Saturday August 10, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 10, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         67  48  3.17  115  34  20  1023   958  419  360   73  302  512
Kansas City     59  53  3.47  112  35  13  1020  1011  452  393   68  314  511
New York        55  57  3.49  112  36  17   998  1001  450  387   72  362  551
Baltimore       57  56  3.68  113  35  17  1017  1014  475  416   80  333  492
Cleveland       57  53  3.85  111  28  19   998   978  473  427   95  348  452
Boston          62  51  3.87  113  48  14  1019  1054  485  438   93  320  517
California      45  70  3.88  116  38   8  1024   992  514  442   83  469  685
Milwaukee       53  61  3.90  114  36  15  1016  1049  474  440   90  341  424
Minnesota       56  60  3.93  117  24  22  1048  1078  518  458   96  377  658
Detroit         54  60  4.01  114  38  12  1025   998  511  457  103  418  624
Chicago         58  55  4.20  115  33  22  1038  1041  536  485   83  393  575
Texas           58  57  4.29  116  43   9  1031  1069  555  492  105  350  618

 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  2.91  22  16   6   0   1  130   94   51   42    4   57   68
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)   11  13  3.00  27  27  12   0   2  201  188   78   67   13   52  171
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
Vida Blue (OAK)       14   9  3.23  28  28  10   0   0  203  167   87   73   15   64  129
Steve Busby (KC)      17   9  3.26  27  27  14   0   3  207  198   81   75    8   63  141

 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  3.04  41   0   0   5   0   50   61   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
Wayne Garland          4   5  3.44  15   6   0   1   0   71   55   33   27    2   19   35
Mike Cuellar          13   9  3.54  26  26  11   0   3  176  178   80   69   15   59   65
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  11  4.77  28  22   8   0   0  162  179   97   86   21   50   77
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
Andy Hassler           2   7  2.96  13  12   5   1   0   85   76   43   28    5   38   46
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
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
Wilbur Wood           18  13  3.52  32  32  15   0   1  240  216  102   94   22   60  125
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
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
Bruce Ellingsen        1   0  2.33  10   0   0   0   0   19   20   11    5    2    8   10
Gaylord Perry         15   7  2.44  25  25  18   0   3  218  147   65   59   15   72  155
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
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
Dick Bosman            5   1  4.25  16   9   1   0   1   72   73   37   34    8   16   33
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  5.80  25   0   0   2   0   50   55   36   32    7   19   25
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  13  4.34  27  25   9   0   0  162  180   92   78   16   56   62
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  2.91  22  16   6   0   1  130   94   51   42    4   57   68
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           3   7  4.06  20  11   2   0   0  100  106   48   45    9   22   44
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  1.66  43   0   0  11   0   71   39   13   13    3   31   33
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  14  4.55  29  24   7   0   2  170  182   92   86   17   68   78
Bill Travers           2   2  4.71  16   1   0   0   0   42   46   22   22    4   23   25
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         11  13  3.00  27  27  12   0   2  201  188   78   67   13   52  171
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               4   1  1.73   7   6   5   0   1   52   33   14   10    2   21   34
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
Vida Blue             14   9  3.23  28  28  10   0   0  203  167   87   73   15   64  129
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
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        16  10  3.36  29  29  21   0   3  225  207   95   84   23   37  144
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:

  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  S. Busby (KC)            17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         16
  J. Bibby (TEX)           15
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         21
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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)         240.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         229.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        226.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       226.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      225.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        218.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       214.1
  S. Busby (KC)         207.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     204.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         203.1

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         228
  B. Lee (BOS)            227
  W. Wood (CHI)           216
  M. Lolich (DET)         215
  L. Tiant (BOS)          214
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        207
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       203
  S. Busby (KC)           198
  C. Hunter (OAK)         197
  D. Medich (NY)          193

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  W. Wood (CHI)           102
  J. Coleman (DET)        101
  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       97
  C. Wright (MIL)          96
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         95
  B. Lee (BOS)             95

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        24
  J. Coleman (DET)         23
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         23
  J. Bibby (TEX)           22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  W. Wood (CHI)            22
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       21
  J. Colborn (MIL)         21
  B. Lee (BOS)             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)          68
  V. Blue (OAK)            64
  S. Busby (KC)            63
  W. Wood (CHI)            60

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           241
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       171
  G. Perry (CLE)          155
  M. Lolich (DET)         147
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        144
  S. Busby (KC)           141
  J. Coleman (DET)        132
  V. Blue (OAK)           129
  W. Wood (CHI)           125
  L. Tiant (BOS)          121

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