Saturday August 16, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 16, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         73  48  3.35  121  29  30  1083   943  455  403   85  390  608
New York        62  58  3.37  120  50  15  1062   983  443  397   82  389  596
Baltimore       65  54  3.38  119  50  16  1082   972  435  406   86  393  546
Kansas City     66  53  3.57  119  39  15  1065  1046  477  422   82  347  591
California      55  68  3.84  123  45  12  1105  1043  554  471   84  495  750
Texas           60  62  4.00  122  46  12  1103  1109  561  490   94  384  573
Chicago         58  62  4.00  120  26  28  1072  1106  521  477   77  483  588
Cleveland       52  65  4.09  117  24  21  1057  1030  551  481  103  479  595
Boston          73  48  4.12  121  50  22  1087  1099  550  498  115  355  532
Milwaukee       56  65  4.16  121  24  29  1067  1086  566  493   99  456  494
Detroit         47  74  4.21  121  36  17  1065  1125  598  498  108  413  606
Minnesota       56  66  4.28  122  43  13  1087  1054  587  517  111  495  629

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      18   7  2.33  28  27  16   1   8  224  177   67   58   12   61  138
Ed Figueroa (CAL)     11   8  2.42  23  22  11   0   2  168  141   58   45    9   60   97
Frank Tanana (CAL)    11   6  2.57  24  23  10   0   4  168  144   52   48   11   51  179
D. Eckersley (CLE)     9   4  2.66  26  16   4   2   2  129  100   43   38   11   63  105
Steve Busby (KC)      15   9  2.75  28  28  16   0   3  219  192   70   67   11   68  135
Catfish Hunter (NY)   16  11  2.80  29  29  21   0   5  241  184   85   75   21   69  116
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   12   6  3.01  25  25  14   0   2  197  155   76   66   16   67  161
Rudy May (NY)         11   8  3.03  24  23  10   0   0  157  129   62   53    7   76  113
Vida Blue (OAK)       16   9  3.05  30  29  11   1   2  216  187   81   73   18   70  156
Jim Kaat (CHI)        17   9  3.10  32  30   9   0   1  223  220   89   77   13   54  109

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            18   7  2.33  28  27  16   1   8  224  177   67   58   12   61  138
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    2    0    8    4
Dyar Miller            3   3  2.80  18   0   0   6   0   35   23   11   11    3   14   29
Mike Torrez           14   6  3.18  27  27  12   0   1  198  179   78   70   11  104   90
Doyle Alexander        5   7  3.47  27   6   1   1   0   96   95   38   37    5   34   31
Mike Cuellar          12   8  3.61  28  28  14   0   5  205  171   85   82   17   66   88
Wayne Garland          1   4  3.76  22   0   0   3   0   65   57   28   27    5   28   34
Ross Grimsley          8  12  3.89  30  27   6   0   1  171  184   80   74   23   44   78
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    4
Grant Jackson          3   3  4.23  32   0   0   5   0   38   39   18   18    3   18   31
Paul Mitchell          1   0  5.60   5   4   1   0   0   27   23   17   17    6    8   18
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  2.98  19   4   0   0   0   42   45   26   14    6   17   27
Jim Willoughby         3   1  3.07  15   0   0   8   0   29   22   10   10    3    6   21
Roger Moret            9   2  3.61  29   9   3   1   1   95   80   38   38    4   48   53
Bill Lee              15   7  3.87  30  27  14   0   3  214  216  100   92   15   56   54
Dick Pole              2   4  4.05  11   7   2   0   1   60   63   29   27    7   16   29
Rick Wise             16   6  4.07  26  26  14   0   1  195  197   92   88   26   55  116
Luis Tiant            15  11  4.11  28  28  14   0   0  213  220  107   97   22   57  112
Dick Drago             1   1  4.37  27   2   0   7   0   45   43   22   22    4   22   22
Reggie Cleveland       9   9  5.12  25  15   2   0   0  127  135   78   72   17   38   59
Diego Segui            2   4  5.34  28   1   1   6   0   61   67   39   36   10   33   37

