Friday July 26, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 26, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         57  41  3.15   98  26  17   874   807  354  306   66  249  442
New York        50  47  3.46   97  30  15   866   877  384  333   69  300  485
Kansas City     49  47  3.48   96  32  10   874   863  392  338   58  277  427
Baltimore       50  47  3.59   97  32  14   879   869  400  351   70  292  423
Cleveland       50  45  3.69   96  26  15   866   822  399  355   80  298  396
California      39  61  3.83  101  31   7   896   868  442  381   70  418  590
Milwaukee       47  50  3.87   97  30  14   865   893  402  372   81  294  363
Minnesota       47  52  3.91  100  17  19   897   923  438  390   83  314  563
Boston          51  46  3.96   97  40  12   877   926  426  386   80  274  454
Chicago         49  47  3.97   98  27  20   888   860  437  392   74  335  498
Detroit         46  51  4.12   97  31  12   871   866  440  399   93  352  523
Texas           49  50  4.18  100  38   9   886   911  462  412   87  298  517

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   4  1.81  22  22  17   0   3  199  125   46   40   11   59  146
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
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
Mike Cuellar (BAL)    13   6  3.08  23  23  11   0   3  158  151   62   54   13   51   58
Steve Busby (KC)      14   9  3.20  24  24  14   0   3  186  173   72   66    8   58  120
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   10  11  3.21  24  24   9   0   2  174  171   72   62   11   45  145
Doc Medich (NY)       13   7  3.29  23  23  11   0   2  178  170   70   65   17   51   99

 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
Don Hood               1   0  2.96  15   0   0   0   0   46   33   17   15    1   15   19
Mike Cuellar          13   6  3.08  23  23  11   0   3  158  151   62   54   13   51   58
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  3.60  27   0   0   6   0   30   32   12   12    5   11   24
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  4.57  15   1   0   0   0   41   41   23   21    1   28   24
Dave Johnson           1   1  4.70   7   0   0   1   0    8    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   9  4.76  25  19   7   0   0  140  153   83   74   19   45   64
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
Dave Sells             2   3  2.25  17   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
Dick Lange             3   6  3.42  16  15   1   0   0   92   91   45   35    7   37   53
Ed Figueroa            1   2  3.51  14   4   2   0   1   49   61   20   19    0   13   18
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  4.41  31   0   0   1   0   63   64   32   31    7   28   30
Luis Quintana          0   1  4.91   6   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    6    4
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   6  3.36  36   1   0  15   0   88   71   35   33    3   25   75
Jim Kaat              11   7  3.52  26  23   5   0   1  153  162   70   60   12   41   73
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  4.69  22   3   0   1   0   56   55   30   29    4   26   38
Skip Pitlock           2   2  4.73  26   5   0   1   0   67   64   39   35    6   33   50
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
Bill Moran             1   3  4.93  14   5   0   0   0   42   51   25   23    5   22   16
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   4  1.81  22  22  17   0   3  199  125   46   40   11   59  146
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  5.44  21   0   0   2   0   45   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            9   9  4.26  26  26   7   0   2  180  176   93   85   21   88  122
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           14   9  3.20  24  24  14   0   3  186  173   72   66    8   58  120
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   8  5.34  19  18   6   0   1  121  140   72   72   17   33   42

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven         10  11  3.21  24  24   9   0   2  174  171   72   62   11   45  145
Bill Campbell          5   5  3.26  44   0   0  12   0   77   73   29   28    2   32   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  4.52  35   0   0   2   0   62   60   31   31    6   17   21
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  2.09  43   0   0  10   0   65   64   19   15    4   27   52
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             8  12  3.33  23  23   6   0   1  159  167   70   59   12   38   94
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  1.17  24   2   0   5   0   62   44   14    8    3   18   26
Catfish Hunter        14   8  2.62  24  24  11   0   4  185  161   59   54   14   25   73
Rollie Fingers         7   3  2.91  45   0   0  10   0   68   61   26   22    3   15   53
Glenn Abbott           3   1  3.00   8   6   2   0   0   42   37   17   14    1   14   20
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  2.12  43   0   0   9   0   81   66   24   19    5   20   59
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             14  12  4.54  27  27  10   0   4  182  170   96   92   15   77   99
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
  J. Bibby (TEX)           14
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          11

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         17
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  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
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  S. Lyle (NY)             10
  T. Murphy (MIL)          10
  S. Foucault (TEX)         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
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         208.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         200.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       199.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        199.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        193.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      190.1
  S. Busby (KC)         185.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       185.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         183.0
  J. Bibby (TEX)        182.1

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
  J. Coleman (DET)        176
  S. Busby (KC)           173
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       173
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       171

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          98
  J. Bibby (TEX)           96
  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  W. Wood (CHI)            91
  N. Ryan (CAL)            90
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         86
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       83
  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. Colborn (MIL)         17
  J. Decker (MIN)          17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           132
  J. Coleman (DET)         88
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         79
  J. Bibby (TEX)           77
  J. Decker (MIN)          63
  G. Perry (CLE)           59
  S. Busby (KC)            58
  J. Slaton (MIL)          58
  V. Blue (OAK)            57
  W. Wood (CHI)            56

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           210
  G. Perry (CLE)          146
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       145
  M. Lolich (DET)         124
  J. Coleman (DET)        122
  S. Busby (KC)           120
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        115
  V. Blue (OAK)           114
  W. Wood (CHI)           110
  L. Tiant (BOS)          106


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