Monday July 21, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 21, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         58  35  3.17   93  22  26   833   697  333  293   64  305  456
New York        48  45  3.43   93  40   9   824   764  350  314   66  309  464
Baltimore       46  45  3.44   91  39   9   828   752  337  316   60  308  390
Chicago         45  47  3.70   92  22  23   822   837  377  338   57  361  450
California      43  54  3.79   97  39  10   878   809  437  370   71  384  627
Kansas City     48  45  3.81   93  31   7   834   836  398  353   65  276  472
Cleveland       42  50  3.94   92  22  14   835   782  426  366   87  362  485
Texas           45  51  4.01   96  34   9   871   864  451  388   78  318  438
Detroit         42  50  4.05   92  27  14   809   849  441  364   85  313  470
Milwaukee       48  46  4.18   94  13  27   829   850  445  385   73  352  383
Minnesota       41  53  4.34   94  30  11   842   831  465  406   91  372  492
Boston          54  39  4.40   93  38  17   839   860  452  410   88  307  390

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      8   6  2.16  18  17  10   0   2  129  100   42   31    7   46   77
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   6  2.25  22  21  13   1   6  176  138   52   44    8   45  105
D. Eckersley (CLE)     6   3  2.52  21  11   2   2   1   96   71   30   27    9   48   79
Jim Kaat (CHI)        14   6  2.72  25  23   7   0   1  169  169   62   51    6   43   88
Catfish Hunter (NY)   12   9  2.78  23  23  17   0   5  191  142   63   59   16   55   89
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   5  2.95  20  19   7   0   2  134  123   48   44   11   43  151
Steve Busby (KC)      11   8  2.95  22  22  13   0   2  174  153   60   57   10   53  112
Vida Blue (OAK)       12   8  3.11  24  23   8   1   1  174  146   68   60   15   55  120
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    8   4  3.21  19  19   9   0   1  146  122   61   52   12   50  122
Mickey Lolich (DET)   10   8  3.21  20  20  10   0   1  146  153   68   52   11   42   84

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            1   2  1.80   8   0   0   1   0   15    8    3    3    0   11    7
Jim Palmer            13   6  2.25  22  21  13   1   6  176  138   52   44    8   45  105
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Mike Torrez           11   5  3.27  21  21  10   0   1  160  148   65   58    9   79   71
Paul Mitchell          1   0  3.38   3   2   1   0   0   19   11    7    7    2    4    8
Doyle Alexander        3   6  3.45  22   5   1   1   0   76   74   30   29    5   28   24
Grant Jackson          3   2  3.67  25   0   0   5   0   34   31   14   14    1   13   27
Ross Grimsley          6  11  3.92  23  21   5   0   1  135  144   62   59   18   32   61
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Wayne Garland          0   3  4.22  16   0   0   1   0   43   39   20   20    2   25   24
Mike Cuellar           8   6  4.25  21  21   9   0   3  148  135   71   70   14   55   54
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  3.23  14   3   0   0   0   31   33   21   11    5   13   15
Jim Willoughby         0   0  3.95   6   0   0   3   0   14   15    6    6    1    5   10
Bill Lee              11   6  4.01  24  21  10   0   2  166  166   81   74   11   48   42
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
Luis Tiant            13   9  4.09  23  23  13   0   0  174  176   85   79   17   50   92
Rick Wise             12   6  4.30  21  21  11   0   1  155  158   78   74   19   45   85
Roger Moret            5   1  4.95  24   4   1   1   0   56   49   31   31    4   39   31
Reggie Cleveland       7   6  5.24  20  10   1   0   0   93  102   57   54   13   34   41
Dick Drago             1   1  5.40  23   2   0   7   0   37   34   22   22    4   21   18
Diego Segui            2   3  5.70  25   0   0   6   0   47   53   33   30    6   29   25

