Friday August 23, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 23, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         71  55  3.10  126  38  21  1121  1037  450  386   79  337  560
Kansas City     66  58  3.35  124  39  16  1129  1109  479  420   73  353  571
New York        63  61  3.44  124  41  19  1106  1093  493  423   81  412  617
Baltimore       63  61  3.56  124  40  18  1116  1097  504  442   83  368  540
Cleveland       61  59  3.69  121  32  21  1087  1054  499  446  106  366  485
Boston          70  54  3.74  124  53  15  1116  1130  514  464   97  355  574
California      50  76  3.76  127  43   9  1124  1088  547  470   86  500  762
Milwaukee       61  65  3.84  126  36  19  1124  1151  515  480   98  372  469
Minnesota       60  66  3.92  127  26  25  1132  1161  554  493  100  404  714
Detroit         58  67  3.98  125  43  12  1123  1094  563  496  111  461  673
Texas           64  62  4.11  127  46  10  1128  1151  585  515  106  364  679
Chicago         61  64  4.23  127  38  22  1140  1161  594  536   89  431  624

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   16   8  2.42  27  27  19   0   3  234  160   69   63   18   76  163
Luis Tiant (BOS)      20   8  2.86  30  30  20   0   6  252  235   85   80   18   61  135
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  18  10  2.87  31  31  16   0   4  239  210   84   76   20   34   95
Jim Perry (CLE)       13   9  2.95  27  27   6   0   3  192  178   67   63    7   50   50
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   11  15  3.00  29  29  13   0   2  216  202   84   72   13   59  185
Al Fitzmorris (KC)     9   3  3.02  26  19   4   1   2  128  132   51   43    7   36   33
B. Dal Canton (KC)     7   6  3.04  24  18   7   0   1  142  109   57   48    5   65   79
Joe Decker (MIN)      13  10  3.15  28  28   7   0   1  192  185   79   67   19   74  120
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      16  13  3.15  33  32  18   0   2  257  185  106   90   17  151  288
Steve Busby (KC)      19  10  3.16  30  30  16   0   3  231  219   87   81    8   76  157

