Thursday July 25, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 25, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         56  41  3.16   97  26  16   865   800  351  304   65  247  439
New York        49  47  3.49   96  30  14   857   868  383  332   69  299  475
Kansas City     48  47  3.51   95  31  10   865   855  390  337   58  270  419
Baltimore       49  47  3.59   96  32  14   868   858  395  346   69  288  417
Cleveland       50  44  3.64   95  26  15   856   809  390  346   77  294  390
California      39  60  3.84  100  31   7   887   860  439  378   70  415  584
Milwaukee       47  49  3.86   96  29  14   857   881  397  367   80  290  358
Minnesota       47  51  3.90   99  17  19   889   908  433  385   83  311  559
Chicago         49  46  3.94   97  27  20   880   844  427  385   74  332  495
Boston          51  45  4.01   96  39  12   867   923  425  386   80  267  449
Texas           48  50  4.16   99  38   9   877   902  456  406   85  297  511
Detroit         45  51  4.18   96  30  12   860   862  440  399   93  348  516

 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
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
Jim Perry (CLE)        9   8  2.91  21  21   3   0   2  151  138   53   49    3   40   41
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   10  10  3.10  23  23   9   0   2  168  161   68   58   11   43  142
Doc Medich (NY)       13   7  3.29  23  23  11   0   2  178  170   70   65   17   51   99
Joe Decker (MIN)      10   9  3.30  23  23   5   0   1  153  150   65   56   17   63   97

 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  2.96  15   0   0   0   0   46   33   17   15    1   15   19
Bob Reynolds           4   4  3.30  36   0   0   5   0   46   59   19   17    3   11   31
Ross Grimsley         11   8  3.32  24  24  12   0   2  179  162   71   66   22   41  101
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.64  26   0   0   6   0   30   32   12   12    5   11   23
Jim Palmer             3   8  4.01  14  14   2   0   0   90   94   50   40    7   44   40
Dave McNally           8   8  4.27  24  23   5   1   1  150  168   78   71   11   43   76
Doyle Alexander        4   6  4.46  18   9   2   0   0   77   88   47   38    5   29   22
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  5.40  14   1   0   0   0   35   37   23   21    1   24   20
Dave Johnson           0   1  6.35   6   0   0   1   0    6    5    4    4    1    4    1

 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            4   3  3.50  18   9   4   2   0   82   82   36   32    8   35   58
Dick Pole              0   0  3.80   9   0   0   0   0   21   31   14    9    1    7   17
Dick Drago             5   7  3.80  22  12   5   3   0  118  112   53   50    9   50   62
Bill Lee              10   9  3.85  23  22   8   0   1  161  191   79   69   16   33   51
Rick Wise              3   4  3.91   8   8   1   0   0   46   44   20   20    2   15   24
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  2.50   8   8   3   0   0   58   51   25   16    4   22   26
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Nolan Ryan            12  10  3.41  26  26  13   0   2  200  148   90   76   12  132  210
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           6  13  3.83  24  20   4   0   0  150  157   70   64   20   50   81
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
Jim Kaat              11   6  3.35  25  22   5   0   1  150  155   64   56   12   39   70
Terry Forster          5   6  3.36  36   1   0  15   0   88   71   35   33    3   25   75
Wilbur Wood           16  12  3.58  28  28  13   0   1  209  187   91   83   21   56  110
Stan Bahnsen           8  11  4.17  25  24   7   0   1  153  149   81   71   10   79   74
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   6   0   0   0   0    6    8    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   8  2.91  21  21   3   0   2  151  138   53   49    3   40   41
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Tom Buskey             0   2  3.49  23   0   0   6   0   39   42   15   15    3   20   21
Dick Bosman            3   0  3.67  13   6   1   0   1   54   49   25   22    5   11   26
Fritz Peterson         7   5  4.18  16  16   2   0   0   88  101   44   41    9   18   26
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  4.32  23   0   0   3   0   33   39   16   16    4   13   12
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
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Fred Beene             2   2  5.48  20   0   0   2   0   44   46   31   27    6   16   23
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  2.66  36   0   0  10   0   91   84   33   27    6   31   83
Mickey Lolich         10  13  3.97  26  26  16   0   2  199  192   98   88   23   50  124
Lerrin LaGrow          7   9  4.16  22  21   7   0   0  138  153   70   64   15   50   48
Jim Ray                0   2  4.25  16   0   0   2   0   30   29   14   14    1   19   15
Joe Coleman            8   9  4.54  25  25   6   0   1  169  172   93   85   21   84  115
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  4.54  10   0   0   0   0   34   37   21   17    8   21   20
Luke Walker            4   2  4.60  15   4   0   0   0   47   48   25   24    4   21   25
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
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.83  11   4   0   0   0   41   42   26   22    1   18   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  3.09  38   0   0   7   0   58   62   21   20    5   18   37
Steve Busby           13   9  3.31  23  23  13   0   3  177  165   70   65    8   51  112
Steve Mingori          1   2  3.50  22   0   0   0   0   44   36   22   17    3   17   29
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.58  20  15   4   1   2   93  108   45   37    5   25   20
Paul Splittorff       10  10  3.67  23  23   6   0   1  147  160   72   60   15   43   56
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.75  21   5   2   0   0   62   59   31   26    4   13   26
Nelson Briles          2   3  3.76   7   7   0   0   0   38   42   17   16    3   13   11
Marty Pattin           2   5  3.77  17  10   2   0   0   91   94   40   38    8   22   40
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             3   4  1.86  35   0   0  10   0   58   33   12   12    3   25   24
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  3.18  16   8   1   0   0   71   74   29   25    5   19   22
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   2  3.55  32   1   0   4   0   66   55   28   26    5   33   30
Clyde Wright           8  13  3.80  26  26  13   0   0  180  193   80   76   18   41   51
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   7  5.32  18  17   5   0   1  113  128   67   67   16   29   37

