Thursday July 17, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 17, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         56  32  3.12   88  21  25   791   657  311  274   57  293  439
Baltimore       42  44  3.46   86  38   6   783   720  321  301   59  288  371
New York        46  42  3.49   88  39   9   782   718  338  303   65  296  445
Kansas City     47  42  3.71   89  31   6   801   795  370  330   56  269  444
Chicago         41  46  3.73   87  20  21   777   798  361  322   53  338  415
California      41  51  3.83   92  36   9   833   762  421  354   67  367  602
Cleveland       40  47  3.99   87  22  14   787   743  403  349   83  333  461
Detroit         40  48  4.04   88  25  13   774   814  423  348   80  304  457
Texas           42  49  4.12   91  31   8   826   825  435  378   75  307  418
Milwaukee       46  43  4.20   89  12  26   787   802  418  367   70  331  368
Minnesota       39  50  4.30   89  29  10   798   785  436  381   85  342  471
Boston          51  37  4.41   88  36  16   796   817  431  390   84  291  374

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      8   5  2.19  17  16   9   0   2  119   89   40   29    6   42   72
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   6  2.26  21  21  13   0   6  175  138   52   44    8   45  105
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  3.16  19  18   6   0   1  125  118   48   44   11   41  143
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    12   7  3.22  24  23   8   0   2  165  136   67   59   12   76   79
Mickey Lolich (DET)   10   7  3.23  19  19   9   0   1  137  146   65   49    9   42   78

 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  3.33  20  20  10   0   1  154  145   63   57    9   74   68
Grant Jackson          3   2  3.69  24   0   0   5   0   32   28   13   13    1   12   25
Mike Cuellar           7   6  4.03  20  20   9   0   3  143  128   65   64   14   52   53
Ross Grimsley          5  11  4.11  22  20   5   0   1  127  137   61   58   18   29   58
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
Paul Mitchell          0   0  4.66   2   1   0   0   0   10    6    5    5    1    3    6
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
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            13   8  3.91  22  22  13   0   0  168  164   79   73   15   49   90
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
Bill Lee              10   6  4.07  23  20   9   0   2  157  160   78   71   10   47   42
Roger Moret            5   0  4.36  23   3   1   1   0   54   45   26   26    4   35   29
Rick Wise             11   6  4.56  20  20  10   0   0  146  151   78   74   19   42   81
Jim Willoughby         0   0  4.66   4   0   0   2   0   10   13    5    5    1    3    8
Dick Drago             1   1  5.40  23   2   0   7   0   37   34   22   22    4   21   18
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   4  2.03  29   0   0   6   0   53   49   21   12    3   15   34
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Ed Figueroa            8   5  2.19  17  16   9   0   2  119   89   40   29    6   42   72
Frank Tanana           7   5  3.16  19  18   6   0   1  125  118   48   44   11   41  143
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
Bill Singer            6   9  4.50  19  17   7   1   0  130  115   69   65   12   51   67
Mickey Scott           2   1  4.59  31   0   0   1   0   33   32   24   17    6    9   19
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
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.43  13   0   0   1   0   45   40   20   17    3   18   26
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  3.51  16   0   0   1   0   26   23   10   10    2   10   13
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.78   7   1   0   2   0   17   15    7    7    2    9   11
Wilbur Wood            8  13  4.14  25  25   9   0   2  167  192   87   77   15   47   73
Claude Osteen          5   7  4.18  21  21   3   0   0  121  134   60   56   10   58   40
Jesse Jefferson        1   2  4.43   5   5   0   0   0   20   21   11   10    0   17   13
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
Danny Osborn           1   0  4.97  10   0   0   0   0   25   26   14   14    2   12   16
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  2.05  33   0   0   7   0   44   22   12   10    3   33   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
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
Eric Raich             5   4  3.86  11  11   2   0   0   65   68   32   28    7   17   22
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Jim Bibby              2   3  4.10   6   5   1   0   0   37   34   21   17    1   20   27
Roric Harrison         4   2  4.10   7   7   3   0   0   53   52   24   24    3   20   27
Don Hood               2   5  4.81  15   9   1   0   0   67   59   43   36    9   31   26
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  7.65   8   1   0   0   0   20   27   20   17    4    8    9

