Saturday June 15, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 15, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         33  28  3.27   61  13   9   544   523  236  198   51  145  274
Cleveland       30  27  3.30   58  17   9   521   458  216  191   45  189  233
Kansas City     30  29  3.51   59  20   5   537   544  239  209   35  177  256
California      27  35  3.74   63  20   5   561   523  270  233   43  271  387
Baltimore       30  29  3.78   59  18   9   538   557  256  226   48  180  259
Minnesota       24  32  3.83   57  11  10   515   525  247  219   42  179  352
Milwaukee       28  29  3.83   57  15   8   512   521  238  218   50  172  214
New York        31  32  3.85   63  15  12   566   613  271  242   48  186  294
Detroit         30  29  3.87   59  19  11   525   501  254  226   53  206  304
Boston          34  26  3.99   60  21   7   548   584  269  243   50  165  278
Texas           31  29  4.02   61  25   6   541   525  278  242   56  193  334
Chicago         26  29  4.12   57  13  13   519   516  270  238   37  209  280

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   11   1  1.33  14  14  11   0   2  129   74   24   19    5   46   83
Jackie Brown (TEX)     6   2  2.10  13   5   3   0   1   69   55   19   16    3   22   43
John Hiller (DET)      6   4  2.19  25   0   0  10   0   62   50   21   15    2   23   61
Jim Perry (CLE)        5   5  2.48  13  13   3   0   2   98   81   29   27    1   23   24
Joe Decker (MIN)       7   4  2.95  14  14   4   0   1   92   82   34   30    8   36   71
Al Fitzmorris (KC)     6   2  2.96  13  12   4   0   2   73   80   29   24    3   18   17
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Bill Lee (BOS)         8   5  2.98  16  15   5   0   1  118  133   49   39   12   24   35
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   8   7  2.99  16  16   6   0   1  120  108   44   40   13   15   50
Kevin Kobel (MIL)      3   4  3.00  13   9   2   0   1   60   59   22   20    6   19   29

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           4   2  2.20  24   0   0   4   0   33   35    8    8    2    7   21
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.13  16   0   0   5   0   23   21    8    8    3    8   18
Mike Cuellar           8   3  3.28  13  13   7   0   1   93   93   39   34    9   31   39
Don Hood               0   0  3.42   6   0   0   0   0   24   22   10    9    0    9   11
Ross Grimsley          6   7  3.83  15  15   6   0   1  106   97   48   45   15   25   56
Jim Palmer             3   7  3.84  13  13   2   0   0   89   91   47   38    7   42   40
Wayne Garland          1   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0   12   11    5    5    0    3    2
Dave McNally           5   5  4.13  15  15   3   0   0  100  118   52   46    9   29   53
Doyle Alexander        2   2  5.00  10   3   0   0   0   36   46   24   20    3   12    8
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  5.24   9   0   0   0   0   22   23   15   13    0   14   11

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Wise              2   2  2.84   5   5   1   0   0   32   27   10   10    0   12   19
Bill Lee               8   5  2.98  16  15   5   0   1  118  133   49   39   12   24   35
Luis Tiant             8   6  3.27  16  16  11   0   2  135  132   52   49   10   29   70
Dick Drago             5   1  3.38  14   6   2   1   0   67   60   26   25    4   22   38
Diego Segui            4   4  3.78  27   0   0   4   0   52   51   25   22    3   24   45
Bob Veale              0   1  4.26   8   0   0   1   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    8
Roger Moret            0   1  4.78  10   2   0   1   0   26   34   17   14    3   17   16
Reggie Cleveland       4   5  5.95  16  12   2   0   0   79   95   57   52   14   25   39
Juan Marichal          2   1  7.16   5   4   0   0   0   28   38   22   22    3    7    7
Lance Clemons          1   0 11.81   5   0   0   0   0    5    8    8    7    1    3    1

