Thursday June 5, 1975
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 5, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         30  20  3.24   50  11  13   444   374  183  160   34  171  227
California      25  27  3.37   52  24   5   468   380  204  175   32  208  343
New York        25  24  3.48   49  22   5   432   373  186  167   39  174  239
Baltimore       19  28  3.51   47  21   0   424   390  179  165   33  159  202
Kansas City     30  22  3.73   52  18   5   466   449  222  193   35  150  253
Texas           24  25  3.79   49  16   4   444   425  219  187   32  165  225
Cleveland       21  26  3.88   47  15   7   418   386  204  180   41  188  247
Minnesota       23  23  3.92   46  17   7   406   371  205  177   43  188  256
Chicago         22  27  3.98   49   8  13   439   450  213  194   29  207  250
Boston          26  19  4.04   45  22   7   406   388  197  182   37  145  183
Milwaukee       23  24  4.06   47   6  14   415   416  216  187   40  168  193
Detroit         21  24  4.11   45  11   6   398   420  222  182   43  166  223

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     3   3  1.08  20   0   0   8   0   50   26    7    6    0   24   40
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   3  1.69  12  12   8   0   4  101   79   25   19    4   18   69
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       9   3  2.45  12  12   6   0   4   96   54   27   26    8   59   96
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      4   1  2.66   8   7   4   0   0   51   34   19   15    2   25   34
Jim Kaat (CHI)         8   2  2.70  15  13   3   0   0   97   93   35   29    5   29   55
Bill Hands (TEX)       5   3  2.76   8   8   3   0   1   62   57   23   19    3   14   32
Rudy May (NY)          5   2  2.85  10   9   4   0   0   60   40   24   19    2   37   40
Vida Blue (OAK)        9   3  2.91  14  14   4   0   1  102   83   40   33    9   31   69
Steve Busby (KC)       7   4  3.04  13  13   7   0   2  101   83   35   34    6   31   66
Jim Hughes (MIN)       6   3  3.06  11   8   5   0   2   68   54   25   23    7   34   39

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             8   3  1.69  12  12   8   0   4  101   79   25   19    4   18   69
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Mike Torrez            6   3  3.27  11  11   6   0   0   85   82   37   31    5   47   38
Wayne Garland          0   2  3.27   8   0   0   0   0   22   19    8    8    0   14   10
Doyle Alexander        1   3  3.76  10   2   1   0   0   41   39   17   17    5   11   16
Mike Cuellar           3   4  3.81  11  11   5   0   2   78   59   33   33    7   30   22
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Ross Grimsley          1   7  4.78  11  11   1   0   0   64   75   35   34   10   14   30
Bob Reynolds           0   1  9.00   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    6    6    1    1    1
Grant Jackson          0   2  9.58  12   0   0   0   0   10   13   11   11    1    9    8

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Drago             0   0  2.12  11   0   0   4   0   17   11    4    4    0   10    9
Dick Pole              1   0  2.49   5   2   1   0   1   22   22    7    6    2    7   14
Luis Tiant             6   5  3.58  11  11   7   0   0   83   73   37   33   10   24   42
Bill Lee               7   5  3.61  13  12   7   0   2   97   87   43   39    3   31   29
Roger Moret            3   0  3.79   8   0   0   0   0   19   13    8    8    2   18   10
Reggie Cleveland       3   3  4.76   8   8   1   0   0   57   57   32   30    7   22   19
Rick Wise              5   4  4.96  12  12   6   0   0   91   99   52   50   13   20   48
Diego Segui            1   2  5.31  10   0   0   3   0   20   26   14   12    0   13   12

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           0   2  1.82  14   0   0   3   0   30   26    9    6    1    8   20
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Nolan Ryan             9   3  2.45  12  12   6   0   4   96   54   27   26    8   59   96
Ed Figueroa            4   1  2.66   8   7   4   0   0   51   34   19   15    2   25   34
Mickey Scott           1   0  2.84  17   0   0   0   0   13   12    9    4    0    6    9
Frank Tanana           2   4  3.21  10   9   3   0   1   53   45   20   19    6   21   60
Dick Lange             1   1  3.38   6   0   0   1   0   16   10    8    6    0    6    7
Bill Singer            5   7  3.67  13  12   6   1   0   98   84   43   40    6   36   53
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
Dave Sells             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    2    2    0    1    0

