Saturday August 23, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 23, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         78  50  3.29  128  30  34  1146   995  473  419   86  407  644
Baltimore       69  57  3.32  126  53  17  1147  1021  456  423   87  409  575
New York        64  62  3.37  126  54  15  1117  1032  468  418   85  408  624
Kansas City     68  57  3.60  125  41  15  1119  1101  509  447   87  365  612
California      58  71  3.89  129  45  12  1163  1096  587  502   91  517  792
Chicago         63  64  3.93  127  28  31  1138  1167  543  497   81  502  622
Texas           62  67  3.95  129  48  13  1168  1169  586  513   99  410  609
Cleveland       58  66  4.02  124  28  23  1120  1086  572  501  108  495  616
Boston          76  51  4.06  127  53  22  1141  1143  569  515  117  387  555
Detroit         51  76  4.14  127  39  17  1120  1177  617  515  113  431  630
Milwaukee       56  72  4.19  128  25  29  1132  1151  605  527  107  488  513
Minnesota       59  69  4.29  128  45  14  1144  1115  617  545  118  513  667

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      19   7  2.17  30  29  17   1   9  245  186   69   59   12   64  148
Frank Tanana (CAL)    11   6  2.60  25  24  10   0   4  180  154   56   52   12   55  189
D. Eckersley (CLE)     9   5  2.62  27  17   5   2   2  138  105   45   40   12   64  109
Steve Busby (KC)      15   9  2.75  28  28  16   0   3  219  192   70   67   11   68  135
Ed Figueroa (CAL)     11  10  2.76  25  24  11   0   2  179  155   69   55   11   63  108
Catfish Hunter (NY)   17  12  2.83  31  31  23   0   5  258  200   92   81   22   72  126
Jim Kaat (CHI)        18   9  3.04  34  32   9   0   1  240  239   93   81   14   56  113
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   13   6  3.04  27  27  15   0   2  213  167   82   72   19   68  174
Rudy May (NY)         11   9  3.12  25  24  10   0   0  164  137   67   57    7   79  118
Vida Blue (OAK)       16  10  3.15  31  30  11   1   2  220  195   85   77   19   72  160

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            19   7  2.17  30  29  17   1   9  245  186   69   59   12   64  148
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Dyar Miller            4   3  2.65  19   0   0   6   0   37   23   11   11    3   14   29
Mike Torrez           15   7  3.37  29  29  12   0   1  208  194   87   78   12  109   97
Doyle Alexander        5   7  3.47  27   6   1   1   0   96   95   38   37    5   34   31
Wayne Garland          1   4  3.52  23   0   0   3   0   69   57   28   27    5   29   36
Mike Cuellar          12  10  3.58  30  30  15   0   5  216  185   91   86   17   69   92
Ross Grimsley          9  12  3.79  31  28   7   0   1  180  191   82   76   23   44   80
Grant Jackson          3   3  3.95  34   0   0   6   0   41   40   18   18    3   19   32
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Paul Mitchell          1   0  5.40   6   4   1   0   0   32   26   19   19    6   11   21
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 Willoughby         4   1  2.88  17   0   0   8   0   34   24   11   11    4    8   22
Jim Burton             1   2  3.12  21   4   0   0   0   43   49   27   15    6   17   27
Roger Moret           10   2  3.39  30  10   4   1   1  104   84   39   39    4   57   59
Bill Lee              16   7  3.71  32  28  15   0   4  223  220  100   92   15   57   57
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
Luis Tiant            15  12  4.08  29  29  15   0   0  221  229  110  100   22   59  112
Rick Wise             16   8  4.17  28  28  14   0   1  207  212  102   96   27   67  122
Dick Drago             1   1  4.37  27   2   0   7   0   45   43   22   22    4   22   22
Reggie Cleveland       9   9  5.04  26  16   2   0   0  134  140   81   75   17   43   63
Diego Segui            2   4  5.20  30   1   1   6   0   62   68   39   36   10   34   40

