Saturday September 6, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 6, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       77  63  3.26  140  61  18  1277  1137  500  462   98  443  645
New York        70  71  3.34  141  60  17  1253  1158  528  465   89  461  701
Oakland         83  56  3.36  139  32  36  1241  1092  522  463   92  437  682
Kansas City     79  61  3.45  140  46  20  1257  1227  553  482   92  415  690
California      64  78  3.86  142  52  13  1278  1201  639  548  104  553  861
Chicago         68  73  3.87  141  32  35  1263  1288  598  543   91  561  685
Texas           69  73  3.90  142  54  14  1284  1280  641  556  110  437  682
Cleveland       65  70  3.96  135  32  27  1219  1179  611  536  115  531  676
Boston          83  56  4.02  139  56  25  1250  1257  617  558  128  435  613
Detroit         54  85  4.19  139  44  17  1224  1303  674  570  119  463  693
Minnesota       65  72  4.20  137  50  16  1224  1175  646  571  122  553  718
Milwaukee       61  80  4.26  141  29  31  1249  1287  683  591  116  541  564

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      20   9  2.19  33  32  20   1   9  272  207   78   66   15   74  170
D. Eckersley (CLE)    11   5  2.35  30  20   6   2   2  161  119   49   42   13   75  132
Frank Tanana (CAL)    14   7  2.37  29  28  14   0   5  216  176   62   57   13   63  228
Catfish Hunter (NY)   19  13  2.68  34  34  26   0   6  285  218   98   85   22   78  146
Steve Busby (KC)      16  11  2.82  31  31  18   0   3  240  212   82   75   13   73  147
Ed Figueroa (CAL)     12  12  2.88  28  27  13   0   2  206  181   82   66   13   70  117
Jim Kaat (CHI)        20  11  2.96  38  36  11   0   1  273  275  106   90   18   64  130
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   14   7  3.00  30  30  17   0   3  234  180   88   78   21   73  196
Vida Blue (OAK)       18  11  3.08  34  33  12   1   2  246  214   93   84   20   80  172
Gaylord Perry (TEX)   15  16  3.12  33  33  22   0   5  271  244  111   94   23   63  200

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            20   9  2.19  33  32  20   1   9  272  207   78   66   15   74  170
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Dyar Miller            4   3  2.50  23   0   0   6   0   40   25   11   11    3   14   30
Mike Torrez           16   8  3.26  31  31  14   0   1  226  207   92   82   12  115  103
Doyle Alexander        6   8  3.32  29   8   1   1   0  111  110   42   41    6   38   37
Grant Jackson          4   3  3.40  38   0   0   7   0   48   41   18   18    3   20   39
Mike Cuellar          14  10  3.44  33  33  17   0   5  243  211  100   93   17   76  100
Wayne Garland          1   5  3.70  26   1   0   3   0   83   76   35   34    7   31   45
Ross Grimsley         10  13  3.93  34  31   8   0   1  195  205   91   85   28   46   87
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Paul Mitchell          2   0  4.71   7   4   1   0   0   36   27   19   19    6   12   23
Mike Flanagan          0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    1    2
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  3.05  23   4   0   0   0   44   49   27   15    6   18   28
Jim Willoughby         4   1  3.08  19   0   0   8   0   38   29   16   13    5   13   25
Roger Moret           12   3  3.46  33  13   4   1   1  125  110   49   48    7   68   70
Dick Drago             1   2  3.55  31   2   0  10   0   58   51   23   23    4   28   32
Dick Pole              3   4  3.71  13   8   2   0   1   68   70   30   28    7   20   32
Bill Lee              17   8  3.71  35  31  16   0   4  243  245  109  100   17   64   66
Rick Wise             18   8  3.94  30  30  16   0   1  226  228  105   99   28   68  127
Luis Tiant            15  13  4.36  31  31  15   0   0  229  243  121  111   24   65  119
Reggie Cleveland      10   9  5.02  27  17   2   0   0  142  148   85   79   19   44   68
Diego Segui            2   5  5.05  32   1   1   6   0   68   70   41   38   10   39   43
Rick Kreuger           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    1

