Wednesday June 18, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 18, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        34  28  3.34   62  28   8   549   479  227  204   43  226  314
Baltimore       28  32  3.42   60  27   2   548   495  224  208   49  203  254
Oakland         38  25  3.43   63  14  18   564   490  242  215   48  209  322
California      31  35  3.53   66  31   6   589   494  275  231   46  266  419
Kansas City     37  28  3.69   65  24   6   583   554  269  239   40  184  311
Chicago         26  35  3.84   61  12  14   549   570  262  234   37  240  298
Texas           31  31  3.94   62  21   5   571   560  285  250   47  212  282
Cleveland       24  37  3.94   61  18   8   557   530  279  244   62  238  325
Milwaukee       31  31  4.13   62   7  20   547   544  287  251   52  224  256
Minnesota       29  30  4.18   59  20   8   525   496  283  244   57  234  326
Boston          35  24  4.35   59  25  11   538   548  280  260   52  187  233
Detroit         25  33  4.37   58  12   9   515   557  298  250   57  215  303

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     3   5  1.48  25   0   0   9   0   67   42   13   11    2   31   55
Jim Palmer (BAL)      11   3  1.65  15  15  10   0   5  126   96   29   23    5   28   79
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      5   3  2.19  11  10   6   0   0   74   51   27   18    3   30   44
Jim Kaat (CHI)        10   3  2.61  18  16   5   0   0  121  118   43   35    5   34   62
Bill Hands (TEX)       5   3  2.64   9   9   3   0   1   65   61   23   19    3   14   32
Steve Busby (KC)       9   5  2.68  16  16  10   0   2  128   97   39   38    6   39   81
Rudy May (NY)          7   2  2.76  13  12   6   0   0   82   62   30   25    3   46   57
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      10   6  2.85  16  16   8   0   5  120   76   43   38   10   78  121
Marty Pattin (KC)      5   3  2.99  18   3   2   0   1   69   62   27   23    5   14   31
Catfish Hunter (NY)    9   6  3.00  16  16  12   0   4  132   94   48   44    9   39   65

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            11   3  1.65  15  15  10   0   5  126   96   29   23    5   28   79
Dyar Miller            1   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    1
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Doyle Alexander        1   3  3.40  14   2   1   1   0   48   45   18   18    5   15   16
Mike Torrez            7   4  3.65  14  14   8   0   0  106  105   49   43    8   55   42
Wayne Garland          0   2  3.81  10   0   0   0   0   26   22   11   11    1   16   12
Mike Cuellar           4   5  3.98  14  14   5   0   2  102   84   46   45   13   39   31
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Ross Grimsley          3   8  4.17  15  15   3   0   1   95   98   46   44   15   20   46
Grant Jackson          1   2  5.21  16   0   0   1   0   19   18   11   11    1   10   18
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  2.74  16   0   0   6   0   23   19    7    7    1   13   11
Jim Burton             0   1  3.45   3   2   0   0   0   16   14    8    6    3    3    6
Bill Lee               9   5  3.75  17  15   8   0   2  120  118   55   50    4   37   34
Roger Moret            4   0  3.86  16   0   0   1   0   30   23   13   13    2   23   14
Dick Pole              1   2  3.96   8   4   1   0   1   39   40   18   17    6   10   18
Luis Tiant             9   6  4.28  15  15   8   0   0  109  110   56   52   12   29   54
Reggie Cleveland       4   3  4.59  12   8   1   0   0   67   69   37   34    8   25   27
Rick Wise              7   5  5.28  15  15   7   0   0  107  120   66   63   14   30   54
Diego Segui            1   2  6.08  14   0   0   4   0   27   35   20   18    2   17   15

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           1   2  1.77  18   0   0   3   0   36   30   12    7    2   11   20
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Ed Figueroa            5   3  2.19  11  10   6   0   0   74   51   27   18    3   30   44
Nolan Ryan            10   6  2.85  16  16   8   0   5  120   76   43   38   10   78  121
Mickey Scott           1   0  2.87  20   0   0   1   0   16   13   10    5    1    6   10
Frank Tanana           4   4  3.52  13  12   4   0   1   77   66   31   30    8   29   81
Bill Singer            6   8  4.01  15  14   7   1   0  110   97   53   49    8   40   58
Andy Hassler           3   7  4.20  12  12   6   0   1   81   83   42   38    6   28   47
Dick Lange             1   1  4.50   9   0   0   1   0   22   17   13   11    0   14    8
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  8.64   4   0   0   0   0    8    9   10    8    3    8    7

