Monday April 28, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 28, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         12   8  2.87   20   6   6   175   142   63   56    9   60   92
Kansas City     11   7  3.05   18   7   3   159   144   66   54    7   56   91
Milwaukee        8   7  3.25   15   4   5   130   111   56   47   13   50   52
Detroit          9   5  3.29   14   4   3   126   124   59   46   11   48   63
California      10   8  3.33   18   8   2   165   145   75   61    9   72  121
Baltimore        7   7  3.44   14   6   0   131   113   55   50    9   55   57
New York         8   9  3.54   17   9   0   150   121   65   59   17   53   90
Texas            7   9  3.64   16   4   1   146   138   72   59   10   57   61
Minnesota        6  10  3.77   16   5   3   138   133   72   58    8   73   80
Cleveland        5   8  3.87   13   4   2   112   104   52   48   13   44   63
Boston           7   8  4.64   15   7   2   140   136   76   72   13   50   66
Chicago          7  11  4.98   18   3   6   164   173  105   91   11   97   85

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   1  0.78   4   4   3   0   2   35   22    8    3    0    7   19
Mickey Lolich (DET)    3   0  1.50   3   3   2   0   1   24   24    6    4    0    7   16
Steve Hargan (TEX)     1   1  1.62   3   1   1   0   0   17   12    3    3    0    3    5
Pete Broberg (MIL)     3   2  1.69   5   5   1   0   1   37   23    7    7    3   16   16
Pat Dobson (NY)        2   2  2.00   4   4   2   0   0   27   21   12    6    5   13   15
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     1   3  2.03   5   5   2   0   0   40   35   13    9    0   11   15
Steve Busby (KC)       3   1  2.20   5   5   2   0   0   41   30   11   10    0   14   28
Rich Gossage (CHI)     0   1  2.20   7   0   0   4   0   16   10    4    4    0   10   11
Vern Ruhle (DET)       1   1  2.29   3   3   0   0   0   20   17   11    5    2    6    6
Glenn Abbott (OAK)     2   0  2.33   3   3   2   0   0   19   15    5    5    2    9    9

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             3   1  0.78   4   4   3   0   2   35   22    8    3    0    7   19
Wayne Garland          0   0  1.35   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    2    5
Doyle Alexander        1   1  2.84   2   0   0   0   0   13    8    4    4    3    3    8
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    1
Mike Cuellar           1   1  4.18   4   4   1   0   1   28   23   13   13    2   17    8
Ross Grimsley          0   1  4.82   3   3   0   0   0   19   19   10   10    4    4    7
Mike Torrez            2   1  5.06   3   3   2   0   0   21   23   12   12    0   16    8
Dave Johnson           0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    1
Bob Reynolds           0   1 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    0    0
Grant Jackson          0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    1    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Diego Segui            1   0  0.87   4   0   0   1   0   10    6    2    1    0    7    5
Dick Drago             0   0  2.84   3   0   0   1   0    6    2    2    2    0    3    7
Luis Tiant             2   2  3.66   4   4   3   0   0   32   24   13   13    4    7   19
Rick Wise              1   2  4.65   4   4   2   0   0   31   35   17   16    4    8   15
Roger Moret            1   0  5.06   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    1    5    4
Bill Lee               1   3  5.65   4   4   2   0   0   29   32   20   18    0   10    7
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  6.14   3   3   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    3   10    9
Dick Pole              0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    1    0    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    1    0    0    3    6
Don Kirkwood           0   1  0.00   5   0   0   2   0   15    8    3    0    0    3   12
Orlando Pena           0   1  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    5    2
Mickey Scott           0   0  1.93   6   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    1    0    4    1
Nolan Ryan             4   1  2.85   5   5   3   0   1   41   29   13   13    3   29   43
Bill Singer            2   2  3.82   4   4   2   0   0   33   35   17   14    1   10   13
Andy Hassler           2   1  4.21   4   4   2   0   1   26   24   14   12    1    7   21
Frank Tanana           1   0  5.23   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    2    3   11
Steve Blateric         0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    5    3    0    1    5
Chuck Dobson           0   2  6.60   3   2   0   0   0   15   16   12   11    2    7    7

