Saturday July 20, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 20, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         54  41  3.19   95  25  15   847   788  347  300   63  242  431
Baltimore       49  44  3.52   93  32  14   839   820  376  328   67  279  399
New York        47  47  3.52   94  29  14   839   852  379  328   68  290  464
Kansas City     47  46  3.55   93  31   9   848   836  384  334   58  261  413
Cleveland       48  43  3.60   92  26  14   825   775  373  330   74  280  377
California      38  59  3.85   98  30   7   869   848  433  372   67  405  564
Milwaukee       46  47  3.87   93  27  14   832   854  387  358   78  284  351
Minnesota       46  50  3.88   97  17  18   872   886  421  376   79  305  546
Chicago         48  44  3.94   94  26  19   854   823  416  374   72  324  481
Boston          50  44  4.03   94  38  11   850   903  419  380   78  261  444
Detroit         45  49  4.04   94  30  12   842   832  418  378   89  339  503
Texas           46  50  4.24   97  37   8   859   886  454  405   85  295  502

 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)    13   6  2.83  22  22  11   0   3  156  144   57   49   12   51   57
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
Joe Decker (MIN)      10   8  3.09  22  22   5   0   1  149  142   60   51   14   61   96
Dave Hamilton (OAK)    6   3  3.26  20  15   1   0   1   97   89   39   35   10   34   54

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland          3   3  2.10  12   3   0   1   0   56   36   17   13    1   15   27
Mike Cuellar          13   6  2.83  22  22  11   0   3  156  144   57   49   12   51   57
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  3.64  25   0   0   6   0   30   32   12   12    5    9   23
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  4.23  37   0   0   6   0   66   71   35   31    5   30   50
Reggie Cleveland       7   8  5.12  24  18   6   0   0  130  150   82   74   19   38   59
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  2.28  16   0   0   2   0   28   28    9    7    2   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
Nolan Ryan            12   9  3.48  25  25  12   0   2  191  142   88   74   12  125  201
Ed Figueroa            1   2  3.51  14   4   2   0   1   49   61   20   19    0   13   18
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           16  11  3.54  27  27  12   0   1  201  177   87   79   20   53  105
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   5   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
Tom Buskey             0   2  4.13  21   0   0   5   0   33   38   15   15    3   19   17
Tom Hilgendorf         2   2  4.20  21   0   0   3   0   30   32   14   14    4   13   11
Fritz Peterson         7   5  4.22  15  15   2   0   0   81   91   41   38    8   16   24
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
Steve Kline            3   7  4.73  10  10   1   0   0   53   48   31   28    6   25   13
Fred Beene             2   2  4.89  19   0   0   2   0   42   43   27   23    6   13   21
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  12  3.67  25  25  16   0   2  196  181   90   80   21   50  123
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
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.17  10   4   0   0   0   41   40   23   19    1   16   18
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  5.20   9   0   0   0   0   28   33   20   16    7   21   18

 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
Doug Bird              5   3  3.14  37   0   0   6   0   57   62   21   20    5   17   37
Steve Busby           13   9  3.31  23  23  13   0   3  177  165   70   65    8   51  112
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.58  20  15   4   1   2   93  108   45   37    5   25   20
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.75  21   5   2   0   0   62   59   31   26    4   13   26
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
Gene Garber            1   2  4.82  17   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   15    3   13   14
Joe Hoerner            2   3  4.88  20   0   0   1   0   24   24   13   13    2    7   18

 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  12  3.92  25  25  12   0   0  172  187   79   75   18   40   48
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
Bert Blyleven          9  10  3.03  22  22   9   0   2  163  153   62   55   10   42  137
Joe Decker            10   8  3.09  22  22   5   0   1  149  142   60   51   14   61   96
Bill Campbell          5   5  3.16  43   0   0  12   0   77   69   28   27    2   31   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
Doc Medich            12   7  3.47  22  22  10   0   1  169  165   70   65   17   47   93
Mel Stottlemyre        6   7  3.49  15  15   6   0   0  111  117   52   43    6   35   38
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  1.21  22   2   0   4   0   59   44   14    8    3   17   26
Catfish Hunter        14   8  2.62  24  24  11   0   4  185  161   59   54   14   25   73
Glenn Abbott           2   1  3.00   7   5   2   0   0   36   31   14   12    0   13   19
Rollie Fingers         7   3  3.05  43   0   0   9   0   65   59   26   22    3   15   50
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  3.87  24  24   4   0   1  149  173   75   64   12   31   65
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             13  12  4.44  26  26  10   0   4  174  162   90   86   13   76   94
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:

  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  J. Bibby (TEX)           13
  S. Busby (KC)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  D. Medich (NY)           12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12

Losses:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  J. Bibby (TEX)           12
  P. Dobson (NY)           12
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  C. Wright (MIL)          12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            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
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  C. Wright (MIL)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         14
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  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:

  W. Wood (CHI)         200.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       196.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        193.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         191.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        189.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       185.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      181.1
  S. Busby (KC)         176.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)        174.1
  C. Wright (MIL)       172.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         187
  B. Lee (BOS)            181
  M. Lolich (DET)         181
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        177
  L. Tiant (BOS)          177
  W. Wood (CHI)           177
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       173
  J. Coleman (DET)        172
  S. Busby (KC)           165
  D. Medich (NY)          165

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  J. Bibby (TEX)           90
  M. Lolich (DET)          90
  N. Ryan (CAL)            88
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         85
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       82
  J. Slaton (MIL)          81
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         79
  C. Wright (MIL)          79

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  J. Coleman (DET)         21
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        21
  M. Lolich (DET)          21
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       19
  C. Wright (MIL)          18
  D. Medich (NY)           17
  V. Albury (MIN)          16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           125
  J. Coleman (DET)         84
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         77
  J. Bibby (TEX)           76
  J. Decker (MIN)          61
  J. Slaton (MIL)          58
  G. Perry (CLE)           55
  W. Wood (CHI)            53
  V. Blue (OAK)            52
  V. Albury (MIN)          51

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           201
  G. Perry (CLE)          140
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       137
  M. Lolich (DET)         123
  J. Coleman (DET)        115
  S. Busby (KC)           112
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        111
  V. Blue (OAK)           107
  L. Tiant (BOS)          106
  W. Wood (CHI)           105

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