Monday September 1, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, September 1, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       73  60  3.31  133  57  18  1208  1081  479  444   95  419  606
Oakland         82  54  3.36  136  32  35  1215  1066  513  454   92  431  669
New York        68  67  3.36  135  57  17  1199  1103  506  448   87  444  671
Kansas City     73  61  3.54  134  44  17  1199  1179  540  472   90  400  655
California      62  74  3.88  136  49  13  1224  1153  614  528   98  535  830
Chicago         66  70  3.91  136  31  33  1214  1239  578  527   88  535  661
Texas           67  70  3.92  137  52  13  1241  1245  622  541  104  425  665
Cleveland       61  68  3.97  129  31  24  1164  1115  586  513  111  514  636
Boston          79  55  4.04  134  55  23  1205  1215  600  541  120  425  588
Milwaukee       59  77  4.11  136  28  30  1204  1214  635  550  109  525  547
Detroit         53  81  4.13  134  42  17  1180  1248  646  542  115  453  674
Minnesota       64  70  4.21  134  48  15  1199  1158  635  561  119  539  700

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      20   8  2.17  32  31  19   1   9  262  200   75   63   14   69  160
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
Catfish Hunter (NY)   18  13  2.77  33  33  25   0   5  276  213   98   85   22   78  142
Ed Figueroa (CAL)     12  11  2.87  27  26  13   0   2  197  170   77   63   13   68  115
Steve Busby (KC)      15  11  2.89  30  30  17   0   3  231  203   80   74   13   72  139
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   14   6  2.91  29  29  16   0   3  226  175   83   73   19   69  188
Vida Blue (OAK)       18  10  3.07  33  32  12   1   2  238  206   90   81   20   77  168
Jim Kaat (CHI)        19  10  3.08  36  34  10   0   1  254  255  100   87   17   61  119
Gaylord Perry (TEX)   14  16  3.19  32  32  21   0   5  262  242  109   93   23   61  195

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            20   8  2.17  32  31  19   1   9  262  200   75   63   14   69  160
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 Burton             1   2  3.07  22   4   0   0   0   44   49   27   15    6   17   27
Jim Willoughby         4   1  3.08  19   0   0   8   0   38   29   16   13    5   13   25
Roger Moret           11   3  3.36  32  12   4   1   1  118  102   45   44    4   67   66
Bill Lee              17   7  3.65  34  30  16   0   4  237  237  105   96   15   62   61
Dick Pole              2   4  3.86  12   7   2   0   1   63   67   29   27    7   18   31
Dick Drago             1   2  3.88  29   2   0   8   0   53   47   23   23    4   26   27
Rick Wise             17   8  4.04  29  29  15   0   1  216  220  103   97   27   68  126
Luis Tiant            15  13  4.36  31  31  15   0   0  229  243  121  111   24   65  119
Reggie Cleveland       9   9  5.04  26  16   2   0   0  134  140   81   75   17   43   63
Diego Segui            2   5  5.23  31   1   1   6   0   65   70   41   38   10   39   41

