Sunday August 10, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 10, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        59  55  3.32  114  48  14  1011   933  419  373   79  371  572
Oakland         70  45  3.37  115  27  29  1029   894  432  385   79  372  574
Baltimore       62  51  3.38  113  47  16  1027   928  415  386   84  378  519
Kansas City     64  50  3.61  114  38  14  1021  1007  460  409   79  331  563
California      51  66  3.85  117  43  11  1051   979  531  450   84  481  723
Texas           55  61  3.97  116  44  11  1048  1040  533  463   92  367  537
Chicago         56  59  4.01  115  25  27  1024  1055  500  456   72  465  570
Cleveland       51  61  4.03  112  24  20  1013   973  521  453  100  454  573
Milwaukee       54  62  4.15  116  22  28  1024  1045  543  472   92  434  475
Boston          70  45  4.17  115  47  21  1036  1049  529  480  115  340  506
Detroit         46  70  4.19  116  33  17  1019  1078  573  474  104  398  582
Minnesota       52  65  4.30  117  40  13  1042  1016  566  498  104  482  598

 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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   11   6  2.96  24  24  13   0   2  188  148   72   62   14   67  156
Mike Torrez (BAL)     14   6  2.98  26  26  12   0   1  196  173   73   65   11  101   89
Rudy May (NY)         11   7  3.00  23  22  10   0   0  150  124   59   50    7   73  111

 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  2.98  26  26  12   0   1  196  173   73   65   11  101   89
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  28  25   6   0   1  159  169   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
Grant Jackson          3   3  4.42  31   0   0   5   0   37   39   18   18    3   16   29
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  3.26  18   4   0   0   0   39   40   24   14    6   16   23
Jim Willoughby         3   1  3.29  14   0   0   7   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            14  11  4.20  27  27  13   0   0  204  213  105   95   22   54  109
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           3   1  3.72  39   0   0   1   0   46   39   27   19    6   15   22
Bill Singer            6  11  4.38  23  21   7   1   0  150  133   79   73   12   64   74
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           6   6  2.03  45   0   0  17   0   98   72   24   22    2   53   95
Jim Kaat              16   9  3.04  31  29   9   0   1  216  210   85   73   11   53  106
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
Dave LaRoche           4   3  1.93  45   0   0  10   0   61   38   17   13    3   47   69
Rick Waits             1   0  2.25   7   0   0   1   0   12    7    3    3    0    9    5
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   7  4.84  16  16   2   0   0   89  106   52   48   12   30   31
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
Ray Bare               6   7  4.16  20  12   3   0   0  102  114   50   47    5   33   44
Fernando Arroyo        1   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   26   26   14   13    1   13   14
Bob Reynolds           0   2  4.50  20   0   0   3   0   34   39   19   17    7   14   26
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
Al Fitzmorris         12   9  3.81  26  26   8   0   3  173  172   78   73   15   49   55
Dennis Leonard         8   5  3.81  22  20   5   0   0  139  143   65   59   12   62   93
Lindy McDaniel         4   1  4.08  28   0   0   1   0   64   66   31   29    2   19   34
Nelson Briles          5   5  4.19  17  14   3   1   0   92   98   49   43   15   18   58
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  3.17  33   0   0  15   0   54   49   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
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
Jim Colborn            7   9  4.03  26  19   5   2   1  138  138   70   62   12   47   49
Lafayette Currence     0   1  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    2    2    0    4    3
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
Pete Broberg          10  10  4.90  27  22   1   0   1  138  147   83   75   18   63   64
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         11   6  2.96  24  24  13   0   2  188  148   72   62   14   67  156
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
Rudy May              11   7  3.00  23  22  10   0   0  150  124   59   50    7   73  111
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
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  1.99  46   0   0   6   0   86   67   24   19    6   33   41
Jim Todd               4   3  2.83  40   0   0   7   0   83   75   31   26    3   23   36
Vida Blue             15   8  2.88  28  27  11   1   2  206  175   74   66   15   65  145
Sonny Siebert          2   3  3.27   8   8   0   0   0   33   32   14   12    3   17   25
Rollie Fingers         7   5  3.33  52   0   0  15   0   92   70   35   34   10   23   80
Ken Holtzman          14   9  3.42  29  28   8   0   2  195  169   84   74   13   86   92
Dick Bosman            7   2  3.55  13  13   1   0   0   76   67   32   30    8   14   22
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  3.16  30   1   0   2   0   51   40   21   18    2   17   29
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
Fergie Jenkins        14  12  3.83  27  27  17   0   3  205  198   95   87   29   39  116
Tommy Moore            0   2  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   14   17    8    6    1    6    9
Clyde Wright           3   4  3.94  17  12   1   0   0   75   79   42   33    4   38   25
Bill Hands             6   7  4.10  18  18   4   0   1  110  118   58   50   12   28   67
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  4.90  46   4   0   2   0   79   82   45   43    6   45   27
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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           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. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  B. Lee (BOS)             13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  R. Wise (BOS)            13

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         17
  R. Fingers (OAK)         15
  T. Murphy (MIL)          15
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         10
  D. Bird (KC)              9
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  J. Todd (OAK)             7
  J. Willoughby (BOS)       7
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        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. Kaat (CHI)         216.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       214.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        214.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         209.0
  S. Busby (KC)         208.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         206.1
  B. Lee (BOS)          206.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      204.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        203.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           226
  L. Tiant (BOS)          213
  J. Kaat (CHI)           210
  B. Lee (BOS)            205
  G. Perry (TEX)          204
  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)          105
  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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        21
  C. Hunter (NY)           21
  G. Perry (TEX)           21
  J. Slaton (MIL)          20
  D. Medich (NY)           19
  P. Broberg (MIL)         18

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           125
  M. Torrez (BAL)         101
  V. Albury (MIN)          95
  J. Hughes (MIN)          92
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        86
  R. May (NY)              73
  C. Osteen (CHI)          72
  P. Dobson (NY)           68
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        67
  C. Hunter (NY)           66

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           169
  F. Tanana (CAL)         165
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       156
  G. Perry (TEX)          150
  V. Blue (OAK)           145
  J. Palmer (BAL)         132
  S. Busby (KC)           130
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        116
  R. May (NY)             111
  C. Hunter (NY)          110

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