Sunday May 18, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 18, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         21  13  2.92   34  10  10   302   247  115   98   16  112  158
California      19  18  3.11   37  17   5   336   281  138  116   16  151  242
Texas           20  15  3.19   35  13   3   319   284  138  113   21  131  156
Milwaukee       19  13  3.44   32   5  12   280   248  117  107   26  114  140
Baltimore       15  18  3.50   33  14   0   301   269  127  117   20  118  140
Minnesota       16  15  3.52   31  12   6   271   233  127  106   23  137  169
New York        13  20  3.63   33  15   0   288   251  128  116   28  120  170
Kansas City     20  17  3.77   37  13   5   329   324  163  138   21  116  193
Cleveland       13  19  3.88   32   9   5   283   264  138  122   29  131  166
Chicago         14  20  4.04   34   4   9   310   325  156  139   20  157  171
Boston          15  15  4.07   30  14   5   272   258  134  123   25   97  121
Detroit         14  16  4.46   30   6   5   268   291  161  133   31  115  147

 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 Hughes (MIN)       4   1  1.31   7   4   3   0   2   41   27    8    6    1   21   22
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   2  1.60   8   8   6   0   3   68   51   17   12    1   11   44
Jim Kern (CLE)         0   0  1.73   8   2   0   0   0   42   28    8    8    2   26   34
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       8   1  1.83   9   9   5   0   3   74   42   16   15    3   49   74
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
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     3   4  2.17  10   9   4   0   0   71   58   22   17    1   28   28
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

 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   2  3.28   8   8   4   0   0   60   62   27   22    1   36   24
Mike Cuellar           2   3  4.06   8   8   3   0   1   58   44   26   26    5   26   17
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Ross Grimsley          1   4  4.53   8   8   1   0   0   52   50   26   26    7   12   24
Wayne Garland          0   1  5.11   5   0   0   0   0   12   12    7    7    0    8    9
Grant Jackson          0   1  7.04   8   0   0   0   0    8    9    6    6    0    6    6
Bob Reynolds           0   1  9.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    8    4    4    1    0    1

 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              4   3  3.78   8   8   5   0   0   64   62   28   27    8   14   38
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
Roger Moret            1   0  5.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    5    5    2   10    6
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  5.14   6   6   0   0   0   42   44   25   24    5   18   17

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             8   1  1.83   9   9   5   0   3   74   42   16   15    3   49   74
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  2.28  10   0   0   3   0   24   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            3   5  3.82   9   8   3   1   0   64   58   30   27    2   26   31
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  2.23  14   0   0   4   0   32   25   11    8    0   23   28
Jim Kaat               6   1  2.58  11   9   2   0   0   66   70   25   19    4   20   38
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
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
Wilbur Wood            2   7  5.07  11  11   2   0   0   71   88   46   40    6   25   31
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  5.14   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    1    2    5
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  10   0   0   2   0   14    9    1    0    0   10   14
Jim Kern               0   0  1.73   8   2   0   0   0   42   28    8    8    2   26   34
Tom Buskey             2   1  2.86  14   0   0   3   0   22   20    7    7    1    9    8
Gaylord Perry          5   5  3.40  10  10   7   0   1   79   72   33   30   10   23   58
Dave LaRoche           0   0  4.00  11   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    4    1   10   11
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Don Hood               1   1  4.88   5   4   1   0   0   24   19   13   13    3   12   12
Jim Perry              1   6  6.43   7   6   0   0   0   35   40   29   25    6   17    9
Fritz Peterson         3   4  6.91   7   7   1   0   0   29   35   25   22    3   16    9

