Wednesday July 17, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 17, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         53  39  3.13   92  24  15   821   761  331  286   60  237  417
New York        45  46  3.50   91  28  14   812   827  366  316   65  281  449
Kansas City     46  44  3.51   90  31   8   823   804  364  321   57  254  398
Baltimore       47  43  3.55   90  31  14   811   802  368  320   65  272  385
Cleveland       46  42  3.59   89  24  14   798   750  361  318   72  275  363
Minnesota       44  49  3.83   94  17  16   846   860  405  360   73  290  537
Milwaukee       46  45  3.85   91  26  14   816   835  377  349   76  279  345
California      37  57  3.87   95  29   7   842   821  423  362   65  398  548
Detroit         44  47  3.97   91  29  12   815   799  396  359   88  325  487
Chicago         46  44  3.97   92  25  18   836   811  411  369   70  320  471
Boston          49  42  4.06   91  36  11   825   876  408  372   77  253  434
Texas           44  49  4.28   94  35   8   832   862  444  396   83  288  482

 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  2.74  20  20   3   0   2  145  132   48   44    2   36   38
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   6  2.88  21  21  10   0   3  147  137   55   47   11   50   54
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    9  10  3.03  22  22   9   0   2  163  153   62   55   10   42  137

 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   6  2.88  21  21  10   0   3  147  137   55   47   11   50   54
Bob Reynolds           4   3  3.05  34   0   0   5   0   41   53   16   14    3   10   27
Don Hood               0   0  3.20  13   0   0   0   0   39   31   16   14    1   14   17
Ross Grimsley         11   8  3.23  22  22  12   0   2  164  148   64   59   20   36   92
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   6  4.46  17   9   2   0   0   77   87   47   38    5   29   22
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  5.40  14   1   0   0   0   35   37   23   21    1   24   20

 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            3   3  3.54  17   8   4   2   0   76   77   34   30    7   31   56
Dick Pole              0   0  3.80   9   0   0   0   0   21   31   14    9    1    7   17
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
Bill Lee              10   8  3.93  22  21   7   0   1  153  181   77   67   16   31   49
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   5   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    6    3
Dave Sells             2   3  1.95  15   0   0   2   0   28   27    8    6    1   10   10
Andy Hassler           2   4  2.29   7   7   3   0   0   51   47   22   13    1   19   18
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Ed Figueroa            1   1  3.35  13   3   2   0   1   40   49   16   15    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
Frank Tanana           5  13  3.83  23  20   4   0   0  148  155   69   63   20   50   78
John Cumberland        0   1  3.86  16   0   0   0   0   16   16    7    7    2   10   12
Skip Lockwood          2   3  4.69  29   0   0   1   0   56   58   30   29    6   26   28
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              10   6  3.44  24  21   5   0   1  144  150   63   55   12   38   68
Wilbur Wood           15  11  3.62  26  26  11   0   1  192  170   85   77   20   52  102
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   4   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  2.74  20  20   3   0   2  145  132   48   44    2   36   38
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Fritz Peterson         7   5  3.82  14  14   2   0   0   75   82   35   32    6   16   20
Tom Buskey             0   2  3.90  20   0   0   5   0   32   35   14   14    3   18   17
Tom Hilgendorf         1   2  4.25  20   0   0   3   0   30   32   14   14    4   13   11
Milt Wilcox            1   1  4.32  29   1   1   3   0   50   55   27   24    8   16   20
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
Fred Beene             2   2  4.73  18   0   0   2   0   40   39   25   21    6   12   20
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  11  3.47  24  24  16   0   2  195  173   85   75   20   50  122
Bill Slayback          1   3  3.76   9   4   0   0   0   38   38   19   16    1   13   17
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
Jim Ray                0   2  4.39  15   0   0   2   0   27   25   13   13    1   19   14
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
Woodie Fryman          4   6  4.76  19  16   1   0   0   98   92   54   52   12   49   64
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  5.87   8   0   0   0   0   23   27   17   15    7   18   14

