Thursday June 20, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 20, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         35  31  3.24   66  14   9   591   566  251  213   53  160  298
Kansas City     32  31  3.38   63  23   5   573   563  246  215   36  189  272
Cleveland       32  30  3.45   63  19   9   566   515  245  217   53  199  253
New York        34  33  3.68   67  18  12   601   641  279  246   48  194  317
California      28  39  3.73   68  21   6   605   570  291  251   45  288  414
Milwaukee       30  31  3.74   61  17   8   548   554  250  228   55  183  227
Baltimore       33  31  3.78   64  20  10   582   605  277  244   50  190  281
Detroit         33  30  3.81   63  20  11   565   537  268  239   57  220  330
Minnesota       26  36  3.84   63  12  12   565   578  269  241   48  192  380
Boston          37  27  3.86   64  23   8   585   617  278  251   54  176  307
Texas           33  32  3.94   66  27   6   589   566  296  258   60  202  370
Chicago         29  31  4.01   62  16  14   563   557  285  251   41  217  305

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   12   1  1.37  15  15  12   0   2  138   79   27   21    6   47   92
John Hiller (DET)      8   4  2.23  27   0   0  10   0   69   56   23   17    3   24   67
Jackie Brown (TEX)     6   3  2.29  14   6   3   0   1   79   67   23   20    4   25   53
Jim Perry (CLE)        5   6  2.55  14  14   3   0   2  106   91   32   30    1   26   27
B. Dal Canton (KC)     3   4  2.91  12   7   3   0   0   65   41   25   21    2   34   37
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   9   8  2.94  18  18   7   0   2  138  125   49   45   13   18   57
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Bill Lee (BOS)         8   5  2.98  16  15   5   0   1  118  133   49   39   12   24   35
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     9   3  2.99  14  14   8   0   2  102   98   39   34    9   32   41
Terry Forster (CHI)    3   5  3.08  26   1   0  10   0   64   50   24   22    1   17   49

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           4   2  2.20  25   0   0   4   0   33   36    8    8    2    7   21
Wayne Garland          1   0  2.45   6   0   0   1   0   18   14    5    5    0    4    6
Mike Cuellar           9   3  2.99  14  14   8   0   2  102   98   39   34    9   32   41
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.13  17   0   0   5   0   23   22    8    8    3    8   18
Don Hood               0   0  3.26   8   0   0   0   0   30   28   13   11    0   10   14
Ross Grimsley          7   7  3.53  16  16   7   0   1  115  110   49   45   15   25   60
Jim Palmer             3   8  4.01  14  14   2   0   0   90   94   50   40    7   44   40
Dave McNally           6   5  4.21  16  16   3   0   0  109  125   57   51    9   32   59
Doyle Alexander        2   3  6.03  11   4   0   0   0   37   50   29   25    4   14    8
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  6.29  11   0   0   0   0   24   28   19   17    1   14   14

