Sunday May 25, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 25, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      22  21  3.24   43  20   5   387   315  162  139   25  179  277
Oakland         24  17  3.29   41  10  12   361   305  153  132   26  137  183
Minnesota       20  17  3.39   37  16   6   326   275  148  123   29  158  201
New York        18  21  3.52   39  17   3   343   297  149  134   32  139  203
Texas           22  19  3.55   41  15   4   370   345  174  146   25  144  188
Milwaukee       20  18  3.58   38   5  12   335   310  146  133   29  133  153
Kansas City     24  19  3.65   43  16   5   382   371  181  155   26  127  218
Baltimore       16  23  3.70   39  17   0   350   328  157  144   24  137  167
Boston          20  17  3.85   37  20   5   335   311  155  143   29  114  147
Chicago         18  22  3.97   40   5  12   362   377  177  160   24  174  202
Cleveland       15  23  4.06   38  11   6   337   318  171  152   37  152  195
Detroit         17  19  4.42   36   8   6   319   350  190  157   36  140  181

 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)       5   1  1.43   8   5   4   0   2   50   30   10    8    1   24   28
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   3  1.87  10  10   7   0   3   82   69   23   17    2   14   54
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
Steve Busby (KC)       7   3  2.44  11  11   7   0   2   92   70   26   25    3   29   61
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   1  2.47  10   4   0   0   0   55   41   15   15    4   31   40
Jim Kaat (CHI)         7   1  2.50  12  10   2   0   0   72   73   26   20    4   25   38
Steve Hargan (TEX)     4   2  2.74   7   5   4   0   0   49   43   21   15    4   11   29

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             7   3  1.87  10  10   7   0   3   82   69   23   17    2   14   54
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Mike Torrez            5   2  3.16   9   9   4   0   0   68   69   29   24    1   41   29
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   2  5.84   6   0   0   0   0   12   13    8    8    0    9    9
Bob Reynolds           0   1  9.00   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    6    6    1    1    1
Grant Jackson          0   1 10.38   9   0   0   0   0    9   12   10   10    1    7    6

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Drago             0   0  2.31   7   0   0   2   0   12    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               6   4  3.50  10  10   6   0   2   80   68   34   31    2   28   21
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   3  4.76   8   8   1   0   0   57   57   32   30    7   22   19
Roger Moret            1   0  5.56   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    7    7    2   14    8

 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
Ed Figueroa            3   0  2.57   6   5   3   0   0   35   23   13   10    2   17   27
Mickey Scott           1   0  2.70  14   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    3    0    5    5
Dick Lange             1   1  3.21   5   0   0   1   0   14    8    5    5    0    5    5
Bill Singer            4   5  3.72  10   9   4   1   0   73   65   33   30    3   30   34
Andy Hassler           3   5  4.05  10  10   5   0   1   67   62   33   30    4   24   41
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
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.52   5   0   0   1   0   15   14    6    6    2    3   10
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  4.61   8   0   0   0   0   14   12    7    7    0    7    9
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   5  4.98  11  11   1   0   0   60   75   33   33    5   31   22
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           2   4  8.80   7   7   0   0   0   31   39   30   30    6   22   17

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Eckersley       2   0  0.00  11   1   1   2   1   23   12    1    0    0   12   20
Dave LaRoche           0   0  2.40  15   0   0   0   0   15   13    6    4    1   13   18
Jim Kern               1   1  2.47  10   4   0   0   0   55   41   15   15    4   31   40
Tom Buskey             2   1  2.96  17   0   0   4   0   27   25    9    9    1   10   11
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
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
Don Hood               1   3  7.06   7   5   1   0   0   29   26   23   23    4   17   12
Eric Raich             0   0  8.10   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    0    0
Blue Moon Odom         0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    2    2    0    3    0

 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  3.14  12   1   0   0   0   29   23   14   10    4   13   17
Vern Ruhle             3   1  3.74   9   8   0   0   0   46   51   28   19    8   16   14
Mickey Lolich          5   3  3.98   9   9   4   0   1   61   75   31   27    4   18   39
Lerrin LaGrow          3   4  4.29   8   8   2   0   0   50   58   30   24    3   21   21
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  5.60   8   1   1   0   0   27   33   19   17    1   15   17
Ray Bare               1   1  5.68   8   0   0   0   0   19   22   12   12    0    7    6
Joe Coleman            3   6  6.45   9   9   1   0   0   52   63   39   37    9   27   32

