Saturday August 31, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 31, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         76  57  3.06  133  40  23  1182  1085  468  402   80  355  594
Kansas City     69  63  3.40  132  42  16  1201  1186  516  454   75  371  598
New York        69  62  3.42  131  44  21  1168  1157  515  444   85  427  647
Baltimore       66  65  3.56  131  44  19  1177  1153  530  466   88  394  559
Boston          72  59  3.73  131  55  16  1176  1194  540  488  102  379  599
California      52  81  3.77  134  46   9  1187  1142  574  497   94  525  806
Cleveland       65  64  3.79  130  35  22  1163  1137  546  489  108  396  516
Milwaukee       63  70  3.82  133  37  20  1187  1212  542  504  105  389  502
Minnesota       65  68  3.88  134  28  27  1195  1219  579  515  104  423  757
Detroit         62  70  3.96  132  47  12  1191  1159  597  524  118  493  720
Texas           68  65  4.05  134  49  10  1192  1208  611  537  109  382  725
Chicago         65  68  4.25  135  42  23  1212  1247  639  573   94  455  667

 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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   13  15  2.80  31  31  15   0   2  234  210   87   73   14   61  205
Jim Perry (CLE)       14  10  2.81  29  29   7   0   3  208  193   70   65    7   52   54
Luis Tiant (BOS)      20   9  2.87  31  31  21   0   6  260  246   88   83   19   65  137
B. Dal Canton (KC)     8   7  3.00  26  20   8   0   2  153  115   61   51    5   70   85
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)      17  14  3.08  35  34  20   0   2  274  197  110   94   18  158  304
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)  20  11  3.13  34  34  24   0   5  267  235  104   93   23   40  180

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   3  2.52  37   0   0  10   0   50   38   14   14    5   18   43
Dave Johnson           2   1  2.57   9   0   0   1   0   14   14    4    4    1    4    5
Bob Reynolds           4   5  3.08  43   0   0   5   0   53   63   20   18    3   11   32
Ross Grimsley         15  12  3.27  33  32  16   1   3  240  215   96   87   25   59  127
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          16  10  3.49  30  30  14   0   3  204  201   90   79   16   69   82
Jim Palmer             5  10  3.76  19  19   3   0   0  122  129   62   51    8   57   53
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   7  3.44  26  17   9   2   1  144  125   60   55   14   70   94
Bill Lee              15  11  3.73  31  30  10   0   1  220  254  104   91   22   50   76
Diego Segui            6   5  3.77  51   0   0   9   0   88   87   43   37    5   41   60
Dick Drago             6   8  3.79  28  14   6   3   0  138  132   61   58   12   53   69
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
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
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
Horacio Pina           1   2  3.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    1    3    6
Nolan Ryan            17  14  3.08  35  34  20   0   2  274  197  110   94   18  158  304
Andy Hassler           3   9  3.31  17  16   6   1   1  114  102   57   42    9   54   55
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  16   0   0   0   0   12   16    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
Bart Johnson           6   2  3.00  12  12   6   0   2   78   70   31   26    4   21   51
Jim Kaat              14  13  3.66  35  32   9   0   1  217  227  102   88   18   52   98
Wilbur Wood           19  16  3.71  37  37  18   0   1  276  260  123  114   25   68  148
Terry Forster          7   8  3.78  48   1   0  18   0  112  102   50   47    5   34   87
Cy Acosta              0   3  3.89  26   0   0   3   0   44   42   22   19    3   17   18
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.44  36   5   0   1   0   97   93   54   48    7   50   65
Jack Kucek             0   0  4.61   4   2   0   0   0   14   21    8    7    0   11   11
Bill Moran             1   3  4.66  15   5   0   0   0   46   57   27   24    5   23   17
Rich Gossage           3   5  4.72  34   3   0   1   0   76   84   44   40    4   39   54
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.79  10   1   0   0   0   21   23   12   11    3    9    5
Stan Bahnsen          11  14  4.87  34  31   9   0   1  196  208  117  106   16   99   92
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
Francisco Barrios      0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    7    6    6    0    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  10  2.81  29  29   7   0   3  208  193   70   65    7   52   54
Tom Buskey             1   3  3.27  38   0   0  13   0   66   68   26   24    7   26   28
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  4.05  31   0   0   3   0   47   53   21   21    5   16   21
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
Dick Bosman            5   3  4.43  20  13   1   0   1   91   95   54   45    9   23   39
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             3   4  5.70  28   0   0   2   0   60   62   42   38    7   24   30
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  15  4.27  31  29  11   0   0  190  208  106   90   19   68   74
Joe Coleman           11  12  4.29  34  34  10   0   2  235  225  132  112   26  121  152
Woodie Fryman          5   7  4.47  23  18   2   0   1  119  103   61   59   13   58   81
Luke Walker            4   3  4.67  21   6   0   0   0   69   79   39   36    7   36   38
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  2.60  49   0   0   9   0   73   79   24   21    5   20   49
Steve Mingori          2   3  2.95  31   0   0   2   0   58   44   24   19    3   19   37
Bruce Dal Canton       8   7  3.00  26  20   8   0   2  153  115   61   51    5   70   85
Al Fitzmorris         10   4  3.06  28  21   5   1   3  138  139   55   47    7   39   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  14  3.46  31  31   8   0   1  205  221   94   79   19   61   80
Nelson Briles          4   5  4.02  13  13   1   0   0   72   81   33   32    7   18   24
Marty Pattin           3   7  4.14  23  11   2   0   0  109  117   53   50    9   26   47
Joe Hoerner            2   3  4.26  27   0   0   2   0   32   30   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             7   5  1.44  55   0   0  16   0   94   58   16   15    4   38   38
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  3.29  25  17   1   0   0  126  131   51   46    8   34   47
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   4  3.49  39   3   0   4   0   98   81   40   38    7   43   52
Kevin Kobel            6  11  3.81  28  19   3   0   2  132  127   62   56   11   42   59
Jim Slaton             9  14  4.26  33  28   7   0   2  197  210  100   93   19   77   92
Clyde Wright           8  18  4.48  33  31  15   0   0  213  245  111  106   21   51   57
Jim Colborn            8  11  4.64  25  24   8   0   1  167  187   88   86   24   40   63
Bill Castro            0   0  4.70   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    4    1    3    4
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         13  15  2.80  31  31  15   0   2  234  210   87   73   14   61  205
Joe Decker            13  11  3.37  30  30   7   0   1  198  196   87   74   20   79  123
Dave Goltz             7   7  3.87  22  18   1   1   0  128  157   72   55   13   36   64
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  4.50  46   0   0   4   0   82   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
Sparky Lyle            7   3  1.88  53   0   0  13   0   86   80   27   18    5   34   69
Rudy May               5   1  2.05  10   9   6   0   1   66   42   20   15    3   32   44
Cecil Upshaw           1   4  2.35  31   0   0   6   0   54   44   19   14    0   20   25
Tippy Martinez         0   0  2.45   6   0   0   0   0    7    8    3    2    0    6    6
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
Larry Gura             1   0  3.55   2   2   1   0   0   13   15    6    5    1    3    4
Mel Stottlemyre        6   7  3.58  16  15   6   0   0  113  119   54   45    7   37   40
Doc Medich            16  12  3.73  31  31  14   0   2  229  225  102   95   19   76  127
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  1.79  34   2   0   5   0   80   66   23   16    4   25   33
Rollie Fingers         8   3  2.46  62   0   0  15   0   95   78   30   26    3   26   73
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
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Dave Hamilton          6   4  3.28  25  17   1   0   1  110   96   44   40   10   48   60
Vida Blue             14  13  3.30  33  33  11   0   0  237  204  101   87   17   81  145
Ken Holtzman          16  13  3.33  32  32   7   0   2  208  228   96   77   13   40   90
Blue Moon Odom         1   5  3.60  27   5   1   1   0   80   74   34   32    4   44   45
Darold Knowles         3   2  4.54  37   1   0   2   0   42   52   24   21    5   28   11

