Sunday August 11, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 11, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         67  49  3.16  116  34  20  1032   964  421  362   73  305  515
Kansas City     60  53  3.46  113  35  14  1029  1022  454  395   69  317  517
New York        56  57  3.50  113  36  18  1007  1009  454  391   72  365  554
Baltimore       57  57  3.69  114  35  17  1025  1026  480  420   80  335  492
Cleveland       58  53  3.84  112  28  20  1007   989  475  429   97  351  455
Boston          63  51  3.84  114  48  14  1028  1059  486  438   93  321  523
California      45  71  3.88  117  38   8  1033  1002  519  445   84  471  686
Milwaukee       53  62  3.91  115  36  15  1024  1060  479  445   90  342  425
Minnesota       57  60  3.93  118  24  23  1057  1084  522  462   98  377  662
Detroit         54  61  4.04  115  38  12  1033  1009  520  464  104  425  628
Chicago         58  56  4.20  116  34  22  1046  1049  539  488   84  396  579
Texas           59  57  4.26  117  44   9  1040  1073  555  492  105  353  622

 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)       12   8  3.10  25  25   4   0   2  174  166   64   60    5   48   46
Al Fitzmorris (KC)     7   3  3.18  24  17   4   1   2  116  122   49   41    6   31   29
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
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  3.04  41   0   0   5   0   50   61   19   17    3   11   32
Wayne Garland          4   5  3.25  16   6   0   1   0   75   58   33   27    2   20   35
Don Hood               1   0  3.27  18   1   0   0   0   55   44   22   20    1   18   25
Ross Grimsley         13  10  3.33  29  28  14   1   2  208  196   84   77   24   46  112
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
Diego Segui            5   4  3.75  43   0   0   7   0   74   76   37   31    5   35   54
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
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
Juan Marichal          5   1  4.44   8   6   0   0   0   49   45   24   24    3   10   18
Reggie Cleveland       8  11  4.77  28  22   8   0   0  162  179   97   86   21   50   77
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   8  3.75  19  18   1   0   0  110  105   58   46   10   45   57
Frank Tanana           7  14  3.90  27  23   5   0   0  173  177   81   75   22   56  101
Skip Lockwood          2   4  4.34  32   0   0   1   0   64   64   32   31    7   28   30
Horacio Pina           0   1  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    1    1    4
Dick Selma             2   2  5.09  18   0   0   1   0   23   22   13   13    2   17   15
Luis Quintana          2   1  5.59  11   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    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
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   9  3.54  30  27   7   0   1  183  190   83   72   15   45   85
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             12   8  3.10  25  25   4   0   2  174  166   64   60    5   48   46
Tom Buskey             0   3  3.11  32   0   0  11   0   55   58   21   19    4   24   25
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  3.92  28   0   0   3   0   39   45   17   17    5   15   17
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   1  3.76  14   3   0   0   0   55   53   30   23   10   33   31
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
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
Jim Ray                1   3  4.64  21   0   0   2   0   43   43   23   22    2   27   21
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.89  13   4   0   0   0   50   52   32   27    1   24   21
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  2.61  45   0   0   9   0   69   72   21   20    5   19   45
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
Paul Splittorff       12  12  3.56  27  27   7   0   1  174  191   84   69   18   52   71
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.58  27   5   2   0   0   78   74   36   31    5   18   35
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  3.75  25  16   3   0   2  115  115   54   48    9   39   52
Clyde Wright           8  17  4.24  30  30  15   0   0  204  234  101   96   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  2.80  51   0   0  16   0   96   84   32   30    3   44   63
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             5   6  3.75  19  15   1   1   0  108  131   62   45   11   34   51
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
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  2.47  26   0   0   5   0   47   41   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
Tippy Martinez         0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    0
Sam McDowell           1   5  3.98  11   6   0   0   0   43   33   20   19    5   36   30
Dick Tidrow            8   6  4.17  21  20   4   0   0  132  150   72   61   10   40   61
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  2.50  52   0   0  13   0   79   68   26   22    3   20   61
Glenn Abbott           4   3  2.81  11   9   3   0   0   64   55   23   20    1   21   26
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  4.10  35   1   0   2   0   42   49   22   19    5   27   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             16  14  4.74  31  31  11   0   5  209  196  114  110   22   91  111
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
  J. Bibby (TEX)           16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         16
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          17
  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)        16
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  T. Buskey (CLE)          12
  S. Lyle (NY)             11
  T. Murphy (MIL)          11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  D. Bird (KC)              9
  S. Foucault (TEX)         9
  G. Jackson (BAL)          8

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  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
  J. Bibby (TEX)        208.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     208.0
  S. Busby (KC)         207.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         234
  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
  J. Bibby (TEX)          196

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  W. Wood (CHI)           102
  J. Coleman (DET)        101
  C. Wright (MIL)         101
  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       97
  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)           91
  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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