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             1   0  1.75  17   0   0   2   0   26   30    7    5    2    9   13
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Frank Tanana          14   7  2.37  29  28  14   0   5  216  176   62   57   13   63  228
Don Kirkwood           5   4  2.70  39   1   0   7   0   77   74   32   23    6   25   45
Ed Figueroa           12  12  2.88  28  27  13   0   2  206  181   82   66   13   70  117
Mickey Scott           4   1  3.21  46   0   0   1   0   56   45   29   20    6   17   28
Nolan Ryan            14  12  3.45  28  28  10   0   5  198  152   90   76   13  132  186
Bill Singer            7  14  4.81  28  26   8   1   0  176  161  102   94   18   80   76
Dick Lange             4   5  5.23  27   7   1   1   0   86   99   61   50    8   48   37
Chuck Hockenbery       0   4  5.35  14   4   0   1   0   39   44   24   23    3   16   15
Andy Hassler           3  12  5.98  29  18   6   0   1  132  158   94   88   12   53   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
Chris Knapp            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    1
Skip Pitlock           0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Rich Gossage           8   7  1.80  56   0   0  24   0  125   92   28   25    2   60  119
Terry Forster          3   3  2.19  17   1   0   4   0   37   30   12    9    0   24   32
Jim Kaat              20  11  2.96  38  36  11   0   1  273  275  106   90   18   64  130
Dave Hamilton          5   3  3.18  21   1   0   4   0   51   50   18   18    3   19   38
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  3.68  24   0   0   1   0   37   36   16   15    3   18   18
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.08  17   0   0   0   0   46   46   21   21    2   29   27
Wilbur Wood           14  18  4.10  38  38  13   0   2  259  283  130  118   22   80  122
Claude Osteen          7  13  4.31  32  32   5   0   0  177  201   91   85   14   79   55
Rich Hinton            0   0  4.44   8   0   0   0   0   24   25   13   12    2   11   15
Jesse Jefferson        4   7  4.69  17  16   1   0   0   88   77   51   46    8   77   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
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
Ken Kravec             0   1 11.57   1   1   0   0   0    2    1    3    3    0    7    0
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
Larry Andersen         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bob Reynolds           0   1  1.93   3   0   0   2   0    5    4    2    1    0    1    4
Dave LaRoche           4   3  2.23  53   0   0  14   0   73   49   23   18    5   56   78
Dennis Eckersley      11   5  2.35  30  20   6   2   2  161  119   49   42   13   75  132
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  2.61   3   1   1   0   1   10    4    3    3    1    8   10
Tom Buskey             4   3  2.92  40   0   0   5   0   62   59   25   20    5   25   24
Jim Bibby              3   8  3.24  20   8   2   1   0   86   72   37   31    4   37   46
Rick Waits             3   1  3.38  12   3   1   1   0   37   30   14   14    0   19   16
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        11   7  4.43  21  21   4   0   1  120  129   65   59   12   35   42
Roric Harrison         7   5  4.58  16  16   4   0   0  110  114   58   56    8   43   47
Don Hood               5   8  4.67  25  16   1   0   0  112  112   68   58   13   51   42
Jackie Brown           1   2  5.14  21   2   1   1   0   49   58   31   28    7   21   23
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  1.56   8   0   0   0   0   17   13    6    3    0   15   15
John Hiller            2   3  2.17  36   0   0  14   0   71   52   19   17    6   36   87
Vern Ruhle            11  10  3.76  29  28   8   0   3  179  184   93   75   16   60   65
Mickey Lolich         11  16  3.84  29  29  17   0   1  216  238  108   92   16   57  125
Ray Bare               8  10  3.86  25  17   6   0   1  138  145   62   59    7   41   69
Fernando Arroyo        1   0  4.12  12   0   0   0   0   39   40   19   18    1   19   17
Lerrin LaGrow          7  13  4.46  27  25   7   0   2  147  166   94   73   15   55   65
Dave Lemanczyk         2   5  4.60  23   4   2   0   0   90  100   54   46    7   43   53
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
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  15  5.60  27  27   3   0   0  169  204  118  105   24   74  108

