Thursday June 12, 1975
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 12, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         34  23  3.25   57  13  15   512   433  212  185   38  190  282
California      30  30  3.30   60  28   5   538   433  232  197   39  236  383
New York        30  25  3.35   55  26   7   486   422  201  181   39  201  277
Baltimore       24  30  3.38   54  25   0   496   443  200  186   40  186  235
Kansas City     34  25  3.57   59  21   6   529   502  240  210   36  164  291
Chicago         24  32  3.82   56  11  13   507   525  242  215   34  226  288
Cleveland       23  32  3.89   55  17   8   505   475  248  218   56  219  296
Texas           28  29  3.90   57  19   4   526   511  262  228   42  196  258
Minnesota       26  26  4.09   52  17   8   462   429  244  210   48  212  287
Detroit         24  29  4.16   53  12   8   467   496  261  216   51  195  269
Milwaukee       26  28  4.17   54   6  16   475   477  251  220   47  200  216
Boston          29  23  4.42   52  23   9   473   476  251  232   47  171  209

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     3   5  1.44  23   0   0   8   0   62   37   12   10    2   30   53
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   3  1.51  14  14  10   0   5  119   87   26   20    4   25   76
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      5   2  2.32  10   9   5   0   0   66   45   24   17    3   26   40
Rudy May (NY)          7   2  2.42  12  11   6   0   0   78   56   26   21    2   42   56
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      10   4  2.54  14  14   7   0   5  110   63   33   31    9   72  107
Jim Kaat (CHI)         9   3  2.59  17  15   5   0   0  115  113   41   33    5   31   59
Bill Hands (TEX)       5   3  2.64   9   9   3   0   1   65   61   23   19    3   14   32
Steve Busby (KC)       8   5  2.73  15  15   9   0   2  119   92   37   36    6   35   75
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     5   6  2.92  15  14   5   0   1  102   82   39   33    5   45   45
Dave Goltz (MIN)       5   5  3.13  10  10   3   0   0   78   67   33   27    4   20   43

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            10   3  1.51  14  14  10   0   5  119   87   26   20    4   25   76
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Dyar Miller            1   1  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    2    1
Mike Torrez            7   3  3.49  13  13   7   0   0   98   95   44   38    7   50   40
Doyle Alexander        1   3  3.50  13   2   1   0   0   46   45   18   18    5   15   16
Mike Cuellar           3   4  3.74  12  12   5   0   2   87   65   36   36    8   36   26
Wayne Garland          0   2  3.81  10   0   0   0   0   26   22   11   11    1   16   12
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Ross Grimsley          1   8  4.48  13  13   2   0   0   78   86   40   39   13   16   41
Grant Jackson          1   2  6.06  14   0   0   0   0   16   17   11   11    1   10   14
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  2.86  14   0   0   5   0   22   18    7    7    1   12   10
Dick Pole              1   1  3.30   6   3   1   0   1   30   32   12   11    2    8   15
Bill Lee               8   5  3.53  15  14   8   0   2  112  104   49   44    4   37   33
Roger Moret            4   0  3.86  13   0   0   0   0   28   20   12   12    2   22   14
Luis Tiant             7   6  4.58  13  13   7   0   0   94   95   52   48   12   28   49
Reggie Cleveland       3   3  4.86  10   8   1   0   0   63   68   37   34    8   23   23
Rick Wise              5   5  5.40  13  13   6   0   0   93  101   58   56   14   25   49
Jim Burton             0   1  5.68   2   1   0   0   0    6    8    6    4    2    0    3
Diego Segui            1   2  6.17  12   0   0   4   0   23   30   18   16    2   16   13

