Wednesday July 23, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 23, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         61  35  3.11   96  24  26   860   715  337  297   64  313  476
Baltimore       47  46  3.41   93  41   9   846   769  341  320   60  313  401
New York        49  45  3.43   94  40  10   833   774  356  317   67  312  468
Kansas City     50  46  3.78   96  32   8   860   862  407  361   67  285  484
Chicago         45  48  3.78   93  22  23   831   852  388  349   57  363  454
California      44  55  3.79   99  40  10   895   822  445  377   73  393  641
Cleveland       42  52  3.98   94  22  14   856   812  439  378   87  376  496
Texas           47  51  3.98   98  35   9   893   883  459  395   78  326  459
Milwaukee       49  48  4.11   97  14  27   856   868  455  391   77  362  391
Detroit         42  53  4.18   95  27  14   836   881  471  388   90  327  486
Minnesota       41  55  4.33   96  32  11   860   845  474  414   92  380  505
Boston          56  39  4.36   95  39  18   857   875  458  415   89  310  396

 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   7  2.19  23  22  14   1   6  185  146   53   45    8   49  110
D. Eckersley (CLE)     6   3  2.52  21  11   2   2   1   96   71   30   27    9   48   79
Frank Tanana (CAL)     9   5  2.76  21  20   8   0   3  143  129   48   44   11   47  159
Catfish Hunter (NY)   13   9  2.81  24  24  17   0   5  199  151   69   62   17   57   92
Steve Busby (KC)      12   8  2.93  23  23  13   0   2  181  163   62   59   10   54  116
Vida Blue (OAK)       13   8  2.96  25  24   9   1   2  183  153   68   60   15   58  129
Jim Kaat (CHI)        14   7  2.98  26  24   7   0   1  175  177   69   58    6   44   89
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   7  2.19  23  22  14   1   6  185  146   53   45    8   49  110
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
Mike Cuellar           9   6  4.18  22  22  10   0   3  157  144   74   73   14   56   60
Wayne Garland          0   3  4.22  16   0   0   1   0   43   39   20   20    2   25   24
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  3.77   7   0   0   4   0   14   15    6    6    1    5   10
Bill Lee              12   6  3.96  25  22  11   0   2  175  174   85   77   12   49   44
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            6   1  4.59  25   5   1   1   0   65   56   33   33    4   41   35
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    3    2
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           9   5  2.76  21  20   8   0   3  143  129   48   44   11   47  159
Nolan Ryan            10  11  3.69  22  22   9   0   5  161  123   78   66   12  108  152
Chuck Hockenbery       0   0  4.05   4   0   0   1   0    7    5    3    3    1    3    6
Bill Singer            6   9  4.37  20  18   7   1   0  136  119   70   66   12   54   68
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  1.83  37   0   0  14   0   84   61   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   7  2.98  26  24   7   0   1  175  177   69   58    6   44   89
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.79  10   1   0   2   0   19   21    8    8    3   11   15
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  3.82  17   0   0   1   0   31   30   13   13    2   12   15
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.88  15   0   0   2   0   49   46   24   21    4   22   30
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
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.22  12   0   0   0   0   32   30   15   15    2   17   19
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  1.69  37   0   0   7   0   53   28   14   10    3   41   62
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
Jim Bibby              2   4  3.97   9   6   1   0   0   48   45   26   21    2   25   33
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Eric Raich             5   5  4.09  12  12   2   0   0   70   78   36   32    7   20   25
Roric Harrison         4   2  4.20   9   9   3   0   0   64   65   30   30    4   24   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  5.74  11   0   0   0   0   31   42   24   20    3   12   11
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
Jackie Brown           0   2  7.77  10   1   0   0   0   22   29   22   19    4   10    9

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            2   3  2.31  34   0   0  13   0   66   51   19   17    6   35   78
Mickey Lolich         10   8  3.21  20  20  10   0   1  146  153   68   52   11   42   84
Vern Ruhle             8   7  3.58  20  19   4   0   1  121  123   64   48   13   43   44
Lerrin LaGrow          7   9  3.89  20  19   6   0   2  116  118   65   50   10   43   52
Ray Bare               5   5  3.99  16   8   3   0   0   79   87   38   35    4   27   37
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  4.53  15   1   1   0   0   52   58   30   26    4   26   35
Tom Walker             3   7  4.64  26   8   1   0   0   83   80   50   43   11   26   44
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Bob Reynolds           0   0  4.88  14   0   0   1   0   24   29   15   13    6    8   17
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 12.46   3   0   0   0   0    9   14   12   12    1    7    7

