Sunday September 1, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 1, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         77  57  3.06  134  40  24  1191  1094  471  405   81  357  601
Kansas City     69  64  3.43  133  42  16  1210  1200  523  461   76  376  602
New York        70  62  3.43  132  44  21  1177  1167  520  449   87  431  652
Baltimore       67  65  3.54  132  45  19  1186  1160  531  467   88  398  561
California      52  82  3.77  135  47   9  1195  1146  577  500   94  530  810
Boston          72  60  3.78  132  55  16  1184  1206  549  497  103  384  604
Cleveland       65  65  3.79  131  35  22  1171  1148  556  493  108  400  520
Milwaukee       64  70  3.79  134  38  20  1196  1219  543  504  105  395  509
Minnesota       66  68  3.89  135  28  27  1204  1228  585  521  105  426  763
Detroit         62  71  3.97  133  48  12  1200  1168  602  529  120  496  730
Texas           69  65  4.05  135  50  10  1201  1216  614  540  110  386  730
Chicago         65  69  4.27  136  42  23  1221  1261  646  580   94  459  671

 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)  21  10  2.73  34  34  17   0   4  263  230   89   80   22   39  115
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
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
Pat Dobson (NY)       14  14  3.12  32  32  11   0   2  231  241   93   80   19   56  132
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
Dave McNally          13  10  3.92  33  31  10   1   2  211  223   99   92   17   67   92
Doyle Alexander        5   9  3.99  27  11   2   0   0  108  119   61   48    7   40   37
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
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
Diego Segui            6   6  4.08  52   0   0   9   0   90   91   47   41    6   43   61
Juan Marichal          5   1  4.12   9   7   0   0   0   55   52   25   25    3   11   20
Reggie Cleveland       9  12  4.60  33  24   8   0   0  186  201  107   95   21   58   86
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
Ed Figueroa            2   6  3.71  22  10   4   0   1   90  105   40   37    2   31   39
John Cumberland        0   1  3.74  17   0   0   0   0   22   24    9    9    2   10   12
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   3  3.48  13  13   6   0   2   83   78   37   32    4   23   53
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  3.75  49   1   0  18   0  113  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  4.37  37   5   0   1   0  101   99   55   49    7   52   67
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
Tom Hilgendorf         4   2  4.05  31   0   0   3   0   47   53   21   21    5   16   21
Fritz Peterson         8  10  4.06  24  24   3   0   0  129  154   68   58   13   33   46
Milt Wilcox            2   2  4.31  36   2   1   3   0   65   69   36   31    8   19   29
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.38  14  10   0   0   0   72   75   42   35   12   37   36
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  16  3.53  35  35  25   0   3  283  266  124  111   31   67  186
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  2.57  50   0   0   9   0   74   79   24   21    5   21   50
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
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
Steve Busby           19  12  3.48  32  32  16   0   3  243  244  100   94   10   79  163
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
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    2    0

 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            10  14  4.07  34  29   8   0   2  206  217  101   93   19   83   99
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          7   7  2.61  57   0   0  18   0  107   93   33   31    3   51   74
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
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Bill Hands             4   5  4.45  35  10   0   3   0  115  130   57   57    9   25   74
Tom Burgmeier          5   3  4.50  46   0   0   4   0   82   76   41   41    7   25   29
Bill Butler            4   6  4.73  22  11   2   1   0   80   81   42   42    8   47   63
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  2.48  19   0   0   0   0   40   33   14   11    2   27   24
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Pat Dobson            14  14  3.12  32  32  11   0   2  231  241   93   80   19   56  132
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  2.42  63   0   0  16   0   97   79   30   26    3   26   75
Catfish Hunter        21  10  2.73  34  34  17   0   4  263  230   89   80   22   39  115
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          11  10  3.63  30  21   6   0   1  183  191   85   74   12   65  113
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)          21
  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
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  J. Bibby (TEX)           15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  L. LaGrow (DET)          15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  P. Dobson (NY)           14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          25
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         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
  R. Fingers (OAK)         16
  T. Murphy (MIL)          16
  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:

  M. Lolich (DET)       283.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         276.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         274.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      267.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       263.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        260.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        251.0
  S. Busby (KC)         243.1
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     239.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         237.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         266
  W. Wood (CHI)           260
  B. Lee (BOS)            254
  L. Tiant (BOS)          246
  C. Wright (MIL)         245
  S. Busby (KC)           244
  P. Dobson (NY)          241
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        235
  C. Hunter (OAK)         230
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       228

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        132
  J. Bibby (TEX)          125
  M. Lolich (DET)         124
  W. Wood (CHI)           123
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        117
  C. Wright (MIL)         111
  N. Ryan (CAL)           110
  R. Cleveland (BOS)      107
  L. LaGrow (DET)         106
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        104

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          22
  B. Lee (BOS)             22

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           158
  J. Coleman (DET)        121
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  J. Bibby (TEX)           96
  J. Slaton (MIL)          83
  V. Blue (OAK)            81
  S. Busby (KC)            79
  J. Decker (MIN)          79
  G. Perry (CLE)           78
  D. Medich (NY)           76

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           304
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       205
  M. Lolich (DET)         186
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        180
  G. Perry (CLE)          173
  S. Busby (KC)           163
  J. Coleman (DET)        152
  W. Wood (CHI)           148
  V. Blue (OAK)           145
  L. Tiant (BOS)          137


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