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           0   2  1.72  16   0   0   3   0   31   26    9    6    1    8   20
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Ed Figueroa            5   2  2.32  10   9   5   0   0   66   45   24   17    3   26   40
Mickey Scott           1   0  2.51  18   0   0   0   0   14   12    9    4    0    6    9
Nolan Ryan            10   4  2.54  14  14   7   0   5  110   63   33   31    9   72  107
Dick Lange             1   1  2.79   8   0   0   1   0   19   13    8    6    0   10    7
Frank Tanana           4   4  3.25  12  11   4   0   1   69   58   26   25    7   26   75
Bill Singer            6   7  3.62  14  13   7   1   0  107   90   46   43    8   39   57
Andy Hassler           3   6  4.17  11  11   5   0   1   73   71   38   34    5   25   43
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 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    5    4    1    2    2

 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   5  1.44  23   0   0   8   0   62   37   12   10    2   30   53
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               9   3  2.59  17  15   5   0   0  115  113   41   33    5   31   59
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            3  10  5.31  16  16   3   0   0   98  132   67   58    8   31   44
Stan Bahnsen           4   5  6.20  11  11   2   0   0   61   70   46   42    9   36   31
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  1.69  14   4   2   2   1   48   32   10    9    4   22   37
Dave LaRoche           2   1  2.25  21   0   0   2   0   28   17    9    7    2   23   33
Eric Raich             2   1  2.36   4   4   1   0   0   27   27    8    7    3    4   11
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
Jim Kern               1   2  3.50  12   6   0   0   0   64   51   25   25    4   42   48
Gaylord Perry          6   9  3.56  15  15  10   0   1  121  120   57   48   16   34   85
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
John Hiller            2   2  2.20  18   0   0   8   0   41   29   11   10    6   22   47
Tom Walker             1   3  3.00  16   2   0   0   0   42   34   20   14    5   14   27
Vern Ruhle             5   3  3.53  13  12   2   0   1   74   77   39   29   10   27   24
Mickey Lolich          7   4  3.91  12  12   5   0   1   81   97   41   35    6   27   51
Lerrin LaGrow          4   5  4.48  12  12   3   0   1   70   79   42   35    7   26   30
Ray Bare               2   2  4.55  10   2   0   0   0   32   33   17   16    0   11   11
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  5.03  12   1   1   0   0   39   46   25   22    2   21   26
Bob Reynolds           0   0  5.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    4    1    1    4
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  2.39   8   0   0   1   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
Steve Busby            8   5  2.73  15  15   9   0   2  119   92   37   36    6   35   75
Doug Bird              3   2  2.88  18   0   0   5   0   34   30   11   11    2   10   24
Marty Pattin           4   2  3.33  16   1   0   0   0   51   50   23   19    4    8   26
Al Fitzmorris          8   3  3.39  14  14   5   0   2   96   90   39   36    5   27   30
Dennis Leonard         3   2  3.95  10   9   3   0   0   66   58   32   29    5   32   40
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
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            2   1  1.68  12   2   0   1   0   54   47   14   10    2    9   18
Bill Travers           0   0  2.08   2   2   0   0   0    9    5    3    2    0    8    3
Tom Murphy             1   1  2.35  22   0   0  11   0   38   29   10   10    1    8   13
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   0  2.70  19   0   0   2   0   40   27   12   12    3   20   34
Pete Broberg           6   7  4.01  14  14   1   0   1   83   81   40   37   12   35   32
Bill Champion          6   4  4.75  14  12   3   0   1   78   78   44   41    4   33   28
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
Tom Hausman            1   1  5.56   8   0   0   0   0   23   22   18   14    1   16   13
Jim Slaton             3   8  6.45  15  12   1   0   0   68   96   58   49   13   38   46