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Wise              2   2  2.84   5   5   1   0   0   32   27   10   10    0   12   19
Bill Lee               8   5  2.98  16  15   5   0   1  118  133   49   39   12   24   35
Luis Tiant             9   6  3.10  17  17  11   0   2  145  135   53   50   11   33   77
Dick Drago             5   2  3.24  15   7   2   1   0   75   68   29   27    5   27   45
Diego Segui            4   4  3.71  29   0   0   5   0   53   53   25   22    3   24   46
Roger Moret            1   1  3.82  11   3   1   1   0   35   44   18   15    3   18   26
Bob Veale              0   1  4.26   8   0   0   1   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    8
Reggie Cleveland       5   5  5.75  17  13   3   0   0   88  105   61   56   16   26   43
Juan Marichal          2   1  7.16   5   4   0   0   0   28   38   22   22    3    7    7
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
Andy Hassler           0   1  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    9    2    1    0    2    3
Ed Figueroa            0   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    2    2    0    0    3
Dave Sells             1   3  2.37  10   0   0   1   0   19   18    6    5    1    6    7
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Dick Lange             2   2  3.25   9   8   0   0   0   53   50   23   19    5   17   26
Frank Tanana           4   9  3.38  16  16   4   0   0  117  114   48   44   16   43   62
Nolan Ryan             8   6  3.50  18  18   8   0   0  136  102   64   53    9  103  147
Skip Lockwood          2   3  4.06  20   0   0   1   0   38   37   18   17    2   15   20
John Cumberland        0   1  4.50   8   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    6
Bill Stoneman          1   5  4.98  10   8   0   0   0   47   56   27   26    5   23   27
Dick Selma             2   2  5.09  18   0   0   1   0   23   22   13   13    2   17   15
Barry Raziano          1   2  6.75   8   0   0   1   0   12   11   11    9    0    3    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
Cy Acosta              0   3  2.81  20   0   0   3   0   32   25   13   10    2   13   11
Terry Forster          3   5  3.08  26   1   0  10   0   64   50   24   22    1   17   49
Bill Moran             1   1  3.42  10   3   0   0   0   24   31   11    9    0   12   10
Wilbur Wood           11   8  3.53  19  19   8   0   1  140  128   62   55   15   40   78
Skip Pitlock           2   1  3.68  15   4   0   1   0   37   25   19   15    3   22   34
Ken Tatum              0   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   14   14    7    6    2    5    3
Stan Bahnsen           6   7  4.19  18  18   6   0   1  116  123   62   54    6   53   54
Jim Kaat               6   6  4.63  17  14   2   0   0   89  103   49   46    8   29   41
Rich Gossage           0   0  4.97  13   0   0   0   0   29   26   16   16    1   17   17
Joe Henderson          0   0  6.48   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    7    6    1    4    4
Wayne Granger          0   0  9.45   4   0   0   0   0    7   13    8    7    1    3    2
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         12   1  1.37  15  15  12   0   2  138   79   27   21    6   47   92
Jim Perry              5   6  2.55  14  14   3   0   2  106   91   32   30    1   26   27
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.03  19   1   1   2   0   33   28   14   11    4   12   13
Tom Buskey             0   1  3.12   8   0   0   3   0   17   17    6    6    2    8    7
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Fritz Peterson         4   3  3.67   8   8   2   0   0   42   46   17   17    4    7   10
Steve Kline            3   6  4.03   9   9   1   0   0   51   45   26   23    5   22   13
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.29  12  10   0   0   0   63   63   37   30    9   32   33
Fred Beene             1   1  4.45  11   0   0   2   0   28   28   16   14    5    6   13
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  5.19  13   0   0   1   0   17   20   10   10    4    6    9
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Dick Bosman            0   0  6.75   7   1   0   0   0   20   31   16   15    2    4   15
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
Steve Arlin            0   1 12.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    0    2    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Luke Walker            2   0  1.88   9   0   0   0   0   24   24    5    5    1    7   10
John Hiller            8   4  2.23  27   0   0  10   0   69   56   23   17    3   24   67
Mickey Lolich          8   7  3.29  17  17  12   0   1  140  119   58   51   15   37   89
Lerrin LaGrow          5   6  3.73  15  15   4   0   0   99  104   46   41   10   35   31
Jim Ray                0   0  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   12    5    5    1    3    3
Woodie Fryman          3   3  4.62  12   9   0   0   0   62   50   34   32    7   31   42
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.66   6   4   0   0   0   29   33   18   15    1   11   13
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
Joe Coleman            6   7  4.94  18  18   4   0   1  117  123   70   64   15   61   74
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  7.11   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    2    8    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Doug Bird              4   2  2.61  23   0   0   3   0   41   41   12   12    3   12   28
Bruce Dal Canton       3   4  2.91  12   7   3   0   0   65   41   25   21    2   34   37
Joe Hoerner            1   1  3.09  12   0   0   1   0   12   10    4    4    1    4   10
Al Fitzmorris          6   3  3.12  14  13   4   0   2   81   89   33   28    4   22   18
Paul Splittorff        7   6  3.29  16  16   5   0   1  104  111   46   38    9   25   35
Steve Busby            9   6  3.39  16  16   8   0   1  125  115   51   47    6   41   81
Marty Pattin           1   3  3.88  12   8   2   0   0   63   69   29   27    5   21   29
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  4.08  14   1   1   0   0   35   35   17   16    3    8   13
Steve Mingori          1   1  4.60  10   0   0   0   0   16   16   10    8    1    5    8
Gene Garber            0   2  4.79  12   0   0   1   0   21   26   16   11    2   11   12

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.29  21   0   0   5   0   39   23   10   10    3   21   16
Ed Sprague             3   1  2.42  12   4   0   0   0   48   51   18   13    2   12   31
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   1  2.57  22   0   0   3   0   42   31   13   12    2   16   25
Kevin Kobel            3   5  3.33  14  10   2   0   1   68   67   28   25    8   24   34
Bill Travers           0   0  3.63   5   0   0   0   0   17   16    7    7    1    9   10
Bill Champion          2   1  3.71   8   4   0   0   0   34   43   17   14    3   11    6
Clyde Wright           5   9  4.02  17  17   9   0   0  116  126   55   52   14   22   32
Jim Slaton             6   8  4.42  18  16   4   0   1  106  114   57   52   10   48   50
Jim Colborn            3   3  5.54  11  10   2   0   0   63   66   39   39   10   15   19

