Tuesday July 2, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 2, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         43  35  3.21   78  19  11   696   662  289  248   53  203  342
Kansas City     38  37  3.34   75  28   5   684   658  291  254   42  217  327
Cleveland       41  33  3.44   75  22  12   672   619  289  257   61  236  302
New York        35  41  3.64   76  20  12   678   716  313  274   54  227  367
Detroit         40  36  3.78   76  23  12   679   644  315  285   72  262  409
Baltimore       38  36  3.79   74  25  10   670   687  318  282   58  221  315
Milwaukee       36  38  3.85   74  22  10   659   669  308  282   64  218  274
Boston          43  32  3.87   75  26  11   682   721  324  293   64  200  360
Minnesota       33  43  3.93   77  14  16   689   719  334  301   62  240  446
California      32  48  4.02   81  25   6   717   697  366  320   57  340  484
Chicago         37  37  4.05   76  20  15   694   686  348  312   54  263  384
Texas           39  39  4.05   79  29   7   704   712  363  317   72  238  422

 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)     10   5  2.43  31   0   0  10   0   78   68   27   21    5   24   74
Jim Perry (CLE)        7   7  2.58  17  17   3   0   2  122  110   39   35    1   31   33
Jackie Brown (TEX)     7   5  2.62  17   9   3   0   1  100   94   36   29    7   32   65
B. Dal Canton (KC)     4   4  2.78  14   9   4   0   1   81   51   29   25    2   41   46
Luis Tiant (BOS)      11   6  2.87  19  19  12   0   3  160  146   54   51   12   34   89
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  10   8  2.90  20  20   8   0   2  152  139   54   49   13   19   61
Paul Splittorff (KC)   8   7  2.90  18  18   6   0   1  124  123   50   40   10   33   42
Dave Hamilton (OAK)    5   1  2.93  17  12   1   0   1   83   71   31   27    7   32   44
Dick Drago (BOS)       5   3  2.98  17   8   3   2   0   88   76   31   29    6   32   51

 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  2.55  28   0   0   4   0   35   40   10   10    2    7   23
Mike Cuellar          10   4  3.09  17  17   9   0   3  117  114   46   40    9   38   43
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.20  19   0   0   5   0   25   27    9    9    4    8   20
Don Hood               0   0  3.31   9   0   0   0   0   33   29   14   12    1   12   15
Ross Grimsley          9   7  3.64  19  19   9   0   1  138  132   60   56   19   31   72
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   4  5.30  13   6   1   0   0   53   62   36   31    5   20   10
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  6.08  12   0   0   0   0   27   30   20   18    1   16   17
Dave Johnson           0   1  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    2    2    0    3    1

