Saturday June 29, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 29, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         41  34  3.14   75  19  10   670   634  273  234   53  186  335
Kansas City     36  36  3.38   72  27   5   658   635  280  247   40  211  314
Cleveland       37  33  3.52   71  21  11   636   590  280  249   60  228  286
New York        35  38  3.64   73  19  12   654   696  302  265   51  218  353
Baltimore       37  34  3.75   71  24  10   643   656  303  268   56  213  304
Boston          41  31  3.80   72  26  10   656   689  305  277   60  192  349
Milwaukee       35  34  3.81   69  20   9   618   632  287  262   59  202  258
Detroit         37  35  3.83   72  22  11   643   614  304  274   69  248  381
Minnesota       31  41  3.87   73  14  15   654   677  313  281   60  226  428
California      32  45  3.90   78  24   6   690   666  345  299   56  327  465
Chicago         35  35  4.04   72  18  15   658   646  329  295   49  254  363
Texas           37  38  4.11   76  29   7   677   678  354  309   71  231  413

 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
Luis Tiant (BOS)      11   6  2.87  19  19  12   0   3  160  146   54   51   12   34   89
Paul Splittorff (KC)   8   7  2.90  18  18   6   0   1  124  123   50   40   10   33   42
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           7   6  4.30  18  18   4   0   1  121  137   64   58   10   36   63
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            11   6  2.87  19  19  12   0   3  160  146   54   51   12   34   89
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
Diego Segui            4   4  3.51  31   0   0   5   0   56   56   25   22    3   25   47
Bill Lee               8   7  3.59  18  17   5   0   1  128  153   61   51   13   25   40
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  7.00  10   0   0   1   0    9   11    7    7    2    3   11
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             3   3  3.39  11  10   1   0   0   66   64   31   25    7   22   36
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
Terry Forster          5   5  2.97  29   1   0  11   0   73   55   26   24    1   21   58
Cy Acosta              0   3  3.06  22   0   0   3   0   35   30   15   12    3   14   13
Bill Moran             1   1  3.60  11   4   0   0   0   30   36   14   12    1   15   12
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
Tom Buskey             0   1  3.32  12   0   0   4   0   22   22    8    8    2   12   11
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.58  22   1   1   2   0   38   38   18   15    5   15   14
Fritz Peterson         5   4  4.17  10  10   2   0   0   50   56   24   23    5   11   12
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  4.29  15   0   0   2   0   21   22   10   10    4    8    9
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.38  14  10   0   0   0   72   75   42   35   12   37   36
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   8  3.19  20  20  14   0   2  164  139   65   58   17   42  107
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  8.68   4   0   0   0   0    9   12    9    9    4    8    4

 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           10   7  3.15  18  18  10   0   2  143  127   54   50    7   44   91
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            4   4  5.28  13  12   3   0   1   77   82   45   45   11   17   21

 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
Ray Corbin             5   0  3.27  15   6   0   0   0   55   57   24   20    6   19   27
Bert Blyleven          6  10  3.28  18  18   7   0   2  129  131   54   47    8   30  110
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  4.98  20   5   0   3   0   60   76   33   33    5   10   48
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  1.74  32   0   0   7   0   47   48    9    9    1   17   38
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   5  3.98  13  12   3   0   0   84   98   42   37    6   22   42
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
Vida Blue              7   8  3.40  19  19   5   0   0  135  116   61   51   10   44   78
Rollie Fingers         6   2  3.46  33   0   0   6   0   52   46   21   20    3   12   37
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  2.03  34   0   0   7   0   67   51   19   15    3   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
David Clyde            3   4  3.87  14  14   3   0   0   74   83   38   32    8   27   28
Fergie Jenkins         9   9  4.01  20  20  13   0   2  153  147   75   68   20   22   93
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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  J. Bibby (TEX)           10
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  C. Wright (MIL)          10
  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
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       163.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        160.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        155.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         154.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         153.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      152.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       146.2
  S. Busby (KC)         142.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         135.0
  C. Wright (MIL)       133.2

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            153
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        147
  C. Wright (MIL)         147
  L. Tiant (BOS)          146
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       139
  M. Lolich (DET)         139
  W. Wood (CHI)           138
  D. McNally (BAL)        137
  J. Coleman (DET)        134
  C. Hunter (OAK)         134

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         78
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         75
  J. Bibby (TEX)           74
  W. Wood (CHI)            70
  N. Ryan (CAL)            68
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         67
  M. Lolich (DET)          65
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       64
  D. McNally (BAL)         64
  V. Blue (OAK)            61

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        18
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  J. Coleman (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
  V. Blue (OAK)            44
  S. Busby (KC)            44
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           163
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       110
  G. Perry (CLE)          108
  M. Lolich (DET)         107
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         93
  S. Busby (KC)            91
  L. Tiant (BOS)           89
  J. Coleman (DET)         84
  W. Wood (CHI)            82
  J. Decker (MIN)          81


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