Friday June 21, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 21, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         36  31  3.26   67  14  10   600   575  255  217   53  166  305
Kansas City     32  32  3.41   64  23   5   581   570  251  220   36  194  278
Cleveland       32  30  3.45   63  19   9   566   515  245  217   53  199  253
New York        34  34  3.64   68  18  12   610   650  282  247   48  201  327
Detroit         34  30  3.78   64  21  11   574   542  270  241   58  221  336
Milwaukee       31  31  3.78   62  17   9   557   564  256  234   57  187  233
Baltimore       33  32  3.82   65  20  10   590   617  285  250   51  192  285
Boston          37  27  3.86   64  23   8   585   617  278  251   54  176  307
California      28  41  3.90   70  21   6   621   597  309  269   48  298  425
Texas           35  32  3.90   68  29   6   607   584  301  263   61  204  378
Minnesota       26  37  3.95   64  12  12   574   599  280  252   50  193  385
Chicago         30  31  4.06   63  16  14   572   566  292  258   42  225  316

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   12   1  1.37  15  15  12   0   2  138   79   27   21    6   47   92
John Hiller (DET)      8   4  2.23  27   0   0  10   0   69   56   23   17    3   24   67
Jackie Brown (TEX)     6   3  2.29  14   6   3   0   1   79   67   23   20    4   25   53
Jim Perry (CLE)        5   6  2.55  14  14   3   0   2  106   91   32   30    1   26   27
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   9   8  2.94  18  18   7   0   2  138  125   49   45   13   18   57
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
Luis Tiant (BOS)       9   6  3.10  17  17  11   0   2  145  135   53   50   11   33   77
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    5   9  3.11  16  16   7   0   2  116  113   47   40    5   27   97
Al Fitzmorris (KC)     6   3  3.12  14  13   4   0   2   81   89   33   28    4   22   18

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           4   2  2.18  26   0   0   4   0   33   36    8    8    2    7   22
Wayne Garland          1   1  2.42   7   0   0   1   0   22   17    7    6    0    6    8
Don Hood               0   0  3.26   8   0   0   0   0   30   28   13   11    0   10   14
Mike Cuellar           9   3  3.27  15  15   8   0   2  105  105   44   38    9   32   41
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.33  18   0   0   5   0   24   24    9    9    4    8   19
Ross Grimsley          7   7  3.53  16  16   7   0   1  115  110   49   45   15   25   60
Jim Palmer             3   8  4.01  14  14   2   0   0   90   94   50   40    7   44   40
Dave McNally           6   5  4.21  16  16   3   0   0  109  125   57   51    9   32   59
Doyle Alexander        2   3  6.03  11   4   0   0   0   37   50   29   25    4   14    8
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  6.29  11   0   0   0   0   24   28   19   17    1   14   14