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            2   3  2.48  31   0   0  12   0   62   49   19   17    6   33   73
Mickey Lolich         10   7  3.23  19  19   9   0   1  137  146   65   49    9   42   78
Vern Ruhle             8   5  3.32  18  17   4   0   1  111  112   57   41   13   37   42
Bob Reynolds           0   0  3.79  11   0   0   1   0   19   23   10    8    3    8   14
Lerrin LaGrow          7   8  3.86  19  18   6   0   2  112  115   59   48    9   38   49
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            6  12  5.91  19  19   2   0   0  116  137   86   76   18   55   77
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  3.33  29   0   0   5   0   51   47   20   19    3   21   36
Al Fitzmorris          9   7  3.90  21  21   6   0   2  138  143   64   60   10   37   46
Nelson Briles          4   4  4.16  13  12   3   0   0   76   78   39   35   11   14   46
Paul Splittorff        2   6  4.23  20  10   1   0   0   66   74   42   31    6   34   44
Dennis Leonard         5   5  4.27  17  15   4   0   0  103  109   54   49    9   51   71
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  4.30  20   0   0   1   0   52   54   27   25    1   18   25
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  1.84   8   0   0   1   0   15    8    4    3    0   11   12
Tom Murphy             1   1  2.05  25   0   0  14   0   44   33   10   10    1    9   18
Bill Castro            3   2  2.38  16   5   0   1   0   68   68   24   18    3   14   22
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   0  2.54  30   1   0   6   0   60   47   19   17    5   25   50
Jim Colborn            4   8  4.53  20  13   3   2   0   97  101   55   49   10   31   34
Ed Sprague             1   6  4.55  16   9   0   1   0   63   76   38   32    5   35   19
Pete Broberg           9   8  4.71  22  19   1   0   1  120  126   68   63   16   56   50
Tom Hausman            2   2  4.78  19   2   0   0   0   53   50   34   28    1   28   29
Jim Slaton             8   8  4.83  22  19   3   0   2  119  143   74   64   17   54   76
Bill Travers           4   3  4.88  10   9   2   1   0   48   43   30   26    4   20   24
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  3.42  18  18   8   0   0  137  118   61   52   12   49  117
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   5  4.04  28   6   2   3   1   85   89   44   38   11   30   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
Catfish Hunter        12   8  2.85  22  22  16   0   5  183  137   62   58   16   52   85
Dick Tidrow            5   1  3.21  26   0   0   4   0   56   52   23   20    3   26   34
Sparky Lyle            2   5  3.22  32   0   0   5   0   45   45   18   16    1   22   36
Rudy May               7   6  3.35  18  17   7   0   0  110   91   50   41    6   62   82
Larry Gura             3   2  3.45  13   7   1   0   0   60   68   25   23    3   19   26
Pat Dobson             9   9  3.71  22  21   7   0   1  146  142   69   60   15   61   83
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
Tippy Martinez         1   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    2    2
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  1.80  31   0   0   7   0   60   50   17   12    1   13   23
Paul Lindblad          6   0  2.22  35   0   0   5   0   69   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
Rollie Fingers         5   4  3.13  42   0   0  12   0   72   50   25   25    6   18   61
Ken Holtzman          12   7  3.22  24  23   8   0   2  165  136   67   59   12   76   79
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    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   5  3.39  18  15   6   0   1  112  110   51   42    9   35   56
Clyde Wright           1   3  3.70  12   9   0   0   0   56   58   31   23    2   33   19
Mike Bacsik            1   2  3.71   7   3   0   0   0   27   28   17   11    1    9   13
Bill Hands             5   5  3.80  13  13   4   0   1   85   87   41   36    9   22   49
Jim Umbarger           4   4  3.92  37   3   0   1   0   64   65   30   28    4   34   20
Fergie Jenkins        11  10  4.20  22  22  13   0   1  165  163   85   77   26   33   96
Jackie Brown           5   5  4.22  17   7   2   0   1   70   70   37   33    7   35   35
Steve Foucault         2   2  4.61  35   0   0   4   0   66   58   38   34    8   37   36
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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  R. Wise (BOS)            11
  B. Lee (BOS)             10

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  T. Murphy (MIL)          14
  R. Gossage (CHI)         13
  R. Fingers (OAK)         12
  J. Hiller (DET)          12
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          7
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         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
  L. Tiant (BOS)        168.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         167.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         165.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      165.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     164.2
  J. Kaat (CHI)         160.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           192
  G. Perry (TEX)          185
  J. Kaat (CHI)           165
  L. Tiant (BOS)          164
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        163
  B. Lee (BOS)            160
  R. Wise (BOS)           151
  M. Lolich (DET)         146
  M. Torrez (BAL)         145
  S. Busby (KC)           144

Runs:

  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  J. Coleman (DET)         86
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         85
  L. Tiant (BOS)           79
  B. Lee (BOS)             78
  R. Wise (BOS)            78
  J. Slaton (MIL)          74
  N. Ryan (CAL)            70
  P. Dobson (NY)           69

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         26
  G. Perry (TEX)           20
  R. Wise (BOS)            19
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        18
  D. Medich (NY)           18
  J. Slaton (MIL)          17
  P. Broberg (MIL)         16
  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  P. Dobson (NY)           15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           102
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        76
  M. Torrez (BAL)          74
  V. Albury (MIN)          72
  J. Hughes (MIN)          67
  R. May (NY)              62
  P. Dobson (NY)           61
  C. Osteen (CHI)          58
  P. Broberg (MIL)         56
  J. Coleman (DET)         55

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           144
  F. Tanana (CAL)         143
  V. Blue (OAK)           120
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       117
  G. Perry (TEX)          114
  S. Busby (KC)           106
  J. Palmer (BAL)         105
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         96
  L. Tiant (BOS)           90
  C. Hunter (NY)           85

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