Tuesday July 8, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 8, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         52  31  3.17   83  19  22   746   627  299  263   55  277  421
New York        44  38  3.35   82  38   9   722   649  300  269   58  270  406
Baltimore       39  41  3.51   80  36   6   729   672  301  284   57  272  340
Kansas City     46  37  3.62   83  28   6   748   732  341  301   49  249  409
California      39  47  3.74   86  35   8   779   705  389  324   61  344  565
Chicago         38  43  3.75   81  18  20   725   754  338  302   51  315  388
Cleveland       37  45  3.98   82  22  12   743   702  383  329   80  306  441
Texas           40  45  4.03   85  28   8   776   767  397  347   72  296  387
Milwaukee       44  40  4.20   84  12  24   742   754  394  346   68  310  343
Detroit         35  46  4.24   81  21  11   713   759  405  336   79  288  427
Minnesota       37  46  4.30   83  28   9   736   723  405  352   77  325  440
Boston          45  37  4.34   82  34  14   742   756  396  358   77  267  348

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      7   4  1.99  15  14   8   0   2  104   73   34   23    3   37   61
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   5  2.09  20  20  13   0   6  168  130   45   39    7   40  102
D. Eckersley (CLE)     5   2  2.47  19   9   2   2   1   84   60   24   23    9   37   71
Steve Busby (KC)      11   6  2.62  20  20  12   0   2  162  133   50   47    7   47   98
Jim Kaat (CHI)        13   5  2.69  23  21   6   0   0  157  157   57   47    6   40   81
Catfish Hunter (NY)   12   8  2.82  21  21  16   0   5  175  128   59   55   14   48   79
Vida Blue (OAK)       12   6  3.10  22  21   6   1   1  157  131   61   54   13   51  115
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    10   7  3.11  22  21   8   0   2  153  127   61   53   11   69   74
Steve Hargan (TEX)     6   4  3.13  17  14   6   0   1  109  103   47   38    9   34   56
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  2.09  20  20  13   0   6  168  130   45   39    7   40  102
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        3   5  3.28  20   4   1   1   0   69   69   26   25    5   23   21
Mike Torrez            9   5  3.60  18  18   9   0   0  135  133   60   54    8   72   56
Grant Jackson          2   2  3.94  23   0   0   5   0   30   27   13   13    1   12   23
Ross Grimsley          5   9  3.97  20  18   5   0   1  118  122   54   52   18   23   54
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  3.12  11   3   0   0   0   26   27   18    9    5   10   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  4.02  20  20  11   0   0  150  151   72   67   14   41   84
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
Rick Wise             10   6  4.59  19  19  10   0   0  139  143   75   71   18   40   78
Dick Drago             1   1  4.68  22   1   0   7   0   33   29   17   17    2   20   16
Reggie Cleveland       5   6  5.31  18   9   1   0   0   81   91   51   48   10   31   34
Diego Segui            1   3  5.95  21   0   0   5   0   39   46   29   26    5   25   21
Jim Willoughby         0   0  9.82   2   0   0   1   0    4    6    4    4    1    1    5

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           2   3  1.72  27   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
Frank Tanana           6   5  3.17  17  16   6   0   1  111  104   43   39   11   35  128
Nolan Ryan            10   8  3.27  19  19   8   0   5  143  106   61   52   10   97  138
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  4.45  29   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   5  2.69  23  21   6   0   0  157  157   57   47    6   40   81
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  13  4.64  23  23   7   0   0  149  187   87   77   15   44   64
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   2  2.47  19   9   2   2   1   84   60   24   23    9   37   71
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
Jim Bibby              1   3  4.36   5   5   1   0   0   33   32   20   16    1   15   22
Don Hood               2   5  4.57  14   8   1   0   0   65   53   40   33    9   30   25
Fritz Peterson         4   7  5.93  12  12   2   0   0   58   64   43   38    6   21   23
Fred Beene             1   0  6.65   7   0   0   0   0   23   36   20   17    3    7    9
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
Jackie Brown           0   1 10.54   7   1   0   0   0   14   25   19   16    4    5    8

