Wednesday August 13, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 13, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       64  52  3.33  116  49  16  1055   943  419  390   84  385  532
New York        61  56  3.33  117  50  14  1037   955  430  384   79  378  587
Oakland         71  47  3.36  118  28  30  1056   926  445  394   82  378  589
Kansas City     65  52  3.58  117  39  14  1047  1027  469  416   81  344  582
California      53  67  3.85  120  44  11  1078  1013  543  461   84  488  737
Texas           58  61  3.93  119  45  12  1077  1069  541  471   93  376  552
Cleveland       52  62  4.00  114  24  21  1033   991  528  459  100  468  582
Chicago         57  60  4.00  117  25  27  1045  1079  509  465   73  475  575
Boston          71  47  4.16  118  48  21  1061  1079  543  491  115  349  524
Milwaukee       55  64  4.18  119  22  29  1049  1072  560  487   98  447  482
Detroit         46  73  4.21  119  34  17  1048  1109  590  490  107  409  597
Minnesota       54  66  4.31  120  41  13  1069  1041  582  512  109  491  619

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      18   7  2.33  28  27  16   1   8  224  177   67   58   12   61  138
D. Eckersley (CLE)     9   3  2.35  25  15   4   2   2  126   93   38   33   11   61  103
Ed Figueroa (CAL)     11   8  2.42  23  22  11   0   2  168  141   58   45    9   60   97
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)   16  11  2.80  29  29  21   0   5  241  184   85   75   21   69  116
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
Jim Palmer            18   7  2.33  28  27  16   1   8  224  177   67   58   12   61  138
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
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  2.98  19   4   0   0   0   42   45   26   14    6   17   27
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   9  5.12  25  15   2   0   0  127  135   78   72   17   38   59
Diego Segui            2   4  5.34  28   1   1   6   0   61   67   39   36   10   33   37

 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           11   8  2.42  23  22  11   0   2  168  141   58   45    9   60   97
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           7   6  2.03  47   0   0  17   0  107   80   26   24    2   54   99
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  4.73  29  29   3   0   0  152  183   86   80   12   75   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  1.81  47   0   0  11   0   65   40   17   13    3   50   72
Rick Waits             1   0  2.19   8   0   0   1   0   12    8    3    3    0   10    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   7  3.90  16   6   1   0   0   62   58   33   27    2   33   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  4.91  21  15   1   0   0  103  102   65   56   12   45   40
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   2  1.54   5   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    2    0    7   10
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  4.67  21   0   0   3   0   35   40   20   18    8   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  5.62  25  25   2   0   0  155  186  110   97   23   68  100

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
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   8  3.63  29  14   5   0   1  139  140   66   56   11   37   71
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  4.04  29   0   0   1   0   65   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  3.15  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
Rick Austin            2   1  3.49  19   0   0   2   0   28   19   12   11    2   24   22
Tom Hausman            3   5  3.90  27   7   1   0   0  102   96   50   44    6   47   45
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            10  10  3.84  24  24  10   0   1  183  171   90   78   16   57   95
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        16  11  2.80  29  29  21   0   5  241  184   85   75   21   69  116
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
Stan Bahnsen           3   5  3.65  12  10   2   0   0   62   58   27   25    1   20   33
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
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  3.25  32   1   0   2   0   53   43   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
Tommy Moore            0   2  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   14   17    8    6    1    6    9
Fergie Jenkins        14  12  3.92  28  28  17   0   3  211  208  100   92   30   41  121
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         4   2  4.24  42   0   0   6   0   81   71   43   38    9   45   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  47   4   0   2   0   79   83   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)          18
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  J. Kaat (CHI)            16
  R. Wise (BOS)            16
  S. Busby (KC)            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
  J. Bibby (CLE)           13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  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)           21
  G. Perry (TEX)           18
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  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)           8
  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)        241.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       223.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        223.0
  S. Busby (KC)         216.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)         216.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         215.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         213.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      211.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          206.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        203.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           234
  L. Tiant (BOS)          213
  J. Kaat (CHI)           210
  G. Perry (TEX)          209
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        208
  B. Lee (BOS)            205
  R. Wise (BOS)           197
  S. Busby (KC)           191
  J. Slaton (MIL)         189
  J. Coleman (DET)        186

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        110
  L. Tiant (BOS)          105
  W. Wood (CHI)           105
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        100
  G. Perry (TEX)          100
  J. Slaton (MIL)          96
  B. Lee (BOS)             95
  R. Wise (BOS)            92
  D. Goltz (MIN)           90
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        89

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         30
  R. Wise (BOS)            26
  J. Coleman (DET)         23
  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
  C. Osteen (CHI)          75
  R. May (NY)              73
  P. Dobson (NY)           69
  C. Hunter (NY)           69
  S. Busby (KC)            68

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         171
  N. Ryan (CAL)           169
  G. Perry (TEX)          157
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       156
  V. Blue (OAK)           154
  J. Palmer (BAL)         138
  S. Busby (KC)           135
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        121
  C. Hunter (NY)          116
  R. Wise (BOS)           116

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