Wednesday July 3, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 3, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         44  35  3.19   79  20  11   705   667  291  250   53  205  343
Kansas City     39  37  3.34   76  28   6   693   666  294  257   44  218  333
Cleveland       42  33  3.42   76  23  12   681   626  291  259   62  236  308
New York        35  42  3.69   77  20  12   687   727  321  282   56  231  371
Baltimore       40  36  3.77   76  25  11   688   706  324  288   59  227  324
Detroit         41  36  3.80   77  23  12   688   657  321  291   73  262  414
Milwaukee       36  39  3.85   75  23  10   668   678  312  286   65  223  277
Boston          43  34  3.96   77  27  11   700   745  339  308   67  204  366
Minnesota       33  44  3.97   78  14  16   698   729  341  308   65  244  451
California      32  49  3.98   82  26   6   726   704  369  321   57  344  485
Texas           40  39  4.02   80  30   7   713   718  364  318   72  240  426
Chicago         37  38  4.06   77  20  15   703   694  353  317   56  270  390

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   1  1.31  18  18  15   0   3  165   93   30   24    7   50  114
Jim Perry (CLE)        7   7  2.58  17  17   3   0   2  122  110   39   35    1   31   33
John Hiller (DET)     11   5  2.60  32   0   0  10   0   80   72   29   23    6   24   75
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
Dave Hamilton (OAK)    5   1  2.93  17  12   1   0   1   83   71   31   27    7   32   44
Paul Splittorff (KC)   9   7  2.98  19  19   6   0   1  130  129   53   43   12   34   44
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          2   1  2.34   9   1   0   1   0   35   28   10    9    1    8   13
Bob Reynolds           4   2  2.55  29   0   0   4   0   35   41   10   10    2    8   23
Mike Cuellar          10   4  3.09  17  17   9   0   3  117  114   46   40    9   38   43
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.29  20   0   0   5   0   27   30   10   10    4    8   21
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  4.41  20  19   4   1   1  122  140   66   60   10   36   63
Doyle Alexander        4   4  4.55  14   6   1   0   0   61   67   36   31    5   23   16
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
Rick Wise              3   3  3.24   7   7   1   0   0   42   34   15   15    2   13   21
Dick Drago             5   4  3.47  18   9   3   2   0   93   83   38   36    7   34   52
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  4.91   5   0   0   0   0   11   20    9    6    1    4   10
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  5.64  20  15   4   0   0  104  124   71   65   18   30   49
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   3  1.44   4   4   2   0   0   31   26   10    5    0   11    9
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
Lloyd Allen            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    0
Cy Acosta              0   3  2.72  23   0   0   3   0   40   32   15   12    3   14   16
Terry Forster          5   5  2.92  30   1   0  11   0   74   56   26   24    1   21   61
Wilbur Wood           13   9  3.56  22  22   9   0   1  162  144   71   64   17   44   87
Jim Kaat               8   6  3.81  20  17   4   0   0  116  124   54   49    9   32   54
Bill Moran             1   2  4.28  12   5   0   0   0   34   41   18   16    2   19   13
Stan Bahnsen           7   9  4.32  21  21   7   0   1  131  139   71   63    8   62   63
Skip Pitlock           2   2  4.42  22   4   0   1   0   57   52   32   28    6   28   43
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         15   1  1.31  18  18  15   0   3  165   93   30   24    7   50  114
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           11   5  2.60  32   0   0  10   0   80   72   29   23    6   24   75
Luke Walker            4   0  2.61  12   2   0   0   0   38   34   11   11    3   15   15
Mickey Lolich         10   8  3.27  21  21  14   0   2  171  148   69   62   17   42  111
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  2.37  28   0   0   4   0   49   49   14   13    3   13   33
Bruce Dal Canton       4   4  2.78  14   9   4   0   1   81   51   29   25    2   41   46
Paul Splittorff        9   7  2.98  19  19   6   0   1  130  129   53   43   12   34   44
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   5  5.15  14  13   4   0   1   86   91   49   49   12   22   24
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
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Bill Butler            3   3  4.63  12   5   1   1   0   45   47   23   23    3   24   31
Bill Hands             1   4  4.91  22   5   0   3   0   62   78   34   34    6   11   49
Tom Burgmeier          1   2  6.21  26   0   0   0   0   42   49   29   29    6   16   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   1  2.15  34   0   0   7   0   50   51   12   12    2   18   42
Mike Wallace           2   0  2.33  10   0   0   0   0   19   19    5    5    2   13   11
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Cecil Upshaw           0   3  3.06  18   0   0   3   0   32   30   13   11    0   10   15
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  4.74  10   2   0   0   0   25   26   14   13    1   12   24
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   1   0    6   10    4    4    1    3    3
Dick Woodson           0   2  7.25   7   3   0   0   0   22   29   19   18    6    9    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           2   1  2.40   5   4   2   0   0   30   24    8    8    0    7   16
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
Fergie Jenkins        10   9  3.84  21  21  14   0   2  162  153   76   69   20   24   97
David Clyde            3   4  3.87  14  14   3   0   0   74   83   38   32    8   27   28
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)           15
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          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:

  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  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)       170.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         163.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         162.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      161.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        160.0
  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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        153
  C. Wright (MIL)         153
  M. Lolich (DET)         148
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       147
  L. Tiant (BOS)          146
  W. Wood (CHI)           144
  J. Coleman (DET)        141
  D. McNally (BAL)        140
  D. Medich (NY)          140

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         81
  J. Bibby (TEX)           76
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         76
  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         71
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       71
  W. Wood (CHI)            71
  M. Lolich (DET)          69
  D. McNally (BAL)         66
  B. Lee (BOS)             64

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        19
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       18
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  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
  G. Perry (CLE)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         111
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       110
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         97
  S. Busby (KC)            91
  L. Tiant (BOS)           89
  J. Coleman (DET)         88
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  J. Decker (MIN)          86

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