Saturday August 3, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 3, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         62  44  3.22  106  29  18   945   887  392  338   69  281  474
Kansas City     52  52  3.52  104  35  11   943   934  427  369   66  298  459
New York        52  54  3.54  106  33  16   945   954  428  372   71  342  527
Baltimore       53  52  3.69  105  33  14   949   937  443  389   76  312  459
Milwaukee       51  55  3.78  106  35  15   946   966  430  397   87  315  396
Cleveland       55  48  3.78  104  27  17   937   901  438  394   88  327  427
California      43  65  3.87  109  35   7   965   933  480  415   82  440  640
Boston          57  48  3.91  105  45  12   950   990  459  413   88  297  484
Minnesota       51  55  3.94  107  21  21   956   980  468  419   90  343  601
Detroit         51  54  4.00  105  35  12   941   914  465  418   97  371  581
Chicago         52  53  4.17  107  29  21   966   954  497  448   79  371  534
Texas           54  53  4.20  108  41   9   956   985  503  446   94  323  563

 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   5  2.69  20  14   6   0   1  121   82   44   36    4   53   64
Luis Tiant (BOS)      16   7  2.85  25  25  17   0   4  212  196   72   67   17   43  114
Jim Perry (CLE)       11   8  2.87  23  23   4   0   2  166  153   57   53    3   43   45
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
Ross Grimsley (BAL)   13   8  3.22  26  26  13   0   2  196  178   75   70   24   42  112

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   3  2.89  30   0   0   6   0   37   33   12   12    5   13   29
Don Hood               1   0  3.13  17   0   0   0   0   55   42   21   19    1   16   25
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         13   8  3.22  26  26  13   0   2  196  178   75   70   24   42  112
Wayne Garland          3   5  3.27  14   5   0   1   0   63   48   29   23    1   18   32
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
Doyle Alexander        4   8  4.95  22  10   2   0   0   84   97   55   46    7   32   23
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  5.19  16   2   0   0   0   43   47   27   25    1   29   24

 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   4  3.38  20  11   6   2   0  101   97   43   38   10   46   61
Bill Lee              12   9  3.79  25  24   9   0   1  178  204   85   75   18   38   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
Rick Wise              3   4  3.86   9   9   1   0   0   49   47   23   21    2   16   25
Diego Segui            5   4  4.12  39   0   0   6   0   68   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          3   1  6.42   6   4   0   0   0   34   40   24   24    3    9   11
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
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
Andy Hassler           2   5  3.05  10  10   4   0   0   74   66   35   25    5   30   37
Nolan Ryan            14  11  3.38  29  28  15   0   2  221  164   98   83   17  136  228
Dick Lange             3   6  3.57  17  16   1   0   0   98   93   49   39    9   40   56
Ed Figueroa            2   3  3.58  16   6   3   0   1   55   72   24   22    1   15   23
John Cumberland        0   1  3.74  17   0   0   0   0   22   24    9    9    2   10   12
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
Horacio Pina           0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    0    1
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
Wilbur Wood           16  13  3.68  30  30  13   0   1  222  200   99   91   21   59  115
Jim Kaat              12   8  3.69  28  25   5   0   1  166  176   79   68   13   42   78
Terry Forster          5   7  3.76  40   1   0  16   0   93   80   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           9  12  4.28  27  26   9   0   1  170  165   91   81   14   86   84
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.38  29   5   0   1   0   76   72   41   37    6   40   53
Bill Moran             1   3  4.66  15   5   0   0   0   46   57   27   24    5   23   17
Rich Gossage           2   3  4.75  25   3   0   1   0   61   61   33   32    4   31   43
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
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
Jim Otten              0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    0    2    0
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        1   0  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   19   11    5    2    8    9
Jim Perry             11   8  2.87  23  23   4   0   2  166  153   57   53    3   43   45
Tom Buskey             0   2  3.15  27   0   0   8   0   46   44   16   16    4   21   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  4.00  26   0   0   3   0   36   42   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         8   6  4.41  18  18   2   0   0   96  113   50   47   12   21   30
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  5.85  23   0   0   2   0   48   52   35   31    7   18   24
Steve Arlin            2   4  6.75   8   8   1   0   0   35   45   28   26    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  2.48  39   0   0  10   0   98   87   33   27    6   31   91
Dave Lemanczyk         1   0  3.59  12   1   0   0   0   48   45   23   19    8   27   27
Mickey Lolich         11  14  3.93  28  28  18   0   2  217  207  106   95   26   51  141
Jim Ray                0   2  3.94  17   0   0   2   0   32   29   14   14    1   21   15
Lerrin LaGrow          7  11  4.02  24  23   8   0   0  150  164   78   67   15   51   57
Woodie Fryman          5   6  4.34  21  17   2   0   1  112   97   56   54   12   54   78
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
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   5  2.69  20  14   6   0   1  121   82   44   36    4   53   64
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
Steve Mingori          1   2  3.45  23   0   0   0   0   44   36   22   17    3   17   30
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.46  22  15   4   1   2  101  115   47   39    5   28   23
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.63  23   5   2   0   0   69   63   33   28    5   16   29
Paul Splittorff       10  12  3.81  25  25   7   0   1  158  174   82   67   17   49   60
Nelson Briles          3   4  3.86   9   9   0   0   0   49   59   22   21    5   14   18
Marty Pattin           2   6  4.18  18  11   2   0   0   93  101   46   43    8   22   41
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  3.38  33   1   0   4   0   69   58   28   26    5   34   33
Kevin Kobel            4   8  3.74  22  14   3   0   2   99   96   46   41    9   35   50
Clyde Wright           8  15  3.88  28  28  15   0   0  197  217   90   85   18   45   54
Jim Slaton             8  12  4.26  27  22   7   0   2  163  173   83   77   17   60   75
Bill Travers           2   2  4.96  13   1   0   0   0   33   37   18   18    3   21   20
Jim Colborn            6   9  5.31  21  20   6   0   1  134  157   81   79   21   35   50

