Thursday June 26, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 26, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         45  26  3.23   71  17  20   640   544  263  230   50  242  364
New York        40  30  3.32   70  32   9   619   548  252  228   47  242  352
Baltimore       30  38  3.37   68  31   2   623   561  250  233   50  232  289
California      34  40  3.50   74  33   6   672   578  313  261   53  291  483
Kansas City     41  31  3.60   72  27   6   652   621  294  261   45  211  359
Chicago         31  38  3.84   69  12  18   621   646  297  265   45  276  340
Texas           34  37  3.96   71  23   5   653   655  330  287   49  242  312
Cleveland       29  39  4.00   68  18   9   621   591  314  276   68  267  371
Milwaukee       37  33  4.05   70  10  22   620   615  320  279   54  259  293
Boston          38  29  4.30   67  29  11   611   619  318  292   59  216  274
Minnesota       31  36  4.34   67  22   8   595   572  327  287   64  269  366
Detroit         27  40  4.47   67  15   9   592   655  354  294   67  242  354

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      12   4  1.57  17  17  12   0   6  144  105   31   25    5   33   92
Rich Gossage (CHI)     3   6  1.82  30   0   0  11   0   74   53   17   15    2   42   67
D. Eckersley (CLE)     5   1  2.03  17   7   2   2   1   71   51   17   16    6   30   57
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      6   4  2.15  13  12   7   0   1   88   61   32   21    3   34   52
Steve Busby (KC)      11   5  2.42  18  18  12   0   2  149  114   42   40    6   43   95
Catfish Hunter (NY)   11   6  2.82  18  18  14   0   4  150  106   51   47   11   41   72
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      10   6  2.85  16  16   8   0   5  120   76   43   38   10   78  121
Jim Kaat (CHI)        11   4  2.89  20  18   5   0   0  134  135   52   43    6   36   69
Marty Pattin (KC)      6   4  2.95  20   5   3   0   1   85   77   32   28    6   18   38
Pat Dobson (NY)        8   6  3.17  17  17   6   0   1  122  114   52   43   13   51   69

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            12   4  1.57  17  17  12   0   6  144  105   31   25    5   33   92
Dyar Miller            1   2  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    0    9    2
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Doyle Alexander        1   5  3.43  17   3   1   1   0   60   60   24   23    5   21   18
Mike Torrez            7   5  3.50  16  16   9   0   0  123  117   54   48    8   63   50
Mike Cuellar           5   5  3.93  16  16   6   0   3  112   95   50   49   13   42   36
Wayne Garland          0   2  4.02  11   0   0   0   0   31   28   14   14    1   18   15
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Ross Grimsley          3   9  4.27  17  16   3   0   1   99  105   49   47   16   20   47
Grant Jackson          1   2  5.40  18   0   0   1   0   22   22   13   13    1   10   20
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
Jim Burton             0   2  3.31   4   3   0   0   0   16   17   12    6    3    5    7
Dick Drago             1   1  3.46  18   0   0   6   0   26   22   10   10    2   15   12
Bill Lee               9   5  3.77  19  17   8   0   2  136  132   63   57    6   44   34
Luis Tiant            11   6  3.82  17  17  10   0   0  127  124   58   54   12   35   74
Roger Moret            4   0  4.01  19   0   0   1   0   34   25   15   15    2   27   17
Dick Pole              1   4  4.35  10   6   2   0   1   52   55   27   25    7   14   23
Reggie Cleveland       4   3  4.61  14   8   1   0   0   70   75   39   36    8   25   29
Rick Wise              7   6  5.15  16  16   8   0   0  115  128   69   66   15   32   59
Diego Segui            1   2  6.09  16   0   0   4   0   34   41   25   23    4   19   19