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    3    0
Don Kirkwood           3   4  2.08  30   0   0   6   0   56   53   22   13    3   15   36
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Ed Figueroa            8   6  2.16  18  17  10   0   2  129  100   42   31    7   46   77
Frank Tanana           8   5  2.95  20  19   7   0   2  134  123   48   44   11   43  151
Nolan Ryan            10  10  3.44  21  21   9   0   5  160  119   72   61   11  104  150
Bill Singer            6   9  4.37  20  18   7   1   0  136  119   70   66   12   54   68
Chuck Hockenbery       0   0  4.50   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    4
Dick Lange             3   3  4.55  18   4   0   1   0   55   58   35   28    3   32   22
Mickey Scott           2   1  4.59  32   0   0   1   0   33   33   24   17    6    9   19
Andy Hassler           3   9  5.45  20  15   6   0   1  104  119   67   63    8   36   65
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  1.84  36   0   0  14   0   83   60   19   17    2   45   79
Terry Forster          3   3  2.00  16   0   0   4   0   36   28   11    8    0   24   31
Jim Kaat              14   6  2.72  25  23   7   0   1  169  169   62   51    6   43   88
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.45  14   0   0   2   0   47   43   21   18    4   21   27
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  3.82  17   0   0   1   0   31   30   13   13    2   12   15
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.86   9   1   0   2   0   19   19    8    8    3   11   15
Danny Osborn           2   0  3.98  11   0   0   0   0   32   29   14   14    2   17   19
Wilbur Wood            9  13  4.03  26  26  10   0   2  176  196   89   79   16   50   79
Jesse Jefferson        2   2  4.21   6   6   0   0   0   26   25   13   12    1   20   17
Claude Osteen          5   8  4.60  23  23   3   0   0  123  142   67   63   10   61   42
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           4   2  1.80  36   0   0   7   0   50   25   14   10    3   38   59
Dennis Eckersley       6   3  2.52  21  11   2   2   1   96   71   30   27    9   48   79
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  2.61   3   1   1   0   1   10    4    3    3    1    8   10
Tom Buskey             4   3  2.82  39   0   0   5   0   61   57   24   19    5   25   24
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
Roric Harrison         4   2  3.77   8   8   3   0   0   60   57   25   25    4   22   28
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   4  4.40   7   6   1   0   0   43   41   25   21    2   23   30
Don Hood               3   5  4.66  16  10   1   0   0   75   65   47   39   10   35   28
Fritz Peterson         4   7  5.43  13  13   2   0   0   65   69   44   39    7   23   23
Fred Beene             1   0  5.76  10   0   0   0   0   30   39   23   19    3   10   11
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
Jackie Brown           0   1  7.29   9   1   0   0   0   21   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  2.39  33   0   0  13   0   64   49   19   17    6   35   74
Mickey Lolich         10   8  3.21  20  20  10   0   1  146  153   68   52   11   42   84
Vern Ruhle             8   6  3.55  19  18   4   0   1  114  117   61   45   13   40   42
Bob Reynolds           0   0  3.57  13   0   0   1   0   23   24   11    9    4    8   16
Lerrin LaGrow          7   8  3.86  19  18   6   0   2  112  115   59   48    9   38   49
Ray Bare               5   5  3.99  16   8   3   0   0   79   87   38   35    4   27   37
Tom Walker             3   6  4.25  25   7   1   0   0   78   75   43   37   10   24   42
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  4.34  14   1   1   0   0   48   54   26   23    3   24   32
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            7  12  5.99  20  20   2   0   0  122  147   93   81   19   56   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  2.37  26   0   0   1   0   38   30   14   10    2   13   22
Steve Busby           11   8  2.95  22  22  13   0   2  174  153   60   57   10   53  112
Doug Bird              6   3  3.50  30   0   0   5   0   54   50   22   21    5   21   39
Marty Pattin           7   6  3.52  24   9   4   0   1  107  105   49   42    7   26   50
Al Fitzmorris          9   7  3.90  21  21   6   0   2  138  143   64   60   10   37   46
Dennis Leonard         6   5  4.10  18  16   4   0   0  112  116   56   51   10   52   76
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  4.22  21   0   0   1   0   53   54   27   25    1   18   25
Paul Splittorff        2   6  4.23  20  10   1   0   0   66   74   42   31    6   34   44
Nelson Briles          4   5  4.46  14  13   3   0   0   83   88   46   41   14   15   53
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  1.62  10   0   0   2   0   17    8    4    3    0   13   14
Tom Murphy             1   1  2.05  25   0   0  14   0   44   33   10   10    1    9   18
Bill Castro            3   2  2.52  17   5   0   1   0   71   74   27   20    3   15   23
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   0  2.74  32   1   0   6   0   62   53   21   19    5   27   51
Tom Hausman            2   2  4.27  20   2   0   0   0   59   52   34   28    1   32   31
Jim Colborn            5   8  4.41  21  14   3   2   0  104  107   57   51   10   34   35
Jim Slaton             9   8  4.49  23  20   4   0   3  128  149   74   64   17   57   80
Bill Travers           4   4  4.50  12  10   2   1   0   54   53   36   27    5   22   27
Ed Sprague             1   7  4.81  17  10   0   1   0   64   78   42   34    5   36   19
Pete Broberg           9   9  4.96  23  20   1   0   1  123  134   74   68   17   56   51
Bill Champion          6   5  5.36  24  12   3   0   1  102  109   66   61    9   51   34