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Rick Wise              3   3  3.24   7   7   1   0   0   42   34   15   15    2   13   21
Roger Moret            1   2  3.57  14   5   2   2   0   53   60   24   21    4   23   35
Diego Segui            5   4  3.58  33   0   0   6   0   60   60   27   24    4   26   48
Bill Lee               9   7  3.62  19  18   5   0   1  134  161   64   54   13   27   43
Dick Pole              0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8   13    7    4    0    4    7
Reggie Cleveland       6   5  5.61  19  14   3   0   0   95  114   65   59   17   28   47
Bob Veale              0   1  6.75  11   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
Dick Lange             3   3  3.39  11  10   1   0   0   66   64   31   25    7   22   36
Nolan Ryan            10   7  3.42  21  21  11   0   1  163  120   73   62    9  112  173
Frank Tanana           4  12  4.00  20  19   4   0   0  133  138   64   59   18   48   69
Skip Lockwood          2   3  4.44  25   0   0   1   0   49   50   25   24    4   25   26
John Cumberland        0   1  4.50  12   0   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    2    6   10
Dick Selma             2   2  5.09  18   0   0   1   0   23   22   13   13    2   17   15
Ed Figueroa            0   0  5.59  10   0   0   0   0   19   28   13   12    0    6    9
Bill Stoneman          1   8  6.14  13  11   0   0   0   59   78   41   40    8   31   33
Barry Raziano          1   2  6.75  11   0   0   1   0   15   13   13   11    1    6    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
Cy Acosta              0   3  2.72  23   0   0   3   0   40   32   15   12    3   14   16
Terry Forster          5   5  2.97  29   1   0  11   0   73   55   26   24    1   21   58
Wilbur Wood           13   9  3.56  22  22   9   0   1  162  144   71   64   17   44   87
Bill Moran             1   1  3.60  11   4   0   0   0   30   36   14   12    1   15   12
Jim Kaat               8   6  3.81  20  17   4   0   0  116  124   54   49    9   32   54
Stan Bahnsen           7   9  4.32  21  21   7   0   1  131  139   71   63    8   62   63
Skip Pitlock           2   2  4.42  21   4   0   1   0   55   50   31   27    5   27   41
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
Rich Gossage           0   2  5.02  16   2   0   0   0   43   41   24   24    3   23   32
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              7   7  2.58  17  17   3   0   2  122  110   39   35    1   31   33
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.49  23   1   1   2   0   39   38   18   15    5   16   14
Fritz Peterson         6   4  3.81  11  11   2   0   0   57   63   26   24    5   11   15
Tom Buskey             0   1  3.86  14   0   0   4   0   26   27   11   11    3   14   13
Steve Arlin            2   1  4.15   3   3   1   0   0   17   19    9    8    0    3    6
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  4.15  16   0   0   3   0   22   22   10   10    4    8   10
Fred Beene             2   1  4.19  13   0   0   2   0   34   32   18   16    5    8   17
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
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Dick Bosman            0   0  5.67   9   2   0   0   0   27   38   18   17    3    6   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
Jim Ray                0   0  2.42  12   0   0   2   0   22   19    6    6    1    8   12
John Hiller           10   5  2.43  31   0   0  10   0   78   68   27   21    5   24   74
Luke Walker            4   0  2.61  12   2   0   0   0   38   34   11   11    3   15   15
Mickey Lolich         10   8  3.19  20  20  14   0   2  164  139   65   58   17   42  107
Lerrin LaGrow          6   7  3.62  17  17   5   0   0  114  123   51   46   12   41   42
Woodie Fryman          3   4  4.52  15  12   0   0   0   82   66   43   41   10   41   54
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  4.91  21  21   4   0   1  136  141   81   74   17   69   88
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  2.53  27   0   0   3   0   46   47   14   13    3   13   29
Bruce Dal Canton       4   4  2.78  14   9   4   0   1   81   51   29   25    2   41   46
Paul Splittorff        8   7  2.90  18  18   6   0   1  124  123   50   40   10   33   42
Steve Busby           10   7  3.15  18  18  10   0   2  143  127   54   50    7   44   91
Marty Pattin           2   3  3.50  14   8   2   0   0   75   77   31   29    5   21   36
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.63  16  15   4   0   2   84   98   41   34    5   24   18
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.81  17   4   2   0   0   52   48   24   22    4   11   19
Joe Hoerner            1   3  3.86  15   0   0   1   0   14   13    6    6    1    4   12
Nelson Briles          0   2  4.80   3   3   0   0   0   15   18    8    8    0    6    3
Gene Garber            1   2  4.85  16   0   0   1   0   26   32   19   14    2   13   14
Steve Mingori          1   1  4.94  14   0   0   0   0   24   24   15   13    3    7   17

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Sprague             5   1  1.95  14   6   1   0   0   65   62   20   14    2   18   38
Tom Murphy             2   3  1.99  25   0   0   7   0   45   24   10   10    3   22   19
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   2  3.48  26   1   0   3   0   52   40   21   20    3   27   26
Clyde Wright           7  10  3.75  20  20  11   0   0  142  153   63   59   15   26   43
Kevin Kobel            3   8  4.19  17  13   2   0   1   82   87   43   38    9   28   42
Jim Slaton             7   9  4.26  20  17   5   0   1  120  125   62   57   12   51   57
Bill Champion          2   1  4.29  12   4   0   0   0   42   53   23   20    4   13   10
Jim Colborn            4   4  5.28  13  12   3   0   1   77   82   45   45   11   17   21
Bill Travers           0   0  6.33   8   1   0   0   0   21   26   15   15    3   11   14