 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           3   3  1.08  20   0   0   8   0   50   26    7    6    0   24   40
Terry Forster          3   3  2.06  15   0   0   4   0   35   27   11    8    0   24   30
Jim Kaat               8   2  2.70  15  13   3   0   0   97   93   35   29    5   29   55
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.20   6   0   0   1   0   20   18    7    7    2    7   12
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  4.61   8   0   0   0   0   14   12    7    7    0    7    9
Claude Osteen          1   5  4.90  12  12   1   0   0   64   80   35   35    6   34   24
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
Danny Osborn           0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0   11   11    6    6    0    7    9
Wilbur Wood            2   9  5.36  14  14   2   0   0   87  114   60   52    7   27   39
Stan Bahnsen           4   4  6.47   9   9   2   0   0   49   53   35   35    7   32   25
Jim Otten              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    5    4    1    7    3
Lloyd Allen            0   1  7.36   1   1   0   0   0    4    2    3    3    1    5    2

 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           1   0  2.05  18   0   0   1   0   22   16    7    5    2   17   26
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  2.61   3   1   1   0   1   10    4    3    3    1    8   10
Tom Buskey             2   1  2.78  20   0   0   4   0   32   28   10   10    2   12   14
Gaylord Perry          6   7  3.34  13  13   9   0   1  102   96   45   38   13   29   75
Jim Kern               1   2  3.50  12   6   0   0   0   64   51   25   25    4   42   48
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   5  5.77   9   9   2   0   0   44   50   32   28    3   20   15
Don Hood               1   3  6.55   8   5   1   0   0   33   31   24   24    4   19   12
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    0    0    0    1
John Hiller            2   2  2.10  15   0   0   6   0   34   23    9    8    5   18   40
Tom Walker             1   2  2.88  15   1   0   0   0   34   27   17   11    5   14   22
Vern Ruhle             5   2  3.44  12  11   2   0   1   68   67   36   26    9   22   23
Mickey Lolich          6   3  3.60  10  10   5   0   1   70   82   32   28    5   21   42
Lerrin LaGrow          3   4  4.58  10  10   2   0   0   59   67   36   30    6   22   24
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Ray Bare               1   2  4.85   9   1   0   0   0   26   28   14   14    0    9    9
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  5.04  10   1   1   0   0   30   38   20   17    1   16   17
Joe Coleman            3   7  5.95  11  11   1   0   0   65   75   46   43   10   35   42

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   1  2.65  16   0   0   0   0   17   13    7    5    2    6   10
Steve Busby            7   4  3.04  13  13   7   0   2  101   83   35   34    6   31   66
Lindy McDaniel         2   0  3.05   6   0   0   0   0   21   19    7    7    0    5   10
Doug Bird              3   2  3.13  17   0   0   5   0   32   28   11   11    2   10   23
Al Fitzmorris          8   3  3.34  13  13   5   0   2   92   80   37   34    5   27   28
Marty Pattin           3   1  3.58  14   0   0   0   0   38   41   18   15    3    7   12
Dennis Leonard         2   1  3.59   8   7   2   0   0   53   45   24   21    5   24   31
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            1   0  0.89  10   0   0   1   0   40   31    6    4    1    6   14
Tom Murphy             1   1  1.38  19   0   0   9   0   33   22    5    5    0    6   10
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  3.38  16   0   0   2   0   32   23   12   12    3   13   30
Pete Broberg           6   6  3.89  13  13   1   0   1   79   74   37   34   11   34   31
Bill Champion          6   4  4.56  13  12   3   0   1   77   76   42   39    4   33   28
Ed Sprague             1   2  4.98   8   7   0   0   0   34   42   21   19    3   19   11
Tom Hausman            1   1  5.09   6   0   0   0   0   18   17   14   10    1   10   12
Jim Colborn            0   4  5.14  11   4   1   2   0   42   47   29   24    7   12   14
Jim Slaton             3   6  5.97  13  10   1   0   0   57   80   47   38   10   32   43
Bill Travers           0   0  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    3    2    0    3    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Hughes             6   3  3.06  11   8   5   0   2   68   54   25   23    7   34   39
Dave Goltz             4   5  3.23   9   9   3   0   0   70   61   31   25    4   18   38
Ray Corbin             2   2  3.31   8   2   1   0   0   35   31   17   13    5   20   19
Vic Albury             3   2  3.69  10   8   2   0   0   46   37   25   19    6   34   19
Bert Blyleven          5   2  3.76  13  13   5   0   0   93   84   47   39    8   35   85
Tom Burgmeier          2   2  3.93  12   0   0   4   0   18   14    8    8    2   10    6
Bill Campbell          0   3  4.15  17   1   0   3   0   35   33   17   16    6   17   28
Joe Decker             1   1  4.61   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    7    7    0    6    3
Mike Pazik             0   2  8.18   3   2   0   0   0   11   13   10   10    4    7    6
Bill Butler            0   1  9.37   6   1   0   0   0   16   29   18   17    1    7   13

