Sunday June 8, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 8, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      27  28  3.26   55  26   5   495   393  210  179   33  222  358
Oakland         31  22  3.27   53  12  13   471   399  197  171   36  178  246
New York        28  24  3.37   52  24   6   459   397  191  172   39  184  260
Baltimore       22  28  3.38   50  23   0   453   404  184  170   35  169  216
Kansas City     30  25  3.71   55  19   5   492   470  233  203   35  160  268
Texas           26  27  3.77   53  18   4   489   462  239  205   36  180  240
Cleveland       23  28  3.82   51  15   8   464   434  223  197   49  203  273
Detroit         23  25  3.97   48  12   7   424   440  228  187   46  175  236
Chicago         22  30  3.98   52   9  13   466   481  228  206   32  209  267
Milwaukee       24  26  4.07   50   6  15   440   439  230  199   42  179  202
Minnesota       24  25  4.11   49  17   8   431   398  226  197   46  201  270
Boston          28  20  4.16   48  23   8   433   424  215  200   38  150  191

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     3   3  1.19  21   0   0   8   0   53   29    9    7    0   24   46
Jim Palmer (BAL)       9   3  1.55  13  13   9   0   5  110   80   25   19    4   21   73
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      10   3  2.24  13  13   7   0   5  105   56   27   26    8   65  102
Rudy May (NY)          6   2  2.61  11  10   5   0   0   69   49   25   20    2   41   46
Jim Kaat (CHI)         8   3  2.64  16  14   4   0   0  106  102   39   31    5   30   56
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      4   2  2.68   9   8   4   0   0   57   39   23   17    3   26   36
Bill Hands (TEX)       5   3  2.76   8   8   3   0   1   62   57   23   19    3   14   32
Steve Busby (KC)       7   5  2.90  14  14   8   0   2  109   87   36   35    6   34   71
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     5   6  2.92  15  14   5   0   1  102   82   39   33    5   45   45
Vida Blue (OAK)        9   4  3.00  15  15   4   0   1  108   91   43   36    9   32   74

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             9   3  1.55  13  13   9   0   5  110   80   25   19    4   21   73
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Mike Torrez            7   3  3.24  12  12   7   0   0   94   87   40   34    6   50   40
Wayne Garland          0   2  3.27   8   0   0   0   0   22   19    8    8    0   14   10
Doyle Alexander        1   3  3.43  11   2   1   0   0   45   42   17   17    5   13   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  4.67  12  12   1   0   0   69   79   37   36   11   16   35
Grant Jackson          1   2  8.25  13   0   0   0   0   12   14   11   11    1    9   11
Bob Reynolds           0   1  9.00   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    6    6    1    1    1

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Drago             0   0  2.41  13   0   0   5   0   19   14    5    5    0   10   10
Dick Pole              1   1  3.30   6   3   1   0   1   30   32   12   11    2    8   15
Bill Lee               8   5  3.39  14  13   8   0   2  106   95   44   40    3   32   31
Luis Tiant             7   5  4.09  12  12   7   0   0   88   83   44   40   11   26   45
Reggie Cleveland       3   3  4.76   8   8   1   0   0   57   57   32   30    7   22   19
Roger Moret            3   0  4.91  10   0   0   0   0   22   18   12   12    2   19   11
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            10   3  2.24  13  13   7   0   5  105   56   27   26    8   65  102
Ed Figueroa            4   2  2.68   9   8   4   0   0   57   39   23   17    3   26   36
Mickey Scott           1   0  2.84  17   0   0   0   0   13   12    9    4    0    6    9
Dick Lange             1   1  2.89   7   0   0   1   0   19   11    8    6    0    9    7
Frank Tanana           3   4  3.03  11  10   4   0   1   62   50   22   21    6   25   67
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  1.19  21   0   0   8   0   53   29    9    7    0   24   46
Terry Forster          3   3  2.06  15   0   0   4   0   35   27   11    8    0   24   30
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  2.36   7   0   0   1   0   27   21    7    7    2    7   19
Jim Kaat               8   3  2.64  16  14   4   0   0  106  102   39   31    5   30   56
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  10  5.74  15  15   2   0   0   89  122   65   57    8   27   39
Stan Bahnsen           4   5  6.42  10  10   2   0   0   55   61   39   39    9   33   28
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  1.38  13   3   2   2   1   39   26    7    6    2   19   29
Dave LaRoche           2   0  1.80  20   0   0   2   0   25   16    7    5    2   19   29
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  2.61   3   1   1   0   1   10    4    3    3    1    8   10
Tom Buskey             2   2  2.82  23   0   0   4   0   38   33   12   12    3   15   16
Eric Raich             2   0  3.12   3   3   0   0   0   17   18    6    6    2    2    4
Gaylord Perry          6   8  3.26  14  14   9   0   1  113  111   50   41   14   31   82
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
Fred Beene             0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    0    1
Don Hood               1   3  5.45   9   5   1   0   0   40   36   24   24    4   21   13
Fritz Peterson         4   5  6.06  10  10   2   0   0   49   56   37   33    6   20   19
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    0    0    0    1
John Hiller            2   2  1.93  16   0   0   7   0   37   24    9    8    5   20   41
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          7   3  3.55  11  11   5   0   1   76   89   34   30    6   23   46
Lerrin LaGrow          4   4  3.97  11  11   3   0   1   68   72   36   30    6   25   28
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   8  5.75  12  12   1   0   0   72   82   50   46   12   37   46