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         6   7  2.22  59   0   0  10   0  114   94   38   28    7   31   87
Fergie Jenkins        20  11  3.13  34  34  24   0   5  267  235  104   93   23   40  180
Jackie Brown          10  10  3.67  29  20   5   0   1  174  183   82   71   11   61  108
David Clyde            3   8  3.92  24  19   4   0   0  108  117   54   47   12   38   48
Steve Hargan          10   8  4.34  33  23   5   0   1  158  182   96   76   12   45   84
Jim Bibby             18  15  4.63  35  35  11   0   5  231  219  125  119   22   96  128
Don Stanhouse          1   1  4.75  17   0   0   0   0   30   36   19   16    3   16   25
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
Stan Thomas            0   0  7.94  10   0   0   0   0   11   19   10   10    1    4    6
Pete Broberg           0   4  8.04  11   2   0   0   0   28   28   27   25    6   13   15
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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         20
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  S. Busby (KC)            19
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  J. Bibby (TEX)           18
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        16

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          18
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  J. Bibby (TEX)           15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  L. LaGrow (DET)          15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  P. Dobson (NY)           14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         24
  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            20
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        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)             13
  S. Foucault (TEX)        10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  G. Jackson (BAL)         10
  D. Bird (KC)              9

Shutouts:

  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           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)         276.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       274.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         274.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      267.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        260.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       256.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        251.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     239.2
  S. Busby (KC)         238.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         237.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           260
  M. Lolich (DET)         257
  B. Lee (BOS)            254
  L. Tiant (BOS)          246
  C. Wright (MIL)         245
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        235
  S. Busby (KC)           234
  P. Dobson (NY)          231
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       228
  J. Kaat (CHI)           227

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        132
  J. Bibby (TEX)          125
  W. Wood (CHI)           123
  M. Lolich (DET)         119
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        117
  C. Wright (MIL)         111
  N. Ryan (CAL)           110
  L. LaGrow (DET)         106
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        104
  B. Lee (BOS)            104

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          29
  J. Coleman (DET)         26
  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)           158
  J. Coleman (DET)        121
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  J. Bibby (TEX)           96
  V. Blue (OAK)            81
  J. Decker (MIN)          79
  G. Perry (CLE)           78
  S. Busby (KC)            77
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77
  D. Medich (NY)           76

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           304
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       205
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        180
  M. Lolich (DET)         176
  G. Perry (CLE)          173
  S. Busby (KC)           160
  J. Coleman (DET)        152
  W. Wood (CHI)           148
  V. Blue (OAK)           145
  L. Tiant (BOS)          137

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