Friday June 28, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 28, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         41  33  3.15   74  18  10   662   630  271  232   53  184  332
Cleveland       37  32  3.40   70  21  11   627   572  268  237   56  225  284
Kansas City     35  36  3.43   71  26   5   649   630  280  247   40  210  308
New York        35  37  3.66   72  19  12   646   686  300  263   51  215  351
Detroit         37  34  3.76   71  22  11   634   601  295  265   66  246  375
Baltimore       36  34  3.81   70  23  10   634   654  303  268   56  211  301
Boston          40  31  3.83   71  26  10   647   683  303  275   58  190  345
Minnesota       31  40  3.86   72  14  15   646   666  309  277   59  224  420
Milwaukee       34  34  3.87   68  19   9   609   626  287  262   59  202  257
California      31  45  3.91   77  23   6   681   660  342  296   54  323  459
Chicago         34  35  4.05   71  18  15   649   641  326  292   48  251  358
Texas           37  37  4.05   75  29   7   669   668  346  301   68  230  407

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   14   1  1.27  17  17  14   0   3  156   86   28   22    6   50  108
John Hiller (DET)      9   5  2.50  30   0   0  10   0   76   66   27   21    5   24   71
Jim Perry (CLE)        6   7  2.62  16  16   3   0   2  117  105   38   34    1   29   31
Jackie Brown (TEX)     6   5  2.66  16   8   3   0   1   91   82   34   27    6   30   60
Dave Hamilton (OAK)    5   1  2.82  16  11   1   0   1   77   67   28   24    7   26   43
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  10   8  2.82  19  19   8   0   2  147  134   50   46   13   19   60
Paul Splittorff (KC)   8   7  2.90  18  18   6   0   1  124  123   50   40   10   33   42
Luis Tiant (BOS)      10   6  2.92  18  18  12   0   3  154  143   53   50   11   33   87
Dick Drago (BOS)       5   3  2.98  17   8   3   2   0   88   76   31   29    6   32   51
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland          1   1  1.91   8   0   0   1   0   28   21    7    6    0    6   11
Bob Reynolds           4   2  2.18  26   0   0   4   0   33   36    8    8    2    7   22
Don Hood               0   0  3.31   9   0   0   0   0   33   29   14   12    1   12   15
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.33  18   0   0   5   0   24   24    9    9    4    8   19
Mike Cuellar           9   4  3.34  16  16   8   0   2  108  108   46   40    9   37   42
Ross Grimsley          9   7  3.46  18  18   9   0   1  133  122   55   51   18   29   66
Jim Palmer             3   8  4.01  14  14   2   0   0   90   94   50   40    7   44   40
Dave McNally           6   6  4.65  17  17   3   0   0  112  135   64   58   10   34   60
Doyle Alexander        3   3  5.05  12   5   1   0   0   46   55   30   26    4   18    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  6.08  12   0   0   0   0   27   30   20   18    1   16   17

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Wise              3   2  2.45   6   6   1   0   0   37   29   10   10    0   13   19
Luis Tiant            10   6  2.92  18  18  12   0   3  154  143   53   50   11   33   87
Dick Drago             5   3  2.98  17   8   3   2   0   88   76   31   29    6   32   51
Roger Moret            1   2  3.23  13   4   2   2   0   47   51   20   17    3   22   33
Bill Lee               8   7  3.59  18  17   5   0   1  128  153   61   51   13   25   40
Diego Segui            4   4  3.64  30   0   0   5   0   54   54   25   22    3   24   46
Dick Pole              0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    3    3    0    1    5
Reggie Cleveland       6   5  5.63  18  14   3   0   0   93  112   64   58   17   27   46
Bob Veale              0   1  6.75   9   0   0   1   0    8   10    6    6    1    3   10
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           1   2  1.61   3   3   1   0   0   22   19    7    4    0    7    8
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
Nolan Ryan            10   6  3.32  20  20  10   0   1  154  112   68   57    9  107  163
Dick Lange             2   3  3.45  10   9   0   0   0   57   58   28   22    5   18   30
Frank Tanana           4  11  3.84  19  18   4   0   0  127  132   59   54   17   47   68
John Cumberland        0   1  3.86  11   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    5    2    6    9
Skip Lockwood          2   3  3.86  23   0   0   1   0   47   45   21   20    4   22   24
Dick Selma             2   2  5.09  18   0   0   1   0   23   22   13   13    2   17   15
Bill Stoneman          1   7  5.76  12  10   0   0   0   55   70   36   35    8   31   32
Ed Figueroa            0   0  6.75   8   0   0   0   0   15   25   12   11    0    4    5
Rudy May               0   1  7.00  18   3   0   2   0   27   29   24   21    2   10   12
Barry Raziano          1   2  7.24  10   0   0   1   0   14   13   13   11    1    4    9
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   3  3.06  22   0   0   3   0   35   30   15   12    3   14   13
Terry Forster          4   5  3.09  28   1   0  11   0   70   55   26   24    1   21   55
Bill Moran             1   1  3.42  10   3   0   0   0   24   31   11    9    0   12   10
Wilbur Wood           12   9  3.71  21  21   8   0   1  153  138   70   63   17   44   82
Skip Pitlock           2   2  3.93  19   4   0   1   0   50   41   26   22    4   25   39
Jim Kaat               7   6  4.05  19  16   3   0   0  107  115   51   48    8   31   49
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.05   9   1   0   0   0   20   21   10    9    2    8    5
Stan Bahnsen           7   8  4.17  20  20   7   0   1  127  133   67   59    7   58   60
Rich Gossage           0   1  4.66  15   1   0   0   0   39   35   20   20    2   22   29
Joe Henderson          1   0  8.40   5   3   0   0   0   15   21   15   14    2   11   12
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         14   1  1.27  17  17  14   0   3  156   86   28   22    6   50  108
Jim Perry              6   7  2.62  16  16   3   0   2  117  105   38   34    1   29   31
Fritz Peterson         5   3  3.14   9   9   2   0   0   49   51   18   17    4    9   12
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.28  21   1   1   2   0   36   34   16   13    4   14   14
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Tom Buskey             0   1  3.48  11   0   0   4   0   21   21    8    8    2   12   11
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.16  13  10   0   0   0   67   67   38   31   10   37   34
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  4.29  15   0   0   2   0   21   22   10   10    4    8    9
Steve Kline            3   7  4.73  10  10   1   0   0   53   48   31   28    6   25   13
Fred Beene             1   1  4.75  12   0   0   2   0   30   31   18   16    5    7   14
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Steve Arlin            1   1  6.48   2   2   0   0   0    8   13    7    6    0    3    1
Dick Bosman            0   0  6.55   8   1   0   0   0   22   33   17   16    3    4   16
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