 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           13   8  3.13  22  22  13   0   3  176  158   66   61    8   50  112
Paul Splittorff        9   9  3.57  21  21   6   0   1  134  141   63   53   14   39   47
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.58  20  15   4   1   2   93  108   45   37    5   25   20
Marty Pattin           2   5  3.77  17  10   2   0   0   91   94   40   38    8   22   40
Nelson Briles          2   3  3.78   6   6   0   0   0   33   37   15   14    3   11   10
Steve Mingori          1   1  3.86  20   0   0   0   0   40   32   19   17    3   14   29
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.88  20   5   2   0   0   60   57   29   26    4   13   25
Gene Garber            1   2  4.82  17   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   15    3   13   14
Joe Hoerner            2   3  6.16  19   0   0   1   0   19   22   13   13    2    7   13

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   4  1.92  34   0   0  10   0   56   33   12   12    3   25   23
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
Bill Champion          4   1  3.27  15   7   1   0   0   63   64   26   23    5   19   22
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   2  3.60  31   1   0   4   0   65   54   28   26    5   33   30
Clyde Wright           8  11  3.95  24  24  11   0   0  164  180   76   72   17   38   45
Kevin Kobel            3   8  4.03  19  13   2   0   1   87   89   44   39    9   31   45
Jim Slaton             7  11  4.50  24  20   5   0   1  142  158   77   71   15   57   66
Bill Travers           2   1  5.16  12   1   0   0   0   30   35   17   17    3   18   20
Jim Colborn            6   6  5.21  17  16   4   0   1  105  117   61   61   14   24   34

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Decker             9   8  2.95  21  21   5   0   1  143  136   56   47   12   55   93
Bert Blyleven          9  10  3.03  22  22   9   0   2  163  153   62   55   10   42  137
Bill Campbell          5   5  3.07  42   0   0  11   0   73   66   26   25    2   29   51
Dave Goltz             2   5  3.76  14  11   0   1   0   77   94   44   32    7   25   37
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  4.63  20  10   0   0   0   72   80   41   37    6   24   39
Bill Hands             2   4  4.89  28   5   0   3   0   74   88   40   40    7   14   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  12  3.35  21  21   6   0   1  145  148   65   54   11   33   82
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
Doc Medich            11   7  3.55  21  21   9   0   1  160  163   68   63   17   45   90
Sam McDowell           1   3  3.55   7   3   0   0   0   25   17   11   10    2   23   16
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  3.00  42   0   0   9   0   63   55   23   21    3   15   49
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Vida Blue             10   9  3.44  23  23   7   0   0  167  140   74   64   12   52  107
Ken Holtzman          10  11  3.64  23  23   4   0   1  146  167   70   59   10   31   64
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   7  3.97  18  17   4   0   0   91  100   46   40    8   34   39
Jim Bibby             12  12  4.35  25  25   9   0   4  165  155   84   80   12   73   87
Don Stanhouse          0   1  4.58  10   0   0   0   0   18   22   11    9    1    9   14
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)            15
  S. Busby (KC)            13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  J. Bibby (TEX)           12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  S. Busby (KC)            13
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  C. Wright (MIL)          11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         13
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  T. Murphy (MIL)          10
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  S. Lyle (NY)              9
  S. Foucault (TEX)         8
  T. Buskey (CLE)           6
  G. Jackson (BAL)          6
  D. Segui (BOS)            6

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  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)       194.2
  W. Wood (CHI)         191.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        184.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         182.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        180.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       176.1
  S. Busby (KC)         175.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      172.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         167.1
  J. Bibby (TEX)        165.1

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            181
  C. Wright (MIL)         180
  M. Lolich (DET)         173
  W. Wood (CHI)           170
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        169
  L. Tiant (BOS)          169
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       167
  J. Coleman (DET)        164
  D. Medich (NY)          163
  S. Busby (KC)           158

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         90
  N. Ryan (CAL)            88
  M. Lolich (DET)          85
  W. Wood (CHI)            85
  J. Bibby (TEX)           84
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         84
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         79
  B. Lee (BOS)             77
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77
  C. Wright (MIL)          76

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           124
  J. Coleman (DET)         81
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         77
  J. Bibby (TEX)           73
  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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       137
  G. Perry (CLE)          135
  M. Lolich (DET)         122
  S. Busby (KC)           112
  J. Coleman (DET)        110
  V. Blue (OAK)           107
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        104
  W. Wood (CHI)           102
  L. Tiant (BOS)          100

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