Friday May 9, 1975
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 9, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         16  11  2.81   27   7   7   240   195   87   75   13   91  130
Texas           15  12  3.19   27   9   2   243   217  103   86   13  103  110
Minnesota       11  11  3.19   22   7   5   192   170   87   68   13   99  117
Milwaukee       15   9  3.27   24   5   8   209   183   86   76   18   89   98
California      14  15  3.42   29  12   4   263   233  122  100   13  116  182
New York        10  16  3.63   26  12   0   226   197  102   91   23   91  125
Baltimore       10  14  3.64   24   9   0   220   193   94   89   16   89  103
Cleveland       10  14  3.74   24   8   3   212   194   96   88   22   89  114
Detroit         12  10  4.04   22   6   4   196   201  112   88   19   84   99
Kansas City     14  14  4.06   28   9   4   250   258  138  113   14   94  140
Boston          13   9  4.13   22  10   5   203   193  101   93   20   68   91
Chicago         11  16  4.26   27   3   8   247   261  133  117   16  133  139

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     1   2  1.29  12   0   0   4   0   28   14    5    4    0   17   24
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   2  1.63   6   6   4   0   2   50   33   14    9    1   10   33
Vida Blue (OAK)        6   1  1.73   8   8   2   0   0   62   41   16   12    3   21   48
Steve Hargan (TEX)     3   1  1.82   5   3   3   0   0   35   25    9    7    1    6   19
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       6   1  2.25   7   7   4   0   2   56   38   15   14    3   36   62
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     1   3  2.41   7   7   2   0   0   52   44   18   14    1   18   23
Rudy May (NY)          2   1  2.51   5   4   2   0   0   32   19   10    9    2   15   20
Pete Broberg (MIL)     4   3  2.51   7   7   1   0   1   47   35   13   13    5   22   21
Bill Hands (TEX)       2   2  2.51   4   4   0   0   0   29   24   12    8    1    8   15
Jim Kaat (CHI)         5   0  2.58   9   7   1   0   0   52   53   21   15    4   15   30

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             4   2  1.63   6   6   4   0   2   50   33   14    9    1   10   33
Doyle Alexander        1   1  2.82   4   1   0   0   0   22   17    7    7    4    6    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    6    2
Mike Torrez            3   1  3.62   5   5   3   0   0   37   35   15   15    0   23   13
Mike Cuellar           2   1  3.68   6   6   2   0   1   44   33   18   18    3   23   15
Wayne Garland          0   0  4.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    5    7
Ross Grimsley          0   4  4.79   6   6   0   0   0   41   41   22   22    7   10   20
Bob Reynolds           0   1  9.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    8    4    4    1    0    1
Grant Jackson          0   1 11.25   6   0   0   0   0    4    8    5    5    0    3    2
Dave Johnson           0   1 11.57   4   0   0   0   0    2    5    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  1.80   7   0   0   3   0   15   12    4    3    0   10    8
Dick Drago             0   0  2.35   4   0   0   2   0    8    3    2    2    0    4    7
Rick Wise              3   2  3.49   6   6   4   0   0   49   46   20   19    6   11   26
Luis Tiant             3   3  4.19   6   6   3   0   0   43   38   23   20    7    9   22
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    1    2
Bill Lee               3   3  4.93   6   6   3   0   0   46   46   27   25    2   15   12
Roger Moret            1   0  5.06   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    1    5    4
Reggie Cleveland       2   1  5.28   4   4   0   0   0   29   32   17   17    3   13   10

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Nolan Ryan             6   1  2.25   7   7   4   0   2   56   38   15   14    3   36   62
Don Kirkwood           0   2  2.38   8   0   0   2   0   23   18    9    6    1    6   17
Ed Figueroa            1   0  2.93   3   3   1   0   0   15   14    8    5    1    8   12
Andy Hassler           3   3  2.96   7   7   5   0   1   52   43   20   17    2   15   32
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.24  12   0   0   0   0    8    9    5    3    0    5    2
Frank Tanana           1   0  3.50   5   4   0   0   0   18   17    7    7    2    8   16
Bill Singer            2   4  3.94   7   6   2   1   0   48   43   24   21    1   16   20
Steve Blateric         0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    5    3    0    1    5
Chuck Dobson           0   2  7.25   7   2   0   0   0   22   26   23   18    3   11   10
Dick Lange             0   1  7.36   3   0   0   1   0    4    3    3    3    0    2    2

