Tuesday May 13, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 13, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         19  12  2.90   31   8  10   276   226  103   89   15  102  148
Texas           18  12  3.18   30  11   3   266   239  112   94   14  110  123
California      16  16  3.26   32  14   4   290   249  127  105   14  129  206
Milwaukee       16  11  3.32   27   5   9   231   203   95   85   20   94  107
Minnesota       12  14  3.63   26   9   5   226   204  111   91   18  118  134
Baltimore       13  15  3.69   28  11   0   256   227  111  105   17   99  121
New York        11  18  3.70   29  13   0   251   223  114  103   24   99  146
Cleveland       12  15  3.78   27   8   4   241   219  109  101   24  104  134
Kansas City     16  16  4.04   32  10   4   285   291  153  128   17  101  172
Chicago         12  18  4.13   30   3   9   275   289  143  126   18  145  155
Boston          14  12  4.24   26  12   5   236   225  119  111   22   79  102
Detroit         13  13  4.31   26   6   4   232   245  136  111   24   98  121

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     1   2  1.04  14   0   0   5   0   35   17    5    4    0   19   29
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
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       7   1  1.94   8   8   5   0   3   65   40   15   14    3   41   69
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
Bill Hands (TEX)       3   2  2.39   5   5   1   0   0   38   32   14   10    1   11   20
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     2   4  2.48   9   8   3   0   0   62   53   21   17    1   22   25
Steve Busby (KC)       5   2  2.58   8   8   4   0   1   66   54   20   19    0   22   47

 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          1   4  4.29   7   7   1   0   0   50   45   24   24    7   12   24
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
Diego Segui            1   1  2.81   8   0   0   3   0   16   16    6    5    0   10    9
Dick Drago             0   0  3.12   5   0   0   2   0    9    4    3    3    0    5    7
Luis Tiant             3   4  3.88   7   7   4   0   0   51   42   25   22    7   10   24
Rick Wise              3   3  4.07   7   7   4   0   0   55   56   26   25    7   12   29
Bill Lee               4   3  4.45   7   7   4   0   0   55   53   29   27    2   19   14
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
Roger Moret            1   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    5    5    2    8    4

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             7   1  1.94   8   8   5   0   3   65   40   15   14    3   41   69
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
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  1.04  14   0   0   5   0   35   17    5    4    0   19   29
Terry Forster          2   2  2.28  12   0   0   4   0   28   19   10    7    0   22   25
Jim Kaat               5   1  2.83  10   8   1   0   0   57   60   24   18    4   18   33
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   8   0   0   1   0   14    9    1    0    0    9   13
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
Fritz Peterson         3   3  6.35   6   6   1   0   0   28   31   20   20    2   16    9
Jim Perry              1   5  6.82   6   6   0   0   0   30   37   26   23    6   14    6

 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   3  4.66   6   6   2   0   0   39   43   23   20    3   16   13
Tom Makowski           0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7    9   10    4    2    7    3
Ray Bare               1   1  5.40   7   0   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    0    5    3
Dave Lemanczyk         0   1  5.73   6   1   1   0   0   22   25   15   14    1   11   12
Joe Coleman            2   4  6.08   6   6   1   0   0   37   40   26   25    6   16   19

 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
Nelson Briles          3   1  3.32   6   6   2   0   0   43   41   20   16    4    7   28
Doug Bird              2   2  3.70  12   0   0   4   0   24   22   10   10    2    7   17
Al Fitzmorris          4   3  4.14   8   8   3   0   1   54   51   28   25    3   19   17
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
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
Bill Castro            0   0  1.84   4   0   0   0   0   15   11    5    3    1    1    4
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   5  6.04   9   9   1   0   0   45   63   35   30    9   26   35
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   2  2.78   6   6   2   0   0   36   27   17   11    4   25   13
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
Sparky Lyle            1   2  3.09  13   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    0   10   13
Doc Medich             3   5  3.32   8   8   4   0   2   62   54   23   23    6   19   31
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
Larry Gura             0   1  3.57   6   1   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    1    6    6
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           2   4  2.48   9   8   3   0   0   62   53   21   17    1   22   25
Jim Todd               0   1  2.70   7   0   0   4   0   17   13    5    5    0    2    6
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
Paul Lindblad          3   0  3.86  11   0   0   2   0   23   19   11   10    3    5    9
Glenn Abbott           2   1  4.31   6   6   2   0   0   31   27   15   15    4   17   13
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              2   3  4.46   6   6   2   0   1   34   30   19   17    1   19   15

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        4

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  D. Medich (NY)            5
  J. Perry (CLE)            5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  P. Dobson (NY)            4
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  S. Busby (KC)             4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  D. Medich (NY)            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
  J. Todd (OAK)             4
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        3
  T. Buskey (CLE)           3
  S. Foucault (TEX)         3

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  D. Medich (NY)            2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  P. Broberg (MIL)          1
  J. Brown (TEX)            1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  B. Champion (MIL)         1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (OAK)          69.0
  S. Busby (KC)          66.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         65.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          65.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      64.1
  D. Medich (NY)         62.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      61.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          61.2
  C. Hunter (NY)         60.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        58.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  J. Slaton (MIL)          63
  J. Kaat (CHI)            60
  C. Osteen (CHI)          57
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  R. Wise (BOS)            56
  S. Busby (KC)            54
  D. Medich (NY)           54
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        53
  B. Lee (BOS)             53

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  J. Slaton (MIL)          35
  B. Lee (BOS)             29
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       28
  B. Singer (CAL)          27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  J. Coleman (DET)         26
  J. Perry (CLE)           26
  R. Wise (BOS)            26
  B. Champion (MIL)        25

Home Runs:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           9
  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         7
  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  R. Wise (BOS)             7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  J. Perry (CLE)            6
  D. Alexander (BAL)        5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            41
  M. Torrez (BAL)          27
  J. Slaton (MIL)          26
  V. Albury (MIN)          25
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         25
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        24
  P. Broberg (MIL)         24
  C. Osteen (CHI)          24
  V. Blue (OAK)            23
  W. Wood (CHI)            23

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        56
  V. Blue (OAK)            54
  G. Perry (CLE)           48
  S. Busby (KC)            47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  J. Slaton (MIL)          35
  C. Hunter (NY)           34
  J. Kaat (CHI)            33
  A. Hassler (CAL)         32


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