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          2   5  2.68  27   0   0  10   0   54   44   16   16    1   22   36
Dave Goltz             1   2  2.95   7   6   0   0   0   43   46   18   14    4   16   21
Bert Blyleven          5   9  3.11  16  16   7   0   2  116  113   47   40    5   27   97
Ray Corbin             5   0  3.27  15   6   0   0   0   55   57   24   20    6   19   27
Joe Decker             7   5  3.35  15  15   4   0   1   97   90   40   36   10   36   74
Vic Albury             2   6  4.22  12   9   1   0   0   64   62   34   30    9   30   36
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Bill Butler            1   2  4.70   9   2   0   1   0   23   29   12   12    1   10   20
Bill Hands             1   4  5.47  16   5   0   1   0   49   66   30   30    3    9   44
Tom Burgmeier          1   2  5.67  22   0   0   0   0   33   31   21   21    4   15   10
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
Mike Wallace           2   0  1.59   8   0   0   0   0   17   16    3    3    1   10   10
Sparky Lyle            5   0  1.64  29   0   0   7   0   44   44    8    8    1   14   36
Cecil Upshaw           0   2  2.59  13   0   0   3   0   24   21    8    7    0    8   12
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
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
Mel Stottlemyre        6   7  3.49  15  15   6   0   0  111  117   52   43    6   35   38
Sam McDowell           1   2  3.50   6   2   0   0   0   18   13    7    7    0   15   10
Doc Medich             8   5  3.69  16  16   6   0   0  122  125   55   50   14   34   63
Pat Dobson             6   8  3.77  15  15   3   0   0  103  109   53   43    8   22   58
Dick Tidrow            4   3  4.30  11  10   3   0   0   69   85   37   33    6   18   34
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
Dave Pagan             0   1  5.59   8   1   0   0   0   19   23   13   12    1   11   21
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   1   0    6   10    4    4    1    3    3
Dick Woodson           0   2  7.27   5   3   0   0   0   17   23   14   14    5    7    8
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
Glenn Abbott           0   0  0.96   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    0    2    7
Paul Lindblad          2   2  1.38  16   2   0   2   0   46   32   13    7    3   15   19
Dave Hamilton          4   1  2.81  14   9   0   0   0   64   59   24   20    7   19   36
Catfish Hunter         9   8  2.94  18  18   7   0   2  138  125   49   45   13   18   57
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Vida Blue              6   7  3.48  17  17   4   0   0  119  104   56   46   10   38   73
Ken Holtzman           7   8  3.55  17  17   3   0   1  104  125   49   41    8   21   46
Rollie Fingers         6   2  3.55  31   0   0   5   0   51   46   21   20    3   12   37
Darold Knowles         1   1  4.50  25   0   0   2   0   28   32   17   14    4   16    7
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  5.92  11   2   0   0   0   24   30   18   16    4   15   15

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   2  1.66  28   0   0   6   0   60   45   15   11    1   16   48
Jackie Brown           6   3  2.29  14   6   3   0   1   79   67   23   20    4   25   53
David Clyde            3   3  3.69  13  13   3   0   0   71   77   35   29    7   25   26
Fergie Jenkins         7   8  3.83  17  17  12   0   2  129  118   62   55   16   20   80
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    1    4    5
Steve Hargan           4   4  4.05  16   9   2   0   1   67   63   39   30    8   32   49
Jim Bibby             10   8  4.27  18  18   7   0   3  124  119   63   59   11   50   72
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    8    7    2    8    8
Lloyd Allen            0   1  7.32  12   0   0   0   0   20   21   17   16    2   12   17
Jim Merritt            0   0  7.36   8   1   0   0   0   11   19    9    9    2    2    5
Pete Broberg           0   3 14.00   3   2   0   0   0    9   18   16   14    4    5    6
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:

  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  J. Bibby (TEX)           10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  J. Hiller (DET)           8
  B. Lee (BOS)              8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  C. Wright (MIL)           9
  J. Bibby (TEX)            8
  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          8
  S. Kline (CLE)            8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  C. Wright (MIL)           9
  S. Busby (KC)             8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  B. Singer (CAL)           8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)        10
  T. Forster (CHI)         10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  S. Foucault (TEX)         6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5
  G. Jackson (BAL)          5
  T. Murphy (MIL)           5
  D. Segui (BOS)            5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  J. Perry (CLE)            2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Tiant (BOS)        145.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         140.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       139.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       137.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        137.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         136.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      129.1
  S. Busby (KC)         124.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)        124.1
  D. Medich (NY)        122.0

Hits:

  L. Tiant (BOS)          135
  B. Lee (BOS)            133
  W. Wood (CHI)           128
  C. Wright (MIL)         126
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       125
  C. Hunter (OAK)         125
  D. McNally (BAL)        125
  D. Medich (NY)          125
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        123
  J. Coleman (DET)        123

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         70
  N. Ryan (CAL)            64
  J. Bibby (TEX)           63
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         62
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         62
  W. Wood (CHI)            62
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       61
  M. Lolich (DET)          58
  D. McNally (BAL)         57
  J. Slaton (MIL)          57

Home Runs:

  R. Cleveland (BOS)       16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  J. Coleman (DET)         15
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  D. Medich (NY)           14
  C. Wright (MIL)          14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           103
  J. Coleman (DET)         61
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         53
  J. Bibby (TEX)           50
  J. Slaton (MIL)          48
  G. Perry (CLE)           47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  B. Singer (CAL)          43
  F. Tanana (CAL)          43
  S. Busby (KC)            41

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           147
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        97
  G. Perry (CLE)           92
  M. Lolich (DET)          89
  S. Busby (KC)            81
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         80
  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  B. Singer (CAL)          77
  L. Tiant (BOS)           77
  J. Coleman (DET)         74

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