Friday July 5, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 5, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         46  35  3.16   81  22  11   723   679  295  254   54  208  355
Kansas City     39  38  3.44   77  28   6   701   682  305  268   46  221  336
Cleveland       43  34  3.47   78  23  12   698   648  308  269   65  242  316
New York        37  42  3.66   79  21  12   705   741  327  287   58  241  381
Baltimore       41  37  3.82   78  25  11   705   728  336  299   62  236  329
Detroit         43  37  3.85   80  25  12   715   687  337  306   76  273  433
Milwaukee       38  40  3.86   78  24  11   695   705  324  298   66  236  292
Minnesota       35  45  3.93   81  15  16   724   749  351  316   69  254  464
California      32  51  4.00   84  26   6   744   721  385  331   59  353  497
Boston          43  35  4.01   78  27  11   709   759  349  316   69  205  371
Chicago         38  40  4.09   80  20  16   728   717  372  331   60  285  405
Texas           40  41  4.13   82  30   7   730   744  381  335   75  248  436

 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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  11   8  2.73  21  21   9   0   3  161  146   54   49   13   21   62
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
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    7  10  3.13  19  19   8   0   2  138  132   55   48    9   34  116

 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
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.29  20   0   0   5   0   27   30   10   10    4    8   21
Don Hood               0   0  3.31  10   0   0   0   0   35   30   15   13    1   13   16
Mike Cuellar          10   5  3.32  18  18   9   0   3  122  120   51   45   11   41   45
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   8  3.47  22  22  11   0   1  171  124   79   66   10  115  181
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  4.20  14   0   0   0   0   15   16    7    7    2    8   11
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
Bill Stoneman          1   8  6.14  13  11   0   0   0   59   78   41   40    8   31   33
Barry Raziano          1   2  6.48  13   0   0   1   0   17   15   14   12    1    8    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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    3    0
Terry Forster          5   5  2.83  31   1   0  12   0   76   56   26   24    1   21   63
Cy Acosta              0   3  2.90  24   0   0   3   0   40   34   16   13    3   15   16
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
Stan Bahnsen           7  10  4.43  22  22   7   0   1  134  142   76   66    9   66   66
Skip Pitlock           2   2  4.57  23   4   0   1   0   61   54   35   31    6   31   47
Bill Moran             1   3  4.73  13   5   0   0   0   40   45   23   21    5   22   16
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
Rich Gossage           0   2  5.24  17   3   0   0   0   45   46   26   26    3   23   33
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         7   4  3.48  12  12   2   0   0   65   67   27   25    6   12   18
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
Fred Beene             2   1  4.08  14   0   0   2   0   35   33   19   16    5    9   17
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  4.15  16   0   0   3   0   22   22   10   10    4    8   10
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          7   7  3.58  18  18   6   0   0  123  132   55   49   12   41   46
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            7   9  4.98  22  22   5   0   1  145  153   87   80   20   72   97
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  1.93  26   0   0   8   0   47   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  3.83  21  21  11   0   0  146  157   66   62   15   30   43
Kevin Kobel            3   8  4.05  18  13   2   0   1   87   89   44   39    9   30   45
Bill Champion          2   1  4.29  12   4   0   0   0   42   53   23   20    4   13   10
Jim Slaton             7  10  4.49  21  18   5   0   1  124  134   67   62   13   52   59
Jim Colborn            4   5  5.15  14  13   4   0   1   86   91   49   49   12   22   24
Bill Travers           1   0  5.40   9   1   0   0   0   25   30   15   15    3   13   16

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          3   5  2.83  35   0   0  11   0   64   55   21   20    2   23   46
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             2   4  3.74  12   9   0   1   0   65   74   33   27    6   24   31
Ray Corbin             5   1  4.15  17   8   0   0   0   61   70   32   28    6   21   29
Vic Albury             4   8  4.21  16  13   2   0   0   92   87   49   43   14   46   49
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Bill Hands             1   4  4.61  23   5   0   3   0   66   79   34   34    6   12   50
Bill Butler            3   3  4.63  12   5   1   1   0   45   47   23   23    3   24   31
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               2   1  1.38   3   3   3   0   0   26   14    6    4    1   11   22
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        11   8  2.73  21  21   9   0   3  161  146   54   49   13   21   62
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   5  4.36  15  15   3   0   0   74   84   42   36    8   30   28
Jim Bibby             11  10  4.62  22  22   7   0   3  142  137   77   73   12   62   78
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.82  10   0   0   0   0   22   26   16   14    5   11   14
Lloyd Allen            0   1  6.55  14   0   0   0   0   22   24   17   16    2   18   18
Jim Merritt            0   0  9.24   9   1   0   0   0   13   26   13   13    2    3    6
Pete Broberg           0   3 14.00   3   2   0   0   0    9   18   16   14    4    5    6
Stan Thomas            0   0 16.20   1   0   0   0   0    2    6    3    3    0    1    1
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10

Losses:

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

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         12
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  T. Murphy (MIL)           8
  S. Foucault (TEX)         7
  S. Lyle (NY)              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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  L. Tiant (BOS)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)         171.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       170.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        166.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.2
  W. Wood (CHI)         162.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      161.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       161.1
  S. Busby (KC)         148.2
  C. Wright (MIL)       145.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      144.2

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            161
  L. Tiant (BOS)          158
  C. Wright (MIL)         157
  J. Coleman (DET)        153
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        153
  M. Lolich (DET)         148
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       147
  C. Hunter (OAK)         146
  W. Wood (CHI)           144
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        142

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         87
  N. Ryan (CAL)            79
  J. Bibby (TEX)           77
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         76
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         76
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       71
  W. Wood (CHI)            71
  M. Lolich (DET)          69
  J. Slaton (MIL)          67
  D. McNally (BAL)         66

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        19
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       18
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  D. Medich (NY)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  V. Albury (MIN)          14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           115
  J. Coleman (DET)         72
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         66
  J. Bibby (TEX)           62
  J. Slaton (MIL)          52
  G. Perry (CLE)           50
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  V. Albury (MIN)          46
  J. Decker (MIN)          46
  W. Fryman (DET)          46

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           181
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       116
  G. Perry (CLE)          114
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  S. Busby (KC)            94
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  V. Blue (OAK)            89
  W. Wood (CHI)            87

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