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           2   3  1.42  22   0   0   3   0   44   39   16    7    3   11   29
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Ed Figueroa            6   4  2.15  13  12   7   0   1   88   61   32   21    3   34   52
Nolan Ryan            10   6  2.85  16  16   8   0   5  120   76   43   38   10   78  121
Mickey Scott           1   1  3.13  23   0   0   1   0   23   22   15    8    2    8   15
Frank Tanana           5   4  3.23  15  14   5   0   1   95   86   35   34    9   31  106
Dick Lange             1   1  4.01  11   1   0   1   0   34   31   17   15    1   18   13
Bill Singer            6   8  4.07  17  16   7   1   0  122  102   59   55    9   46   62
Andy Hassler           3   7  4.48  13  13   6   0   1   86   90   47   43    6   30   51
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
Luis Quintana          0   2  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    2    5    4
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
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  1.59   1   1   0   0   0    6    1    1    1    0    3    3
Rich Gossage           3   6  1.82  30   0   0  11   0   74   53   17   15    2   42   67
Terry Forster          3   3  2.06  15   0   0   4   0   35   27   11    8    0   24   30
Jim Kaat              11   4  2.89  20  18   5   0   0  134  135   52   43    6   36   69
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.23  10   0   0   1   0   31   28   11   11    3   10   20
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  3.97  14   0   0   1   0   23   18   10   10    2    9   11
Claude Osteen          2   6  4.06  16  16   1   0   0   93  108   45   42    7   46   32
Danny Osborn           1   0  4.40   6   0   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    1    7   11
Dave Hamilton          0   1  4.91   2   1   0   1   0    7    8    4    4    1    5    3
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
Wilbur Wood            5  11  5.08  20  20   4   0   0  124  159   80   70   12   38   56
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
Dave LaRoche           2   1  1.93  25   0   0   2   0   33   17    9    7    2   27   39
Dennis Eckersley       5   1  2.03  17   7   2   2   1   71   51   17   16    6   30   57
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  2.61   3   1   1   0   1   10    4    3    3    1    8   10
Tom Buskey             4   3  2.63  31   0   0   5   0   51   46   18   15    4   18   22
Eric Raich             3   2  2.70   6   6   1   0   0   40   41   16   12    4    7   14
Gaylord Perry          6   9  3.56  15  15  10   0   1  121  120   57   48   16   34   85
Jim Kern               1   2  3.77  13   7   0   0   0   72   60   31   30    5   45   55
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Don Hood               1   3  5.16  11   5   1   0   0   45   42   26   26    6   25   14
Fritz Peterson         4   7  5.93  12  12   2   0   0   58   64   43   38    6   21   23
Roric Harrison         1   2  6.08   4   4   1   0   0   27   28   18   18    3   13   16
Jim Bibby              0   1  6.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    9    7    1    7    6
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
Fred Beene             0   0  7.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   16    8    7    0    4    2
Jackie Brown           0   0 10.29   4   0   0   0   0    7   12    8    8    3    2    6

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            2   2  2.86  24   0   0   9   0   50   40   17   16    6   27   61
Bob Reynolds           0   0  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   13   16    7    5    1    4   10
Mickey Lolich          8   5  3.43  15  15   7   0   1  108  121   51   41    8   33   63
Vern Ruhle             6   4  3.99  15  14   2   0   1   86   93   49   38   12   31   28
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  4.34  14   1   1   0   0   48   54   26   23    3   24   32
Tom Walker             2   5  4.37  20   4   0   0   0   56   54   33   27    7   19   34
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Lerrin LaGrow          4   7  4.98  15  14   3   0   1   78   90   53   43    8   31   36
Ray Bare               2   4  5.05  12   4   1   0   0   46   56   29   26    1   17   22
Ike Brookens           0   0  5.23   3   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    3    5    8
Joe Coleman            3  11  6.52  15  15   1   0   0   88  110   72   64   16   42   57

