Tuesday August 6, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 6, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         64  47  3.18  111  32  19   987   922  404  349   71  294  493
Kansas City     55  52  3.48  107  35  13   970   955  434  375   66  306  477
New York        53  56  3.51  109  35  16   972   973  439  379   72  350  544
Baltimore       57  53  3.66  110  34  17   993   979  460  404   80  326  480
Milwaukee       52  58  3.80  110  35  15   982  1003  449  415   88  326  412
Cleveland       57  49  3.85  107  27  19   963   932  456  412   91  338  436
Boston          60  49  3.90  109  46  13   985  1023  473  427   91  308  496
California      43  68  3.97  112  35   7   989   970  505  436   83  453  651
Minnesota       53  58  4.03  112  23  22  1000  1029  501  448   96  361  629
Detroit         52  58  4.07  110  36  12   986   960  497  446  102  396  605
Chicago         55  54  4.26  111  31  21  1002  1000  525  474   81  385  558
Texas           56  55  4.27  112  42   9   990  1026  530  470   99  336  589

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   6  2.33  24  24  17   0   3  209  139   60   54   12   69  151
B. Dal Canton (KC)     7   5  2.68  21  15   6   0   1  128   87   47   38    4   55   67
Luis Tiant (BOS)      17   7  2.86  26  26  18   0   4  221  206   75   70   17   48  117
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  15   9  2.98  27  27  13   0   4  205  188   74   68   17   30   82
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   10  13  3.14  26  26  11   0   2  192  183   77   67   13   51  163
Jim Perry (CLE)       11   8  3.15  24  24   4   0   2  168  159   63   59    4   46   45
Ross Grimsley (BAL)   13   8  3.21  27  26  13   1   2  196  178   75   70   24   42  112
Steve Busby (KC)      16   9  3.24  26  26  14   0   3  200  188   78   72    8   63  132
Pat Dobson (NY)        9  13  3.32  25  25   8   0   1  176  181   76   65   12   42  104
Vida Blue (OAK)       13   9  3.33  27  27   9   0   0  194  159   84   72   15   62  121

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   3  2.51  33   0   0   8   0   43   35   12   12    5   15   36
Dave Johnson           2   1  2.57   9   0   0   1   0   14   14    4    4    1    4    5
Bob Reynolds           4   4  3.12  40   0   0   5   0   49   59   19   17    3   11   32
Ross Grimsley         13   8  3.21  27  26  13   1   2  196  178   75   70   24   42  112
Don Hood               1   0  3.27  18   1   0   0   0   55   44   22   20    1   18   25
Mike Cuellar          13   8  3.41  25  25  11   0   3  169  167   75   64   15   57   64
Wayne Garland          4   5  3.44  15   6   0   1   0   71   55   33   27    2   19   35
Jim Palmer             3   8  4.01  14  14   2   0   0   90   94   50   40    7   44   40
Dave McNally          10   8  4.15  27  25   6   1   1  169  181   85   78   14   52   81
Doyle Alexander        5   8  4.65  23  11   2   0   0   91  103   58   47    7   33   24
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  4.79  17   2   0   0   0   47   49   27   25    1   31   26

