Wednesday May 14, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 14, 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  13  3.07   31  11   3   281   243  115   96   14  119  134
Milwaukee       17  11  3.19   28   5  10   246   211   97   87   20  100  120
California      16  17  3.27   33  14   4   300   260  131  109   14  132  212
Minnesota       13  14  3.49   27  10   5   235   208  111   91   18  119  139
Baltimore       14  15  3.63   29  12   0   265   236  113  107   18  105  125
New York        12  18  3.66   30  14   0   261   230  117  106   25  104  148
Cleveland       12  16  3.73   28   9   4   249   224  112  103   26  110  140
Kansas City     17  16  3.94   33  11   4   294   296  154  129   17  103  182
Chicago         12  19  4.10   31   3   9   283   297  146  129   18  147  158
Boston          14  12  4.24   26  12   5   236   225  119  111   22   79  102
Detroit         13  14  4.29   27   6   4   241   254  140  115   25  104  128

 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
Jim Hughes (MIN)       3   1  1.67   6   3   2   0   1   32   23    8    6    1   15   16
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

 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            5   1  3.59   7   7   4   0   0   53   54   22   21    1   33   22
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
Don Kirkwood           0   2  2.31   9   0   0   2   0   23   18    9    6    1    7   17
Frank Tanana           2   0  2.33   6   5   1   0   1   27   21    7    7    2   11   29
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.00  13   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    3    0    5    4
Andy Hassler           3   4  3.10   8   8   5   0   1   61   54   24   21    2   17   38
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   3  2.45  13   0   0   4   0   29   23   11    8    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  4.61  10  10   2   0   0   68   82   41   35    5   25   31
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   5  3.05   9   9   7   0   1   74   61   27   25    9   20   54
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
Tom Walker             1   1  2.78   9   1   0   0   0   23   16   10    7    3    9   13
Vern Ruhle             2   1  3.31   7   6   0   0   0   35   39   21   13    4   14    8
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   5  6.17   7   7   1   0   0   42   48   30   29    7   20   25

 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          4   1  2.92   7   7   3   0   0   52   46   21   17    4    9   38
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  0.81  12   0   0   7   0   22   15    2    2    0    2    7
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   0  1.45   8   0   0   1   0   19    7    3    3    1    6   18
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  2.30   6   0   0   2   0   16   10    5    4    1    6    4
Ed Sprague             1   0  3.26   4   3   0   0   0   19   19    7    7    1   13    7
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             3   1  1.67   6   3   2   0   1   32   23    8    6    1   15   16
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
Catfish Hunter         4   4  3.31   9   9   6   0   2   71   51   28   26    6   23   36
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
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  0.50  11   0   0   0   0   18   10    1    1    0   11    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   3  3.34   7   5   2   0   1   35   34   15   13    3   19   18
Steve Foucault         2   0  3.48  16   0   0   3   0   34   25   16   13    3   16   19
Clyde Wright           0   2  3.69   6   5   0   0   0   32   30   16   13    0   22   13
Fergie Jenkins         5   2  4.10   7   7   3   0   0   48   52   23   22    5   11   25
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
  M. Torrez (BAL)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  N. Briles (KC)            4

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  A. Hassler (CAL)          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:

  G. Perry (CLE)         73.2
  C. Hunter (NY)         70.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          69.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          68.1
  S. Busby (KC)          66.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          65.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      64.1
  D. Medich (NY)         62.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      61.2
  A. Hassler (CAL)       61.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            82
  J. Slaton (MIL)          63
  G. Perry (CLE)           61
  J. Kaat (CHI)            60
  C. Osteen (CHI)          57
  R. Wise (BOS)            56
  S. Busby (KC)            54
  A. Hassler (CAL)         54
  D. Medich (NY)           54
  M. Torrez (BAL)          54

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            41
  J. Slaton (MIL)          35
  J. Coleman (DET)         30
  B. Lee (BOS)             29
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       28
  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  G. Perry (CLE)           27
  B. Singer (CAL)          27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  J. Perry (CLE)           26

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            41
  M. Torrez (BAL)          33
  J. Slaton (MIL)          26
  V. Albury (MIN)          25
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         25
  W. Wood (CHI)            25
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        24
  P. Broberg (MIL)         24
  C. Osteen (CHI)          24
  V. Blue (OAK)            23

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        56
  V. Blue (OAK)            54
  G. Perry (CLE)           54
  S. Busby (KC)            47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  N. Briles (KC)           38
  A. Hassler (CAL)         38
  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  J. Slaton (MIL)          35

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