Wednesday July 31, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 31, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         61  43  3.21  104  28  18   928   867  383  331   68  275  467
New York        51  52  3.49  103  32  16   920   924  409  357   71  332  511
Kansas City     51  50  3.56  101  33  11   916   908  420  362   65  291  447
Baltimore       52  50  3.59  102  32  14   924   904  423  369   75  304  446
Milwaukee       51  52  3.78  103  33  15   919   933  417  386   82  311  381
Cleveland       52  48  3.80  101  26  16   910   869  428  384   88  318  417
California      41  64  3.88  106  33   7   942   909  469  406   78  434  620
Boston          55  47  3.92  102  44  12   924   968  445  402   86  286  473
Minnesota       50  54  3.93  105  20  20   941   964  460  411   89  337  595
Detroit         49  53  4.05  102  33  12   914   899  458  411   94  364  555
Chicago         51  51  4.13  104  28  21   939   921  479  431   77  362  522
Texas           52  52  4.23  105  39   9   930   961  493  437   93  315  556

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   5  2.04  23  23  17   0   3  203  131   52   46   11   63  147
B. Dal Canton (KC)     6   4  2.66  19  13   5   0   1  112   75   41   33    3   50   60
Luis Tiant (BOS)      16   7  2.85  25  25  17   0   4  212  196   72   67   17   43  114
Jim Perry (CLE)       10   8  2.92  22  22   3   0   2  157  143   55   51    3   43   44
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  14   9  2.93  26  26  12   0   4  196  179   70   64   15   29   78
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Steve Busby (KC)      15   9  3.15  25  25  14   0   3  194  181   74   68    8   60  125
Mike Cuellar (BAL)    13   7  3.17  24  24  11   0   3  165  159   69   58   14   53   63
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   10  12  3.20  25  25  10   0   2  183  178   75   65   12   47  154
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  3.00  29   0   0   6   0   36   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           9   8  4.22  26  24   5   1   1  160  174   82   75   12   50   78
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            16   7  2.85  25  25  17   0   4  212  196   72   67   17   43  114
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
Luis Quintana          1   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    7    8
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Nolan Ryan            13  11  3.44  28  27  14   0   2  212  157   95   81   16  134  219
Dick Lange             3   6  3.57  17  16   1   0   0   98   93   49   39    9   40   56
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
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
Jim Otten              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    0    0    0    0
Cy Acosta              0   3  2.90  24   0   0   3   0   40   34   16   13    3   15   16
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
Bart Johnson           3   0  4.10   6   6   2   0   0   37   35   17   17    3   11   27
Stan Bahnsen           8  12  4.35  26  25   8   0   1  161  158   88   78   13   83   78
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.38  29   5   0   1   0   76   72   41   37    6   40   53
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
Rich Gossage           2   3  4.85  24   3   0   1   0   59   61   33   32    4   30   42
Bill Moran             1   3  4.93  14   5   0   0   0   42   51   25   23    5   22   16
Lloyd Allen            0   1  7.71   5   1   0   0   0    7    5    7    6    0   10    3
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   5  2.04  23  23  17   0   3  203  131   52   46   11   63  147
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  4.04  25   0   0   3   0   36   41   16   16    4   15   16
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  4.80  12  10   1   0   0   60   53   35   32    7   29   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
Jim Ray                0   2  3.94  17   0   0   2   0   32   29   14   14    1   21   15
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  3.98  11   0   0   0   0   41   41   22   18    8   23   22
Lerrin LaGrow          7  11  4.02  24  23   8   0   0  150  164   78   67   15   51   57
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
Luke Walker            4   2  4.74  17   5   0   0   0   49   51   27   26    4   22   27
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  3.00  40   0   0   8   0   60   62   21   20    5   18   37
Steve Busby           15   9  3.15  25  25  14   0   3  194  181   74   68    8   60  125
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  1.63  38   0   0  11   0   66   34   12   12    3   27   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  3.38  18  10   1   0   0   80   85   34   30    6   23   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   2  4.96  13   1   0   0   0   33   37   18   18    3   21   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  12  3.20  25  25  10   0   2  183  178   75   65   12   47  154
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  2.03  46   0   0  11   0   71   69   21   16    4   31   59
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            7   5  4.40  19  18   3   0   0  117  137   65   57   10   36   54
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   3  1.59  27   2   0   5   0   68   51   19   12    3   21   26
Rollie Fingers         7   3  2.71  48   0   0  11   0   73   63   26   22    3   19   56
Catfish Hunter        14   9  2.93  26  26  12   0   4  196  179   70   64   15   29   78
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  3.93  20   2   0   0   0   55   56   26   24    4   31   32
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         4   4  2.17  46   0   0   9   0   87   68   26   21    5   25   65
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  3.94  27  18   4   0   1  130  143   74   57    9   42   69
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
Stan Thomas            0   0  8.64   7   0   0   0   0    8   15    8    8    1    4    3
Pete Broberg           0   3 10.38   5   2   0   0   0   17   22   22   20    6    7   10
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:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  J. Bibby (TEX)           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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  L. LaGrow (DET)          11

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  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
  S. Lyle (NY)             11
  T. Murphy (MIL)          11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  S. Foucault (TEX)         9
  D. Bird (KC)              8
  T. Buskey (CLE)           8
  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
  L. Tiant (BOS)        211.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       208.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        203.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      199.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       196.1
  S. Busby (KC)         194.0
  C. Wright (MIL)       188.0
  D. Medich (NY)        187.1

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         203
  M. Lolich (DET)         198
  L. Tiant (BOS)          196
  B. Lee (BOS)            195
  W. Wood (CHI)           193
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        190
  J. Coleman (DET)        183
  S. Busby (KC)           181
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       179
  C. Hunter (OAK)         179

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
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  S. Busby (KC)            60
  V. Blue (OAK)            59
  J. Slaton (MIL)          59
  W. Wood (CHI)            58

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           219
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       154
  G. Perry (CLE)          147
  M. Lolich (DET)         134
  J. Coleman (DET)        127
  S. Busby (KC)           125
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        125
  V. Blue (OAK)           117
  L. Tiant (BOS)          114
  W. Wood (CHI)           111


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