Monday July 15, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 15, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         51  39  3.19   90  24  13   803   746  328  285   60  236  406
Cleveland       46  40  3.47   87  24  14   780   723  343  301   70  269  355
Kansas City     45  43  3.49   88  30   8   805   783  354  312   55  253  383
New York        44  45  3.56   89  26  14   794   816  364  314   64  280  437
Baltimore       47  41  3.56   88  30  14   793   785  362  314   65  262  379
Milwaukee       45  44  3.79   89  26  13   799   810  363  336   73  271  341
Minnesota       43  48  3.80   92  17  16   828   841  395  350   71  286  519
California      35  57  3.88   93  29   7   824   805  416  355   64  389  541
Detroit         44  45  3.91   89  28  12   799   778  383  347   84  320  479
Chicago         44  44  4.05   90  23  18   818   806  410  368   70  318  459
Boston          48  41  4.06   89  34  11   808   861  400  364   75  248  426
Texas           43  48  4.35   92  33   8   815   849  442  394   83  286  473

 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)  13   8  2.65  23  23  10   0   4  176  155   57   52   14   24   70
Jim Perry (CLE)        9   7  2.68  19  19   3   0   2  138  127   45   41    2   35   37
B. Dal Canton (KC)     4   4  2.76  17  11   4   0   1   95   62   34   29    2   44   53
Luis Tiant (BOS)      13   7  2.88  22  22  14   0   4  185  169   63   59   14   40  100
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
Joe Decker (MIN)       9   8  2.95  21  21   5   0   1  143  136   56   47   12   55   93
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Dave Hamilton (OAK)    6   2  2.99  19  14   1   0   1   93   84   35   31    9   34   50

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland          3   2  2.09  11   2   0   1   0   47   31   15   11    1   13   21
Mike Cuellar          12   5  2.94  20  20   9   0   3  138  127   53   45   11   46   52
Bob Reynolds           4   3  3.05  34   0   0   5   0   41   53   16   14    3   10   27
Ross Grimsley         11   8  3.23  22  22  12   0   2  164  148   64   59   20   36   92
Don Hood               0   0  3.41  12   0   0   0   0   37   31   16   14    1   13   16
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.72  24   0   0   6   0   29   32   12   12    5    9   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            13   7  2.88  22  22  14   0   4  185  169   63   59   14   40  100
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   7  4.95  23  17   6   0   0  125  140   75   69   18   38   58
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   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    5    3
Andy Hassler           2   4  1.55   6   6   3   0   0   46   41   17    8    0   16   16
Dave Sells             1   3  2.08  14   0   0   2   0   26   26    8    6    1    9   10
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   6  3.40  14  13   1   0   0   82   82   41   31    7   31   45
Nolan Ryan            11   9  3.65  24  24  11   0   1  182  137   88   74   12  124  193
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  2.13   3   3   2   0   0   25   18    6    6    1    7   21
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           8  11  4.28  24  23   7   0   1  145  146   79   69   10   77   72
Rich Gossage           2   3  4.67  21   3   0   1   0   54   53   28   28    4   26   38
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  4.82  25   5   0   1   0   65   63   39   35    6   32   50
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   3   0   0   0   0    5    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  3.19  19   0   0   5   0   31   31   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   1  4.13  28   1   1   3   0   48   52   25   22    7   16   19
Fred Beene             2   2  4.23  16   0   0   2   0   38   34   22   18    5   11   18
Tom Hilgendorf         1   2  4.25  20   0   0   3   0   30   32   14   14    4   13   11
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.38  14  10   0   0   0   72   75   42   35   12   37   36
Dick Bosman            1   0  4.54  11   4   0   0   0   40   46   22   20    4    7   21
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
Dick Tidrow            1   3  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    4   13    8
Steve Arlin            2   4  7.24   6   6   1   0   0   27   35   24   22    1   13    9
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  2.72  35   0   0  10   0   89   83   33   27    6   29   80
Mickey Lolich         10  10  3.33  23  23  15   0   2  187  165   79   69   17   48  120
Lerrin LaGrow          7   8  3.78  20  20   7   0   0  133  146   62   56   14   45   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   2  4.39  15   0   0   2   0   27   25   13   13    1   19   14
Woodie Fryman          4   5  4.50  18  15   1   0   0   98   88   51   49   12   48   64
Joe Coleman            7   9  4.62  24  24   5   0   1  160  164   90   82   21   81  110
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
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  2.76  17  11   4   0   1   95   62   34   29    2   44   53
Doug Bird              5   3  2.96  35   0   0   5   0   55   58   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
Nelson Briles          2   3  3.78   6   6   0   0   0   33   37   15   14    3   11   10
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.88  20   5   2   0   0   60   57   29   26    4   13   25
Steve Mingori          1   1  4.21  19   0   0   0   0   36   32   19   17    3   14   25
Gene Garber            1   2  4.82  17   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   15    3   13   14
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  1.95  33   0   0   9   0   55   31   12   12    3   25   22
Ed Sprague             7   1  2.43  17   9   3   0   0   89   88   30   24    3   29   56
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   2  3.16  30   1   0   4   0   63   47   23   22    4   31   30
Bill Champion          4   1  3.27  15   7   1   0   0   63   64   26   23    5   19   22
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  11  4.55  23  20   5   0   1  140  156   77   71   15   57   65
Jim Colborn            6   5  4.93  16  15   4   0   1  102  110   56   56   13   23   33
Bill Travers           2   1  5.34  11   1   0   0   0   29   35   17   17    3   18   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  2.95  21  21   5   0   1  143  136   56   47   12   55   93
Bill Campbell          5   5  3.07  42   0   0  11   0   73   66   26   25    2   29   51
Dave Goltz             2   4  3.44  13  10   0   1   0   71   85   39   27    6   24   32
Vic Albury             4   8  4.05  19  15   2   0   0  107   97   55   48   15   50   59
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
Ray Corbin             5   3  4.83  19  10   0   0   0   69   79   41   37    6   24   34
Bill Hands             2   4  4.88  27   5   0   3   0   72   87   39   39    7   13   53
Tom Burgmeier          4   2  5.00  32   0   0   0   0   54   55   30   30    6   16   16
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  1.88  12   0   0   0   0   24   21    5    5    2   15   14
Sparky Lyle            5   1  2.31  39   0   0   9   0   58   59   19   15    4   24   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   4  2.80  20   0   0   3   0   35   34   16   11    0   12   16
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   3  3.55   7   3   0   0   0   25   17   11   10    2   23   16
Doc Medich            10   7  3.76  20  20   8   0   0  151  158   68   63   17   44   82
Dave Pagan             1   1  3.92  12   4   1   0   0   39   34   18   17    1   19   34
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  1.25  21   2   0   4   0   58   43   14    8    3   17   24
Catfish Hunter        13   8  2.65  23  23  10   0   4  176  155   57   52   14   24   70
Glenn Abbott           2   1  2.67   6   5   2   0   0   34   28   12   10    0   10   17
Dave Hamilton          6   2  2.99  19  14   1   0   1   93   84   35   31    9   34   50
Rollie Fingers         7   2  3.10  40   0   0   7   0   61   54   23   21    3   15   45
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
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
Blue Moon Odom         1   2  4.50  17   2   0   0   0   44   45   24   22    4   27   26
Darold Knowles         2   2  4.55  30   0   0   2   0   32   38   19   16    4   23    9

