Tuesday May 20, 1975
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 20, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      20  18  3.16   38  17   5   345   287  143  121   16  157  243
Oakland         21  15  3.17   36  10  10   318   266  132  112   20  120  169
Texas           20  16  3.29   36  13   3   328   298  145  120   21  132  161
New York        15  20  3.44   35  16   1   306   261  129  117   28  126  183
Baltimore       15  19  3.47   34  15   0   309   275  129  119   20  119  142
Milwaukee       20  13  3.51   33   5  12   290   258  123  113   28  117  143
Minnesota       16  17  3.55   33  13   6   289   249  138  114   27  144  180
Kansas City     20  19  3.88   39  14   5   345   343  174  149   24  120  198
Chicago         15  20  3.95   35   4  10   319   329  157  140   21  161  174
Boston          17  15  3.98   32  16   5   290   271  139  128   27   99  128
Cleveland       13  20  4.07   33   9   5   292   276  150  132   32  137  172
Detroit         16  16  4.34   32   7   6   286   310  167  138   32  121  159

 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
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
Vida Blue (OAK)        8   2  2.50  11  11   3   0   0   83   65   29   23    6   25   59
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
Bill Lee               5   4  3.95   9   9   5   0   1   71   63   34   31    2   23   16
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    1    2
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
Mickey Lolich          4   3  4.33   8   8   3   0   1   54   68   30   26    4   16   33
Lerrin LaGrow          3   3  4.43   7   7   2   0   0   45   52   25   22    3   18   17
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  1.46  11   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    2    1    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   5  5.09   9   7   1   0   0   35   43   29   20    3   18   24
Marty Pattin           0   0  5.95   9   0   0   0   0   20   28   16   13    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      4   0  1.82  11   0   0   2   0   25   13    5    5    2   10   21
Pete Broberg           6   3  3.04  10  10   1   0   1   68   54   23   23    9   28   28
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
Dave Goltz             2   4  3.00   6   6   2   0   0   45   34   21   15    2   13   25
Bert Blyleven          4   1  3.25   9   9   4   0   0   69   55   30   25    6   25   63
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
Pat Dobson             3   5  2.82   9   9   3   0   1   61   59   27   19    8   30   36
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
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
Ken Holtzman           3   4  2.17  10   9   4   0   0   71   58   22   17    1   28   28
Jim Todd               0   1  2.21  10   0   0   4   0   20   14    6    5    0    3    8
Vida Blue              8   2  2.50  11  11   3   0   0   83   65   29   23    6   25   59
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.12   6   4   0   0   0   26   24   12    9    2   10   15
Rollie Fingers         3   2  3.41  20   0   0   4   0   32   28   12   12    2   11   26
Glenn Abbott           2   2  4.64   7   7   2   0   0   33   31   18   17    4   17   14
Paul Lindblad          3   0  4.67  14   0   0   2   0   27   23   16   14    4    9   11
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  0.90  13   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  17   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   5  3.77   9   6   2   0   1   45   50   22   19    4   21   23
Fergie Jenkins         5   2  3.90   8   8   3   0   0   55   59   26   24    7   13   31
Jim Bibby              2   3  5.20   7   7   2   0   1   36   36   23   21    1   19   17

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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. Brown (TEX)            5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  P. Dobson (NY)            5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5

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
  B. Lee (BOS)              5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  R. Wise (BOS)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         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
  V. Blue (OAK)          82.2
  C. Hunter (NY)         79.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         79.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          73.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          71.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      70.2
  B. Lee (BOS)           70.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      69.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)         69.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  G. Perry (CLE)           72
  J. Kaat (CHI)            70
  M. Lolich (DET)          68
  V. Blue (OAK)            65
  S. Busby (KC)            65
  J. Slaton (MIL)          65
  B. Lee (BOS)             63
  C. Osteen (CHI)          63
  M. Torrez (BAL)          62

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
  M. Lolich (DET)          30

Home Runs:

  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  P. Broberg (MIL)          9
  D. Medich (NY)            9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  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
  P. Dobson (NY)           30
  C. Osteen (CHI)          29
  V. Albury (MIN)          28
  P. Broberg (MIL)         28
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        28
  J. Slaton (MIL)          28
  S. Busby (KC)            27
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         26

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            74
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        63
  V. Blue (OAK)            59
  G. Perry (CLE)           58
  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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