 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  3.08  43   0   0   5   0   53   63   20   18    3   11   32
Ross Grimsley         14  11  3.24  31  30  15   1   3  225  206   89   81   25   51  122
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          15   9  3.30  28  28  13   0   3  194  189   82   71   15   66   79
Jim Palmer             4   9  3.98  17  17   2   0   0  106  112   58   47    8   51   48
Dave McNally          12   9  4.03  31  29   8   1   2  194  207   94   87   15   61   89
Doyle Alexander        5   9  4.13  26  11   2   0   0  105  117   61   48    7   37   36
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            20   8  2.86  30  30  20   0   6  252  235   85   80   18   61  135
Roger Moret            7   5  3.17  24  15   8   2   1  131  112   51   46   13   61   86
Diego Segui            6   4  3.65  46   0   0   8   0   79   79   38   32    5   36   55
Dick Drago             6   7  3.68  27  13   6   3   0  132  124   57   54   10   52   68
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              14  11  3.94  29  28  10   0   1  206  238  101   90   21   47   72
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
Andy Hassler           3   8  2.83  15  14   6   1   1  102   90   47   32    6   44   52
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Nolan Ryan            16  13  3.15  33  32  18   0   2  257  185  106   90   17  151  288
Frank Tanana           9  14  3.53  29  25   7   0   2  191  190   81   75   22   58  113
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
Ed Figueroa            2   5  3.79  19   9   3   0   1   76   96   35   32    1   23   32
Dick Lange             3   8  3.83  20  18   1   0   0  113  111   63   48   11   47   57
Horacio Pina           0   1  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    1    1    4
Luis Quintana          2   1  4.38  14   0   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    0   10   11
Skip Lockwood          2   5  4.76  34   1   0   1   0   68   72   37   36    7   28   31
Dick Selma             2   2  5.09  18   0   0   1   0   23   22   13   13    2   17   15
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              14  11  3.47  33  30   9   0   1  207  212   91   80   17   46   96
Wilbur Wood           18  15  3.69  35  35  16   0   1  258  241  115  106   23   67  134
Cy Acosta              0   3  3.89  26   0   0   3   0   44   42   22   19    3   17   18
Terry Forster          7   8  3.89  46   1   0  17   0  106   99   48   46    5   31   85
Bart Johnson           4   2  3.90  10  10   4   0   0   60   61   31   26    4   18   38
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    5    4    0    7    5
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.37  34   5   0   1   0   95   87   50   46    7   49   64
Bill Moran             1   3  4.66  15   5   0   0   0   46   57   27   24    5   23   17
Stan Bahnsen          11  14  4.69  32  30   9   0   1  190  196  109   99   14   97   91
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
Rich Gossage           2   4  4.86  30   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  2.05  11   0   0   0   0   22   20   11    5    2    8   10
Gaylord Perry         16   8  2.42  27  27  19   0   3  234  160   69   63   18   76  163
Jim Perry             13   9  2.95  27  27   6   0   3  192  178   67   63    7   50   50
Tom Buskey             1   3  3.34  36   0   0  12   0   62   65   25   23    6   26   27
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Milt Wilcox            2   1  3.79  33   1   1   3   0   57   58   27   24    8   17   24
Fritz Peterson         8   9  3.79  22  22   3   0   0  123  142   56   52   13   26   45
Dick Bosman            5   2  3.92  18  11   1   0   1   85   87   46   37    9   17   37
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  2.26  45   0   0  10   0  115   95   35   29    6   46  106
Mickey Lolich         15  14  3.56  32  32  22   0   3  255  238  112  101   28   57  162
Dave Lemanczyk         1   1  3.57  15   3   0   0   0   58   54   30   23   10   35   34
Joe Coleman           10  12  4.28  32  32   9   0   2  221  217  123  105   24  109  139
Lerrin LaGrow          7  14  4.29  29  27  10   0   0  174  189   97   83   17   62   68
Luke Walker            4   3  4.43  20   6   0   0   0   67   74   36   33    6   35   38
Woodie Fryman          5   7  4.47  23  18   2   0   1  119  103   61   59   13   58   81
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   2  5.93   3   3   0   0   0   14   19    9    9    1    5    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bird              6   3  2.57  47   0   0   9   0   70   75   21   20    5   20   45
Al Fitzmorris          9   3  3.02  26  19   4   1   2  128  132   51   43    7   36   33
Bruce Dal Canton       7   6  3.04  24  18   7   0   1  142  109   57   48    5   65   79
Steve Mingori          2   3  3.09  30   0   0   2   0   55   43   24   19    3   18   37
Steve Busby           19  10  3.16  30  30  16   0   3  231  219   87   81    8   76  157
Lindy McDaniel         1   4  3.21  30   5   2   1   0   90   85   37   32    5   19   42
Paul Splittorff       13  12  3.40  29  29   8   0   1  191  203   87   72   19   57   77
Marty Pattin           3   7  3.94  21  11   2   0   0  103  106   48   45    9   23   45
Nelson Briles          3   5  4.31  12  12   0   0   0   63   76   31   30    6   18   22
Joe Hoerner            2   3  4.71  25   0   0   2   0   29   26   15   15    3    8   20
Gene Garber            1   2  4.82  17   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   15    3   13   14