 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           16  11  2.82  31  31  18   0   3  240  212   82   75   13   73  147
Paul Splittorff        8   8  2.89  31  19   5   1   3  134  125   62   43    8   46   66
Doug Bird              9   5  3.15  48   1   0  11   0   91   83   34   32    6   34   71
Dennis Leonard        12   5  3.46  27  25   7   0   0  180  178   78   69   14   75  125
Marty Pattin           9   9  3.56  37  15   5   2   1  162  161   75   64   13   41   79
Al Fitzmorris         14  10  3.76  30  30   8   0   3  203  201   91   85   16   64   61
Lindy McDaniel         5   1  3.93  34   0   0   1   0   71   73   35   31    2   23   36
Nelson Briles          6   6  4.05  22  16   3   2   0  109  121   55   49   17   23   70
Mark Littell           0   1  6.75   3   1   0   0   0    8    8    6    6    1    6    3
Ray Sadecki            0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    2    0
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  18   5   0   1   0   75   78   28   21    3   17   25
Eduardo Rodriguez      7   0  3.24  42   1   0   7   0   86   73   34   31    9   43   64
Rick Austin            2   3  3.41  26   0   0   2   0   37   23   15   14    3   29   28
Jim Colborn           10   9  3.77  31  24   7   2   1  179  176   87   75   15   56   69
Tom Hausman            3   6  4.10  29   9   1   0   0  112  110   57   51    7   47   46
Bill Travers           5   9  4.25  24  19   3   1   0  110  108   64   52   10   48   44
Pete Broberg          12  13  4.34  33  27   5   0   1  183  176   98   88   18   89   81
Tom Murphy             1   6  4.38  43   0   0  17   0   64   76   36   31    4   21   26
Jim Slaton            11  17  4.39  34  31  10   0   3  201  219  116   98   26   83  112
Pat Osburn             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    8    2    2    1    2    0
Ed Sprague             1   7  4.54  18  11   0   1   0   67   81   45   34    5   40   21
Bill Champion          6   6  5.89  27  13   3   0   1  110  125   77   72   10   55   40
Lafayette Currence     0   2  7.80   7   1   0   0   0   15   22   14   13    5    9    5
Larry Anderson         0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    6   12   10    9    0    2    3