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          4   6  3.12  30   0   0   6   0   52   49   18   18    5   15   26
Bert Blyleven          8   4  3.21  19  19   9   0   1  146  122   61   52   12   50  122
Vic Albury             5   4  3.69  26  11   2   1   0  107   80   55   44   12   79   60
Dave Goltz             7   7  3.88  18  18   6   0   0  135  133   69   58   11   34   65
Bill Campbell          2   6  4.15  29   6   2   3   1   87   93   46   40   11   30   52
Jim Hughes             8   7  4.21  20  17   6   0   2  128  114   65   60   11   76   68
Ray Corbin             5   7  4.88  16  10   3   0   0   79   92   50   43   12   31   45
Tom Johnson            0   1  5.59   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    6    6    3    7    3
Mark Wiley             1   2  7.06   9   3   1   0   0   22   31   21   17    2    8    6
Bill Butler            0   3  7.30  13   2   0   0   0   41   60   37   33    6   12   33
Mike Pazik             0   4  8.24   5   3   0   0   0   20   28   20   18    5   10    8
Joe Decker             1   2  9.37   6   5   1   0   0   16   18   17   17    1   20    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         1   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    3    2
Catfish Hunter        12   9  2.78  23  23  17   0   5  191  142   63   59   16   55   89
Sparky Lyle            2   5  3.04  34   0   0   5   0   47   49   18   16    1   22   38
Dick Tidrow            6   1  3.09  27   0   0   4   0   58   54   23   20    3   27   35
Rudy May               8   6  3.33  19  18   7   0   0  116  100   52   43    7   65   85
Larry Gura             3   2  3.51  14   8   1   0   0   67   77   29   26    3   20   28
Pat Dobson             9  10  3.72  23  22   7   0   1  152  149   72   63   15   62   85
Doc Medich             7  12  3.81  23  22   8   0   2  156  153   70   66   18   42   85
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  1.66  33   0   0   7   0   65   52   17   12    1   14   26
Paul Lindblad          6   0  2.28  37   0   0   5   0   71   51   21   18    6   26   34
Rollie Fingers         6   4  3.01  44   0   0  13   0   78   54   26   26    7   20   67
Vida Blue             12   8  3.11  24  23   8   1   1  174  146   68   60   15   55  120
Jim Perry              3   2  3.29  11   9   2   0   1   55   40   25   20    4   18   24
Ken Holtzman          12   8  3.42  25  24   8   0   2  169  145   73   64   13   77   80
Dick Bosman            6   1  3.55  10  10   1   0   0   58   58   25   23    5   12   18
Glenn Abbott           4   2  4.01  13   7   2   0   0   49   40   23   22    6   22   25
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  4.74   6   5   0   0   0   25   23   13   13    1   14   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   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    0    0    1    2
Stan Thomas            4   2  3.10  24   0   0   1   0   41   27   16   14    2   14   23
Steve Hargan           6   6  3.28  19  16   7   0   1  121  120   54   44    9   37   58
Mike Bacsik            1   2  3.71   7   3   0   0   0   27   28   17   11    1    9   13
Bill Hands             5   6  3.76  14  14   4   0   1   91   92   46   38   10   24   53
Clyde Wright           2   3  3.82  13  10   0   0   0   64   67   36   27    3   34   22
Jim Umbarger           4   4  3.97  39   3   0   2   0   66   66   31   29    4   35   21
Fergie Jenkins        12  10  3.98  23  23  14   0   2  174  168   85   77   26   35  101
Jackie Brown           5   5  4.22  17   7   2   0   1   70   70   37   33    7   35   35
Steve Foucault         2   2  4.61  36   0   0   4   0   66   58   38   34    8   38   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          2   5  5.31   8   8   3   0   2   58   69   38   34    4   18   33

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Kaat (CHI)            14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  R. Wise (BOS)            12
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  B. Lee (BOS)             11

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  S. Busby (KC)            13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  G. Perry (TEX)           13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  R. Wise (BOS)            11
  E. Figueroa (CAL)        10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  G. Perry (TEX)            3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  E. Figueroa (CAL)         2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        191.1
  G. Perry (TEX)        179.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         176.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       175.2
  S. Busby (KC)         174.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      174.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        174.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         173.2
  J. Kaat (CHI)         169.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     168.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           196
  G. Perry (TEX)          189
  L. Tiant (BOS)          176
  J. Kaat (CHI)           169
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        168
  B. Lee (BOS)            166
  R. Wise (BOS)           158
  S. Busby (KC)           153
  M. Lolich (DET)         153
  D. Medich (NY)          153

Runs:

  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  W. Wood (CHI)            89
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         85
  L. Tiant (BOS)           85
  B. Lee (BOS)             81
  R. Wise (BOS)            78
  P. Broberg (MIL)         74
  J. Slaton (MIL)          74
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        73

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           104
  V. Albury (MIN)          79
  M. Torrez (BAL)          79
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        77
  J. Hughes (MIN)          76
  R. May (NY)              65
  P. Dobson (NY)           62
  C. Osteen (CHI)          61
  J. Slaton (MIL)          57
  P. Broberg (MIL)         56

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         151
  N. Ryan (CAL)           150
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  V. Blue (OAK)           120
  G. Perry (TEX)          118
  S. Busby (KC)           112
  J. Palmer (BAL)         105
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        101
  L. Tiant (BOS)           92
  C. Hunter (NY)           89

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