Friday May 23, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 23, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         22  16  3.19   38  10  11   335   277  139  119   22  124  178
California      21  20  3.21   41  19   5   370   305  155  132   23  170  264
Texas           22  17  3.40   39  14   4   354   324  160  134   24  138  178
Minnesota       18  17  3.47   35  14   6   308   263  144  119   29  153  191
New York        16  21  3.49   37  17   1   325   280  140  126   30  129  193
Milwaukee       20  16  3.52   36   5  12   317   286  136  124   29  124  151
Baltimore       16  21  3.56   37  17   0   334   306  143  132   23  126  156
Kansas City     22  19  3.71   41  15   5   364   356  176  150   24  124  205
Chicago         17  21  3.85   38   4  11   346   356  165  148   23  170  190
Boston          19  16  3.92   35  19   5   317   297  149  138   29  103  138
Cleveland       14  21  3.98   35  10   6   310   290  155  137   34  143  183
Detroit         16  18  4.32   34   7   6   304   328  179  146   35  130  168

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     2   2  0.81  17   0   0   7   0   45   21    5    4    0   22   34
Jim Hughes (MIN)       4   1  1.31   7   4   3   0   2   41   27    8    6    1   21   22
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   2  1.64   9   9   7   0   3   77   59   19   14    2   13   50
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   0  1.84   9   3   0   0   0   49   33   10   10    2   29   38
Frank Tanana (CAL)     2   2  2.06   8   7   3   0   1   44   34   11   10    5   17   46
Bill Hands (TEX)       5   2  2.10   7   7   3   0   1   56   45   17   13    2   14   29
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       8   2  2.26  10  10   5   0   3   80   47   21   20    6   53   81
Jim Kaat (CHI)         7   1  2.50  12  10   2   0   0   72   73   26   20    4   25   38
Vida Blue (OAK)        8   2  2.50  11  11   3   0   0   83   65   29   23    6   25   59
Steve Busby (KC)       6   3  2.59  10  10   6   0   2   83   65   25   24    2   27   55

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             7   2  1.64   9   9   7   0   3   77   59   19   14    2   13   50
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
Doyle Alexander        1   2  3.68   7   2   1   0   0   37   33   15   15    5    9   14
Mike Cuellar           2   4  3.84   9   9   4   0   1   66   51   28   28    5   28   19
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Ross Grimsley          1   5  4.97   9   9   1   0   0   54   57   31   30    9   13   27
Wayne Garland          0   1  5.11   5   0   0   0   0   12   12    7    7    0    8    9
Bob Reynolds           0   1  6.35   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    4    4    1    0    1
Grant Jackson          0   1  7.04   8   0   0   0   0    8    9    6    6    0    6    6

 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             5   5  3.46  10  10   7   0   0   78   69   34   30    9   17   40
Bill Lee               5   4  3.95   9   9   5   0   1   71   63   34   31    2   23   16
Rick Wise              4   4  4.05   9   9   6   0   0   73   73   34   33    8   14   41
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    1    2
Reggie Cleveland       3   2  4.76   7   7   1   0   0   51   51   28   27    7   20   17
Roger Moret            1   0  5.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    5    5    2   10    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Tanana           2   2  2.06   8   7   3   0   1   44   34   11   10    5   17   46
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Nolan Ryan             8   2  2.26  10  10   5   0   3   80   47   21   20    6   53   81
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            4   5  3.72  10   9   4   1   0   73   65   33   30    3   30   34
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  7.03   8   2   0   0   0   24   27   24   19    4   12   12

 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  0.81  17   0   0   7   0   45   21    5    4    0   22   34
Terry Forster          3   3  2.06  15   0   0   4   0   35   27   11    8    0   24   30
Jim Kaat               7   1  2.50  12  10   2   0   0   72   73   26   20    4   25   38
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  2.63   7   0   0   0   0   14    8    4    4    0    6    9
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0   13   13    6    6    2    3    8
Wilbur Wood            2   7  4.86  12  12   2   0   0   76   95   47   41    6   25   34
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
Claude Osteen          1   4  4.99  10  10   0   0   0   52   67   29   29    5   29   19
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               1   0  1.84   9   3   0   0   0   49   33   10   10    2   29   38
Tom Buskey             2   1  2.70  15   0   0   4   0   23   20    7    7    1   10    9
Dave LaRoche           0   0  3.00  13   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    1   12   16
Gaylord Perry          5   6  3.36  11  11   8   0   1   88   81   36   33   12   24   63
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   1  2.05  12   0   0   6   0   26   15    6    6    5   14   32
Tom Walker             1   1  3.00  11   1   0   0   0   27   22   13    9    4   11   15
Vern Ruhle             3   1  3.74   9   8   0   0   0   46   51   28   19    8   16   14
Lerrin LaGrow          3   4  4.29   8   8   2   0   0   50   58   30   24    3   21   21
Mickey Lolich          4   3  4.33   8   8   3   0   1   54   68   30   26    4   16   33
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    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  1.42  12   0   0   0   0   13   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
Dennis Leonard         1   1  3.06   5   4   1   0   0   35   30   13   12    3   19   24
Nelson Briles          4   2  3.26   8   8   3   0   0   58   53   25   21    6   12   39
Doug Bird              3   2  3.29  14   0   0   5   0   27   23   10   10    2    7   19
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.69  10  10   4   0   1   71   67   32   29    5   22   20
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
Bill Castro            0   0  1.23   6   0   0   1   0   22   14    5    3    1    1    9
Tom Murphy             1   1  1.50  14   0   0   7   0   24   18    4    4    0    4    8
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  1.80  12   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   3  3.86  10  10   3   0   1   65   60   31   28    3   24   27
Jim Colborn            0   2  4.03   8   2   0   2   0   29   28   15   13    2    9    8
Ed Sprague             1   2  4.11   6   5   0   0   0   31   29   14   14    2   18    9
Jim Slaton             3   5  5.73  10   9   1   0   0   49   65   36   31   10   28   36
Tom Hausman            0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    2    5