 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             9   6  3.10  17  17  11   0   2  145  135   53   50   11   33   77
Dick Drago             5   2  3.24  15   7   2   1   0   75   68   29   27    5   27   45
Diego Segui            4   4  3.71  29   0   0   5   0   53   53   25   22    3   24   46
Roger Moret            1   1  3.82  11   3   1   1   0   35   44   18   15    3   18   26
Bob Veale              0   1  4.26   8   0   0   1   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    8
Reggie Cleveland       5   5  5.75  17  13   3   0   0   88  105   61   56   16   26   43
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
Andy Hassler           0   1  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    9    2    1    0    2    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  3.25   9   8   0   0   0   53   50   23   19    5   17   26
Nolan Ryan             8   6  3.50  18  18   8   0   0  136  102   64   53    9  103  147
Skip Lockwood          2   3  3.67  21   0   0   1   0   42   39   18   17    2   18   21
Frank Tanana           4  10  3.72  17  17   4   0   0  121  120   54   50   16   44   67
John Cumberland        0   1  4.82   9   0   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    2    6    7
Dick Selma             2   2  5.09  18   0   0   1   0   23   22   13   13    2   17   15
Ed Figueroa            0   0  5.56   6   0   0   0   0   11   20    7    7    0    2    5
Bill Stoneman          1   6  5.73  11   9   0   0   0   49   61   32   31    6   26   29
Barry Raziano          1   2  6.75   8   0   0   1   0   12   11   11    9    0    3    9
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
Terry Forster          3   5  3.08  26   1   0  10   0   64   50   24   22    1   17   49
Cy Acosta              0   3  3.27  21   0   0   3   0   33   28   15   12    3   14   13
Bill Moran             1   1  3.42  10   3   0   0   0   24   31   11    9    0   12   10
Wilbur Wood           11   8  3.53  19  19   8   0   1  140  128   62   55   15   40   78
Skip Pitlock           2   1  3.58  16   4   0   1   0   38   25   19   15    3   22   34
Stan Bahnsen           6   7  4.19  18  18   6   0   1  116  123   62   54    6   53   54
Jim Kaat               6   6  4.63  17  14   2   0   0   89  103   49   46    8   29   41
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.86   8   1   0   0   0   17   20   10    9    2    6    5
Rich Gossage           0   0  4.97  13   0   0   0   0   29   26   16   16    1   17   17
Joe Henderson          1   0  5.68   3   2   0   0   0   13   11    9    8    1   10   11
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         12   1  1.37  15  15  12   0   2  138   79   27   21    6   47   92
Jim Perry              5   6  2.55  14  14   3   0   2  106   91   32   30    1   26   27
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.03  19   1   1   2   0   33   28   14   11    4   12   13
Tom Buskey             0   1  3.12   8   0   0   3   0   17   17    6    6    2    8    7
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Fritz Peterson         4   3  3.67   8   8   2   0   0   42   46   17   17    4    7   10
Steve Kline            3   6  4.03   9   9   1   0   0   51   45   26   23    5   22   13
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.29  12  10   0   0   0   63   63   37   30    9   32   33
Fred Beene             1   1  4.45  11   0   0   2   0   28   28   16   14    5    6   13
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  5.19  13   0   0   1   0   17   20   10   10    4    6    9
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Dick Bosman            0   0  6.75   7   1   0   0   0   20   31   16   15    2    4   15
Dick Tidrow            1   3  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    4   13    8
Ken Sanders            0   1  9.82   9   0   0   1   0   11   21   12   12    5    5    4
Steve Arlin            0   1 12.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    0    2    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Luke Walker            2   0  1.88   9   0   0   0   0   24   24    5    5    1    7   10
John Hiller            8   4  2.23  27   0   0  10   0   69   56   23   17    3   24   67
Mickey Lolich          9   7  3.21  18  18  13   0   1  149  124   60   53   16   38   95
Lerrin LaGrow          5   6  3.73  15  15   4   0   0   99  104   46   41   10   35   31
Jim Ray                0   0  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   12    5    5    1    3    3
Woodie Fryman          3   3  4.62  12   9   0   0   0   62   50   34   32    7   31   42
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
Joe Coleman            6   7  4.94  18  18   4   0   1  117  123   70   64   15   61   74
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  2.55  24   0   0   3   0   42   43   12   12    3   12   29
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.12  14  13   4   0   2   81   89   33   28    4   22   18
Bruce Dal Canton       3   4  3.13  13   8   3   0   0   72   46   29   25    2   39   42
Paul Splittorff        7   6  3.29  16  16   5   0   1  104  111   46   38    9   25   35
Steve Busby            9   6  3.39  16  16   8   0   1  125  115   51   47    6   41   81
Joe Hoerner            1   2  3.86  13   0   0   1   0   12   10    5    5    1    4   10
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  2.20  22   0   0   6   0   41   24   10   10    3   22   17
Ed Sprague             3   1  2.42  12   4   0   0   0   48   51   18   13    2   12   31
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
Kevin Kobel            3   5  3.33  14  10   2   0   1   68   67   28   25    8   24   34
Bill Champion          2   1  3.71   8   4   0   0   0   34   43   17   14    3   11    6
Clyde Wright           5   9  4.02  17  17   9   0   0  116  126   55   52   14   22   32
Jim Slaton             7   8  4.33  19  16   4   0   1  112  119   59   54   11   50   54
Bill Travers           0   0  5.40   6   1   0   0   0   18   20   11   11    2   10   11
Jim Colborn            3   3  5.54  11  10   2   0   0   63   66   39   39   10   15   19