 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           1   2  1.29  12   0   0   4   0   28   14    5    4    0   17   24
Terry Forster          2   1  1.96  11   0   0   4   0   23   12    7    5    0   19   22
Jim Kaat               5   0  2.58   9   7   1   0   0   52   53   21   15    4   15   30
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10    5    4    4    0    6    5
Wilbur Wood            1   6  4.79   8   8   2   0   0   56   72   36   30    4   20   25
Claude Osteen          1   3  4.87   7   7   0   0   0   41   52   22   22    3   23   16
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
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   7   0   0   0   0   11    9    1    0    0    8    9
Jim Kern               0   0  1.82   6   0   0   0   0   25   17    5    5    2   13   17
Don Hood               1   0  2.25   3   2   1   0   0   16   12    4    4    1    6    6
Tom Buskey             1   0  2.40  10   0   0   3   0   15   12    4    4    1    8    6
Dave LaRoche           0   0  2.45   7   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    2    0    9    8
Gaylord Perry          4   4  3.15   8   8   6   0   1   66   56   24   23    7   14   48
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.19   4   3   0   0   0   19   19   11    9    3    4    7
Jim Perry              1   5  6.82   6   6   0   0   0   30   37   26   23    6   14    6
Fritz Peterson         2   3  7.25   5   5   1   0   0   22   28   18   18    2   13    7

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            1   0  0.00   6   0   0   4   0   14    7    0    0    0    7   19
Tom Walker             1   1  2.00   7   1   0   0   0   18   13    7    4    2    6   11
Mickey Lolich          3   1  2.79   5   5   2   0   1   39   41   15   12    2   12   23
Lerrin LaGrow          3   2  3.93   5   5   2   0   0   37   38   18   16    2   16   10
Vern Ruhle             1   1  4.18   6   5   0   0   0   28   31   21   13    4   10    8
Joe Coleman            2   3  5.74   5   5   1   0   0   31   32   21   20    6   15   18
Dave Lemanczyk         0   1  6.35   4   1   1   0   0   17   21   13   12    1    9    8
Tom Makowski           0   0  8.10   1   0   0   0   0    3    6    9    3    2    4    0
Ray Bare               1   1  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    9   12    8    8    0    5    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   1  1.17   8   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    1    0    4    4
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    0    4    7
Steve Busby            4   2  2.98   7   7   3   0   0   57   49   20   19    0   20   38
Doug Bird              2   2  3.09  11   0   0   4   0   23   20    8    8    1    6   16
Nelson Briles          3   0  3.31   5   5   2   0   0   35   30   17   13    4    7   22
Dennis Leonard         0   0  3.55   2   1   0   0   0   13   13    5    5    2    7   11
Al Fitzmorris          3   3  3.88   7   7   3   0   1   46   43   23   20    2   19   11
Paul Splittorff        1   4  5.02   7   6   1   0   0   29   35   25   16    3   16   21
Marty Pattin           0   0  6.35   7   0   0   0   0   17   24   15   12    2    4    5
Bruce Dal Canton       0   2 15.58   4   2   0   0   0    9   23   18   15    0    7    5

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Castro            0   0  0.82   3   0   0   0   0   11    5    3    1    1    1    4
Tom Murphy             1   0  1.17  10   0   0   6   0   15   12    2    2    0    1    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  1.80   6   0   0   1   0   15    6    3    3    1    5   13
Jim Colborn            0   1  2.45   5   0   0   1   0   15   10    5    4    1    6    3
Pete Broberg           4   3  2.51   7   7   1   0   1   47   35   13   13    5   22   21
Bill Champion          4   1  3.54   7   7   3   0   1   48   37   21   19    2   18   16
Ed Sprague             1   0  3.65   3   2   0   0   0   12   15    5    5    1    9    3
Jim Slaton             3   4  5.56   8   8   1   0   0   44   60   32   27    7   25   34
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   7   0   0   3   0    9    5    1    1    1    3    3
Ray Corbin             0   1  2.08   4   1   1   0   0   13   10    5    3    1    9    8
Jim Hughes             2   1  2.31   5   2   1   0   0   23   19    8    6    1   14   11
Vic Albury             2   1  2.70   5   5   1   0   0   27   21   14    8    3   22   10
Bert Blyleven          3   1  2.93   7   7   3   0   0   55   45   22   18    4   22   48
Bill Campbell          0   2  3.00   9   0   0   2   0   15   16    6    5    1    9   12
Dave Goltz             2   2  3.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   22   13   10    2   11   13
Joe Decker             1   1  4.61   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    7    7    0    6    3
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  2.51   5   4   2   0   0   32   19   10    9    2   15   20
Larry Gura             0   1  2.65   5   1   0   0   0   17   18    6    5    1    6    6
Doc Medich             3   4  3.23   7   7   4   0   2   56   45   20   20    6   15   28
Pat Dobson             2   4  3.38   7   7   2   0   0   45   46   24   17    8   20   27
Sparky Lyle            1   2  3.72  11   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    0    8   10
Catfish Hunter         2   4  4.01   7   7   4   0   1   52   42   25   23    5   18   27
Dick Tidrow            0   0  6.48   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    6    6    0    9    5
Mike Wallace           0   0 14.54   2   0   0   0   0    4   10    7    7    1    0    2

