Thursday May 1, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 1, 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
Milwaukee       10   7  3.16   17   4   7   148   125   61   52   14   60   66
Texas           10   9  3.28   19   5   1   173   158   77   63   10   72   73
New York        10  10  3.36   20  10   0   177   145   72   66   18   66  103
California      12   9  3.36   21   9   3   196   177   93   73   10   84  133
Kansas City     12   9  3.59   21   7   3   190   185   95   76    8   69  107
Baltimore        7  10  3.72   17   6   0   157   141   70   65   14   65   78
Cleveland        7   9  3.73   16   6   2   138   123   61   57   15   54   81
Minnesota        6  10  3.77   16   5   3   138   133   72   58    8   73   80
Detroit         10   7  3.79   17   5   3   152   160   84   64   15   61   68
Boston           8   9  4.68   17   7   3   158   159   90   82   15   55   71
Chicago          7  14  4.90   21   3   6   189   200  118  103   13  111  103

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood (CAL)     0   1  0.86   6   0   0   2   0   21   14    5    2    1    4   16
Mickey Lolich (DET)    3   0  1.41   4   4   2   0   1   32   32    8    5    1    9   18
Rich Gossage (CHI)     0   2  1.74   9   0   0   4   0   21   11    5    4    0   13   15
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   2  1.77   5   5   3   0   2   41   28   13    8    1   10   26
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     1   3  2.03   5   5   2   0   0   40   35   13    9    0   11   15
Pete Broberg (MIL)     4   2  2.11   6   6   1   0   1   43   29   10   10    4   20   19
Steve Busby (KC)       3   1  2.20   5   5   2   0   0   41   30   11   10    0   14   28
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
Wayne Garland          0   0  1.35   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    2    5
Jim Palmer             3   2  1.77   5   5   3   0   2   41   28   13    8    1   10   26
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    5    2
Doyle Alexander        1   1  2.70   3   0   0   0   0   13    8    4    4    3    3    8
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  0.79   5   0   0   2   0   11    8    2    1    0    7    6
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               2   3  5.89   5   5   2   0   0   37   40   26   24    1   13    9
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
Don Kirkwood           0   1  0.86   6   0   0   2   0   21   14    5    2    1    4   16
Mickey Scott           1   0  1.23   8   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    1    0    4    1
Ed Figueroa            1   0  1.93   2   2   1   0   0    9    7    5    2    0    4    7
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
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  7.08   5   2   0   0   0   20   23   21   16    2   11    8

 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   2  1.74   9   0   0   4   0   21   11    5    4    0   13   15
Terry Forster          1   0  2.57   7   0   0   2   0   14    6    6    4    0   15   15
Jim Kaat               3   0  3.19   7   5   1   0   0   37   39   19   13    3   10   20
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   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    0    0    3    3
Don Hood               1   0  0.96   2   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    3    3
Tom Buskey             0   0  1.23   6   0   0   2   0    7    5    1    1    0    4    1
Jim Kern               0   0  2.16   4   0   0   0   0   17   12    4    4    2    7   13
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   4  6.66   5   5   0   0   0   26   31   21   19    6   11    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
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
Vern Ruhle             1   1  3.22   4   4   0   0   0   22   23   14    8    2    7    6
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
Tom Makowski           0   0  8.10   1   0   0   0   0    3    6    9    3    2    4    0
Ray Bare               0   1  9.82   4   0   0   0   0    7   11    8    8    0    4    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   1  1.35   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    1    0    3    4
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
Doug Bird              2   1  2.75   8   0   0   3   0   20   14    6    6    1    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  2.77   5   5   3   0   1   39   32   14   12    1   15   10
Nelson Briles          2   0  3.76   4   4   1   0   0   26   24   15   11    3    7   16
Paul Splittorff        1   3  4.91   5   5   1   0   0   26   30   19   14    2   13   19
Marty Pattin           0   0  6.55   5   0   0   0   0   11   16   10    8    1    3    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
Tom Murphy             0   0  1.74   8   0   0   5   0   10    9    2    2    0    1    1
Pete Broberg           4   2  2.11   6   6   1   0   1   43   29   10   10    4   20   19
Jim Colborn            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    7    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
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         2   3  4.53   6   6   3   0   1   44   36   22   22    5   14   25
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
Clyde Wright           0   1  3.05   4   3   0   0   0   21   21   10    7    0   11    8
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
Steve Foucault         2   0  4.42  11   0   0   1   0   18   16   10    9    2    6    8
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
  P. Broberg (MIL)          4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  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. Perry (CLE)            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
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3

Complete Games:

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

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
  D. Segui (BOS)            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
  C. Hunter (NY)            1
  M. Lolich (DET)           1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         51.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         43.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          43.1
  P. Broberg (MIL)       42.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          42.1
  S. Busby (KC)          41.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          41.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        40.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      40.0
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)     39.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            50
  G. Perry (CLE)           42
  J. Slaton (MIL)          41
  B. Lee (BOS)             40
  J. Kaat (CHI)            39
  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  C. Osteen (CHI)          36
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        35
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         35
  B. Singer (CAL)          35

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            29
  B. Lee (BOS)             26
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         24
  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  C. Dobson (CAL)          21
  J. Perry (CLE)           21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  J. Coleman (DET)         19
  J. Kaat (CHI)            19

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  P. Broberg (MIL)         20
  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

Strikeouts:

  G. Perry (CLE)           44
  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  V. Blue (OAK)            33
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        33
  S. Busby (KC)            28
  J. Palmer (BAL)          26
  C. Hunter (NY)           25
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  A. Hassler (CAL)         24
  D. Medich (NY)           21

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