Thursday August 28, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 28, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       72  59  3.31  131  56  18  1190  1065  473  438   89  418  591
Oakland         79  53  3.34  132  31  35  1179  1031  492  437   89  415  655
New York        66  65  3.35  131  56  16  1162  1065  487  433   87  429  659
Kansas City     70  59  3.56  129  42  17  1155  1134  521  457   89  377  631
California      61  72  3.85  133  47  13  1198  1124  598  512   94  532  812
Texas           66  67  3.90  133  50  13  1205  1204  597  522  100  412  637
Chicago         64  68  3.91  132  30  32  1179  1203  561  513   86  519  638
Cleveland       60  68  3.96  128  31  23  1155  1106  580  508  111  508  631
Boston          78  52  4.03  130  54  23  1168  1169  580  523  118  401  570
Detroit         51  80  4.12  131  41  17  1153  1217  632  528  113  448  650
Milwaukee       57  75  4.14  132  26  30  1170  1183  620  538  108  510  533
Minnesota       63  69  4.19  132  48  14  1182  1138  622  550  118  527  691

 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)   14   6  2.89  28  28  16   0   3  224  173   82   72   19   69  187
Vida Blue (OAK)       17  10  3.07  32  31  11   1   2  229  202   87   78   19   75  163
Jim Kaat (CHI)        18  10  3.09  35  33  10   0   1  248  247   98   85   16   59  116
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           16   7  3.31  30  30  13   0   1  217  203   89   80   12  110  101
Doyle Alexander        6   7  3.41  28   7   1   1   0  103  102   40   39    5   34   34
Mike Cuellar          13  10  3.47  31  31  16   0   5  225  190   92   87   17   71   95
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           11   2  3.29  31  11   4   1   1  112   92   41   41    4   64   64
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  4.30  28   2   0   8   0   46   43   22   22    4   22   24
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  3.31  43   0   0   1   0   52   43   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  13  4.80  27  25   7   1   0  167  155   96   89   16   77   75
Dick Lange             4   5  5.15  25   7   1   1   0   80   90   57   46    7   48   34
Andy Hassler           3  11  5.85  28  17   6   0   1  131  154   90   85   11   50   81
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  1.97  52   0   0  21   0  114   85   27   25    2   55  107
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
Wilbur Wood           13  18  4.04  36  36  13   0   2  247  265  121  111   22   75  116
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.10  16   0   0   0   0   42   42   19   19    2   24   25
Rich Hinton            0   0  4.24   7   0   0   0   0   23   23   11   11    2   10   15
Claude Osteen          7  12  4.38  31  31   4   0   0  168  193   88   82   13   78   53
Jesse Jefferson        4   6  4.78  15  14   1   0   0   75   66   45   40    6   67   46
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
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
Jim Bibby              2   8  3.49  19   7   2   1   0   77   64   36   30    4   37   43
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
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Fritz Peterson        10   7  4.50  20  20   4   0   1  114  119   63   57   12   35   38
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
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
Tom Walker             3   8  4.51  32   9   1   0   0  102   99   62   51   13   34   51
Lerrin LaGrow          7  13  4.55  26  25   7   0   2  142  163   93   72   14   54   63
Bob Reynolds           0   2  4.67  21   0   0   3   0   35   40   20   18    8   14   26
Fernando Arroyo        1   0  4.70  10   0   0   0   0   31   30   17   16    1   17   16
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Dave Lemanczyk         1   4  4.87  21   3   1   0   0   78   87   50   42    6   42   44
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   8  3.34  29  17   3   1   1  116  113   62   43    8   44   58
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  3.63  33  14   5   0   1  149  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  4.23  20  15   3   1   0  104  116   55   49   17   21   66
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  3.59  39   0   0  17   0   58   57   23   23    4   17   24
Bill Travers           5   8  3.81  22  17   3   1   0  102   94   54   43    9   46   40
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
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         14   6  2.89  28  28  16   0   3  224  173   82   72   19   69  187
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  15  3.44  31  30  12   0   2  217  210   90   83   20   62  106
Tippy Martinez         1   2  3.57  14   2   0   5   0   23   17   12    9    1   22   16
Pat Dobson            11  13  3.89  31  28   7   0   1  197  190   95   85   20   78  121
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             17  10  3.07  32  31  11   1   2  229  202   87   78   19   75  163
Rollie Fingers         8   6  3.31  59   0   0  18   0  101   75   38   37   11   26   90
Ken Holtzman          15  11  3.32  33  32  10   0   2  222  190   95   82   15   97  104
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
Fergie Jenkins        16  13  3.68  31  31  19   0   4  235  221  105   96   32   46  140
Mike Bacsik            1   2  3.71   7   3   0   0   0   27   28   17   11    1    9   13
Steve Foucault         6   3  4.00  47   0   0   7   0   92   80   47   41   10   49   49
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
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  B. Lee (BOS)             17
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         16
  M. Torrez (BAL)          16
  R. Wise (BOS)            16
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  D. Medich (NY)           15
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  J. Slaton (MIL)          15
  J. Bibby (CLE)           14
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  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. Blyleven (MIN)        16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  B. Lee (BOS)             16
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         21
  R. Fingers (OAK)         18
  T. Murphy (MIL)          17
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         12
  D. Bird (KC)             11
  J. Todd (OAK)            10
  D. Drago (BOS)            8
  J. Willoughby (BOS)       8
  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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  S. Busby (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)         247.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      235.0
  B. Lee (BOS)          232.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         228.2
  S. Busby (KC)         228.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        226.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           265
  J. Kaat (CHI)           247
  G. Perry (TEX)          238
  L. Tiant (BOS)          236
  B. Lee (BOS)            228
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        221
  M. Lolich (DET)         219
  R. Wise (BOS)           212
  D. Medich (NY)          210
  J. Slaton (MIL)         209

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           121
  L. Tiant (BOS)          115
  J. Coleman (DET)        113
  J. Slaton (MIL)         108
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        105
  G. Perry (TEX)          105
  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
  P. Dobson (NY)           20

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           132
  M. Torrez (BAL)         110
  J. Hughes (MIN)         102
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  V. Albury (MIN)          95
  P. Broberg (MIL)         82
  R. May (NY)              81
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80
  P. Dobson (NY)           78
  C. Osteen (CHI)          78

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         197
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       187
  N. Ryan (CAL)           186
  G. Perry (TEX)          184
  V. Blue (OAK)           163
  J. Palmer (BAL)         151
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        140
  S. Busby (KC)           137
  C. Hunter (NY)          135
  R. Wise (BOS)           122

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