 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
Tom Burgmeier          3   2  3.22  15   0   0   5   0   22   15    8    8    2   10    9
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
Vic Albury             4   2  3.65  13   8   2   0   0   57   40   29   23    6   39   24
Bert Blyleven          5   2  3.76  13  13   5   0   0   93   84   47   39    8   35   85
Bill Campbell          0   3  3.97  21   1   0   3   0   45   44   21   20    7   19   33
Joe Decker             1   1  7.80   4   4   1   0   0   15   17   13   13    1   15    3
Mike Pazik             0   4  8.24   5   3   0   0   0   20   28   20   18    5   10    8
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               7   2  2.42  12  11   6   0   0   78   56   26   21    2   42   56
Larry Gura             1   1  3.20   7   2   0   0   0   25   28   10    9    1   13    8
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
Dick Tidrow            2   0  4.55  13   0   0   3   0   30   28   15   15    2   16   22
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
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.33  29   0   0   6   0   54   36   14   14    3   15   46
Jim Todd               1   2  2.38  21   0   0   6   0   42   31   13   11    1    9   17
Ken Holtzman           5   6  2.92  15  14   5   0   1  102   82   39   33    5   45   45
Jim Perry              1   1  3.15   5   3   1   0   1   20   12    9    7    2    9   12
Vida Blue              9   5  3.31  17  16   4   1   1  114  101   49   42   10   35   84
Paul Lindblad          4   0  3.48  20   0   0   2   0   41   35   19   16    6   15   16
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.78  10   4   0   0   0   33   37   17   14    3   16   19
Dick Bosman            3   1  4.07   4   4   0   0   0   24   24   12   11    2    3    6
Glenn Abbott           2   2  5.03   8   7   2   0   0   34   32   20   19    4   19   14
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  2.02  23   0   0   0   0   36   28    8    8    2   18    8
Bill Hands             5   3  2.64   9   9   3   0   1   65   61   23   19    3   14   32
Stan Thomas            3   1  3.47  13   0   0   0   0   23   17   11    9    0   10   11
Steve Foucault         2   1  3.61  27   0   0   4   0   52   41   24   21    7   24   31
Steve Hargan           4   3  3.65  11   9   4   0   0   74   71   38   30    7   18   43
Clyde Wright           0   3  4.02   8   7   0   0   0   40   43   24   18    0   24   16
Jackie Brown           5   5  4.22  17   7   2   0   1   70   70   37   33    7   35   35
Fergie Jenkins         6   6  4.95  13  13   6   0   0   91  101   53   50   14   22   50
Jim Bibby              2   6  5.00  12  12   4   0   1   68   73   41   38    2   28   31
Mike Kekich            0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         8
  J. Slaton (MIL)           8
  P. Broberg (MIL)          7
  D. Medich (NY)            7
  J. Perry (OAK)            7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  J. Bibby (TEX)            6

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  B. Lee (BOS)              8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  M. Torrez (BAL)           7
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)          11
  R. Gossage (CHI)          8
  J. Hiller (DET)           8
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  J. Todd (OAK)             6
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  D. Drago (BOS)            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)        121.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       119.0
  S. Busby (KC)         118.2
  J. Kaat (CHI)         114.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         114.1
  B. Lee (BOS)          112.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         110.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       107.0
  D. Medich (NY)        104.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           132
  G. Perry (CLE)          120
  J. Kaat (CHI)           113
  B. Lee (BOS)            104
  V. Blue (OAK)           101
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        101
  R. Wise (BOS)           101
  M. Lolich (DET)          97
  J. Slaton (MIL)          96
  L. Tiant (BOS)           95

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            67
  J. Slaton (MIL)          58
  R. Wise (BOS)            58
  G. Perry (CLE)           57
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         53
  L. Tiant (BOS)           52
  J. Coleman (DET)         50
  V. Blue (OAK)            49
  B. Lee (BOS)             49
  C. Hunter (NY)           48

Home Runs:

  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  R. Wise (BOS)            14
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        13
  J. Slaton (MIL)          13
  P. Broberg (MIL)         12
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (NY)           12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  D. Medich (NY)           11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            72
  M. Torrez (BAL)          50
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        45
  P. Dobson (NY)           44
  J. Kern (CLE)            42
  R. May (NY)              42
  V. Albury (MIN)          39
  B. Singer (CAL)          39
  J. Slaton (MIL)          38
  J. Coleman (DET)         37

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           107
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        85
  G. Perry (CLE)           85
  V. Blue (OAK)            84
  J. Palmer (BAL)          76
  S. Busby (KC)            75
  F. Tanana (CAL)          75
  C. Hunter (NY)           59
  J. Kaat (CHI)            59
  B. Singer (CAL)          57

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