Saturday September 7, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 7, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         80  60  3.06  140  42  25  1247  1149  493  424   83  373  634
New York        74  64  3.36  138  48  21  1229  1200  534  459   88  445  693
Baltimore       73  65  3.40  138  50  20  1240  1182  533  469   89  406  593
Kansas City     70  68  3.43  138  45  16  1256  1257  542  478   77  391  630
Cleveland       67  69  3.71  137  38  22  1226  1184  572  505  111  413  547
California      55  85  3.71  141  50  10  1247  1185  596  514   97  565  842
Milwaukee       67  73  3.74  140  38  23  1249  1267  558  519  105  424  527
Boston          73  65  3.74  138  58  16  1236  1251  566  514  109  396  637
Minnesota       68  71  3.82  140  31  27  1246  1256  597  529  107  448  786
Detroit         64  75  3.94  139  49  13  1252  1213  626  548  126  513  758
Texas           73  67  3.99  141  53  10  1256  1260  635  557  118  405  766
Chicago         69  71  4.16  142  45  25  1274  1302  658  589   94  473  700

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   18  10  2.31  31  31  23   0   3  269  185   77   69   19   81  186
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  22  10  2.64  35  35  18   0   5  272  234   89   80   22   39  120
Luis Tiant (BOS)      20  11  2.79  33  33  23   0   6  277  256   91   86   20   68  151
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   13  15  2.80  31  31  15   0   2  234  210   87   73   14   61  205
Jim Perry (CLE)       14  10  2.82  30  30   7   0   3  214  198   74   67    7   53   55
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    11   4  2.90  30  23   6   1   4  155  158   59   50    7   47   46
B. Dal Canton (KC)     8   8  2.94  27  21   9   0   2  162  123   63   53    5   73   93
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)  21  11  3.03  35  35  25   0   6  276  242  104   93   23   41  187
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      18  15  3.07  37  36  21   0   2  288  206  117   98   18  173  315
Pat Dobson (NY)       15  14  3.10  33  33  12   0   2  238  248   95   82   19   56  139

 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  3.02  44   0   0   6   0   54   63   20   18    3   11   33
Ross Grimsley         17  12  3.12  35  34  17   1   4  257  224   98   89   26   63  138
Mike Cuellar          18  10  3.20  32  32  16   0   5  222  208   90   79   16   72   93
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
Jim Palmer             6  10  3.50  20  20   4   0   1  131  132   62   51    8   58   59
Dave McNally          14  10  3.76  34  32  11   1   3  220  226   99   92   17   67   95
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  11  2.79  33  33  23   0   6  277  256   91   86   20   68  151
Roger Moret            7   8  3.60  27  18   9   2   1  148  131   64   59   14   72   95
Bill Lee              15  12  3.62  33  32  11   0   1  236  272  108   95   22   55   82
Dick Pole              0   0  3.63  10   0   0   0   0   22   31   14    9    1    7   17
Dick Drago             6   8  3.73  29  15   6   3   0  145  138   63   60   14   54   77
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
Diego Segui            6   7  4.19  53   0   0   9   0   92   92   49   43    7   44   61
Reggie Cleveland      10  12  4.57  35  24   8   0   0  191  205  109   97   23   58   90
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
Orlando Pena           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Horacio Pina           1   2  2.89   8   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    1    3    6
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Nolan Ryan            18  15  3.07  37  36  21   0   2  288  206  117   98   18  173  315
Andy Hassler           4   9  3.21  18  17   7   1   1  123  108   59   44   10   64   57
Ed Figueroa            2   7  3.47  23  11   5   0   1   99  109   41   38    2   35   44
Frank Tanana          10  17  3.49  33  29   8   0   2  222  219   93   86   27   61  143
Ken Sanders            0   0  3.52   7   0   0   1   0    8    8    3    3    0    3    3
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
Dick Lange             3   8  3.80  21  18   1   0   0  114  111   63   48   11   47   57
Luis Quintana          2   1  4.38  17   0   0   0   0   12   17    6    6    0   13   11
Skip Lockwood          2   5  4.62  36   2   0   1   0   76   79   41   39    7   30   34
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           7   3  3.20  14  14   6   0   2   90   82   37   32    4   25   56
Jim Kaat              15  13  3.51  36  33  10   0   2  226  231  102   88   18   54  101
Terry Forster          7   8  3.58  52   1   0  20   0  118  105   50   47    5   35   91
Wilbur Wood           20  17  3.64  39  39  20   0   1  294  280  131  119   25   73  157
Jack Kucek             1   1  3.67   6   4   0   0   0   27   31   12   11    0   15   21
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
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
Jim Kern               0   1  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    5    4
Gaylord Perry         18  10  2.31  31  31  23   0   3  269  185   77   69   19   81  186
Bruce Ellingsen        1   0  2.67  14   0   0   0   0   30   31   15    9    3   14   11
Jim Perry             14  10  2.82  30  30   7   0   3  214  198   74   67    7   53   55
Tom Buskey             2   4  3.11  41   0   0  13   0   72   71   27   25    7   29   30
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Fritz Peterson         8  11  3.94  25  25   3   0   0  137  160   70   60   14   33   48
Tom Hilgendorf         4   2  4.21  32   0   0   3   0   47   54   22   22    6   16   21
Dick Bosman            5   3  4.29  21  14   1   0   1   99   98   57   47    9   24   44
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
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           16  10  2.21  50   0   0  11   0  135  109   39   33    7   51  124
Dave Lemanczyk         1   1  3.51  16   3   0   0   0   59   54   30   23   10   35   37
Mickey Lolich         16  17  3.65  36  36  25   0   3  288  274  130  117   31   71  189
Lerrin LaGrow          8  15  4.22  32  30  11   0   0  196  214  108   92   20   70   75
Joe Coleman           11  12  4.24  35  35  10   0   2  242  231  136  114   26  124  154
Woodie Fryman          5   8  4.26  24  19   3   0   1  127  108   62   60   14   58   86
Luke Walker            5   3  4.38  23   7   0   0   0   78   85   43   38    8   41   41
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   3  5.68   5   5   0   0   0   25   32   17   16    3    9   10