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             0   0  1.89  14   0   0   1   0   19   26    6    4    1    8   10
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Don Kirkwood           5   4  2.55  38   0   0   7   0   71   66   29   20    5   22   44
Frank Tanana          11   6  2.60  25  24  10   0   4  180  154   56   52   12   55  189
Ed Figueroa           11  10  2.76  25  24  11   0   2  179  155   69   55   11   63  108
Mickey Scott           4   1  3.49  41   0   0   1   0   49   42   28   19    6   16   25
Nolan Ryan            13  12  3.52  27  27  10   0   5  192  146   89   75   13  128  178
Chuck Hockenbery       0   3  4.63  12   3   0   1   0   35   37   19   18    2   14   15
Bill Singer            7  12  4.66  26  24   7   1   0  166  151   92   86   15   75   75
Dick Lange             4   5  4.97  24   7   1   1   0   80   88   55   44    5   48   33
Andy Hassler           3  11  5.94  27  17   6   0   1  126  150   88   83   11   48   80
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           7   7  1.99  51   0   0  20   0  113   84   27   25    2   55  106
Terry Forster          3   3  2.19  17   1   0   4   0   37   30   12    9    0   24   32
Dave Hamilton          5   2  2.93  19   1   0   4   0   46   44   15   15    3   18   34
Jim Kaat              18   9  3.04  34  32   9   0   1  240  239   93   81   14   56  113
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  3.68  23   0   0   1   0   37   35   16   15    3   18   18
Wilbur Wood           13  16  3.98  34  34  12   0   2  233  249  113  103   20   71  109
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.10  16   0   0   0   0   42   42   19   19    2   24   25
Jesse Jefferson        4   5  4.52  14  13   1   0   0   72   62   40   36    5   61   44
Claude Osteen          6  12  4.60  30  30   4   0   0  160  189   88   82   13   76   52
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
Rich Hinton            0   0  5.71   5   0   0   0   0   17   21   11   11    2    8   13
Stan Bahnsen           4   6  6.01  12  12   2   0   0   67   78   49   45    9   40   31
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             3   0  1.27  10   1   1   1   0   28   15    4    4    0   15   10
Dave LaRoche           4   3  1.74  48   0   0  12   0   67   41   17   13    3   52   72
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  2.61   3   1   1   0   1   10    4    3    3    1    8   10
Dennis Eckersley       9   5  2.62  27  17   5   2   2  138  105   45   40   12   64  109
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 Bibby              2   7  3.69  18   6   1   1   0   68   61   34   28    2   34   39
Jim Kern               1   2  3.77  13   7   0   0   0   72   60   31   30    5   45   55
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Roric Harrison         6   4  4.27  14  14   3   0   0   97   97   48   46    7   38   42
Fritz Peterson         9   7  4.89  19  19   3   0   0  105  115   63   57   12   33   36
Don Hood               4   8  4.99  22  16   1   0   0  105  106   68   58   13   47   41
Jackie Brown           1   2  5.13  20   2   1   1   0   47   56   30   27    6   19   22
Eric Raich             6   8  5.36  17  17   2   0   0   91  114   58   54   12   31   32
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
Fred Beene             1   0  6.80  17   0   0   1   0   44   56   39   33    3   24   17

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Pentz             0   2  1.32   6   0   0   0   0   14    9    5    2    0   10   12
John Hiller            2   3  2.17  36   0   0  14   0   71   52   19   17    6   36   87
Mickey Lolich         11  13  3.48  26  26  16   0   1  197  209   92   76   15   56  110
Ray Bare               7   8  3.78  22  14   4   0   1  117  121   52   49    6   37   54
Vern Ruhle            10  10  3.91  26  25   7   0   3  159  162   85   69   15   51   57
Lerrin LaGrow          7  12  4.36  25  24   7   0   2  140  159   89   68   14   51   61
Tom Walker             3   8  4.51  32   9   1   0   0  102   99   62   51   13   34   51
Dave Lemanczyk         1   4  4.64  20   3   1   0   0   76   81   47   39    6   40   43
Bob Reynolds           0   2  4.67  21   0   0   3   0   35   40   20   18    8   14   26
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
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            9  14  5.48  26  26   3   0   0  164  197  113  100   24   72  103

