Wednesday August 7, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 7, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         65  47  3.19  112  32  20   996   932  408  353   72  298  496
Kansas City     57  52  3.48  109  35  13   988   981  441  382   66  310  489
New York        54  56  3.51  110  35  17   981   987  442  382   72  353  547
Baltimore       57  54  3.66  111  35  17  1001   988  464  407   80  329  480
Milwaukee       52  59  3.78  111  36  15   991  1012  450  416   88  329  413
Cleveland       57  50  3.85  108  27  19   971   946  459  415   91  338  441
Boston          61  49  3.87  110  46  14   994  1025  473  427   91  311  503
California      43  69  3.94  113  36   7   997   973  507  437   83  458  664
Minnesota       53  60  4.03  114  23  22  1016  1052  513  455   96  367  639
Detroit         53  58  4.05  111  37  12   995   968  499  448  102  398  611
Chicago         56  54  4.23  112  32  21  1011  1006  526  475   82  385  561
Texas           56  56  4.30  113  42   9   999  1037  538  478  101  340  595

 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   9  3.22  28  27  14   1   2  204  187   79   73   24   45  112
Steve Busby (KC)      16   9  3.24  26  26  14   0   3  200  188   78   72    8   63  132
Pat Dobson (NY)       10  13  3.29  26  26   8   0   1  183  192   78   67   12   44  106
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      14  12  3.29  30  29  16   0   2  230  167  100   84   17  141  241

 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   9  3.22  28  27  14   1   2  204  187   79   73   24   45  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            6   4  3.14  21  12   6   2   0  109   98   43   38   10   49   67
Dick Drago             5   7  3.78  23  12   5   3   0  119  113   53   50    9   50   62
Dick Pole              0   0  3.80   9   0   0   0   0   21   31   14    9    1    7   17
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  6.00  16   0   0   2   0   12   14    8    8    2    4   14
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
Nolan Ryan            14  12  3.29  30  29  16   0   2  230  167  100   84   17  141  241
Horacio Pina           0   1  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    1    2
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
Jim Kaat              13   8  3.55  29  26   6   0   1  175  182   80   69   14   42   81
Wilbur Wood           17  13  3.62  31  31  14   0   1  231  209  101   93   21   59  122
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  3.00  30   0   0  10   0   51   49   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
Fritz Peterson         8   6  4.32  19  19   2   0   0  102  123   52   49   12   21   35
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.38  14  10   0   0   0   72   75   42   35   12   37   36
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   4  6.04  24   0   0   2   0   48   54   36   32    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         12  14  3.86  29  29  19   0   2  226  215  108   97   26   53  147
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              6   3  2.83  43   0   0   8   0   64   66   21   20    5   18   40
Steve Mingori          1   2  3.21  25   0   0   1   0   48   39   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  3.55  25   5   2   0   0   76   70   35   30    5   17   33
Paul Splittorff       11  12  3.68  26  26   7   0   1  166  184   83   68   17   49   67
Marty Pattin           2   6  4.18  18  11   2   0   0   93  101   46   43    8   22   41
Nelson Briles          3   4  4.38  10  10   0   0   0   51   65   26   25    5   17   19
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  10  5.04  22  21   7   0   1  143  166   82   80   21   38   51

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          5   6  3.13  49   0   0  15   0   86   78   31   30    3   38   59
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  3.62  18  14   1   1   0  102  126   58   41    9   34   49
Bill Butler            4   5  4.18  19   9   2   1   0   71   69   33   33    6   40   54
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  4.90  40   0   0   2   0   72   71   39   39    7   22   28
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
Rudy May               3   1  2.09   6   5   4   0   1   43   26   13   10    2   17   32
Sparky Lyle            6   3  2.10  48   0   0  11   0   73   75   25   17    4   32   61
Cecil Upshaw           0   4  2.58  25   0   0   4   0   45   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            10  13  3.29  26  26   8   0   1  183  192   78   67   12   44  106
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  1.98  29   2   0   5   0   73   60   23   16    4   22   28
Rollie Fingers         7   3  2.53  51   0   0  13   0   78   68   26   22    3   20   59
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         3   2  4.20  34   1   0   2   0   41   48   22   19    5   26   11

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         4   6  2.57  49   0   0   9   0   91   78   33   26    6   25   72
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
Don Stanhouse          1   1  4.55  14   0   0   0   0   28   34   17   14    2   15   24
Jim Bibby             15  14  4.96  30  30  10   0   4  200  192  114  110   22   88  107
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
  J. Bibby (TEX)           14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         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)          19
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  B. Campbell (MIN)        15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  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)         229.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       226.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        220.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      216.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        209.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       205.1
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     204.0
  C. Wright (MIL)       203.1
  S. Busby (KC)         200.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         228
  B. Lee (BOS)            218
  M. Lolich (DET)         215
  W. Wood (CHI)           209
  L. Tiant (BOS)          206
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        199
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       196
  J. Bibby (TEX)          192
  P. Dobson (NY)          192
  S. Busby (KC)           188

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  J. Coleman (DET)         99
  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. Bibby (TEX)           22
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       21
  J. Colborn (MIL)         21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  B. Lee (BOS)             20

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           141
  J. Coleman (DET)         96
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         88
  J. Bibby (TEX)           88
  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)           241
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       163
  G. Perry (CLE)          151
  M. Lolich (DET)         147
  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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