Thursday May 15, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 15, 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  14  3.10   32  12   3   290   253  123  100   17  121  139
Milwaukee       18  11  3.25   29   5  11   255   221  102   92   23  104  124
California      16  17  3.27   33  14   4   300   260  131  109   14  132  212
Minnesota       14  14  3.55   28  10   5   244   214  117   96   20  125  147
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  17  3.81   29   9   4   257   230  119  109   27  118  146
Kansas City     18  16  3.83   34  12   4   303   300  154  129   17  105  187
Chicago         12  19  4.10   31   3   9   283   297  146  129   18  147  158
Boston          14  13  4.16   27  13   5   245   233  122  113   22   83  105
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
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
Steve Hargan (TEX)     3   2  2.27   6   4   4   0   0   44   35   17   11    4    8   24
Steve Busby (KC)       6   2  2.27   9   9   5   0   2   75   58   20   19    0   24   52
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   5  3.60   8   8   5   0   0   60   50   28   24    7   14   27
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
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.29   5   3   0   0   0   21   20   12   10    3    6    7
Dave LaRoche           0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    4    1    9    9
Don Hood               1   1  4.88   5   4   1   0   0   24   19   13   13    3   12   12
Fritz Peterson         3   3  6.35   6   6   1   0   0   28   31   20   20    2   16    9
Jim Perry              1   6  6.43   7   6   0   0   0   35   40   29   25    6   17    9

 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            6   2  2.27   9   9   5   0   2   75   58   20   19    0   24   52
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  1.42   9   0   0   2   0   19    7    3    3    1    7   18
Bill Castro            0   0  1.84   4   0   0   0   0   15   11    5    3    1    1    4
Jim Colborn            0   1  2.30   6   0   0   2   0   16   10    5    4    1    6    4
Pete Broberg           6   3  2.60   9   9   1   0   1   62   47   18   18    8   27   26
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          2   1  0.66   9   0   0   3   0   14    5    1    1    1    8    5
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  3.25   9   9   4   0   0   69   55   30   25    6   25   63
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
Bill Campbell          0   2  4.43  11   0   0   2   0   20   22   11   10    2   14   12
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   2  2.27   6   4   4   0   0   44   35   17   11    4    8   24
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)          6
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  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:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  S. Busby (KC)             5
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  S. Hargan (TEX)           4
  B. Lee (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
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  D. Medich (NY)            2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  P. Broberg (MIL)          1
  J. Brown (TEX)            1
  B. Champion (MIL)         1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Busby (KC)          75.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         73.2
  C. Hunter (NY)         70.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      69.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          69.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          68.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          65.0
  P. Broberg (MIL)       62.1
  D. Medich (NY)         62.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      61.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            82
  J. Slaton (MIL)          63
  G. Perry (CLE)           61
  J. Kaat (CHI)            60
  S. Busby (KC)            58
  C. Osteen (CHI)          57
  R. Wise (BOS)            56
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        55
  A. Hassler (CAL)         54
  D. Medich (NY)           54

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            41
  M. Torrez (BAL)          33
  P. Broberg (MIL)         27
  J. Slaton (MIL)          26
  V. Albury (MIN)          25
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        25
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         25
  W. Wood (CHI)            25
  S. Busby (KC)            24
  C. Osteen (CHI)          24

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        63
  V. Blue (OAK)            54
  G. Perry (CLE)           54
  S. Busby (KC)            52
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  N. Briles (KC)           38
  A. Hassler (CAL)         38
  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  J. Slaton (MIL)          35

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