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          5   5  3.20  47   0   0  14   0   82   74   30   29    3   35   56
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
Dave Goltz             4   6  3.76  17  13   1   1   0   96  115   52   40    9   33   45
Ray Corbin             6   3  4.27  23  12   1   0   0   93   98   48   44    7   31   46
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          5   3  4.98  37   0   0   2   0   65   63   36   36    6   21   24
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  2.00  47   0   0  11   0   72   72   24   16    4   31   60
Cecil Upshaw           0   4  2.64  24   0   0   3   0   44   39   18   13    0   16   21
Rudy May               2   1  2.65   5   4   3   0   0   34   24   13   10    2   14   25
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Mike Wallace           4   0  2.73  15   0   0   0   0   30   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             9  13  3.32  25  25   8   0   1  176  181   76   65   12   42  104
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   5  4.07  10   6   0   0   0   42   33   20   19    5   36   30
Dick Tidrow            7   5  4.40  19  18   3   0   0  117  137   65   57   10   36   54
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
Dave Pagan             1   3  5.40  14   6   1   0   0   47   46   29   28    1   26   37
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             13   9  3.33  27  27   9   0   0  194  159   84   72   15   62  121
Ken Holtzman          11  12  3.84  26  26   5   0   1  164  191   83   70   12   34   73
Blue Moon Odom         1   2  3.88  21   2   0   0   0   56   56   26   24    4   31   32
Darold Knowles         2   2  4.54  33   0   0   2   0   36   45   21   18    5   23   10

 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
Jackie Brown           9   8  3.50  22  14   4   0   1  134  140   60   52   10   46   85
Fergie Jenkins        14  10  3.56  27  27  19   0   2  207  197   91   82   22   32  127
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             15  13  4.81  29  29  10   0   4  195  185  108  104   20   86  105
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
Stan Thomas            0   0  8.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   15    8    8    1    4    3
Jim Merritt            0   0  8.04  13   1   0   0   0   16   29   14   14    3    4    8
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
  J. Bibby (TEX)           15
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  V. Blue (OAK)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Bibby (TEX)           13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  J. Slaton (MIL)          12

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         19
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  B. Campbell (MIN)        14
  R. Fingers (OAK)         11
  S. Lyle (NY)             11
  T. Murphy (MIL)          11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  T. Buskey (CLE)           9
  S. Foucault (TEX)         9
  D. Bird (KC)              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)         222.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         221.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       217.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        211.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      207.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        203.1
  C. Wright (MIL)       197.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       196.1
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     195.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)        194.2

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         217
  M. Lolich (DET)         207
  B. Lee (BOS)            204
  W. Wood (CHI)           200
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        197
  L. Tiant (BOS)          196
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       191
  J. Bibby (TEX)          185
  J. Coleman (DET)        183
  S. Busby (KC)           181

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          108
  M. Lolich (DET)         106
  W. Wood (CHI)            99
  J. Coleman (DET)         98
  N. Ryan (CAL)            98
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         91
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         91
  C. Wright (MIL)          90
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       89
  B. Lee (BOS)             85

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        24
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  J. Colborn (MIL)         21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  J. Bibby (TEX)           20
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       20
  V. Albury (MIN)          18

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           136
  J. Coleman (DET)         93
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         86
  J. Bibby (TEX)           86
  J. Decker (MIN)          66
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  V. Blue (OAK)            62
  S. Busby (KC)            60
  J. Slaton (MIL)          60
  W. Wood (CHI)            59

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           228
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       154
  G. Perry (CLE)          147
  M. Lolich (DET)         141
  J. Coleman (DET)        127
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        127
  S. Busby (KC)           125
  V. Blue (OAK)           121
  W. Wood (CHI)           115
  L. Tiant (BOS)          114

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