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Barry Raziano          1   0  0.93   5   0   0   1   0   10    2    1    1    0    1    7
Ed Figueroa            0   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    2    2    0    0    3
Dave Sells             1   3  2.37  10   0   0   1   0   19   18    6    5    1    6    7
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Dick Lange             2   2  3.05   7   6   0   0   0   38   35   17   13    4   11   18
Frank Tanana           4   8  3.44  15  15   4   0   0  110  108   46   42   15   40   59
Nolan Ryan             7   6  3.66  17  17   8   0   0  130   99   64   53    9  100  140
John Cumberland        0   1  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    4    5
Skip Lockwood          2   3  4.54  18   0   0   0   0   34   34   18   17    2   15   17
Bill Stoneman          1   5  4.98  10   8   0   0   0   47   56   27   26    5   23   27
Dick Selma             2   2  5.09  18   0   0   1   0   23   22   13   13    2   17   15
Rudy May               0   1  7.00  18   3   0   2   0   27   29   24   21    2   10   12
Bill Gilbreth          0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    1    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Cy Acosta              0   2  2.87  19   0   0   3   0   31   23   12   10    2   12   11
Terry Forster          3   5  3.08  26   1   0  10   0   64   50   24   22    1   17   49
Bill Moran             1   1  3.42  10   3   0   0   0   24   31   11    9    0   12   10
Wilbur Wood           10   7  3.72  17  17   6   0   1  123  113   58   51   14   37   68
Ken Tatum              0   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   14   14    7    6    2    5    3
Stan Bahnsen           5   7  4.05  17  17   6   0   1  111  115   58   50    5   52   54
Skip Pitlock           2   1  4.60  13   4   0   0   0   29   24   18   15    3   21   27
Jim Kaat               5   6  4.82  16  13   1   0   0   80   94   46   43    6   28   36
Rich Gossage           0   0  4.97  13   0   0   0   0   29   26   16   16    1   17   17
Joe Henderson          0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    5    4    1    3    1
Wayne Granger          0   0  9.45   4   0   0   0   0    7   13    8    7    1    3    2
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 19.29   2   1   0   0   0    2    8    7    5    1    2    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry         11   1  1.33  14  14  11   0   2  129   74   24   19    5   46   83
Milt Wilcox            1   0  1.99  17   1   1   2   0   32   22    9    7    4   11   12
Tom Buskey             0   1  2.08   7   0   0   3   0   13   12    3    3    0    7    5
Jim Perry              5   5  2.48  13  13   3   0   2   98   81   29   27    1   23   24
Fred Beene             1   1  3.18  10   0   0   2   0   28   24   12   10    4    6   13
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Bob Johnson            3   3  4.01  11   9   0   0   0   58   54   33   26    5   32   32
Steve Kline            3   6  4.03   9   9   1   0   0   51   45   26   23    5   22   13
Fritz Peterson         3   3  4.41   7   7   1   0   0   33   39   16   16    4    6    8
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  6.23  11   0   0   1   0   13   17    9    9    4    5    7
Dick Tidrow            1   3  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    4   13    8
Dick Bosman            0   0  7.36   6   1   0   0   0   18   29   16   15    2    4   15
Ken Sanders            0   1  9.82   9   0   0   1   0   11   21   12   12    5    5    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            6   4  2.19  25   0   0  10   0   62   50   21   15    2   23   61
Luke Walker            2   0  2.60   8   0   0   0   0   17   21    5    5    1    4    8
Lerrin LaGrow          5   5  3.32  14  14   4   0   0   98   99   40   36   10   33   29
Mickey Lolich          7   7  3.43  16  16  11   0   1  129  108   56   49   14   35   78
Jim Ray                0   0  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   12    5    5    1    3    3
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.66   6   4   0   0   0   29   33   18   15    1   11   13
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
Woodie Fryman          3   3  4.80  11   8   0   0   0   54   44   31   29    6   28   39
Joe Coleman            6   7  5.12  17  17   4   0   1  111  118   69   63   14   58   72
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  7.11   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    2    8    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Doug Bird              4   2  2.63  22   0   0   3   0   41   40   12   12    3   12   28
Al Fitzmorris          6   2  2.96  13  12   4   0   2   73   80   29   24    3   18   17
Joe Hoerner            1   1  3.09  12   0   0   1   0   12   10    4    4    1    4   10
Bruce Dal Canton       3   3  3.11  11   6   2   0   0   55   34   22   19    2   28   31
Paul Splittorff        6   6  3.60  15  15   4   0   0   95  109   46   38    9   24   29
Steve Busby            8   6  3.66  15  15   7   0   0  116  115   51   47    6   40   78
Marty Pattin           1   3  3.88  12   8   2   0   0   63   69   29   27    5   21   29
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  4.08  14   1   1   0   0   35   35   17   16    3    8   13
Steve Mingori          1   1  4.60  10   0   0   0   0   16   16   10    8    1    5    8
Gene Garber            0   2  4.79  12   0   0   1   0   21   26   16   11    2   11   12

