Monday May 12, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 12, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         18  12  2.83   30   8   9   267   218   98   84   15  100  144
Milwaukee       16  10  3.19   26   5   9   226   194   90   80   18   93  106
Texas           17  12  3.24   29  10   3   261   237  112   94   14  110  120
California      15  16  3.36   31  13   4   281   247  127  105   14  124  199
New York        11  17  3.63   28  13   0   243   211  109   98   24   95  142
Minnesota       12  13  3.66   25   8   5   217   198  108   88   17  115  131
Baltimore       12  15  3.75   27  10   0   247   223  109  103   17   97  117
Cleveland       11  15  3.85   26   8   3   232   216  107   99   24  100  128
Kansas City     15  16  3.94   31  10   4   276   281  146  121   15  100  165
Boston          14  11  4.03   25  12   5   228   213  110  102   20   74   99
Chicago         12  17  4.15   29   3   9   267   281  140  123   18  142  148
Detroit         13  12  4.20   25   6   4   223   234  128  104   23   94  114

 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
Steve Hargan (TEX)     3   1  1.82   5   3   3   0   0   35   25    9    7    1    6   19
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   2  1.84   7   7   5   0   2   59   42   17   12    1   10   39
Jim Kern (CLE)         0   0  1.87   7   1   0   0   0   34   25    7    7    2   20   25
Vida Blue (OAK)        7   1  1.96   9   9   2   0   0   69   50   21   15    4   23   54
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
Terry Forster (CHI)    2   2  2.28  12   0   0   4   0   28   19   10    7    0   22   25
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             5   2  1.84   7   7   5   0   2   59   42   17   12    1   10   39
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 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
Mike Cuellar           2   2  4.25   7   7   2   0   1   49   39   23   23    3   25   15
Ross Grimsley          0   4  4.79   6   6   0   0   0   41   41   22   22    7   10   20
Dave Johnson           0   1  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    0    5    4
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

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Drago             0   0  2.35   4   0   0   2   0    8    3    2    2    0    4    7
Diego Segui            1   1  2.81   8   0   0   3   0   16   16    6    5    0   10    9
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
Bill Lee               4   3  4.45   7   7   4   0   0   55   53   29   27    2   19   14
Roger Moret            1   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    5    4
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    1    2
Reggie Cleveland       2   1  5.09   5   5   0   0   0   35   37   20   20    3   14   13

 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
Andy Hassler           3   3  2.96   7   7   5   0   1   52   43   20   17    2   15   32
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.00  13   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    3    0    5    4
Ed Figueroa            1   0  3.71   4   3   1   0   0   17   17   10    7    1    8   12
Bill Singer            2   5  3.95   8   7   2   1   0   55   50   27   24    2   21   22
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   2  2.28  12   0   0   4   0   28   19   10    7    0   22   25
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
Claude Osteen          1   3  4.44   8   8   0   0   0   47   57   23   23    4   24   18
Wilbur Wood            2   6  4.82   9   9   2   0   0   62   78   39   33    5   23   28
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  1.87   7   1   0   0   0   34   25    7    7    2   20   25
Tom Buskey             2   0  2.29  12   0   0   3   0   20   17    5    5    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  1.06   8   0   0   4   0   17   10    2    2    2    9   23
Vern Ruhle             2   1  3.31   7   6   0   0   0   35   39   21   13    4   14    8
Tom Walker             1   1  3.32   8   1   0   0   0   19   15   10    7    3    7   12
Mickey Lolich          3   2  3.80   6   6   2   0   1   43   49   21   18    3   13   28
Lerrin LaGrow          3   2  3.93   5   5   2   0   0   37   38   18   16    2   16   10
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
Ray Bare               1   1  6.17   6   0   0   0   0   12   15    8    8    0    5    3
Tom Makowski           0   0  8.10   1   0   0   0   0    3    6    9    3    2    4    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   1  0.87   9   0   0   0   0   10    8    3    1    0    4    7
Steve Busby            5   2  2.58   8   8   4   0   1   66   54   20   19    0   22   47
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    0    4    7
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
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
Dennis Leonard         0   1  5.00   3   2   0   0   0   18   19   10   10    3   10   17
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  1.62   7   0   0   1   0   17    6    3    3    1    5   14
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
Ed Sprague             1   0  3.65   3   2   0   0   0   12   15    5    5    1    9    3
Bill Champion          4   2  3.79   8   8   3   0   1   55   46   25   23    2   20   20
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          4   1  3.08   8   8   4   0   0   64   51   26   22    5   24   56
Dave Goltz             2   2  3.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   22   13   10    2   11   13
Bill Campbell          0   2  3.72  10   0   0   2   0   19   20    9    8    1   13   12
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
Mike Pazik             0   1 14.73   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    2    3    3

 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
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
Sparky Lyle            1   2  3.27  12   0   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    0   10   12
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
Rudy May               2   2  3.86   6   5   2   0   0   35   24   16   15    2   17   24
Dick Tidrow            0   0  5.11   6   0   0   0   0   12   11    7    7    1    9    9
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              7   1  1.96   9   9   2   0   0   69   50   21   15    4   23   54
Ken Holtzman           1   4  2.49   8   8   3   0   0   61   53   21   17    1   22   24
Dave Hamilton          1   2  2.91   5   3   0   0   0   22   21    8    7    1    8   11
Rollie Fingers         3   2  2.96  18   0   0   4   0   27   23    9    9    1   10   22
Jim Todd               0   1  3.00   6   0   0   3   0   15   13    5    5    0    2    5
Glenn Abbott           2   1  3.71   5   5   2   0   0   27   23   11   11    4   15   11
Paul Lindblad          3   0  3.86  10   0   0   2   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
Clyde Wright           0   2  4.07   5   4   0   0   0   24   26   14   11    0   17    8
Fergie Jenkins         5   2  4.10   7   7   3   0   0   48   52   23   22    5   11   25
Steve Foucault         2   0  4.28  15   0   0   3   0   27   25   16   13    3   15   13
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)             7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  P. Broberg (MIL)          5
  S. Busby (KC)             5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  J. Kaat (CHI)             5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  B. Champion (MIL)         4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Perry (CLE)            5
  B. Singer (CAL)           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

Complete Games:

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

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
  S. Foucault (TEX)         3
  D. Segui (BOS)            3

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
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  B. Champion (MIL)         1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        1

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (OAK)          69.0
  S. Busby (KC)          66.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         65.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      64.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          61.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      61.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         60.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        58.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          56.0
  D. Medich (NY)         55.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  J. Slaton (MIL)          60
  C. Osteen (CHI)          57
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  S. Busby (KC)            54
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        53
  J. Kaat (CHI)            53
  B. Lee (BOS)             53
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         52
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        51

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  J. Slaton (MIL)          32
  B. Lee (BOS)             29
  B. Singer (CAL)          27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  J. Coleman (DET)         26
  J. Perry (CLE)           26
  B. Champion (MIL)        25
  C. Hunter (NY)           25
  P. Splittorff (KC)       25

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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         25
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        24
  P. Broberg (MIL)         24
  C. Osteen (CHI)          24
  V. Blue (OAK)            23
  W. Wood (CHI)            23
  V. Albury (MIN)          22

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            62
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        56
  V. Blue (OAK)            54
  G. Perry (CLE)           48
  S. Busby (KC)            47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  C. Hunter (NY)           34
  J. Slaton (MIL)          34
  A. Hassler (CAL)         32
  J. Kaat (CHI)            30

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