Thursday August 7, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 7, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        58  53  3.32  111  45  14   985   915  407  364   78  364  556
Oakland         69  43  3.34  112  27  28  1002   867  418  372   74  365  561
Baltimore       60  50  3.36  110  47  15  1001   899  402  374   81  365  505
Kansas City     62  49  3.62  111  38  12   995   980  451  400   76  322  549
California      49  65  3.93  114  43  11  1024   958  526  447   83  470  712
Chicago         55  57  3.95  112  25  27   997  1027  479  438   68  451  555
Texas           53  60  3.96  113  43  10  1022  1008  520  450   90  360  519
Cleveland       50  59  4.05  109  24  19   986   947  507  443   97  440  562
Milwaukee       53  60  4.13  113  22  27   997  1019  529  458   88  414  457
Boston          68  44  4.20  112  46  20  1010  1033  521  472  111  335  495
Detroit         46  67  4.23  113  32  17   992  1051  565  466  103  389  570
Minnesota       49  65  4.41  114  37  13  1015  1000  565  497  104  475  582

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      16   7  2.32  26  25  15   1   7  206  162   61   53   11   58  129
D. Eckersley (CLE)     9   3  2.33  24  14   4   2   2  120   88   34   31   10   58  100
Ed Figueroa (CAL)      9   8  2.51  21  20  10   0   2  151  124   54   42    9   58   89
Steve Busby (KC)      15   8  2.73  26  26  15   0   3  208  184   66   63   10   64  130
Catfish Hunter (NY)   15  10  2.73  27  27  19   0   5  224  172   76   68   21   65  104
Frank Tanana (CAL)     9   6  2.78  22  21   9   0   3  152  135   51   47   11   48  165
Vida Blue (OAK)       15   8  2.88  28  27  11   1   2  206  175   74   66   15   65  145
Mike Torrez (BAL)     14   6  3.06  25  25  12   0   1  188  169   72   64   11   94   84
Jim Kaat (CHI)        16   9  3.08  30  28   9   0   1  208  203   83   71   10   53  102
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   10   6  3.11  23  23  12   0   1  179  144   72   62   14   66  150

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            3   2  2.10  14   0   0   5   0   30   17    7    7    3   13   24
Jim Palmer            16   7  2.32  26  25  15   1   7  206  162   61   53   11   58  129
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Mike Torrez           14   6  3.06  25  25  12   0   1  188  169   72   64   11   94   84
Doyle Alexander        4   7  3.54  25   5   1   1   0   86   87   35   34    5   32   27
Wayne Garland          1   3  3.64  21   0   0   3   0   59   50   25   24    5   27   32
Grant Jackson          3   2  3.79  29   0   0   5   0   36   35   15   15    1   15   28
Ross Grimsley          8  11  3.80  27  25   6   0   1  159  168   73   67   21   39   76
Mike Cuellar          10   8  3.91  26  26  12   0   4  187  164   84   81   17   63   78
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Paul Mitchell          1   0  5.60   5   4   1   0   0   27   23   17   17    6    8   18
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  17   4   0   0   0   37   38   23   13    6   16   21
Jim Willoughby         3   1  3.38  13   0   0   6   0   27   22   10   10    3    6   21
Roger Moret            8   1  3.70  27   7   3   1   1   83   71   34   34    4   43   49
Bill Lee              14   6  3.84  28  25  13   0   3  199  200   93   85   14   53   49
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
Rick Wise             15   6  4.17  25  25  13   0   1  186  190   90   86   26   52  108
Luis Tiant            13  11  4.26  26  26  13   0   0  197  208  103   93   21   52  107
Dick Drago             1   1  4.91  25   2   0   7   0   40   38   22   22    4   22   21
Reggie Cleveland       9   7  4.95  23  13   1   0   0  116  126   69   64   15   36   52
Diego Segui            2   4  5.52  27   1   1   6   0   59   66   39   36   10   32   36