 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
Rich Gossage           0   1  2.20   7   0   0   4   0   16   10    4    4    0   10   11
Terry Forster          1   0  2.63   6   0   0   2   0   14    5    6    4    0   15   14
Jim Kaat               3   0  3.68   6   4   1   0   0   29   29   18   12    3   10   14
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0    5    4
Danny Osborn           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    1    3
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    1    1
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
Wilbur Wood            1   5  5.10   6   6   2   0   0   42   50   29   24    3   16   18
Claude Osteen          1   2  5.25   4   4   0   0   0   24   31   14   14    1   14    8
Jim Otten              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    5    4    1    7    3
Stan Bahnsen           0   3 11.74   4   4   0   0   0   15   22   20   20    3   14    7

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Eckersley       0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    0    0    2    1
Don Hood               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Buskey             0   0  1.42   5   0   0   2   0    6    4    1    1    0    4    1
Jim Kern               0   0  1.50   3   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    1    5    9
Dick Bosman            0   1  2.45   2   1   0   0   0   11    8    4    3    1    2    5
Gaylord Perry          3   2  2.98   5   5   4   0   1   42   37   14   14    5    9   35
Dave LaRoche           0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    4    4
Jim Perry              1   3  5.18   4   4   0   0   0   24   26   16   14    5   10    5
Fritz Peterson         1   2 14.04   3   3   0   0   0    8   14   13   13    1    8    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            1   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0   11    6    0    0    0    6   12
Mickey Lolich          3   0  1.50   3   3   2   0   1   24   24    6    4    0    7   16
Vern Ruhle             1   1  2.29   3   3   0   0   0   20   17   11    5    2    6    6
Lerrin LaGrow          3   0  2.35   3   3   2   0   0   23   18    6    6    2    7    6
Tom Walker             0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   10    7    4    2    5    9
Ray Bare               0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    2    0
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  7.04   2   0   0   0   0    8   12    7    6    0    4    4
Joe Coleman            1   3  7.25   4   4   0   0   0   22   31   19   18    5   11   10

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  0.77   3   0   0   0   0   12   11    1    1    0    3    6
Steve Mingori          0   1  1.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    2    2
Doug Bird              1   0  1.86   6   0   0   3   0   10    5    2    2    1    2   11
Steve Busby            3   1  2.20   5   5   2   0   0   41   30   11   10    0   14   28
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  2.45   4   4   3   0   1   33   26   10    9    1   11    8
Nelson Briles          2   0  3.09   3   3   1   0   0   23   17    9    8    2    7   14
Paul Splittorff        1   2  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   23   26   13   10    2   12   17
Marty Pattin           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    9   13    8    6    1    1    3
Bruce Dal Canton       0   2 17.18   2   2   0   0   0    4   12   10    7    0    4    2

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Castro            0   0  1.04   2   0   0   0   0    9    4    3    1    1    1    3
Pete Broberg           3   2  1.69   5   5   1   0   1   37   23    7    7    3   16   16
Tom Murphy             0   0  1.74   8   0   0   5   0   10    9    2    2    0    1    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    3    5
Bill Champion          3   1  3.22   5   5   2   0   1   36   26   15   13    2   11    8
Ed Sprague             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    1    1    0
Jim Slaton             1   4  6.23   5   5   1   0   0   26   36   23   18    6   14   16
Jim Colborn            0   0  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    1    0
Tom Hausman            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    2    3

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  1.29   5   0   0   2   0    7    4    1    1    1    3    2
Ray Corbin             0   1  2.08   4   1   1   0   0   13   10    5    3    1    9    8
Bill Campbell          0   1  2.53   6   0   0   1   0   11   12    4    3    1    6    6
Vic Albury             2   1  2.92   4   4   1   0   0   25   19   11    8    2   18    9
Bert Blyleven          2   1  3.05   5   5   2   0   0   38   34   16   13    1   16   33
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
Jim Hughes             0   1  6.14   3   1   0   0   0    7    8    6    5    0    6    4
Bill Butler            0   1 10.00   3   1   0   0   0    9   17   11   10    0    3    9

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Larry Gura             0   0  1.04   3   0   0   0   0    9    6    1    1    1    1    3
Pat Dobson             2   2  2.00   4   4   2   0   0   27   21   12    6    5   13   15
Rudy May               2   1  2.33   4   3   2   0   0   27   14    7    7    2    9   17
Doc Medich             3   2  2.77   5   5   3   0   2   39   31   12   12    3   10   21
Sparky Lyle            0   1  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    0    4    6
Catfish Hunter         1   3  5.71   5   5   2   0   0   35   31   22   22    5   12   22
Mike Wallace           0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    1    0    1
Dick Tidrow            0   0 12.46   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    6    6    0    4    5

