Saturday July 12, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 12, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         54  32  3.12   86  21  23   773   644  305  268   56  284  431
New York        46  41  3.44   87  39   9   774   708  331  296   65  290  439
Baltimore       41  43  3.47   84  38   6   763   705  314  294   58  283  361
Kansas City     47  40  3.60   87  31   6   784   770  354  314   54  261  433
Chicago         39  45  3.78   84  18  21   750   784  352  315   53  328  403
California      40  50  3.81   90  35   9   815   745  412  345   66  363  590
Cleveland       39  46  3.93   85  22  13   769   724  390  336   80  318  453
Detroit         38  47  4.13   85  23  12   748   791  414  343   80  298  439
Texas           41  48  4.13   89  30   8   809   807  426  371   75  304  413
Milwaukee       46  41  4.19   87  12  26   769   785  407  358   69  316  361
Minnesota       39  49  4.29   88  29  10   787   775  430  375   83  336  464
Boston          49  37  4.42   86  35  15   778   801  423  382   82  283  371

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   6  2.26  21  21  13   0   6  175  138   52   44    8   45  105
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      7   5  2.29  16  15   8   0   2  110   85   39   28    5   39   66
D. Eckersley (CLE)     6   2  2.36  20  10   2   2   1   92   65   25   24    9   43   73
Steve Busby (KC)      11   7  2.64  21  21  13   0   2  171  144   53   50    8   52  106
Catfish Hunter (NY)   12   8  2.85  22  22  16   0   5  183  137   62   58   16   52   85
Jim Kaat (CHI)        13   6  2.87  24  22   6   0   0  160  165   62   51    6   42   81
Vida Blue (OAK)       12   7  3.10  23  22   7   1   1  166  140   65   57   14   54  120
Frank Tanana (CAL)     7   5  3.10  18  17   6   0   1  119  112   45   41   11   41  137
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   6  2.26  21  21  13   0   6  175  138   52   44    8   45  105
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           10   5  3.38  19  19  10   0   1  144  137   60   54    8   74   65
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           7   6  4.03  20  20   9   0   3  143  128   65   64   14   52   53
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Wayne Garland          0   3  4.58  15   0   0   0   0   39   37   20   20    2   25   23
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
Steve Barr             0   1  2.57   3   2   0   0   0    7   11    9    2    1    7    2
Jim Burton             1   2  3.14  12   3   0   0   0   29   29   19   10    5   12   14
Luis Tiant            12   8  3.96  21  21  12   0   0  159  159   76   70   14   44   90
Bill Lee              10   6  3.98  22  20   9   0   2  156  158   76   69   10   46   42
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  5.40  23   2   0   7   0   37   34   22   22    4   21   18
Jim Willoughby         0   0  5.40   3   0   0   1   0    8   12    5    5    1    3    8
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  5.44  19   9   1   0   0   86   97   55   52   12   31   39
Diego Segui            2   3  5.77  23   0   0   6   0   44   50   31   28    6   28   22