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             6   4  1.53  51   0   0  15   0   88   52   15   15    4   34   37
Bill Castro            0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    1    0    3    2
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          8   3  3.31  23  15   1   0   0  111  118   45   41    6   31   39
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   3  3.46  37   2   0   4   0   88   74   36   34    7   38   45
Kevin Kobel            6   9  3.68  26  17   3   0   2  122  117   56   50   10   40   54
Jim Slaton             9  14  4.37  32  27   7   0   2  189  201   98   92   19   76   89
Clyde Wright           8  18  4.46  32  31  15   0   0  210  244  109  104   20   50   57
Jim Colborn            8  10  4.74  24  23   7   0   1  158  177   85   83   22   39   57
Bill Travers           2   2  5.16  19   1   0   0   0   45   51   26   26    5   26   26
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  2.81  54   0   0  17   0   99   86   33   31    3   47   67
Bert Blyleven         11  15  3.00  29  29  13   0   2  216  202   84   72   13   59  185
Joe Decker            13  10  3.15  28  28   7   0   1  192  185   79   67   19   74  120
Dave Goltz             6   7  3.98  21  17   1   1   0  120  148   70   53   12   36   58
Bill Hands             4   4  4.21  33   8   0   3   0  105  118   49   49    9   21   68
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Bill Butler            4   6  4.50  20  10   2   1   0   74   75   37   37    6   43   59
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
Sparky Lyle            7   3  2.01  51   0   0  12   0   81   77   27   18    5   34   67
Rudy May               5   1  2.05  10   9   6   0   1   66   42   20   15    3   32   44
Cecil Upshaw           0   4  2.37  28   0   0   5   0   49   43   18   13    0   18   23
Tippy Martinez         0   0  2.45   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    6    6
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            11  14  3.23  29  29  10   0   1  206  216   87   74   16   51  123
Doc Medich            15  11  3.42  29  29  14   0   2  219  208   90   83   17   71  119
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
Dick Tidrow            9   7  3.95  24  21   4   0   0  153  168   78   67   12   43   69
Sam McDowell           1   6  4.67  12   7   0   0   0   44   38   25   23    6   38   30
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  1.82  32   2   0   5   0   79   66   23   16    4   24   32
Rollie Fingers         7   3  2.33  58   0   0  14   0   89   76   27   23    3   22   67
Catfish Hunter        18  10  2.87  31  31  16   0   4  239  210   84   76   20   34   95
Glenn Abbott           4   4  3.17  12  10   3   0   0   65   59   27   23    2   22   26
Vida Blue             14  12  3.23  31  31  11   0   0  226  191   95   81   17   79  142
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Dave Hamilton          6   4  3.44  23  17   1   0   1  105   96   44   40   10   45   58
Blue Moon Odom         1   4  3.50  25   4   1   0   0   75   67   31   29    4   43   43
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  2.19  56   0   0  10   0  107   84   33   26    6   28   81
Fergie Jenkins        18  11  3.32  32  32  22   0   4  249  228  103   92   23   39  161
Jackie Brown           9  10  3.69  27  18   4   0   1  159  171   76   65   11   55   97
David Clyde            3   8  4.07  23  19   4   0   0  104  114   54   47   12   37   48
Steve Hargan          10   8  4.28  32  22   5   0   1  156  176   94   74   11   45   83
Don Stanhouse          1   1  4.45  15   0   0   0   0   28   34   17   14    2   15   24
Jim Bibby             18  14  4.57  33  33  11   0   5  223  208  118  113   22   92  123
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  6.86  19   1   0   0   0   20   37   16   15    3    4   11
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)           20
  S. Busby (KC)            19
  J. Bibby (TEX)           18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  J. Bibby (TEX)           14
  P. Dobson (NY)           14
  L. LaGrow (DET)          14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  M. Lolich (DET)          22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  G. Perry (CLE)           19
  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)        17
  T. Forster (CHI)         17
  T. Murphy (MIL)          15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  T. Buskey (CLE)          13
  S. Lyle (NY)             12
  S. Foucault (TEX)        10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  D. Bird (KC)              9
  G. Jackson (BAL)          9

Shutouts:

  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  J. Perry (CLE)            3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         258.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         257.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       255.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        252.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      249.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       238.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        234.0
  S. Busby (KC)         230.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         226.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     225.1

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         244
  W. Wood (CHI)           241
  B. Lee (BOS)            238
  M. Lolich (DET)         238
  L. Tiant (BOS)          235
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        228
  S. Busby (KC)           219
  J. Coleman (DET)        217
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       217
  P. Dobson (NY)          216

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        123
  J. Bibby (TEX)          118
  W. Wood (CHI)           115
  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        109
  C. Wright (MIL)         109
  N. Ryan (CAL)           106
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        103
  B. Lee (BOS)            101
  R. Cleveland (BOS)      100

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        25
  J. Coleman (DET)         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)           151
  J. Coleman (DET)        109
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         97
  J. Bibby (TEX)           92
  V. Blue (OAK)            79
  S. Busby (KC)            76
  G. Perry (CLE)           76
  J. Slaton (MIL)          76
  J. Decker (MIN)          74
  D. Medich (NY)           71

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           288
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       185
  G. Perry (CLE)          163
  M. Lolich (DET)         162
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        161
  S. Busby (KC)           157
  V. Blue (OAK)           142
  J. Coleman (DET)        139
  L. Tiant (BOS)          135
  W. Wood (CHI)           134

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