Wednesday August 28, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 28, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         75  56  3.02  131  40  22  1165  1067  456  391   80  350  589
Kansas City     69  61  3.39  130  42  16  1183  1161  504  445   75  364  590
New York        67  62  3.39  129  44  20  1150  1137  504  433   82  422  633
Baltimore       63  65  3.60  128  42  18  1150  1129  524  460   87  387  550
Boston          71  57  3.75  128  54  15  1151  1166  529  479  100  367  590
California      51  80  3.76  132  45   9  1170  1125  566  489   93  515  796
Milwaukee       62  69  3.78  131  37  20  1169  1190  528  491  100  385  495
Cleveland       64  63  3.81  128  35  22  1146  1121  541  485  108  391  508
Minnesota       63  68  3.92  132  27  27  1177  1206  575  513  103  421  737
Detroit         61  69  3.95  130  46  12  1173  1142  584  515  115  480  706
Texas           67  63  4.06  131  48  10  1165  1180  598  526  107  374  706
Chicago         65  65  4.17  132  41  23  1185  1203  610  549   93  443  650

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   17   9  2.37  29  29  21   0   3  251  172   73   66   18   78  173
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  20  10  2.71  33  33  17   0   4  256  222   86   77   21   37  110
B. Dal Canton (KC)     8   6  2.85  25  19   8   0   2  151  112   57   48    5   67   84
Jim Perry (CLE)       14   9  2.86  28  28   7   0   3  201  183   68   64    7   51   52
Luis Tiant (BOS)      20   9  2.87  31  31  21   0   6  260  246   88   83   19   65  137
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   12  15  2.92  30  30  14   0   2  225  206   85   73   14   59  191
Pat Dobson (NY)       13  14  3.02  31  31  11   0   2  223  231   88   75   17   53  129
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    10   4  3.06  28  21   5   1   3  138  139   55   47    7   39   37
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      16  14  3.12  34  33  19   0   2  265  190  108   92   17  154  295
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  10  4.05  32  30   9   1   2  202  216   98   91   17   63   90
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   9  2.87  31  31  21   0   6  260  246   88   83   19   65  137
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  16  3.48  31  27   8   0   2  207  203   86   80   25   59  131
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           6   2  3.00  12  12   6   0   2   78   70   31   26    4   21   51
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         17   9  2.37  29  29  21   0   3  251  172   73   66   18   78  173
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         16  15  3.48  34  34  24   0   3  274  257  119  106   29   64  176
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
Bruce Dal Canton       8   6  2.85  25  19   8   0   2  151  112   57   48    5   67   84
Al Fitzmorris         10   4  3.06  28  21   5   1   3  138  139   55   47    7   39   37
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
Lindy McDaniel         1   4  3.39  32   5   2   1   0   96   91   41   36    5   20   44
Paul Splittorff       13  13  3.44  30  30   8   0   1  199  214   91   76   19   58   79
Nelson Briles          4   5  4.02  13  13   1   0   0   72   81   33   32    7   18   24
Marty Pattin           3   7  4.14  22  11   2   0   0  104  109   51   48    9   26   45
Joe Hoerner            2   3  4.40  26   0   0   2   0   31   28   15   15    3    8   21
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  11  4.64  25  24   8   0   1  167  187   88   86   24   40   63
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  11  3.37  30  30   7   0   1  198  196   87   74   20   79  123
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  5.01  26  17   2   0   0  124  125   76   69   19   61   68
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            13  14  3.02  31  31  11   0   2  223  231   88   75   17   53  129
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  33   2   0   5   0   79   66   23   16    4   24   33
Rollie Fingers         8   3  2.20  61   0   0  15   0   94   77   27   23    3   25   72
Catfish Hunter        20  10  2.71  33  33  17   0   4  256  222   86   77   21   37  110
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          10  10  3.67  29  20   5   0   1  174  183   82   71   11   61  108
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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          20
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  S. Busby (KC)            19
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         19
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  J. Bibby (TEX)           18
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          18
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  M. Lolich (DET)          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)          24
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         23
  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  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
  R. Fingers (OAK)         15
  T. Buskey (CLE)          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:

  M. Lolich (DET)       274.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         267.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         265.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        260.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      258.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       256.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        251.0
  S. Busby (KC)         238.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         232.1
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     230.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         257
  W. Wood (CHI)           252
  B. Lee (BOS)            246
  L. Tiant (BOS)          246
  C. Wright (MIL)         244
  S. Busby (KC)           234
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        233
  P. Dobson (NY)          231
  J. Coleman (DET)        222
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       222

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        129
  J. Bibby (TEX)          120
  W. Wood (CHI)           120
  M. Lolich (DET)         119
  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
  F. Tanana (CAL)          25
  W. Wood (CHI)            25
  J. Colborn (MIL)         24
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         23
  J. Bibby (TEX)           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
  G. Perry (CLE)           78
  S. Busby (KC)            77
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77
  D. Medich (NY)           74

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           295
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       191
  M. Lolich (DET)         176
  G. Perry (CLE)          173
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        171
  S. Busby (KC)           160
  V. Blue (OAK)           144
  J. Coleman (DET)        143
  W. Wood (CHI)           142
  L. Tiant (BOS)          137

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