Monday May 26, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 26, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      22  22  3.30   44  20   5   396   328  171  145   26  183  286
Oakland         25  17  3.31   42  10  12   372   313  158  137   27  142  185
Minnesota       20  18  3.47   38  16   6   334   282  154  129   31  161  210
New York        18  22  3.54   40  17   3   353   310  155  139   32  142  205
Milwaukee       20  19  3.59   39   6  12   344   320  150  137   32  135  157
Texas           22  20  3.61   42  15   4   379   352  181  152   27  148  194
Kansas City     25  19  3.64   44  16   5   393   380  186  159   26  132  223
Baltimore       16  24  3.74   40  17   0   361   343  163  150   26  143  168
Boston          21  17  3.85   38  20   6   344   321  160  147   31  114  151
Chicago         19  22  3.93   41   5  13   371   385  179  162   24  176  211
Cleveland       16  23  4.04   39  12   6   346   325  174  155   37  154  199
Detroit         18  19  4.33   37   9   6   328   356  192  158   37  142  184

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage (CHI)     2   2  0.79  18   0   0   8   0   45   21    5    4    0   23   35
Jim Hughes (MIN)       5   1  1.43   8   5   4   0   2   50   30   10    8    1   24   28
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   3  1.87  10  10   7   0   3   82   69   23   17    2   14   54
Bill Hands (TEX)       5   2  2.10   7   7   3   0   1   56   45   17   13    2   14   29
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       8   2  2.26  10  10   5   0   3   80   47   21   20    6   53   81
Steve Busby (KC)       7   3  2.44  11  11   7   0   2   92   70   26   25    3   29   61
Jim Kaat (CHI)         8   1  2.46  13  11   2   0   0   80   81   28   22    4   26   46
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   1  2.47  10   4   0   0   0   55   41   15   15    4   31   40
Steve Hargan (TEX)     4   2  2.75   8   6   4   0   0   56   47   24   17    4   13   33
Frank Tanana (CAL)     2   3  2.80   9   8   3   0   1   45   39   15   14    5   19   48

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             7   3  1.87  10  10   7   0   3   82   69   23   17    2   14   54
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Mike Torrez            5   2  3.16   9   9   4   0   0   68   69   29   24    1   41   29
Doyle Alexander        1   3  3.72   8   2   1   0   0   39   36   16   16    5   10   14
Wayne Garland          0   2  4.15   7   0   0   0   0   17   18    8    8    0   13    9
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Mike Cuellar           2   4  4.30  10  10   4   0   1   69   58   33   33    7   29   20
Ross Grimsley          1   5  4.97   9   9   1   0   0   54   57   31   30    9   13   27
Bob Reynolds           0   1  9.00   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    6    6    1    1    1
Grant Jackson          0   1 10.00  10   0   0   0   0    9   12   10   10    1    7    6

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Drago             0   0  2.03   8   0   0   3   0   13    7    3    3    0    8    8
Diego Segui            1   1  2.81   8   0   0   3   0   16   16    6    5    0   10    9
Luis Tiant             5   5  3.46  10  10   7   0   0   78   69   34   30    9   17   40
Bill Lee               6   4  3.49  11  10   6   0   2   80   68   34   31    2   28   21
Rick Wise              5   4  4.15  10  10   6   0   0   80   83   39   37   10   14   44
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    1    2
Reggie Cleveland       3   3  4.76   8   8   1   0   0   57   57   32   30    7   22   19
Roger Moret            1   0  5.56   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    7    7    2   14    8

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Mickey Scott           1   0  2.13  15   0   0   0   0   13   12    8    3    0    5    9
Don Kirkwood           0   2  2.16  11   0   0   3   0   25   20    9    6    1    8   18
Nolan Ryan             8   2  2.26  10  10   5   0   3   80   47   21   20    6   53   81
Ed Figueroa            3   0  2.57   6   5   3   0   0   35   23   13   10    2   17   27
Frank Tanana           2   3  2.80   9   8   3   0   1   45   39   15   14    5   19   48
Dick Lange             1   1  3.21   5   0   0   1   0   14    8    5    5    0    5    5
Bill Singer            4   5  3.72  10   9   4   1   0   73   65   33   30    3   30   34
Andy Hassler           3   5  4.05  10  10   5   0   1   67   62   33   30    4   24   41
Steve Blateric         0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    5    3    0    1    5
Chuck Dobson           0   2  6.75   9   2   0   0   0   28   30   26   21    5   13   14

