Friday May 30, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 30, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         28  17  3.18   45  11  12   399   334  162  141   29  146  197
Minnesota       23  18  3.46   41  17   7   361   306  164  139   34  170  230
California      22  25  3.47   47  20   5   423   355  191  163   29  198  300
New York        20  24  3.58   44  19   3   387   341  171  154   34  157  219
Kansas City     26  20  3.61   46  17   5   411   392  192  165   28  135  226
Texas           23  22  3.65   45  16   4   406   383  197  165   28  154  205
Milwaukee       21  20  3.68   41   6  13   362   345  167  148   33  146  169
Baltimore       17  26  3.68   43  19   0   386   363  172  158   30  152  182
Boston          22  18  3.77   40  21   6   361   337  165  151   32  120  159
Cleveland       18  24  3.97   42  13   7   372   347  185  164   39  169  219
Chicago         20  23  3.99   43   6  13   388   403  191  172   26  186  222
Detroit         18  21  4.31   39   9   6   346   373  203  166   40  149  194

 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)       6   1  1.52   9   6   5   0   2   59   37   12   10    2   27   35
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   3  1.68  11  11   8   0   4   91   73   23   17    2   15   60
Bill Hands (TEX)       5   2  2.10   7   7   3   0   1   56   45   17   13    2   14   29
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
Vida Blue (OAK)        9   2  2.69  13  13   4   0   1   94   75   34   28    8   29   62
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       8   3  2.70  11  11   5   0   3   87   54   27   26    8   55   87
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             8   3  1.68  11  11   8   0   4   91   73   23   17    2   15   60
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Mike Torrez            5   3  3.30  10  10   5   0   0   76   73   34   28    4   46   33
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  1.84   9   0   0   3   0   15    7    3    3    0    8    9
Bill Lee               7   4  3.13  12  11   7   0   2   89   72   35   31    2   30   24
Luis Tiant             5   5  3.46  10  10   7   0   0   78   69   34   30    9   17   40
Diego Segui            1   2  3.50   9   0   0   3   0   18   20    8    7    0   11    9
Rick Wise              5   4  4.15  10  10   6   0   0   80   83   39   37   10   14   44
Dick Pole              0   0  4.26   4   1   0   0   0   13   19    7    6    2    4    6
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  1.86  13   0   0   3   0   29   24    9    6    1    8   19
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   3  2.70  11  11   5   0   3   87   54   27   26    8   55   87
Frank Tanana           2   3  2.80   9   8   3   0   1   45   39   15   14    5   19   48
Ed Figueroa            3   1  3.24   7   6   3   0   0   42   29   18   15    2   23   30
Dick Lange             1   1  3.38   6   0   0   1   0   16   10    8    6    0    6    7
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           3   4  7.49   8   8   1   0   0   40   45   33   33    7   29   22

 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  2.20  16   0   0   1   0   16   13    6    4    1   14   20
Jim Kern               1   2  2.85  11   5   0   0   0   60   44   19   19    4   38   45
Tom Buskey             2   1  3.10  18   0   0   4   0   29   27   10   10    2   11   14
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
Eric Raich             1   0  4.09   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    5    5    1    2    0
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
Blue Moon Odom         0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    1    3    2

 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  2.87  13   1   0   0   0   31   24   16   10    5   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   7  6.05  10  10   1   0   0   58   68   42   39    9   32   36

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   1  1.32  13   0   0   0   0   14   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
Doug Bird              3   2  3.18  15   0   0   5   0   28   23   10   10    2    9   19
Al Fitzmorris          7   3  3.28  11  11   5   0   2   80   70   32   29    5   22   23
Dennis Leonard         1   1  3.57   6   5   1   0   0   40   34   17   16    3   23   26
Marty Pattin           2   0  3.90  12   0   0   0   0   30   31   16   13    2    4   10
Nelson Briles          4   3  4.19  10  10   3   0   0   67   69   35   31    9   14   42
Paul Splittorff        1   5  4.70  11   7   1   0   0   38   48   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  1.23   8   0   0   1   0   29   22    6    4    1    4   12
Tom Murphy             1   1  1.57  17   0   0   8   0   29   20    5    5    0    5    9
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  2.33  14   0   0   2   0   27   17    7    7    2   13   23
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   6  6.11  12  10   1   0   0   53   75   45   36   10   31   38

