Sunday July 6, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 6, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         50  31  3.15   81  19  22   728   607  291  255   53  275  411
New York        42  38  3.41   80  36   9   704   633  298  267   58  267  397
Baltimore       38  41  3.49   79  36   5   719   666  296  279   56  268  336
Kansas City     45  36  3.65   81  27   6   730   710  336  296   48  246  398
California      39  46  3.74   85  35   8   769   695  381  319   61  338  560
Chicago         38  41  3.77   79  16  20   709   737  333  297   49  312  382
Cleveland       37  43  3.87   80  22  12   727   678  361  313   75  298  431
Texas           40  43  4.00   83  27   8   760   751  388  338   68  287  375
Milwaukee       43  39  4.17   82  12  23   725   733  382  336   67  298  336
Minnesota       37  44  4.29   81  28   9   720   703  393  343   76  313  434
Detroit         33  46  4.34   79  20  10   695   746  404  335   78  285  415
Boston          43  37  4.36   80  34  13   724   739  388  351   77  258  332

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   5  1.92  19  19  13   0   6  160  124   40   34    6   37  100
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      7   4  1.99  15  14   8   0   2  104   73   34   23    3   37   61
Steve Busby (KC)      11   6  2.62  20  20  12   0   2  162  133   50   47    7   47   98
Jim Kaat (CHI)        13   4  2.72  22  20   5   0   0  149  149   55   45    6   39   77
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     9   7  2.95  21  20   8   0   2  147  117   56   48   10   68   70
Steve Hargan (TEX)     6   3  2.96  16  13   6   0   1  103   94   43   34    8   30   53
Catfish Hunter (NY)   11   8  2.98  20  20  15   0   4  166  121   59   55   14   46   76
Vida Blue (OAK)       12   6  3.10  22  21   6   1   1  157  131   61   54   13   51  115
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      10   7  3.15  18  18   8   0   5  134   96   53   47   10   91  133
Frank Tanana (CAL)     6   5  3.17  17  16   6   0   1  111  104   43   39   11   35  128