 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               5   2  2.85  10   9   4   0   0   60   40   24   19    2   37   40
Catfish Hunter         8   5  3.16  14  14  10   0   3  114   82   43   40    9   31   55
Pat Dobson             5   5  3.48  12  12   3   0   1   83   83   40   32   12   41   46
Larry Gura             0   1  3.57   6   1   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    1    6    6
Doc Medich             4   7  3.63  13  13   5   0   2   97   82   40   39   11   27   49
Sparky Lyle            1   4  3.70  21   0   0   3   0   24   25   11   10    1   16   18
Dick Tidrow            2   0  4.13  12   0   0   2   0   28   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
Jim Todd               1   2  1.67  17   0   0   6   0   38   24    8    7    0    6   15
Sonny Siebert          2   0  1.72   3   3   0   0   0   16   14    3    3    1    6    8
Dick Bosman            2   0  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    1    4
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.74  26   0   0   5   0   46   34   14   14    3   13   38
Vida Blue              9   3  2.91  14  14   4   0   1  102   83   40   33    9   31   69
Ken Holtzman           4   6  3.21  14  13   4   0   0   93   81   39   33    5   44   38
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.30   9   4   0   0   0   30   31   14   11    2   14   16
Paul Lindblad          3   0  3.93  18   0   0   2   0   37   32   19   16    6   15   14
Glenn Abbott           2   2  4.64   7   7   2   0   0   33   31   18   17    4   17   14
Jim Perry              0   1  7.00   3   2   0   0   0    9   10    7    7    2    7    3
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
Mike Kekich            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Merritt            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    0    0    0    0
Jim Umbarger           1   1  1.63  20   0   0   0   0   28   20    5    5    1   17    6
Bill Hands             5   3  2.76   8   8   3   0   1   62   57   23   19    3   14   32
Steve Hargan           4   3  3.45   9   7   4   0   0   60   54   30   23    5   14   36
Stan Thomas            1   0  3.50  10   0   0   0   0   18   14    9    7    0    9   10
Jackie Brown           4   5  3.81  13   6   2   0   1   57   57   28   24    5   23   28
Steve Foucault         2   1  3.89  23   0   0   4   0   44   33   22   19    6   18   26
Clyde Wright           0   3  4.02   8   7   0   0   0   40   43   24   18    0   24   16
Jim Bibby              2   4  4.84  10  10   3   0   1   58   60   34   31    2   26   27
Fergie Jenkins         5   5  4.99  11  11   4   0   0   74   84   43   41   10   19   43

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         7
  D. Medich (NY)            7
  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  J. Perry (OAK)            7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  J. Slaton (MIL)           6

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  M. Torrez (BAL)           6
  R. Wise (BOS)             6

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)           9
  R. Gossage (CHI)          8
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  J. Todd (OAK)             6
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        4
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  D. Drago (BOS)            4
  T. Forster (CHI)          4

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  C. Hunter (NY)            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)        114.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        102.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         102.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       101.0
  S. Busby (KC)         100.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        98.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           97.1
  J. Kaat (CHI)          96.2
  D. Medich (NY)         96.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          95.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           114
  R. Wise (BOS)            99
  G. Perry (CLE)           96
  J. Kaat (CHI)            93
  B. Lee (BOS)             87
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        84
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         84
  B. Singer (CAL)          84
  V. Blue (OAK)            83
  S. Busby (KC)            83

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            60
  R. Wise (BOS)            52
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        47
  J. Slaton (MIL)          47
  J. Coleman (DET)         46
  G. Perry (CLE)           45
  C. Hunter (NY)           43
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         43
  B. Lee (BOS)             43
  B. Singer (CAL)          43

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            59
  M. Torrez (BAL)          47
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        44
  J. Kern (CLE)            42
  P. Dobson (NY)           41
  R. May (NY)              37
  B. Singer (CAL)          36
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        35
  J. Coleman (DET)         35
  V. Albury (MIN)          34

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            96
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        85
  G. Perry (CLE)           75
  V. Blue (OAK)            69
  J. Palmer (BAL)          69
  S. Busby (KC)            66
  F. Tanana (CAL)          60
  C. Hunter (NY)           55
  J. Kaat (CHI)            55
  B. Singer (CAL)          53

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