Saturday August 24, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 24, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         72  55  3.07  127  39  21  1130  1041  451  386   79  338  567
Kansas City     67  58  3.32  125  40  16  1138  1112  479  420   73  353  575
New York        64  61  3.42  125  41  20  1115  1101  494  424   82  414  619
Baltimore       63  62  3.60  125  40  18  1125  1108  513  450   85  374  544
Cleveland       61  60  3.68  122  33  21  1095  1061  502  448  106  367  490
Boston          70  55  3.75  125  53  15  1125  1142  518  468   98  357  577
California      50  77  3.76  128  43   9  1132  1094  550  473   87  501  770
Milwaukee       61  66  3.84  127  36  19  1133  1157  519  484   98  377  476
Minnesota       61  66  3.93  128  26  26  1141  1171  559  498  100  412  717
Detroit         58  68  3.97  126  44  12  1133  1107  569  500  112  464  683
Texas           65  62  4.10  128  46  10  1138  1159  589  519  106  369  687
Chicago         62  64  4.20  128  39  22  1149  1166  594  536   89  432  631

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   16   9  2.42  28  28  20   0   3  242  167   72   65   18   77  168
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  19  10  2.76  32  32  17   0   4  248  214   85   76   20   35  102
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    10   3  2.82  27  20   5   1   3  137  135   51   43    7   36   37
Luis Tiant (BOS)      20   8  2.86  30  30  20   0   6  252  235   85   80   18   61  135
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
B. Dal Canton (KC)     7   6  3.04  24  18   7   0   1  142  109   57   48    5   65   79
Pat Dobson (NY)       12  14  3.15  30  30  10   0   1  214  224   88   75   17   53  125
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
Don Hood               1   0  3.27  18   1   0   0   0   55   44   22   20    1   18   25
Wayne Garland          4   5  3.38  17   6   0   1   0   77   63   36   29    4   22   36
Mike Cuellar          15  10  3.55  29  29  13   0   3  195  193   88   77   15   68   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  4.33  18   2   0   0   0   52   51   27   25    1   33   29

 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
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
Bill Lee              14  11  3.83  30  29  10   0   1  214  246  102   91   22   49   74
Rick Wise              3   4  3.86   9   9   1   0   0   49   47   23   21    2   16   25
Diego Segui            6   5  3.94  47   0   0   8   0   80   83   41   35    5   36   56
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   4   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  15  3.53  30  26   7   0   2  199  196   84   78   23   59  121
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
Bart Johnson           5   2  3.39  11  11   5   0   1   69   66   31   26    4   19   45
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
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   9  2.42  28  28  20   0   3  242  167   72   65   18   77  168
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  15  3.56  33  33  23   0   3  265  251  118  105   29   60  172
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         10   3  2.82  27  20   5   1   3  137  135   51   43    7   36   37
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   4  3.53  38   3   0   4   0   97   80   40   38    7   43   51
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  5.12  20   1   0   0   0   46   51   26   26    5   26   27
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  2.73  55   0   0  18   0  102   89   33   31    3   49   69
Bert Blyleven         11  15  3.00  29  29  13   0   2  216  202   84   72   13   59  185
Joe Decker            13  10  3.31  29  29   7   0   1  193  187   83   71   19   79  121
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             7   5  4.92  26  14   1   0   0  104  120   63   57    7   33   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  2.34  29   0   0   6   0   50   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
Pat Dobson            12  14  3.15  30  30  10   0   1  214  224   88   75   17   53  125
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
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        19  10  2.76  32  32  17   0   4  248  214   85   76   20   35  102
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         6   6  2.15  57   0   0  10   0  109   85   33   26    6   28   83
Fergie Jenkins        18  11  3.32  32  32  22   0   4  249  228  103   92   23   39  161
Jackie Brown           9  10  3.76  28  19   4   0   1  165  177   80   69   11   59  103
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
Jim Merritt            0   0  6.43  20   1   0   0   0   21   38   16   15    3    5   11
Lloyd Allen            0   1  6.55  14   0   0   0   0   22   24   17   16    2   18   18
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          19
  J. Bibby (TEX)           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
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  J. Bibby (TEX)           14
  P. Dobson (NY)           14
  L. LaGrow (DET)          14
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          23
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  G. Perry (CLE)           20
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)        18
  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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       265.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         258.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         257.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        252.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      249.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       247.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        242.0
  S. Busby (KC)         230.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         226.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     225.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         251
  B. Lee (BOS)            246
  C. Wright (MIL)         244
  W. Wood (CHI)           241
  L. Tiant (BOS)          235
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        228
  P. Dobson (NY)          224
  S. Busby (KC)           219
  J. Coleman (DET)        217
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       217

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        123
  J. Bibby (TEX)          118
  M. Lolich (DET)         118
  W. Wood (CHI)           115
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        109
  C. Wright (MIL)         109
  N. Ryan (CAL)           106
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        103
  B. Lee (BOS)            102
  R. Cleveland (BOS)      100

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          29
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        25
  J. Coleman (DET)         24
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          23
  W. Wood (CHI)            23
  J. Bibby (TEX)           22
  J. Colborn (MIL)         22
  B. Lee (BOS)             22
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       21

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           151
  J. Coleman (DET)        109
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         97
  J. Bibby (TEX)           92
  V. Blue (OAK)            79
  J. Decker (MIN)          79
  G. Perry (CLE)           77
  S. Busby (KC)            76
  J. Slaton (MIL)          76
  D. Medich (NY)           71

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           288
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       185
  M. Lolich (DET)         172
  G. Perry (CLE)          168
  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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