Tuesday August 13, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 13, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         69  49  3.12  118  36  20  1050   976  424  364   73  306  522
Kansas City     61  54  3.46  115  35  14  1046  1040  461  402   71  320  525
New York        56  59  3.49  115  37  18  1023  1023  463  396   72  373  564
Baltimore       58  57  3.66  115  35  18  1034  1033  482  421   80  337  501
Boston          64  52  3.81  116  50  14  1045  1070  490  442   94  332  533
Cleveland       58  53  3.84  112  28  20  1007   989  475  429   97  351  455
California      46  72  3.85  119  39   8  1051  1018  524  450   84  477  708
Milwaukee       55  62  3.86  117  36  16  1042  1077  481  447   90  344  430
Minnesota       57  60  3.93  118  24  23  1057  1084  522  462   98  377  662
Detroit         55  62  4.01  117  40  12  1051  1022  527  469  104  431  639
Chicago         58  57  4.20  117  34  22  1054  1058  547  492   85  400  583
Texas           59  59  4.24  119  44   9  1058  1094  565  498  105  358  635

 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
Luis Tiant (BOS)      18   8  2.83  28  28  19   0   5  236  218   79   74   17   57  126
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  17   9  2.86  29  29  15   0   4  223  202   78   71   17   32   87
B. Dal Canton (KC)     7   5  2.91  22  16   6   0   1  130   94   51   42    4   57   68
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)     8   3  3.14  25  18   4   1   2  123  129   51   43    7   34   31
Pat Dobson (NY)       10  14  3.20  27  27   9   0   1  191  199   81   68   12   46  111
Roger Moret (BOS)      6   5  3.23  22  13   7   2   0  117  105   47   42   11   56   72
Vida Blue (OAK)       14   9  3.23  28  28  10   0   0  203  167   87   73   15   64  129

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   3  2.28  35   0   0   9   0   47   36   12   12    5   16   42
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             4   8  3.86  15  15   2   0   0   96  100   52   41    7   45   44
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            18   8  2.83  28  28  19   0   5  236  218   79   74   17   57  126
Roger Moret            6   5  3.23  22  13   7   2   0  117  105   47   42   11   56   72
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
Ken Sanders            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
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            15  12  3.24  31  30  17   0   2  239  174  102   86   17  143  260
Ed Figueroa            2   4  3.54  18   8   3   0   1   69   84   30   27    1   22   29
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  12   0   0   0   0   10   12    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
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
Bart Johnson           4   1  4.02   9   9   3   0   0   54   56   29   24    4   15   35
Stan Bahnsen          10  13  4.46  29  28   9   0   1  180  181   99   89   14   92   87
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.53  32   5   0   1   0   87   82   48   44    7   46   61
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
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
Mickey Lolich         13  14  3.75  30  30  20   0   2  235  220  109   98   26   53  154
Dave Lemanczyk         1   1  3.76  14   3   0   0   0   55   53   30   23   10   33   31
Joe Coleman           10  10  4.14  30  30   9   0   2  211  200  107   97   23  103  136
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
Steve Mingori          1   2  3.08  27   0   0   1   0   50   39   22   17    3   17   33
Al Fitzmorris          8   3  3.14  25  18   4   1   2  123  129   51   43    7   34   31
Steve Busby           17   9  3.26  27  27  14   0   3  207  198   81   75    8   63  141
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.42  28   5   2   0   0   82   78   36   31    5   18   39
Paul Splittorff       12  12  3.56  27  27   7   0   1  174  191   84   69   18   52   71
Marty Pattin           3   7  4.06  20  11   2   0   0  100  106   48   45    9   22   44
Joe Hoerner            2   3  4.76  24   0   0   2   0   28   26   15   15    3    8   20
Gene Garber            1   2  4.82  17   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   15    3   13   14
Nelson Briles          3   5  4.94  11  11   0   0   0   55   72   31   30    6   17   19

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             4   4  1.68  45   0   0  12   0   75   43   14   14    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
Bill Champion          7   2  3.24  21  13   1   0   0  103  108   41   37    6   28   33
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   2  3.45  35   1   0   4   0   76   64   31   29    6   36   38
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            7  10  4.87  23  22   7   0   1  150  171   83   81   21   39   53
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  2.04  49   0   0  11   0   75   76   26   17    4   33   63
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  14  3.20  27  27   9   0   1  191  199   81   68   12   46  111
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
Doc Medich            13  11  3.60  27  27  12   0   2  203  199   88   81   17   64  109
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        17   9  2.86  29  29  15   0   4  223  202   78   71   17   32   87
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          13  13  3.59  29  29   6   0   1  188  210   91   75   13   36   85
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  2.37  51   0   0   9   0   99   80   33   26    6   28   77
Fergie Jenkins        16  10  3.36  29  29  21   0   3  225  207   95   84   23   37  144
Jackie Brown           9   9  3.71  25  17   4   0   1  153  165   74   63   11   53   95
David Clyde            3   8  4.07  22  19   4   0   0  102  113   53   46   12   37   45
Steve Hargan           9   7  4.49  30  20   4   0   1  142  166   89   71   10   44   78
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  7.50  16   1   0   0   0   18   34   16   15    3    4   10
Pete Broberg           0   3  8.25   9   2   0   0   0   24   24   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)           18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  S. Busby (KC)            17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  J. Bibby (TEX)           16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         16
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          17
  J. Bibby (TEX)           14
  P. Dobson (NY)           14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  L. LaGrow (DET)          13

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         21
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  L. Tiant (BOS)           19
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        14

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           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)         238.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        235.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       235.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      225.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       223.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        218.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      210.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)        208.2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     208.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         234
  B. Lee (BOS)            227
  M. Lolich (DET)         220
  L. Tiant (BOS)          218
  W. Wood (CHI)           216
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       210
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        207
  C. Hunter (OAK)         202
  J. Coleman (DET)        200
  P. Dobson (NY)          199

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         109
  J. Coleman (DET)        107
  N. Ryan (CAL)           102
  W. Wood (CHI)           102
  C. Wright (MIL)         101
  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)           143
  J. Coleman (DET)        103
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         92
  J. Bibby (TEX)           91
  G. Perry (CLE)           72
  J. Decker (MIN)          70
  J. Slaton (MIL)          68
  V. Blue (OAK)            64
  D. Medich (NY)           64
  S. Busby (KC)            63

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           260
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       171
  G. Perry (CLE)          155
  M. Lolich (DET)         154
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        144
  S. Busby (KC)           141
  J. Coleman (DET)        136
  V. Blue (OAK)           129
  L. Tiant (BOS)          126
  W. Wood (CHI)           125

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