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   4  2.16  41   0   0   8   0   79   64   24   19    5   20   58
Jackie Brown           7   7  3.73  19  11   3   0   1  109  111   52   45    9   39   71
Steve Hargan           8   5  3.93  24  15   4   0   1  112  121   60   49    9   39   59
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
Don Stanhouse          0   1  4.58  10   0   0   0   0   18   22   11    9    1    9   14
Jim Bibby             11  12  4.61  24  24   8   0   3  156  152   84   80   12   71   81
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 10.38   5   2   0   0   0   17   22   22   20    6    7   10
Stan Thomas            0   0 11.37   5   0   0   0   0    6   14    8    8    1    3    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)          13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  S. Busby (KC)            12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         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
  J. Slaton (MIL)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  C. Wright (MIL)          11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  S. Busby (KC)            12
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        12
  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)         8
  R. Fingers (OAK)          7
  T. Buskey (CLE)           6
  G. Jackson (BAL)          6
  D. Segui (BOS)            6

Shutouts:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            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)        184.2
  W. Wood (CHI)         182.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         182.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        180.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       176.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      172.1
  S. Busby (KC)         166.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     164.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      159.2

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         173
  B. Lee (BOS)            172
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        169
  L. Tiant (BOS)          169
  W. Wood (CHI)           167
  M. Lolich (DET)         165
  J. Coleman (DET)        164
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       160
  D. Medich (NY)          158
  J. Slaton (MIL)         156

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         90
  N. Ryan (CAL)            88
  J. Bibby (TEX)           84
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         84
  W. Wood (CHI)            84
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         79
  M. Lolich (DET)          79
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       75
  V. Blue (OAK)            74

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         21
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         21
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  D. Medich (NY)           17
  C. Wright (MIL)          16
  V. Albury (MIN)          15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           124
  J. Coleman (DET)         81
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         77
  J. Bibby (TEX)           71
  J. Slaton (MIL)          57
  J. Decker (MIN)          55
  V. Blue (OAK)            52
  G. Perry (CLE)           52
  W. Wood (CHI)            52
  V. Albury (MIN)          50

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           193
  G. Perry (CLE)          135
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       129
  M. Lolich (DET)         120
  J. Coleman (DET)        110
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        104
  S. Busby (KC)           103
  V. Blue (OAK)           102
  L. Tiant (BOS)          100
  W. Wood (CHI)            95


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