Sunday July 7, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 7, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         46  37  3.17   83  22  11   741   693  302  261   58  210  366
Cleveland       45  34  3.40   80  23  14   716   659  310  271   65  247  320
Kansas City     41  39  3.50   80  28   7   728   716  322  283   49  233  346
New York        38  43  3.65   81  23  12   722   761  333  293   58  244  389
Baltimore       43  37  3.74   80  27  11   723   738  337  300   62  238  337
Milwaukee       40  41  3.83   81  24  12   724   739  334  308   68  242  303
Detroit         43  39  3.89   82  26  12   733   705  349  317   79  281  447
Minnesota       36  47  3.94   84  15  16   751   769  365  329   69  268  479
California      32  53  3.99   86  27   6   762   740  392  338   62  358  508
Boston          44  37  4.08   81  28  11   737   793  368  334   70  219  390
Chicago         40  40  4.10   82  21  17   746   735  381  340   63  289  416
Texas           41  42  4.16   84  31   7   748   764  392  346   77  256  446

 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)        8   7  2.55  18  18   3   0   2  131  117   41   37    1   34   36
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  11   8  2.73  21  21   9   0   3  161  146   54   49   13   21   62
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
B. Dal Canton (KC)     4   4  3.05  15  10   4   0   1   83   57   33   28    2   42   46
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
Luis Tiant (BOS)      11   7  3.19  20  20  12   0   3  167  158   62   59   14   35   93

 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           8   6  4.18  21  20   5   1   1  131  145   67   61   10   38   65
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
Roger Moret            2   2  3.34  15   6   3   2   0   62   66   27   23    4   25   44
Dick Drago             5   4  3.47  18   9   3   2   0   93   83   38   36    7   34   52
Diego Segui            5   4  3.86  34   0   0   6   0   61   63   29   26    4   27   48
Bill Lee               9   7  3.89  20  19   5   0   1  136  168   69   59   14   28   44
Rick Wise              3   4  3.91   8   8   1   0   0   46   44   20   20    2   15   24
Dick Pole              0   0  4.15   7   0   0   0   0   17   26   13    8    1    5   14
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  5.40  21  15   4   0   0  108  125   71   65   18   34   51
Bob Veale              0   1  5.73  13   0   0   1   0   11   12    7    7    2    3   12
Juan Marichal          2   1  7.16   5   4   0   0   0   28   38   22   22    3    7    7
Don Newhauser          0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    3    0
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  13  4.05  21  20   4   0   0  140  149   68   63   20   49   73
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  4.78  27   0   0   1   0   53   55   29   28    6   25   27
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
Bart Johnson           1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    2    1    1    1    2    9
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              8   7  2.55  18  18   3   0   2  131  117   41   37    1   34   36
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  3.95  25   1   1   3   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   9  3.21  22  22  15   0   2  180  156   72   64   17   43  120
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  2.79  31   0   0   4   0   52   54   17   16    4   16   34
Paul Splittorff        9   7  2.98  19  19   6   0   1  130  129   53   43   12   34   44
Bruce Dal Canton       4   4  3.05  15  10   4   0   1   83   57   33   28    2   42   46
Steve Busby           10   8  3.39  19  19  10   0   2  149  136   60   56    8   45   94
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.45  18  15   4   1   2   89  102   41   34    5   24   18
Marty Pattin           2   4  3.49  15   8   2   0   0   80   81   33   31    5   22   37
Joe Hoerner            2   3  3.86  17   0   0   1   0   16   16    7    7    1    6   12
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  4.19  18   5   2   0   0   54   52   27   25    4   13   21
Gene Garber            1   2  4.82  17   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   15    3   13   14
Nelson Briles          1   2  4.87   4   4   0   0   0   20   25   11   11    2    7    6
Steve Mingori          1   1  5.53  16   0   0   0   0   28   29   19   17    3   11   20

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Sprague             6   1  2.08  15   7   2   0   0   74   70   23   17    2   22   46
Tom Murphy             2   4  2.17  29   0   0   8   0   50   29   12   12    3   23   20
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
Clyde Wright           7  10  3.76  22  22  11   0   0  156  169   69   65   16   32   45
Bill Champion          3   1  3.78  13   5   0   0   0   48   58   23   20    4   15   13
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            5   5  5.19  15  14   4   0   1   94  102   54   54   13   23   29
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
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
Bill Campbell          3   5  3.31  38   0   0  11   0   68   62   26   25    2   27   49
Dave Goltz             2   4  3.74  12   9   0   1   0   65   74   33   27    6   24   31
Vic Albury             4   8  4.21  17  13   2   0   0   92   87   49   43   14   47   49
Bill Butler            3   3  4.32  13   6   1   1   0   50   50   24   24    3   26   34
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Ray Corbin             5   2  4.35  18   9   0   0   0   68   74   37   33    6   24   34
Bill Hands             1   4  4.59  24   5   0   3   0   67   80   34   34    6   12   51
Tom Burgmeier          2   2  5.89  28   0   0   0   0   44   49   29   29    6   16   12
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  11  3.69  19  19   4   0   0  127  140   63   52   10   31   71
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  3.36  37   0   0   6   0   56   52   23   21    3   15   39
Vida Blue              8   8  3.44  20  20   6   0   0  144  121   65   55   11   45   89
Ken Holtzman           9  10  3.77  21  21   4   0   1  131  152   64   55   10   28   58
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           7   4  3.57  22  13   4   0   1  103  107   52   41    8   38   58
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)          13
  P. Dobson (NY)           11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  J. Bibby (TEX)           10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  C. Wright (MIL)          10
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          9

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         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:

  M. Lolich (DET)       179.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         171.1
  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
  C. Wright (MIL)       155.2
  S. Busby (KC)         148.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     147.1

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         169
  B. Lee (BOS)            168
  L. Tiant (BOS)          158
  M. Lolich (DET)         156
  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  J. Coleman (DET)        153
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        153
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       152
  D. Medich (NY)          151
  F. Tanana (CAL)         149

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
  M. Lolich (DET)          72
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       71
  B. Lee (BOS)             69
  C. Wright (MIL)          69

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        19
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  D. Medich (NY)           17
  C. Wright (MIL)          16
  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)          49
  V. Albury (MIN)          47
  W. Fryman (DET)          46

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           181
  M. Lolich (DET)         120
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       116
  G. Perry (CLE)          114
  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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