Friday August 16, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 16, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         69  51  3.13  120  36  20  1068   997  433  372   75  315  537
Kansas City     62  55  3.42  117  37  14  1063  1055  463  404   71  328  538
New York        58  60  3.48  118  38  18  1054  1052  476  407   78  389  584
Baltimore       60  58  3.62  118  37  18  1061  1051  488  427   81  348  518
Cleveland       59  55  3.77  115  28  21  1034  1009  485  433   99  359  463
Boston          65  53  3.80  118  50  14  1062  1087  497  448   94  342  541
California      48  72  3.81  121  40   9  1069  1033  527  453   84  482  721
Minnesota       58  62  3.90  121  24  24  1082  1104  529  469   98  389  677
Milwaukee       56  63  3.90  119  36  16  1059  1098  493  459   92  354  438
Detroit         56  63  4.04  119  41  12  1069  1047  539  480  108  439  647
Chicago         60  59  4.19  121  35  22  1093  1102  564  509   88  412  600
Texas           60  60  4.24  121  44   9  1076  1114  574  507  105  359  647

 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
B. Dal Canton (KC)     7   6  2.80  23  17   7   0   1  138  104   52   43    4   60   74
Luis Tiant (BOS)      18   8  2.83  28  28  19   0   5  236  218   79   74   17   57  126
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  17  10  2.94  30  30  15   0   4  230  207   83   75   19   33   91
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
Ross Grimsley (BAL)   14  10  3.19  30  29  15   1   3  217  199   84   77   24   50  116
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
Ross Grimsley         14  10  3.19  30  29  15   1   3  217  199   84   77   24   50  116
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
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
Dick Drago             5   7  3.76  25  12   5   3   0  122  116   54   51   10   50   65
Dick Pole              0   0  3.80   9   0   0   0   0   21   31   14    9    1    7   17
Diego Segui            6   4  3.81  44   0   0   7   0   76   79   38   32    5   36   54
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  4.12   9   7   0   0   0   55   52   25   25    3   11   20
Reggie Cleveland       8  11  4.65  29  22   8   0   0  166  179   97   86   21   53   77
Bob Veale              0   1  5.68  17   0   0   2   0   13   14    8    8    2    4   16
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   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    1
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            16  12  3.26  32  31  17   0   2  246  181  105   89   17  146  269
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
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   8  3.82  45   1   0  17   0  106   97   47   45    5   30   85
Jack Kucek             0   0  3.86   2   1   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    6    2
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
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.34  33   5   0   1   0   93   84   49   45    7   47   64
Stan Bahnsen          11  13  4.56  31  29   9   0   1  186  190  104   94   14   93   90
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  3.03  35   0   0  12   0   59   60   22   20    5   26   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
Milt Wilcox            2   1  3.79  32   1   1   3   0   57   58   27   24    8   17   24
Dick Bosman            5   2  3.89  17  10   1   0   1   79   80   43   34    8   17   34
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  3.92  28   0   0   3   0   39   45   17   17    5   15   17
Fritz Peterson         8   7  4.13  20  20   2   0   0  109  129   53   50   12   23   37
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         14  14  3.72  31  31  21   0   2  244  228  112  101   28   55  158
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   6  2.80  23  17   7   0   1  138  104   52   43    4   60   74
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  3.44  36   1   0   4   0   81   67   33   31    7   38   42
Kevin Kobel            5   9  3.75  25  16   3   0   2  115  115   54   48    9   39   52
Clyde Wright           8  18  4.41  31  31  15   0   0  206  237  106  101   19   48   56
Bill Travers           2   2  4.57  18   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   7  2.87  53   0   0  17   0   97   86   33   31    3   47   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  4.42  32   8   0   3   0  100  113   49   49    9   20   66
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            7   3  2.07  50   0   0  11   0   78   77   27   18    5   34   65
Cecil Upshaw           0   4  2.39  27   0   0   5   0   49   43   18   13    0   16   23
Mike Wallace           4   0  2.45  16   0   0   0   0   33   27   12    9    2   21   19
Tippy Martinez         0   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    5    5
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  3.34  28  28   9   0   1  197  209   86   73   15   50  116
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
Sam McDowell           1   5  3.98  11   6   0   0   0   43   33   20   19    5   36   30
Dick Tidrow            8   7  4.23  22  21   4   0   0  138  157   76   65   12   42   62
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  2.40  54   0   0  13   0   82   72   26   22    3   22   64
Glenn Abbott           4   3  2.81  11   9   3   0   0   64   55   23   20    1   21   26
Catfish Hunter        17  10  2.94  30  30  15   0   4  230  207   83   75   19   33   91
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  2.30  53   0   0   9   0  102   81   33   26    6   28   78
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             17  14  4.73  32  32  11   0   5  215  203  117  113   22   91  116
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  7.23  17   1   0   0   0   19   35   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
  J. Bibby (TEX)           17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         16
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          18
  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)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           19
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  S. Busby (KC)            15
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15

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
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         246.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         246.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       244.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        235.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      233.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       229.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        225.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     217.0
  S. Busby (KC)         216.0
  J. Bibby (TEX)        215.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         237
  B. Lee (BOS)            233
  M. Lolich (DET)         228
  W. Wood (CHI)           224
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        218
  L. Tiant (BOS)          218
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       210
  P. Dobson (NY)          209
  C. Hunter (OAK)         207
  J. Bibby (TEX)          203

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          117
  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  J. Coleman (DET)        107
  W. Wood (CHI)           106
  C. Wright (MIL)         106
  N. Ryan (CAL)           105
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        104
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        101
  B. Lee (BOS)            100
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       97

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  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)           146
  J. Coleman (DET)        103
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         93
  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)           269
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       175
  M. Lolich (DET)         158
  G. Perry (CLE)          157
  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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