 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           2   2  0.79  18   0   0   8   0   45   21    5    4    0   23   35
Terry Forster          3   3  2.06  15   0   0   4   0   35   27   11    8    0   24   30
Jim Kaat               8   1  2.46  13  11   2   0   0   80   81   28   22    4   26   46
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.52   5   0   0   1   0   15   14    6    6    2    3   10
Cecil Upshaw           1   0  4.61   8   0   0   0   0   14   12    7    7    0    7    9
Wilbur Wood            2   7  4.86  12  12   2   0   0   76   95   47   41    6   25   34
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    4    2
Claude Osteen          1   5  4.98  11  11   1   0   0   60   75   33   33    5   31   22
Jim Otten              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    5    4    1    7    3
Danny Osborn           0   0  7.11   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    0    4    3
Stan Bahnsen           2   4  8.80   7   7   0   0   0   31   39   30   30    6   22   17

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Eckersley       2   0  0.00  11   1   1   2   1   23   12    1    0    0   12   20
Dave LaRoche           0   0  2.40  15   0   0   0   0   15   13    6    4    1   13   18
Jim Kern               1   1  2.47  10   4   0   0   0   55   41   15   15    4   31   40
Tom Buskey             2   1  2.96  17   0   0   4   0   27   25    9    9    1   10   11
Gaylord Perry          5   6  3.36  11  11   8   0   1   88   81   36   33   12   24   63
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Fritz Peterson         4   4  5.97   8   8   2   0   0   38   42   28   25    3   18   13
Jim Perry              1   6  6.69   8   6   0   0   0   38   46   34   28    8   18   11
Don Hood               1   3  7.06   7   5   1   0   0   29   26   23   23    4   17   12
Eric Raich             0   0  8.10   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    0    0
Blue Moon Odom         0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    2    2    0    3    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            1   1  2.05  12   0   0   6   0   26   15    6    6    5   14   32
Tom Walker             1   1  3.14  12   1   0   0   0   29   23   14   10    4   13   17
Vern Ruhle             4   1  3.29  10   9   1   0   0   55   57   30   20    9   18   17
Mickey Lolich          5   3  3.98   9   9   4   0   1   61   75   31   27    4   18   39
Lerrin LaGrow          3   4  4.29   8   8   2   0   0   50   58   30   24    3   21   21
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  5.60   8   1   1   0   0   27   33   19   17    1   15   17
Ray Bare               1   1  5.68   8   0   0   0   0   19   22   12   12    0    7    6
Joe Coleman            3   6  6.45   9   9   1   0   0   52   63   39   37    9   27   32

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   1  1.42  12   0   0   0   0   13   10    4    2    1    4    7
Steve Busby            7   3  2.44  11  11   7   0   2   92   70   26   25    3   29   61
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    0    4    7
Doug Bird              3   2  3.29  14   0   0   5   0   27   23   10   10    2    7   19
Dennis Leonard         1   1  3.57   6   5   1   0   0   40   34   17   16    3   23   26
Nelson Briles          4   2  3.63   9   9   3   0   0   62   61   29   25    7   13   42
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.69  10  10   4   0   1   71   67   32   29    5   22   20
Marty Pattin           2   0  4.23  11   0   0   0   0   28   31   16   13    2    4   10
Paul Splittorff        1   5  4.70  10   7   1   0   0   38   47   30   20    3   19   26
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            0   0  1.07   7   0   0   1   0   25   18    5    3    1    1   10
Tom Murphy             1   1  1.75  15   0   0   7   0   26   20    5    5    0    5    8
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  1.80  12   0   0   2   0   25   13    5    5    2   10   21
Pete Broberg           6   4  3.05  11  11   1   0   1   74   61   26   25    9   31   29
Jim Colborn            0   3  4.03   9   3   1   2   0   38   38   19   17    5   11   12
Ed Sprague             1   2  4.11   6   5   0   0   0   31   29   14   14    2   18    9
Bill Champion          5   4  4.15  11  11   3   0   1   69   67   35   32    3   28   27
Jim Slaton             3   5  5.71  11   9   1   0   0   52   69   38   33   10   29   36
Tom Hausman            0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    2    5

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Hughes             5   1  1.43   8   5   4   0   2   50   30   10    8    1   24   28
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  1.84  10   0   0   3   0   15    7    3    3    1    9    5
Dave Goltz             3   4  2.83   7   7   3   0   0   54   43   23   17    2   15   29
Bert Blyleven          5   1  2.99  10  10   5   0   0   78   59   31   26    6   28   70
Ray Corbin             2   2  3.18   7   2   1   0   0   34   29   16   12    5   20   19
Vic Albury             2   2  4.19   8   8   2   0   0   39   34   24   18    6   30   16
Bill Campbell          0   3  4.60  14   1   0   3   0   31   31   17   16    6   17   25
Joe Decker             1   1  4.61   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    7    7    0    6    3
Mike Pazik             0   2 10.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   13   10   10    4    7    6
Bill Butler            0   1 10.45   4   1   0   0   0   10   21   13   12    0    5    9