 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           12   8  2.93  23  23  13   0   2  181  163   62   59   10   54  116
Marty Pattin           8   6  3.33  25  10   5   0   1  116  112   50   43    7   30   54
Doug Bird              6   3  3.50  30   0   0   5   0   54   50   22   21    5   21   39
Al Fitzmorris          9   8  4.03  22  22   6   0   2  145  152   70   65   12   41   46
Dennis Leonard         6   5  4.10  18  16   4   0   0  112  116   56   51   10   52   76
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  4.12  22   0   0   1   0   55   54   27   25    1   18   28
Paul Splittorff        2   6  4.12  21  10   1   1   0   68   74   42   31    6   34   45
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  1.96  26   0   0  14   0   46   34   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  2.97  33   1   0   6   0   64   55   23   21    6   28   53
Tom Hausman            3   2  3.92  21   2   0   0   0   64   55   34   28    1   34   33
Bill Travers           4   5  4.22  13  11   2   1   0   60   56   38   28    6   25   28
Jim Slaton             9   9  4.39  24  21   5   0   3  137  155   77   67   19   57   81
Jim Colborn            5   8  4.41  21  14   3   2   0  104  107   57   51   10   34   35
Ed Sprague             1   7  4.54  18  11   0   1   0   67   81   45   34    5   40   21
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   8  3.95  19  19   7   0   0  144  138   74   63   11   40   72
Jim Hughes             8   8  4.13  21  18   7   0   2  137  123   69   63   12   78   74
Bill Campbell          2   6  4.15  29   6   2   3   1   87   93   46   40   11   30   52
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  1.69   4   0   0   1   0    5    1    1    1    0    4    3
Catfish Hunter        13   9  2.81  24  24  17   0   5  199  151   69   62   17   57   92
Sparky Lyle            2   5  3.04  34   0   0   5   0   47   49   18   16    1   22   38
Dick Tidrow            6   1  3.07  28   0   0   4   0   59   55   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  2.22  38   0   0   5   0   73   52   21   18    6   26   34
Vida Blue             13   8  2.96  25  24   9   1   2  183  153   68   60   15   58  129
Rollie Fingers         6   4  3.01  44   0   0  13   0   78   54   26   26    7   20   67
Jim Perry              3   2  3.29  11   9   2   0   1   55   40   25   20    4   18   24
Glenn Abbott           5   2  3.39  14   8   3   0   1   58   43   23   22    6   24   33
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
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  4.83   7   6   0   0   0   32   30   17   17    1   17   18
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
Bill Hands             5   6  3.69  15  15   4   0   1   98  100   48   40   10   26   60
Mike Bacsik            1   2  3.71   7   3   0   0   0   27   28   17   11    1    9   13
Clyde Wright           2   3  3.82  13  10   0   0   0   64   67   36   27    3   34   22
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         3   2  4.33  37   0   0   4   0   71   63   39   34    8   40   37
Jim Umbarger           4   4  4.52  40   3   0   2   0   68   70   36   34    4   38   21
Gaylord Perry          3   5  4.59   9   9   4   0   3   67   71   38   34    4   19   46
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  G. Perry (TEX)           14
  S. Busby (KC)            13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  B. Lee (BOS)             11
  R. Wise (BOS)            11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  E. Figueroa (CAL)        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
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  E. Figueroa (CAL)         2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        198.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        188.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       184.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         182.2
  S. Busby (KC)         181.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         176.1
  J. Kaat (CHI)         175.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          175.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      174.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        174.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           196
  G. Perry (TEX)          191
  J. Kaat (CHI)           177
  L. Tiant (BOS)          176
  B. Lee (BOS)            174
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        168
  S. Busby (KC)           163
  R. Wise (BOS)           158
  J. Slaton (MIL)         155
  V. Blue (OAK)           153

Runs:

  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  W. Wood (CHI)            89
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         85
  B. Lee (BOS)             85
  L. Tiant (BOS)           85
  N. Ryan (CAL)            78
  R. Wise (BOS)            78
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77
  P. Broberg (MIL)         74

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           108
  V. Albury (MIN)          79
  M. Torrez (BAL)          79
  J. Hughes (MIN)          78
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        77
  R. May (NY)              65
  P. Dobson (NY)           62
  C. Osteen (CHI)          61
  V. Blue (OAK)            58
  S. Bahnsen (OAK)         57

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         159
  N. Ryan (CAL)           152
  G. Perry (TEX)          131
  V. Blue (OAK)           129
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  S. Busby (KC)           116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         110
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        101
  C. Hunter (NY)           92
  L. Tiant (BOS)           92

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