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          5   7  2.98  38   0   0   7   0   63   61   22   21    6   20   32
Bert Blyleven         14   7  3.00  30  30  17   0   3  234  180   88   78   21   73  196
Dave Goltz            13  11  3.62  28  28  13   0   1  214  201   99   86   16   66  109
Jim Hughes            13  12  3.97  31  28  10   0   2  202  191   98   89   15  113  103
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        19  13  2.68  34  34  26   0   6  285  218   98   85   22   78  146
Sparky Lyle            4   7  2.94  45   0   0   6   0   80   81   29   26    1   32   54
Rick Sawyer            0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    2    0    2    3
Dick Tidrow            6   3  3.12  37   0   0   5   0   69   65   27   24    5   31   38
Rudy May              12  10  3.22  28  27  11   0   0  182  152   77   65    8   89  127
Tippy Martinez         1   2  3.25  18   2   0   6   0   28   20   14   10    1   26   16
Larry Gura             5   6  3.41  22  16   3   0   0  124  140   53   47    7   36   52
Doc Medich            12  16  3.48  33  32  13   0   2  233  225   97   90   21   64  111
Pat Dobson            11  14  4.07  33  30   7   0   1  208  205  105   94   21   83  129
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          9   0  2.48  57   0   0   6   0  105   88   34   29    6   40   49
Vida Blue             18  11  3.08  34  33  12   1   2  246  214   93   84   20   80  172
Rollie Fingers        10   6  3.17  65   0   0  19   0  108   81   39   38   11   26   99
Ken Holtzman          15  12  3.37  34  33  10   0   2  230  198   99   86   15   98  105
Dick Bosman            8   3  3.41  17  16   2   0   0  100   84   40   38    9   17   32
Stan Bahnsen           5   6  3.65  16  14   2   0   0   79   77   36   32    2   27   40
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          9   7  2.77  18  18  12   0   4  150  124   54   46    7   29  115
Stan Thomas            4   4  3.23  40   1   0   2   0   70   62   31   25    2   27   36
Fergie Jenkins        16  15  3.66  33  33  20   0   4  248  236  112  101   35   48  146
Mike Bacsik            1   2  3.71   7   3   0   0   0   27   28   17   11    1    9   13
Steve Hargan           8   9  3.78  28  24   8   0   1  167  180   83   70   16   50   79
Steve Foucault         6   3  3.87  50   0   0   8   0   98   82   48   42   10   50   52
Jim Umbarger           7   5  4.00  52   8   2   2   1  110  110   52   49    8   53   40
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
Clyde Wright           4   5  4.43  22  13   1   0   0   87  100   52   43    7   44   31
Stan Perzanowski       1   3  4.54   8   5   1   0   0   36   37   21   18    0   13   13
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.71  17   0   0   2   0   21   27   13   11    2   12   12
Jim Bibby              2   6  5.00  12  12   4   0   1   68   73   41   38    2   28   31
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)            20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  C. Hunter (NY)           19
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  R. Wise (BOS)            18
  B. Lee (BOS)             17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         16
  M. Torrez (BAL)          16
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  J. Slaton (MIL)          17
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  D. Medich (NY)           16
  G. Perry (TEX)           16
  J. Coleman (DET)         15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  J. Bibby (CLE)           14
  P. Dobson (NY)           14
  B. Singer (CAL)          14

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           26
  G. Perry (TEX)           22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  S. Busby (KC)            18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  B. Lee (BOS)             16
  R. Wise (BOS)            16

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         24
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  T. Murphy (MIL)          17
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         14
  D. Bird (KC)             11
  D. Drago (BOS)           10
  J. Todd (OAK)            10
  S. Foucault (TEX)         8
  J. Willoughby (BOS)       8

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          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)        285.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)         273.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       271.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        271.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         259.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      248.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         245.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      243.1
  B. Lee (BOS)          242.2
  S. Busby (KC)         239.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           283
  J. Kaat (CHI)           275
  B. Lee (BOS)            245
  G. Perry (TEX)          244
  L. Tiant (BOS)          243
  M. Lolich (DET)         238
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        236
  R. Wise (BOS)           228
  D. Medich (NY)          225
  J. Slaton (MIL)         219

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           130
  L. Tiant (BOS)          121
  J. Coleman (DET)        118
  J. Slaton (MIL)         116
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        112
  G. Perry (TEX)          111
  B. Lee (BOS)            109
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  J. Kaat (CHI)           106
  P. Dobson (NY)          105

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         35
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        28
  R. Wise (BOS)            28
  J. Slaton (MIL)          26
  J. Coleman (DET)         24
  L. Tiant (BOS)           24
  G. Perry (TEX)           23
  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  W. Wood (CHI)            22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        21

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           132
  M. Torrez (BAL)         115
  J. Hughes (MIN)         113
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        98
  V. Albury (MIN)          97
  P. Broberg (MIL)         89
  R. May (NY)              89
  J. Jefferson (CHI)       85
  P. Dobson (NY)           83
  J. Slaton (MIL)          83

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         228
  G. Perry (TEX)          200
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       196
  N. Ryan (CAL)           186
  V. Blue (OAK)           172
  J. Palmer (BAL)         170
  S. Busby (KC)           147
  C. Hunter (NY)          146
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        146
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      132

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