 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          5   1  2.99  10  10   5   0   0   78   59   31   26    6   28   70
Dave Goltz             2   4  3.00   6   6   2   0   0   45   34   21   15    2   13   25
Ray Corbin             2   2  3.18   7   2   1   0   0   34   29   16   12    5   20   19
Vic Albury             2   2  4.19   8   8   2   0   0   39   34   24   18    6   30   16
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
Sparky Lyle            1   2  3.00  15   0   0   0   0   15   13    5    5    0   12   14
Catfish Hunter         6   4  3.38  11  11   7   0   2   88   67   36   33    7   26   45
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   7  3.59  10  10   5   0   2   78   66   32   31   10   23   41
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
Sonny Siebert          1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    0    3
Jim Todd               0   1  1.80  12   0   0   5   0   25   16    6    5    0    3   10
Vida Blue              8   2  2.50  11  11   3   0   0   83   65   29   23    6   25   59
Ken Holtzman           3   5  2.81  11  10   4   0   0   77   65   29   24    3   32   30
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.12   6   4   0   0   0   26   24   12    9    2   10   15
Rollie Fingers         3   2  3.31  21   0   0   4   0   33   29   12   12    2   11   28
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   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    0    0    0    0
Jim Umbarger           1   0  0.87  14   0   0   0   0   21   12    2    2    0   13    4
Bill Hands             5   2  2.10   7   7   3   0   1   56   45   17   13    2   14   29
Steve Hargan           4   2  2.74   7   5   4   0   0   49   43   21   15    4   11   29
Steve Foucault         2   0  3.16  18   0   0   4   0   37   26   16   13    3   16   21
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
Stan Thomas            1   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   14   11    9    7    0    9    6
Fergie Jenkins         5   3  4.60   9   9   3   0   0   61   68   33   31   10   13   36
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
  J. Kaat (CHI)             7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        6
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  B. Champion (MIL)         5

Losses:

  D. Medich (NY)            7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  J. Perry (CLE)            6
  J. Brown (TEX)            5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  P. Dobson (NY)            5
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  R. Wise (BOS)             6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5
  B. Lee (BOS)              5
  D. Medich (NY)            5

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)          7
  T. Murphy (MIL)           7
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  J. Todd (OAK)             5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  T. Forster (CHI)          4
  S. Foucault (TEX)         4
  T. Burgmeier (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:

  G. Perry (CLE)         88.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         88.0
  S. Busby (KC)          83.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          82.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          79.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      78.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)         78.0
  D. Medich (NY)         77.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      77.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        76.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            95
  G. Perry (CLE)           81
  J. Kaat (CHI)            73
  R. Wise (BOS)            73
  L. Tiant (BOS)           69
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         68
  M. Lolich (DET)          68
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       67
  C. Hunter (NY)           67
  C. Osteen (CHI)          67

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            47
  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  G. Perry (CLE)           36
  J. Slaton (MIL)          36
  B. Lee (BOS)             34
  J. Perry (CLE)           34
  L. Tiant (BOS)           34
  R. Wise (BOS)            34
  J. Coleman (DET)         33
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         33

Home Runs:

  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  D. Medich (NY)           10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  P. Broberg (MIL)          9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  J. Perry (CLE)            8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            53
  M. Torrez (BAL)          36
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        32
  V. Albury (MIN)          30
  P. Dobson (NY)           30
  B. Singer (CAL)          30
  J. Kern (CLE)            29
  C. Osteen (CHI)          29
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        28
  P. Broberg (MIL)         28

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            81
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        70
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  V. Blue (OAK)            59
  S. Busby (KC)            55
  J. Palmer (BAL)          50
  F. Tanana (CAL)          46
  C. Hunter (NY)           45
  D. Medich (NY)           41
  R. Wise (BOS)            41

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