Sunday July 28, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 28, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         59  42  3.15  101  28  18   901   833  364  315   66  259  456
Kansas City     50  48  3.51   98  33  10   891   879  401  347   61  281  436
New York        50  49  3.53   99  30  15   882   898  397  346   70  311  494
Baltimore       50  49  3.59   99  32  14   897   880  409  358   72  295  431
Cleveland       51  46  3.70   98  26  16   884   841  407  363   81  304  405
Milwaukee       49  50  3.82   99  31  15   883   901  405  375   81  300  374
California      40  63  3.89  104  32   7   923   901  462  399   74  428  605
Boston          53  46  3.94   99  42  12   895   939  433  392   82  277  460
Minnesota       49  53  3.96  103  18  20   923   946  454  406   88  332  580
Chicago         50  49  4.01  101  28  20   913   886  452  407   77  353  511
Detroit         47  52  4.11   99  32  12   888   879  446  405   93  355  533
Texas           50  51  4.23  102  38   9   904   933  475  425   88  305  529

 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
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.06  28   0   0   6   0   35   33   12   12    5   12   26
Mike Cuellar          13   6  3.08  23  23  11   0   3  158  151   62   54   13   51   58
Bob Reynolds           4   4  3.23  37   0   0   5   0   47   59   19   17    3   11   31
Ross Grimsley         11   8  3.32  24  24  12   0   2  179  162   71   66   22   41  101
Jim Palmer             3   8  4.01  14  14   2   0   0   90   94   50   40    7   44   40
Dave McNally           8   8  4.21  25  23   5   1   1  152  169   78   71   11   43   76
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
Doyle Alexander        4   7  4.89  19  10   2   0   0   77   91   51   42    7   30   22

 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              11   9  3.80  24  23   9   0   1  170  195   82   72   17   34   53
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   5  2.70   9   9   4   0   0   67   58   30   20    4   28   32
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Dick Lange             3   6  3.42  16  15   1   0   0   92   91   45   35    7   37   53
Nolan Ryan            13  10  3.48  27  26  13   0   2  202  151   92   78   14  132  211
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  4.05  25  21   4   0   0  158  164   77   71   22   52   88
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
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
Lloyd Allen            0   1  4.26   4   1   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    0    8    2
Stan Bahnsen           8  12  4.35  26  25   8   0   1  161  158   88   78   13   83   78
Skip Pitlock           3   2  4.35  28   5   0   1   0   72   69   39   35    6   38   52
Rich Gossage           2   3  4.42  23   3   0   1   0   59   57   30   29    4   29   42
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
Gaylord Perry         15   4  1.81  22  22  17   0   3  199  125   46   40   11   59  146
Bruce Ellingsen        0   0  2.84   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    8    2    1    4    2
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  4.28  24   0   0   3   0   34   40   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   3  5.96  22   0   0   2   0   45   49   34   30    7   16   23
Steve Arlin            2   4  5.97   7   7   1   0   0   35   42   25   23    1   15   14
Dick Tidrow            1   3  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    4   13    8
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           12   7  2.61  37   0   0  10   0   93   84   33   27    6   31   85
Mickey Lolich         10  13  3.97  26  26  16   0   2  199  192   98   88   23   50  124
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  3.98  11   0   0   0   0   41   41   22   18    8   23   22
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
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
Luke Walker            4   2  4.94  16   5   0   0   0   47   51   27   26    4   22   25

 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  3.54  21  15   4   1   2   97  111   46   38    5   26   22
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.64  22   5   2   0   0   64   60   31   26    4   13   27
Paul Splittorff       10  10  3.67  23  23   6   0   1  147  160   72   60   15   43   56
Marty Pattin           2   5  3.77  17  10   2   0   0   91   94   40   38    8   22   40
Nelson Briles          2   4  4.65   8   8   0   0   0   41   49   22   21    5   14   13
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             8  11  4.39  26  21   6   0   2  154  166   81   75   16   59   70
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  3.24  46   0   0  13   0   81   74   30   29    3   34   56
Joe Decker            10   9  3.30  23  23   5   0   1  153  150   65   56   17   63   97
Dave Goltz             4   5  3.73  16  12   0   1   0   89  106   49   37    9   31   42
Ray Corbin             6   3  4.03  22  11   1   0   0   87   91   43   39    6   28   45
Bill Butler            3   4  4.30  17   7   1   1   0   59   58   28   28    5   34   44
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Vic Albury             4   8  4.61  21  17   2   0   0  107  101   62   55   18   53   59
Bill Hands             2   4  4.78  29   5   0   3   0   79   92   42   42    8   15   55
Tom Burgmeier          4   3  5.17  36   0   0   2   0   63   63   36   36    6   21   22
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
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  2.70  23   0   0   3   0   40   36   17   12    0   14   19
Mike Wallace           4   0  2.93  14   0   0   0   0   28   27   10    9    2   18   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
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
Dave Pagan             1   2  4.50  13   5   1   0   0   44   41   23   22    1   23   36
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          3   2  1.13  25   2   0   5   0   64   46   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  2.80  46   0   0  11   0   71   62   26   22    3   18   55
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  3.31  21  16   1   0   1  101   94   41   37   10   39   56
Vida Blue             12   9  3.34  25  25   8   0   0  183  151   78   68   14   57  114
Ken Holtzman          11  11  3.77  25  25   5   0   1  158  179   77   66   12   31   71
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  2.30  45   0   0   9   0   82   68   26   21    5   22   60
Jackie Brown           8   8  3.68  21  13   3   0   1  125  131   59   51   10   45   82
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
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13

Losses:

  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  C. Wright (MIL)          13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  J. Bibby (TEX)           12
  P. Dobson (NY)           12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  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)        13
  R. Fingers (OAK)         11
  T. Murphy (MIL)          11
  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)         202.0
  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:

  B. Lee (BOS)            195
  C. Wright (MIL)         193
  M. Lolich (DET)         192
  W. Wood (CHI)           187
  L. Tiant (BOS)          186
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        184
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       179
  J. Coleman (DET)        176
  S. Busby (KC)           173
  C. Hunter (OAK)         173

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          98
  J. Bibby (TEX)           96
  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  N. Ryan (CAL)            92
  W. Wood (CHI)            91
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         88
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         86
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       83
  B. Lee (BOS)             82
  J. Slaton (MIL)          81

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          23
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  J. Coleman (DET)         21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       19
  V. Albury (MIN)          18
  C. Wright (MIL)          18
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           132
  J. Coleman (DET)         88
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         83
  J. Bibby (TEX)           77
  J. Decker (MIN)          63
  G. Perry (CLE)           59
  J. Slaton (MIL)          59
  S. Busby (KC)            58
  V. Blue (OAK)            57
  W. Wood (CHI)            56

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           211
  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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