Tuesday July 9, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 9, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         48  37  3.12   85  24  11   760   700  305  264   59  216  379
Cleveland       45  36  3.45   82  24  14   734   673  321  281   67  253  336
Kansas City     42  40  3.50   82  29   7   746   729  330  290   50  238  353
New York        40  43  3.62   83  24  12   740   778  340  298   58  256  399
Baltimore       45  37  3.68   82  27  13   741   750  343  303   63  244  347
Milwaukee       42  41  3.84   83  24  12   745   763  344  318   70  253  317
Detroit         43  41  3.88   84  26  12   752   726  358  324   80  292  457
Minnesota       38  47  3.89   86  16  16   771   781  369  333   70  271  491
California      32  55  3.96   88  27   6   780   760  401  343   62  366  515
Boston          45  38  4.04   83  30  11   755   806  374  339   71  230  397
Chicago         40  42  4.14   84  21  17   765   763  393  352   66  295  428
Texas           41  44  4.23   86  32   7   765   789  406  360   78  265  449

 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)  12   8  2.59  22  22  10   0   4  170  149   54   49   13   24   68
B. Dal Canton (KC)     4   4  2.94  16  10   4   0   1   86   58   33   28    2   43   47
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Luis Tiant (BOS)      12   7  3.02  21  21  13   0   3  176  162   63   59   14   37   97
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
Mike Cuellar (BAL)    11   5  3.12  19  19   9   0   3  130  124   52   45   11   44   48

 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  2.90  32   0   0   5   0   40   51   14   13    3    9   26
Mike Cuellar          11   5  3.12  19  19   9   0   3  130  124   52   45   11   44   48
Don Hood               0   0  3.28  11   0   0   0   0   36   30   15   13    1   13   16
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            12   7  3.02  21  21  13   0   3  176  162   63   59   14   37   97
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
Luis Quintana          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Andy Hassler           1   4  1.69   5   5   2   0   0   37   33   16    7    0   14   12
Dave Sells             1   3  2.28  12   0   0   1   0   24   25    7    6    1    8    9
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Dick Lange             3   5  3.43  13  12   1   0   0   76   76   39   29    7   27   41
Nolan Ryan            10   8  3.47  22  22  11   0   1  171  124   79   66   10  115  181
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
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
Skip Pitlock           2   2  4.85  24   5   0   1   0   65   63   39   35    6   32   50
Rich Gossage           0   3  5.18  18   3   0   0   0   49   52   28   28    4   24   35
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  3.83  26   1   1   3   0   45   45   22   19    6   16   17
Fred Beene             2   1  4.08  14   0   0   2   0   35   33   19   16    5    9   17
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  4.09  17   0   0   3   0   22   23   10   10    4    9   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   3  6.75   5   5   1   0   0   25   31   21   19    1    9    9
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   7  2.92  34   0   0  10   0   83   79   33   27    6   25   77
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  4.78  23  23   5   0   1  153  160   89   81   20   78  101
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
Bruce Dal Canton       4   4  2.94  16  10   4   0   1   86   58   33   28    2   43   47
Steve Busby           11   8  3.20  20  20  11   0   3  158  139   60   56    8   46   96
Paul Splittorff        9   8  3.38  20  20   6   0   1  130  133   59   49   13   37   44
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  3.94  19   5   2   0   0   59   57   29   26    4   13   25
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      6   2  3.27  28   1   0   4   0   55   42   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  4.03  19  13   2   0   1   87   89   44   39    9   31   45
Jim Slaton             7  10  4.57  22  19   5   0   1  132  146   72   67   14   53   62
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  4.04  18  14   2   0   0  100   91   51   45   15   49   54
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             2   4  4.41  25   5   0   3   0   69   81   34   34    6   12   52
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
Dave Pagan             1   1  4.01  11   3   1   0   0   34   32   16   15    1   17   31
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
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        12   8  2.59  22  22  10   0   4  170  149   54   49   13   24   68
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  11  4.49  23  23   8   0   3  150  143   79   75   12   68   79
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10

Losses:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  P. Dobson (NY)           11
  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)           13
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  C. Wright (MIL)          11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          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
  L. Tiant (BOS)        175.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        174.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         171.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       170.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         167.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      163.1
  S. Busby (KC)         157.2
  C. Wright (MIL)       155.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         154.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         169
  B. Lee (BOS)            168
  L. Tiant (BOS)          162
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        161
  J. Coleman (DET)        160
  M. Lolich (DET)         156
  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       152
  D. Medich (NY)          151
  C. Hunter (OAK)         149

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         89
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         81
  J. Bibby (TEX)           79
  N. Ryan (CAL)            79
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         78
  W. Wood (CHI)            76
  M. Lolich (DET)          72
  J. Slaton (MIL)          72
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       71
  B. Lee (BOS)             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)          15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           115
  J. Coleman (DET)         78
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         69
  J. Bibby (TEX)           68
  J. Slaton (MIL)          53
  G. Perry (CLE)           52
  J. Decker (MIN)          50
  V. Albury (MIN)          49
  F. Tanana (CAL)          49
  V. Blue (OAK)            48

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           181
  G. Perry (CLE)          127
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  M. Lolich (DET)         120
  J. Coleman (DET)        101
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         98
  L. Tiant (BOS)           97
  V. Blue (OAK)            96
  S. Busby (KC)            96
  J. Decker (MIN)          88


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