Tuesday August 12, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 12, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        60  56  3.35  116  49  14  1028   952  429  383   79  375  581
Baltimore       63  52  3.36  115  48  16  1046   941  419  390   84  385  526
Oakland         71  46  3.38  117  27  30  1047   918  442  393   82  378  586
Kansas City     65  51  3.58  116  39  14  1039  1020  466  413   80  340  573
California      52  67  3.87  119  43  11  1069  1003  540  459   84  488  733
Texas           57  61  3.93  118  45  12  1066  1053  536  466   92  373  547
Cleveland       52  61  4.01  113  24  21  1022   979  524  455  100  459  577
Chicago         56  60  4.02  116  25  27  1033  1066  506  462   73  471  572
Boston          71  46  4.15  117  48  21  1053  1067  535  486  115  346  516
Milwaukee       55  63  4.17  118  22  29  1041  1063  555  482   95  442  480
Detroit         46  72  4.21  118  34  17  1037  1097  584  485  105  406  591
Minnesota       53  66  4.33  119  40  13  1060  1036  580  510  107  489  612

 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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    10   6  2.71  23  22   9   0   3  159  140   52   48   11   49  171
Steve Busby (KC)      15   9  2.79  27  27  16   0   3  216  191   70   67   11   68  135
Catfish Hunter (NY)   15  11  2.87  28  28  20   0   5  232  181   84   74   21   66  110
Vida Blue (OAK)       16   8  2.91  29  28  11   1   2  213  183   77   69   17   67  154
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   3  2.29  17   0   0   6   0   35   21    9    9    3   13   29
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
Mike Cuellar          11   8  3.73  27  27  13   0   5  196  166   84   81   17   65   82
Ross Grimsley          8  11  3.75  29  26   6   0   1  166  176   75   69   21   44   76
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
Bill Lee              15   6  3.80  29  26  13   0   3  206  205   95   87   15   55   51
Roger Moret            8   2  3.90  28   8   3   1   1   88   78   38   38    4   46   51
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
Rick Wise             16   6  4.07  26  26  14   0   1  195  197   92   88   26   55  116
Luis Tiant            14  11  4.20  27  27  13   0   0  204  213  105   95   22   54  109
Dick Drago             1   1  4.37  27   2   0   7   0   45   43   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  1.00  12   0   0   1   0   18   22    4    2    1    7    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          10   6  2.71  23  22   9   0   3  159  140   52   48   11   49  171
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
Chuck Hockenbery       0   2  4.78  10   2   0   1   0   26   27   14   14    2   13   14
Dick Lange             4   5  4.92  23   7   1   1   0   79   86   54   43    5   48   33
Andy Hassler           3  11  6.01  24  17   6   0   1  118  141   84   79   10   47   73
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  2.17  46   0   0  17   0   99   75   26   24    2   53   96
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
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  3.82  21   0   0   1   0   35   34   16   15    3   16   17
Wilbur Wood           12  15  3.97  32  32  11   0   2  215  234  105   95   18   68   99
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  1.88  46   0   0  11   0   62   39   17   13    3   48   70
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
Fritz Peterson         7   7  4.75  17  17   2   0   0   91   91   54   48    9   31   32
Eric Raich             6   7  4.84  16  16   2   0   0   89  106   52   48   12   30   31
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   9  3.90  24  23   6   0   2  148  151   80   64   13   49   53
Ray Bare               6   7  4.16  20  12   3   0   0  102  114   50   47    5   33   44
Lerrin LaGrow          7  12  4.24  24  23   7   0   2  136  151   85   64   14   50   60
Bob Reynolds           0   2  4.50  20   0   0   3   0   34   39   19   17    7   14   26
Tom Walker             3   8  4.69  31   9   1   0   0   96   96   59   50   12   33   49
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Dave Lemanczyk         0   4  5.03  19   3   1   0   0   68   76   46   38    6   35   41
Fernando Arroyo        1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   27   27   16   15    1   16   15
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   9  2.79  27  27  16   0   3  216  191   70   67   11   68  135
Paul Splittorff        5   6  3.26  26  14   2   1   1   97   89   48   35    7   41   53
Doug Bird              8   4  3.46  39   0   0   9   0   70   68   28   27    6   26   53
Marty Pattin           8   7  3.60  28  13   5   0   1  133  133   63   53   10   34   63
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
Rick Austin            2   1  3.00  18   0   0   2   0   27   17   10    9    1   23   21
Tom Murphy             1   4  3.15  34   0   0  16   0   54   50   19   19    3   13   20
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   0  3.23  36   1   0   6   0   70   59   27   25    8   34   56
Tom Hausman            3   4  3.88  26   6   1   0   0   95   89   47   41    4   43   44
Jim Colborn            7   9  4.03  26  19   5   2   1  138  138   70   62   12   47   49
Jim Slaton            11  12  4.15  29  26   9   0   3  178  189   96   82   22   67  101
Lafayette Currence     0   1  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    2    2    0    4    3
Bill Travers           5   7  4.16  19  15   3   1   0   84   84   50   39    9   36   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  28  22   1   0   1  141  150   85   77   18   65   66
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
Tom Johnson            1   1  3.77  12   0   0   1   0   29   28   12   12    4   17   11
Dave Goltz             9  10  3.94  23  23   9   0   1  174  166   88   76   14   55   88
Vic Albury             6   7  4.21  30  15   2   1   0  128  102   74   60   14   95   70
Jim Hughes            10  10  4.21  26  23   8   0   2  167  162   86   78   13   94   83
Bill Campbell          3   6  4.41  35   7   2   3   1  100  106   55   49   11   37   62
Ray Corbin             5   7  5.14  18  11   3   0   0   89  105   59   51   13   38   49
Mark Wiley             1   3  5.75  14   3   1   2   0   36   43   27   23    4   12   13
Bill Butler            1   3  6.84  16   4   1   0   0   53   72   46   40    8   20   41
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    3    4
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
Sparky Lyle            3   5  3.34  40   0   0   6   0   62   64   25   23    1   27   46
Doc Medich            11  12  3.51  28  27  10   0   2  195  186   81   76   19   54  101
Pat Dobson             9  13  3.92  27  26   7   0   1  177  175   87   77   17   69  102
Dave Pagan             0   0  4.28  10   0   0   0   0   27   28   15   13    2   12   15
Tippy Martinez         1   1  4.38  10   1   0   3   0   12   12    7    6    1   12   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  2.06  48   0   0   6   0   87   69   25   20    6   34   41
Jim Todd               4   3  2.79  42   0   0   8   0   84   76   31   26    3   23   36
Vida Blue             16   8  2.91  29  28  11   1   2  213  183   77   69   17   67  154
Sonny Siebert          2   3  3.27   8   8   0   0   0   33   32   14   12    3   17   25
Rollie Fingers         7   5  3.28  53   0   0  15   0   93   71   35   34   10   23   81
Ken Holtzman          14  10  3.50  30  29   8   0   2  198  177   89   77   13   87   93
Dick Bosman            7   2  3.55  13  13   1   0   0   76   67   32   30    8   14   22
Glenn Abbott           5   3  3.99  19  10   3   0   1   79   67   36   35    9   32   43
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
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
Gaylord Perry          6   6  3.19  13  13   8   0   4  102   89   43   36    5   24   72
Stan Thomas            4   3  3.33  31   1   0   2   0   51   41   22   19    2   18   29
Steve Hargan           8   6  3.38  23  19   8   0   1  147  149   65   55   12   44   69
Stan Perzanowski       1   1  3.48   4   2   1   0   0   21   21    9    8    0    5    3
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  4.42  41   0   0   6   0   77   68   43   38    9   44   41
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
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  J. Kaat (CHI)            16
  R. Wise (BOS)            16
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  B. Lee (BOS)             15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14

