Wednesday April 30, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 30, 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
California      12   8  3.15   20   9   3   183   161   82   64    9   77  127
Milwaukee        9   7  3.17   16   4   6   139   116   58   49   13   56   62
Detroit         10   6  3.31   16   5   3   144   143   67   53   13   54   68
Texas            9   9  3.46   18   5   1   164   152   76   63   10   66   70
Cleveland        7   8  3.47   15   6   2   130   113   54   50   13   50   75
New York         9  10  3.54   19   9   0   168   140   72   66   18   64  100
Kansas City     11   9  3.55   20   7   3   177   168   85   70    7   64  100
Baltimore        7   9  3.62   16   6   0   149   134   65   60   13   60   70
Minnesota        6  10  3.77   16   5   3   138   133   72   58    8   73   80
Boston           7   9  4.60   16   7   2   149   149   84   76   14   52   68
Chicago          7  13  5.09   20   3   6   180   189  116  102   13  109   95

 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  1.41   4   4   2   0   1   32   32    8    5    1    9   18
Pete Broberg (MIL)     3   2  1.69   5   5   1   0   1   37   23    7    7    3   16   16
Rich Gossage (CHI)     0   1  1.83   8   0   0   4   0   20   11    4    4    0   11   14
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
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
Rudy May (NY)          2   1  2.33   4   3   2   0   0   27   14    7    7    2    9   17
Lerrin LaGrow (DET)    3   0  2.35   3   3   2   0   0   23   18    6    6    2    7    6

 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  2.70   3   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
Mike Torrez            2   1  4.45   4   4   2   0   0   28   29   14   14    0   20   11
Ross Grimsley          0   2  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   28   29   14   14    7    5   16
Dave Johnson           0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    1
Bob Reynolds           0   1 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    1    0    0
Grant Jackson          0   1 15.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    0    1    1

 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   3  4.14   5   5   3   0   0   37   33   20   17    5    8   19
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    1    2
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

 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  0.77   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    1    1    0    6    4
Mickey Scott           1   0  1.69   7   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    1    0    4    1
Nolan Ryan             4   1  2.85   5   5   3   0   1   41   29   13   13    3   29   43
Andy Hassler           3   1  3.38   5   5   3   0   1   35   32   15   13    1    8   24
Bill Singer            2   2  3.74   5   4   2   1   0   34   35   17   14    1   10   13
Frank Tanana           1   0  4.76   3   3   0   0   0   11    9    6    6    2    5   12
Steve Blateric         0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    5    3    0    1    5
Chuck Dobson           0   2  6.75   4   2   0   0   0   17   19   18   13    2    8    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  1.83   8   0   0   4   0   20   11    4    4    0   11   14
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  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10    5    4    4    0    6    5
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   3  5.34   5   5   0   0   0   29   36   17   17    2   18   13
Jim Otten              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    5    4    1    7    3
Danny Osborn           0   0  7.11   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    0    4    3
Stan Bahnsen           0   4 12.00   5   5   0   0   0   18   28   24   24    4   17    8

 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               1   0  0.96   2   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    3    3
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          4   2  2.63   6   6   5   0   1   51   42   15   15    5   12   44
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  1.41   4   4   2   0   1   32   32    8    5    1    9   18
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             1   1  2.45   5   1   0   0   0   15   12    7    4    2    5   10
Ray Bare               0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    2    0
Dave Lemanczyk         0   1  6.89   3   1   1   0   0   16   21   13   12    1    8    6
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
Steve Mingori          0   1  1.59   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    1    0    2    2
Steve Busby            3   1  2.20   5   5   2   0   0   41   30   11   10    0   14   28
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    0    4    7
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  2.77   5   5   3   0   1   39   32   14   12    1   15   10
Nelson Briles          2   0  3.09   3   3   1   0   0   23   17    9    8    2    7   14
Doug Bird              1   1  3.75   7   0   0   3   0   12   10    5    5    1    3   12
Paul Splittorff        1   3  4.91   5   5   1   0   0   26   30   19   14    2   13   19
Marty Pattin           0   0  5.59   4   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    6    1    2    4
Bruce Dal Canton       0   2 11.74   3   2   0   0   0    8   18   13   10    0    4    4

 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
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  1.35   4   0   0   1   0    7    2    1    1    0    3    6
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
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             2   4  5.40   6   6   1   0   0   33   41   25   20    6   20   25
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
Rudy May               2   1  2.33   4   3   2   0   0   27   14    7    7    2    9   17
Larry Gura             0   1  2.45   4   1   0   0   0   15   14    4    4    1    5    5
Pat Dobson             2   2  2.62   5   5   2   0   0   34   31   16   10    6   17   20
Doc Medich             3   2  2.77   5   5   3   0   2   39   31   12   12    3   10   21
Sparky Lyle            1   1  4.05   7   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    5    9
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  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    6    6    0    6    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  0.69   8   0   0   0   0   13   10    1    1    0    6    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         3   2  3.67   5   5   2   0   0   34   35   15   14    4    6   18
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              1   2  5.24   4   4   1   0   0   22   21   15   13    1   17   10

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  P. Broberg (MIL)          3
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  B. Champion (MIL)         3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  A. Hassler (CAL)          3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  J. Kaat (CHI)             3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  A. Hassler (CAL)          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

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:

  G. Perry (CLE)         51.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          43.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          42.1
  S. Busby (KC)          41.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          41.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      40.0
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)     39.0
  D. Medich (NY)         39.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      38.1
  P. Broberg (MIL)       37.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            50
  G. Perry (CLE)           42
  J. Slaton (MIL)          41
  C. Osteen (CHI)          36
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        35
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         35
  B. Singer (CAL)          35
  R. Wise (BOS)            35
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        34
  L. Tiant (BOS)           33

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            29
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         24
  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  B. Lee (BOS)             20
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  J. Coleman (DET)         19
  P. Splittorff (KC)       19
  C. Dobson (CAL)          18
  J. Kaat (CHI)            18

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (BAL)         7
  P. Dobson (NY)            6
  J. Slaton (MIL)           6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  J. Perry (CLE)            5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  J. Slaton (MIL)          20
  M. Torrez (BAL)          20
  V. Albury (MIN)          18
  C. Osteen (CHI)          18
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         17
  J. Bibby (TEX)           17
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         17
  P. Dobson (NY)           17
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        16

Strikeouts:

  G. Perry (CLE)           44
  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  V. Blue (OAK)            33
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        33
  S. Busby (KC)            28
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  A. Hassler (CAL)         24
  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  D. Medich (NY)           21
  P. Dobson (NY)           20

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