Friday July 25, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 25, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         62  36  3.14   98  24  26   881   734  348  307   65  318  489
New York        50  47  3.43   97  40  11   860   806  367  328   68  322  488
Baltimore       48  47  3.44   95  41  10   863   787  353  330   65  323  412
Kansas City     52  46  3.72   98  33   9   878   873  411  363   68  289  496
Chicago         47  49  3.75   96  22  23   864   879  399  360   59  379  476
California      44  56  3.84  100  40  10   904   841  457  386   73  397  644
Cleveland       42  53  3.98   95  22  14   864   822  443  382   87  379  501
Texas           47  53  4.03  100  35   9   909   907  471  407   79  335  465
Milwaukee       50  49  4.12   99  15  27   874   886  467  400   77  368  400
Detroit         44  53  4.14   97  27  16   854   892  476  393   92  329  505
Minnesota       42  56  4.30   98  33  11   878   856  481  420   93  392  517
Boston          57  40  4.33   97  40  18   874   894  468  421   89  313  410

 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
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)    9   4  3.08  20  20  10   0   1  155  127   62   53   12   52  133
Mickey Lolich (DET)   10   8  3.21  20  20  10   0   1  146  153   68   52   11   42   84
Marty Pattin (KC)      8   6  3.33  25  10   5   0   1  116  112   50   43    7   30   54

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Dyar Miller            1   2  2.55   9   0   0   2   0   18   10    5    5    2   11   11
Mike Torrez           11   6  3.35  22  22  10   0   1  164  151   68   61    9   84   72
Paul Mitchell          1   0  3.38   3   2   1   0   0   19   11    7    7    2    4    8
Doyle Alexander        3   6  3.52  23   5   1   1   0   79   79   32   31    5   30   24
Grant Jackson          3   2  3.67  25   0   0   5   0   34   31   14   14    1   13   27
Ross Grimsley          6  11  3.94  24  22   5   0   1  137  147   65   60   19   35   63
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          1   3  4.18  17   0   0   1   0   47   44   22   22    4   25   28
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  3.13  15   3   0   0   0   32   34   21   11    5   14   16
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  10  4.13  24  24  13   0   0  181  185   93   83   17   51   98
Rick Wise             13   6  4.17  22  22  12   0   1  164  167   80   76   19   46   92
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   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    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
Mickey Scott           2   1  4.33  33   0   0   1   0   35   34   24   17    6   10   19
Dick Lange             3   3  4.55  18   4   0   1   0   55   58   35   28    3   32   22
Bill Singer            6  10  4.60  21  19   7   1   0  137  124   76   70   12   56   69
Andy Hassler           3   9  5.67  21  15   6   0   1  108  130   73   68    8   37   67
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           5   6  1.94  38   0   0  14   0   88   64   21   19    2   46   85
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
Jesse Jefferson        2   2  3.24   7   7   0   0   0   33   29   13   12    1   26   19
Wilbur Wood            9  13  3.93  27  27  10   0   2  183  202   90   80   16   52   85
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  4.01  16   0   0   2   0   49   47   25   22    4   24   31
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.09  13   0   0   0   0   33   31   15   15    2   19   19
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  4.18  18   0   0   1   0   32   32   15   15    3   13   16
Dave Hamilton          2   2  4.30  12   1   0   2   0   23   25   11   11    3   11   18
Claude Osteen          5   8  4.50  24  24   3   0   0  130  148   69   65   11   63   45
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   6  4.69  17  11   1   0   0   81   72   50   42   10   35   31
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  7.30  11   1   0   0   0   25   32   23   20    4   13   11

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            2   3  2.17  36   0   0  14   0   71   52   19   17    6   36   87
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               6   5  4.01  17   9   3   0   0   85   94   41   38    5   27   40
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
Bob Reynolds           0   0  4.74  15   0   0   2   0   25   29   15   13    6    8   19
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            8  12  5.82  21  21   2   0   0  128  150   95   83   20   57   82
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  3.38  31   0   0   6   0   56   50   22   21    5   21   40
Dennis Leonard         7   5  3.79  19  17   5   0   0  121  121   57   51   10   54   83
Al Fitzmorris          9   8  4.03  22  22   6   0   2  145  152   70   65   12   41   46
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  4.12  22   0   0   1   0   55   54   27   25    1   18   28
Nelson Briles          5   5  4.21  15  14   3   0   0   88   92   47   41   14   16   56
Paul Splittorff        2   6  4.26  22  10   1   1   0   70   76   44   33    7   35   46
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
Lafayette Currence     0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Rick Austin            2   0  1.56  11   0   0   2   0   17    8    4    3    0   15   15
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  3.99  22   2   0   0   0   65   57   35   29    1   34   33
Jim Colborn            6   8  4.06  22  15   4   2   0  113  111   59   51   10   35   40
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
Ed Sprague             1   7  4.54  18  11   0   1   0   67   81   45   34    5   40   21
Pete Broberg           9  10  5.05  24  21   1   0   1  128  140   79   72   17   59   52
Bill Champion          6   5  5.64  25  12   3   0   1  104  115   70   65    9   51   35

