Friday July 19, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 19, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         54  40  3.13   94  25  15   838   774  337  292   61  239  425
New York        46  47  3.53   93  28  14   830   850  377  326   68  288  461
Kansas City     47  45  3.54   92  31   9   840   825  378  330   58  260  407
Cleveland       47  43  3.54   91  26  14   816   759  364  321   72  278  372
Baltimore       48  43  3.55   91  31  14   821   808  372  324   66  276  389
Minnesota       45  50  3.86   96  17  17   863   877  415  370   77  297  543
Milwaukee       46  46  3.88   92  26  14   824   847  384  355   77  282  348
California      37  58  3.88   96  29   7   851   830  428  367   66  403  553
Chicago         47  44  3.96   93  25  19   845   816  414  372   72  323  478
Detroit         45  48  3.99   93  30  12   833   816  406  369   88  333  497
Boston          50  43  4.01   93  38  11   842   892  411  375   77  259  443
Texas           45  50  4.22   96  36   8   850   879  448  399   84  292  495

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   3  1.47  21  21  17   0   3  189  112   37   31    8   55  140
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  14   8  2.62  24  24  11   0   4  185  161   59   54   14   25   73
B. Dal Canton (KC)     5   4  2.63  18  12   4   0   1  103   70   38   30    2   48   56
Jim Perry (CLE)        9   7  2.74  20  20   3   0   2  145  132   48   44    2   36   38
Luis Tiant (BOS)      14   7  2.79  23  23  15   0   4  194  177   64   60   14   41  106
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    9  10  3.03  22  22   9   0   2  163  153   62   55   10   42  137
Steve Busby (KC)      13   8  3.13  22  22  13   0   3  176  158   66   61    8   50  112

 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
Don Hood               1   0  2.91  14   0   0   0   0   43   31   16   14    1   14   18
Bob Reynolds           4   3  3.05  34   0   0   5   0   41   53   16   14    3   10   27
Ross Grimsley         11   8  3.33  23  23  12   0   2  170  154   68   63   21   40   95
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            14   7  2.79  23  23  15   0   4  194  177   64   60   14   41  106
Roger Moret            3   3  3.54  17   8   4   2   0   76   77   34   30    7   31   56
Dick Drago             5   7  3.75  21  12   5   2   0  115  107   51   48    8   50   61
Dick Pole              0   0  3.80   9   0   0   0   0   21   31   14    9    1    7   17
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
Nolan Ryan            11   9  3.65  24  24  11   0   1  182  137   88   74   12  124  193
Dick Lange             3   6  3.72  15  14   1   0   0   85   87   45   35    7   34   48
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   4  4.33  30   0   0   1   0   62   62   31   30    7   28   30
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           3   0  2.30   4   4   2   0   0   31   21    8    8    3    9   25
Cy Acosta              0   3  2.90  24   0   0   3   0   40   34   16   13    3   15   16
Terry Forster          5   5  3.07  34   1   0  14   0   85   68   31   29    2   23   70
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   3  1.47  21  21  17   0   3  189  112   37   31    8   55  140
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
Dick Bosman            2   0  3.70  12   5   1   0   1   49   46   22   20    4    7   25
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
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
Luke Walker            4   1  3.92  14   3   0   0   0   44   42   19   19    4   18   20
Lerrin LaGrow          7   9  3.99  21  21   7   0   0  138  151   67   61   14   48   47
Jim Ray                0   2  4.39  15   0   0   2   0   27   25   13   13    1   19   14
Joe Coleman            8   9  4.54  25  25   6   0   1  169  172   93   85   21   84  115
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
Woodie Fryman          4   6  4.72  20  16   1   0   0  103   96   56   54   12   51   68
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       5   4  2.63  18  12   4   0   1  103   70   38   30    2   48   56
Steve Busby           13   8  3.13  22  22  13   0   3  176  158   66   61    8   50  112
Doug Bird              5   3  3.14  37   0   0   6   0   57   62   21   20    5   17   37
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
Paul Splittorff        9  10  3.79  22  22   6   0   1  140  150   71   59   15   40   51
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   2  2.47  18  10   3   0   0   91   92   32   25    3   30   57
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  3.55  32   1   0   4   0   66   55   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  20  13   2   0   1   89   91   45   40    9   32   47
Jim Slaton             7  11  4.67  25  20   5   0   1  145  163   81   75   16   58   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             3   5  3.64  15  11   0   1   0   84  101   46   34    8   26   41
Vic Albury             4   8  4.30  20  16   2   0   0  107   99   58   51   16   51   59
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Ray Corbin             5   3  4.38  21  10   0   0   0   78   83   42   38    6   27   39
Bill Butler            3   4  4.73  15   7   1   1   0   53   56   28   28    5   29   38
Tom Burgmeier          4   2  4.85  33   0   0   1   0   56   55   30   30    6   16   17
Bill Hands             2   4  4.89  28   5   0   3   0   74   88   40   40    7   14   53
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           4   0  2.05  13   0   0   0   0   26   24    7    6    2   16   15
Sparky Lyle            5   1  2.21  41   0   0   9   0   61   63   19   15    4   26   49
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  2.89  21   0   0   3   0   37   35   17   12    0   12   17
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
Dave Pagan             1   1  3.92  12   4   1   0   0   39   34   18   17    1   19   34
Sam McDowell           1   4  3.98   8   4   0   0   0   32   24   15   14    4   27   22
Dick Tidrow            6   5  4.34  17  16   3   0   0  104  124   58   50    9   31   51
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        14   8  2.62  24  24  11   0   4  185  161   59   54   14   25   73
Glenn Abbott           2   1  2.67   6   5   2   0   0   34   28   12   10    0   10   17
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
Dave Hamilton          6   3  3.26  20  15   1   0   1   97   89   39   35   10   34   54
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  4.15  18   2   0   0   0   48   46   24   22    4   28   27
Darold Knowles         2   2  4.41  31   0   0   2   0   33   39   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   8  3.63  20  12   3   0   1  117  120   55   47    9   42   77
Fergie Jenkins        12   9  3.82  24  24  16   0   2  181  177   85   77   22   28  111
Steve Hargan           8   5  3.93  24  15   4   0   1  112  121   60   49    9   39   59
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  8.16  11   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 10.80   6   0   0   0   0    7   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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  S. Busby (KC)            13
  J. Bibby (TEX)           12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          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:

