Saturday May 31, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 31, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         28  18  3.20   46  11  12   408   341  166  145   32  154  202
California      22  26  3.42   48  21   5   432   358  192  164   30  199  310
New York        21  24  3.50   45  20   3   396   342  171  154   34  157  223
Baltimore       18  26  3.60   44  20   0   395   364  172  158   30  153  184
Kansas City     27  20  3.62   47  17   5   420   398  197  169   30  137  230
Minnesota       23  19  3.67   42  17   7   370   323  176  151   35  171  234
Texas           23  23  3.71   46  16   4   415   399  203  171   29  154  209
Milwaukee       21  21  3.74   42   6  13   371   359  174  154   35  149  172
Boston          23  18  3.87   41  21   6   370   346  173  159   35  123  162
Cleveland       19  24  3.90   43  14   7   381   353  186  165   39  170  224
Chicago         20  24  3.95   44   7  13   396   408  193  174   27  187  227
Detroit         19  21  4.20   40  10   6   355   375  203  166   40  150  199

 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
Steve Busby (KC)       7   3  2.44  11  11   7   0   2   92   70   26   25    3   29   61
Jim Kaat (CHI)         8   2  2.45  14  12   3   0   0   88   86   30   24    5   27   51
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
Bill Hands (TEX)       5   3  2.76   8   8   3   0   1   62   57   23   19    3   14   32
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
Mike Cuellar           3   4  3.81  11  11   5   0   2   78   59   33   33    7   30   22
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
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
Dick Pole              0   0  4.26   4   1   0   0   0   13   19    7    6    2    4    6
Roger Moret            2   0  4.32   7   0   0   0   0   17   13    8    8    2   14    9
Rick Wise              5   4  4.71  11  11   6   0   0   84   89   46   44   13   17   46
Reggie Cleveland       3   3  4.76   8   8   1   0   0   57   57   32   30    7   22   19

 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
Bill Singer            4   7  3.74  12  11   5   1   0   89   76   40   37    5   36   46
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  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   2  2.45  14  12   3   0   0   88   86   30   24    5   27   51
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       3   0  0.28  12   2   2   2   1   32   18    2    1    0   13   25
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
Vern Ruhle             5   1  2.83  11  10   2   0   1   64   59   30   20    9   19   22
Tom Walker             1   1  2.87  13   1   0   0   0   31   24   16   10    5   13   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
Lindy McDaniel         2   0  1.89   5   0   0   0   0   19   15    4    4    0    5    9
Steve Busby            7   3  2.44  11  11   7   0   2   92   70   26   25    3   29   61
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
Marty Pattin           2   0  3.90  12   0   0   0   0   30   31   16   13    2    4   10
Dennis Leonard         1   1  4.12   7   6   1   0   0   44   39   22   20    5   24   28
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  1.07   9   0   0   1   0   34   26    6    4    1    5   13
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   5  3.56  12  12   1   0   1   78   71   33   31   11   33   31
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
Dave Goltz             4   4  2.89   8   8   3   0   0   62   52   26   20    3   16   36
Ray Corbin             2   2  3.31   8   2   1   0   0   35   31   17   13    5   20   19
Vic Albury             3   2  3.74   9   8   2   0   0   43   34   24   18    6   32   18
Bert Blyleven          5   1  3.81  12  12   5   0   0   87   75   42   37    7   31   77
Tom Burgmeier          2   2  3.93  12   0   0   4   0   18   14    8    8    2   10    6
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
Catfish Hunter         7   5  3.09  13  13   9   0   3  105   74   39   36    7   29   50
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
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  1.60  15   0   0   6   0   34   20    7    6    0    5   14
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   6  3.30  13  12   4   0   0   85   75   36   31    5   39   31
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.41   8   4   0   0   0   29   30   14   11    2   14   15
Paul Lindblad          3   0  3.96  17   0   0   2   0   36   32   19   16    6   14   14
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  1.09  18   0   0   0   0   25   18    3    3    0   14    5
Steve Hargan           4   2  2.75   8   6   4   0   0   56   47   24   17    4   13   33
Bill Hands             5   3  2.76   8   8   3   0   1   62   57   23   19    3   14   32
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  4.40   9   0   0   0   0   14   12    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
  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  J. Hughes (MIN)           6

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  R. Wise (BOS)             6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        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
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  J. Hughes (MIN)           2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  D. Medich (NY)            2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        105.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         97.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          93.2
  S. Busby (KC)          92.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        91.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           89.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        89.0
  D. Medich (NY)         88.2
  J. Kaat (CHI)          88.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      87.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           105
  G. Perry (CLE)           89
  R. Wise (BOS)            89
  J. Kaat (CHI)            86
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         78
  D. Medich (NY)           77
  B. Singer (CAL)          76
  V. Blue (OAK)            75
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        75
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        75

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            55
  R. Wise (BOS)            46
  J. Slaton (MIL)          45
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        42
  J. Coleman (DET)         42
  B. Singer (CAL)          40
  C. Hunter (NY)           39
  D. Medich (NY)           39
  G. Perry (CLE)           39
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         37

Home Runs:

  R. Wise (BOS)            13
  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  P. Broberg (MIL)         11
  P. Dobson (NY)           10
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  D. Medich (NY)           10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  N. Briles (KC)            9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            55
  M. Torrez (BAL)          46
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        39
  J. Kern (CLE)            38
  P. Dobson (NY)           37
  B. Singer (CAL)          36
  P. Broberg (MIL)         33
  V. Albury (MIN)          32
  J. Coleman (DET)         32
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        31

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            87
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        77
  G. Perry (CLE)           71
  V. Blue (OAK)            62
  S. Busby (KC)            61
  J. Palmer (BAL)          60
  J. Kaat (CHI)            51
  C. Hunter (NY)           50
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  B. Singer (CAL)          46

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