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            13   5  1.92  19  19  13   0   6  160  124   40   34    6   37  100
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Dyar Miller            1   2  2.38   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    3    3    0    9    3
Doyle Alexander        2   5  3.33  19   4   1   1   0   68   69   26   25    5   22   19
Mike Torrez            9   5  3.60  18  18   9   0   0  135  133   60   54    8   72   56
Ross Grimsley          5   9  3.97  20  18   5   0   1  118  122   54   52   18   23   54
Grant Jackson          2   2  3.99  22   0   0   4   0   29   27   13   13    1   12   23
Mike Cuellar           6   6  4.10  19  19   8   0   3  134  119   62   61   14   51   48
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Wayne Garland          0   3  4.74  14   0   0   0   0   38   36   20   20    2   24   22
Bob Reynolds           0   1  9.00   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    6    6    1    1    1
Paul Mitchell          0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    5    5    1    2    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Burton             0   2  3.28   9   3   0   0   0   25   26   18    9    5    9   13
Roger Moret            5   0  3.33  22   2   1   1   0   51   38   19   19    4   32   26
Steve Barr             0   1  3.38   2   1   0   0   0    3    4    6    1    1    5    0
Bill Lee              10   6  3.98  22  20   9   0   2  156  158   76   69   10   46   42
Luis Tiant            11   8  4.03  19  19  11   0   0  143  144   69   64   14   40   81
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
Dick Drago             1   1  4.18  21   1   0   7   0   32   27   15   15    2   18   15
Rick Wise              9   6  4.73  18  18  10   0   0  133  138   73   70   18   36   73
Reggie Cleveland       4   6  5.38  17   9   1   0   0   80   91   51   48   10   31   32
Diego Segui            1   3  5.95  21   0   0   5   0   39   46   29   26    5   25   21
Jim Willoughby         0   0 20.25   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    1    0    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           2   3  1.74  26   0   0   5   0   52   47   19   10    3   14   34
Ed Figueroa            7   4  1.99  15  14   8   0   2  104   73   34   23    3   37   61
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Nolan Ryan            10   7  3.15  18  18   8   0   5  134   96   53   47   10   91  133
Frank Tanana           6   5  3.17  17  16   6   0   1  111  104   43   39   11   35  128
Dick Lange             3   1  3.66  16   2   0   1   0   47   45   26   19    1   28   21
Bill Singer            6   9  4.43  18  17   7   1   0  128  111   67   63   12   51   67
Mickey Scott           2   1  4.50  28   0   0   1   0   30   29   22   15    5    9   19
Andy Hassler           3   9  5.16  17  15   6   0   1   98  108   60   56    6   32   62
Steve Blateric         0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    5    3    0    1    5
Luis Quintana          0   2  6.43   4   0   0   0   0    7   13    6    5    2    6    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
Charlie Hudson         0   1 11.57   2   1   0   0   0    5    7    6    6    0    4    0
Chuck Hockenbery       0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    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           4   6  1.99  34   0   0  12   0   77   57   19   17    2   43   70
Terry Forster          3   3  2.00  16   0   0   4   0   36   28   11    8    0   24   31
Jim Kaat              13   4  2.72  22  20   5   0   0  149  149   55   45    6   39   77
Jesse Jefferson        1   1  3.44   4   4   0   0   0   18   15    8    7    0   15   11
Danny Osborn           1   0  3.72   8   0   0   0   0   19   20    8    8    1    8   14
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.93  11   0   0   1   0   37   37   17   16    3   13   22
Claude Osteen          4   6  3.95  19  19   3   0   0  114  125   54   50    9   56   37
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  3.97  14   0   0   1   0   23   18   10   10    2    9   11
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.50   5   1   0   2   0   14   14    7    7    2    6    9
Wilbur Wood            6  12  4.71  22  22   6   0   0  141  178   84   74   13   42   62
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
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  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    1    6    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           3   1  1.62  30   0   0   5   0   39   20    9    7    2   28   44
Dennis Eckersley       5   1  2.09  18   8   2   2   1   78   54   19   18    7   35   65
Tom Buskey             4   3  2.50  36   0   0   5   0   58   53   21   16    5   20   23
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  2.61   3   1   1   0   1   10    4    3    3    1    8   10
Eric Raich             5   2  3.20   9   9   2   0   0   56   53   24   20    5   12   20
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
Roric Harrison         3   2  4.23   6   6   3   0   0   45   43   21   21    3   18   24
Don Hood               2   4  4.23  13   7   1   0   0   62   49   32   29    8   27   24
Jim Bibby              1   3  4.36   5   5   1   0   0   33   32   20   16    1   15   22
Fred Beene             1   0  5.89   6   0   0   0   0   18   26   13   12    2    5    7
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   1 10.80   6   1   0   0   0   12   21   17   14    3    4    7

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            2   3  2.65  29   0   0  10   0   58   46   19   17    6   31   67
Mickey Lolich         10   5  3.31  17  17   8   0   1  125  136   58   46    9   37   71
Vern Ruhle             7   5  3.59  17  16   4   0   1  103  105   55   41   13   36   38
Bob Reynolds           0   0  3.93  10   0   0   0   0   18   22   10    8    3    8   13
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  4.34  14   1   1   0   0   48   54   26   23    3   24   32
Ray Bare               3   5  4.43  14   6   1   0   0   61   68   33   30    2   22   34
Lerrin LaGrow          5   8  4.50  17  16   4   0   1   94  102   58   47    9   35   43
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Tom Walker             2   6  4.86  22   6   0   0   0   63   61   40   34    9   22   35
Ike Brookens           0   0  5.23   3   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    3    5    8
Joe Coleman            4  12  6.37  17  17   2   0   0  102  124   82   72   18   51   65
Fernando Arroyo        0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    6    6    1    5    6

