Monday May 19, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 19, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         21  14  3.05   35  10  10   310   256  125  105   17  117  162
California      20  18  3.16   38  17   5   345   287  143  121   16  157  243
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  19  3.47   34  15   0   309   275  129  119   20  119  142
New York        14  20  3.55   34  15   1   297   255  129  117   28  124  181
Minnesota       16  16  3.60   32  12   6   280   242  133  112   27  142  175
Kansas City     20  18  3.82   38  14   5   337   331  168  143   23  119  196
Chicago         15  20  3.95   35   4  10   319   329  157  140   21  161  174
Cleveland       13  20  4.07   33   9   5   292   276  150  132   32  137  172
Boston          16  15  4.10   31  15   5   281   269  139  128   27   98  127
Detroit         15  16  4.38   31   6   6   277   298  164  135   32  119  155

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     2   2  0.87  16   0   0   6   0   41   19    5    4    0   20   30
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
Bill Hands (TEX)       4   2  2.51   6   6   2   0   0   47   40   17   13    2   12   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   2  2.73   6   2   1   0   0   33   26   10   10    5    7   11
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
Rick Wise              4   3  3.78   8   8   5   0   0   64   62   28   27    8   14   38
Luis Tiant             4   5  3.78   9   9   6   0   0   69   61   33   29    9   15   33
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
Ed Figueroa            2   0  3.12   5   4   2   0   0   26   20   12    9    2   12   20
Andy Hassler           3   4  3.45   9   9   5   0   1   63   57   27   24    2   20   39
Bill Singer            3   5  3.82   9   8   3   1   0   64   58   30   27    2   26   31
Dick Lange             1   1  4.09   4   0   0   1   0   11    6    5    5    0    5    2
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

 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  0.87  16   0   0   6   0   41   19    5    4    0   20   30
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           1   4  9.38   6   6   0   0   0   24   31   25   25    5   21   10

 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
Dave LaRoche           0   0  3.09  12   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    1   11   15
Gaylord Perry          5   5  3.40  10  10   7   0   1   79   72   33   30   10   23   58
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Don Hood               1   2  6.51   6   5   1   0   0   28   23   20   20    4   16   12
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
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  1.48  11   0   0   6   0   24   14    4    4    4   11   30
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
Joe Coleman            3   5  5.66   8   8   1   0   0   49   55   33   31    8   24   32
Ray Bare               1   1  5.68   8   0   0   0   0   19   22   12   12    0    7    6

 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   3  2.59  10  10   6   0   2   83   65   25   24    2   27   55
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  4.44  13   0   0   3   0   24   26   13   12    4   15   16
Joe Decker             1   1  4.61   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    7    7    0    6    3
Mike Pazik             0   2 10.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   13   10   10    4    7    6
Bill Butler            0   1 10.45   4   1   0   0   0   10   21   13   12    0    5    9

 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
Rudy May               3   2  3.54   7   6   2   0   0   41   27   17   16    2   21   32
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
Dick Tidrow            0   0  3.93   8   0   0   1   0   18   15    8    8    1   10   16
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  2.33   9   0   0   4   0   19   14    6    5    0    3    7
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.12   6   4   0   0   0   26   24   12    9    2   10   15
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  4.85  13   0   0   2   0   26   22   16   14    4    8   10
Blue Moon Odom         0   2 12.27   7   2   0   0   0   11   19   15   15    1   11    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
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  R. Wise (BOS)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  S. Hargan (TEX)           4

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)           7
  R. Gossage (CHI)          6
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  D. Bird (KC)              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:

  S. Busby (KC)          83.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         79.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         79.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          78.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          73.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          71.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      70.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      69.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)         69.0
  D. Medich (NY)         67.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  G. Perry (CLE)           72
  J. Kaat (CHI)            70
  S. Busby (KC)            65
  J. Slaton (MIL)          65
  C. Osteen (CHI)          63
  M. Torrez (BAL)          62
  R. Wise (BOS)            62
  B. Lee (BOS)             61
  L. Tiant (BOS)           61

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  D. Medich (NY)            9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  P. Broberg (MIL)          8
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  J. Perry (CLE)            8
  R. Wise (BOS)             8
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         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
  S. Busby (KC)            27
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         26

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            74
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        63
  G. Perry (CLE)           58
  V. Blue (OAK)            56
  S. Busby (KC)            55
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  C. Hunter (NY)           42
  N. Briles (KC)           39
  A. Hassler (CAL)         39
  J. Kaat (CHI)            38


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