Friday August 9, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 9, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         66  48  3.19  114  33  20  1014   950  416  359   73  300  504
Kansas City     58  53  3.46  111  35  13  1011  1001  447  388   67  312  507
New York        54  57  3.52  111  35  17   989   994  449  387   72  358  549
Baltimore       57  55  3.66  112  35  17  1009  1001  470  411   80  331  491
Cleveland       57  52  3.84  110  28  19   989   967  468  422   94  346  448
Milwaukee       53  60  3.86  113  36  15  1008  1035  466  432   89  337  419
Boston          62  50  3.86  112  47  14  1011  1044  480  434   93  318  511
California      45  69  3.91  115  37   8  1015   988  512  441   83  463  677
Minnesota       55  60  3.97  116  23  22  1039  1073  517  458   96  376  650
Detroit         54  59  4.02  113  37  12  1017   991  506  454  103  416  621
Chicago         57  55  4.23  114  32  22  1029  1034  535  484   82  392  572
Texas           57  57  4.31  115  42   9  1022  1061  551  490  104  348  609

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   7  2.44  25  25  18   0   3  218  147   65   59   15   72  155
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)      17   9  3.26  27  27  14   0   3  207  198   81   75    8   63  141
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  2.44  34   0   0   8   0   44   35   12   12    5   15   37
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   9  4.34  28  26   6   1   1  170  187   89   82   14   52   82
Doyle Alexander        5   8  4.38  24  11   2   0   0   97  110   60   47    7   35   33
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              13  10  3.94  27  26  10   0   1  194  227   95   85   21   40   63
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           7  14  3.90  27  23   5   0   0  173  177   81   75   22   56  101
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  3.86  43   1   0  17   0   98   86   44   42    4   27   81
Cy Acosta              0   3  3.89  26   0   0   3   0   44   42   22   19    3   17   18
Stan Bahnsen          10  13  4.46  29  28   9   0   1  180  181   99   89   14   92   87
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   7  2.44  25  25  18   0   3  218  147   65   59   15   72  155
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   8  2.37  43   0   0  10   0  110   94   35   29    6   44  100
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
Luke Walker            4   3  4.60  19   6   0   0   0   59   61   32   30    5   30   34
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
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  5.79   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    3    3    0    1    1

 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           17   9  3.26  27  27  14   0   3  207  198   81   75    8   63  141
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.46  26   5   2   0   0   78   71   35   30    5   18   35
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
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  3.45  35   1   0   4   0   76   64   31   29    6   36   38
Bill Champion          6   2  3.48  20  12   1   0   0   96  100   41   37    6   27   30
Kevin Kobel            5   9  4.00  24  16   3   0   2  108  110   54   48    9   38   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  4.81  15   1   0   0   0   39   42   21   21    3   23   23
Jim Colborn            6  10  5.04  22  21   7   0   1  143  166   82   80   21   38   51
Dick Selma             0   0 19.29   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    0    0    2

 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
Bill Hands             4   4  4.61  31   7   0   3   0   92  104   47   47    9   18   60
Ray Corbin             6   4  4.66  24  13   1   0   0   95  106   55   49    7   31   46
Tom Burgmeier          5   3  4.74  41   0   0   2   0   74   72   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
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
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
Mike Wallace           4   0  2.45  16   0   0   0   0   33   27   12    9    2   21   19
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
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
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Doc Medich            13  10  3.52  26  26  12   0   2  197  193   83   77   17   59  106
Mel Stottlemyre        6   7  3.58  16  15   6   0   0  113  119   54   45    7   37   40
Sam McDowell           1   5  3.98  11   6   0   0   0   43   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  1.93  30   2   0   5   0   75   62   23   16    4   22   30
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  13  3.72  28  28   5   0   1  179  203   90   74   13   36   82
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         5   6  2.42  50   0   0   9   0   97   79   33   26    6   27   75
Fergie Jenkins        15  10  3.41  28  28  20   0   3  216  199   91   82   22   35  135
Jackie Brown           9   8  3.77  24  16   4   0   1  146  158   70   61   11   50   92
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:

  S. Busby (KC)            17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  J. Slaton (MIL)          13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  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)         17
  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
  G. Perry (CLE)        218.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      216.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       214.1
  S. Busby (KC)         207.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     204.0
  C. Wright (MIL)       203.1

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         228
  B. Lee (BOS)            227
  M. Lolich (DET)         215
  L. Tiant (BOS)          214
  W. Wood (CHI)           209
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       203
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        199
  S. Busby (KC)           198
  C. Hunter (OAK)         197
  D. Medich (NY)          193

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  J. Coleman (DET)        101
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  C. Wright (MIL)          96
  B. Lee (BOS)             95
  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
  B. Lee (BOS)             21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           141
  J. Coleman (DET)         97
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         92
  J. Bibby (TEX)           88
  G. Perry (CLE)           72
  J. Decker (MIN)          70
  J. Slaton (MIL)          65
  S. Busby (KC)            63
  V. Blue (OAK)            62
  D. Medich (NY)           59

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           241
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       163
  G. Perry (CLE)          155
  M. Lolich (DET)         147
  S. Busby (KC)           141
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        135
  J. Coleman (DET)        132
  W. Wood (CHI)           122
  V. Blue (OAK)           121
  L. Tiant (BOS)          121


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