Saturday August 9, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 9, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        59  54  3.34  113  47  14  1002   929  418  372   79  367  564
Oakland         70  44  3.35  114  27  29  1020   883  427  380   77  369  574
Baltimore       62  50  3.38  112  47  16  1019   922  412  383   83  370  514
Kansas City     63  50  3.63  113  38  13  1012   999  459  408   79  327  560
California      50  66  3.89  116  43  11  1042   975  531  450   84  478  720
Texas           55  60  3.94  115  44  11  1040  1029  526  456   91  363  530
Cleveland       51  60  4.02  111  24  20  1004   965  516  448   99  446  570
Chicago         55  59  4.02  114  25  27  1015  1048  498  454   71  465  566
Milwaukee       53  62  4.15  115  22  27  1015  1037  539  468   92  426  466
Boston          69  45  4.18  114  47  20  1027  1042  526  477  114  338  502
Detroit         46  69  4.19  115  33  17  1010  1069  569  470  103  396  581
Minnesota       51  65  4.34  116  39  13  1033  1012  566  498  104  481  592

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
D. Eckersley (CLE)     9   3  2.35  25  15   4   2   2  126   93   38   33   11   61  103
Jim Palmer (BAL)      17   7  2.43  27  26  15   1   7  215  175   67   58   12   61  132
Ed Figueroa (CAL)     10   8  2.44  22  21  10   0   2  159  131   55   43    9   60   93
Steve Busby (KC)      15   8  2.73  26  26  15   0   3  208  184   66   63   10   64  130
Frank Tanana (CAL)     9   6  2.78  22  21   9   0   3  152  135   51   47   11   48  165
Catfish Hunter (NY)   15  11  2.87  28  28  20   0   5  232  181   84   74   21   66  110
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  1.95  16   0   0   6   0   32   17    7    7    3   13   26
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Jim Palmer            17   7  2.43  27  26  15   1   7  215  175   67   58   12   61  132
Mike Torrez           14   6  3.06  25  25  12   0   1  188  169   72   64   11   94   84
Doyle Alexander        5   7  3.59  26   6   1   1   0   93   94   38   37    5   34   30
Wayne Garland          1   3  3.64  21   0   0   3   0   59   50   25   24    5   27   32
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
Grant Jackson          3   2  3.96  30   0   0   5   0   36   38   16   16    2   15   29
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              15   6  3.80  29  26  13   0   3  206  205   95   87   15   55   51
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  4.68  26   2   0   7   0   42   39   22   22    4   22   22
Reggie Cleveland       9   8  4.85  24  14   2   0   0  124  129   72   67   17   37   56
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  1.13  11   0   0   1   0   16   18    4    2    1    6    9
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Ed Figueroa           10   8  2.44  22  21  10   0   2  159  131   55   43    9   60   93
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
Chuck Hockenbery       0   1  3.38   9   1   0   1   0   24   21    9    9    2   12   13
Nolan Ryan            12  12  3.61  26  26  10   0   5  184  143   88   74   13  125  169
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
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
Terry Forster          3   3  2.00  16   0   0   4   0   36   28   11    8    0   24   31
Rich Gossage           5   6  2.04  44   0   0  17   0   97   72   24   22    2   53   95
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  14  3.92  31  31  11   0   2  209  226  101   91   17   63   98
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  3.93  20   0   0   1   0   34   34   16   15    3   15   17
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.10  16   0   0   0   0   42   42   19   19    2   24   25
Jesse Jefferson        3   4  4.53  11  10   0   0   0   52   45   28   26    4   48   35
Claude Osteen          6  11  4.69  28  28   3   0   0  148  175   83   77   12   72   49
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   6   0   0   1   0   10    5    1    1    0    7    4
Dave LaRoche           4   3  1.93  45   0   0  10   0   61   38   17   13    3   47   69
Dennis Eckersley       9   3  2.35  25  15   4   2   2  126   93   38   33   11   61  103
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   6  3.90  15   6   1   0   0   60   57   32   26    2   29   36
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Roric Harrison         5   3  4.18  12  12   3   0   0   84   86   41   39    6   30   37
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  6.98  16   0   0   1   0   40   53   36   31    3   24   16

 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  12  3.36  24  24  14   0   1  180  186   83   67   14   54  101
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  4.50   8   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  14  5.66  24  24   2   0   0  148  178  106   93   22   65   96