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven         10  10  3.10  23  23   9   0   2  168  161   68   58   11   43  142
Bill Campbell          5   5  3.16  43   0   0  12   0   77   69   28   27    2   31   51
Joe Decker            10   9  3.30  23  23   5   0   1  153  150   65   56   17   63   97
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  4.40  16   7   1   1   0   57   58   28   28    5   31   42
Tom Burgmeier          4   2  4.68  34   0   0   2   0   60   59   31   31    6   17   20
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            6   1  2.13  42   0   0   9   0   63   64   19   15    4   27   50
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
Doc Medich            13   7  3.29  23  23  11   0   2  178  170   70   65   17   51   99
Pat Dobson             7  12  3.44  22  22   6   0   1  152  158   69   58   12   37   86
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
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  23   2   0   5   0   60   44   14    8    3   17   26
Catfish Hunter        14   8  2.62  24  24  11   0   4  185  161   59   54   14   25   73
Rollie Fingers         7   3  2.96  44   0   0   9   0   67   60   26   22    3   15   51
Glenn Abbott           2   1  3.00   7   5   2   0   0   36   31   14   12    0   13   19
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             12   9  3.34  25  25   8   0   0  183  151   78   68   14   57  114
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  2.15  42   0   0   9   0   80   65   24   19    5   20   58
Jackie Brown           7   8  3.63  20  12   3   0   1  117  120   55   47    9   42   77
Steve Hargan           9   5  3.65  25  16   4   0   1  121  129   61   49    9   40   64
Fergie Jenkins        13   9  3.69  25  25  17   0   2  190  184   86   78   22   29  115
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)         13
  D. Medich (NY)           13
  V. Blue (OAK)            12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         15
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  T. Murphy (MIL)          10
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  S. Foucault (TEX)         9
  S. Lyle (NY)              9
  D. Bird (KC)              7
  T. Buskey (CLE)           7
  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)         208.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         200.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       199.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        193.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      190.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        189.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       185.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         183.0
  C. Wright (MIL)       180.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     178.2

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         193
  M. Lolich (DET)         192
  B. Lee (BOS)            191
  W. Wood (CHI)           187
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        184
  L. Tiant (BOS)          177
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       173
  J. Coleman (DET)        172
  D. Medich (NY)          170
  D. McNally (BAL)        168

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          98
  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  W. Wood (CHI)            91
  J. Bibby (TEX)           90
  N. Ryan (CAL)            90
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         86
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       82
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         81
  J. Slaton (MIL)          81
  C. Wright (MIL)          80

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          23
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  J. Coleman (DET)         21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       19
  C. Wright (MIL)          18
  J. Decker (MIN)          17
  D. Medich (NY)           17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           132
  J. Coleman (DET)         84
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         79
  J. Bibby (TEX)           76
  J. Decker (MIN)          63
  J. Slaton (MIL)          58
  V. Blue (OAK)            57
  W. Wood (CHI)            56
  G. Perry (CLE)           55
  V. Albury (MIN)          51

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           210
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       142
  G. Perry (CLE)          140
  M. Lolich (DET)         124
  J. Coleman (DET)        115
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        115
  V. Blue (OAK)           114
  S. Busby (KC)           112
  W. Wood (CHI)           110
  L. Tiant (BOS)          106

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