Tuesday August 27, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 27, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         74  56  3.04  130  40  21  1156  1059  455  390   79  348  580
Kansas City     69  60  3.36  129  42  16  1174  1150  497  438   75  358  589
New York        66  62  3.42  128  43  20  1141  1130  504  433   82  422  629
Baltimore       63  64  3.59  127  41  18  1142  1120  520  456   85  385  549
Boston          71  56  3.75  127  53  15  1143  1155  526  476   99  363  588
California      51  79  3.77  131  44   9  1162  1118  564  487   91  515  786
Milwaukee       62  68  3.79  130  36  20  1160  1180  525  488   98  384  489
Cleveland       63  63  3.83  127  34  22  1137  1116  540  484  108  390  503
Minnesota       63  67  3.92  131  27  27  1168  1193  570  509  102  420  732
Detroit         60  69  3.97  129  45  12  1164  1136  583  514  115  476  702
Texas           66  63  4.08  130  47  10  1156  1174  596  524  107  372  701
Chicago         64  65  4.20  131  40  23  1176  1199  610  549   93  441  644

 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
Jim Perry (CLE)       14   9  2.86  28  28   7   0   3  201  183   68   64    7   51   52
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   12  15  2.92  30  30  14   0   2  225  206   85   73   14   59  191
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
Vida Blue (OAK)       14  12  3.22  32  32  11   0   0  232  198   97   83   17   80  144

 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  10  3.86  18  18   3   0   0  114  119   60   49    8   54   50
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
Diego Segui            6   5  3.80  49   0   0   8   0   83   83   41   35    5   36   59
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
Juan Marichal          5   1  4.12   9   7   0   0   0   55   52   25   25    3   11   20
Reggie Cleveland       9  12  4.51  32  23   8   0   0  180  193  102   90   21   55   82
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
Horacio Pina           1   1  2.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    2    2    1    3    6
Ken Sanders            0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0    7    8    2    2    0    2    2
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
Andy Hassler           3   9  3.14  16  15   6   1   1  106   95   52   37    9   48   54
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  3.75  21   9   3   0   1   82  101   37   34    2   26   35
Dick Lange             3   8  3.80  21  18   1   0   0  114  111   63   48   11   47   57
Luis Quintana          2   1  4.38  15   0   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    0   11   11
Skip Lockwood          2   5  4.85  35   2   0   1   0   72   76   40   39    7   29   33
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  12  3.45  34  31   9   0   1  214  222   96   82   17   49   98
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
Rich Gossage           3   4  4.78  32   3   0   1   0   75   83   43   40    4   39   53
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
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  2.70  13   0   0   0   0   30   31   15    9    3   14   11
Jim Perry             14   9  2.86  28  28   7   0   3  201  183   68   64    7   51   52
Tom Buskey             1   3  3.38  37   0   0  13   0   64   68   26   24    7   26   27
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Fritz Peterson         8   9  3.99  23  23   3   0   0  126  149   62   56   13   30   46
Tom Hilgendorf         4   2  4.17  30   0   0   3   0   45   53   21   21    5   16   20
Dick Bosman            5   3  4.31  19  12   1   0   1   88   92   51   42    9   19   37
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.38  14  10   0   0   0   72   75   42   35   12   37   36
Milt Wilcox            2   2  4.42  35   2   1   3   0   59   63   32   29    8   18   25
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  6.04  27   0   0   2   0   57   59   42   38    7   24   28
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   9  2.17  47   0   0  10   0  125  102   36   30    6   50  116
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
Lerrin LaGrow          8  14  4.18  30  28  11   0   0  183  199   99   85   18   63   69
Joe Coleman           10  12  4.42  33  33   9   0   2  226  222  129  111   25  114  143
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  2.55  48   0   0   9   0   71   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  11  3.37  31  31  16   0   3  238  234   95   89    9   77  160
Paul Splittorff       13  13  3.44  30  30   8   0   1  199  214   91   76   19   58   79
Lindy McDaniel         1   4  3.55  31   5   2   1   0   91   89   41   36    5   20   44
Marty Pattin           3   7  3.94  21  11   2   0   0  103  106   48   45    9   23   45
Nelson Briles          4   5  4.02  13  13   1   0   0   72   81   33   32    7   18   24
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   5  1.45  54   0   0  16   0   93   57   16   15    4   37   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          9   3  3.21  24  16   1   0   0  118  122   46   42    6   32   43
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  4.26  33  28   7   0   2  197  210  100   93   19   77   92
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  2.66  56   0   0  18   0  105   92   33   31    3   51   72
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   5  4.23  34   9   0   3   0  111  124   52   52    9   22   72
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Tom Burgmeier          5   3  4.56  45   0   0   4   0   81   76   41   41    7   25   29
Bill Butler            4   6  4.75  21  11   2   1   0   78   79   41   41    7   47   61
Ray Corbin             7   5  4.92  26  14   1   0   0  104  120   63   57    7   33   48
Vic Albury             5   8  5.11  25  17   2   0   0  120  121   75   68   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
Tippy Martinez         0   0  2.45   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    6    6
Cecil Upshaw           0   4  2.50  30   0   0   6   0   50   44   19   14    0   19   23
Mike Wallace           5   0  2.56  18   0   0   0   0   39   33   14   11    2   26   22
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
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
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Doc Medich            15  12  3.58  30  30  14   0   2  224  216   96   89   17   74  120
Mel Stottlemyre        6   7  3.58  16  15   6   0   0  113  119   54   45    7   37   40
Dick Tidrow           10   7  3.84  25  22   5   0   0  162  177   80   69   12   44   75
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         8   3  2.21  60   0   0  14   0   94   77   27   23    3   25   72
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  3.22  32  32  11   0   0  232  198   97   83   17   80  144
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Dave Hamilton          6   4  3.34  24  17   1   0   1  108   96   44   40   10   47   60
Ken Holtzman          15  13  3.38  31  31   7   0   2  203  222   94   76   13   39   89
Blue Moon Odom         1   5  3.59  26   5   1   0   0   78   72   33   31    4   44   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        19  11  3.24  33  33  23   0   4  258  233  104   93   23   40  171
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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         19
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  J. Bibby (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:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         23
  M. Lolich (DET)          23
  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)          16
  T. Buskey (CLE)          14
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      258.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        252.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       247.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        242.0
  S. Busby (KC)         238.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         232.1
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     230.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           252
  M. Lolich (DET)         251
  B. Lee (BOS)            246
  C. Wright (MIL)         244
  L. Tiant (BOS)          235
  S. Busby (KC)           234
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        233
  P. Dobson (NY)          224
  J. Coleman (DET)        222
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       222

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        129
  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)        104
  R. Cleveland (BOS)      102
  B. Lee (BOS)            102

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          29
  J. Coleman (DET)         25
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        25
  W. Wood (CHI)            25
  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)        114
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  J. Bibby (TEX)           94
  V. Blue (OAK)            80
  J. Decker (MIN)          79
  S. Busby (KC)            77
  G. Perry (CLE)           77
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77
  D. Medich (NY)           74

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           295
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       191
  M. Lolich (DET)         172
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        171
  G. Perry (CLE)          168
  S. Busby (KC)           160
  V. Blue (OAK)           144
  J. Coleman (DET)        143
  W. Wood (CHI)           142
  L. Tiant (BOS)          135

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