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Leonard         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Doug Bird              6   4  2.75  51   0   0   9   0   75   83   26   23    5   22   51
Al Fitzmorris         11   4  2.90  30  23   6   1   4  155  158   59   50    7   47   46
Bruce Dal Canton       8   8  2.94  27  21   9   0   2  162  123   63   53    5   73   93
Steve Mingori          2   3  2.95  31   0   0   2   0   58   44   24   19    3   19   37
Lindy McDaniel         1   4  3.39  32   5   2   1   0   96   91   41   36    5   20   44
Steve Busby           19  13  3.46  33  33  17   0   3  252  254  104   97   10   80  169
Paul Splittorff       13  15  3.61  32  32   8   0   1  209  229   99   84   20   62   83
Marty Pattin           3   7  4.14  23  11   2   0   0  109  117   53   50    9   26   47
Nelson Briles          4   5  4.15  14  13   1   0   0   74   86   35   34    7   18   25
Joe Hoerner            2   3  4.18  28   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   15    3    9   21
Gene Garber            1   2  4.82  17   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   15    3   13   14
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    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   6  1.51  59   0   0  19   0  101   69   18   17    4   42   39
Ed Sprague             7   2  2.42  19  10   3   0   0   93   92   32   25    3   31   57
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Bill Champion         10   3  3.30  26  18   1   0   0  134  136   54   49    8   40   50
Eduardo Rodriguez      7   4  3.36  40   4   0   4   0  104   86   41   39    7   46   54
Kevin Kobel            6  12  3.88  29  20   3   0   2  137  133   65   59   11   43   60
Jim Slaton            11  14  3.92  35  30   8   0   2  213  221  101   93   19   87  105
Clyde Wright           8  18  4.43  34  31  15   0   0  217  247  112  107   21   52   58
Jim Colborn            8  12  4.58  28  26   8   0   1  179  202   93   91   24   49   67
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            14  12  3.27  32  32   9   0   1  215  204   91   78   21   86  133
Dave Goltz             7   8  3.72  23  19   1   1   0  135  163   73   56   13   40   69
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  4.46  47   0   0   4   0   83   76   41   41    7   25   29
Ray Corbin             7   6  4.69  27  14   1   0   0  109  123   66   57    7   36   50
Vic Albury             6   8  4.74  27  18   3   0   0  133  131   77   70   19   67   71
Bill Butler            4   6  4.77  23  12   2   1   0   83   86   45   44    9   49   66
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  1.84  54   0   0  13   0   88   80   27   18    5   36   71
Larry Gura             2   0  2.08   3   3   2   0   1   22   20    6    5    1    4    6
Cecil Upshaw           1   4  2.30  32   0   0   6   0   55   45   19   14    0   20   25
Rudy May               6   2  2.41  12  11   7   0   1   78   50   27   21    3   39   55
Mike Wallace           5   0  2.47  20   0   0   0   0   44   35   15   12    3   27   28
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Pat Dobson            15  14  3.10  33  33  12   0   2  238  248   95   82   19   56  139
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
Tippy Martinez         0   0  3.24   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    3    0    7    7
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
Doc Medich            17  12  3.59  32  32  15   0   3  238  230  102   95   19   76  135
Dick Tidrow           10   8  3.67  26  23   5   0   0  169  182   83   69   12   47   81
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
Bill Parsons           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Paul Lindblad          4   3  2.16  38   2   0   5   0   87   74   28   21    4   26   38
Catfish Hunter        22  10  2.64  35  35  18   0   5  272  234   89   80   22   39  120
Rollie Fingers         8   4  2.66  65   0   0  17   0  102   90   34   30    3   27   81
Ken Holtzman          17  13  3.19  33  33   8   0   3  217  233   96   77   13   42   94
Dave Hamilton          6   4  3.22  26  18   1   0   1  112  101   44   40   10   48   61
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Glenn Abbott           5   5  3.30  14  12   3   0   0   74   67   33   27    4   25   31
Vida Blue             14  14  3.35  34  34  11   0   0  244  211  106   91   17   84  147
Blue Moon Odom         1   5  3.45  30   5   1   1   0   86   79   35   33    4   48   50
Darold Knowles         3   2  4.53  38   1   0   2   0   44   54   25   22    5   30   11