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             0   0  1.45  13   0   0   1   0   19   25    5    3    1    8   10
Orlando Pena           0   2  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    8    4
Ed Figueroa           11   8  2.42  23  22  11   0   2  168  141   58   45    9   60   97
Frank Tanana          11   6  2.57  24  23  10   0   4  168  144   52   48   11   51  179
Don Kirkwood           4   4  2.70  36   0   0   7   0   67   65   29   20    5   20   43
Nolan Ryan            12  12  3.61  26  26  10   0   5  184  143   88   74   13  125  169
Mickey Scott           3   1  3.72  39   0   0   1   0   46   39   27   19    6   15   22
Bill Singer            7  11  4.38  24  22   7   1   0  156  142   82   76   12   67   74
Chuck Hockenbery       0   3  4.68  11   3   0   1   0   33   34   18   17    2   14   15
Dick Lange             4   5  4.97  24   7   1   1   0   80   88   55   44    5   48   33
Andy Hassler           3  11  6.01  24  17   6   0   1  118  141   84   79   10   47   73
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
Terry Forster          3   3  2.00  16   0   0   4   0   36   28   11    8    0   24   31
Rich Gossage           7   6  2.03  47   0   0  17   0  107   80   26   24    2   54   99
Jim Kaat              17   9  3.10  32  30   9   0   1  223  220   89   77   13   54  109
Dave Hamilton          3   2  3.44  17   1   0   4   0   37   33   14   14    3   16   27
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  3.75  22   0   0   1   0   36   34   16   15    3   16   18
Wilbur Wood           12  16  4.02  33  33  11   0   2  224  243  110  100   19   70  102
Danny Osborn           2   0  4.10  16   0   0   0   0   42   42   19   19    2   24   25
Jesse Jefferson        3   5  4.30  12  11   1   0   0   61   52   31   29    5   52   40
Claude Osteen          6  11  4.73  29  29   3   0   0  152  183   86   80   12   75   49
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
Rich Hinton            0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0   13   19   10   10    1    7   12
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
Dave LaRoche           4   3  1.81  47   0   0  11   0   65   40   17   13    3   50   72
Rick Waits             1   0  2.19   8   0   0   1   0   12    8    3    3    0   10    5
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  2.61   3   1   1   0   1   10    4    3    3    1    8   10
Dennis Eckersley       9   4  2.66  26  16   4   2   2  129  100   43   38   11   63  105
Tom Buskey             4   3  2.82  39   0   0   5   0   61   57   24   19    5   25   24
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
Jim Bibby              2   7  3.78  17   6   1   0   0   64   59   33   27    2   34   37
Dick Bosman            0   2  4.08   6   3   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    3    8   11
Roric Harrison         5   4  4.37  13  13   3   0   0   91   93   46   44    7   35   39
Fritz Peterson         7   7  4.75  17  17   2   0   0   91   91   54   48    9   31   32
Don Hood               4   8  4.91  21  15   1   0   0  103  102   65   56   12   45   40
Eric Raich             6   8  5.36  17  17   2   0   0   91  114   58   54   12   31   32
Jackie Brown           0   2  5.63  19   1   0   1   0   38   47   27   24    6   18   20
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   2  1.54   5   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    2    0    7   10
John Hiller            2   3  2.17  36   0   0  14   0   71   52   19   17    6   36   87
Mickey Lolich         10  13  3.60  25  25  15   0   1  188  200   91   75   15   55  104
Ray Bare               7   7  3.82  21  13   4   0   1  111  116   50   47    5   36   50
Vern Ruhle             9   9  3.90  24  23   6   0   2  148  151   80   64   13   49   53
Lerrin LaGrow          7  12  4.24  24  23   7   0   2  136  151   85   64   14   50   60
Bob Reynolds           0   2  4.67  21   0   0   3   0   35   40   20   18    8   14   26
Tom Walker             3   8  4.69  31   9   1   0   0   96   96   59   50   12   33   49
Tom Makowski           0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   10   11    5    2    9    3
Dave Lemanczyk         0   4  5.03  19   3   1   0   0   68   76   46   38    6   35   41
Fernando Arroyo        1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   27   27   16   15    1   16   15
Ike Brookens           0   0  5.23   3   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    3    5    8
Joe Coleman            8  14  5.62  25  25   2   0   0  155  186  110   97   23   68  100

