Monday July 29, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 29, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         60  42  3.18  102  28  18   910   849  373  322   66  263  462
New York        50  50  3.50  100  30  15   893   901  399  347   71  320  499
Kansas City     50  49  3.57   99  33  10   899   891  411  356   63  285  439
Baltimore       51  49  3.57  100  32  14   906   888  411  360   73  295  439
Cleveland       51  47  3.74   99  26  16   893   851  415  371   86  308  408
Milwaukee       49  51  3.84  100  32  15   891   911  411  380   81  304  375
California      40  63  3.89  104  32   7   923   901  462  399   74  428  605
Boston          54  46  3.91  100  43  12   906   946  434  393   83  284  462
Minnesota       49  53  3.96  103  18  20   923   946  454  406   88  332  580
Detroit         48  52  4.08  100  33  12   897   885  448  406   93  356  543
Chicago         50  50  4.08  102  28  20   921   898  463  418   77  357  513
Texas           51  51  4.20  103  39   9   913   939  476  426   88  306  539

 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
Ross Grimsley (BAL)   12   8  3.28  25  25  12   0   2  187  170   73   68   23   41  108

 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  3.17  38   0   0   5   0   48   59   19   17    3   11   32
Ross Grimsley         12   8  3.28  25  25  12   0   2  187  170   73   68   23   41  108
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            5   3  3.18  19  10   5   2   0   93   89   37   33    9   42   60
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
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  3.69  29  29  13   0   1  215  193   96   88   21   58  111
Terry Forster          5   7  3.80  38   1   0  15   0   92   77   41   39    3   27   76
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  2.61   8   0   0   0   0   10   13    9    3    2    5    5
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
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
Fritz Peterson         7   6  4.57  17  17   2   0   0   89  105   48   45   12   18   26
Steve Kline            3   7  4.81  11  10   1   0   0   58   52   34   31    7   28   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         11  13  3.84  27  27  17   0   2  208  198  100   89   23   51  134
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  3.63  23   5   2   0   0   69   63   33   28    5   16   29
Paul Splittorff       10  10  3.67  23  23   6   0   1  147  160   72   60   15   43   56
Marty Pattin           2   6  4.18  18  11   2   0   0   93  101   46   43    8   22   41
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  5.40  21   0   0   1   0   25   26   15   15    3    8   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  14  3.88  27  27  14   0   0  188  203   86   81   18   45   52
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   3  2.09  45   0   0  10   0   69   68   21   16    4   30   56
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
Sam McDowell           1   4  3.43   9   5   0   0   0   39   26   16   15    5   34   26
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
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          4   2  1.64  26   2   0   5   0   66   50   18   12    3   19   26
Catfish Hunter        14   9  2.73  25  25  12   0   4  194  173   65   59   14   27   77
Rollie Fingers         7   3  2.78  47   0   0  11   0   71   63   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  3.40  26  26   8   0   0  185  155   82   70   14   59  117
Ken Holtzman          11  11  3.77  25  25   5   0   1  158  179   77   66   12   31   71
Blue Moon Odom         1   2  4.01  19   2   0   0   0   52   53   25   23    4   29   30
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
Fergie Jenkins        14   9  3.57  26  26  18   0   2  199  190   87   79   22   30  125
Jackie Brown           8   8  3.68  21  13   3   0   1  125  131   59   51   10   45   82
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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. Medich (NY)           13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          14
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          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)         18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  C. Wright (MIL)          14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  W. Wood (CHI)            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)         214.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       208.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        202.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         202.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      199.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        199.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       194.1
  C. Wright (MIL)       188.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     186.2
  S. Busby (KC)         185.2

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         203
  M. Lolich (DET)         198
  B. Lee (BOS)            195
  W. Wood (CHI)           193
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        190
  L. Tiant (BOS)          186
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       179
  J. Coleman (DET)        176
  S. Busby (KC)           173
  C. Hunter (OAK)         173

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)         100
  J. Bibby (TEX)           96
  W. Wood (CHI)            96
  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  N. Ryan (CAL)            92
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         88
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         87
  C. Wright (MIL)          86
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       83
  V. Blue (OAK)            82

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (BAL)        23
  M. Lolich (DET)          23
  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
  V. Blue (OAK)            59
  G. Perry (CLE)           59
  J. Slaton (MIL)          59
  S. Busby (KC)            58
  W. Wood (CHI)            58

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           211
  G. Perry (CLE)          146
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       145
  M. Lolich (DET)         134
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        125
  J. Coleman (DET)        122
  S. Busby (KC)           120
  V. Blue (OAK)           117
  W. Wood (CHI)           111
  L. Tiant (BOS)          110


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