 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  1.48  25   0   0   9   0   67   42   13   11    2   31   55
Terry Forster          3   3  2.06  15   0   0   4   0   35   27   11    8    0   24   30
Jim Kaat              10   3  2.61  18  16   5   0   0  121  118   43   35    5   34   62
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.34   9   0   0   1   0   30   26   11   11    3    9   20
Claude Osteen          1   6  4.23  14  14   1   0   0   79   93   37   37    7   39   27
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  4.40   9   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            4  11  5.19  18  18   4   0   0  113  147   75   65    9   33   48
Stan Bahnsen           4   6  6.01  12  12   2   0   0   67   78   49   45    9   40   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       4   0  1.59  15   5   2   2   1   57   38   11   10    4   26   40
Dave LaRoche           2   1  2.12  23   0   0   2   0   30   17    9    7    2   23   37
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  2.61   3   1   1   0   1   10    4    3    3    1    8   10
Eric Raich             2   2  2.73   5   5   1   0   0   33   35   13   10    4    5   14
Tom Buskey             2   3  2.74  26   0   0   4   0   43   38   15   13    4   15   18
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
Roric Harrison         0   1  5.27   2   2   1   0   0   14   17    8    8    2    6    4
Don Hood               1   3  5.27  10   5   1   0   0   43   38   25   25    5   24   13
Fritz Peterson         4   7  5.93  12  12   2   0   0   58   64   43   38    6   21   23
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
Jackie Brown           0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    2    1    5
Fred Beene             0   0  7.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   16    8    7    0    4    2
Jim Bibby              0   1 11.25   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    7    5    1    3    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            2   2  1.93  21   0   0   9   0   47   33   11   10    6   24   56
Vern Ruhle             5   3  3.53  13  12   2   0   1   74   77   39   29   10   27   24
Mickey Lolich          7   4  3.61  13  13   5   0   1   90  106   42   36    6   31   51
Bob Reynolds           0   0  3.65   7   0   0   0   0   12   14    7    5    1    3    9
Tom Walker             2   4  4.13  19   3   0   0   0   52   47   30   24    7   18   33
Ray Bare               2   2  4.55  10   2   0   0   0   32   33   17   16    0   11   11
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  4.81  13   1   1   0   0   43   50   26   23    3   23   29
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Lerrin LaGrow          4   6  5.27  14  13   3   0   1   72   85   49   42    7   29   30
Ike Brookens           0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    1    5
Joe Coleman            3  10  6.42  14  14   1   0   0   81   97   64   58   15   39   52

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   1  2.10  19   0   0   0   0   26   18    8    6    2    6   10
Doug Bird              4   2  2.65  19   0   0   5   0   37   33   11   11    2   11   25
Steve Busby            9   5  2.68  16  16  10   0   2  128   97   39   38    6   39   81
Marty Pattin           5   3  2.99  18   3   2   0   1   69   62   27   23    5   14   31
Al Fitzmorris          8   4  3.62  15  15   5   0   2  102   98   44   41    6   28   31
Dennis Leonard         3   2  4.18  11  10   3   0   0   71   66   36   33    6   34   45
Nelson Briles          4   3  4.19  10  10   3   0   0   67   69   35   31    9   14   42
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  4.60  10   0   0   1   0   31   31   16   16    1   10   14
Paul Splittorff        1   5  5.19  13   9   1   0   0   43   57   35   25    3   21   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            3   1  1.78  13   3   0   1   0   61   53   17   12    2   10   19
Tom Murphy             1   1  2.05  25   0   0  14   0   44   33   10   10    1    9   18
Bill Travers           2   0  3.09   4   4   0   0   0   23   16   10    8    1   10   13
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   0  3.33  22   1   0   3   0   46   35   19   17    5   24   41
Jim Colborn            2   5  4.38  14   7   2   2   0   64   63   37   31    9   17   24
Pete Broberg           6   7  4.48  15  15   1   0   1   84   84   45   42   12   38   34
Bill Champion          6   5  4.72  16  12   3   0   1   82   83   46   43    4   37   30
Tom Hausman            1   1  4.82   9   0   0   0   0   28   25   19   15    1   18   17
Ed Sprague             1   3  5.12  10   7   0   0   0   39   50   24   22    3   20   11
Jim Slaton             4   8  5.99  16  13   1   0   0   77  102   60   51   14   41   49

