Friday July 12, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 12, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         48  38  3.13   86  24  11   768   708  308  267   59  218  385
Cleveland       46  37  3.49   84  24  14   751   696  331  291   68  258  341
Kansas City     43  42  3.52   85  30   7   773   757  343  302   53  245  370
New York        43  43  3.56   86  26  13   767   794  345  303   59  264  420
Baltimore       46  39  3.61   85  29  13   767   772  352  308   64  251  360
Milwaukee       43  42  3.81   85  25  12   763   774  349  323   72  259  327
Minnesota       40  48  3.88   89  17  16   798   817  386  344   71  275  504
California      33  56  3.95   90  28   6   798   785  410  350   64  372  523
Detroit         43  43  3.99   86  26  12   768   748  376  340   81  307  462
Boston          47  39  4.03   86  32  11   782   829  385  350   74  237  413
Chicago         42  43  4.14   87  22  17   791   793  405  364   70  303  445
Texas           42  46  4.29   89  33   7   790   821  424  377   82  277  462

 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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  12   8  2.59  22  22  10   0   4  170  149   54   49   13   24   68
Jim Perry (CLE)        9   7  2.68  19  19   3   0   2  138  127   45   41    2   35   37
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
Steve Busby (KC)      12   8  3.13  21  21  12   0   3  167  149   62   58    8   49  103

 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   5  4.32  16   8   2   0   0   73   82   44   35    5   27   21
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
Dick Drago             5   5  3.61  19  10   4   2   0  102   92   43   41    8   43   55
Roger Moret            2   3  3.61  16   7   3   2   0   67   71   31   27    6   28   50
Bill Lee              10   7  3.84  21  20   6   0   1  145  172   72   62   15   29   47
Rick Wise              3   4  3.91   8   8   1   0   0   46   44   20   20    2   15   24
Dick Pole              0   0  3.98   8   0   0   0   0   20   30   14    9    1    7   17
Diego Segui            5   4  4.11  35   0   0   6   0   61   67   31   28    4   27   49
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
Ed Figueroa            1   1  3.13  12   2   2   0   1   37   44   14   13    0   12   15
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
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  3.67  23  20   4   0   0  135  148   63   55   12   36   63
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           1   3  4.97  19   3   0   0   0   51   53   28   28    4   24   36
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              9   7  2.68  19  19   3   0   2  138  127   45   41    2   35   37
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  3.86  27   1   1   3   0   47   49   23   20    6   16   19
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  10  3.33  23  23  15   0   2  187  165   79   69   17   48  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  5.85   7   0   0   0   0   20   21   14   13    6   16   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           12   8  3.13  21  21  12   0   3  167  149   62   58    8   49  103
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  1.99  31   0   0   8   0   54   30   12   12    3   25   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  3.02  29   1   0   4   0   63   45   22   21    4   30   30
Bill Champion          4   1  3.34  14   6   1   0   0   57   62   24   21    5   16   19
Clyde Wright           7  11  3.92  23  23  11   0   0  156  173   72   68   16   33   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  3.21  40   0   0  11   0   70   64   26   25    2   28   50
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  4.21  14   6   1   1   0   51   51   24   24    3   27   37
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Bill Hands             2   4  4.75  26   5   0   3   0   72   85   38   38    7   13   53
Ray Corbin             5   3  4.83  19  10   0   0   0   69   79   41   37    6   24   34
Tom Burgmeier          3   2  5.40  30   0   0   0   0   50   54   30   30    6   16   15
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
Pat Dobson             7  11  3.44  20  20   5   0   1  136  142   63   52   10   33   78
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
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  3.32  38   0   0   6   0   57   52   23   21    3   15   41
Vida Blue              9   8  3.39  21  21   7   0   0  154  125   68   58   12   48   96
Ken Holtzman           9  11  3.76  22  22   4   0   1  139  160   67   58   10   30   62
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        11   9  3.97  23  23  15   0   2  172  169   84   76   21   27  104
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
  S. Busby (KC)            12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11

Losses:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  P. Dobson (NY)           11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  C. Wright (MIL)          11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  S. Busby (KC)            12
  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)       186.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        175.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        174.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         174.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         173.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      172.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       170.1
  S. Busby (KC)         166.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     156.1
  C. Wright (MIL)       156.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         173
  B. Lee (BOS)            172
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        169
  M. Lolich (DET)         165
  W. Wood (CHI)           163
  L. Tiant (BOS)          162
  J. Coleman (DET)        160
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       160
  D. Medich (NY)          158
  F. Tanana (CAL)         153

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         89
  N. Ryan (CAL)            86
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         84
  W. Wood (CHI)            82
  J. Bibby (TEX)           79
  M. Lolich (DET)          79
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         78
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       72
  B. Lee (BOS)             72
  J. Slaton (MIL)          72

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         21
  J. Coleman (DET)         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
  S. Busby (KC)            49
  F. Tanana (CAL)          49

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           185
  G. Perry (CLE)          127
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  M. Lolich (DET)         120
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        104
  S. Busby (KC)           103
  J. Coleman (DET)        101
  L. Tiant (BOS)           97
  V. Blue (OAK)            96
  J. Decker (MIN)          92

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