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            1   0  1.61  10   0   0   5   0   22   14    4    4    4   11   29
Tom Walker             1   1  3.42  10   1   0   0   0   24   19   13    9    4   10   14
Vern Ruhle             3   1  3.51   8   7   0   0   0   41   44   24   16    6   16   12
Lerrin LaGrow          3   3  4.43   7   7   2   0   0   45   52   25   22    3   18   17
Mickey Lolich          3   3  4.60   7   7   2   0   1   45   56   27   23    4   14   29
Tom Makowski           0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7    9   10    4    2    7    3
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  5.40   7   1   1   0   0   23   27   16   14    1   12   12
Ray Bare               1   1  5.68   8   0   0   0   0   19   22   12   12    0    7    6
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  0.79  10   0   0   0   0   11    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   2  3.26   8   8   3   0   0   58   53   25   21    6   12   39
Doug Bird              2   2  3.46  13   0   0   5   0   26   23   10   10    2    7   18
Dennis Leonard         1   1  4.00   4   3   1   0   0   27   24   12   12    3   16   21
Al Fitzmorris          5   3  4.09   9   9   3   0   1   62   60   31   28    5   21   17
Paul Splittorff        1   4  4.85   8   6   1   0   0   30   35   25   16    3   17   22
Marty Pattin           0   0  5.89   8   0   0   0   0   18   26   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   1  1.54  13   0   0   7   0   23   16    4    4    0    3    8
Bill Castro            0   0  1.56   5   0   0   1   0   17   11    5    3    1    1    7
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   0  1.77  10   0   0   2   0   20   10    4    4    1    8   20
Pete Broberg           6   3  2.60   9   9   1   0   1   62   47   18   18    8   27   26
Bill Champion          5   2  3.54   9   9   3   0   1   61   53   26   24    2   23   26
Jim Colborn            0   1  3.80   7   1   0   2   0   21   18   10    9    2    8    6
Ed Sprague             1   1  4.84   5   4   0   0   0   22   25   12   12    2   14    8
Jim Slaton             3   5  5.73  10   9   1   0   0   49   65   36   31   10   28   36
Tom Hausman            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    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             4   1  1.31   7   4   3   0   2   41   27    8    6    1   21   22
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
Vic Albury             2   2  3.55   7   7   2   0   0   38   31   21   15    5   28   16
Ray Corbin             1   2  4.13   6   2   1   0   0   24   22   14   11    4   16   15
Bill Campbell          0   2  4.35  12   0   0   3   0   21   22   11   10    2   14   13
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    1
Catfish Hunter         5   4  3.05  10  10   7   0   2   80   55   29   27    6   25   42
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
Larry Gura             0   1  3.57   6   1   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    1    6    6
Doc Medich             3   6  3.72   9   9   4   0   2   68   59   28   28    9   21   34
Rudy May               2   2  3.86   6   5   2   0   0   35   24   16   15    2   17   24
Dick Tidrow            0   0  4.80   7   0   0   0   0   15   14    8    8    1   10   13
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           3   4  2.17  10   9   4   0   0   71   58   22   17    1   28   28
Jim Todd               0   1  2.41   8   0   0   4   0   19   13    5    5    0    3    7
Dave Hamilton          1   2  2.91   5   3   0   0   0   22   21    8    7    1    8   11
Rollie Fingers         3   2  3.26  19   0   0   4   0   30   27   11   11    1   11   24
Glenn Abbott           2   2  4.64   7   7   2   0   0   33   31   18   17    4   17   14
Paul Lindblad          3   0  4.81  12   0   0   2   0   24   20   15   13    4    7   10
Blue Moon Odom         0   1 10.24   6   2   0   0   0   10   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
Jim Umbarger           1   0  0.92  12   0   0   0   0   20   12    2    2    0   13    3
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
Stan Thomas            1   0  2.57   7   0   0   0   0   14   10    6    4    0    8    6
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
Jackie Brown           2   4  3.76   8   6   2   0   1   38   42   19   16    4   20   20
Fergie Jenkins         5   2  3.90   8   8   3   0   0   55   59   26   24    7   13   31
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)             8
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  J. Kaat (CHI)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  B. Champion (MIL)         5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  J. Perry (CLE)            6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  P. Dobson (NY)            5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  S. Busby (KC)             5
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  R. Wise (BOS)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  S. Hargan (TEX)           4

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)           7
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  R. Gossage (CHI)          5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  T. Forster (CHI)          4
  J. Todd (OAK)             4
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        3
  T. Buskey (CLE)           3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         3

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  J. Hughes (MIN)           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

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)         79.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         79.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          78.0
  S. Busby (KC)          75.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          73.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          71.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      70.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      69.1
  D. Medich (NY)         67.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        67.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  G. Perry (CLE)           72
  J. Kaat (CHI)            70
  J. Slaton (MIL)          65
  C. Osteen (CHI)          63
  M. Torrez (BAL)          62
  R. Wise (BOS)            62
  B. Lee (BOS)             61
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       60
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         59

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  J. Slaton (MIL)          36
  B. Lee (BOS)             34
  G. Perry (CLE)           33
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       31
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        30
  J. Coleman (DET)         30
  B. Singer (CAL)          30
  C. Hunter (NY)           29
  J. Perry (CLE)           29

Home Runs:

  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  D. Medich (NY)            9
  P. Broberg (MIL)          8
  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  R. Wise (BOS)             8
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         7
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  M. Torrez (BAL)          36
  C. Osteen (CHI)          29
  V. Albury (MIN)          28
  P. Dobson (NY)           28
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        28
  J. Slaton (MIL)          28
  P. Broberg (MIL)         27
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         26
  J. Kern (CLE)            26

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            74
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        63
  G. Perry (CLE)           58
  V. Blue (OAK)            56
  S. Busby (KC)            52
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  C. Hunter (NY)           42
  N. Briles (KC)           39
  A. Hassler (CAL)         38
  J. Kaat (CHI)            38


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