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    3    3
Steve Mingori          0   3  2.35  30   0   0   2   0   46   37   16   12    2   16   24
Steve Busby           15   9  2.75  28  28  16   0   3  219  192   70   67   11   68  135
Paul Splittorff        6   7  3.12  28  16   3   1   1  113  104   58   39    8   44   57
Doug Bird              8   5  3.54  43   0   0   9   0   74   73   31   29    6   28   55
Dennis Leonard         9   5  3.58  24  22   6   0   0  156  155   70   62   12   64  103
Marty Pattin           8   8  3.66  32  14   5   0   1  148  147   70   60   12   38   73
Al Fitzmorris         12  10  3.91  27  27   8   0   3  179  179   83   78   16   53   56
Lindy McDaniel         4   1  3.97  32   0   0   1   0   68   70   32   30    2   21   35
Nelson Briles          6   6  4.42  19  15   3   1   0  100  112   55   49   17   20   64
Mark Littell           0   1 10.80   2   1   0   0   0    5    7    6    6    1    3    2
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  3.18  37   1   0   6   0   71   59   27   25    8   35   56
Rick Austin            2   2  3.31  22   0   0   2   0   35   22   14   13    3   26   27
Tom Murphy             1   6  3.70  37   0   0  16   0   56   56   23   23    4   16   23
Jim Colborn            8   9  3.87  28  21   6   2   1  158  156   78   68   14   50   59
Tom Hausman            3   6  4.10  29   9   1   0   0  112  110   57   51    7   47   46
Jim Slaton            11  14  4.12  31  28  10   0   3  192  202  104   88   23   78  107
Bill Travers           5   7  4.12  21  16   3   1   0   92   90   53   42    9   42   38
Ed Sprague             1   7  4.54  18  11   0   1   0   67   81   45   34    5   40   21
Pete Broberg          10  12  4.86  30  24   2   0   1  156  159   93   84   18   78   70
Lafayette Currence     0   1  5.56   4   0   0   0   0   11   17    7    7    3    6    3
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         13   6  3.04  27  27  15   0   2  213  167   82   72   19   68  174
Tom Burgmeier          5   7  3.05  37   0   0   6   0   62   60   22   21    6   20   31
Dave Goltz            12  10  3.75  26  26  11   0   1  197  186   95   82   16   62  104
Jim Hughes            11  11  4.00  28  25   9   0   2  182  174   89   81   14   99   91
Bill Campbell          3   6  4.18  39   7   2   4   1  108  112   56   50   12   38   65
Vic Albury             6   7  4.21  30  15   2   1   0  128  102   74   60   14   95   70
Tom Johnson            1   1  4.97  13   0   0   1   0   29   31   16   16    4   18   11
Ray Corbin             5   7  5.14  18  11   3   0   0   89  105   59   51   13   38   49
Mark Wiley             1   3  6.05  15   3   1   2   0   39   50   30   26    4   13   15
Bill Butler            1   4  7.71  17   5   1   0   0   54   76   52   46    9   22   42
Mike Pazik             0   4  8.24   5   3   0   0   0   20   28   20   18    5   10    8
Joe Decker             1   3  8.49   9   6   1   0   0   23   24   22   22    2   30    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry             0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    5    5
Catfish Hunter        17  12  2.83  31  31  23   0   5  258  200   92   81   22   72  126
Dick Tidrow            6   3  3.12  37   0   0   5   0   69   65   27   24    5   31   38
Rudy May              11   9  3.12  25  24  10   0   0  164  137   67   57    7   79  118
Sparky Lyle            3   6  3.24  41   0   0   6   0   67   66   26   24    1   29   46
Larry Gura             5   4  3.39  20  14   3   0   0  114  120   48   43    7   33   49
Doc Medich            11  14  3.50  30  29  11   0   2  208  204   87   81   20   59  104
Pat Dobson            10  13  3.92  29  27   7   0   1  186  184   91   81   19   73  109
Dave Pagan             0   0  4.28  10   0   0   0   0   27   28   15   13    2   12   15
Tippy Martinez         1   1  4.40  12   1   0   4   0   14   14    8    7    1   14   12
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  52   0   0   6   0   94   75   26   21    6   35   45
Jim Todd               5   3  2.56  47   0   0  10   0   95   81   33   27    4   26   44
Sonny Siebert          3   3  3.08   9   9   0   0   0   38   35   15   13    3   17   27
Rollie Fingers         8   5  3.09  57   0   0  17   0   99   72   35   34   10   25   89
Vida Blue             16  10  3.15  31  30  11   1   2  220  195   85   77   19   72  160
Dick Bosman            8   3  3.27  15  15   2   0   0   94   78   36   34    8   17   32
Ken Holtzman          15  10  3.32  32  31   9   0   2  214  187   92   79   14   95  102
Stan Bahnsen           5   5  3.61  14  12   2   0   0   72   68   31   29    1   23   37
Glenn Abbott           5   3  3.94  22  11   3   0   1   89   78   41   39    9   36   47
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          7   6  2.88  15  15   9   0   4  122  109   46   39    5   25   89
Steve Hargan           8   7  3.43  25  21   8   0   1  157  165   72   60   13   47   73
Stan Thomas            4   3  3.52  36   1   0   2   0   61   53   27   24    2   24   31
Mike Bacsik            1   2  3.71   7   3   0   0   0   27   28   17   11    1    9   13
Fergie Jenkins        15  13  3.75  30  30  19   0   4  228  215  104   95   32   45  134
Steve Foucault         5   3  4.04  45   0   0   7   0   89   76   45   40    9   49   47
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
Stan Perzanowski       1   3  4.50   6   4   1   0   0   30   32   16   15    0    9   10
Clyde Wright           3   5  4.57  20  13   1   0   0   83   95   51   42    7   43   30
Jim Umbarger           5   5  4.64  49   5   0   2   0   85   91   46   44    6   48   28
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.76  14   0   0   2   0   17   17   10    9    2   10   10
Jim Bibby              2   6  5.00  12  12   4   0   1   68   73   41   38    2   28   31
Tommy Moore            0   2  6.75  10   0   0   0   0   17   24   15   13    1   10   11