 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   7  3.60  28  13   5   0   1  133  133   63   53   10   34   63
Doug Bird              7   4  3.68  38   0   0   9   0   66   65   28   27    6   25   49
Dennis Leonard         8   5  3.81  22  20   5   0   0  139  143   65   59   12   62   93
Al Fitzmorris         11   9  3.87  25  25   8   0   3  167  168   77   72   15   47   53
Lindy McDaniel         4   1  4.08  28   0   0   1   0   64   66   31   29    2   19   34
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
Tom Murphy             1   4  3.23  32   0   0  14   0   53   48   19   19    3   13   20
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   0  3.26  35   1   0   6   0   69   59   27   25    8   32   56
Rick Austin            2   1  3.33  17   0   0   2   0   24   16   10    9    1   23   20
Jim Colborn            7   9  3.85  25  18   5   2   1  136  133   66   58   12   43   48
Tom Hausman            3   4  3.88  26   6   1   0   0   95   89   47   41    4   43   44
Jim Slaton            11  11  3.95  28  25   9   0   3  173  181   88   76   20   65   99
Bill Travers           4   7  4.20  18  14   3   1   0   79   79   48   37    8   34   36
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  5.08  26  22   1   0   1  133  145   83   75   18   61   58
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             9  10  3.94  23  23   9   0   1  174  166   88   76   14   55   88
Jim Hughes            10   9  4.01  25  22   8   0   2  166  157   82   74   13   92   83
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
Sparky Lyle            3   5  2.75  39   0   0   6   0   59   58   20   18    1   26   45
Catfish Hunter        15  11  2.87  28  28  20   0   5  232  181   84   74   21   66  110
Larry Gura             4   4  3.10  18  12   2   0   0   99  106   38   34    5   27   42
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
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
Vida Blue             15   8  2.88  28  27  11   1   2  206  175   74   66   15   65  145
Jim Todd               4   3  2.95  39   0   0   7   0   79   72   31   26    3   23   36
Dick Bosman            7   1  3.22  12  12   1   0   0   73   63   28   26    6   13   22
Sonny Siebert          2   3  3.27   8   8   0   0   0   33   32   14   12    3   17   25
Rollie Fingers         7   5  3.28  51   0   0  15   0   91   68   34   33   10   22   80
Ken Holtzman          14   9  3.42  29  28   8   0   2  195  169   84   74   13   86   92
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
Glenn Abbott           5   3  4.08  18  10   3   0   1   75   63   35   34    8   30   42
Stan Bahnsen           3   4  4.10  11   9   1   0   0   53   50   24   24    1   20   30
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  3.28  29   1   0   2   0   49   39   21   18    2   16   27
Steve Hargan           8   6  3.38  23  19   8   0   1  147  149   65   55   12   44   69
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
Fergie Jenkins        14  12  3.83  27  27  17   0   3  205  198   95   87   29   39  116
Tommy Moore            0   2  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   14   17    8    6    1    5    9
Clyde Wright           3   4  3.94  17  12   1   0   0   75   79   42   33    4   38   25
Jackie Brown           5   5  4.22  17   7   2   0   1   70   70   37   33    7   35   35
Steve Foucault         3   2  4.60  40   0   0   5   0   74   68   43   38    9   41   39
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. Palmer (BAL)          17
  J. Kaat (CHI)            16
  V. Blue (OAK)            15
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  B. Lee (BOS)             15
  R. Wise (BOS)            15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  M. Torrez (BAL)          14

Losses:

  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  J. Bibby (CLE)           12
  P. Dobson (NY)           12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  D. Medich (NY)           12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           20
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         17
  G. Perry (TEX)           17
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  B. Lee (BOS)             13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  R. Wise (BOS)            13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         17
  R. Fingers (OAK)         15
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  T. Murphy (MIL)          14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         10
  D. Bird (KC)              9
  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)        232.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       214.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        214.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         209.0
  S. Busby (KC)         208.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)         207.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         206.1
  B. Lee (BOS)          206.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      204.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        196.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           226
  L. Tiant (BOS)          208
  B. Lee (BOS)            205
  G. Perry (TEX)          204
  J. Kaat (CHI)           203
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        198
  R. Wise (BOS)           190
  M. Lolich (DET)         186
  S. Busby (KC)           184
  C. Hunter (NY)          181

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        106
  L. Tiant (BOS)          103
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  G. Perry (TEX)          100
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         95
  B. Lee (BOS)             95
  R. Wise (BOS)            90
  D. Goltz (MIN)           88
  N. Ryan (CAL)            88
  J. Slaton (MIL)          88

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         29
  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)           125
  V. Albury (MIN)          95
  M. Torrez (BAL)          94
  J. Hughes (MIN)          92
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        86
  C. Osteen (CHI)          72
  R. May (NY)              69
  P. Dobson (NY)           68
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        66
  C. Hunter (NY)           66

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           169
  F. Tanana (CAL)         165
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       150
  G. Perry (TEX)          150
  V. Blue (OAK)           145
  J. Palmer (BAL)         132
  S. Busby (KC)           130
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        116
  C. Hunter (NY)          110
  R. Wise (BOS)           108

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