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Steve Mingori          0   3  2.35  30   0   0   2   0   46   37   16   12    2   16   24
Steve Busby           15   9  2.75  28  28  16   0   3  219  192   70   67   11   68  135
Paul Splittorff        5   6  3.26  26  14   2   1   1   97   89   48   35    7   41   53
Doug Bird              8   5  3.50  41   0   0   9   0   72   72   29   28    6   27   54
Marty Pattin           8   8  3.63  29  14   5   0   1  139  140   66   56   11   37   71
Dennis Leonard         8   5  3.74  23  21   5   0   0  147  149   69   61   12   63   96
Al Fitzmorris         12   9  3.81  26  26   8   0   3  173  172   78   73   15   49   55
Lindy McDaniel         4   1  4.04  29   0   0   1   0   65   66   31   29    2   19   34
Nelson Briles          6   5  4.27  18  14   3   1   0   97  106   52   46   16   19   62
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
Tom Murphy             1   4  3.15  34   0   0  16   0   54   50   19   19    3   13   20
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   0  3.23  36   1   0   6   0   70   59   27   25    8   34   56
Rick Austin            2   1  3.49  19   0   0   2   0   28   19   12   11    2   24   22
Tom Hausman            3   5  3.90  27   7   1   0   0  102   96   50   44    6   47   45
Jim Colborn            8   9  4.03  27  20   6   2   1  147  146   74   66   13   50   56
Jim Slaton            11  13  4.05  30  27  10   0   3  187  195   98   84   22   73  106
Lafayette Currence     0   1  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    2    2    0    4    3
Bill Travers           5   7  4.16  19  15   3   1   0   84   84   50   39    9   36   36
Ed Sprague             1   7  4.54  18  11   0   1   0   67   81   45   34    5   40   21
Pete Broberg          10  10  4.90  28  22   1   0   1  141  150   85   77   18   65   66
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         12   6  3.01  25  25  14   0   2  197  155   76   66   16   67  161
Tom Burgmeier          5   6  3.21  35   0   0   6   0   56   56   20   20    5   17   27
Tom Johnson            1   1  3.77  12   0   0   1   0   29   28   12   12    4   17   11
Dave Goltz            10  10  3.84  24  24  10   0   1  183  171   90   78   16   57   95
Jim Hughes            11  10  4.05  27  24   9   0   2  176  168   87   79   13   98   88
Vic Albury             6   7  4.21  30  15   2   1   0  128  102   74   60   14   95   70
Bill Campbell          3   6  4.41  35   7   2   3   1  100  106   55   49   11   37   62
Ray Corbin             5   7  5.14  18  11   3   0   0   89  105   59   51   13   38   49
Mark Wiley             1   3  5.75  14   3   1   2   0   36   43   27   23    4   12   13
Bill Butler            1   3  6.84  16   4   1   0   0   53   72   46   40    8   20   41
Mike Pazik             0   4  8.24   5   3   0   0   0   20   28   20   18    5   10    8
Joe Decker             1   3  9.30   8   6   1   0   0   20   20   21   21    2   27    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry             0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    5    5
Catfish Hunter        16  11  2.80  29  29  21   0   5  241  184   85   75   21   69  116
Rudy May              11   8  3.03  24  23  10   0   0  157  129   62   53    7   76  113
Larry Gura             4   4  3.10  18  12   2   0   0   99  106   38   34    5   27   42
Dick Tidrow            6   3  3.12  37   0   0   5   0   69   65   27   24    5   31   38
Sparky Lyle            3   5  3.34  40   0   0   6   0   62   64   25   23    1   27   46
Doc Medich            11  13  3.61  29  28  10   0   2  199  197   85   80   20   55  102
Pat Dobson            10  13  3.96  28  27   7   0   1  184  182   91   81   19   72  105
Dave Pagan             0   0  4.28  10   0   0   0   0   27   28   15   13    2   12   15
Tippy Martinez         1   1  4.40  12   1   0   4   0   14   14    8    7    1   14   12
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  2.04  49   0   0   6   0   88   69   25   20    6   34   41
Jim Todd               4   3  2.80  43   0   0   8   0   87   78   33   27    4   25   38
Vida Blue             16   9  3.05  30  29  11   1   2  216  187   81   73   18   70  156
Rollie Fingers         8   5  3.22  54   0   0  15   0   95   71   35   34   10   24   85
Sonny Siebert          2   3  3.27   8   8   0   0   0   33   32   14   12    3   17   25
Dick Bosman            8   2  3.28  14  14   2   0   0   85   72   33   31    8   15   27
Ken Holtzman          14  10  3.42  31  30   8   0   2  205  181   90   78   14   91   99
Stan Bahnsen           3   5  3.65  12  10   2   0   0   62   58   27   25    1   20   33
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.04  11   4   0   0   0   36   42   19   16    4   18   20
Glenn Abbott           5   3  4.06  20  10   3   0   1   82   69   38   37    9   33   43
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          7   6  3.01  14  14   9   0   4  111   96   44   37    5   24   83
Steve Hargan           8   6  3.37  24  20   8   0   1  152  159   68   57   12   45   71
Stan Perzanowski       1   1  3.48   4   2   1   0   0   21   21    9    8    0    5    3
Mike Bacsik            1   2  3.71   7   3   0   0   0   27   28   17   11    1    9   13
Stan Thomas            4   3  3.71  33   1   0   2   0   53   45   25   22    2   19   29
Fergie Jenkins        14  12  3.92  28  28  17   0   3  211  208  100   92   30   41  121
Bill Hands             6   7  4.10  18  18   4   0   1  110  118   58   50   12   28   67
Steve Foucault         5   2  4.10  43   0   0   6   0   83   73   43   38    9   45   44
Jackie Brown           5   5  4.22  17   7   2   0   1   70   70   37   33    7   35   35
Clyde Wright           3   5  4.39  18  13   1   0   0   80   90   48   39    5   40   28
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.76  14   0   0   2   0   17   17   10    9    2   10   10
Jim Umbarger           4   5  4.90  48   4   0   2   0   79   84   45   43    6   45   27
Jim Bibby              2   6  5.00  12  12   4   0   1   68   73   41   38    2   28   31
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)          18
  J. Kaat (CHI)            17
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  R. Wise (BOS)            16
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  B. Lee (BOS)             15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  J. Bibby (CLE)           13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  D. Medich (NY)           13
  J. Slaton (MIL)          13
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           21
  G. Perry (TEX)           19
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  B. Lee (BOS)             14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14