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             0   0  1.59  16   0   0   2   0   23   29    6    4    1    8   12
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  11  2.87  27  26  13   0   2  197  170   77   63   13   68  115
Mickey Scott           4   1  3.35  44   0   0   1   0   54   44   29   20    6   17   27
Nolan Ryan            14  12  3.45  28  28  10   0   5  198  152   90   76   13  132  186
Bill Singer            7  13  4.80  27  25   7   1   0  167  155   96   89   16   77   75
Chuck Hockenbery       0   4  5.35  14   4   0   1   0   39   44   24   23    3   16   15
Dick Lange             4   5  5.47  26   7   1   1   0   81   93   60   49    8   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           8   7  1.85  54   0   0  22   0  121   89   28   25    2   58  115
Terry Forster          3   3  2.19  17   1   0   4   0   37   30   12    9    0   24   32
Dave Hamilton          5   2  2.87  20   1   0   4   0   47   45   15   15    3   18   35
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
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.10  16   0   0   0   0   42   42   19   19    2   24   25
Wilbur Wood           13  18  4.15  37  37  13   0   2  251  275  128  116   22   78  120
Rich Hinton            0   0  4.24   7   0   0   0   0   23   23   11   11    2   10   15
Claude Osteen          7  13  4.31  32  32   5   0   0  177  201   91   85   14   79   55
Jesse Jefferson        4   7  4.81  16  15   1   0   0   82   71   49   44    6   74   51
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               8   9  3.50  24  16   6   0   1  134  137   55   52    7   39   67
Mickey Lolich         11  15  3.61  28  28  17   0   1  212  228  101   85   15   57  123
Vern Ruhle            10  10  3.86  28  27   7   0   3  170  177   91   73   15   58   63
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
Dave Lemanczyk         2   4  4.61  22   3   1   0   0   82   91   50   42    6   43   49
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
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   6   0   0   1   0    4    3    0    0    0    5    3
Steve Mingori          0   3  2.35  30   0   0   2   0   46   37   16   12    2   16   24
Steve Busby           15  11  2.89  30  30  17   0   3  231  203   80   74   13   72  139
Paul Splittorff        7   8  3.10  30  18   4   1   2  125  118   62   43    8   45   62
Doug Bird              9   5  3.21  47   0   0  11   0   84   80   32   30    6   33   64
Dennis Leonard        11   5  3.48  26  24   7   0   0  171  169   75   66   13   73  116
Marty Pattin           8   9  3.60  34  14   5   0   1  153  150   71   61   12   40   75
Al Fitzmorris         13  10  3.98  29  29   8   0   3  192  195   90   85   16   57   60
Lindy McDaniel         4   1  3.99  33   0   0   1   0   70   73   35   31    2   23   36
Nelson Briles          6   6  4.11  21  16   3   1   0  107  120   55   49   17   23   68
Mark Littell           0   1  6.75   3   1   0   0   0    8    8    6    6    1    6    3
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  41   1   0   6   0   82   68   32   29    8   42   63
Rick Austin            2   3  3.50  25   0   0   2   0   36   23   15   14    3   28   28
Tom Murphy             1   6  3.62  41   0   0  17   0   60   63   25   24    4   18   24
Jim Colborn            9   9  3.72  30  23   7   2   1  174  169   84   72   14   55   68
Bill Travers           5   8  3.82  23  18   3   1   0  108  101   58   46    9   48   43
Tom Hausman            3   6  4.10  29   9   1   0   0  112  110   57   51    7   47   46
Jim Slaton            11  16  4.28  33  30  10   0   3  198  213  112   94   25   82  111
Pete Broberg          11  13  4.51  32  26   4   0   1  174  170   96   87   18   88   76
Ed Sprague             1   7  4.54  18  11   0   1   0   67   81   45   34    5   40   21
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  2.91  29  29  16   0   3  226  175   83   73   19   69  188
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  4.12  40   7   2   4   1  109  113   57   50   12   43   66
Vic Albury             6   7  4.32  31  15   2   1   0  133  109   78   64   15   97   72
Tom Johnson            1   1  4.85  14   0   0   2   0   30   31   16   16    4   18   12
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            3   4  6.58  19   5   1   0   0   64   81   54   47    9   26   48
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  2.45   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    7    8
Catfish Hunter        18  13  2.77  33  33  25   0   5  276  213   98   85   22   78  142
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
Doc Medich            12  15  3.40  32  31  12   0   2  225  218   92   85   20   63  107
Tippy Martinez         1   2  3.46  16   2   0   6   0   26   19   13   10    1   25   16
Larry Gura             5   5  3.55  21  15   3   0   0  117  129   51   46    7   33   49
Rick Sawyer            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    2    0    2    3
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
Jim Todd               5   3  2.46  49   0   0  10   0  102   87   34   28    4   27   45
Paul Lindblad          8   0  2.56  56   0   0   6   0  102   88   34   29    6   39   47
Vida Blue             18  10  3.07  33  32  12   1   2  238  206   90   81   20   77  168
Rollie Fingers        10   6  3.16  62   0   0  18   0  105   78   38   37   11   26   96
Ken Holtzman          15  11  3.32  33  32  10   0   2  222  190   95   82   15   97  104
Dick Bosman            8   3  3.41  17  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
Sonny Siebert          3   4  3.80  11  11   0   0   0   45   48   21   19    3   21   31
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
Glenn Abbott           5   3  4.06  25  12   3   0   1   95   89   47   43   10   40   48
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   7  2.88  17  17  11   0   4  141  122   52   45    7   27  110
Stan Thomas            4   3  3.23  39   1   0   2   0   70   62   29   25    2   26   36
Steve Hargan           8   8  3.63  27  23   8   0   1  164  176   79   66   13   49   77
Fergie Jenkins        16  14  3.71  32  32  19   0   4  240  231  110   99   33   47  145
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
Jim Umbarger           7   5  4.09  51   7   2   2   1  103  101   49   47    7   50   39
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
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. Palmer (BAL)          20
  J. Kaat (CHI)            19
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  C. Hunter (NY)           18
  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
  G. Perry (TEX)           16
  J. Slaton (MIL)          16
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  D. Medich (NY)           15
  J. Bibby (CLE)           14
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  P. Broberg (MIL)         13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           25
  G. Perry (TEX)           21
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  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)        276.0
  G. Perry (TEX)        262.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       261.2
  J. Kaat (CHI)         254.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         251.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      240.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         237.2
  B. Lee (BOS)          237.0
  S. Busby (KC)         230.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        229.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           275
  J. Kaat (CHI)           255
  L. Tiant (BOS)          243
  G. Perry (TEX)          242
  B. Lee (BOS)            237
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        231
  M. Lolich (DET)         228
  R. Wise (BOS)           220
  D. Medich (NY)          218
  C. Hunter (NY)          213

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           128
  L. Tiant (BOS)          121
  J. Coleman (DET)        113
  J. Slaton (MIL)         112
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        110
  G. Perry (TEX)          109
  B. Lee (BOS)            105
  R. Wise (BOS)           103
  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  J. Kaat (CHI)           100

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         33
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        27
  R. Wise (BOS)            27
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  J. Coleman (DET)         24
  L. Tiant (BOS)           24
  G. Perry (TEX)           23
  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  W. Wood (CHI)            22
  V. Blue (OAK)            20

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           132
  M. Torrez (BAL)         110
  J. Hughes (MIN)         105
  V. Albury (MIN)          97
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  P. Broberg (MIL)         88
  R. May (NY)              84
  J. Jefferson (CHI)       82
  J. Slaton (MIL)          82
  C. Osteen (CHI)          79

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         206
  G. Perry (TEX)          195
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       188
  N. Ryan (CAL)           186
  V. Blue (OAK)           168
  J. Palmer (BAL)         160
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        145
  C. Hunter (NY)          142
  S. Busby (KC)           139
  R. Wise (BOS)           126

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