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            9   5  2.50  30   0   0  10   0   76   66   27   21    5   24   71
Luke Walker            3   0  2.53  11   1   0   0   0   32   29    9    9    2   13   13
Mickey Lolich         10   7  3.03  19  19  14   0   2  158  131   60   53   16   40  104
Jim Ray                0   0  3.24  10   0   0   1   0   17   17    6    6    1    6    8
Lerrin LaGrow          5   7  3.76  16  16   4   0   0  105  113   49   44   11   38   32
Woodie Fryman          3   3  4.42  14  11   0   0   0   75   62   39   37   10   35   49
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   9  4.97  20  20   4   0   1  129  134   78   71   16   68   84
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
Doug Bird              4   2  2.44  26   0   0   3   0   44   43   12   12    3   12   29
Paul Splittorff        8   7  2.90  18  18   6   0   1  124  123   50   40   10   33   42
Bruce Dal Canton       3   4  3.13  13   8   3   0   0   72   46   29   25    2   39   42
Steve Busby            9   7  3.37  17  17   9   0   1  134  122   54   50    7   43   85
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.46  15  14   4   0   2   83   95   37   32    5   23   18
Marty Pattin           2   3  3.63  13   8   2   0   0   69   72   30   28    5   21   31
Joe Hoerner            1   3  3.86  15   0   0   1   0   14   13    6    6    1    4   12
Lindy McDaniel         1   2  3.86  16   3   2   0   0   47   44   21   20    3   10   17
Nelson Briles          0   2  4.80   3   3   0   0   0   15   18    8    8    0    6    3
Gene Garber            0   2  4.97  15   0   0   1   0   25   32   19   14    2   13   13
Steve Mingori          1   1  5.14  12   0   0   0   0   21   22   14   12    2    6   16

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.16  23   0   0   6   0   42   24   10   10    3   22   17
Ed Sprague             4   1  2.20  13   5   1   0   0   57   55   19   14    2   14   36
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   1  2.87  25   0   0   3   0   47   34   16   15    2   23   26
Clyde Wright           7   9  3.77  19  19  10   0   0  134  147   60   56   14   24   40
Kevin Kobel            3   7  3.84  16  12   2   0   1   80   83   39   34    9   26   41
Jim Slaton             7   8  4.33  19  16   4   0   1  112  119   59   54   11   50   54
Bill Champion          2   1  4.66  10   4   0   0   0   37   50   22   19    3   11    7
Bill Travers           0   0  5.12   7   1   0   0   0   19   21   11   11    2   10   12
Jim Colborn            3   4  5.99  12  11   2   0   0   68   76   45   45   11   17   20