 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
Vida Blue              6   1  1.73   8   8   2   0   0   62   41   16   12    3   21   48
Dave Hamilton          1   2  1.86   4   2   0   0   0   19   17    5    4    0    7   11
Ken Holtzman           1   3  2.41   7   7   2   0   0   52   44   18   14    1   18   23
Jim Todd               0   1  3.55   5   0   0   2   0   13   13    5    5    0    2    3
Glenn Abbott           2   1  3.71   5   5   2   0   0   27   23   11   11    4   15   11
Rollie Fingers         2   2  3.86  17   0   0   4   0   21   22    9    9    1    8   17
Paul Lindblad          3   0  3.92   9   0   0   1   0   21   15   10    9    3    5    9
Blue Moon Odom         0   1 10.61   5   2   0   0   0    9   16   11   11    1    9    4

 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   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    0    0    4    3
Jim Umbarger           1   0  0.51  10   0   0   0   0   18   10    1    1    0   10    2
Steve Hargan           3   1  1.82   5   3   3   0   0   35   25    9    7    1    6   19
Bill Hands             2   2  2.51   4   4   0   0   0   29   24   12    8    1    8   15
Jackie Brown           2   2  3.44   6   5   2   0   1   34   34   14   13    3   17   18
Fergie Jenkins         4   2  3.53   6   6   3   0   0   43   44   18   17    5   10   23
Clyde Wright           0   2  4.07   5   4   0   0   0   24   26   14   11    0   17    8
Steve Foucault         2   0  4.63  14   0   0   2   0   23   21   14   12    2   12   10
Jim Bibby              1   3  5.22   5   5   1   0   0   29   28   19   17    1   19   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  J. Kaat (CHI)             5
  P. Broberg (MIL)          4
  S. Busby (KC)             4
  B. Champion (MIL)         4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Perry (CLE)            5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  P. Dobson (NY)            4
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         4
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  D. Medich (NY)            4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  D. Medich (NY)            4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  R. Wise (BOS)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  B. Champion (MIL)         3

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)           6
  D. Bird (KC)              4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  T. Forster (CHI)          4
  R. Gossage (CHI)          4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        3
  T. Buskey (CLE)           3
  D. Segui (BOS)            3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2

Shutouts:

  D. Medich (NY)            2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         65.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          62.1
  S. Busby (KC)          57.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          56.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          56.0
  D. Medich (NY)         55.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      55.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      52.1
  J. Kaat (CHI)          52.1
  A. Hassler (CAL)       51.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            72
  J. Slaton (MIL)          60
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  J. Kaat (CHI)            53
  C. Osteen (CHI)          52
  S. Busby (KC)            49
  P. Dobson (NY)           46
  B. Lee (BOS)             46
  R. Wise (BOS)            46
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        45

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            36
  J. Slaton (MIL)          32
  B. Lee (BOS)             27
  J. Perry (CLE)           26
  C. Hunter (NY)           25
  P. Splittorff (KC)       25
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         24
  P. Dobson (NY)           24
  G. Perry (CLE)           24
  B. Singer (CAL)          24

Home Runs:

  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         7
  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  J. Slaton (MIL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  J. Perry (CLE)            6
  R. Wise (BOS)             6
  P. Broberg (MIL)          5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            36
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         23
  C. Osteen (CHI)          23
  M. Torrez (BAL)          23
  V. Albury (MIN)          22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        22
  P. Broberg (MIL)         22
  V. Blue (OAK)            21
  S. Busby (KC)            20

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            62
  V. Blue (OAK)            48
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        48
  G. Perry (CLE)           48
  S. Busby (KC)            38
  J. Slaton (MIL)          34
  J. Palmer (BAL)          33
  A. Hassler (CAL)         32
  J. Kaat (CHI)            30
  D. Medich (NY)           28

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