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Hughes             6   1  1.52   9   6   5   0   2   59   37   12   10    2   27   35
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  1.76  11   0   0   4   0   15    8    3    3    1    9    6
Dave Goltz             4   4  2.89   8   8   3   0   0   62   52   26   20    3   16   36
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   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    2
Rudy May               4   2  3.00   9   8   3   0   0   51   35   20   17    2   28   37
Sparky Lyle            1   4  3.18  19   0   0   2   0   23   21    9    8    1   15   17
Pat Dobson             4   5  3.35  11  11   3   0   1   75   74   36   28   10   37   44
Catfish Hunter         6   5  3.38  12  12   8   0   2   96   73   39   36    7   29   46
Larry Gura             0   1  3.57   6   1   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    1    6    6
Doc Medich             3   7  3.86  12  12   5   0   2   89   77   39   38   10   26   44
Dick Tidrow            2   0  4.28  11   0   0   1   0   27   26   13   13    2   13   21
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
Dick Bosman            2   0  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    1    4
Vida Blue              9   2  2.69  13  13   4   0   1   94   75   34   28    8   29   62
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.88  24   0   0   4   0   41   31   13   13    3   11   34
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
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   1  1.21  17   0   0   0   0   22   15    3    3    0   14    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  3.92  21   0   0   4   0   41   31   21   18    5   18   24
Clyde Wright           0   3  4.02   8   7   0   0   0   40   43   24   18    0   24   16
Jackie Brown           3   5  4.13  12   6   2   0   1   52   57   28   24    5   22   28
Stan Thomas            1   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   14   11    9    7    0    9    6
Fergie Jenkins         5   4  4.52  10  10   4   0   0   70   78   37   35   10   16   41
Jim Bibby              2   4  5.26   9   9   3   0   1   51   53   33   30    2   24   24

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             9
  J. Kaat (CHI)             8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  J. Hughes (MIN)           6
  C. Hunter (NY)            6

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  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. Burgmeier (MIN)        4
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  T. Forster (CHI)          4
  S. Foucault (TEX)         4

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  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
  V. Blue (OAK)             1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         97.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         96.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          93.2
  S. Busby (KC)          92.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        91.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           89.0
  D. Medich (NY)         88.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          86.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      82.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      82.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           105
  G. Perry (CLE)           89
  R. Wise (BOS)            83
  J. Kaat (CHI)            81
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         78
  D. Medich (NY)           77
  V. Blue (OAK)            75
  M. Lolich (DET)          75
  C. Osteen (CHI)          75
  J. Slaton (MIL)          75

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            55
  J. Slaton (MIL)          45
  J. Coleman (DET)         42
  C. Hunter (NY)           39
  D. Medich (NY)           39
  G. Perry (CLE)           39
  B. Singer (CAL)          39
  R. Wise (BOS)            39
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         37
  J. Perry (OAK)           37

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            55
  M. Torrez (BAL)          46
  J. Kern (CLE)            38
  P. Dobson (NY)           37
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        36
  B. Singer (CAL)          35
  V. Albury (MIN)          32
  J. Coleman (DET)         32
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        31
  P. Broberg (MIL)         31

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            87
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        73
  G. Perry (CLE)           71
  V. Blue (OAK)            62
  S. Busby (KC)            61
  J. Palmer (BAL)          60
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  C. Hunter (NY)           46
  J. Kaat (CHI)            46
  J. Kern (CLE)            45

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