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.33  20   0   0   5   0   39   23   10   10    3   21   16
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   1  2.57  22   0   0   3   0   42   31   13   12    2   16   25
Ed Sprague             2   1  2.93  11   3   0   0   0   40   45   18   13    2   11   26
Kevin Kobel            3   4  3.00  13   9   2   0   1   60   59   22   20    6   19   29
Bill Travers           0   0  3.63   5   0   0   0   0   17   16    7    7    1    9   10
Bill Champion          2   1  3.71   8   4   0   0   0   34   43   17   14    3   11    6
Clyde Wright           5   8  4.28  16  16   8   0   0  107  119   53   51   14   20   30
Jim Slaton             6   8  4.39  17  16   4   0   1  105  112   56   51   10   47   50
Jim Colborn            2   3  5.96  10   9   1   0   0   54   56   36   36    7   13   18

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          2   5  2.77  25   0   0   9   0   52   40   16   16    1   20   34
Dave Goltz             1   1  2.80   6   5   0   0   0   35   39   15   11    4   14   14
Joe Decker             7   4  2.95  14  14   4   0   1   92   82   34   30    8   36   71
Bert Blyleven          5   9  3.11  16  16   7   0   2  116  113   47   40    5   27   97
Ray Corbin             3   0  3.98  13   4   0   0   0   41   45   22   18    5   14   20
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Bill Butler            1   1  4.58   7   1   0   0   0   18   25    9    9    1    7   19
Vic Albury             2   5  4.66  11   8   0   0   0   56   57   33   29    8   30   33
Tom Burgmeier          1   2  5.10  20   0   0   0   0   30   25   17   17    2   14    9
Bill Hands             1   4  5.48  14   5   0   1   0   44   59   27   27    3    9   40
Danny Fife             0   0 17.36   4   0   0   0   0    5   10   11    9    0    4    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            5   0  1.67  28   0   0   7   0   43   43    8    8    1   14   35
Mike Wallace           1   0  1.93   7   0   0   0   0   14   13    3    3    1   10    9
Cecil Upshaw           0   2  2.59  13   0   0   3   0   24   21    8    7    0    8   12
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Mel Stottlemyre        6   7  3.49  15  15   6   0   0  111  117   52   43    6   35   38
Sam McDowell           1   2  3.50   6   2   0   0   0   18   13    7    7    0   15   10
Pat Dobson             5   8  3.84  14  14   2   0   0   94  102   50   40    8   20   56
Doc Medich             7   5  3.98  15  15   5   0   0  113  118   54   50   14   31   54
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
Dick Tidrow            4   2  4.87  10   9   2   0   0   61   78   34   33    6   17   29
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   1   0    6   10    4    4    1    3    3
Dave Pagan             0   1  6.91   7   0   0   0   0   14   20   12   11    1    9   16
Dick Woodson           0   2  7.27   5   3   0   0   0   17   23   14   14    5    7    8
Rick Sawyer            0   0 16.20   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    1    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Glenn Abbott           0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    0    5
Paul Lindblad          2   2  1.40  15   2   0   2   0   45   32   13    7    3   14   19
Dave Hamilton          4   1  2.89  13   8   0   0   0   56   53   22   18    6   17   30
Catfish Hunter         8   7  2.99  16  16   6   0   1  120  108   44   40   13   15   50
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Ken Holtzman           7   7  3.29  16  16   3   0   1  101  118   45   37    8   21   45
Rollie Fingers         5   2  3.58  29   0   0   5   0   50   46   21   20    3   10   36
Vida Blue              6   6  3.63  16  16   4   0   0  109   98   54   44    9   36   67
Darold Knowles         1   1  4.73  23   0   0   2   0   27   30   17   14    4   16    7
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  6.20  10   2   0   0   0   20   27   16   14    4   12   14

