Thursday July 4, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 4, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         45  35  3.20   80  21  11   714   672  295  254   54  206  354
Kansas City     39  38  3.44   77  28   6   701   682  305  268   46  221  336
Cleveland       42  34  3.50   77  23  12   689   643  306  268   64  240  313
New York        36  42  3.69   78  20  12   696   735  325  285   57  237  375
Baltimore       41  36  3.79   77  25  11   697   721  330  293   60  232  326
Detroit         41  37  3.83   78  23  12   697   666  327  297   73  270  420
Milwaukee       37  39  3.84   76  24  10   677   686  315  289   65  227  285
Minnesota       34  44  3.93   79  15  16   707   730  342  309   66  248  457
California      32  50  3.99   83  26   6   735   716  378  326   58  348  488
Texas           40  40  4.01   81  30   7   721   724  367  321   73  242  430
Chicago         38  38  4.01   78  20  16   712   700  356  317   56  273  394
Boston          43  35  4.01   78  27  11   709   759  349  316   69  205  371

 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
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
John Hiller (DET)     11   6  2.89  33   0   0  10   0   81   77   32   26    6   24   76
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
Mike Cuellar (BAL)    10   4  3.09  17  17   9   0   3  117  114   46   40    9   38   43

 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  3.03  30   0   0   4   0   39   51   14   13    3    8   24
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        1   0  5.63  13   1   0   0   0   32   35   22   20    1   21   18
Dave Johnson           0   1  6.00   2   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   7  3.19  20  20  12   0   3  167  158   62   59   14   35   93
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  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   21   11    6    1    4   11
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  5.64  20  15   4   0   0  104  124   71   65   18   30   49
Bob Veale              0   1  5.91  12   0   0   1   0   11   12    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
Nolan Ryan            10   7  3.42  21  21  11   0   1  163  120   73   62    9  112  173
Dick Lange             3   4  3.52  12  11   1   0   0   69   70   37   27    7   24   39
Frank Tanana           4  12  4.00  20  19   4   0   0  133  138   64   59   18   48   69
John Cumberland        0   1  4.50  13   0   0   0   0   14   16    7    7    2    8   10
Skip Lockwood          2   3  4.59  26   0   0   1   0   51   53   27   26    5   25   26
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
Barry Raziano          1   2  5.94  12   0   0   1   0   17   14   13   11    1    6    9
Bill Stoneman          1   8  6.14  13  11   0   0   0   59   78   41   40    8   31   33
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  2.83  31   1   0  12   0   76   56   26   24    1   21   63
Wilbur Wood           13   9  3.56  22  22   9   0   1  162  144   71   64   17   44   87
Jim Kaat               9   6  3.60  21  18   4   0   0  122  130   57   49    9   35   56
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
Bruce Ellingsen        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    6    0    1    1    2
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
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
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.98  24   1   1   2   0   43   45   22   19    6   16   16
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
Steve Arlin            2   2  6.16   4   4   1   0   0   19   24   14   13    0    6    7
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
Luke Walker            4   0  2.61  12   2   0   0   0   38   34   11   11    3   15   15
Jim Ray                0   0  2.63  13   0   0   2   0   24   20    7    7    1   11   13
John Hiller           11   6  2.89  33   0   0  10   0   81   77   32   26    6   24   76
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  4.41  16  13   0   0   0   88   69   45   43   10   46   58
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  2.66  29   0   0   4   0   51   52   16   15    4   14   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   8  3.39  19  19  10   0   2  149  136   60   56    8   45   94
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  4.50  16   0   0   1   0   14   14    7    7    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  5.55  15   0   0   0   0   24   27   17   15    3    8   17

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   3  1.99  25   0   0   7   0   45   24   10   10    3   22   19
Ed Sprague             6   1  2.08  15   7   2   0   0   74   70   23   17    2   22   46
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
Bert Blyleven          7  10  3.13  19  19   8   0   2  138  132   55   48    9   34  116
Joe Decker             8   7  3.15  18  18   4   0   1  120  116   48   42   12   46   86
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  2.10  35   0   0   7   0   51   52   12   12    2   19   44
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            5   5  3.93  14  13   3   0   0   92  105   46   40    7   27   44
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
Rollie Fingers         7   2  3.44  36   0   0   6   0   55   51   23   21    3   15   38
Vida Blue              8   8  3.44  20  20   6   0   0  144  121   65   55   11   45   89
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   4  2.23  38   0   0   7   0   73   58   22   18    4   17   55
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  4.62  22  22   7   0   3  142  137   77   73   12   62   78
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:

  T. Forster (CHI)         12
  B. Campbell (MIN)        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
  L. Tiant (BOS)        166.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         163.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         162.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      161.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       152.1
  S. Busby (KC)         148.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         144.0
  J. Bibby (TEX)        142.1

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            161
  L. Tiant (BOS)          158
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        153
  C. Wright (MIL)         153
  M. Lolich (DET)         148
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       147
  W. Wood (CHI)           144
  J. Coleman (DET)        141
  D. McNally (BAL)        140
  D. Medich (NY)          140

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         81
  J. Bibby (TEX)           77
  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
  V. Blue (OAK)            65

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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           173
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       116
  G. Perry (CLE)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         111
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         97
  S. Busby (KC)            94
  L. Tiant (BOS)           93
  V. Blue (OAK)            89
  J. Coleman (DET)         88
  W. Wood (CHI)            87


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