Losses:

  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  J. Bibby (CLE)           12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  L. LaGrow (DET)          12
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  D. Medich (NY)           12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           20
  G. Perry (TEX)           18
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  R. Wise (BOS)            14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  B. Lee (BOS)             13

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         17
  T. Murphy (MIL)          16
  R. Fingers (OAK)         15
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         11
  D. Bird (KC)              9
  J. Todd (OAK)             8
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  J. Willoughby (BOS)       7
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        6

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  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
  G. Perry (TEX)        223.0
  S. Busby (KC)         216.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)         216.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         215.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       214.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         213.1
  B. Lee (BOS)          206.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      204.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        203.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           234
  L. Tiant (BOS)          213
  J. Kaat (CHI)           210
  G. Perry (TEX)          209
  B. Lee (BOS)            205
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        198
  R. Wise (BOS)           197
  S. Busby (KC)           191
  J. Slaton (MIL)         189
  M. Lolich (DET)         186

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        106
  L. Tiant (BOS)          105
  W. Wood (CHI)           105
  G. Perry (TEX)          100
  J. Slaton (MIL)          96
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         95
  B. Lee (BOS)             95
  R. Wise (BOS)            92
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        89
  D. Goltz (MIN)           88

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         29
  R. Wise (BOS)            26
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  J. Slaton (MIL)          22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        21
  C. Hunter (NY)           21
  G. Perry (TEX)           21
  D. Medich (NY)           19
  P. Broberg (MIL)         18

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           125
  M. Torrez (BAL)         101
  V. Albury (MIN)          95
  J. Hughes (MIN)          94
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        87
  R. May (NY)              73
  C. Osteen (CHI)          72
  P. Dobson (NY)           69
  S. Busby (KC)            68
  W. Wood (CHI)            68

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         171
  N. Ryan (CAL)           169
  G. Perry (TEX)          157
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       156
  V. Blue (OAK)           154
  S. Busby (KC)           135
  J. Palmer (BAL)         132
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        116
  R. Wise (BOS)           116
  R. May (NY)             111

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