 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
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Ed Figueroa            7   5  2.29  16  15   8   0   2  110   85   39   28    5   39   66
Frank Tanana           7   5  3.10  18  17   6   0   1  119  112   45   41   11   41  137
Nolan Ryan            10   9  3.50  20  20   8   0   5  152  113   70   59   11  102  144
Dick Lange             3   2  3.91  17   3   0   1   0   53   52   30   23    2   30   22
Mickey Scott           2   1  4.36  30   0   0   1   0   33   30   23   16    6    9   19
Bill Singer            6   9  4.43  18  17   7   1   0  128  111   67   63   12   51   67
Andy Hassler           3   9  5.26  19  15   6   0   1   99  111   62   58    6   35   63
Chuck Hockenbery       0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    3
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  9.53   3   1   0   0   0    6    7    6    6    0    4    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  1.92  35   0   0  13   0   80   58   19   17    2   44   73
Terry Forster          3   3  2.00  16   0   0   4   0   36   28   11    8    0   24   31
Jim Kaat              13   6  2.87  24  22   6   0   0  160  165   62   51    6   42   81
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  3.51  16   0   0   1   0   26   23   10   10    2   10   13
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.63  12   0   0   1   0   40   38   17   16    3   15   24
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.78   7   1   0   2   0   17   15    7    7    2    9   11
Claude Osteen          5   6  3.96  20  20   3   0   0  120  130   57   53   10   58   40
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  1.51  32   0   0   6   0   42   20    9    7    2   28   50
Dennis Eckersley       6   2  2.36  20  10   2   2   1   92   65   25   24    9   43   73
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         4   2  4.10   7   7   3   0   0   53   52   24   24    3   20   27
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  6.38   8   0   0   0   0   24   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
Vern Ruhle             8   5  3.32  18  17   4   0   1  111  112   57   41   13   37   42
Mickey Lolich         10   6  3.43  18  18   8   0   1  129  141   61   49    9   40   73
Bob Reynolds           0   0  3.79  11   0   0   1   0   19   23   10    8    3    8   14
Lerrin LaGrow          6   8  4.11  18  17   5   0   2  103  108   58   47    9   37   46
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  4.36  24   7   1   0   0   76   74   43   37   10   23   39
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   7  2.64  21  21  13   0   2  171  144   53   50    8   52  106
Marty Pattin           7   5  3.26  23   8   4   0   1  102   98   41   37    6   24   47
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   6  3.68  20  20   6   0   2  134  136   59   55    8   35   46
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
Rick Austin            2   0  2.03   7   0   0   1   0   13    7    4    3    0   10   11
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   0  2.54  30   1   0   6   0   60   47   19   17    5   25   50
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   6  4.55  16   9   0   1   0   63   76   38   32    5   35   19
Jim Slaton             8   8  4.83  22  19   3   0   2  119  143   74   64   17   54   76
Pete Broberg           9   8  4.85  21  19   1   0   1  115  124   67   62   16   51   48
Tom Hausman            2   2  4.94  18   2   0   0   0   51   48   33   28    1   26   29
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   6  3.08  28   0   0   5   0   50   48   17   17    4   15   25
Bert Blyleven          7   4  3.47  17  17   8   0   0  127  110   58   49   11   44  110
Dave Goltz             7   6  3.50  17  17   6   0   0  131  127   62   51   10   29   62
Vic Albury             5   4  3.68  25  10   2   1   0  100   72   52   41   12   72   58
Bill Campbell          2   4  3.80  27   6   2   3   1   83   87   41   35   10   29   52
Jim Hughes             7   7  4.44  19  16   6   0   2  120  110   64   59   11   67   62
Ray Corbin             5   6  4.75  15   9   3   0   0   78   86   45   41   11   30   45
Mark Wiley             1   2  5.23   8   3   1   0   0   21   28   15   12    1    6    6
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
Tom Johnson            0   1  8.31   4   0   0   1   0    4    6    4    4    2    3    2
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
Tippy Martinez         1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Catfish Hunter        12   8  2.85  22  22  16   0   5  183  137   62   58   16   52   85
Dick Tidrow            5   1  3.27  25   0   0   4   0   55   52   23   20    3   25   34
Rudy May               7   6  3.35  18  17   7   0   0  110   91   50   41    6   62   82
Sparky Lyle            2   5  3.38  31   0   0   5   0   40   41   17   15    1   20   32
Pat Dobson             9   8  3.43  21  20   7   0   1  144  137   64   55   15   60   83
Larry Gura             3   2  3.45  13   7   1   0   0   60   68   25   23    3   19   26
Doc Medich             7  11  3.86  22  21   8   0   2  149  143   68   64   18   39   80
Dave Pagan             0   0  4.28  10   0   0   0   0   27   28   15   13    2   12   15
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
Jim Perry              3   1  3.08  10   8   2   0   1   50   34   20   17    3   17   21
Vida Blue             12   7  3.10  23  22   7   1   1  166  140   65   57   14   54  120
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
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   2  2.90  23   0   0   1   0   40   25   15   13    1   14   23
Steve Hargan           6   4  3.13  17  14   6   0   1  109  103   47   38    9   34   56
Clyde Wright           1   3  3.76  11   9   0   0   0   55   57   31   23    2   33   19
Jim Umbarger           4   4  3.78  36   3   0   1   0   64   63   29   27    4   34   20
Bill Hands             5   5  3.80  13  13   4   0   1   85   87   41   36    9   22   49
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  4.41  34   0   0   4   0   65   57   36   32    8   36   36
Fergie Jenkins        10  10  4.44  21  21  12   0   1  156  160   83   77   26   33   92
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.76  14   0   0   2   0   17   17   10    9    2   10   10
Jim Bibby              2   6  5.00  12  12   4   0   1   68   73   41   38    2   28   31
Gaylord Perry          1   5  6.29   7   7   2   0   1   49   65   38   34    4   16   29

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Kaat (CHI)            13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10

Losses:

  G. Perry (TEX)           14
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  D. Medich (NY)           11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  J. Bibby (CLE)            9
  A. Hassler (CAL)          9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  B. Singer (CAL)           9

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  S. Busby (KC)            13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  G. Perry (TEX)           12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  M. Torrez (BAL)          10
  R. Wise (BOS)            10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  B. Lee (BOS)              9

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)          14
  R. Gossage (CHI)         13
  R. Fingers (OAK)         11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         6
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          6
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        6
  D. Segui (BOS)            6

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
  L. LaGrow (DET)           2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        183.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       175.0
  S. Busby (KC)         170.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        170.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         165.2
  J. Kaat (CHI)         160.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        159.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      156.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          156.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     153.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           187
  G. Perry (TEX)          185
  J. Kaat (CHI)           165
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        160
  L. Tiant (BOS)          159
  B. Lee (BOS)            158
  S. Busby (KC)           144
  D. Medich (NY)          143
  J. Slaton (MIL)         143
  R. Wise (BOS)           143

Runs:

  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         83
  J. Coleman (DET)         82
  B. Lee (BOS)             76
  L. Tiant (BOS)           76
  R. Wise (BOS)            75
  J. Slaton (MIL)          74
  N. Ryan (CAL)            70
  D. Medich (NY)           68

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         26
  G. Perry (TEX)           20
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        18
  D. Medich (NY)           18
  R. Wise (BOS)            18
  J. Slaton (MIL)          17
  P. Broberg (MIL)         16
  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  P. Dobson (NY)           15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           102
  M. Torrez (BAL)          74
  V. Albury (MIN)          72
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        69
  J. Hughes (MIN)          67
  R. May (NY)              62
  P. Dobson (NY)           60
  C. Osteen (CHI)          58
  V. Blue (OAK)            54
  J. Slaton (MIL)          54

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           144
  F. Tanana (CAL)         137
  V. Blue (OAK)           120
  G. Perry (TEX)          114
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       110
  S. Busby (KC)           106
  J. Palmer (BAL)         105
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         92
  L. Tiant (BOS)           90
  C. Hunter (NY)           85

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