Sunday August 18, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 18, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         70  52  3.12  122  36  21  1086  1014  440  376   76  322  545
Kansas City     63  56  3.39  119  38  14  1081  1067  466  407   71  336  545
New York        60  60  3.47  120  39  19  1070  1061  481  412   79  398  597
Baltimore       61  59  3.58  120  38  18  1080  1068  491  430   81  358  522
Cleveland       60  56  3.71  117  30  21  1052  1017  486  434  100  361  469
California      48  74  3.82  123  40   9  1087  1060  536  462   85  486  729
Boston          66  54  3.83  120  50  14  1080  1110  510  460   97  347  548
Milwaukee       58  63  3.87  121  36  18  1077  1112  497  463   94  357  447
Minnesota       59  63  3.95  123  24  25  1099  1128  542  482   98  393  687
Detroit         57  64  4.04  121  41  12  1086  1064  555  488  111  447  659
Texas           61  61  4.19  123  45   9  1093  1125  578  509  105  360  656
Chicago         60  61  4.22  123  36  22  1107  1124  575  519   89  421  608

 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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  17  10  2.94  30  30  15   0   4  230  207   83   75   19   33   91
Jim Perry (CLE)       13   8  2.95  26  26   5   0   3  183  170   64   60    5   48   47
Luis Tiant (BOS)      19   8  2.96  29  29  19   0   5  243  229   85   80   18   59  129
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   11  14  3.07  28  28  12   0   2  208  193   82   71   13   56  175
Steve Busby (KC)      18  10  3.09  29  29  16   0   3  224  209   83   77    8   72  153
Al Fitzmorris (KC)     8   3  3.14  25  18   4   1   2  123  129   51   43    7   34   31
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
Dave Johnson           2   1  2.57   9   0   0   1   0   14   14    4    4    1    4    5
Grant Jackson          1   3  2.59  36   0   0   9   0   49   38   14   14    5   18   43
Bob Reynolds           4   5  3.12  42   0   0   5   0   52   63   20   18    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  3.59  16  16   2   0   0  103  106   52   41    7   50   46
Dave McNally          11   9  4.18  30  28   7   1   2  185  201   93   86   15   58   86
Doyle Alexander        5   9  4.35  25  11   2   0   0   99  112   61   48    7   36   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            19   8  2.96  29  29  19   0   5  243  229   85   80   18   59  129
Roger Moret            6   5  3.40  23  14   7   2   0  122  111   51   46   13   59   74
Diego Segui            6   4  3.72  45   0   0   7   0   77   79   38   32    5   36   55
Dick Drago             5   7  3.73  26  12   5   3   0  123  116   54   51   10   50   66
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  4.12   9   7   0   0   0   55   52   25   25    3   11   20
Reggie Cleveland       8  12  4.67  30  22   8   0   0  170  185  100   88   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   3   0   0   1   0    5    4    0    0    0    2    2
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Andy Hassler           2   8  3.11  14  13   5   1   0   93   86   47   32    6   40   49
Nolan Ryan            16  12  3.26  32  31  17   0   2  246  181  105   89   17  146  269
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
Ed Figueroa            2   5  3.79  19   9   3   0   1   76   96   35   32    1   23   32
Skip Lockwood          2   4  4.25  33   0   0   1   0   66   65   32   31    7   28   31
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  5.40  13   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    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
Francisco Barrios      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Kaat              13  10  3.49  31  28   8   0   1  191  198   85   74   17   45   89
Wilbur Wood           18  14  3.70  34  34  15   0   1  250  233  111  103   23   64  129
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   2  3.90  10  10   4   0   0   60   61   31   26    4   18   38
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.37  34   5   0   1   0   95   87   50   46    7   49   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
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
Rich Gossage           2   4  4.89  29   3   0   1   0   70   76   41   38    4   37   51
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
Jim Perry             13   8  2.95  26  26   5   0   3  183  170   64   60    5   48   47
Tom Buskey             0   3  3.03  35   0   0  12   0   59   60   22   20    5   26   26
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
Fritz Peterson         8   8  3.89  21  21   3   0   0  118  133   54   51   13   25   42
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  3.92  28   0   0   3   0   39   45   17   17    5   15   17
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           14   8  2.27  44   0   0  10   0  115   95   35   29    6   44  106
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  11  4.16  31  31   9   0   2  218  211  119  101   24  108  138
Lerrin LaGrow          7  13  4.39  28  26   9   0   0  166  184   95   81   17   59   66
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
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
Jim Ray                1   3  4.81  22   0   0   2   0   43   44   24   23    3   27   21
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  2.57  46   0   0   9   0   70   74   21   20    5   20   45
Bruce Dal Canton       7   6  2.80  23  17   7   0   1  138  104   52   43    4   60   74
Steve Mingori          2   2  2.98  28   0   0   1   0   51   39   22   17    3   17   34
Steve Busby           18  10  3.09  29  29  16   0   3  224  209   83   77    8   72  153
Al Fitzmorris          8   3  3.14  25  18   4   1   2  123  129   51   43    7   34   31
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.42  28   5   2   0   0   82   78   36   31    5   18   39
Paul Splittorff       12  12  3.52  28  28   7   0   1  182  195   86   71   18   55   72
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  1.54  48   0   0  14   0   82   48   14   14    3   32   35
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             9  14  4.62  31  26   7   0   2  179  197   98   92   19   73   83
Jim Colborn            8  10  4.74  24  23   7   0   1  158  177   85   83   22   39   57
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             6   6  3.87  20  16   1   1   0  114  141   66   49   11   34   55
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
Tom Burgmeier          5   3  4.52  43   0   0   3   0   78   73   39   39    7   24   29
Ray Corbin             6   5  5.06  25  14   1   0   0  100  115   62   56    7   32   48
Vic Albury             4   8  5.14  24  17   2   0   0  117  119   74   67   19   60   65
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  1.69   9   8   6   0   1   64   39   17   12    3   28   44
Sparky Lyle            7   3  2.01  51   0   0  12   0   81   77   27   18    5   34   67
Cecil Upshaw           0   4  2.37  28   0   0   5   0   49   43   18   13    0   18   23
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
Mike Wallace           5   0  2.72  17   0   0   0   0   36   31   14   11    2   24   20
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
Doc Medich            14  11  3.52  28  28  13   0   2  210  202   89   82   17   66  114
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            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  1.83  31   2   0   5   0   79   65   23   16    4   23   32
Rollie Fingers         7   3  2.36  56   0   0  14   0   84   72   26   22    3   22   65
Catfish Hunter        17  10  2.94  30  30  15   0   4  230  207   83   75   19   33   91
Glenn Abbott           4   4  3.17  12  10   3   0   0   65   59   27   23    2   22   26
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
Blue Moon Odom         1   3  3.31  24   3   1   0   0   68   64   27   25    4   39   39
Dave Hamilton          6   4  3.44  23  17   1   0   1  105   96   44   40   10   45   58
Ken Holtzman          14  13  3.53  30  30   6   0   1  194  217   94   76   13   36   85
Darold Knowles         3   2  4.10  36   1   0   2   0   42   49   22   19    5   28   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        17  11  3.34  31  31  22   0   4  242  222  101   90   23   39  155
Jackie Brown           9   9  3.70  26  17   4   0   1  153  165   74   63   11   53   95
David Clyde            3   8  4.07  23  19   4   0   0  104  114   54   47   12   37   48
Steve Hargan           9   8  4.42  31  21   4   0   1  147  172   92   72   10   44   79
Don Stanhouse          1   1  4.45  15   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:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           19
  S. Busby (KC)            18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  J. Bibby (TEX)           17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         17
  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
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  M. Lolich (DET)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           19
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  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
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  T. Murphy (MIL)          14
  T. Buskey (CLE)          13
  S. Lyle (NY)             12
  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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  J. Perry (CLE)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         250.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         246.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       244.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        243.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      242.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       229.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        225.0
  S. Busby (KC)         224.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      218.1
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     217.0

