Thursday August 15, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 15, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         69  50  3.13  119  36  20  1059   988  428  368   73  313  530
Kansas City     62  54  3.44  116  36  14  1055  1045  462  403   71  325  532
New York        57  59  3.45  116  38  18  1032  1027  464  396   72  378  569
Baltimore       59  58  3.65  117  36  18  1052  1048  488  427   81  344  514
Cleveland       59  54  3.79  114  28  21  1025  1000  478  432   98  356  460
Boston          64  53  3.81  117  50  14  1053  1076  495  446   94  340  536
California      47  72  3.82  120  40   8  1060  1025  524  450   84  478  711
Milwaukee       56  62  3.87  118  36  16  1051  1092  486  452   91  349  433
Minnesota       58  61  3.90  120  24  24  1074  1093  526  466   98  385  671
Detroit         55  63  4.05  118  40  12  1060  1039  536  477  106  437  643
Chicago         59  58  4.18  119  35  22  1071  1077  553  498   87  403  589
Texas           59  60  4.25  120  44   9  1067  1106  571  504  105  359  641

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   16   7  2.44  26  26  18   0   3  225  152   67   61   16   74  157
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  14  3.07  28  28  12   0   2  208  193   82   71   13   56  175
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
Steve Busby (KC)      18   9  3.17  28  28  15   0   3  216  203   82   76    8   68  148
Pat Dobson (NY)       10  14  3.20  27  27   9   0   1  191  199   81   68   12   46  111
Joe Decker (MIN)      12  10  3.20  27  27   6   0   1  183  179   77   65   18   72  117

 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          14   9  3.41  27  27  12   0   3  185  184   81   70   15   62   75
Jim Palmer             4   8  3.86  15  15   2   0   0   96  100   52   41    7   45   44
Doyle Alexander        5   9  4.35  25  11   2   0   0   99  112   61   48    7   36   33
Dave McNally          10   9  4.39  29  27   6   1   1  176  194   93   86   15   55   85
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  11  4.04  28  27  10   0   1  198  233  100   89   21   45   66
Juan Marichal          5   1  4.44   8   6   0   0   0   49   45   24   24    3   10   18
Reggie Cleveland       8  11  4.65  29  22   8   0   0  166  179   97   86   21   53   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
Frank Tanana           8  14  3.71  28  24   6   0   1  182  184   81   75   22   57  104
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
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
Jim Kaat              13  10  3.49  31  28   8   0   1  191  198   85   74   17   45   89
Wilbur Wood           18  13  3.58  33  33  15   0   1  247  224  106   98   22   62  126
Terry Forster          7   7  3.76  44   1   0  17   0  101   89   44   42    4   28   82
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         16   7  2.44  26  26  18   0   3  225  152   67   61   16   74  157
Tom Buskey             0   3  2.90  34   0   0  12   0   59   58   21   19    4   25   26
Jim Perry             12   8  3.10  25  25   4   0   2  174  166   64   60    5   48   46
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
Fritz Peterson         8   7  4.13  20  20   2   0   0  109  129   53   50   12   23   37
Dick Bosman            5   1  4.25  16   9   1   0   1   72   73   37   34    8   16   33
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
Luke Walker            4   3  4.43  20   6   0   0   0   67   74   36   33    6   35   38
Woodie Fryman          5   7  4.54  22  18   2   0   1  115  101   60   58   13   57   79
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   1 13.50   2   2   0   0   0    5   13    8    8    1    2    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           18   9  3.17  28  28  15   0   3  216  203   82   76    8   68  148
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             5   4  1.62  46   0   0  12   0   78   46   14   14    3   32   34
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
Bill Travers           2   2  4.60  17   1   0   0   0   45   49   23   23    4   25   26
Jim Slaton             8  14  4.68  30  25   7   0   2  173  191   96   90   18   70   79
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  2.77  52   0   0  17   0   97   84   32   30    3   45   63
Bert Blyleven         11  14  3.07  28  28  12   0   2  208  193   82   71   13   56  175
Joe Decker            12  10  3.20  27  27   6   0   1  183  179   77   65   18   72  117
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  4.70  42   0   0   2   0   75   72   39   39    7   23   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               5   1  1.48   8   7   6   0   1   61   37   15   10    2   26   39
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  2.49  53   0   0  13   0   80   68   26   22    3   21   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
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Vida Blue             14  10  3.27  29  29  10   0   0  212  179   91   77   15   70  137
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  2.35  52   0   0   9   0  100   81   33   26    6   28   77
Fergie Jenkins        16  11  3.47  30  30  21   0   3  233  218  101   90   23   38  150
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:

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

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          17
  J. Bibby (TEX)           14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  P. Dobson (NY)           14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         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
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        14

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)        17
  T. Forster (CHI)         17
  T. Buskey (CLE)          13
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  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)         246.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         238.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        235.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       235.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      233.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        225.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       223.1
  S. Busby (KC)         216.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         212.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      210.2

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         234
  B. Lee (BOS)            233
  W. Wood (CHI)           224
  M. Lolich (DET)         220
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        218
  L. Tiant (BOS)          218
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       210
  S. Busby (KC)           203
  C. Hunter (OAK)         202
  J. Coleman (DET)        200

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          114
  M. Lolich (DET)         109
  J. Coleman (DET)        107
  W. Wood (CHI)           106
  N. Ryan (CAL)           102
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        101
  C. Wright (MIL)         101
  B. Lee (BOS)            100
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       97

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)           74
  J. Decker (MIN)          72
  V. Blue (OAK)            70
  J. Slaton (MIL)          70
  S. Busby (KC)            68
  D. Medich (NY)           64

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           260
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       175
  G. Perry (CLE)          157
  M. Lolich (DET)         154
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        150
  S. Busby (KC)           148
  V. Blue (OAK)           137
  J. Coleman (DET)        136
  L. Tiant (BOS)          126
  W. Wood (CHI)           126

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