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         8   7  2.03  62   0   0  10   0  124  102   41   28    8   36   93
Fergie Jenkins        21  11  3.03  35  35  25   0   6  276  242  104   93   23   41  187
Jackie Brown          11  11  3.62  31  22   7   0   1  191  197   88   77   12   68  122
David Clyde            3   8  4.04  25  20   4   0   0  111  120   57   50   14   40   51
Steve Hargan          11   8  4.21  34  24   6   0   1  167  186   98   78   14   46   86
Jim Bibby             18  16  4.69  37  37  11   0   5  242  229  132  126   23  100  134
Don Stanhouse          1   1  4.88  18   0   0   0   0   31   38   20   17    4   17   26
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  6.59  12   0   0   0   0   14   22   10   10    1    6    8
Pete Broberg           0   4  8.07  12   2   0   0   0   29   29   29   26    7   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)          22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  S. Busby (KC)            19
  J. Bibby (TEX)           18
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        17

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  J. Bibby (TEX)           16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  L. LaGrow (DET)          15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  P. Splittorff (KC)       15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         25
  M. Lolich (DET)          25
  G. Perry (CLE)           23
  L. Tiant (BOS)           23
  N. Ryan (CAL)            21
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  S. Busby (KC)            17
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        17
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         20
  T. Murphy (MIL)          19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        18
  R. Fingers (OAK)         17
  T. Buskey (CLE)          14
  S. Lyle (NY)             13
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  S. Foucault (TEX)        10
  G. Jackson (BAL)         10
  D. Bird (KC)              9

Shutouts:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        4
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         294.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       288.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         287.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        277.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      276.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       272.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        269.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     256.2
  S. Busby (KC)         252.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         244.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           280
  M. Lolich (DET)         274
  B. Lee (BOS)            272
  L. Tiant (BOS)          256
  S. Busby (KC)           254
  P. Dobson (NY)          248
  C. Wright (MIL)         247
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        242
  C. Hunter (OAK)         234
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       233

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        136
  J. Bibby (TEX)          132
  W. Wood (CHI)           131
  M. Lolich (DET)         130
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        117
  N. Ryan (CAL)           117
  C. Wright (MIL)         112
  R. Cleveland (BOS)      109
  L. LaGrow (DET)         108
  B. Lee (BOS)            108

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  F. Tanana (CAL)          27
  J. Coleman (DET)         26
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        26
  W. Wood (CHI)            25
  J. Colborn (MIL)         24
  J. Bibby (TEX)           23
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       23
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         23
  C. Hunter (OAK)          22

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           173
  J. Coleman (DET)        124
  J. Bibby (TEX)          100
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  J. Slaton (MIL)          87
  J. Decker (MIN)          86
  V. Blue (OAK)            84
  G. Perry (CLE)           81
  S. Busby (KC)            80
  D. Medich (NY)           76

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           315
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       205
  M. Lolich (DET)         189
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        187
  G. Perry (CLE)          186
  S. Busby (KC)           169
  W. Wood (CHI)           157
  J. Coleman (DET)        154
  L. Tiant (BOS)          151
  V. Blue (OAK)           147


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