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         237
  B. Lee (BOS)            233
  W. Wood (CHI)           233
  L. Tiant (BOS)          229
  M. Lolich (DET)         228
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        222
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       217
  J. Coleman (DET)        211
  S. Busby (KC)           209
  P. Dobson (NY)          209

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        119
  J. Bibby (TEX)          117
  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  W. Wood (CHI)           111
  C. Wright (MIL)         106
  N. Ryan (CAL)           105
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        104
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        101
  R. Cleveland (BOS)      100
  B. Lee (BOS)            100

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  J. Coleman (DET)         24
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        24
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         23
  W. Wood (CHI)            23
  J. Bibby (TEX)           22
  J. Colborn (MIL)         22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       21
  B. Lee (BOS)             21

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           146
  J. Coleman (DET)        108
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         93
  J. Bibby (TEX)           91
  G. Perry (CLE)           74
  J. Slaton (MIL)          73
  S. Busby (KC)            72
  J. Decker (MIN)          72
  V. Blue (OAK)            70
  D. Medich (NY)           66

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           269
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       175
  M. Lolich (DET)         158
  G. Perry (CLE)          157
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        155
  S. Busby (KC)           153
  J. Coleman (DET)        138
  V. Blue (OAK)           137
  L. Tiant (BOS)          129
  W. Wood (CHI)           129


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