Monday July 8, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 8, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         47  37  3.16   84  23  11   751   697  305  264   59  213  373
Cleveland       45  35  3.41   81  24  14   726   665  314  275   66  249  333
Kansas City     42  39  3.46   81  29   7   737   719  322  283   49  234  348
New York        39  43  3.64   82  23  12   731   772  338  296   58  251  392
Baltimore       44  37  3.73   81  27  12   732   746  342  303   63  241  342
Milwaukee       41  41  3.83   82  24  12   736   750  339  313   69  251  314
Detroit         43  40  3.91   83  26  12   741   717  355  322   80  285  452
Minnesota       37  47  3.92   85  16  16   760   776  367  331   69  269  485
California      32  54  3.97   87  27   6   771   751  398  340   62  362  513
Boston          44  38  4.09   82  29  11   746   802  373  339   71  228  393
Chicago         40  41  4.11   83  21  17   757   748  387  346   65  293  423
Texas           41  43  4.25   85  31   7   757   783  404  358   78  259  448

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   2  1.45  19  19  16   0   3  174   99   34   28    8   52  127
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    8  10  3.06  20  20   9   0   2  147  139   57   50    9   35  122
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
Luis Tiant (BOS)      11   7  3.19  20  20  12   0   3  167  158   62   59   14   35   93
Steve Busby (KC)      11   8  3.20  20  20  11   0   3  158  139   60   56    8   46   96

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland          3   1  2.08  10   1   0   1   0   39   28   10    9    1   10   17
Bob Reynolds           4   2  3.00  31   0   0   4   0   39   51   14   13    3    9   24
Don Hood               0   0  3.28  11   0   0   0   0   36   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
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.54  21   0   0   5   0   28   31   11   11    5    8   21
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  4.62  15   7   1   0   0   64   74   40   33    5   23   17
Dave Johnson           0   1  5.40   3   0   0   1   0    3    1    2    2    0    3    1
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  5.63  13   1   0   0   0   32   35   22   20    1   21   18

 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   5  3.61  19  10   4   2   0  102   92   43   41    8   43   55
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   4  1.69   5   5   2   0   0   37   33   16    7    0   14   12
Dave Sells             1   3  2.05  11   0   0   1   0   22   22    6    5    1    7    9
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  3.07  33   1   0  13   0   82   66   30   28    2   22   67
Jim Kaat               9   6  3.66  22  19   4   0   0  128  137   60   52   10   36   58
Wilbur Wood           14   9  3.72  23  23   9   0   1  167  154   76   69   18   45   87
Stan Bahnsen           7  11  4.43  23  22   7   0   1  138  144   78   68   10   69   69
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   2  1.45  19  19  16   0   3  174   99   34   28    8   52  127
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
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
Woodie Fryman          3   5  4.75  17  14   0   0   0   89   76   49   47   11   46   59
Joe Coleman            7   9  4.98  22  22   5   0   1  145  153   87   80   20   72   97
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  6.16   6   0   0   0   0   19   21   14   13    6   15   10

 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           11   8  3.20  20  20  11   0   3  158  139   60   56    8   46   96
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
Tom Murphy             2   4  2.03  30   0   0   8   0   53   30   12   12    3   24   21
Ed Sprague             6   1  2.36  16   8   2   0   0   80   78   27   21    3   27   53
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           2   0  5.33  10   1   0   0   0   27   32   16   16    3   16   19

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven          8  10  3.06  20  20   9   0   2  147  139   57   50    9   35  122
Joe Decker             8   8  3.12  19  19   4   0   1  127  121   51   44   12   50   88
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  2.86  19   0   0   3   0   35   31   13   11    0   11   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
Doc Medich             9   7  3.94  19  19   7   0   0  142  151   67   62   17   42   74
Dick Tidrow            5   5  4.18  15  14   3   0   0   93  110   51   43    7   30   44
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
Dick Woodson           1   2  5.79   8   3   0   0   0   28   34   19   18    6   12   12
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   1   0    6   10    4    4    1    3    3
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              9   8  3.39  21  21   7   0   0  154  125   68   58   12   48   96
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
Steve Hargan           7   4  3.57  22  13   4   0   1  103  107   52   41    8   38   58
Fergie Jenkins        10   9  4.08  22  22  14   0   2  163  161   81   74   20   25   98
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
Don Stanhouse          0   1  4.76   8   0   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    1    8   13
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.84  11   0   0   0   0   25   30   18   16    5   12   14
Lloyd Allen            0   1  6.55  14   0   0   0   0   22   24   17   16    2   18   18
Stan Thomas            0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5   11    5    5    1    1    1
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
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
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10

Losses:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  P. Dobson (NY)           11
  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:

  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  C. Wright (MIL)          11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          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
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  L. Tiant (BOS)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       179.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        174.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         171.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         167.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        166.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      163.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       161.1
  S. Busby (KC)         157.2
  C. Wright (MIL)       155.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         154.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         169
  B. Lee (BOS)            168
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        161
  L. Tiant (BOS)          158
  M. Lolich (DET)         156
  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  J. Coleman (DET)        153
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       152
  D. Medich (NY)          151
  F. Tanana (CAL)         149

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         87
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         81
  N. Ryan (CAL)            79
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         78
  J. Bibby (TEX)           77
  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)         69
  J. Bibby (TEX)           62
  G. Perry (CLE)           52
  J. Slaton (MIL)          52
  J. Decker (MIN)          50
  F. Tanana (CAL)          49
  V. Blue (OAK)            48
  V. Albury (MIN)          47

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           181
  G. Perry (CLE)          127
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  M. Lolich (DET)         120
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         98
  J. Coleman (DET)         97
  V. Blue (OAK)            96
  S. Busby (KC)            96
  L. Tiant (BOS)           93
  J. Decker (MIN)          88

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