Tuesday July 30, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 30, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         61  42  3.18  103  28  18   919   857  376  325   67  268  463
New York        50  52  3.50  102  32  15   911   917  406  354   71  328  505
Kansas City     50  50  3.57  100  33  10   907   900  418  360   65  289  442
Baltimore       51  50  3.59  101  32  14   915   899  419  365   74  297  444
Cleveland       52  47  3.76  100  26  16   902   861  421  377   88  311  412
Milwaukee       51  51  3.78  102  33  15   910   923  413  382   81  306  381
California      40  64  3.88  105  33   7   933   907  465  402   76  430  613
Boston          54  47  3.92  101  43  12   915   958  441  398   84  286  469
Minnesota       50  53  3.94  104  19  20   932   957  457  408   88  335  586
Chicago         51  50  4.05  103  28  21   931   904  465  419   77  357  519
Detroit         49  52  4.08  101  33  12   906   894  453  411   94  361  550
Texas           51  52  4.26  104  39   9   921   954  487  436   93  311  548

 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   7  3.17  24  24  11   0   3  165  159   69   58   14   53   63
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
Joe Decker (MIN)      11   9  3.23  24  24   6   0   1  162  161   68   58   17   66  103

 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
Bob Reynolds           4   4  3.14  39   0   0   5   0   49   59   19   17    3   11   32
Mike Cuellar          13   7  3.17  24  24  11   0   3  165  159   69   58   14   53   63
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
Dave Johnson           1   1  4.32   8   0   0   1   0    8    6    4    4    1    4    1
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  4.57  15   1   0   0   0   41   41   23   21    1   28   24
Doyle Alexander        4   7  4.92  20  10   2   0   0   79   93   52   43    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  4.19  38   0   0   6   0   67   71   36   31    5   31   51
Reggie Cleveland       7  10  4.80  26  20   7   0   0  148  165   89   79   20   46   69
Bob Veale              0   1  6.35  15   0   0   1   0   11   14    8    8    2    4   13
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  11  3.44  28  27  14   0   2  212  157   95   81   16  134  219
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              12   7  3.38  27  24   5   0   1  162  167   72   61   12   41   78
Wilbur Wood           16  12  3.69  29  29  13   0   1  215  193   96   88   21   58  111
Terry Forster          5   7  3.76  39   1   0  16   0   93   78   41   39    3   27   77
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  3.32  25   0   0   7   0   43   43   16   16    4   20   22
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Dick Bosman            4   0  3.94  14   7   1   0   1   62   58   30   27    6   14   30
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           13   7  2.53  38   0   0  10   0   96   86   33   27    6   31   87
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  4.36  27  27   7   0   2  186  183   98   90   22   93  127
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  3.03  39   0   0   7   0   59   62   21   20    5   18   37
Steve Busby           14   9  3.20  24  24  14   0   3  186  173   72   66    8   58  120
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.46  22  15   4   1   2  101  115   47   39    5   28   23
Steve Mingori          1   2  3.50  22   0   0   0   0   44   36   22   17    3   17   29
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.63  23   5   2   0   0   69   63   33   28    5   16   29
Paul Splittorff       10  11  3.80  24  24   6   0   1  149  165   78   63   17   45   58
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             4   4  1.68  37   0   0  11   0   64   33   12   12    3   26   29
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
Kevin Kobel            4   8  3.74  22  14   3   0   2   99   96   46   41    9   35   50
Clyde Wright           8  14  3.88  27  27  14   0   0  188  203   86   81   18   45   52
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  5.19  20  19   6   0   1  128  148   74   74   17   33   45

 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
Joe Decker            11   9  3.23  24  24   6   0   1  162  161   68   58   17   66  103
Bill Campbell          5   5  3.24  46   0   0  13   0   81   74   30   29    3   34   56
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   8  3.27  24  24  12   0   2  187  179   73   68   17   56  102
Pat Dobson             8  13  3.39  24  24   7   0   1  167  174   74   63   12   41   97
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           4   1  2.94   9   7   2   0   0   49   43   19   16    1   19   21
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  32   0   0   2   0   35   41   20   17    5   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  13  4.77  28  28  10   0   4  187  178  103   99   19   81  104
Don Stanhouse          0   1  4.87  11   0   0   0   0   20   28   14   11    1   10   17
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  8.22  12   1   0   0   0   15   28   14   14    3    4    7
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
  J. Hiller (DET)          13
  D. Medich (NY)           13

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          14
  J. Bibby (TEX)           13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  C. Wright (MIL)          14
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  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
  N. Ryan (CAL)         212.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       208.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        202.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      199.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        199.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       194.1
  C. Wright (MIL)       188.0
  D. Medich (NY)        187.1
  J. Bibby (TEX)        186.2

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
  J. Coleman (DET)        183
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       179
  D. Medich (NY)          179
  J. Bibby (TEX)          178

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          103
  M. Lolich (DET)         100
  J. Coleman (DET)         98
  W. Wood (CHI)            96
  N. Ryan (CAL)            95
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       89
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         88
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         87
  C. Wright (MIL)          86
  V. Blue (OAK)            82

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (BAL)        23
  M. Lolich (DET)          23
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       20
  J. Bibby (TEX)           19
  V. Albury (MIN)          18
  C. Wright (MIL)          18

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           134
  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         83
  J. Bibby (TEX)           81
  J. Decker (MIN)          66
  V. Blue (OAK)            59
  G. Perry (CLE)           59
  J. Slaton (MIL)          59
  S. Busby (KC)            58
  W. Wood (CHI)            58

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           219
  G. Perry (CLE)          146
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       145
  M. Lolich (DET)         134
  J. Coleman (DET)        127
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        125
  S. Busby (KC)           120
  V. Blue (OAK)           117
  W. Wood (CHI)           111
  L. Tiant (BOS)          110


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