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          4   2  2.86  18   0   0   5   0   28   21    9    9    2   11   13
Dave Goltz             6   6  3.01  12  12   5   0   0   96   82   40   32    6   23   48
Ray Corbin             3   3  3.51  10   4   2   0   0   51   50   24   20    7   22   30
Jim Hughes             6   4  3.63  13  10   5   0   2   74   66   35   30    7   37   44
Bert Blyleven          5   2  3.76  13  13   5   0   0   93   84   47   39    8   35   85
Vic Albury             4   3  4.00  15   9   2   0   0   70   49   38   31    9   51   36
Bill Campbell          0   3  4.25  22   2   0   3   0   53   55   27   25   10   20   39
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   2  9.67   8   2   0   0   0   22   40   27   24    2    9   19
Mark Wiley             0   0 10.13   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    0    1    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.84   6   0   0   0   0   11    8    1    1    1    5    7
Rudy May               7   2  2.76  13  12   6   0   0   82   62   30   25    3   46   57
Catfish Hunter         9   6  3.00  16  16  12   0   4  132   94   48   44    9   39   65
Pat Dobson             7   5  3.21  15  15   5   0   1  107   99   46   38   12   49   62
Larry Gura             1   1  3.24   9   3   0   0   0   33   33   13   12    2   14   15
Sparky Lyle            1   5  3.41  25   0   0   5   0   29   30   13   11    1   18   22
Doc Medich             5   9  3.86  16  16   5   0   2  114  106   51   49   12   34   58
Dick Tidrow            4   0  4.14  16   0   0   3   0   37   36   18   17    2   20   26
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   1  1.61   5   5   0   0   0   22   21    4    4    1    8   16
Jim Todd               2   2  2.51  24   0   0   7   0   43   36   14   12    1   10   18
Rollie Fingers         5   3  3.00  33   0   0   8   0   60   42   20   20    5   16   53
Paul Lindblad          5   0  3.00  23   0   0   2   0   48   39   19   16    6   17   22
Vida Blue             10   5  3.21  18  17   5   1   1  123  107   51   44   11   37   91
Ken Holtzman           6   6  3.50  17  16   5   0   1  113   97   50   44    8   50   55
Jim Perry              1   1  3.60   6   4   1   0   1   25   18   12   10    3   11   12
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
Glenn Abbott           2   2  4.50   9   7   2   0   0   38   34   20   19    4   19   17
Dick Bosman            3   1  4.66   5   5   0   0   0   29   31   16   15    4    6   10
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
Mike Bacsik            0   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    1    0    3    3
Jim Umbarger           2   2  2.44  25   2   0   0   0   44   39   12   12    3   22   11
Bill Hands             5   3  2.64   9   9   3   0   1   65   61   23   19    3   14   32
Stan Thomas            3   1  3.46  15   0   0   0   0   26   18   12   10    0   11   11
Steve Hargan           4   3  3.65  11   9   4   0   0   74   71   38   30    7   18   43
Clyde Wright           0   3  3.98   9   7   0   0   0   41   44   24   18    0   24   16
Jackie Brown           5   5  4.22  17   7   2   0   1   70   70   37   33    7   35   35
Steve Foucault         2   1  4.31  28   0   0   4   0   54   45   29   26    7   28   32
Fergie Jenkins         8   6  4.46  15  15   8   0   0  109  115   57   54   18   23   63
Jim Bibby              2   6  5.00  12  12   4   0   1   68   73   41   38    2   28   31
Mike Kekich            0   0  7.20   7   0   0   1   0    5    6    4    4    0    5    2
Gaylord Perry          0   1  7.50   1   1   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    0    1    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  J. Kaat (CHI)            10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  C. Hunter (NY)            9
  B. Lee (BOS)              9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          8

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  G. Perry (TEX)           10
  D. Medich (NY)            9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         8
  B. Singer (CAL)           8
  J. Slaton (MIL)           8
  J. Bibby (CLE)            7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          7
  A. Hassler (CAL)          7

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  G. Perry (TEX)           10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          8
  B. Lee (BOS)              8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8
  M. Torrez (BAL)           8
  B. Singer (CAL)           7

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)          14
  R. Gossage (CHI)          9
  J. Hiller (DET)           9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  D. Drago (BOS)            6
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  S. Lyle (NY)              5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  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 (CLE)            1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        132.0
  S. Busby (KC)         127.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        127.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       125.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         123.1
  J. Kaat (CHI)         120.2
  B. Lee (BOS)          120.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         120.0
  D. Medich (NY)        114.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     113.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           147
  G. Perry (TEX)          130
  R. Wise (BOS)           120
  J. Kaat (CHI)           118
  B. Lee (BOS)            118
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        115
  L. Tiant (BOS)          110
  V. Blue (OAK)           107
  M. Lolich (DET)         106
  D. Medich (NY)          106

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            75
  R. Wise (BOS)            66
  J. Coleman (DET)         64
  G. Perry (TEX)           62
  J. Slaton (MIL)          60
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         57
  L. Tiant (BOS)           56
  B. Lee (BOS)             55
  B. Singer (CAL)          53
  V. Blue (OAK)            51

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         18
  G. Perry (TEX)           16
  J. Coleman (DET)         15
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        15
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14
  R. Wise (BOS)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  P. Broberg (MIL)         12
  P. Dobson (NY)           12
  D. Medich (NY)           12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            78
  M. Torrez (BAL)          55
  V. Albury (MIN)          51
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        50
  P. Dobson (NY)           49
  R. May (NY)              46
  J. Kern (CLE)            42
  J. Slaton (MIL)          41
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         40
  B. Singer (CAL)          40

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           121
  V. Blue (OAK)            91
  G. Perry (TEX)           88
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        85
  S. Busby (KC)            81
  F. Tanana (CAL)          81
  J. Palmer (BAL)          79
  C. Hunter (NY)           65
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         63
  P. Dobson (NY)           62


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