 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            7   3  2.44  11  11   7   0   2   92   70   26   25    3   29   61
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
Doug Bird              3   2  3.29  14   0   0   5   0   27   23   10   10    2    7   19
Nelson Briles          4   2  3.63   9   9   3   0   0   62   61   29   25    7   13   42
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.69  10  10   4   0   1   71   67   32   29    5   22   20
Marty Pattin           1   0  4.74  10   0   0   0   0   25   30   16   13    2    4    9
Paul Splittorff        1   5  5.09   9   7   1   0   0   35   43   29   20    3   18   24
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  1.07   7   0   0   1   0   25   18    5    3    1    1   10
Tom Murphy             1   1  1.75  15   0   0   7   0   26   20    5    5    0    5    8
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  1.80  12   0   0   2   0   25   13    5    5    2   10   21
Pete Broberg           6   4  3.05  11  11   1   0   1   74   61   26   25    9   31   29
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
Bill Champion          5   4  4.15  11  11   3   0   1   69   67   35   32    3   28   27
Jim Slaton             3   5  5.71  11   9   1   0   0   52   69   38   33   10   29   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             5   1  1.43   8   5   4   0   2   50   30   10    8    1   24   28
Dave Goltz             3   4  2.83   7   7   3   0   0   54   43   23   17    2   15   29
Bert Blyleven          5   1  2.99  10  10   5   0   0   78   59   31   26    6   28   70
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
Sparky Lyle            1   2  2.60  17   0   0   2   0   17   13    5    5    0   13   15
Pat Dobson             4   5  3.01  10  10   3   0   1   69   67   31   23    9   33   41
Catfish Hunter         6   4  3.38  11  11   7   0   2   88   67   36   33    7   26   45
Rudy May               3   2  3.43   8   7   2   0   0   42   29   18   16    2   24   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            1   0  4.38   9   0   0   1   0   25   21   12   12    2   12   20
Mike Wallace           0   0 14.54   3   0   0   0   0    4   11    7    7    1    1    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  1.65  13   0   0   6   0   27   18    6    5    0    3   10
Ken Holtzman           3   5  2.81  11  10   4   0   0   77   65   29   24    3   32   30
Rollie Fingers         4   2  2.95  22   0   0   4   0   37   29   12   12    2   11   31
Vida Blue              8   2  2.98  12  12   3   0   0   85   71   34   28    8   27   59
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.41   8   4   0   0   0   29   30   14   11    2   14   15
Dick Bosman            1   0  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    1    1    1
Paul Lindblad          3   0  4.09  16   0   0   2   0   33   29   18   15    5   11   12
Glenn Abbott           2   2  4.64   7   7   2   0   0   33   31   18   17    4   17   14
Jim Perry              0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    4    0
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  0.84  15   0   0   0   0   21   14    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  3.08  19   0   0   4   0   38   26   16   13    3   16   21
Clyde Wright           0   3  4.05   7   6   0   0   0   33   34   19   15    0   24   13
Jackie Brown           2   5  4.32  10   6   2   0   1   50   56   28   24    5   22   27
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   4  5.28   8   8   3   0   1   44   45   28   26    1   22   23

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  J. Kaat (CHI)             7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        6
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)          7
  T. Murphy (MIL)           7
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  J. Todd (OAK)             6
  D. Bird (KC)              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
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  D. Medich (NY)            2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  P. Broberg (MIL)          1
  J. Brown (TEX)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Busby (KC)          92.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         88.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         88.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          84.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        82.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           79.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          79.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      78.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)         78.0
  D. Medich (NY)         77.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            95
  G. Perry (CLE)           81
  M. Lolich (DET)          75
  C. Osteen (CHI)          75
  J. Kaat (CHI)            73
  R. Wise (BOS)            73
  V. Blue (OAK)            71
  S. Busby (KC)            70
  J. Palmer (BAL)          69
  J. Slaton (MIL)          69

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            47
  J. Coleman (DET)         39
  J. Slaton (MIL)          38
  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  G. Perry (CLE)           36
  J. Perry (OAK)           36
  B. Champion (MIL)        35
  V. Blue (OAK)            34
  B. Lee (BOS)             34
  L. Tiant (BOS)           34

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            53
  M. Torrez (BAL)          41
  P. Dobson (NY)           33
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        32
  P. Broberg (MIL)         31
  J. Kern (CLE)            31
  C. Osteen (CHI)          31
  V. Albury (MIN)          30
  B. Singer (CAL)          30
  S. Busby (KC)            29

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            81
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        70
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  S. Busby (KC)            61
  V. Blue (OAK)            59
  J. Palmer (BAL)          54
  F. Tanana (CAL)          46
  C. Hunter (NY)           45
  N. Briles (KC)           42
  P. Dobson (NY)           41


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