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   2  2.45  24   0   0   0   0   33   25   12    9    2   11   18
Steve Busby           11   6  2.62  20  20  12   0   2  162  133   50   47    7   47   98
Marty Pattin           6   5  3.39  22   7   3   0   1   93   90   39   35    6   23   41
Doug Bird              6   3  3.47  27   0   0   5   0   49   47   20   19    3   20   34
Al Fitzmorris          9   4  3.69  18  18   5   0   2  120  121   53   49    7   31   36
Nelson Briles          4   3  3.89  11  11   3   0   0   72   71   35   31    9   14   44
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  4.09  16   0   0   1   0   44   41   22   20    1   17   24
Dennis Leonard         4   4  4.27  15  13   3   0   0   91   93   48   43    8   48   61
Paul Splittorff        2   6  4.30  18  10   1   0   0   59   66   39   28    5   28   37
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
Tom Murphy             1   1  2.05  25   0   0  14   0   44   33   10   10    1    9   18
Bill Castro            3   2  2.26  15   5   0   1   0   68   68   22   17    3   14   22
Rick Austin            2   0  2.45   5   0   0   1   0   11    5    3    3    0    8   10
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   0  3.02  27   1   0   3   0   51   39   19   17    5   24   44
Bill Travers           4   1  3.48   8   7   2   1   0   44   35   21   17    4   13   20
Jim Colborn            3   7  4.38  18  11   3   2   0   86   84   48   42    9   28   33
Ed Sprague             1   5  4.53  15   8   0   1   0   58   69   34   29    5   33   15
Pete Broberg           9   8  4.81  20  19   1   0   1  110  119   64   59   15   48   46
Jim Slaton             6   8  4.86  20  17   3   0   2  107  129   67   58   16   49   66
Tom Hausman            2   2  4.96  17   2   0   0   0   49   45   32   27    1   25   28
Bill Champion          6   5  5.29  22  12   3   0   1   97  107   62   57    8   47   34

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          4   4  2.80  25   0   0   5   0   45   41   14   14    4   15   21
Dave Goltz             7   6  3.42  16  16   6   0   0  124  118   56   47    8   28   60
Bert Blyleven          6   4  3.66  16  16   7   0   0  118  104   57   48   11   44  104
Vic Albury             5   4  3.75  21  10   2   1   0   96   68   51   40   11   69   55
Bill Campbell          2   4  4.00  25   5   2   3   1   74   76   36   33   10   24   49
Jim Hughes             7   6  4.23  17  14   6   0   2  104   95   54   49   10   57   56
Mark Wiley             1   1  4.50   7   2   1   0   0   16   21   11    8    1    5    5
Ray Corbin             4   6  4.93  14   8   3   0   0   69   79   42   38   10   30   42
Bill Butler            0   3  7.28  12   2   0   0   0   38   55   35   31    5   12   31
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
Sparky Lyle            2   5  2.92  29   0   0   5   0   37   36   14   12    1   19   29
Catfish Hunter        11   8  2.98  20  20  15   0   4  166  121   59   55   14   46   76
Rudy May               7   5  3.19  17  16   7   0   0  104   85   46   37    5   56   77
Pat Dobson             9   7  3.32  19  19   7   0   1  133  128   58   49   14   55   74
Dick Tidrow            5   1  3.44  22   0   0   4   0   50   48   22   19    3   25   30
Larry Gura             2   2  3.53  12   6   0   0   0   51   57   22   20    2   19   24
Dave Pagan             0   0  3.68   9   0   0   0   0   22   21    9    9    2   10   13
Doc Medich             6  10  3.89  19  19   7   0   2  136  126   61   59   16   36   72
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   3  2.00  28   0   0   7   0   54   45   17   12    1   11   22
Paul Lindblad          6   0  2.22  33   0   0   4   0   65   45   19   16    6   25   31
Ken Holtzman           9   7  2.95  21  20   8   0   2  147  117   56   48   10   68   70
Vida Blue             12   6  3.10  22  21   6   1   1  157  131   61   54   13   51  115
Rollie Fingers         5   4  3.11  39   0   0  10   0   67   47   23   23    5   17   56
Jim Perry              1   1  3.93   8   6   1   0   1   34   25   18   15    3   16   16
Dick Bosman            5   1  3.94   8   8   1   0   0   48   52   23   21    4    9   15
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
Glenn Abbott           3   2  4.17  12   7   2   0   0   45   38   22   21    5   21   24
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  4.22   4   4   0   0   0   21   19   10   10    0   10   15
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  2.27  22   0   0   1   0   40   22   12   10    0   14   22
Steve Hargan           6   3  2.96  16  13   6   0   1  103   94   43   34    8   30   53
Bill Hands             5   4  3.34  11  11   3   0   1   73   72   32   27    6   17   37
Jim Umbarger           4   4  3.71  33   3   0   1   0   61   59   26   25    4   33   19
Clyde Wright           1   3  3.76  11   9   0   0   0   55   57   31   23    2   33   19
Mike Bacsik            1   2  4.01   6   3   0   0   0   25   27   17   11    1    8   12
Jackie Brown           5   5  4.22  17   7   2   0   1   70   70   37   33    7   35   35
Steve Foucault         2   2  4.26  32   0   0   4   0   63   55   34   30    8   34   33
Fergie Jenkins         9   9  4.38  19  19  11   0   0  142  148   75   69   25   31   82
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.41  13   0   0   2   0   16   15    9    8    2   10    9
Jim Bibby              2   6  5.00  12  12   4   0   1   68   73   41   38    2   28   31
Gaylord Perry          1   4  6.75   6   6   1   0   1   40   56   30   30    3   14   23