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Luis Tiant            17   7  2.86  26  26  18   0   4  221  206   75   70   17   48  117
Roger Moret            5   4  3.38  20  11   6   2   0  101   97   43   38   10   46   61
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
Diego Segui            5   4  3.80  42   0   0   7   0   73   74   36   31    5   35   54
Rick Wise              3   4  3.86   9   9   1   0   0   49   47   23   21    2   16   25
Bill Lee              12  10  4.03  26  25   9   0   1  185  218   93   83   20   38   61
Reggie Cleveland       8  10  4.78  27  21   7   0   0  154  169   92   82   21   48   71
Juan Marichal          4   1  5.31   7   5   0   0   0   41   42   24   24    3    9   12
Bob Veale              0   1  6.35  15   0   0   1   0   11   14    8    8    2    4   13
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
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Andy Hassler           2   6  3.23  11  11   4   0   0   75   72   41   27    5   31   37
Horacio Pina           0   1  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    1    2
Nolan Ryan            14  11  3.38  29  28  15   0   2  221  164   98   83   17  136  228
Ed Figueroa            2   3  3.58  16   6   3   0   1   55   72   24   22    1   15   23
Dave Sells             2   3  3.69  20   0   0   2   0   39   48   19   16    3   16   14
John Cumberland        0   1  3.74  17   0   0   0   0   22   24    9    9    2   10   12
Dick Lange             3   7  3.82  18  17   1   0   0  104   98   54   44    9   43   56
Frank Tanana           6  14  4.06  26  22   4   0   0  164  170   80   74   22   56   94
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
Luis Quintana          1   1  6.14   9   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    0    7    9
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
Wilbur Wood           17  13  3.62  31  31  14   0   1  231  209  101   93   21   59  122
Jim Kaat              12   8  3.69  28  25   5   0   1  166  176   79   68   13   42   78
Bart Johnson           4   0  3.69   7   7   3   0   0   46   44   20   19    3   12   31
Terry Forster          6   7  3.82  41   1   0  16   0   97   83   43   41    4   27   79
Cy Acosta              0   3  3.89  25   0   0   3   0   44   41   22   19    3   17   18
Rich Gossage           2   3  4.52  27   3   0   1   0   68   70   36   34    4   34   50
Stan Bahnsen           9  13  4.53  28  27   9   0   1  171  168   96   86   14   88   84
Bill Moran             1   3  4.66  15   5   0   0   0   46   57   27   24    5   23   17
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.76  30   5   0   1   0   79   76   46   42    7   44   55
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
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
Lloyd Allen            0   1 10.29   6   2   0   0   0    7    7    9    8    0   12    3
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   6  2.33  24  24  17   0   3  209  139   60   54   12   69  151
Bruce Ellingsen        1   0  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   19   11    5    2    8    9
Tom Buskey             0   2  3.12  29   0   0  10   0   49   47   17   17    4   22   23
Jim Perry             11   8  3.15  24  24   4   0   2  168  159   63   59    4   46   45
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Dick Bosman            5   0  3.82  15   8   1   0   1   68   64   32   29    7   15   31
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  3.86  27   0   0   3   0   37   43   16   16    4   15   16
Milt Wilcox            2   1  3.93  31   1   1   3   0   55   58   27   24    8   16   22
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  4.82  13  10   1   0   0   62   57   36   33    7   29   14
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  2.41  42   0   0  10   0  105   92   34   28    6   33   98
Dave Lemanczyk         1   0  3.73  13   2   0   0   0   51   49   27   21    9   30   28
Mickey Lolich         11  14  3.93  28  28  18   0   2  217  207  106   95   26   51  141
Joe Coleman           10   9  4.21  28  28   8   0   2  195  185   99   91   22   96  129
Jim Ray                0   3  4.38  19   0   0   2   0   39   37   19   19    2   25   19
Lerrin LaGrow          7  12  4.39  26  24   8   0   0  154  173   87   75   16   54   59
Woodie Fryman          5   7  4.54  22  18   2   0   1  115  101   60   58   13   57   79
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.72  12   4   0   0   0   48   48   29   25    1   22   20
Luke Walker            4   3  4.88  18   6   0   0   0   55   59   32   30    5   25   32

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Dal Canton       7   5  2.68  21  15   6   0   1  128   87   47   38    4   55   67
Doug Bird              5   3  2.95  41   0   0   8   0   61   63   21   20    5   18   39
Steve Mingori          1   2  3.23  24   0   0   1   0   47   38   22   17    3   17   31
Steve Busby           16   9  3.24  26  26  14   0   3  200  188   78   72    8   63  132
Al Fitzmorris          7   3  3.26  23  16   4   1   2  108  120   47   39    5   31   26
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.53  24   5   2   0   0   71   64   33   28    5   16   30
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  5.06  22   0   0   2   0   27   26   15   15    3    8   19