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            2   3  2.61  30   0   0  11   0   59   47   19   17    6   33   69
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
Tom Walker             3   6  4.38  23   7   1   0   0   72   69   41   35   10   22   39
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
Ike Brookens           0   0  5.23   3   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    3    5    8
Joe Coleman            5  12  5.91  18  18   2   0   0  110  128   82   72   18   52   71
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
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  3.80  17   0   0   1   0   47   46   22   20    1   17   24
Al Fitzmorris          9   5  3.81  19  19   5   0   2  125  129   57   53    7   33   41
Nelson Briles          4   3  3.89  11  11   3   0   0   72   71   35   31    9   14   44
Dennis Leonard         5   4  3.97  16  14   4   0   0  100  102   49   44    9   49   67
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
Rick Austin            2   0  2.25   6   0   0   1   0   12    6    4    3    0    9   10
Bill Castro            3   2  2.26  15   5   0   1   0   68   68   22   17    3   14   22
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   0  2.85  28   1   0   4   0   54   41   19   17    5   25   45
Jim Colborn            3   7  4.38  18  11   3   2   0   86   84   48   42    9   28   33
Bill Travers           4   2  4.47   9   8   2   1   0   44   39   26   22    4   15   20
Ed Sprague             1   5  4.53  15   8   0   1   0   58   69   34   29    5   33   15
Jim Slaton             7   8  4.76  21  18   3   0   2  113  138   70   60   16   53   70
Pete Broberg           9   8  4.85  21  19   1   0   1  115  124   67   62   16   51   48
Tom Hausman            2   2  4.96  17   2   0   0   0   49   45   32   27    1   25   28
Bill Champion          6   5  5.18  23  12   3   0   1   99  107   62   57    8   48   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  3.72  22  10   2   1   0   97   69   51   40   11   69   56
Tom Johnson            0   1  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    1
Bill Campbell          2   4  3.92  26   6   2   3   1   80   86   41   35   10   28   51
Jim Hughes             7   7  4.43  18  15   6   0   2  112  102   60   55   11   63   58
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
Catfish Hunter        12   8  2.82  21  21  16   0   5  175  128   59   55   14   48   79
Sparky Lyle            2   5  2.92  29   0   0   5   0   37   36   14   12    1   19   29
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             7  10  3.78  20  20   8   0   2  145  135   63   61   16   37   78
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  1.92  29   0   0   7   0   56   47   17   12    1   12   22
Paul Lindblad          6   0  2.22  33   0   0   4   0   65   45   19   16    6   25   31
Vida Blue             12   6  3.10  22  21   6   1   1  157  131   61   54   13   51  115
Ken Holtzman          10   7  3.11  22  21   8   0   2  153  127   61   53   11   69   74
Rollie Fingers         5   4  3.25  40   0   0  10   0   69   49   25   25    6   17   58
Jim Perry              2   1  3.54   9   7   1   0   1   41   31   19   16    3   16   20
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
Tommy Moore            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Stan Thomas            4   1  2.27  22   0   0   1   0   40   22   12   10    0   14   22
Steve Hargan           6   4  3.13  17  14   6   0   1  109  103   47   38    9   34   56
Bill Hands             5   5  3.57  12  12   4   0   1   81   78   37   32    9   20   45
Jim Umbarger           4   4  3.65  34   3   0   1   0   62   60   26   25    4   34   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
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10

Losses:

  G. Perry (TEX)           13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  J. Coleman (DET)         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)           16
  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
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           5
  G. Jackson (BAL)          5

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  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)        175.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       168.1
  S. Busby (KC)         161.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        161.1
  J. Kaat (CHI)         157.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         156.2
  B. Lee (BOS)          156.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     153.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        150.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         149.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           187
  G. Perry (TEX)          176
  B. Lee (BOS)            158
  J. Kaat (CHI)           157
  L. Tiant (BOS)          151
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        148
  R. Wise (BOS)           143
  J. Slaton (MIL)         138
  M. Lolich (DET)         136
  D. Medich (NY)          135

Runs:

  G. Perry (TEX)           87
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  J. Coleman (DET)         82
  B. Lee (BOS)             76
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         75
  R. Wise (BOS)            75
  L. Tiant (BOS)           72
  J. Slaton (MIL)          70
  P. Broberg (MIL)         67
  B. Singer (CAL)          67

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            97
  M. Torrez (BAL)          72
  V. Albury (MIN)          69
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        69
  J. Hughes (MIN)          63
  R. May (NY)              56
  C. Osteen (CHI)          56
  P. Dobson (NY)           55
  J. Slaton (MIL)          53
  J. Coleman (DET)         52

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           138
  F. Tanana (CAL)         128
  V. Blue (OAK)           115
  G. Perry (TEX)          108
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       104
  J. Palmer (BAL)         102
  S. Busby (KC)            98
  L. Tiant (BOS)           84
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         82
  J. Kaat (CHI)            81

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