Tuesday May 27, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 27, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         26  17  3.28   43  10  12   381   322  160  139   28  144  189
California      22  23  3.36   45  20   5   405   338  177  151   27  189  288
Minnesota       21  18  3.51   39  16   6   343   289  159  134   32  166  215
New York        18  23  3.54   41  18   3   361   316  158  142   32  145  206
Kansas City     26  19  3.56   45  17   5   402   383  186  159   26  132  226
Texas           22  20  3.61   42  15   4   379   352  181  152   27  148  194
Milwaukee       21  19  3.65   40   6  13   353   333  158  143   33  139  162
Baltimore       16  25  3.76   41  17   0   369   355  167  154   27  146  172
Boston          21  17  3.85   38  20   6   344   321  160  147   31  114  151
Cleveland       17  23  3.96   40  13   6   355   333  177  156   37  158  207
Chicago         19  23  4.01   42   5  13   379   397  188  169   25  179  217
Detroit         18  20  4.38   38   9   6   337   367  198  164   39  144  190

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     2   2  0.79  18   0   0   8   0   45   21    5    4    0   23   35
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
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 Kaat (CHI)         8   1  2.46  13  11   2   0   0   80   81   28   22    4   26   46
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   1  2.47  10   4   0   0   0   55   41   15   15    4   31   40
Steve Hargan (TEX)     4   2  2.75   8   6   4   0   0   56   47   24   17    4   13   33
Frank Tanana (CAL)     2   3  2.80   9   8   3   0   1   45   39   15   14    5   19   48

 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   3  3.83   9   2   1   0   0   40   38   17   17    5   11   15
Wayne Garland          0   2  4.15   7   0   0   0   0   17   18    8    8    0   13    9
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Mike Cuellar           2   4  4.30  10  10   4   0   1   69   58   33   33    7   29   20
Ross Grimsley          1   6  4.90  10  10   1   0   0   61   67   34   33   10   14   29
Bob Reynolds           0   1  9.00   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    6    6    1    1    1
Grant Jackson          0   1  9.64  11   0   0   0   0    9   12   10   10    1    8    7

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Drago             0   0  2.03   8   0   0   3   0   13    7    3    3    0    8    8
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  3.49  11  10   6   0   2   80   68   34   31    2   28   21
Rick Wise              5   4  4.15  10  10   6   0   0   80   83   39   37   10   14   44
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
Don Kirkwood           0   2  2.03  12   0   0   3   0   27   22    9    6    1    8   18
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Mickey Scott           1   0  2.13  16   0   0   0   0   13   12    8    3    0    6    9
Nolan Ryan             8   2  2.26  10  10   5   0   3   80   47   21   20    6   53   81
Ed Figueroa            3   0  2.57   6   5   3   0   0   35   23   13   10    2   17   27
Frank Tanana           2   3  2.80   9   8   3   0   1   45   39   15   14    5   19   48
Dick Lange             1   1  3.21   5   0   0   1   0   14    8    5    5    0    5    5
Andy Hassler           3   5  4.05  10  10   5   0   1   67   62   33   30    4   24   41
Bill Singer            4   6  4.05  11  10   4   1   0   80   73   39   36    4   35   36
Steve Blateric         0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    5    3    0    1    5
Chuck Dobson           0   2  6.75   9   2   0   0   0   28   30   26   21    5   13   14

 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  0.79  18   0   0   8   0   45   21    5    4    0   23   35
Terry Forster          3   3  2.06  15   0   0   4   0   35   27   11    8    0   24   30
Jim Kaat               8   1  2.46  13  11   2   0   0   80   81   28   22    4   26   46
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
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
Danny Osborn           0   0  5.23   3   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    0    7    8
Wilbur Wood            2   8  5.29  13  13   2   0   0   80  105   55   47    7   25   35
Jim Otten              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    5    4    1    7    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          6   6  3.14  12  12   9   0   1   97   89   39   34   12   28   71
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Fritz Peterson         4   4  5.97   8   8   2   0   0   38   42   28   25    3   18   13
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
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   2  2.43  13   0   0   6   0   30   20    8    8    5   16   35
Tom Walker             1   1  3.14  12   1   0   0   0   29   23   14   10    4   13   17
Vern Ruhle             4   1  3.29  10   9   1   0   0   55   57   30   20    9   18   17
Mickey Lolich          5   3  3.98   9   9   4   0   1   61   75   31   27    4   18   39
Lerrin LaGrow          3   4  4.50   9   9   2   0   0   56   64   34   28    5   21   24
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
Al Fitzmorris          7   3  3.28  11  11   5   0   2   80   70   32   29    5   22   23
Doug Bird              3   2  3.29  14   0   0   5   0   27   23   10   10    2    7   19
Dennis Leonard         1   1  3.57   6   5   1   0   0   40   34   17   16    3   23   26
Nelson Briles          4   2  3.63   9   9   3   0   0   62   61   29   25    7   13   42
Marty Pattin           2   0  4.23  11   0   0   0   0   28   31   16   13    2    4   10
Paul Splittorff        1   5  4.70  10   7   1   0   0   38   47   30   20    3   19   26
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  1.69  16   0   0   8   0   27   20    5    5    0    5    8
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  2.16  13   0   0   2   0   25   15    6    6    2   11   21
Pete Broberg           6   4  3.05  11  11   1   0   1   74   61   26   25    9   31   29
Jim Colborn            0   3  4.03   9   3   1   2   0   38   38   19   17    5   11   12
Bill Champion          5   4  4.15  11  11   3   0   1   69   67   35   32    3   28   27
Ed Sprague             1   2  4.50   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   18   16    3   18   10
Tom Hausman            1   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    6    0    5    9
Jim Slaton             3   5  5.71  11   9   1   0   0   52   69   38   33   10   29   36