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Kaat (CHI)            13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  C. Hunter (NY)           11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  P. Broberg (MIL)          9

Losses:

  G. Perry (TEX)           13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  D. Medich (NY)           10
  J. Bibby (CLE)            9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9
  A. Hassler (CAL)          9
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          9
  B. Singer (CAL)           9
  S. Bahnsen (OAK)          8

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  S. Busby (KC)            12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  G. Perry (TEX)           11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  R. Wise (BOS)            10
  B. Lee (BOS)              9
  M. Torrez (BAL)           9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)          14
  R. Gossage (CHI)         12
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           5
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         5

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  E. Figueroa (CAL)         2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  J. Hughes (MIN)           2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        166.1
  S. Busby (KC)         161.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        161.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       159.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         156.2
  B. Lee (BOS)          156.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)         149.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     146.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        143.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      141.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           178
  G. Perry (TEX)          176
  B. Lee (BOS)            158
  J. Kaat (CHI)           149
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        148
  L. Tiant (BOS)          144
  R. Wise (BOS)           138
  M. Lolich (DET)         136
  S. Busby (KC)           133
  M. Torrez (BAL)         133

Runs:

  G. Perry (TEX)           87
  W. Wood (CHI)            84
  J. Coleman (DET)         82
  B. Lee (BOS)             76
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         75
  R. Wise (BOS)            73
  L. Tiant (BOS)           69
  B. Singer (CAL)          67
  J. Slaton (MIL)          67
  P. Broberg (MIL)         64

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         25
  G. Perry (TEX)           19
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        18
  R. Wise (BOS)            18
  D. Medich (NY)           16
  J. Slaton (MIL)          16
  P. Broberg (MIL)         15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  P. Dobson (NY)           14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            91
  M. Torrez (BAL)          72
  V. Albury (MIN)          69
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        68
  J. Hughes (MIN)          57
  R. May (NY)              56
  C. Osteen (CHI)          56
  P. Dobson (NY)           55
  V. Blue (OAK)            51
  J. Coleman (DET)         51

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           133
  F. Tanana (CAL)         128
  V. Blue (OAK)           115
  G. Perry (TEX)          108
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       104
  J. Palmer (BAL)         100
  S. Busby (KC)            98
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         82
  L. Tiant (BOS)           81
  J. Kaat (CHI)            77

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