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             0   0  1.20  10   0   0   1   0   15   17    4    2    1    5    8
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Ed Figueroa            9   8  2.51  21  20  10   0   2  151  124   54   42    9   58   89
Don Kirkwood           4   4  2.57  34   0   0   6   0   63   60   27   18    5   20   40
Frank Tanana           9   6  2.78  22  21   9   0   3  152  135   51   47   11   48  165
Nolan Ryan            12  11  3.56  25  25  10   0   5  182  139   84   72   12  122  168
Mickey Scott           2   1  3.80  38   0   0   1   0   45   39   27   19    6   15   21
Bill Singer            6  11  4.63  22  20   7   1   0  142  129   79   73   12   61   72
Chuck Hockenbery       0   1  4.67   8   1   0   1   0   17   16    9    9    2   10   11
Dick Lange             4   5  4.78  22   7   1   1   0   75   80   51   40    5   45   32
Andy Hassler           3  11  6.18  23  17   6   0   1  115  138   84   79   10   46   71
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  1.96  43   0   0  17   0   96   70   23   21    2   52   95
Terry Forster          3   3  2.00  16   0   0   4   0   36   28   11    8    0   24   31
Jim Kaat              16   9  3.08  30  28   9   0   1  208  203   83   71   10   53  102
Dave Hamilton          3   2  3.60  16   1   0   3   0   35   32   14   14    3   15   26
Wilbur Wood           12  13  3.79  30  30  11   0   2  202  219   95   85   16   59   93
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  4.09  19   0   0   1   0   33   33   16   15    3   14   17
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.10  16   0   0   0   0   42   42   19   19    2   24   25
Jesse Jefferson        3   4  4.15  10  10   0   0   0   48   40   23   22    3   43   31
Claude Osteen          6  10  4.54  27  27   3   0   0  143  169   76   72   11   69   47
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  5.24  19   0   0   2   0   55   61   35   32    5   28   37
Stan Bahnsen           4   6  6.01  12  12   2   0   0   67   78   49   45    9   40   31
Rich Hinton            0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0   13   19   10   10    1    7   12
Jim Otten              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    5    4    1    7    3
Lloyd Allen            0   2 11.81   3   2   0   0   0    5    8    7    7    2    6    2
Pete Vuckovich         0   1 18.56   2   2   0   0   0    5   11   11   11    0    6    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Waits             1   0  0.93   5   0   0   1   0   10    5    1    1    0    6    4
Dave LaRoche           4   3  1.97  43   0   0   9   0   59   36   17   13    3   47   69
Dennis Eckersley       9   3  2.33  24  14   4   2   2  120   88   34   31   10   58  100
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   5  3.94  14   6   1   0   0   59   55   31   26    2   29   36
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Roric Harrison         4   3  4.28  11  11   3   0   0   76   77   38   36    5   30   33
Eric Raich             6   6  4.90  15  15   2   0   0   83  100   49   45   11   24   29
Fritz Peterson         6   7  4.95  16  16   2   0   0   84   86   51   46    9   27   29
Don Hood               4   8  4.97  20  14   1   0   0   96   93   62   53   12   43   37
Jackie Brown           0   2  5.93  17   1   0   1   0   30   34   23   20    4   16   14
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
Fred Beene             1   0  7.15  15   0   0   1   0   39   53   35   31    3   22   15

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Pentz             0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    2    0    7    8
John Hiller            2   3  2.17  36   0   0  14   0   71   52   19   17    6   36   87
Mickey Lolich         10  11  3.48  23  23  13   0   1  171  180   82   66   14   50   97
Vern Ruhle             9   8  3.89  23  22   5   0   2  139  146   76   60   13   46   48
Lerrin LaGrow          7  11  4.07  23  22   7   0   2  133  143   81   60   13   50   59
Bob Reynolds           0   2  4.22  19   0   0   3   0   32   37   17   15    6   13   26
Ray Bare               6   6  4.28  19  11   3   0   0   95  107   48   45    5   32   43
Fernando Arroyo        1   0  4.56   7   0   0   0   0   26   26   14   13    1   13   14
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Tom Walker             3   8  4.85  30   9   1   0   0   91   91   58   49   12   31   47
Dave Lemanczyk         0   4  5.03  19   3   1   0   0   68   76   46   38    6   35   41
Ike Brookens           0   0  5.23   3   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    3    5    8
Joe Coleman            8  13  5.81  23  23   2   0   0  139  166  103   90   22   62   89