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Hughes             5   1  1.43   8   5   4   0   2   50   30   10    8    1   24   28
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  1.84  10   0   0   3   0   15    7    3    3    1    9    5
Dave Goltz             3   4  2.83   7   7   3   0   0   54   43   23   17    2   15   29
Ray Corbin             2   2  3.18   7   2   1   0   0   34   29   16   12    5   20   19
Bert Blyleven          5   1  3.38  11  11   5   0   0   83   66   36   31    7   31   73
Vic Albury             3   2  3.74   9   8   2   0   0   43   34   24   18    6   32   18
Bill Campbell          0   3  4.60  14   1   0   3   0   31   31   17   16    6   17   25
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    0    0    0    1    1
Sparky Lyle            1   3  2.75  18   0   0   2   0   20   18    7    6    0   14   15
Pat Dobson             4   5  3.01  10  10   3   0   1   69   67   31   23    9   33   41
Catfish Hunter         6   5  3.38  12  12   8   0   2   96   73   39   36    7   29   46
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  11  11   5   0   2   85   71   35   34   10   25   43
Dick Tidrow            1   0  4.68  10   0   0   1   0   25   23   13   13    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  0.84   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    1    1    1    2    5
Jim Todd               1   1  1.76  14   0   0   6   0   31   20    7    6    0    3   12
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.72  23   0   0   4   0   40   30   12   12    2   11   32
Vida Blue              8   2  2.98  12  12   3   0   0   85   71   34   28    8   27   59
Ken Holtzman           3   5  3.07  12  11   4   0   0   82   71   33   28    3   36   30
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  5.40   2   1   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    1    5    1
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  2.75   8   6   4   0   0   56   47   24   17    4   13   33
Steve Foucault         2   1  3.76  20   0   0   4   0   41   29   20   17    5   18   23
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
  J. Kaat (CHI)             8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  D. Medich (NY)            7
  J. Perry (OAK)            7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  J. Brown (TEX)            5
  P. Dobson (NY)            5
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  R. Wise (BOS)             6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        5
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)          8
  T. Murphy (MIL)           8
  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
  A. Fitzmorris (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

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         97.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         96.0
  S. Busby (KC)          92.1
  D. Medich (NY)         85.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          84.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      82.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      82.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        82.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)          80.1
  R. Wise (BOS)          80.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           105
  G. Perry (CLE)           89
  R. Wise (BOS)            83
  J. Kaat (CHI)            81
  M. Lolich (DET)          75
  C. Osteen (CHI)          75
  C. Hunter (NY)           73
  B. Singer (CAL)          73
  V. Blue (OAK)            71
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        71

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            55
  J. Coleman (DET)         39
  C. Hunter (NY)           39
  G. Perry (CLE)           39
  B. Singer (CAL)          39
  R. Wise (BOS)            39
  J. Slaton (MIL)          38
  J. Perry (OAK)           37
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        36
  B. Champion (MIL)        35

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            53
  M. Torrez (BAL)          41
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        36
  B. Singer (CAL)          35
  P. Dobson (NY)           33
  V. Albury (MIN)          32
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        31
  P. Broberg (MIL)         31
  J. Kern (CLE)            31
  C. Osteen (CHI)          31

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            81
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        73
  G. Perry (CLE)           71
  S. Busby (KC)            61
  V. Blue (OAK)            59
  J. Palmer (BAL)          54
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  C. Hunter (NY)           46
  J. Kaat (CHI)            46
  R. Wise (BOS)            44

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