Saturday July 13, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 13, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         48  39  3.23   87  24  11   776   725  320  279   59  223  393
Cleveland       46  38  3.45   85  24  14   762   706  333  292   68  261  349
Kansas City     43  43  3.56   86  30   7   782   769  351  309   54  248  375
New York        44  43  3.56   87  26  14   776   803  351  307   61  265  426
Baltimore       47  39  3.57   86  29  14   776   776  353  308   64  253  365
Milwaukee       44  42  3.79   86  25  13   772   782  351  325   72  259  332
Minnesota       41  48  3.84   90  17  16   809   824  387  345   71  281  511
California      34  56  3.91   91  29   6   807   793  411  351   64  374  527
Detroit         44  43  3.96   87  27  12   777   760  378  342   82  309  467
Chicago         42  44  4.10   88  23  17   800   797  407  365   70  307  448
Boston          47  40  4.11   87  32  11   791   845  397  361   75  242  419
Texas           42  47  4.31   90  33   7   798   831  429  382   82  281  464

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   2  1.40  20  20  16   0   3  180  103   34   28    8   52  135
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
Mike Cuellar (BAL)    12   5  2.94  20  20   9   0   3  138  127   53   45   11   46   52
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    8  10  2.94  21  21   9   0   2  156  145   58   51    9   40  129
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
Dave Hamilton (OAK)    5   2  3.07  18  13   1   0   1   88   78   34   30    9   32   47
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
Mike Cuellar          12   5  2.94  20  20   9   0   3  138  127   53   45   11   46   52
Bob Reynolds           4   3  3.10  33   0   0   5   0   41   53   16   14    3   10   26
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  3.41  23   0   0   6   0   29   31   11   11    5    8   22
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
Dave Johnson           0   1  4.15   5   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    2    0    3    1
Doyle Alexander        4   5  4.32  16   8   2   0   0   73   82   44   35    5   27   21
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   3  3.61  16   7   3   2   0   67   71   31   27    6   28   50
Dick Pole              0   0  3.80   9   0   0   0   0   21   31   14    9    1    7   17
Bill Lee              10   7  3.84  21  20   6   0   1  145  172   72   62   15   29   47
Dick Drago             5   6  3.86  20  11   4   2   0  107   99   49   46    8   45   58
Rick Wise              3   4  3.91   8   8   1   0   0   46   44   20   20    2   15   24
Diego Segui            5   4  4.45  36   0   0   6   0   63   70   34   31    5   28   50
Reggie Cleveland       7   6  5.06  22  16   5   0   0  117  131   72   66   18   35   54
Bob Veale              0   1  6.55  14   0   0   1   0   11   14    8    8    2    4   12
Juan Marichal          2   1  7.16   5   4   0   0   0   28   38   22   22    3    7    7
Don Newhauser          0   1  9.82   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    4    2
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           2   4  1.55   6   6   3   0   0   46   41   17    8    0   16   16
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  11  3.74  25  25  10   0   1  183  167   84   76   20   52   95
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    0    1    3    2
Gaylord Perry         15   2  1.40  20  20  16   0   3  180  103   34   28    8   52  135
Jim Perry              9   7  2.68  19  19   3   0   2  138  127   45   41    2   35   37
Tom Buskey             0   1  3.34  17   0   0   5   0   30   29   11   11    3   17   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
Fred Beene             2   2  4.23  16   0   0   2   0   38   34   22   18    5   11   18
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 Hilgendorf         1   2  5.01  19   0   0   3   0   23   28   13   13    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
Woodie Fryman          4   5  4.50  18  15   1   0   0   98   88   51   49   12   48   64
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
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  3.04  33   0   0   4   0   53   57   19   18    5   16   35
Steve Busby           12   8  3.13  21  21  12   0   3  167  149   62   58    8   49  103
Marty Pattin           2   4  3.53  16   9   2   0   0   87   86   36   34    6   22   39
Paul Splittorff        9   9  3.57  21  21   6   0   1  134  141   63   53   14   39   47
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.61  19  15   4   1   2   92  106   45   37    5   25   20
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.88  20   5   2   0   0   60   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  1.98  32   0   0   9   0   55   30   12   12    3   25   22
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            6   5  4.93  16  15   4   0   1  102  110   56   56   13   23   33
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  2.94  21  21   9   0   2  156  145   58   51    9   40  129
Joe Decker             9   8  3.04  20  20   5   0   1  136  129   53   46   12   51   92
Bill Campbell          4   5  3.13  41   0   0  11   0   72   65   26   25    2   29   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
Mike Wallace           3   0  2.05  11   0   0   0   0   22   21    5    5    2   15   13
Sparky Lyle            5   1  2.10  37   0   0   9   0   56   55   15   13    3   20   48
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            6   5  4.18  16  15   3   0   0   99  116   54   46    8   31   48
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  1.33  20   2   0   3   0   54   42   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   9  3.63  22  22   7   0   0  159  133   74   64   12   52  102
Ken Holtzman           9  11  3.76  22  22   4   0   1  139  160   67   58   10   30   62
Darold Knowles         2   2  4.55  29   0   0   2   0   32   38   19   16    4   21    9
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  4.99  16   2   0   0   0   40   43   24   22    4   22   25

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   4  2.22  40   0   0   7   0   77   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  12  4.61  24  24   8   0   3  156  152   84   80   12   71   81
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
Stan Thomas            0   0 11.37   5   0   0   0   0    6   14    8    8    1    3    1
Pete Broberg           0   3 12.15   4   2   0   0   0   13   21   20   18    5    6    7
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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11

Losses:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  J. Bibby (TEX)           12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  P. Dobson (NY)           11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  C. Wright (MIL)          11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          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
  W. Wood (CHI)            10

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         13
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  S. Lyle (NY)              9
  T. Murphy (MIL)           9
  S. Foucault (TEX)         7
  T. Buskey (CLE)           6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  G. Jackson (BAL)          6
  D. Segui (BOS)            6

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
  W. Wood (CHI)         182.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        180.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        175.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         174.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      172.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       170.1
  S. Busby (KC)         166.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         158.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)        156.1

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         173
  B. Lee (BOS)            172
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        169
  W. Wood (CHI)           167
  M. Lolich (DET)         165
  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
  J. Bibby (TEX)           84
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         84
  W. Wood (CHI)            84
  M. Lolich (DET)          79
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         78
  V. Blue (OAK)            74
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       72
  B. Lee (BOS)             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
  J. Bibby (TEX)           71
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         69
  J. Slaton (MIL)          53
  V. Blue (OAK)            52
  G. Perry (CLE)           52
  W. Wood (CHI)            52
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  V. Albury (MIN)          49

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           185
  G. Perry (CLE)          135
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       129
  M. Lolich (DET)         120
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        104
  S. Busby (KC)           103
  V. Blue (OAK)           102
  J. Coleman (DET)        101
  L. Tiant (BOS)           97
  W. Wood (CHI)            95

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