Saturday May 10, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 10, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         16  12  2.82   28   8   7   249   204   90   78   13   95  131
Milwaukee       16   9  3.14   25   5   9   218   185   86   76   18   91  101
Texas           16  12  3.14   28  10   2   252   225  105   88   13  106  115
California      15  15  3.31   30  13   4   272   237  122  100   13  119  195
Minnesota       11  12  3.38   23   7   5   200   180   95   75   14  106  120
New York        11  16  3.49   27  13   0   235   199  102   91   23   91  132
Baltimore       11  14  3.69   25   9   0   229   206  100   94   17   93  108
Cleveland       10  15  3.92   25   8   3   221   205  104   96   24   93  120
Kansas City     14  15  4.03   29   9   4   259   269  141  116   14   95  147
Boston          13  10  4.06   23  11   5   211   197  103   95   20   69   93
Detroit         12  11  4.08   23   6   4   205   210  117   93   19   86  103
Chicago         12  16  4.22   28   3   9   256   269  136  120   17  138  143

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     1   2  1.14  13   0   0   5   0   32   16    5    4    0   19   25
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
Pete Broberg (MIL)     5   3  2.18   8   8   1   0   1   54   37   13   13    5   24   22
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       6   1  2.25   7   7   4   0   2   56   38   15   14    3   36   62
Frank Tanana (CAL)     2   0  2.33   6   5   1   0   1   27   21    7    7    2   11   29
Bill Hands (TEX)       3   2  2.39   5   5   1   0   0   38   32   14   10    1   11   20
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     1   4  2.49   8   8   3   0   0   61   53   21   17    1   22   24
Rudy May (NY)          2   1  2.51   5   4   2   0   0   32   19   10    9    2   15   20

 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  2.88   5   1   0   0   0   25   20    8    8    5    6    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    6    2
Mike Cuellar           2   1  3.68   6   6   2   0   1   44   33   18   18    3   23   15
Mike Torrez            4   1  3.92   6   6   3   0   0   44   45   20   19    0   27   18
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   4  3.88   7   7   4   0   0   51   42   25   22    7   10   24
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
Frank Tanana           2   0  2.33   6   5   1   0   1   27   21    7    7    2   11   29
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
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  1.14  13   0   0   5   0   32   16    5    4    0   19   25
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            2   6  4.82   9   9   2   0   0   62   78   39   33    5   23   28
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
Tom Buskey             1   0  2.04  11   0   0   3   0   18   14    4    4    1    9    8
Gaylord Perry          4   4  3.15   8   8   6   0   1   66   56   24   23    7   14   48
Don Hood               1   1  3.98   4   3   1   0   0   20   17    9    9    2    7   10
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.29   5   3   0   0   0   21   20   12   10    3    6    7
Dave LaRoche           0   0  4.70   8   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    4    1    9    8
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
Dave Lemanczyk         0   1  5.31   5   1   1   0   0   20   22   13   12    1   10   11
Joe Coleman            2   4  6.08   6   6   1   0   0   37   40   26   25    6   16   19
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   1  3.32   6   6   2   0   0   43   41   20   16    4    7   28
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  4.85   8   6   1   0   0   30   35   25   16    3   17   22
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  1.04  11   0   0   7   0   17   12    2    2    0    1    3
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  1.80   6   0   0   1   0   15    6    3    3    1    5   13
Pete Broberg           5   3  2.18   8   8   1   0   1   54   37   13   13    5   24   22
Jim Colborn            0   1  2.45   5   0   0   1   0   15   10    5    4    1    6    3
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  0.84   8   0   0   3   0   11    5    1    1    1    4    4
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
Ray Corbin             0   2  4.08   5   2   1   0   0   18   16   11    8    2   13   10
Joe Decker             1   1  4.61   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    7    7    0    6    3
Bill Butler            0   1 10.45   4   1   0   0   0   10   21   13   12    0    5    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
Catfish Hunter         3   4  3.41   8   8   5   0   2   61   44   25   23    5   18   34
Sparky Lyle            1   2  3.72  11   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    0    8   10
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   4  2.49   8   8   3   0   0   61   53   21   17    1   22   24
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             3   2  2.39   5   5   1   0   0   38   32   14   10    1   11   20
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
  P. Broberg (MIL)          5
  J. Kaat (CHI)             5
  S. Busby (KC)             4
  B. Champion (MIL)         4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  M. Torrez (BAL)           4

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Perry (CLE)            5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  P. Dobson (NY)            4
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  D. Medich (NY)            4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)           7
  R. Gossage (CHI)          5
  D. Bird (KC)              4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  T. Forster (CHI)          4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        3
  T. Buskey (CLE)           3
  D. Segui (BOS)            3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2

Shutouts:

  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  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

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         65.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          62.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          61.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      61.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         60.2
  S. Busby (KC)          57.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          56.0
  D. Medich (NY)         55.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      55.1
  P. Broberg (MIL)       53.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  J. Slaton (MIL)          60
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        53
  J. Kaat (CHI)            53
  C. Osteen (CHI)          52
  S. Busby (KC)            49
  P. Dobson (NY)           46
  B. Lee (BOS)             46
  R. Wise (BOS)            46

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  J. Slaton (MIL)          32
  B. Lee (BOS)             27
  J. Coleman (DET)         26
  J. Perry (CLE)           26
  C. Hunter (NY)           25
  P. Splittorff (KC)       25
  L. Tiant (BOS)           25
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         24
  P. Dobson (NY)           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
  D. Alexander (BAL)        5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            36
  M. Torrez (BAL)          27
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  P. Broberg (MIL)         24
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         23
  C. Osteen (CHI)          23
  W. Wood (CHI)            23
  V. Albury (MIN)          22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        22
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        22

Strikeouts:

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

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