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   3  2.35  30   0   0   2   0   46   37   16   12    2   16   24
Steve Busby           15   8  2.73  26  26  15   0   3  208  184   66   63   10   64  130
Paul Splittorff        5   6  3.46  25  13   2   1   1   91   86   46   35    7   37   52
Marty Pattin           8   6  3.59  27  12   5   0   1  125  126   60   50   10   31   59
Doug Bird              7   4  3.68  36   0   0   8   0   64   63   27   26    5   25   47
Dennis Leonard         8   5  3.70  21  19   5   0   0  134  135   61   55   10   60   89
Al Fitzmorris         11   9  3.87  25  25   8   0   3  167  168   77   72   15   47   53
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  4.19  27   0   0   1   0   62   64   31   29    2   19   33
Nelson Briles          5   5  4.36  16  14   3   0   0   89   94   49   43   15   16   57
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
Bill Castro            3   2  2.52  17   5   0   1   0   71   74   27   20    3   15   23
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   0  2.97  34   1   0   6   0   67   56   24   22    7   29   55
Tom Murphy             1   4  3.29  31   0   0  14   0   52   47   19   19    3   13   19
Rick Austin            2   1  3.52  15   0   0   2   0   23   16   10    9    1   21   18
Tom Hausman            3   3  3.78  25   5   1   0   0   88   80   43   37    2   39   42
Jim Colborn            7   9  3.85  25  18   5   2   1  136  133   66   58   12   43   48
Jim Slaton            11  11  3.95  28  25   9   0   3  173  181   88   76   20   65   99
Bill Travers           4   6  4.14  17  13   3   1   0   74   74   45   34    7   31   35
Ed Sprague             1   7  4.54  18  11   0   1   0   67   81   45   34    5   40   21
Lafayette Currence     0   1  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    2    2    0    2    1
Pete Broberg           9  10  5.11  25  22   1   0   1  132  145   83   75   18   61   56
Bill Champion          6   6  5.89  27  13   3   0   1  110  125   77   72   10   55   40

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven         10   6  3.11  23  23  12   0   1  179  144   72   62   14   66  150
Tom Burgmeier          5   6  3.21  35   0   0   6   0   56   56   20   20    5   17   27
Dave Goltz             8  10  4.15  22  22   8   0   0  165  161   88   76   14   53   82
Jim Hughes             9   9  4.18  24  21   7   0   2  157  150   81   73   13   88   79
Vic Albury             6   7  4.21  30  15   2   1   0  128  102   74   60   14   95   70
Bill Campbell          3   6  4.48  34   7   2   3   1   98  106   55   49   11   37   60
Tom Johnson            0   1  4.57  11   0   0   1   0   22   23   11   11    3   15    7
Ray Corbin             5   7  5.14  18  11   3   0   0   89  105   59   51   13   38   49
Mark Wiley             1   3  6.14  13   3   1   2   0   29   37   24   20    4   10    7
Bill Butler            1   3  6.39  15   3   1   0   0   51   68   40   36    6   19   39
Mike Pazik             0   4  8.24   5   3   0   0   0   20   28   20   18    5   10    8
Joe Decker             1   3  9.30   8   6   1   0   0   20   20   21   21    2   27    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    2    3
Catfish Hunter        15  10  2.73  27  27  19   0   5  224  172   76   68   21   65  104
Sparky Lyle            3   5  2.75  39   0   0   6   0   59   58   20   18    1   26   45
Dick Tidrow            6   3  3.11  35   0   0   5   0   67   62   26   23    5   31   37
Rudy May              11   6  3.11  22  21   9   0   0  142  120   58   49    7   69  103
Larry Gura             3   4  3.21  17  11   1   0   0   90  101   35   32    4   25   40
Doc Medich            10  12  3.59  27  26   9   0   2  186  180   79   74   19   54   97
Pat Dobson             9  12  3.84  26  25   7   0   1  173  169   84   74   17   68   99
Dave Pagan             0   0  4.28  10   0   0   0   0   27   28   15   13    2   12   15
Tippy Martinez         1   1  4.63   9   1   0   3   0   12   11    7    6    1   11   11
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
Paul Lindblad          8   0  2.01  45   0   0   6   0   85   65   24   19    6   32   41
Sonny Siebert          2   2  2.08   7   7   0   0   0   30   26    9    7    1   15   22
Vida Blue             15   8  2.88  28  27  11   1   2  206  175   74   66   15   65  145
Jim Todd               4   3  2.96  38   0   0   7   0   79   71   31   26    3   23   36
Dick Bosman            7   1  3.22  12  12   1   0   0   73   63   28   26    6   13   22
Rollie Fingers         7   5  3.34  50   0   0  14   0   89   68   34   33   10   22   76
Ken Holtzman          13   9  3.50  28  27   8   0   2  188  164   82   73   13   85   89
Glenn Abbott           5   3  3.95  17  10   3   0   1   73   60   33   32    7   30   42
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
Stan Bahnsen           3   4  4.44  10   9   1   0   0   49   49   24   24    1   19   27
Jim Perry              3   4  4.66  15  11   2   0   1   68   61   43   35    7   26   33
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
Stan Thomas            4   3  3.12  28   1   0   2   0   49   37   20   17    2   16   26
Steve Hargan           7   6  3.34  22  18   8   0   1  140  141   62   52   12   43   66
Gaylord Perry          5   6  3.50  12  12   7   0   3   93   84   43   36    5   23   65
Stan Perzanowski       0   1  3.68   3   1   1   0   0   15   14    7    6    0    4    2
Mike Bacsik            1   2  3.71   7   3   0   0   0   27   28   17   11    1    9   13
Bill Hands             6   6  3.76  17  17   4   0   1  108  112   53   45   12   28   67
Tommy Moore            0   2  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   14   17    8    6    1    5    9
Fergie Jenkins        13  12  3.91  26  26  16   0   3  196  188   93   85   28   38  111
Clyde Wright           3   4  3.96  16  12   1   0   0   75   79   42   33    4   37   25
Jackie Brown           5   5  4.22  17   7   2   0   1   70   70   37   33    7   35   35
Steve Foucault         3   2  4.71  39   0   0   4   0   73   67   43   38    9   41   37
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.76  14   0   0   2   0   17   17   10    9    2   10   10
Jim Umbarger           4   5  4.92  45   4   0   2   0   75   78   43   41    5   43   22
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)            16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  V. Blue (OAK)            15
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  R. Wise (BOS)            15
  B. Lee (BOS)             14
  M. Torrez (BAL)          14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         13

