Thursday August 8, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 8, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         66  47  3.18  113  33  20  1005   941  410  355   72  299  497
Kansas City     57  53  3.46  110  35  13  1002   990  444  385   67  311  496
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       53  59  3.77  112  36  15  1000  1020  453  419   88  333  415
Cleveland       57  51  3.83  109  27  19   980   959  463  417   91  343  444
Boston          61  50  3.88  111  46  14  1002  1035  478  432   92  316  509
California      44  69  3.94  114  36   8  1006   981  511  440   83  463  670
Minnesota       54  60  3.98  115  23  22  1030  1064  515  456   96  374  647
Detroit         54  58  4.04  112  37  12  1004   978  502  450  103  399  616
Chicago         56  55  4.24  113  32  21  1020  1021  532  481   82  388  568
Texas           56  57  4.35  114  42   9  1008  1051  548  487  103  343  602

 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   8  2.94  27  27  18   0   4  227  214   79   74   17   53  121
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  16   9  2.94  28  28  14   0   4  214  197   76   70   17   31   83
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
Al Fitzmorris (KC)     7   3  3.18  24  17   4   1   2  116  122   49   41    6   31   29
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

 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   8  2.94  27  27  18   0   4  227  214   79   74   17   53  121
Roger Moret            6   4  3.14  21  12   6   2   0  109   98   43   38   10   49   67
Dick Drago             5   7  3.79  24  12   5   3   0  121  115   54   51   10   50   64
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  3.20  12  11   4   1   0   76   72   41   27    5   32   38
Nolan Ryan            14  12  3.29  30  29  16   0   2  230  167  100   84   17  141  241
Ed Figueroa            2   3  3.50  17   7   3   0   1   62   76   27   24    1   19   26
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          2   1  5.19  10   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    5    0    7    9
Horacio Pina           0   1  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    1    1    4
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
Jack Kucek             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Jim Kaat              13   8  3.55  29  26   6   0   1  175  182   80   69   14   42   81
Bart Johnson           4   0  3.59   8   8   3   0   0   53   51   22   21    3   12   35
Wilbur Wood           17  13  3.62  31  31  14   0   1  231  209  101   93   21   59  122
Terry Forster          6   7  3.87  42   1   0  16   0   98   86   44   42    4   27   80
Cy Acosta              0   3  3.89  26   0   0   3   0   44   42   22   19    3   17   18
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
Rich Gossage           2   4  4.76  28   3   0   1   0   68   72   38   36    4   35   50
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.82  31   5   0   1   0   80   78   47   43    7   45   57
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
Jim Perry             11   8  3.15  24  24   4   0   2  168  159   63   59    4   46   45
Tom Buskey             0   3  3.19  31   0   0  10   0   54   56   21   19    4   23   24
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
Steve Arlin            2   4  5.75   9   9   1   0   0   41   51   28   26    1   19   16
Fred Beene             2   4  6.04  24   0   0   2   0   48   54   36   32    7   18   24
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  4.15  29  29   8   0   2  202  192  101   93   23   97  132
Jim Ray                1   3  4.17  20   0   0   2   0   41   40   20   19    2   25   21
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
Doug Bird              6   3  2.65  44   0   0   8   0   68   71   21   20    5   19   43
Bruce Dal Canton       7   5  2.68  21  15   6   0   1  128   87   47   38    4   55   67
Al Fitzmorris          7   3  3.18  24  17   4   1   2  116  122   49   41    6   31   29
Steve Mingori          1   2  3.19  26   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
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   7  4.26  19  11   2   0   0   93  103   47   44    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  4.94  23   0   0   2   0   27   26   15   15    3    8   20

 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  1.55  42   0   0  11   0   70   36   12   12    3   30   32
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          6   2  3.48  20  12   1   0   0   96  100   41   37    6   27   30
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          6   6  2.89  50   0   0  15   0   93   83   32   30    3   44   61
Bert Blyleven         10  13  3.14  26  26  11   0   2  192  183   77   67   13   51  163
Joe Decker            11  10  3.35  26  26   6   0   1  175  175   77   65   18   70  112
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        16   9  2.94  28  28  14   0   4  214  197   76   70   17   31   83
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   8  4.09  21  19   4   0   0  101  112   53   46   12   37   45
Steve Hargan           9   6  4.44  29  19   4   0   1  136  157   84   67   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
Jim Merritt            0   0  8.10  14   1   0   0   0   17   32   15   15    3    4    9
Pete Broberg           0   3  8.49   8   2   0   0   0   23   23   24   22    6   12   14
Stan Thomas            0   0  8.71   9   0   0   0   0   10   18   10   10    1    4    4
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  J. Bibby (TEX)           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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14

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
  L. Tiant (BOS)        226.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       226.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      216.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       214.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        209.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     204.0
  C. Wright (MIL)       203.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      201.2

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         228
  B. Lee (BOS)            218
  M. Lolich (DET)         215
  L. Tiant (BOS)          214
  W. Wood (CHI)           209
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        199
  C. Hunter (OAK)         197
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       196
  J. Bibby (TEX)          192
  J. Coleman (DET)        192

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  J. Coleman (DET)        101
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  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)         23
  J. Bibby (TEX)           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)         97
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         88
  J. Bibby (TEX)           88
  J. Decker (MIN)          70
  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)        132
  W. Wood (CHI)           122
  V. Blue (OAK)           121
  L. Tiant (BOS)          121


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