Tuesday August 26, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 26, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       70  59  3.34  129  54  18  1172  1051  470  435   89  415  584
Oakland         78  52  3.35  130  30  34  1162  1021  487  433   88  410  649
New York        65  64  3.38  129  55  15  1144  1056  482  429   86  423  647
Kansas City     70  58  3.56  128  42  17  1146  1121  517  453   89  376  628
California      61  71  3.84  132  47  13  1190  1115  592  507   93  528  811
Texas           65  67  3.92  132  50  13  1196  1195  595  521  100  411  630
Chicago         63  66  3.95  129  29  31  1154  1186  554  507   85  506  627
Cleveland       59  67  4.00  126  29  23  1137  1099  578  506  109  503  625
Boston          77  52  4.04  129  54  22  1159  1161  578  521  118  394  563
Detroit         51  79  4.09  130  41  17  1145  1204  624  520  113  442  646
Milwaukee       57  74  4.17  131  26  30  1159  1178  619  537  108  505  531
Minnesota       62  69  4.23  131  47  14  1171  1132  622  550  118  526  678

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      19   8  2.17  31  30  18   1   9  253  194   73   61   12   68  151
D. Eckersley (CLE)    10   5  2.45  28  18   6   2   2  147  108   46   40   12   69  117
Frank Tanana (CAL)    12   6  2.47  26  25  11   0   5  189  158   56   52   12   56  197
Steve Busby (KC)      15  10  2.68  29  29  17   0   3  228  196   73   68   12   70  137
Ed Figueroa (CAL)     12  10  2.72  26  25  12   0   2  188  160   71   57   11   67  110
Catfish Hunter (NY)   18  12  2.76  32  32  24   0   5  267  207   93   82   22   74  135
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   13   6  3.04  27  27  15   0   2  213  167   82   72   19   68  174
Jim Kaat (CHI)        18  10  3.09  35  33  10   0   1  248  247   98   85   16   59  116
Vida Blue (OAK)       16  10  3.15  31  30  11   1   2  220  195   85   77   19   72  160
Gaylord Perry (TEX)   14  15  3.17  31  31  20   0   5  253  238  105   89   21   59  184

