Sunday August 25, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 25, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         73  55  3.05  128  40  21  1139  1046  451  386   79  341  571
Kansas City     68  58  3.30  126  41  16  1147  1115  479  420   73  355  580
New York        65  61  3.40  126  42  20  1124  1110  495  424   82  415  620
Baltimore       63  63  3.60  126  40  18  1134  1113  518  454   85  382  547
California      50  78  3.75  129  44   9  1141  1099  552  475   87  504  777
Cleveland       61  62  3.76  124  33  21  1111  1085  518  464  106  380  497
Boston          70  56  3.77  126  53  15  1134  1148  525  475   99  362  583
Milwaukee       61  67  3.83  128  36  19  1142  1163  521  486   98  379  482
Minnesota       62  66  3.90  129  27  26  1150  1175  560  499  101  412  723
Detroit         59  68  3.98  127  44  12  1142  1116  574  505  113  467  689
Texas           65  63  4.10  129  46  10  1147  1169  595  523  107  371  691
Chicago         64  64  4.21  130  40  23  1167  1186  604  546   93  438  641

 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
B. Dal Canton (KC)     8   6  2.85  25  19   8   0   2  151  112   57   48    5   67   84
Luis Tiant (BOS)      20   8  2.86  30  30  20   0   6  252  235   85   80   18   61  135
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   12  15  2.92  30  30  14   0   2  225  206   85   73   14   59  191
Jim Perry (CLE)       13   9  2.95  27  27   6   0   3  192  178   67   63    7   50   50
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      16  14  3.12  34  33  19   0   2  265  190  108   92   17  154  295
Pat Dobson (NY)       12  14  3.15  30  30  10   0   1  214  224   88   75   17   53  125
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
Don Hood               1   0  3.27  18   1   0   0   0   55   44   22   20    1   18   25
Ross Grimsley         14  12  3.32  32  31  15   1   3  231  209   94   85   25   56  124
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
Doyle Alexander        5   9  3.99  27  11   2   0   0  108  119   61   48    7   40   37
Dave McNally          12   9  4.03  31  29   8   1   2  194  207   94   87   15   61   89
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   6  3.45  25  16   8   2   1  136  117   57   52   14   65   89
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
Diego Segui            6   5  3.84  48   0   0   8   0   82   83   41   35    5   36   58
Rick Wise              3   4  3.86   9   9   1   0   0   49   47   23   21    2   16   25
Juan Marichal          5   1  4.12   9   7   0   0   0   55   52   25   25    3   11   20
Reggie Cleveland       8  12  4.67  31  22   8   0   0  172  186  101   89   21   54   78
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  14  3.12  34  33  19   0   2  265  190  108   92   17  154  295
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           19  15  3.74  36  36  17   0   1  267  252  120  111   25   68  142
Terry Forster          7   8  3.80  47   1   0  18   0  109  100   48   46    5   32   86
Cy Acosta              0   3  3.89  26   0   0   3   0   44   42   22   19    3   17   18
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  4.79  33  31   9   0   1  194  200  113  103   16   99   91
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
Rich Gossage           3   4  4.81  31   3   0   1   0   73   80   42   39    4   39   52
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
Gaylord Perry         16   9  2.42  28  28  20   0   3  242  167   72   65   18   77  168
Bruce Ellingsen        1   0  2.42  12   0   0   0   0   26   26   13    7    2   12   11
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  3.66  34   1   1   3   0   59   59   27   24    8   18   25
Fritz Peterson         8   9  3.79  22  22   3   0   0  123  142   56   52   13   26   45
Dick Bosman            5   3  4.31  19  12   1   0   1   88   92   51   42    9   19   37
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  4.35  29   0   0   3   0   41   50   20   20    5   16   19
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
Fred Beene             2   4  5.47  26   0   0   2   0   53   55   36   32    7   21   26
Steve Arlin            2   5  6.75  10  10   1   0   0   43   58   34   32    1   22   18
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           15   8  2.23  46   0   0  10   0  117   97   35   29    6   47  108
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  4.84  23   0   0   2   0   45   45   25   24    4   27   21
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.89  13   4   0   0   0   50   52   32   27    1   24   21
Fred Holdsworth        0   2  6.05   4   4   0   0   0   19   25   13   13    1    7    7

 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       8   6  2.85  25  19   8   0   2  151  112   57   48    5   67   84
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  1.52  52   0   0  15   0   89   53   15   15    4   34   38
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  10  3.58  27  18   3   0   2  131  122   58   52   10   42   59
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         12  15  2.92  30  30  14   0   2  225  206   85   73   14   59  191
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
Larry Gura             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    9    1    0    0    1    1
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
Ken Holtzman          15  13  3.38  31  31   7   0   2  203  222   94   76   13   39   89
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
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   7  2.25  58   0   0  10   0  112   92   37   28    7   28   85
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  4.54  34  34  11   0   5  228  211  120  115   22   94  125
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
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  J. Bibby (TEX)           18
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         18
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  J. Hiller (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
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          23
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  G. Perry (CLE)           20
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)        18
  T. Forster (CHI)         18
  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:

  W. Wood (CHI)         267.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       265.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         265.1
  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
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     230.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)        228.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           252
  M. Lolich (DET)         251
  B. Lee (BOS)            246
  C. Wright (MIL)         244
  L. Tiant (BOS)          235
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        228
  P. Dobson (NY)          224
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       222
  S. Busby (KC)           219
  J. Coleman (DET)        217

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        123
  J. Bibby (TEX)          120
  W. Wood (CHI)           120
  M. Lolich (DET)         118
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        113
  C. Wright (MIL)         109
  N. Ryan (CAL)           108
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        103
  B. Lee (BOS)            102
  R. Cleveland (BOS)      101

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           154
  J. Coleman (DET)        109
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  J. Bibby (TEX)           94
  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)           295
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       191
  M. Lolich (DET)         172
  G. Perry (CLE)          168
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        161
  S. Busby (KC)           157
  V. Blue (OAK)           142
  W. Wood (CHI)           142
  J. Coleman (DET)        139
  L. Tiant (BOS)          135

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