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Norris            1   0  0.00   3   3   1   0   1   16    4    2    0    0    6    4
Dave Hamilton          1   1  1.29   3   1   0   0   0   14   10    3    2    0    6    7
Ken Holtzman           1   3  2.03   5   5   2   0   0   40   35   13    9    0   11   15
Glenn Abbott           2   0  2.33   3   3   2   0   0   19   15    5    5    2    9    9
Vida Blue              5   1  2.49   6   6   1   0   0   43   28   12   12    3   10   33
Rollie Fingers         0   2  4.50  12   0   0   4   0   14   17    7    7    0    6   14
Paul Lindblad          2   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   15   14    9    9    3    4    7
Jim Todd               0   0  6.00   3   0   0   2   0    6    6    4    4    0    0    0
Blue Moon Odom         0   1  9.39   4   2   0   0   0    8   13    8    8    1    8    3

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Merritt            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Stan Thomas            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    0    0    3    3
Jim Umbarger           1   0  0.77   7   0   0   0   0   12   10    1    1    0    5    1
Steve Hargan           1   1  1.62   3   1   1   0   0   17   12    3    3    0    3    5
Jackie Brown           1   1  3.54   4   3   1   0   1   20   20    9    8    2   13   11
Bill Hands             1   2  3.54   3   3   0   0   0   20   19   12    8    1    7    9
Fergie Jenkins         2   2  4.26   4   4   1   0   0   25   26   13   12    4    5   11
Clyde Wright           0   1  4.61   3   2   0   0   0   14   15    9    7    0    5    6
Steve Foucault         1   0  4.96  10   0   0   1   0   16   16   10    9    2    6    7
Jim Bibby              0   2  6.75   3   3   1   0   0   15   16   13   11    1   10    8

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  P. Broberg (MIL)          3
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  B. Champion (MIL)         3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  J. Kaat (CHI)             3
  L. LaGrow (DET)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. Medich (NY)            3

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  B. Lee (BOS)              3
  J. Perry (CLE)            3
  J. Bibby (TEX)            2
  P. Broberg (MIL)          2

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  D. Medich (NY)            3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  L. Tiant (BOS)            3
  G. Abbott (OAK)           2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  B. Champion (MIL)         2

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)           5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  R. Gossage (CHI)          4
  D. Bird (KC)              3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        2
  T. Buskey (CLE)           2
  T. Forster (CHI)          2
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         2
  J. Todd (OAK)             2

Shutouts:

  D. Medich (NY)            2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  P. Broberg (MIL)          1
  J. Brown (TEX)            1
  B. Champion (MIL)         1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        1
  A. Hassler (CAL)          1
  M. Lolich (DET)           1
  M. Norris (OAK)           1

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (OAK)          43.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         42.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          42.1
  S. Busby (KC)          41.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          41.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      40.0
  D. Medich (NY)         39.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      38.1
  P. Broberg (MIL)       37.1
  B. Champion (MIL)      36.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            50
  G. Perry (CLE)           37
  J. Slaton (MIL)          36
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        35
  B. Singer (CAL)          35
  R. Wise (BOS)            35
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        34
  B. Lee (BOS)             32
  J. Coleman (DET)         31
  C. Hunter (NY)           31

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            29
  J. Slaton (MIL)          23
  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         20
  B. Lee (BOS)             20
  J. Coleman (DET)         19
  J. Kaat (CHI)            18
  B. Singer (CAL)          17
  R. Wise (BOS)            17
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        16

Home Runs:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  P. Dobson (NY)            5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  J. Perry (CLE)            5
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  R. Wise (BOS)             4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  V. Albury (MIN)          18
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         17
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        16
  P. Broberg (MIL)         16
  M. Torrez (BAL)          16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  T. Forster (CHI)         15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  S. Busby (KC)            14

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  G. Perry (CLE)           35
  V. Blue (OAK)            33
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        33
  S. Busby (KC)            28
  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  A. Hassler (CAL)         21
  D. Medich (NY)           21
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  L. Tiant (BOS)           19

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