Losses:

  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  P. Dobson (NY)           12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  D. Medich (NY)           12
  J. Bibby (CLE)           11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  A. Hassler (CAL)         11
  L. LaGrow (DET)          11

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           19
  G. Perry (TEX)           17
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         16
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  B. Lee (BOS)             13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  R. Wise (BOS)            13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         17
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  T. Murphy (MIL)          14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          9
  D. Bird (KC)              8
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        6
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         6

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  B. Lee (BOS)              3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        224.0
  G. Perry (TEX)        214.0
  S. Busby (KC)         208.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)         207.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         206.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       206.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         202.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          199.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        196.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      195.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           219
  L. Tiant (BOS)          208
  G. Perry (TEX)          204
  J. Kaat (CHI)           203
  B. Lee (BOS)            200
  R. Wise (BOS)           190
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        188
  S. Busby (KC)           184
  J. Slaton (MIL)         181
  M. Lolich (DET)         180

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        103
  L. Tiant (BOS)          103
  G. Perry (TEX)          100
  W. Wood (CHI)            95
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         93
  B. Lee (BOS)             93
  R. Wise (BOS)            90
  D. Goltz (MIN)           88
  J. Slaton (MIL)          88
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         84

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         28
  R. Wise (BOS)            26
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        21
  C. Hunter (NY)           21
  G. Perry (TEX)           21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  J. Slaton (MIL)          20
  D. Medich (NY)           19
  P. Broberg (MIL)         18

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           122
  V. Albury (MIN)          95
  M. Torrez (BAL)          94
  J. Hughes (MIN)          88
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        85
  R. May (NY)              69
  C. Osteen (CHI)          69
  P. Dobson (NY)           68
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        66
  V. Blue (OAK)            65

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           168
  F. Tanana (CAL)         165
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       150
  G. Perry (TEX)          150
  V. Blue (OAK)           145
  S. Busby (KC)           130
  J. Palmer (BAL)         129
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        111
  R. Wise (BOS)           108
  L. Tiant (BOS)          107

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