Wednesday July 9, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 9, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         53  31  3.15   84  19  23   755   632  300  264   55  280  425
New York        44  39  3.36   83  38   9   731   657  304  273   59  276  414
Baltimore       39  42  3.49   81  36   6   737   683  304  286   57  274  343
Kansas City     46  38  3.65   84  28   6   757   744  347  307   52  253  414
California      40  47  3.72   87  35   9   788   714  391  326   61  350  574
Chicago         38  44  3.78   82  18  20   733   767  344  308   52  320  395
Cleveland       37  46  3.98   83  22  12   751   710  386  332   80  310  445
Texas           41  45  3.98   86  29   8   785   771  397  347   72  296  392
Milwaukee       45  40  4.19   85  12  25   751   766  398  350   68  311  346
Detroit         36  46  4.21   82  22  11   722   767  407  338   80  291  429
Minnesota       37  47  4.34   84  28   9   745   736  414  359   81  327  442
Boston          46  37  4.38   83  34  14   751   770  404  366   77  274  354

 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
Frank Tanana (CAL)     7   5  3.10  18  17   6   0   1  119  112   45   41   11   41  137
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

 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  3.25  21   4   1   1   0   69   70   26   25    5   23   21
Mike Torrez            9   5  3.60  18  18   9   0   0  135  133   60   54    8   72   56
Ross Grimsley          5  10  3.88  21  19   5   0   1  125  132   57   54   18   25   57
Grant Jackson          2   2  3.94  23   0   0   5   0   30   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  3.12  11   3   0   0   0   26   27   18    9    5   10   13
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
Roger Moret            5   0  4.36  23   3   1   1   0   54   45   26   26    4   35   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
Jim Willoughby         0   0  5.40   3   0   0   1   0    8   12    5    5    1    3    8
Diego Segui            2   3  5.66  22   0   0   5   0   41   47   29   26    5   27   21

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           2   3  1.70  28   0   0   6   0   53   48   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           7   5  3.10  18  17   6   0   1  119  112   45   41   11   41  137
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
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  3.60  15   0   0   1   0   25   21   10   10    2   10   13
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
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.11   6   1   0   2   0   15   15    7    7    2    8   11
Jesse Jefferson        1   2  4.43   5   5   0   0   0   20   21   11   10    0   17   13
Danny Osborn           1   0  4.57   9   0   0   0   0   22   23   11   11    2    8   15
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  1.55  31   0   0   5   0   41   20    9    7    2   28   47
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   3  3.30  10  10   2   0   0   63   61   27   23    5   16   21
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
Ray Bare               4   5  4.11  15   7   2   0   0   70   76   35   32    3   25   36
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
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  3.60  18   0   0   1   0   50   48   22   20    1   17   24
Al Fitzmorris          9   5  3.81  19  19   5   0   2  125  129   57   53    7   33   41
Dennis Leonard         5   4  3.97  16  14   4   0   0  100  102   49   44    9   49   67
Paul Splittorff        2   6  4.22  19  10   1   0   0   64   71   41   30    6   32   41
Nelson Briles          4   4  4.33  12  12   3   0   0   73   76   39   35   11   14   45
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  2.67  29   1   0   5   0   57   44   19   17    5   25   47
Bill Travers           4   2  4.47   9   8   2   1   0   44   39   26   22    4   15   20
Jim Colborn            4   7  4.52  19  12   3   2   0   92   93   52   46    9   29   34
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   5  2.96  26   0   0   5   0   46   43   15   15    4   15   21
Dave Goltz             7   6  3.50  17  17   6   0   0  131  127   62   51   10   29   62
Bert Blyleven          6   4  3.66  16  16   7   0   0  118  104   57   48   11   44  104
Vic Albury             5   4  3.82  23  10   2   1   0   97   70   52   41   12   69   56
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
Tom Johnson            0   1  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    3    1
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
Dick Tidrow            5   1  3.23  23   0   0   4   0   53   50   22   19    3   25   33
Pat Dobson             9   7  3.32  19  19   7   0   1  133  128   58   49   14   55   74
Rudy May               7   6  3.35  18  17   7   0   0  110   91   50   41    6   62   82
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  2.24  34   0   0   4   0   68   48   20   17    6   26   33
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  3.23  41   0   0  11   0   70   49   25   25    6   17   59
Jim Perry              2   1  3.54   9   7   1   0   1   41   31   19   16    3   16   20
Dick Bosman            6   1  3.54   9   9   1   0   0   53   54   23   21    4   11   16
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
Fergie Jenkins        10   9  4.12  20  20  12   0   1  151  152   75   69   25   31   87
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
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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10

Losses:

  G. Perry (TEX)           13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        10
  D. Medich (NY)           10
  J. Bibby (CLE)            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)         12
  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)         11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         6
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      150.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        150.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           187
  G. Perry (TEX)          176
  B. Lee (BOS)            158
  J. Kaat (CHI)           157
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        152
  L. Tiant (BOS)          151
  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)              62
  C. Osteen (CHI)          56
  P. Dobson (NY)           55
  J. Slaton (MIL)          53
  J. Coleman (DET)         52

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           138
  F. Tanana (CAL)         137
  V. Blue (OAK)           115
  G. Perry (TEX)          108
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       104
  J. Palmer (BAL)         102
  S. Busby (KC)            98
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         87
  L. Tiant (BOS)           84
  R. May (NY)              82

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