  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  S. Busby (KC)            13
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  C. Wright (MIL)          11

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         14
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  T. Murphy (MIL)          10
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  S. Lyle (NY)              9
  S. Foucault (TEX)         8
  D. Bird (KC)              6
  T. Buskey (CLE)           6
  G. Jackson (BAL)          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
  L. Tiant (BOS)        193.2
  W. Wood (CHI)         191.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        189.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       185.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         182.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      181.1
  S. Busby (KC)         175.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     170.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      168.2

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            181
  C. Wright (MIL)         180
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        177
  L. Tiant (BOS)          177
  M. Lolich (DET)         173
  J. Coleman (DET)        172
  W. Wood (CHI)           170
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       167
  D. Medich (NY)          163
  J. Slaton (MIL)         163

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  N. Ryan (CAL)            88
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         85
  M. Lolich (DET)          85
  W. Wood (CHI)            85
  J. Bibby (TEX)           84
  J. Slaton (MIL)          81
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         79
  B. Lee (BOS)             77
  C. Wright (MIL)          76

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  J. Coleman (DET)         21
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        21
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       18
  D. Medich (NY)           17
  C. Wright (MIL)          17
  V. Albury (MIN)          16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           124
  J. Coleman (DET)         84
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         77
  J. Bibby (TEX)           73
  J. Slaton (MIL)          58
  J. Decker (MIN)          55
  G. Perry (CLE)           55
  V. Blue (OAK)            52
  W. Wood (CHI)            52
  V. Albury (MIN)          51

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           193
  G. Perry (CLE)          140
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       137
  M. Lolich (DET)         122
  J. Coleman (DET)        115
  S. Busby (KC)           112
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        111
  V. Blue (OAK)           107
  L. Tiant (BOS)          106
  W. Wood (CHI)           102


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