Friday August 29, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 29, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       72  60  3.32  132  56  18  1199  1075  477  442   93  418  597
Oakland         79  54  3.34  133  31  35  1187  1042  498  441   90  420  656
New York        67  65  3.36  132  56  16  1172  1073  492  437   87  435  661
Kansas City     70  60  3.58  130  42  17  1164  1146  527  463   89  382  634
California      62  72  3.83  134  48  13  1207  1131  599  513   94  533  821
Chicago         65  68  3.90  133  30  33  1188  1212  563  515   87  522  643
Texas           66  68  3.94  134  50  13  1214  1220  610  531  100  419  642
Cleveland       61  68  3.97  129  31  24  1164  1115  586  513  111  514  636
Boston          79  52  4.01  131  55  23  1177  1177  581  524  118  402  574
Milwaukee       58  75  4.12  133  27  30  1179  1188  621  539  108  511  536
Detroit         51  81  4.15  132  41  17  1162  1227  640  536  114  450  658
Minnesota       63  70  4.23  133  48  14  1190  1152  631  559  119  532  695

 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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    13   6  2.41  27  26  12   0   5  198  165   57   53   12   57  206
D. Eckersley (CLE)    10   5  2.45  28  18   6   2   2  147  108   46   40   12   69  117
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)        19  10  3.08  36  34  10   0   1  254  255  100   87   17   61  119
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  2.54  22   0   0   6   0   39   25   11   11    3   14   30
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  3.49  25   0   0   3   0   80   70   32   31    7   29   43
Grant Jackson          3   3  3.83  36   0   0   7   0   42   41   18   18    3   20   32
Ross Grimsley          9  13  4.07  33  30   7   0   1  186  200   90   84   27   45   81
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
Rick Wise             17   8  4.04  29  29  15   0   1  216  220  103   97   27   68  126
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
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          13   6  2.41  27  26  12   0   5  198  165   57   53   12   57  206
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  1.93  53   0   0  22   0  117   86   27   25    2   56  109
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              19  10  3.08  36  34  10   0   1  254  255  100   87   17   61  119
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
Bob Reynolds           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dave LaRoche           4   3  1.85  49   0   0  12   0   68   42   19   14    3   54   73
Rick Waits             3   0  2.18  11   2   1   1   0   33   22    8    8    0   18   13
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               5   8  4.67  24  16   1   0   0  112  111   68   58   13   49   42
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
Ray Bare               7   9  3.61  23  15   5   0   1  125  127   53   50    6   38   58
Mickey Lolich         11  15  3.61  28  28  17   0   1  212  228  101   85   15   57  123
Vern Ruhle            10  10  3.75  27  26   7   0   3  166  170   87   69   15   57   61
Lerrin LaGrow          7  13  4.55  26  25   7   0   2  142  163   93   72   14   54   63
Tom Walker             3   8  4.60  33   9   1   0   0  104  100   64   53   14   35   52
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   5   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    4    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  46   0   0  11   0   78   74   31   29    6   31   59
Marty Pattin           8   9  3.60  34  14   5   0   1  153  150   71   61   12   40   75
Dennis Leonard        10   5  3.62  25  23   6   0   0  162  163   73   65   13   68  110
Lindy McDaniel         4   1  3.97  32   0   0   1   0   68   70   32   30    2   21   35
Al Fitzmorris         13  10  3.98  29  29   8   0   3  192  195   90   85   16   57   60
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
Jim Colborn            9   9  3.72  30  23   7   2   1  174  169   84   72   14   55   68
Bill Travers           5   8  3.81  22  17   3   1   0  102   94   54   43    9   46   40
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  12  4.03  30  27  10   0   2  194  188   95   87   14  105   96
Bill Campbell          3   6  4.18  39   7   2   4   1  108  112   56   50   12   38   65
Vic Albury             6   7  4.32  31  15   2   1   0  133  109   78   64   15   97   72
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
Catfish Hunter        18  12  2.76  32  32  24   0   5  267  207   93   82   22   74  135
Sparky Lyle            4   6  2.99  43   0   0   6   0   72   70   26   24    1   30   48
Dick Tidrow            6   3  3.12  37   0   0   5   0   69   65   27   24    5   31   38
Rudy May              11  10  3.39  27  26  10   0   0  173  147   76   65    8   84  122
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
Rick Sawyer            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    2    0    2    3
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  2.42  55   0   0   6   0  100   87   32   27    6   38   47
Jim Todd               5   3  2.53  48   0   0  10   0   96   82   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  3.28  60   0   0  18   0  102   76   38   37   11   26   91
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   6  3.75  15  13   2   0   0   74   70   35   31    2   26   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  3.41  38   1   0   2   0   66   58   29   25    2   24   35
Steve Hargan           8   8  3.63  27  23   8   0   1  164  176   79   66   13   49   77
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
Stan Perzanowski       1   3  4.13   7   4   1   0   0   33   33   18   15    0   11   11
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
Clyde Wright           3   5  4.55  21  13   1   0   0   83   97   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  5.09  16   0   0   2   0   18   21   12   10    2   12   10
Tommy Moore            0   2  8.84  11   0   0   0   0   19   30   21   19    1   11   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  D. Medich (NY)           15
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  J. Slaton (MIL)          15
  J. Bibby (CLE)           14
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  P. Broberg (MIL)         13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        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)         22
  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
  J. Kaat (CHI)         254.1
  G. Perry (TEX)        253.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       252.2
  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)           255
  G. Perry (TEX)          238
  L. Tiant (BOS)          236
  B. Lee (BOS)            228
  M. Lolich (DET)         228
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        221
  R. Wise (BOS)           220
  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)           103
  B. Lee (BOS)            101
  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  J. Kaat (CHI)           100

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         32
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        27
  R. Wise (BOS)            27
  J. Coleman (DET)         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)         105
  V. Albury (MIN)          97
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  R. May (NY)              84
  P. Broberg (MIL)         82
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80
  P. Dobson (NY)           78
  C. Osteen (CHI)          78

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         206
  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)           126

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