Saturday July 27, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 27, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         57  42  3.17   99  27  17   883   819  360  311   66  251  446
Kansas City     50  47  3.48   97  33  10   883   868  395  341   59  279  431
New York        50  48  3.48   98  30  15   874   887  389  338   70  303  490
Baltimore       50  48  3.59   98  32  14   888   875  405  354   70  293  429
Cleveland       51  45  3.67   97  26  16   875   827  401  357   80  301  400
California      39  62  3.84  102  31   7   905   884  448  386   70  420  591
Milwaukee       48  50  3.86   98  30  15   874   898  405  375   81  299  370
Minnesota       48  52  3.88  101  18  19   906   931  439  391   83  315  569
Boston          52  46  3.95   98  41  12   886   935  430  389   81  276  458
Chicago         50  47  3.98   99  27  20   897   872  442  397   74  338  500
Detroit         46  52  4.12   98  32  12   879   872  443  402   93  352  529
Texas           49  51  4.23  101  38   9   895   921  471  421   87  301  524

 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
B. Dal Canton (KC)     6   4  2.66  19  13   5   0   1  112   75   41   33    3   50   60
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  14   9  2.73  25  25  12   0   4  194  173   65   59   14   27   77
Luis Tiant (BOS)      15   7  2.80  24  24  16   0   4  203  186   68   63   15   43  110
Jim Perry (CLE)       10   8  2.92  22  22   3   0   2  157  143   55   51    3   43   44
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   4  2.41  13   4   0   1   0   60   41   22   16    1   15   30
Don Hood               1   0  2.66  16   0   0   0   0   51   34   17   15    1   16   22
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            15   7  2.80  24  24  16   0   4  203  186   68   63   15   43  110
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  2.32  18   0   0   2   0   31   32   11    8    2   12   11
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
John Cumberland        0   1  3.74  17   0   0   0   0   22   24    9    9    2   10   12
Ed Figueroa            1   3  3.83  15   5   2   0   1   49   65   22   21    0   13   18
Frank Tanana           6  13  3.83  24  20   4   0   0  150  157   70   64   20   50   81
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
Cy Acosta              0   3  2.90  24   0   0   3   0   40   34   16   13    3   15   16
Terry Forster          5   6  3.29  37   1   0  15   0   90   71   35   33    3   25   75
Bart Johnson           3   0  3.34   5   5   2   0   0   35   29   13   13    3   11   26
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
Skip Pitlock           3   2  4.50  27   5   0   1   0   70   68   39   35    6   34   51
Rich Gossage           2   3  4.69  22   3   0   1   0   56   55   30   29    4   26   38
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             10   8  2.92  22  22   3   0   2  157  143   55   51    3   43   44
Tom Buskey             0   2  3.21  24   0   0   7   0   42   42   15   15    3   20   22
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
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  10  4.12  23  22   8   0   0  146  159   73   67   15   50   54
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       6   4  2.66  19  13   5   0   1  112   75   41   33    3   50   60
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  1.76  36   0   0  11   0   61   33   12   12    3   26   28
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          5   1  3.20  17   9   1   0   0   76   78   31   27    5   22   24
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  4.12  21  13   2   0   1   90   92   46   41    9   33   48
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
Ray Corbin             6   3  4.03  22  11   1   0   0   87   91   43   39    6   28   45
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
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   2  2.18  44   0   0  10   0   66   67   20   16    4   28   55
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  2.82  22   0   0   3   0   38   35   17   12    0   12   19
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  4.43  18  17   3   0   0  110  131   62   54   10   33   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   9  2.73  25  25  12   0   4  194  173   65   59   14   27   77
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  2.32  44   0   0   9   0   81   67   26   21    5   21   60
Jackie Brown           7   8  3.63  20  12   3   0   1  117  120   55   47    9   42   77
Fergie Jenkins        13   9  3.69  25  25  17   0   2  190  184   86   78   22   29  115
David Clyde            3   7  3.91  19  17   4   0   0   92  101   46   40    8   34   41
Steve Hargan           9   6  3.95  26  17   4   0   1  128  137   68   56    9   42   68
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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  J. Bibby (TEX)           14
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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)           16
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  C. Wright (MIL)          13
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         15
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  T. Murphy (MIL)          11
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  S. Lyle (NY)             10
  S. Foucault (TEX)         9
  T. Buskey (CLE)           8
  D. Bird (KC)              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
  L. Tiant (BOS)        202.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         200.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       199.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        199.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       194.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      190.1
  S. Busby (KC)         185.2
  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
  L. Tiant (BOS)          186
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        184
  J. Coleman (DET)        176
  S. Busby (KC)           173
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       173
  C. Hunter (OAK)         173

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
  L. Tiant (BOS)          110
  W. Wood (CHI)           110


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