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   1  2.50  17   0   0   0   0   18   14    7    5    2    6   10
Doug Bird              3   2  2.88  18   0   0   5   0   34   30   11   11    2   10   24
Steve Busby            7   5  2.90  14  14   8   0   2  109   87   36   35    6   34   71
Lindy McDaniel         2   0  3.05   6   0   0   0   0   21   19    7    7    0    5   10
Al Fitzmorris          8   3  3.34  13  13   5   0   2   92   80   37   34    5   27   28
Marty Pattin           3   2  3.35  15   0   0   0   0   43   43   20   16    3    8   18
Nelson Briles          4   3  4.19  10  10   3   0   0   67   69   35   31    9   14   42
Paul Splittorff        1   5  4.36  12   8   1   0   0   43   53   31   21    3   20   27
Dennis Leonard         2   2  4.42   9   8   2   0   0   57   52   31   28    5   29   33
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   1  1.35  11   1   0   1   0   47   39   11    7    1    9   16
Tom Murphy             1   1  1.51  20   0   0  10   0   36   25    6    6    0    8   12
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  3.21  17   0   0   2   0   34   23   12   12    3   14   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
Tom Hausman            1   1  4.58   7   0   0   0   0   20   17   14   10    1   10   12
Jim Colborn            1   4  4.88  12   5   1   2   0   48   50   31   26    8   14   18
Ed Sprague             1   2  4.98   8   7   0   0   0   34   42   21   19    3   19   11
Jim Slaton             3   7  6.25  14  11   1   0   0   63   89   53   44   11   35   44
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             5   5  3.13  10  10   3   0   0   78   67   33   27    4   20   43
Ray Corbin             2   3  3.40   9   3   1   0   0   42   39   20   16    6   21   25
Tom Burgmeier          2   2  3.72  14   0   0   5   0   19   15    8    8    2   10    6
Bert Blyleven          5   2  3.76  13  13   5   0   0   93   84   47   39    8   35   85
Vic Albury             3   2  4.14  11   8   2   0   0   50   39   29   23    6   37   19
Bill Campbell          0   3  4.62  20   1   0   3   0   37   37   20   19    6   18   30
Joe Decker             1   1  6.91   3   3   1   0   0   14   17   11   11    1   10    3
Bill Butler            0   1  9.37   6   1   0   0   0   16   29   18   17    1    7   13
Mike Pazik             0   3  9.45   4   2   0   0   0   13   17   15   14    5    9    7