Saves:

  R. Gossage (CHI)         17
  T. Murphy (MIL)          16
  R. Fingers (OAK)         15
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         11
  D. Bird (KC)              9
  J. Todd (OAK)             8
  J. Willoughby (BOS)       8
  D. Drago (BOS)            7
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         7

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  B. Lee (BOS)              3

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        241.0
  G. Perry (TEX)        232.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       223.2
  W. Wood (CHI)         223.2
  J. Kaat (CHI)         223.1
  S. Busby (KC)         219.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         215.2
  B. Lee (BOS)          214.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        212.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      211.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           243
  J. Kaat (CHI)           220
  L. Tiant (BOS)          220
  B. Lee (BOS)            216
  G. Perry (TEX)          216
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        208
  M. Lolich (DET)         200
  D. Medich (NY)          197
  R. Wise (BOS)           197
  J. Slaton (MIL)         195

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        110
  W. Wood (CHI)           110
  L. Tiant (BOS)          107
  G. Perry (TEX)          101
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        100
  B. Lee (BOS)            100
  J. Slaton (MIL)          98
  R. Wise (BOS)            92
  P. Dobson (NY)           91
  M. Lolich (DET)          91

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         30
  R. Wise (BOS)            26
  J. Coleman (DET)         23
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        23
  J. Slaton (MIL)          22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  C. Hunter (NY)           21
  G. Perry (TEX)           21
  D. Medich (NY)           20
  P. Dobson (NY)           19

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           125
  M. Torrez (BAL)         104
  J. Hughes (MIN)          98
  V. Albury (MIN)          95
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        91
  R. May (NY)              76
  C. Osteen (CHI)          75
  J. Slaton (MIL)          73
  P. Dobson (NY)           72
  V. Blue (OAK)            70

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         179
  N. Ryan (CAL)           169
  G. Perry (TEX)          168
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       161
  V. Blue (OAK)           156
  J. Palmer (BAL)         138
  S. Busby (KC)           135
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        121
  C. Hunter (NY)          116
  R. Wise (BOS)           116


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