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         2   2  1.67  25   0   0   6   0   54   39   13   10    1   13   44
Jackie Brown           6   2  2.10  13   5   3   0   1   69   55   19   16    3   22   43
Fergie Jenkins         7   7  3.70  16  16  11   0   2  119  110   56   49   14   19   70
David Clyde            3   2  3.75  11  11   3   0   0   58   64   29   24    6   24   21
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    1    4    5
Steve Hargan           4   4  4.05  16   9   2   0   1   67   63   39   30    8   32   49
Jim Bibby              9   8  4.60  17  17   6   0   2  115  117   63   59   11   49   65
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    8    7    2    8    8
Lloyd Allen            0   1  7.32  12   0   0   0   0   20   21   17   16    2   12   17
Jim Merritt            0   0  7.36   8   1   0   0   0   11   19    9    9    2    2    5
Pete Broberg           0   3 14.00   3   2   0   0   0    9   18   16   14    4    5    6
Steve Dunning          0   0 19.29   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    5    5    2    3    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  G. Perry (CLE)           11
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  J. Bibby (TEX)            9
  S. Busby (KC)             8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  B. Lee (BOS)              8
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8
  J. Decker (MIN)           7
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         7

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  J. Bibby (TEX)            8
  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  S. Kline (CLE)            8
  J. Slaton (MIL)           8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  C. Wright (MIL)           8
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          7
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  G. Perry (CLE)           11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  B. Singer (CAL)           8
  C. Wright (MIL)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  B. Campbell (MIN)         9
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  S. Foucault (TEX)         6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5
  G. Jackson (BAL)          5
  T. Murphy (MIL)           5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  B. Reynolds (BAL)         4

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  J. Perry (CLE)            2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  J. Brown (TEX)            1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Tiant (BOS)        135.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         130.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       128.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        128.2
  W. Wood (CHI)         123.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       120.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      119.1
  B. Lee (BOS)          117.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     115.2
  S. Busby (KC)         115.2

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            133
  L. Tiant (BOS)          132
  C. Wright (MIL)         119
  J. Coleman (DET)        118
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       118
  D. McNally (BAL)        118
  D. Medich (NY)          118
  J. Bibby (TEX)          117
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     117
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        115

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         69
  N. Ryan (CAL)            64
  J. Bibby (TEX)           63
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         58
  W. Wood (CHI)            58
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       57
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         56
  M. Lolich (DET)          56
  J. Slaton (MIL)          56
  V. Blue (OAK)            54

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (BAL)        15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       14
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  D. Medich (NY)           14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  C. Wright (MIL)          14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  J. Coleman (DET)         58
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         52
  J. Bibby (TEX)           49
  J. Slaton (MIL)          47
  G. Perry (CLE)           46
  B. Singer (CAL)          43
  J. Palmer (BAL)          42
  S. Busby (KC)            40
  F. Tanana (CAL)          40

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           140
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        97
  G. Perry (CLE)           83
  S. Busby (KC)            78
  M. Lolich (DET)          78
  B. Singer (CAL)          77
  J. Coleman (DET)         72
  J. Decker (MIN)          71
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         70
  L. Tiant (BOS)           70


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