Monday June 9, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 9, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         32  22  3.22   54  12  14   486   413  200  174   36  180  260
California      28  28  3.25   56  27   5   504   399  213  182   35  225  362
Baltimore       22  29  3.35   51  23   0   468   416  188  174   36  178  225
New York        28  25  3.38   53  25   6   468   405  196  176   39  190  264
Kansas City     31  25  3.68   56  19   5   501   484  235  205   35  160  272
Texas           27  27  3.77   54  18   4   498   472  243  209   37  185  243
Cleveland       23  29  3.88   52  15   8   475   450  234  205   51  207  274
Chicago         22  31  3.92   53   9  13   475   490  229  207   33  212  271
Milwaukee       25  26  3.99   51   6  16   449   442  230  199   42  188  206
Detroit         23  26  4.00   49  12   7   432   449  233  192   47  175  241
Minnesota       25  25  4.13   50  17   8   442   410  236  203   47  205  280
Boston          28  21  4.32   49  23   8   442   436  227  212   42  157  196

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     3   4  1.32  22   0   0   8   0   55   32   10    8    1   24   47
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
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   5   2  2.38  28   0   0   5   0   53   36   14   14    3   15   45
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
Bill Hands (TEX)       5   3  2.64   9   9   3   0   1   65   61   23   19    3   14   32
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      4   2  2.68   9   8   4   0   0   57   39   23   17    3   26   36
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

 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
Wayne Garland          0   2  3.18   9   0   0   0   0   23   19    8    8    0   14   11
Mike Torrez            7   3  3.24  12  12   7   0   0   94   87   40   34    6   50   40
Doyle Alexander        1   3  3.43  12   2   1   0   0   45   43   17   17    5   13   16
Mike Cuellar           3   4  3.74  12  12   5   0   2   87   65   36   36    8   36   26
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  6.06  14   0   0   0   0   16   17   11   11    1   10   14
Dyar Miller            0   1  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    2    1
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
Roger Moret            3   0  4.76  11   0   0   0   0   23   18   12   12    2   19   12
Reggie Cleveland       3   3  4.77   9   8   1   0   0   60   64   34   32    8   22   21
Rick Wise              5   5  5.40  13  13   6   0   0   93  101   58   56   14   25   49
Diego Segui            1   2  6.45  11   0   0   3   0   22   29   18   16    2   15   13

 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            6   7  3.62  14  13   7   1   0  107   90   46   43    8   39   57
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   4  1.32  22   0   0   8   0   55   32   10    8    1   24   47
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
Claude Osteen          1   5  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   72   86   35   35    6   37   27
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
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   3  2.83  24   0   0   4   0   41   36   15   13    4   15   17
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  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    8    3    2    0    1    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
Roric Harrison         0   0  9.53   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    6    6    1    3    0

 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  2.39  17   0   0   7   0   38   26   11   10    6   20   41
Tom Walker             1   3  3.00  16   2   0   0   0   42   34   20   14    5   14   27
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
Lindy McDaniel         3   0  2.45   7   0   0   0   0   26   23    7    7    0    5   12
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
Marty Pattin           3   2  3.35  15   0   0   0   0   43   43   20   16    3    8   18
Al Fitzmorris          8   3  3.39  14  14   5   0   2   96   90   39   36    5   27   30
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  1.49  21   0   0  11   0   36   25    6    6    0    8   12
Bill Travers           0   0  2.08   2   2   0   0   0    9    5    3    2    0    8    3
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   0  3.00  18   0   0   2   0   36   25   12   12    3   18   31
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

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Goltz             5   5  3.13  10  10   3   0   0   78   67   33   27    4   20   43
Jim Hughes             6   3  3.25  12   9   5   0   2   72   60   31   26    7   35   42
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             4   2  3.76  12   8   2   0   0   55   39   29   23    6   39   24
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
Mike Pazik             0   3  9.45   4   2   0   0   0   13   17   15   14    5    9    7
Bill Butler            0   1 10.00   7   1   0   0   0   18   35   22   20    2    8   15

 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   6  3.22  15  15  11   0   3  123   90   48   44    9   37   59
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
Sonny Siebert          2   0  1.31   4   4   0   0   0   21   20    3    3    1    7   15
Jim Todd               1   2  2.27  19   0   0   6   0   40   28   11   10    0    7   16
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.38  28   0   0   5   0   53   36   14   14    3   15   45
Ken Holtzman           5   6  2.92  15  14   5   0   1  102   82   39   33    5   45   45
Vida Blue              9   4  2.99  16  15   4   1   1  108   91   43   36    9   32   74
Paul Lindblad          4   0  3.57  19   0   0   2   0   40   34   19   16    6   15   15
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.78  10   4   0   0   0   33   37   17   14    3   16   19
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  2.64   9   9   3   0   1   65   61   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           5   5  4.39  15   7   2   0   1   66   65   36   32    7   30   32
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)           11
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  S. Busby (KC)             8
  B. Lee (BOS)              8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  M. Torrez (BAL)           7
  R. Wise (BOS)             6

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)          11
  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)        123.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        113.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       110.0
  S. Busby (KC)         108.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         108.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       107.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          106.1
  J. Kaat (CHI)         105.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         104.2
  D. Medich (NY)        104.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           122
  G. Perry (CLE)          111
  J. Kaat (CHI)           102
  R. Wise (BOS)           101
  B. Lee (BOS)             95
  V. Blue (OAK)            91
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       90
  C. Hunter (NY)           90
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         90
  D. Medich (NY)           90

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            65
  R. Wise (BOS)            58
  J. Slaton (MIL)          53
  J. Coleman (DET)         50
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         50
  G. Perry (CLE)           50
  C. Hunter (NY)           48
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        47
  B. Singer (CAL)          46
  B. Lee (BOS)             44

Home Runs:

  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  R. Wise (BOS)            14
  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)          39
  B. Singer (CAL)          39
  J. Coleman (DET)         37
  C. Hunter (NY)           37

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
  C. Hunter (NY)           59
  B. Singer (CAL)          57
  J. Kaat (CHI)            56

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