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Busby           11   5  2.42  18  18  12   0   2  149  114   42   40    6   43   95
Steve Mingori          0   2  2.63  21   0   0   0   0   27   20   10    8    2    7   13
Marty Pattin           6   4  2.95  20   5   3   0   1   85   77   32   28    6   18   38
Doug Bird              5   2  3.14  22   0   0   5   0   43   38   15   15    2   15   28
Al Fitzmorris          8   4  3.77  16  16   5   0   2  107  108   48   45    7   30   35
Dennis Leonard         3   3  4.00  13  12   3   0   0   83   80   42   37    8   45   59
Nelson Briles          4   3  4.19  10  10   3   0   0   67   69   35   31    9   14   42
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  4.32  12   0   0   1   0   33   32   16   16    1   11   14
Paul Splittorff        1   5  4.88  15   9   1   0   0   48   60   36   26    4   21   30
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  1.95  14   4   0   1   0   65   62   19   14    2   11   20
Tom Murphy             1   1  2.05  25   0   0  14   0   44   33   10   10    1    9   18
Bill Travers           3   0  2.41   6   5   1   1   0   34   24   12    9    1   12   18
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   0  3.28  24   1   0   3   0   47   37   19   17    5   24   42
Pete Broberg           8   7  4.47  17  17   1   0   1   95   97   52   47   13   45   39
Jim Colborn            2   6  4.58  16   9   2   2   0   71   71   42   36    9   22   27
Ed Sprague             1   4  4.81  12   7   0   1   0   43   54   25   23    3   24   11
Jim Slaton             6   8  4.85  18  15   3   0   2   95  111   60   51   14   46   62
Bill Champion          6   5  4.96  19  12   3   0   1   89   93   54   49    5   42   32
Tom Hausman            2   1  5.30  12   0   0   0   0   36   31   25   21    1   20   20
Rick Austin            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    4    4

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          4   3  2.93  20   0   0   5   0   31   23   10   10    2   12   14
Dave Goltz             6   6  3.28  13  13   5   0   0  102   95   45   37    6   23   49
Bert Blyleven          5   2  3.76  13  13   5   0   0   93   84   47   39    8   35   85
Jim Hughes             6   6  3.96  15  12   5   0   2   91   81   45   40    9   49   50
Ray Corbin             4   4  4.06  12   6   3   0   0   64   67   33   29    8   28   40
Bill Campbell          1   3  4.06  23   3   1   3   0   62   63   30   28   10   20   44
Vic Albury             4   4  4.42  17  10   2   0   0   79   61   46   39   11   61   43
Mark Wiley             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    2    2
Bill Butler            0   2  7.52  10   2   0   0   0   32   46   31   27    4   10   28
Mike Pazik             0   4  8.24   5   3   0   0   0   20   28   20   18    5   10    8
Joe Decker             1   2  9.98   5   5   1   0   0   15   18   17   17    1   19    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Pagan             0   0  2.50   7   0   0   0   0   18   15    5    5    2    8   10
Catfish Hunter        11   6  2.82  18  18  14   0   4  150  106   51   47   11   41   72
Larry Gura             2   1  3.10  10   4   0   0   0   41   43   15   14    2   15   19
Pat Dobson             8   6  3.17  17  17   6   0   1  122  114   52   43   13   51   69
Rudy May               7   3  3.21  15  14   6   0   0   90   73   37   32    3   51   66
Sparky Lyle            2   5  3.34  27   0   0   5   0   32   34   14   12    1   18   25
Doc Medich             6   9  3.65  17  17   6   0   2  123  114   52   50   12   35   63
Dick Tidrow            4   0  4.19  18   0   0   4   0   39   38   19   18    2   22   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  1.32   6   6   0   0   0   27   23    6    4    1   12   19
Jim Todd               4   2  2.12  26   0   0   7   0   51   42   16   12    1   11   20
Paul Lindblad          6   0  2.70  28   0   0   3   0   53   42   19   16    6   19   26
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  3.09   2   2   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    0    4   11
Vida Blue             10   5  3.21  19  18   5   1   1  132  116   54   47   11   42   94
Rollie Fingers         5   3  3.23  35   0   0   9   0   61   43   22   22    5   17   54
Ken Holtzman           7   7  3.23  19  18   7   0   1  131  111   55   47   10   61   63
Jim Perry              1   1  3.60   7   5   1   0   1   30   22   14   12    3   14   14
Dick Bosman            4   1  3.79   6   6   1   0   0   38   36   17   16    4    7   13
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
Glenn Abbott           3   2  4.04  10   7   2   0   0   42   35   20   19    4   20   22
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
Stan Thomas            4   1  2.60  16   0   0   0   0   35   22   12   10    0   12   16
Bill Hands             5   3  2.64   9   9   3   0   1   65   61   23   19    3   14   32
Mike Bacsik            0   1  2.65   4   1   0   0   0   17   16    7    5    0    7   11
Jim Umbarger           4   3  2.86  28   3   0   0   0   50   48   16   16    3   23   13
Steve Hargan           4   3  3.38  14  11   4   0   0   85   82   41   32    7   25   47
Clyde Wright           0   3  3.97  10   8   0   0   0   48   51   29   21    0   31   16
Jackie Brown           5   5  4.22  17   7   2   0   1   70   70   37   33    7   35   35
Steve Foucault         2   2  4.26  30   0   0   4   0   61   54   33   29    7   31   33
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.32   9   0   0   1   0    8    9    5    4    0    6    2
Fergie Jenkins         8   8  4.39  17  17  10   0   0  125  134   66   61   19   26   69
Jim Bibby              2   6  5.00  12  12   4   0   1   68   73   41   38    2   28   31
Gaylord Perry          0   2 10.69   3   3   0   0   0   16   32   19   19    1    4    7