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    0    0    0    1    1
Sparky Lyle            1   3  2.75  18   0   0   2   0   20   18    7    6    0   14   15
Pat Dobson             4   5  3.01  10  10   3   0   1   69   67   31   23    9   33   41
Catfish Hunter         6   4  3.38  11  11   7   0   2   88   67   36   33    7   26   45
Rudy May               3   2  3.43   8   7   2   0   0   42   29   18   16    2   24   32
Larry Gura             0   1  3.57   6   1   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    1    6    6
Doc Medich             3   7  3.59  11  11   5   0   2   85   71   35   34   10   25   43
Dick Tidrow            1   0  4.68  10   0   0   1   0   25   23   13   13    2   12   20
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
Sonny Siebert          1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    0    3
Jim Todd               0   1  1.65  13   0   0   6   0   27   18    6    5    0    3   10
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.72  23   0   0   4   0   40   30   12   12    2   11   32
Vida Blue              8   2  2.98  12  12   3   0   0   85   71   34   28    8   27   59
Ken Holtzman           3   5  3.07  12  11   4   0   0   82   71   33   28    3   36   30
Dave Hamilton          1   2  3.41   8   4   0   0   0   29   30   14   11    2   14   15
Dick Bosman            1   0  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    1    1    1
Paul Lindblad          3   0  4.09  16   0   0   2   0   33   29   18   15    5   11   12
Glenn Abbott           2   2  4.64   7   7   2   0   0   33   31   18   17    4   17   14
Jim Perry              0   1  5.40   2   1   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    1    5    1
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
Jim Umbarger           1   0  0.84  15   0   0   0   0   21   14    2    2    0   13    4
Bill Hands             5   2  2.10   7   7   3   0   1   56   45   17   13    2   14   29
Steve Hargan           4   2  2.75   8   6   4   0   0   56   47   24   17    4   13   33
Steve Foucault         2   1  3.76  20   0   0   4   0   41   29   20   17    5   18   23
Clyde Wright           0   3  4.05   7   6   0   0   0   33   34   19   15    0   24   13
Jackie Brown           2   5  4.32  10   6   2   0   1   50   56   28   24    5   22   27
Stan Thomas            1   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   14   11    9    7    0    9    6
Fergie Jenkins         5   3  4.60   9   9   3   0   0   61   68   33   31   10   13   36
Jim Bibby              2   4  5.28   8   8   3   0   1   44   45   28   26    1   22   23

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  J. Kaat (CHI)             8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  P. Broberg (MIL)          6
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        6
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5

Losses:

  D. Medich (NY)            7
  J. Perry (OAK)            7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  J. Brown (TEX)            5
  P. Dobson (NY)            5
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         5
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  R. Wise (BOS)             6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5
  D. Medich (NY)            5

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)          8
  T. Murphy (MIL)           7
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  J. Todd (OAK)             6
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  T. Forster (CHI)          4
  S. Foucault (TEX)         4
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        3

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  J. Hughes (MIN)           2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  D. Medich (NY)            2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  P. Broberg (MIL)          1
  J. Brown (TEX)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Busby (KC)          92.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         88.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         88.0
  D. Medich (NY)         85.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          84.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      82.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        82.0
  J. Kaat (CHI)          80.1
  R. Wise (BOS)          80.1
  B. Lee (BOS)           80.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            95
  R. Wise (BOS)            83
  J. Kaat (CHI)            81
  G. Perry (CLE)           81
  M. Lolich (DET)          75
  C. Osteen (CHI)          75
  V. Blue (OAK)            71
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        71
  D. Medich (NY)           71
  S. Busby (KC)            70

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            47
  J. Coleman (DET)         39
  R. Wise (BOS)            39
  J. Slaton (MIL)          38
  J. Perry (OAK)           37
  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  G. Perry (CLE)           36
  B. Champion (MIL)        35
  D. Medich (NY)           35
  V. Blue (OAK)            34

Home Runs:

  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  D. Medich (NY)           10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  R. Wise (BOS)            10
  P. Broberg (MIL)          9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  P. Dobson (NY)            9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9
  J. Perry (OAK)            9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            53
  M. Torrez (BAL)          41
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        36
  P. Dobson (NY)           33
  P. Broberg (MIL)         31
  J. Kern (CLE)            31
  C. Osteen (CHI)          31
  V. Albury (MIN)          30
  B. Singer (CAL)          30
  S. Busby (KC)            29

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            81
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        70
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  S. Busby (KC)            61
  V. Blue (OAK)            59
  J. Palmer (BAL)          54
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  J. Kaat (CHI)            46
  C. Hunter (NY)           45
  R. Wise (BOS)            44

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