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            19   8  2.17  31  30  18   1   9  253  194   73   61   12   68  151
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Dyar Miller            4   3  2.61  21   0   0   6   0   38   25   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        6   7  3.41  28   7   1   1   0  103  102   40   39    5   34   34
Mike Cuellar          12  10  3.58  30  30  15   0   5  216  185   91   86   17   69   92
Wayne Garland          1   5  3.68  24   0   0   3   0   73   63   31   30    6   29   39
Grant Jackson          3   3  3.83  36   0   0   7   0   42   41   18   18    3   20   32
Ross Grimsley          9  12  3.95  32  29   7   0   1  184  197   87   81   24   45   80
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  2.95  18   0   0   8   0   37   27   14   12    4   10   24
Jim Burton             1   2  3.07  22   4   0   0   0   44   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              17   7  3.56  33  29  16   0   4  232  228  101   92   15   59   60
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
Rick Wise             16   8  4.17  28  28  14   0   1  207  212  102   96   27   67  122
Luis Tiant            15  13  4.17  30  30  15   0   0  227  236  115  105   23   62  115
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  1.74  15   0   0   2   0   21   28    6    4    1    8   10
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Frank Tanana          12   6  2.47  26  25  11   0   5  189  158   56   52   12   56  197
Don Kirkwood           5   4  2.55  38   0   0   7   0   71   66   29   20    5   22   44
Ed Figueroa           12  10  2.72  26  25  12   0   2  188  160   71   57   11   67  110
Mickey Scott           4   1  3.44  42   0   0   1   0   50   42   28   19    6   16   25
Nolan Ryan            14  12  3.45  28  28  10   0   5  198  152   90   76   13  132  186
Chuck Hockenbery       0   3  4.63  13   3   0   1   0   35   37   19   18    2   16   15
Bill Singer            7  12  4.66  26  24   7   1   0  166  151   92   86   15   75   75
Dick Lange             4   5  5.15  25   7   1   1   0   80   90   57   46    7   48   34
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  10  3.09  35  33  10   0   1  248  247   98   85   16   59  116
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  3.68  24   0   0   1   0   37   36   16   15    3   18   18
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.10  16   0   0   0   0   42   42   19   19    2   24   25
Wilbur Wood           13  17  4.10  35  35  12   0   2  239  259  119  109   22   71  110
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
Rich Hinton            0   0  5.21   6   0   0   0   0   19   21   11   11    2    9   14
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
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
Dennis Eckersley      10   5  2.45  28  18   6   2   2  147  108   46   40   12   69  117
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 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   5  4.54  15  15   3   0   0  101  103   53   51    8   40   43
Don Hood               4   8  4.80  23  16   1   0   0  109  110   68   58   13   48   41
Fritz Peterson         9   7  4.89  19  19   3   0   0  105  115   63   57   12   33   36
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   3  1.65   7   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    3    0   14   14
John Hiller            2   3  2.17  36   0   0  14   0   71   52   19   17    6   36   87
Mickey Lolich         11  14  3.47  27  27  17   0   1  205  219   95   79   15   56  116
Ray Bare               7   9  3.61  23  15   5   0   1  125  127   53   50    6   38   58
Vern Ruhle            10  10  3.75  27  26   7   0   3  166  170   87   69   15   57   61
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  10  2.68  29  29  17   0   3  228  196   73   68   12   70  137
Paul Splittorff        6   7  3.12  28  16   3   1   1  113  104   58   39    8   44   57
Doug Bird              8   5  3.35  45   0   0  11   0   78   74   31   29    6   31   59
Dennis Leonard        10   5  3.62  25  23   6   0   0  162  163   73   65   13   68  110
Marty Pattin           8   8  3.66  32  14   5   0   1  148  147   70   60   12   38   73
Al Fitzmorris         13  10  3.85  28  28   8   0   3  187  186   85   80   16   55   59
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      7   0  3.18  39   1   0   6   0   76   63   30   27    8   39   60
Rick Austin            2   2  3.25  24   0   0   2   0   36   22   14   13    3   28   28
Tom Murphy             1   6  3.63  38   0   0  17   0   57   56   23   23    4   16   24
Jim Colborn            8   9  3.87  29  22   6   2   1  165  164   83   71   14   54   65
Tom Hausman            3   6  4.10  29   9   1   0   0  112  110   57   51    7   47   46
Bill Travers           5   7  4.12  21  16   3   1   0   92   90   53   42    9   42   38
Jim Slaton            11  15  4.18  32  29  10   0   3  196  209  108   91   24   80  109
Ed Sprague             1   7  4.54  18  11   0   1   0   67   81   45   34    5   40   21
Pete Broberg          10  13  4.70  31  25   3   0   1  165  167   95   86   18   82   73
Lafayette Currence     0   1  5.40   5   0   0   0   0   12   17    7    7    3    7    4
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            13  10  3.63  27  27  12   0   1  206  193   96   83   16   64  107
Jim Hughes            12  11  3.86  29  26  10   0   2  191  181   90   82   14  102   94
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            2   4  6.94  18   5   1   0   0   60   78   52   46    9   24   46
Mike Pazik             0   4  8.24   5   3   0   0   0   20   28   20   18    5   10    8
Joe Decker             1   3  8.54  10   7   1   0   0   26   25   25   25    2   36    8