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          2   5  2.76  30   0   0  10   0   59   49   18   18    2   23   40
Joe Decker             8   6  2.98  17  17   4   0   1  112  108   43   37   10   40   81
Bert Blyleven          6   9  3.18  17  17   7   0   2  122  121   50   43    7   28  103
Ray Corbin             5   0  3.27  15   6   0   0   0   55   57   24   20    6   19   27
Dave Goltz             1   4  4.01  10   8   0   1   0   52   61   29   23    5   18   26
Vic Albury             3   7  4.20  14  11   2   0   0   79   72   41   37   12   42   43
Bill Butler            3   2  4.26  11   4   1   1   0   38   40   18   18    2   21   27
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Bill Hands             1   4  5.03  19   5   0   3   0   59   75   33   33    5   10   47
Tom Burgmeier          1   2  5.95  24   0   0   0   0   39   43   26   26    5   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
Rudy May               1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    3    9
Sparky Lyle            5   0  1.60  31   0   0   7   0   45   46    8    8    1   15   37
Cecil Upshaw           0   3  2.40  15   0   0   3   0   30   24   10    8    0   10   14
Mike Wallace           2   0  2.55   9   0   0   0   0   18   18    5    5    2   12   10
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             6   9  3.61  17  17   3   0   0  115  125   57   46   10   29   68
Doc Medich             8   6  3.96  17  17   6   0   0  125  133   60   55   14   37   65
Dick Tidrow            4   4  4.19  12  11   3   0   0   77   90   41   36    6   21   41
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
Dave Pagan             0   1  5.40   9   1   0   0   0   22   25   14   13    1   11   23
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   1   0    6   10    4    4    1    3    3
Dick Woodson           0   2  6.64   6   3   0   0   0   20   26   16   15    5    7    9
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
Paul Lindblad          2   2  1.21  17   2   0   2   0   52   38   13    7    3   16   22
Glenn Abbott           1   1  2.57   4   3   1   0   0   21   19    6    6    0    5   15
Dave Hamilton          5   1  2.82  16  11   1   0   1   77   67   28   24    7   26   43
Catfish Hunter        10   8  2.82  19  19   8   0   2  147  134   50   46   13   19   60
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Rollie Fingers         6   2  3.46  33   0   0   6   0   52   46   21   20    3   12   37
Vida Blue              7   7  3.47  18  18   4   0   0  127  112   59   49   10   42   75
Ken Holtzman           8   9  3.65  19  19   4   0   1  116  139   56   47    8   25   51
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  4.32  13   2   0   0   0   33   36   18   16    4   18   20
Darold Knowles         2   1  4.34  26   0   0   2   0   29   33   17   14    4   17    8

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   2  1.91  33   0   0   7   0   66   50   18   14    2   16   52
Jackie Brown           6   5  2.66  16   8   3   0   1   91   82   34   27    6   30   60
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   16   17    8    6    1    7   12
Steve Hargan           6   4  3.68  20  11   3   0   1   88   89   46   36    8   34   55
Fergie Jenkins         9   8  3.78  19  19  13   0   2  145  138   68   61   18   21   87
David Clyde            3   4  3.87  14  14   3   0   0   74   83   38   32    8   27   28
Jim Bibby             10  10  4.93  20  20   7   0   3  128  125   74   70   12   57   73
Jim Shellenback        0   0  6.19   9   0   0   0   0   16   20   13   11    3   10   10
Lloyd Allen            0   1  6.55  14   0   0   0   0   22   24   17   16    2   18   18
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)           14
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  J. Bibby (TEX)           10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9

Losses:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  J. Bibby (TEX)           10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  P. Dobson (NY)            9
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  S. Kline (CLE)            9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  C. Wright (MIL)           9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  C. Wright (MIL)          10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         11
  B. Campbell (MIN)        10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  S. Foucault (TEX)         7
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  T. Murphy (MIL)           6
  T. Buskey (CLE)           5
  G. Jackson (BAL)          5
  D. Segui (BOS)            5

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       157.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        155.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         154.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        154.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         153.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       146.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      145.1
  S. Busby (KC)         133.2
  C. Wright (MIL)       133.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     132.2

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            153
  C. Wright (MIL)         147
  L. Tiant (BOS)          143
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       139
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        138
  W. Wood (CHI)           138
  D. McNally (BAL)        135
  J. Coleman (DET)        134
  C. Hunter (OAK)         134
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        133

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         78
  J. Bibby (TEX)           74
  W. Wood (CHI)            70
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         68
  N. Ryan (CAL)            68
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         67
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       64
  D. McNally (BAL)         64
  B. Lee (BOS)             61
  M. Lolich (DET)          60

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (BAL)        18
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         18
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  D. Medich (NY)           14
  C. Wright (MIL)          14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           107
  J. Coleman (DET)         68
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         58
  J. Bibby (TEX)           57
  G. Perry (CLE)           50
  J. Slaton (MIL)          50
  F. Tanana (CAL)          47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  W. Wood (CHI)            44
  S. Busby (KC)            43

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           163
  G. Perry (CLE)          108
  M. Lolich (DET)         104
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       103
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         87
  L. Tiant (BOS)           87
  S. Busby (KC)            85
  J. Coleman (DET)         84
  W. Wood (CHI)            82
  J. Decker (MIN)          81

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