Friday May 2, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 2, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         13   8  2.69   21   6   7   187   149   66   56    9   67   98
Milwaukee       11   7  3.10   18   5   7   157   131   63   54   14   65   73
Texas           11   9  3.21   20   6   1   182   167   80   65   10   74   80
California      12  10  3.40   22   9   3   204   182   97   77   10   89  136
New York        10  11  3.41   21  11   0   185   152   76   70   20   67  106
Minnesota        7  10  3.60   17   5   4   147   138   73   59    8   79   85
Kansas City     12  10  3.63   22   8   3   198   195   99   80    8   71  113
Cleveland        8   9  3.68   17   6   3   147   132   64   60   17   58   84
Baltimore        7  11  3.76   18   6   0   165   149   74   69   15   69   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  15  4.75   22   3   6   201   216  122  106   13  116  110

 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
Steve Hargan (TEX)     2   1  1.75   4   2   2   0   0   26   21    6    5    0    5   12
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   2  1.77   5   5   3   0   2   41   28   13    8    1   10   26
Vida Blue (OAK)        5   1  2.03   7   7   1   0   0   53   35   15   12    3   15   39
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
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  3.86   5   5   1   0   1   35   28   15   15    3   20   10
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
Bob Reynolds           0   1 12.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    7    4    4    1    0    0
Grant Jackson          0   1 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    0    1    1
Dave Johnson           0   1 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    0    3    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
Dick Lange             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Don Kirkwood           0   1  0.86   6   0   0   2   0   21   14    5    2    1    4   16
Mickey Scott           1   0  1.17   9   0   0   0   0    8    7    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   3  3.89   6   5   2   1   0   42   39   21   18    1   14   16
Frank Tanana           1   0  4.76   4   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   1  2.37   8   0   0   2   0   19   11    7    5    0   17   19
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
Wilbur Wood            1   5  4.74   7   7   2   0   0   49   61   32   26    3   19   21
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
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       1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    1    0    0    5    5
Don Hood               1   0  0.96   2   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    3    3
Tom Buskey             0   0  1.17   7   0   0   3   0    8    5    1    1    0    5    1
Jim Kern               0   0  2.16   4   0   0   0   0   17   12    4    4    2    7   13
Gaylord Perry          4   2  2.63   6   6   5   0   1   51   42   15   15    5   12   44
Dave LaRoche           0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    4    4
Dick Bosman            0   1  3.18   3   2   0   0   0   17   14    7    6    3    3    6
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   2  2.57   6   6   3   0   0   49   40   15   14    0   16   34
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
Bill Champion          4   1  2.98   6   6   3   0   1   45   32   17   15    2   16   15
Jim Colborn            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    7    2    2    0    1    1
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  1.04   6   0   0   3   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    3
Ray Corbin             0   1  2.08   4   1   1   0   0   13   10    5    3    1    9    8
Bill Campbell          0   1  2.25   7   0   0   1   0   12   13    4    3    1    8    7
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
Dave Goltz             1   2  3.92   3   3   0   0   0   21   18   12    9    2   10    9
Joe Decker             1   1  4.61   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    7    7    0    6    3
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   3  3.06   6   6   4   0   2   47   38   16   16    5   11   24
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
Vida Blue              5   1  2.03   7   7   1   0   0   53   35   15   12    3   15   39
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
Rollie Fingers         1   2  4.11  13   0   0   4   0   15   17    7    7    0    8   14
Paul Lindblad          2   0  5.17   7   0   0   1   0   16   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           2   1  1.75   4   2   2   0   0   26   21    6    5    0    5   12
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
  B. Champion (MIL)         4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  S. Busby (KC)             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
  D. Medich (NY)            3
  C. Osteen (CHI)           3

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  D. Medich (NY)            4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  B. Champion (MIL)         3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  A. Hassler (CAL)          3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  L. Tiant (BOS)            3

Saves:

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

  V. Blue (OAK)          53.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         51.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          49.1
  S. Busby (KC)          49.0
  D. Medich (NY)         47.0
  B. Champion (MIL)      45.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         43.2
  P. Broberg (MIL)       42.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        41.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          41.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            61
  G. Perry (CLE)           42
  J. Slaton (MIL)          41
  S. Busby (KC)            40
  B. Lee (BOS)             40
  J. Kaat (CHI)            39
  B. Singer (CAL)          39
  D. Medich (NY)           38
  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  C. Osteen (CHI)          36

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            32
  B. Lee (BOS)             26
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         24
  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  C. Dobson (CAL)          21
  J. Perry (CLE)           21
  B. Singer (CAL)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  J. Coleman (DET)         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
  D. Medich (NY)            5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  P. Broberg (MIL)         20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         20
  J. Slaton (MIL)          20
  M. Torrez (BAL)          20
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  V. Albury (MIN)          18
  C. Osteen (CHI)          18
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         17
  J. Bibby (TEX)           17

Strikeouts:

  G. Perry (CLE)           44
  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  V. Blue (OAK)            39
  S. Busby (KC)            34
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        33
  J. Palmer (BAL)          26
  C. Hunter (NY)           25
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  A. Hassler (CAL)         24
  D. Medich (NY)           24

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