Friday May 16, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 16, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         20  12  2.87   32   9  10   285   233  105   91   15  102  150
Texas           19  14  3.10   33  13   3   299   261  126  103   18  122  144
California      17  18  3.17   35  16   4   318   271  134  112   16  138  228
Milwaukee       19  11  3.17   30   5  12   264   228  103   93   23  107  133
Baltimore       15  16  3.50   31  14   0   283   250  116  110   20  107  132
Minnesota       14  15  3.53   29  11   5   253   219  120   99   20  125  154
New York        12  19  3.64   31  14   0   270   238  121  109   25  114  156
Kansas City     19  16  3.77   35  13   4   312   305  156  131   17  111  191
Cleveland       12  18  3.79   30   9   4   266   236  122  112   27  125  156
Chicago         13  19  4.04   32   3   9   292   304  148  131   18  153  159
Boston          14  14  4.15   28  13   5   254   244  127  117   22   89  106
Detroit         13  15  4.48   28   6   4   249   268  150  124   26  107  132

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     2   2  0.94  15   0   0   5   0   38   18    5    4    0   20   29
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   2  1.60   8   8   6   0   3   68   51   17   12    1   11   44
Jim Hughes (MIN)       3   1  1.67   6   3   2   0   1   32   23    8    6    1   15   16
Jim Kern (CLE)         0   0  1.73   8   2   0   0   0   42   28    8    8    2   26   34
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       7   1  1.94   8   8   5   0   3   65   40   15   14    3   41   69
Vida Blue (OAK)        8   1  1.96  10  10   3   0   0   78   57   23   17    4   23   56
Frank Tanana (CAL)     2   1  2.02   7   6   2   0   1   36   29    8    8    3   13   37
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
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             6   2  1.60   8   8   6   0   3   68   51   17   12    1   11   44
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   3  4.06   8   8   3   0   1   58   44   26   26    5   26   17
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
Dick Drago             0   0  2.53   6   0   0   2   0   11    7    3    3    0    8    7
Diego Segui            1   1  2.81   8   0   0   3   0   16   16    6    5    0   10    9
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
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    1    2
Bill Lee               4   4  4.52   8   8   4   0   0   62   61   34   31    2   22   15
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
Frank Tanana           2   1  2.02   7   6   2   0   1   36   29    8    8    3   13   37
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
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            2   0  3.12   5   4   2   0   0   26   20   12    9    2   12   20
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           2   2  0.94  15   0   0   5   0   38   18    5    4    0   20   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  4.33   9   9   0   0   0   52   63   25   25    4   29   19
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   9   0   0   1   0   14    9    1    0    0   10   13
Jim Kern               0   0  1.73   8   2   0   0   0   42   28    8    8    2   26   34
Gaylord Perry          4   5  3.05   9   9   7   0   1   74   61   27   25    9   20   54
Tom Buskey             2   1  3.20  13   0   0   3   0   20   20    7    7    1    9    8
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.29   5   3   0   0   0   21   20   12   10    3    6    7
Dave LaRoche           0   0  4.32  10   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    4    1    9   10
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   3  4.60   7   7   2   0   1   45   56   27   23    4   14   29
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  5.68   8   0   0   0   0   19   22   12   12    0    7    6
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
Dennis Leonard         1   1  4.00   4   3   1   0   0   27   24   12   12    3   16   21
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
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  1.56   5   0   0   1   0   17   11    5    3    1    1    7
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          5   2  3.54   9   9   3   0   1   61   53   26   24    2   23   26
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   3  3.25   5   5   1   0   0   36   27   16   13    2   11   20
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  3.14  14   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    0   12   14
Pat Dobson             2   5  3.31   8   8   2   0   0   52   53   27   19    8   28   34
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
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              8   1  1.96  10  10   3   0   0   78   57   23   17    4   23   56
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             4   2  2.51   6   6   2   0   0   47   40   17   13    2   12   25
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)             8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  B. Champion (MIL)         5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  J. Kaat (CHI)             5
  M. Torrez (BAL)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4

Losses:

  J. Perry (CLE)            6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  P. Dobson (NY)            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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  S. Busby (KC)             5
  A. Hassler (CAL)          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:

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

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (OAK)          78.0
  S. Busby (KC)          75.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         73.2
  C. Hunter (NY)         70.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      69.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          68.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        67.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          65.0
  P. Broberg (MIL)       62.1
  D. Medich (NY)         62.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            82
  C. Osteen (CHI)          63
  J. Slaton (MIL)          63
  B. Lee (BOS)             61
  G. Perry (CLE)           61
  J. Kaat (CHI)            60
  S. Busby (KC)            58
  V. Blue (OAK)            57
  M. Lolich (DET)          56
  R. Wise (BOS)            56

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            41
  J. Slaton (MIL)          35
  B. Lee (BOS)             34
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        30
  J. Coleman (DET)         30
  J. Perry (CLE)           29
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       28
  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  L. Tiant (BOS)           28
  P. Dobson (NY)           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
  C. Osteen (CHI)          29
  P. Dobson (NY)           28
  P. Broberg (MIL)         27
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         26
  J. Kern (CLE)            26
  J. Slaton (MIL)          26
  V. Albury (MIN)          25
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        25

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        63
  V. Blue (OAK)            56
  G. Perry (CLE)           54
  S. Busby (KC)            52
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  N. Briles (KC)           38
  A. Hassler (CAL)         38
  F. Tanana (CAL)          37
  C. Hunter (NY)           36

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