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  C. Hunter (NY)           11
  J. Kaat (CHI)            11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  B. Lee (BOS)              9
  P. Broberg (MIL)          8
  P. Dobson (NY)            8

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  S. Busby (KC)            12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  G. Perry (TEX)           10
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  M. Torrez (BAL)           9
  B. Lee (BOS)              8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  R. Wise (BOS)             8

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)          14
  R. Gossage (CHI)         11
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  J. Hiller (DET)           9
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  D. Drago (BOS)            6
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           5
  S. Lyle (NY)              5

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  J. Hughes (MIN)           2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  D. Medich (NY)            2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        150.0
  S. Busby (KC)         148.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       143.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        137.1
  B. Lee (BOS)          136.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)         134.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         131.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     131.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        127.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      125.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           159
  G. Perry (TEX)          152
  J. Kaat (CHI)           135
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        134
  B. Lee (BOS)            132
  R. Wise (BOS)           128
  L. Tiant (BOS)          124
  M. Lolich (DET)         121
  M. Torrez (BAL)         117
  V. Blue (OAK)           116

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            80
  G. Perry (TEX)           76
  J. Coleman (DET)         72
  R. Wise (BOS)            69
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         66
  B. Lee (BOS)             63
  J. Slaton (MIL)          60
  B. Singer (CAL)          59
  L. Tiant (BOS)           58
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        55

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         19
  G. Perry (TEX)           17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        16
  R. Wise (BOS)            15
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14
  P. Broberg (MIL)         13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  D. Medich (NY)           12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            78
  M. Torrez (BAL)          63
  V. Albury (MIN)          61
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        61
  P. Dobson (NY)           51
  R. May (NY)              51
  J. Hughes (MIN)          49
  C. Osteen (CHI)          46
  B. Singer (CAL)          46
  J. Slaton (MIL)          46

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           121
  F. Tanana (CAL)         106
  S. Busby (KC)            95
  V. Blue (OAK)            94
  J. Palmer (BAL)          92
  G. Perry (TEX)           92
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        85
  L. Tiant (BOS)           74
  C. Hunter (NY)           72
  P. Dobson (NY)           69

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