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          3   5  2.61  34   0   0  11   0   62   52   19   18    2   23   43
Joe Decker             8   7  3.15  18  18   4   0   1  120  116   48   42   12   46   86
Bert Blyleven          6  10  3.28  18  18   7   0   2  129  131   54   47    8   30  110
Dave Goltz             1   4  3.90  11   8   0   1   0   58   67   31   25    5   20   30
Vic Albury             4   7  4.09  15  12   2   0   0   88   79   44   40   12   45   47
Ray Corbin             5   1  4.15  17   8   0   0   0   61   70   32   28    6   21   29
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  4.87  21   5   0   3   0   61   77   33   33    5   11   48
Tom Burgmeier          1   2  6.15  25   0   0   0   0   41   47   28   28    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   1  1.06   2   2   2   0   0   17    8    4    2    0    7   16
Sparky Lyle            5   0  1.66  33   0   0   7   0   49   48    9    9    1   17   40
Mike Wallace           2   0  2.33  10   0   0   0   0   19   19    5    5    2   13   11
Cecil Upshaw           0   3  2.67  17   0   0   3   0   30   26   11    9    0   10   14
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  10  3.71  18  18   3   0   0  119  131   60   49   10   30   69
Dick Tidrow            4   5  3.98  13  12   3   0   0   84   98   42   37    6   22   42
Doc Medich             8   7  4.00  18  18   6   0   0  133  140   64   59   17   40   68
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  1.36  19   2   0   3   0   53   40   14    8    3   16   22
Glenn Abbott           1   1  2.57   4   3   1   0   0   21   19    6    6    0    5   15
Catfish Hunter        10   8  2.90  20  20   8   0   2  152  139   54   49   13   19   61
Dave Hamilton          5   1  2.93  17  12   1   0   1   83   71   31   27    7   32   44
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         7   2  3.44  36   0   0   6   0   55   51   23   21    3   15   38
Ken Holtzman           9   9  3.71  20  20   4   0   1  124  147   60   51    8   26   54
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  4.37  14   2   0   0   0   35   37   19   17    4   22   21
Darold Knowles         2   2  4.50  28   0   0   2   0   30   36   18   15    4   20    8

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   3  2.00  37   0   0   7   0   72   56   20   16    3   17   54
Jackie Brown           7   5  2.62  17   9   3   0   1  100   94   36   29    7   32   65
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   16   17    8    6    1    7   12
Steve Hargan           6   4  3.72  21  12   3   0   1   94   98   50   39    8   35   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             11  10  4.82  21  21   7   0   3  134  133   76   72   12   60   75
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)            13
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10

Losses:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          12
  J. Bibby (TEX)           10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  P. Dobson (NY)           10
  C. Wright (MIL)          10
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          9
  S. Kline (CLE)            9

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  C. Wright (MIL)          11
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       163.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         163.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         162.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        160.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        155.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      152.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       152.1
  S. Busby (KC)         142.2
  C. Wright (MIL)       141.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     138.1

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            161
  C. Wright (MIL)         153
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       147
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        147
  L. Tiant (BOS)          146
  W. Wood (CHI)           144
  J. Coleman (DET)        141
  D. Medich (NY)          140
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        139
  C. Hunter (OAK)         139

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         81
  J. Bibby (TEX)           76
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         75
  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         71
  W. Wood (CHI)            71
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       65
  M. Lolich (DET)          65
  B. Lee (BOS)             64
  D. McNally (BAL)         64

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       17
  J. Coleman (DET)         17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  D. Medich (NY)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           112
  J. Coleman (DET)         69
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         62
  J. Bibby (TEX)           60
  J. Slaton (MIL)          51
  G. Perry (CLE)           50
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  J. Decker (MIN)          46
  V. Albury (MIN)          45
  V. Blue (OAK)            44

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           173
  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)         88
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  J. Decker (MIN)          86


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