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry             0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    6    6
Rick Sawyer            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    0    0    0    3
Catfish Hunter        18  12  2.76  32  32  24   0   5  267  207   93   82   22   74  135
Dick Tidrow            6   3  3.12  37   0   0   5   0   69   65   27   24    5   31   38
Sparky Lyle            3   6  3.16  42   0   0   6   0   68   67   26   24    1   29   48
Rudy May              11  10  3.38  26  25  10   0   0  168  143   73   63    8   81  120
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
Tippy Martinez         1   2  3.74  13   2   0   4   0   22   17   12    9    1   21   15
Pat Dobson            10  13  3.96  30  27   7   0   1  189  187   93   83   19   76  112
Dave Pagan             0   0  4.28  10   0   0   0   0   27   28   15   13    2   12   15
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  2.34  54   0   0   6   0   96   80   30   25    6   36   47
Jim Todd               5   3  2.56  47   0   0  10   0   95   81   33   27    4   26   44
Vida Blue             16  10  3.15  31  30  11   1   2  220  195   85   77   19   72  160
Ken Holtzman          15  10  3.32  32  31   9   0   2  214  187   92   79   14   95  102
Rollie Fingers         8   6  3.33  58   0   0  17   0  100   75   38   37   11   26   89
Sonny Siebert          3   4  3.40  10  10   0   0   0   42   44   18   16    3   18   30
Dick Bosman            8   3  3.41  16  16   2   0   0  100   84   40   38    9   17   32
Stan Bahnsen           5   5  3.61  14  12   2   0   0   72   68   31   29    1   23   37
Glenn Abbott           5   3  3.87  23  11   3   0   1   91   81   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          8   6  2.80  16  16  10   0   4  132  118   48   41    5   25   99
Stan Thomas            4   3  3.43  37   1   0   2   0   66   58   28   25    2   24   34
Steve Hargan           8   7  3.54  26  22   8   0   1  160  170   76   63   13   47   75
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         6   3  4.08  46   0   0   7   0   90   77   46   41   10   49   48
Bill Hands             6   7  4.10  18  18   4   0   1  110  118   58   50   12   28   67
Jim Umbarger           6   5  4.20  50   6   1   2   1   94   94   46   44    6   49   33
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 Bibby              2   6  5.00  12  12   4   0   1   68   73   41   38    2   28   31
Mike Kekich            0   0  5.19  15   0   0   2   0   17   20   11   10    2   10   10
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
  C. Hunter (NY)           18
  J. Kaat (CHI)            18
  B. Lee (BOS)             17
  V. Blue (OAK)            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)            17
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  J. Slaton (MIL)          15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  D. Medich (NY)           14
  J. Bibby (CLE)           13
  P. Broberg (MIL)         13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         13

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           24
  G. Perry (TEX)           20
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  S. Busby (KC)            17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  B. Lee (BOS)             16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         17
  T. Murphy (MIL)          17
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         12
  D. Bird (KC)             11
  J. Todd (OAK)            10
  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. Tanana (CAL)           5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        267.0
  G. Perry (TEX)        253.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       252.2
  J. Kaat (CHI)         247.2
  W. Wood (CHI)         239.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          232.1
  S. Busby (KC)         228.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      228.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        226.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         220.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           259
  J. Kaat (CHI)           247
  G. Perry (TEX)          238
  L. Tiant (BOS)          236
  B. Lee (BOS)            228
  M. Lolich (DET)         219
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        215
  R. Wise (BOS)           212
  J. Slaton (MIL)         209
  C. Hunter (NY)          207

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           119
  L. Tiant (BOS)          115
  J. Coleman (DET)        113
  J. Slaton (MIL)         108
  G. Perry (TEX)          105
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        104
  R. Wise (BOS)           102
  B. Lee (BOS)            101
  J. Kaat (CHI)            98
  D. Goltz (MIN)           96

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           132
  M. Torrez (BAL)         109
  J. Hughes (MIN)         102
  V. Albury (MIN)          95
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        95
  P. Broberg (MIL)         82
  R. May (NY)              81
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80
  P. Dobson (NY)           76
  C. Osteen (CHI)          76

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         197
  N. Ryan (CAL)           186
  G. Perry (TEX)          184
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       174
  V. Blue (OAK)           160
  J. Palmer (BAL)         151
  S. Busby (KC)           137
  C. Hunter (NY)          135
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        134
  R. Wise (BOS)           122

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