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven          9   4  3.08  20  20  10   0   1  155  127   62   53   12   52  133
Tom Burgmeier          4   6  3.12  30   0   0   6   0   52   49   18   18    5   15   26
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  4.69  17  10   3   0   0   86   97   53   45   12   35   46
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   3  9.82   7   6   1   0   0   18   19   20   20    2   26    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         1   0  1.29   6   0   0   2   0    7    3    1    1    0    5    5
Catfish Hunter        13   9  2.81  24  24  17   0   5  199  151   69   62   17   57   92
Sparky Lyle            2   5  3.10  36   0   0   5   0   52   53   20   18    1   24   43
Dick Tidrow            6   2  3.19  30   0   0   4   0   59   56   24   21    4   28   36
Larry Gura             3   3  3.28  15   9   1   0   0   74   83   30   27    3   23   32
Rudy May               9   6  3.42  20  19   7   0   0  124  110   56   47    7   65   91
Pat Dobson             9  10  3.72  23  22   7   0   1  152  149   72   63   15   62   85
Doc Medich             7  12  3.85  24  23   8   0   2  161  162   73   69   18   45   87
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  1.65  35   0   0   7   0   71   54   18   13    1   17   29
Paul Lindblad          7   0  2.13  40   0   0   5   0   76   53   21   18    6   26   36
Vida Blue             13   8  2.96  25  24   9   1   2  183  153   68   60   15   58  129
Rollie Fingers         6   4  3.09  46   0   0  13   0   82   59   29   28    8   21   72
Glenn Abbott           5   2  3.39  14   8   3   0   1   58   43   23   22    6   24   33
Ken Holtzman          12   8  3.47  26  25   8   0   2  174  152   76   67   13   77   80
Dick Bosman            6   1  3.55  10  10   1   0   0   58   58   25   23    5   12   18
Jim Perry              3   3  3.75  12  10   2   0   1   58   44   29   24    4   19   27
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   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    0    0    1    3
Stan Perzanowski       0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    0
Steve Hargan           6   6  3.38  20  16   7   0   1  125  127   57   47   10   39   62
Stan Thomas            4   3  3.50  25   1   0   1   0   44   33   19   17    2   16   24
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
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
Clyde Wright           2   4  4.23  15  11   0   0   0   66   73   40   31    3   37   22
Steve Foucault         3   2  4.33  37   0   0   4   0   71   63   39   34    8   40   37
Gaylord Perry          3   5  4.59   9   9   4   0   3   67   71   38   34    4   19   46
Jim Umbarger           4   4  4.61  41   3   0   2   0   68   71   37   35    4   39   21
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
  R. Wise (BOS)            13
  S. Busby (KC)            12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  B. Lee (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. Broberg (MIL)         10
  P. Dobson (NY)           10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10

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
  R. Wise (BOS)            12
  B. Lee (BOS)             11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         14
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  T. Murphy (MIL)          14
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          7
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  D. Bird (KC)              6
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        6
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         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
  W. Wood (CHI)         183.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         182.2
  S. Busby (KC)         181.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        181.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)         175.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          175.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      174.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           202
  G. Perry (TEX)          191
  L. Tiant (BOS)          185
  J. Kaat (CHI)           177
  B. Lee (BOS)            174
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        168
  R. Wise (BOS)           167
  S. Busby (KC)           163
  D. Medich (NY)          162
  J. Slaton (MIL)         155

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         95
  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  L. Tiant (BOS)           93
  W. Wood (CHI)            90
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         85
  B. Lee (BOS)             85
  R. Wise (BOS)            80
  P. Broberg (MIL)         79
  N. Ryan (CAL)            78
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           108
  M. Torrez (BAL)          84
  V. Albury (MIN)          79
  J. Hughes (MIN)          78
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        77
  R. May (NY)              65
  C. Osteen (CHI)          63
  P. Dobson (NY)           62
  P. Broberg (MIL)         59
  V. Blue (OAK)            58

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         159
  N. Ryan (CAL)           152
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       133
  G. Perry (TEX)          131
  V. Blue (OAK)           129
  S. Busby (KC)           116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         110
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        101
  L. Tiant (BOS)           98
  C. Hunter (NY)           92

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