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  J. Kaat (CHI)            18
  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  B. Lee (BOS)             16
  R. Wise (BOS)            16
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  D. Medich (NY)           14
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14
  J. Bibby (CLE)           13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  P. Broberg (MIL)         12

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           23
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         19
  G. Perry (TEX)           19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  B. Lee (BOS)             15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         17
  T. Murphy (MIL)          16
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         12
  J. Todd (OAK)            10
  D. Bird (KC)              9
  J. Willoughby (BOS)       8
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  S. Foucault (TEX)         7

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        258.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       244.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        243.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)         239.2
  W. Wood (CHI)         232.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      228.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          223.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        220.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         220.1
  S. Busby (KC)         219.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           249
  J. Kaat (CHI)           239
  G. Perry (TEX)          229
  L. Tiant (BOS)          229
  B. Lee (BOS)            220
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        215
  R. Wise (BOS)           212
  M. Lolich (DET)         209
  D. Medich (NY)          204
  J. Slaton (MIL)         202

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        113
  W. Wood (CHI)           113
  L. Tiant (BOS)          110
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        104
  J. Slaton (MIL)         104
  G. Perry (TEX)          103
  R. Wise (BOS)           102
  B. Lee (BOS)            100
  D. Goltz (MIN)           95
  P. Broberg (MIL)         93

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         32
  R. Wise (BOS)            27
  J. Coleman (DET)         24
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        23
  J. Slaton (MIL)          23
  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  G. Perry (TEX)           21
  D. Medich (NY)           20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           128
  M. Torrez (BAL)         109
  J. Hughes (MIN)          99
  V. Albury (MIN)          95
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        95
  R. May (NY)              79
  P. Broberg (MIL)         78
  J. Slaton (MIL)          78
  C. Osteen (CHI)          76
  B. Singer (CAL)          75

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         189
  N. Ryan (CAL)           178
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       174
  G. Perry (TEX)          174
  V. Blue (OAK)           160
  J. Palmer (BAL)         148
  S. Busby (KC)           135
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        134
  C. Hunter (NY)          126
  R. Wise (BOS)           122

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