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Selma             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Tom Murphy             4   4  1.57  41   0   0  11   0   69   35   12   12    3   28   31
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   2  3.30  34   1   0   4   0   71   58   28   26    5   34   36
Bill Champion          5   2  3.50  19  11   1   0   0   87   93   38   34    6   25   29
Kevin Kobel            5   8  3.62  23  15   3   0   2  107  106   49   43    9   36   51
Clyde Wright           8  16  4.03  29  29  15   0   0  203  228   96   91   19   45   55
Jim Slaton             8  13  4.35  28  23   7   0   2  166  175   86   80   17   65   76
Bill Travers           2   2  4.93  14   1   0   0   0   38   42   21   21    3   23   22
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  3.08  48   0   0  15   0   85   76   30   29    3   37   58
Bert Blyleven         10  13  3.14  26  26  11   0   2  192  183   77   67   13   51  163
Joe Decker            11  10  3.44  25  25   6   0   1  168  168   76   64   18   69  106
Dave Goltz             4   6  3.76  17  13   1   1   0   96  115   52   40    9   33   45
Bill Butler            4   4  3.86  18   8   2   1   0   68   64   29   29    6   37   52
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Ray Corbin             6   4  4.66  24  13   1   0   0   95  106   55   49    7   31   46
Bill Hands             3   4  4.76  30   6   0   3   0   85   96   45   45    9   16   57
Tom Burgmeier          5   3  5.10  39   0   0   2   0   67   66   38   38    7   21   25
Vic Albury             4   8  5.12  23  17   2   0   0  114  115   72   65   19   58   62
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
Rudy May               3   1  2.09   6   5   4   0   1   43   26   13   10    2   17   32
Cecil Upshaw           0   4  2.64  24   0   0   3   0   44   39   18   13    0   16   21
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
Pat Dobson             9  13  3.32  25  25   8   0   1  176  181   76   65   12   42  104
Doc Medich            13   9  3.33  25  25  12   0   2  194  186   78   72   17   57  106
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Mel Stottlemyre        6   7  3.58  16  15   6   0   0  113  119   54   45    7   37   40
Sam McDowell           1   5  4.07  10   6   0   0   0   42   33   20   19    5   36   30
Dick Tidrow            7   6  4.15  20  19   4   0   0  126  145   69   58   10   38   58
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  1.61  28   2   0   5   0   73   57   20   13    3   22   28
Rollie Fingers         7   3  2.66  50   0   0  12   0   74   64   26   22    3   19   57
Glenn Abbott           4   2  2.84  10   8   3   0   0   57   50   21   18    1   19   25
Catfish Hunter        15   9  2.98  27  27  13   0   4  205  188   74   68   17   30   82
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Vida Blue             13   9  3.33  27  27   9   0   0  194  159   84   72   15   62  121
Dave Hamilton          6   4  3.47  22  17   1   0   1  104   96   44   40   10   45   57
Blue Moon Odom         1   3  3.53  22   3   1   0   0   64   61   27   25    4   35   35
Ken Holtzman          12  12  3.66  27  27   5   0   1  172  196   84   70   12   35   77
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   6  2.43  48   0   0   9   0   89   75   31   24    6   25   69
Fergie Jenkins        15  10  3.41  28  28  20   0   3  216  199   91   82   22   35  135
Jackie Brown           9   8  3.80  23  15   4   0   1  137  149   67   58   10   47   88
David Clyde            3   7  3.98  20  18   4   0   0   97  104   49   43   10   36   43
Steve Hargan           9   6  4.31  28  19   4   0   1  136  155   82   65   10   43   71
Jim Bibby             15  13  4.81  29  29  10   0   4  195  185  108  104   20   86  105
Don Stanhouse          1   1  4.91  13   0   0   0   0   26   33   17   14    2   13   23
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  8.10  14   1   0   0   0   17   32   15   15    3    4    9
Pete Broberg           0   3  9.15   7   2   0   0   0   20   22   22   20    6   10   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)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  J. Bibby (TEX)           15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  V. Blue (OAK)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          16
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  J. Bibby (TEX)           13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  J. Slaton (MIL)          13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  B. Campbell (MIN)        15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         12
  T. Buskey (CLE)          11
  S. Lyle (NY)             11
  T. Murphy (MIL)          11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  S. Foucault (TEX)         9
  D. Bird (KC)              8
  G. Jackson (BAL)          8

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         231.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         221.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        220.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       217.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      216.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        209.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       205.1
  C. Wright (MIL)       203.1
  S. Busby (KC)         200.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     196.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         228
  B. Lee (BOS)            218
  W. Wood (CHI)           209
  M. Lolich (DET)         207
  L. Tiant (BOS)          206
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        199
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       196
  S. Busby (KC)           188
  C. Hunter (OAK)         188
  D. Medich (NY)          186

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          108
  M. Lolich (DET)         106
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  J. Coleman (DET)         99
  N. Ryan (CAL)            98
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         96
  C. Wright (MIL)          96
  B. Lee (BOS)             93
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       92
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         91

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           136
  J. Coleman (DET)         96
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         88
  J. Bibby (TEX)           86
  J. Decker (MIN)          69
  G. Perry (CLE)           69
  J. Slaton (MIL)          65
  S. Busby (KC)            63
  V. Blue (OAK)            62
  W. Wood (CHI)            59

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           228
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       163
  G. Perry (CLE)          151
  M. Lolich (DET)         141
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        135
  S. Busby (KC)           132
  J. Coleman (DET)        129
  W. Wood (CHI)           122
  V. Blue (OAK)           121
  L. Tiant (BOS)          117

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