Thursday July 11, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 11, 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  37  3.47   83  24  14   742   682  326  286   67  257  338
Kansas City     42  42  3.54   84  29   7   764   747  341  300   53  242  363
New York        42  43  3.60   85  25  13   758   792  345  303   59  262  413
Baltimore       46  38  3.63   84  28  13   758   764  348  306   64  247  356
Milwaukee       43  41  3.81   84  25  12   754   767  345  319   71  254  323
Minnesota       40  47  3.82   88  17  16   789   802  377  335   70  273  498
Detroit         43  42  3.97   85  26  12   760   739  369  335   81  301  462
California      32  56  3.99   89  27   6   789   775  410  350   64  370  523
Boston          47  38  4.00   85  32  11   773   816  378  343   72  232  403
Chicago         41  43  4.15   86  22  17   782   781  402  361   68  303  439
Texas           41  46  4.32   88  32   7   781   813  421  375   81  275  456

 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
Joe Decker (MIN)       9   8  3.04  20  20   5   0   1  136  129   53   46   12   51   92
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
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   3  3.10  33   0   0   5   0   41   53   16   14    3   10   26
Mike Cuellar          11   5  3.12  19  19   9   0   3  130  124   52   45   11   44   48
Ross Grimsley         11   7  3.22  21  21  11   0   2  156  143   61   56   19   31   83
Don Hood               0   0  3.41  12   0   0   0   0   37   31   16   14    1   13   16
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.45  22   0   0   5   0   29   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  4.06  22  21   5   1   1  137  150   68   62   11   40   69
Doyle Alexander        4   4  4.62  15   7   1   0   0   64   74   40   33    5   23   17
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.91   4   0   0   1   0    4    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
Bill Lee              10   7  3.84  21  20   6   0   1  145  172   72   62   15   29   47
Diego Segui            5   4  3.86  34   0   0   6   0   61   63   29   26    4   27   48
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       7   6  5.06  22  16   5   0   0  117  131   72   66   18   35   54
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    2
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   9  3.72  23  23  11   0   1  174  132   86   72   12  117  185
John Cumberland        0   1  3.94  15   0   0   0   0   16   16    7    7    2    8   12
Frank Tanana           4  13  3.99  22  20   4   0   0  142  153   69   63   20   49   74
Ed Figueroa            0   1  4.13  11   1   1   0   0   28   34   14   13    0   10   15
Skip Lockwood          2   3  4.86  28   0   0   1   0   54   57   30   29    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   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    4    0
Bart Johnson           2   0  2.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   11    4    4    1    6   15
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  10  3.89  24  24   9   0   1  174  163   82   75   20   48   92
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
Tom Buskey             0   1  3.34  16   0   0   5   0   30   29   11   11    3   16   15
Fritz Peterson         7   4  3.36  13  13   2   0   0   70   72   28   26    6   13   18
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.83  26   1   1   3   0   45   45   22   19    6   16   17
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.38  14  10   0   0   0   72   75   42   35   12   37   36
Fred Beene             2   2  4.38  15   0   0   2   0   37   33   21   18    5   11   18
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 Hilgendorf         1   1  4.91  18   0   0   3   0   22   25   12   12    4    9   10
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
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  3.82  19  19   6   0   0  125  137   59   53   13   44   46
Luke Walker            4   1  3.92  14   3   0   0   0   44   42   19   19    4   18   20
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.01   8   4   0   0   0   34   35   18   15    1   13   15
Jim Ray                0   1  4.15  14   0   0   2   0   26   24   12   12    1   16   14
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
Bruce Dal Canton       4   4  2.94  16  10   4   0   1   86   58   33   28    2   43   47
Doug Bird              4   3  3.10  32   0   0   4   0   52   57   19   18    5   16   35
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  3.53  16   9   2   0   0   87   86   36   34    6   22   39
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.94  19   5   2   0   0   59   57   29   26    4   13   25
Nelson Briles          1   3  4.26   5   5   0   0   0   25   30   13   12    2   10    8
Gene Garber            1   2  4.82  17   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   15    3   13   14
Steve Mingori          1   1  4.83  17   0   0   0   0   32   30   19   17    3   11   25
Joe Hoerner            2   3  5.50  18   0   0   1   0   18   20   11   11    2    7   12

 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
Bill Champion          4   1  3.34  14   6   1   0   0   57   62   24   21    5   16   19
Clyde Wright           7  10  3.76  22  22  11   0   0  156  169   69   65   16   32   45
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
Joe Decker             9   8  3.04  20  20   5   0   1  136  129   53   46   12   51   92
Bert Blyleven          8  10  3.06  20  20   9   0   2  147  139   57   50    9   35  122
Bill Campbell          3   5  3.31  39   0   0  11   0   68   63   26   25    2   28   49
Dave Goltz             2   4  3.44  13  10   0   1   0   71   85   39   27    6   24   32
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          3   2  5.48  29   0   0   0   0   48   50   29   29    6   16   14
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
Sparky Lyle            5   1  2.04  36   0   0   8   0   53   52   12   12    2   20   46
Mike Wallace           3   0  2.05  11   0   0   0   0   22   21    5    5    2   15   13
Rudy May               2   1  2.35   4   4   3   0   0   31   19   10    8    2   12   24
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            10   7  3.76  20  20   8   0   0  151  158   68   63   17   44   82
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  2.25  39   0   0   7   0   76   62   23   19    5   19   57
Jackie Brown           7   6  3.26  18  10   3   0   1  105  103   45   38    9   37   68
Steve Hargan           7   5  3.93  23  14   4   0   1  105  114   57   46    9   38   58
Fergie Jenkins        10   9  4.08  22  22  14   0   2  163  161   81   74   20   25   98
David Clyde            3   6  4.14  17  16   3   0   0   83   90   44   38    8   34   36
Jim Bibby             11  11  4.49  23  23   8   0   3  150  143   79   75   12   68   79
Don Stanhouse          0   1  4.67   9   0   0   0   0   17   22   11    9    1    9   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
Jim Merritt            0   0  8.56  10   1   0   0   0   14   27   13   13    2    4    6
Pete Broberg           0   3 12.15   4   2   0   0   0   13   21   20   18    5    6    7
Stan Thomas            0   0 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    5   13    8    8    1    2    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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  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
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  C. Wright (MIL)          10
  J. Coleman (DET)          9

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  C. Wright (MIL)          11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         13
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  S. Lyle (NY)              8
  T. Murphy (MIL)           8
  S. Foucault (TEX)         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)         174.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         173.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       170.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      163.1
  S. Busby (KC)         157.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     156.1
  C. Wright (MIL)       155.2

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            172
  C. Wright (MIL)         169
  W. Wood (CHI)           163
  L. Tiant (BOS)          162
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        161
  J. Coleman (DET)        160
  D. Medich (NY)          158
  M. Lolich (DET)         156
  F. Tanana (CAL)         153
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       152

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         89
  N. Ryan (CAL)            86
  W. Wood (CHI)            82
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         81
  J. Bibby (TEX)           79
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         78
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       72
  B. Lee (BOS)             72
  M. Lolich (DET)          72
  J. Slaton (MIL)          72

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        19
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  D. Medich (NY)           17
  C. Wright (MIL)          16
  V. Albury (MIN)          15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           117
  J. Coleman (DET)         78
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         69
  J. Bibby (TEX)           68
  J. Slaton (MIL)          53
  G. Perry (CLE)           52
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  V. Albury (MIN)          49
  F. Tanana (CAL)          49
  V. Blue (OAK)            48

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           185
  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)          92


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