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          2   5  2.59  28   0   0  10   0   56   47   16   16    1   23   39
Bert Blyleven          5   9  3.11  16  16   7   0   2  116  113   47   40    5   27   97
Ray Corbin             5   0  3.27  15   6   0   0   0   55   57   24   20    6   19   27
Joe Decker             7   5  3.35  15  15   4   0   1   97   90   40   36   10   36   74
Dave Goltz             1   3  3.95   8   7   0   0   0   43   52   23   19    5   16   22
Vic Albury             2   6  4.22  12   9   1   0   0   64   62   34   30    9   30   36
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Bill Butler            1   2  4.70   9   2   0   1   0   23   29   12   12    1   10   20
Bill Hands             1   4  5.50  17   5   0   1   0   52   70   32   32    4    9   44
Tom Burgmeier          1   2  6.14  23   0   0   0   0   37   39   25   25    4   15   11
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
Mike Wallace           2   0  1.59   8   0   0   0   0   17   16    3    3    1   10   10
Sparky Lyle            5   0  1.62  30   0   0   7   0   44   45    8    8    1   14   37
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Cecil Upshaw           0   3  2.73  14   0   0   3   0   26   22   10    8    0    9   13
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             6   8  3.54  16  16   3   0   0  109  116   54   43    8   28   66
Doc Medich             8   5  3.69  16  16   6   0   0  122  125   55   50   14   34   63
Dick Tidrow            4   3  4.30  11  10   3   0   0   69   85   37   33    6   18   34
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
Dave Pagan             0   1  5.59   8   1   0   0   0   19   23   13   12    1   11   21
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   1   0    6   10    4    4    1    3    3
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  0.96   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    0    2    7
Paul Lindblad          2   2  1.38  16   2   0   2   0   46   32   13    7    3   15   19
Catfish Hunter         9   8  2.94  18  18   7   0   2  138  125   49   45   13   18   57
Dave Hamilton          4   1  3.19  15  10   0   0   0   68   65   28   24    7   22   39
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Vida Blue              6   7  3.48  17  17   4   0   0  119  104   56   46   10   38   73
Rollie Fingers         6   2  3.53  32   0   0   6   0   51   46   21   20    3   12   37
Ken Holtzman           7   8  3.55  17  17   3   0   1  104  125   49   41    8   21   46
Darold Knowles         2   1  4.34  26   0   0   2   0   29   33   17   14    4   17    8
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  5.08  12   2   0   0   0   28   32   18   16    4   17   18

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   2  1.66  28   0   0   6   0   60   45   15   11    1   16   48
Jackie Brown           6   3  2.29  14   6   3   0   1   79   67   23   20    4   25   53
David Clyde            3   3  3.69  13  13   3   0   0   71   77   35   29    7   25   26
Fergie Jenkins         8   8  3.77  18  18  13   0   2  138  126   65   58   17   21   85
Steve Hargan           5   4  3.81  17  10   3   0   1   76   73   41   32    8   33   52
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    1    4    5
Jim Bibby             10   8  4.27  18  18   7   0   3  124  119   63   59   11   50   72
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)           12
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  J. Bibby (TEX)           10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  J. Hiller (DET)           8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          8

Losses:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  C. Wright (MIL)           9
  J. Bibby (TEX)            8
  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          8
  S. Kline (CLE)            8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  C. Wright (MIL)           9
  S. Busby (KC)             8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  B. Singer (CAL)           8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  J. Perry (CLE)            2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       148.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        145.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         140.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      138.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       137.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        137.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         136.1
  S. Busby (KC)         124.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)        124.1
  D. Medich (NY)        122.0

Hits:

  L. Tiant (BOS)          135
  B. Lee (BOS)            133
  W. Wood (CHI)           128
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        126
  C. Wright (MIL)         126
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       125
  C. Hunter (OAK)         125
  D. McNally (BAL)        125
  D. Medich (NY)          125
  M. Lolich (DET)         124

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         70
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         65
  N. Ryan (CAL)            64
  J. Bibby (TEX)           63
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         62
  W. Wood (CHI)            62
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       61
  M. Lolich (DET)          60
  J. Slaton (MIL)          59
  D. McNally (BAL)         57

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         17
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  J. Coleman (DET)         15
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  D. Medich (NY)           14
  C. Wright (MIL)          14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           103
  J. Coleman (DET)         61
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         53
  J. Bibby (TEX)           50
  J. Slaton (MIL)          50
  G. Perry (CLE)           47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  F. Tanana (CAL)          44
  B. Singer (CAL)          43
  S. Busby (KC)            41

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           147
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        97
  M. Lolich (DET)          95
  G. Perry (CLE)           92
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         85
  S. Busby (KC)            81
  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  B. Singer (CAL)          77
  L. Tiant (BOS)           77
  J. Coleman (DET)         74

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