    3    2    0    3    6
Tom Walker             0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    5    2    0    2    2
Ray Bare               0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    2    0
Joe Coleman            0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    6    6    1    2    3
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bird              1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    4
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  1.04   2   0   0   0   0    9    8    1    1    0    3    5
Nelson Briles          1   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    3    2    2    3   10
Steve Busby            1   0  1.13   2   2   0   0   0   16    8    2    2    0    4    8
Al Fitzmorris          2   0  3.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   12    6    6    1    6    5
Paul Splittorff        0   1  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   13    8    5    0    7    6
Marty Pattin           0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    3    3    0    0    0
Steve Mingori          0   1  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Castro            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    0    0    0    0    1    2
Bill Champion          2   0  1.53   2   2   1   0   0   18   12    3    3    0    7    2
Pete Broberg           1   1  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14    8    5    5    1    6    5
Tom Murphy             0   0  4.15   4   0   0   3   0    4    5    2    2    0    1    0
Ed Sprague             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    1    1    0
Jim Slaton             1   2  5.19   3   3   1   0   0   17   21   11   10    3    9   12

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    2
Ray Corbin             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    4    1
Jim Hughes             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Bill Campbell          0   1  1.69   3   0   0   1   0    5    8    2    1    0    3    2
Bert Blyleven          2   0  3.22   3   3   1   0   0   22   23    9    8    0   11   14
Vic Albury             0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    2    0    4    1
Joe Decker             1   1  4.61   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    7    7    0    6    3
Dave Goltz             0   2  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   15   14   11    8    2    6    6
Bill Butler            0   1 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    3    8    5    5    0    1    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    3    4
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Larry Gura             0   0  1.17   2   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    1    1    3
Doc Medich             1   1  3.07   2   2   1   0   1   15   10    5    5    2    4    7
Pat Dobson             0   2  4.00   2   2   0   0   0    9    8   10    4    4    8    4
Rudy May               0   1  5.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    5    5    1    3    7
Catfish Hunter         0   2  5.40   2   2   1   0   0   17   16   10   10    2    6   10

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Hamilton          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Mike Norris            1   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   16    4    2    0    0    5    4
Ken Holtzman           1   0  2.87   2   2   0   0   0   16   15    5    5    0    6    5
Vida Blue              2   1  4.74   3   3   0   0   0   19   12   10   10    2    5   12
Blue Moon Odom         0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    5    3
Paul Lindblad          1   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    2    1    2
Rollie Fingers         0   2  6.43   6   0   0   3   0    7   12    5    5    0    1    8
Glenn Abbott           0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    2    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Merritt            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Stan Thomas            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    2    1
Jim Umbarger           1   0  0.87   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    1    1    0    4    1
Steve Hargan           1   0  1.17   2   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    0    2    3
Bill Hands             0   1  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    6    2    1    2    6
Jackie Brown           0   0  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    2    0    4    4
Jim Bibby              0   1  4.82   2   2   1   0   0    9    9    7    5    1    4    4
Fergie Jenkins         1   2  6.06   3   3   0   0   0   16   24   12   11    3    4    7
Clyde Wright           0   0  6.14   2   1   0   0   0    7    6    5    5    0    3    2
Steve Foucault         1   0  8.10   5   0   0   0   0    7   11    7    6    2    2    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  B. Champion (MIL)         2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  D. Bird (KC)              1
  N. Briles (KC)            1
  P. Broberg (MIL)          1
  S. Busby (KC)             1

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  P. Dobson (NY)            2
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1

Complete Games:

  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  N. Briles (KC)            1
  B. Champion (MIL)         1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  J. Decker (MIN)           1
  A. Hassler (CAL)          1

Saves:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  T. Murphy (MIL)           3
  R. Gossage (CHI)          2
  D. Bird (KC)              1
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        1
  B. Campbell (MIN)         1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  J. Hiller (DET)           1

Shutouts:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  D. Medich (NY)            1
  M. Norris (OAK)           1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)          26.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      22.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          19.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          19.0
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)     18.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         18.0
  R. Wise (BOS)          18.0
  B. Champion (MIL)      17.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)        17.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         16.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            26
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         24
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        23
  J. Slaton (MIL)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  C. Osteen (CHI)          17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  R. Wise (BOS)            17
  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  J. Decker (MIN)          15

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  D. Goltz (MIN)           11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          11
  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  P. Dobson (NY)           10
  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9

Home Runs:

  P. Dobson (NY)            4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  D. Alexander (BAL)        2
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  N. Briles (KC)            2
  S. Foucault (TEX)         2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  P. Lindblad (OAK)         2

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  J. Slaton (MIL)           9
  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  B. Champion (MIL)         7
  R. Gossage (CHI)          7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  J. Slaton (MIL)          12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  N. Briles (KC)           10
  A. Hassler (CAL)         10
  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10

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