Saturday July 6, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 6, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         46  36  3.16   82  22  11   732   687  298  257   56  208  361
Cleveland       44  34  3.42   79  23  13   707   652  308  269   65  244  317
Kansas City     40  38  3.44   78  28   7   710   692  308  271   48  222  339
New York        38  42  3.66   80  22  12   714   752  330  290   58  243  387
Baltimore       42  37  3.77   79  26  11   714   733  336  299   62  236  335
Milwaukee       39  40  3.81   79  24  12   704   711  324  298   66  238  296
Minnesota       35  46  3.91   82  15  16   732   754  354  318   69  258  466
Detroit         43  38  3.91   81  25  12   724   697  346  315   79  280  438
California      32  52  3.97   85  27   6   753   727  386  332   59  357  503
Boston          43  36  4.03   79  27  11   718   770  354  321   69  211  376
Chicago         39  40  4.14   81  20  17   737   733  380  339   62  287  407
Texas           40  42  4.19   83  30   7   739   755  390  344   77  253  443

 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
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
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
Dave Hamilton (OAK)    5   2  3.07  18  13   1   0   1   88   78   34   30    9   32   47
Joe Decker (MIN)       8   8  3.12  19  19   4   0   1  127  121   51   44   12   50   88
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         10   7  3.42  20  20  10   0   2  147  137   60   56   19   31   78
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
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
Rick Wise              3   4  3.91   8   8   1   0   0   46   44   20   20    2   15   24
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   21   11    6    1    4   11
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  5.40  21  15   4   0   0  108  125   71   65   18   34   51
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
Ed Figueroa            0   1  4.13  11   1   1   0   0   28   34   14   13    0   10   15
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
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
Cy Acosta              0   3  2.90  24   0   0   3   0   40   34   16   13    3   15   16
Terry Forster          5   5  3.02  32   1   0  13   0   80   62   29   27    2   22   65
Jim Kaat               9   6  3.60  21  18   4   0   0  122  130   57   49    9   35   56
Wilbur Wood           14   9  3.72  23  23   9   0   1  167  154   76   69   18   45   87
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  3.49  15   0   0   5   0   28   27   11   11    3   15   14
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
Dick Bosman            1   0  4.59  10   3   0   0   0   33   42   18   17    3    7   16
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
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
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
Luke Walker            4   1  3.86  13   3   0   0   0   40   38   17   17    4   17   16
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.05   7   4   0   0   0   33   35   18   15    1   13   15
Woodie Fryman          3   4  4.41  16  13   0   0   0   88   69   45   43   10   46   58
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  8.76   5   0   0   0   0   12   16   12   12    6   11    6

 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
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.48  17  15   4   1   2   88  101   41   34    5   24   18
Marty Pattin           2   3  3.50  14   8   2   0   0   75   77   31   29    5   21   36
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
Gene Garber            1   2  4.85  16   0   0   1   0   26   32   19   14    2   13   14
Nelson Briles          1   2  4.87   4   4   0   0   0   20   25   11   11    2    7    6
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  1.89  27   0   0   8   0   48   24   10   10    3   22   20
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  3.33  27   1   0   4   0   54   41   21   20    3   27   26
Bill Champion          3   1  3.78  13   5   0   0   0   48   58   23   20    4   15   13
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
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  2.80  36   0   0  11   0   64   55   21   20    2   23   46
Joe Decker             8   8  3.12  19  19   4   0   1  127  121   51   44   12   50   88
Bert Blyleven          7  10  3.13  19  19   8   0   2  138  132   55   48    9   34  116
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  6.17  27   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             9   7  3.94  19  19   7   0   0  142  151   67   62   17   42   74
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   2  3.07  18  13   1   0   1   88   78   34   30    9   32   47
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  3.92  15   2   0   0   0   39   38   19   17    4   22   24
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   6  3.26  18  10   3   0   1  105  103   45   38    9   37   68
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  4.15  16  15   3   0   0   78   85   42   36    8   30   32
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    7    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)            14
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         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
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         13
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  T. Murphy (MIL)           8
  S. Foucault (TEX)         7
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  T. Buskey (CLE)           6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  D. Segui (BOS)            6
  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
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)         171.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       170.2
  W. Wood (CHI)         167.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        166.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      161.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       161.1
  S. Busby (KC)         148.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     147.1
  C. Wright (MIL)       145.2

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            161
  L. Tiant (BOS)          158
  C. Wright (MIL)         157
  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  J. Coleman (DET)        153
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        153
  D. Medich (NY)          151
  M. Lolich (DET)         148
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       147
  C. Hunter (OAK)         146

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        19
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       18
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  D. Medich (NY)           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
  J. Decker (MIN)          50
  G. Perry (CLE)           50
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  V. Albury (MIN)          46
  W. Fryman (DET)          46

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           181
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       116
  G. Perry (CLE)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         111
  J. Coleman (DET)         97
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         97
  S. Busby (KC)            94
  L. Tiant (BOS)           93
  V. Blue (OAK)            89
  J. Decker (MIN)          88

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