 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               6   2  2.61  11  10   5   0   0   69   49   25   20    2   41   46
Catfish Hunter         8   5  3.16  14  14  10   0   3  114   82   43   40    9   31   55
Pat Dobson             6   5  3.44  13  13   4   0   1   92   89   43   35   12   44   53
Sparky Lyle            1   4  3.46  22   0   0   4   0   26   26   11   10    1   17   20
Doc Medich             5   7  3.46  14  14   5   0   2  104   90   41   40   11   29   55
Larry Gura             0   1  3.57   6   1   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    1    6    6
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  1.63  18   0   0   6   0   39   24    8    7    0    7   16
Sonny Siebert          2   0  1.72   3   3   0   0   0   16   14    3    3    1    6    8
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.63  27   0   0   5   0   48   34   14   14    3   14   39
Ken Holtzman           5   6  2.92  15  14   5   0   1  102   82   39   33    5   45   45
Vida Blue              9   4  3.00  15  15   4   0   1  108   91   43   36    9   32   74
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.78  10   4   0   0   0   33   37   17   14    3   16   19
Paul Lindblad          3   0  3.93  18   0   0   2   0   37   32   19   16    6   15   14
Dick Bosman            2   1  4.42   3   3   0   0   0   18   20   10    9    2    2    4
Glenn Abbott           2   2  4.64   7   7   2   0   0   33   31   18   17    4   17   14
Jim Perry              0   1  5.73   4   2   0   0   0   11   11    9    7    2    7    5
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    2    1
Jim Merritt            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    0    0    0    0
Jim Umbarger           1   1  1.82  22   0   0   0   0   35   27    7    7    2   18    7
Bill Hands             5   3  2.76   8   8   3   0   1   62   57   23   19    3   14   32
Stan Thomas            3   0  3.27  12   0   0   0   0   22   15   10    8    0   10   11
Steve Hargan           4   3  3.31  10   8   4   0   0   68   63   33   25    5   16   41
Steve Foucault         2   1  3.40  25   0   0   4   0   50   37   22   19    6   22   29
Clyde Wright           0   3  4.02   8   7   0   0   0   40   43   24   18    0   24   16
Jackie Brown           4   5  4.25  14   7   2   0   1   59   59   32   28    6   25   29
Jim Bibby              2   5  4.66  11  11   4   0   1   66   67   37   34    2   27   30
Fergie Jenkins         5   6  5.16  12  12   5   0   0   82   90   50   47   12   22   44

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League Leaders

Wins:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  V. Blue (OAK)             9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        8
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  J. Kaat (CHI)             8
  B. Lee (BOS)              8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         7
  D. Medich (NY)            7
  J. Perry (OAK)            7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  J. Slaton (MIL)           7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)          10
  R. Gossage (CHI)          8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  J. Todd (OAK)             6
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  D. Drago (BOS)            5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  T. Forster (CHI)          4

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  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)        113.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       110.0
  S. Busby (KC)         108.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         108.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          106.1
  J. Kaat (CHI)         105.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         104.2
  D. Medich (NY)        104.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     101.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           122
  G. Perry (CLE)          111
  J. Kaat (CHI)           102
  R. Wise (BOS)            99
  B. Lee (BOS)             95
  V. Blue (OAK)            91
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         90
  D. Medich (NY)           90
  P. Dobson (NY)           89
  M. Lolich (DET)          89

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            65
  J. Slaton (MIL)          53
  R. Wise (BOS)            52
  J. Coleman (DET)         50
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         50
  G. Perry (CLE)           50
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        47
  B. Lee (BOS)             44
  L. Tiant (BOS)           44
  V. Blue (OAK)            43

Home Runs:

  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  R. Wise (BOS)            13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (NY)           12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  P. Broberg (MIL)         11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  D. Medich (NY)           11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            65
  M. Torrez (BAL)          50
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        45
  P. Dobson (NY)           44
  J. Kern (CLE)            42
  R. May (NY)              41
  V. Albury (MIN)          37
  J. Coleman (DET)         37
  B. Singer (CAL)          36
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        35

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           102
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        85
  G. Perry (CLE)           82
  V. Blue (OAK)            74
  J. Palmer (BAL)          73
  S. Busby (KC)            71
  F. Tanana (CAL)          67
  J. Kaat (CHI)            56
  C. Hunter (NY)           55
  D. Medich (NY)           55

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