Sunday August 4, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 4, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         63  45  3.22  108  31  18   962   903  398  344   71  282  482
Kansas City     54  52  3.49  106  35  13   961   949  431  373   66  304  473
New York        52  55  3.57  107  33  16   954   963  435  378   72  345  533
Baltimore       54  53  3.71  107  34  14   966   954  452  398   79  320  465
Milwaukee       52  56  3.76  108  35  15   964   984  437  403   87  319  404
Cleveland       56  49  3.82  106  27  18   954   919  449  405   90  335  435
Boston          58  48  3.91  106  46  12   959  1000  462  416   88  302  487
California      43  67  3.93  111  35   7   981   952  493  428   82  449  647
Minnesota       52  56  3.95  109  22  21   974   998  479  428   93  349  614
Detroit         52  55  4.01  107  36  12   959   928  475  427   98  380  587
Chicago         54  53  4.21  109  30  21   984   976  510  460   81  380  544
Texas           54  55  4.29  110  41   9   972  1013  522  463   98  327  574

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   6  2.33  24  24  17   0   3  209  139   60   54   12   69  151
B. Dal Canton (KC)     6   5  2.69  20  14   6   0   1  121   82   44   36    4   53   64
Luis Tiant (BOS)      17   7  2.86  26  26  18   0   4  221  206   75   70   17   48  117
Jim Perry (CLE)       11   8  2.87  23  23   4   0   2  166  153   57   53    3   43   45
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  15   9  2.98  27  27  13   0   4  205  188   74   68   17   30   82
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   10  12  3.20  25  25  10   0   2  183  178   75   65   12   47  154
Ross Grimsley (BAL)   13   8  3.22  26  26  13   0   2  196  178   75   70   24   42  112
Steve Busby (KC)      16   9  3.24  26  26  14   0   3  200  188   78   72    8   63  132
Pat Dobson (NY)        9  13  3.32  25  25   8   0   1  176  181   76   65   12   42  104

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   3  2.89  30   0   0   6   0   37   33   12   12    5   13   29
Don Hood               1   0  3.13  17   0   0   0   0   55   42   21   19    1   16   25
Bob Reynolds           4   4  3.14  39   0   0   5   0   49   59   19   17    3   11   32
Ross Grimsley         13   8  3.22  26  26  13   0   2  196  178   75   70   24   42  112
Wayne Garland          3   5  3.27  14   5   0   1   0   63   48   29   23    1   18   32
Mike Cuellar          13   8  3.41  25  25  11   0   3  169  167   75   64   15   57   64
Jim Palmer             3   8  4.01  14  14   2   0   0   90   94   50   40    7   44   40
Dave McNally          10   8  4.15  27  25   6   1   1  169  181   85   78   14   52   81
Dave Johnson           1   1  4.32   8   0   0   1   0    8    6    4    4    1    4    1
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  4.79  17   2   0   0   0   47   49   27   25    1   31   26
Doyle Alexander        4   8  4.95  22  10   2   0   0   84   97   55   46    7   32   23

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Luis Tiant            17   7  2.86  26  26  18   0   4  221  206   75   70   17   48  117
Roger Moret            5   4  3.38  20  11   6   2   0  101   97   43   38   10   46   61
Bill Lee              12   9  3.79  25  24   9   0   1  178  204   85   75   18   38   58
Dick Pole              0   0  3.80   9   0   0   0   0   21   31   14    9    1    7   17
Dick Drago             5   7  3.80  22  12   5   3   0  118  112   53   50    9   50   62
Rick Wise              3   4  3.86   9   9   1   0   0   49   47   23   21    2   16   25
Diego Segui            5   4  4.12  39   0   0   6   0   68   71   36   31    5   31   51
Reggie Cleveland       7  10  4.80  26  20   7   0   0  148  165   89   79   20   46   69
Bob Veale              0   1  6.35  15   0   0   1   0   11   14    8    8    2    4   13
Juan Marichal          3   1  6.42   6   4   0   0   0   34   40   24   24    3    9   11
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
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Andy Hassler           2   5  3.05  10  10   4   0   0   74   66   35   25    5   30   37
Dave Sells             2   3  3.24  19   0   0   2   0   33   39   15   12    2   13   11
Horacio Pina           0   1  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    1    2
Nolan Ryan            14  11  3.38  29  28  15   0   2  221  164   98   83   17  136  228
Ed Figueroa            2   3  3.58  16   6   3   0   1   55   72   24   22    1   15   23
John Cumberland        0   1  3.74  17   0   0   0   0   22   24    9    9    2   10   12
Dick Lange             3   7  3.82  18  17   1   0   0  104   98   54   44    9   43   56
Luis Quintana          1   1  4.05   8   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    0    7    8
Frank Tanana           6  14  4.06  26  22   4   0   0  164  170   80   74   22   56   94
Skip Lockwood          2   4  4.41  31   0   0   1   0   63   64   32   31    7   28   30
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
Cy Acosta              0   3  2.90  24   0   0   3   0   40   34   16   13    3   15   16
Wilbur Wood           16  13  3.68  30  30  13   0   1  222  200   99   91   21   59  115
Jim Kaat              12   8  3.69  28  25   5   0   1  166  176   79   68   13   42   78
Bart Johnson           4   0  3.69   7   7   3   0   0   46   44   20   19    3   12   31
Terry Forster          6   7  3.82  41   1   0  16   0   97   83   43   41    4   27   79
Stan Bahnsen           9  12  4.28  27  26   9   0   1  170  165   91   81   14   86   84
Bill Moran             1   3  4.66  15   5   0   0   0   46   57   27   24    5   23   17
Rich Gossage           2   3  4.71  26   3   0   1   0   63   65   34   33    4   33   45
Skip Pitlock           3   3  4.76  30   5   0   1   0   79   76   46   42    7   44   55
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         15   6  2.33  24  24  17   0   3  209  139   60   54   12   69  151
Bruce Ellingsen        1   0  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   19   11    5    2    8    9
Jim Perry             11   8  2.87  23  23   4   0   2  166  153   57   53    3   43   45
Tom Buskey             0   2  3.19  28   0   0   9   0   48   47   17   17    4   22   23
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Dick Bosman            5   0  3.82  15   8   1   0   1   68   64   32   29    7   15   31
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  3.86  27   0   0   3   0   37   43   16   16    4   15   16
Milt Wilcox            1   1  4.24  30   1   1   3   0   51   55   27   24    8   16   22
Bob Johnson            3   4  4.38  14  10   0   0   0   72   75   42   35   12   37   36
Fritz Peterson         8   6  4.41  18  18   2   0   0   96  113   50   47   12   21   30
Steve Kline            3   7  4.80  12  10   1   0   0   60   53   35   32    7   29   13
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Fred Beene             2   3  5.85  23   0   0   2   0   48   52   35   31    7   18   24
Steve Arlin            2   4  6.75   8   8   1   0   0   35   45   28   26    1   15   14
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           13   7  2.48  39   0   0  10   0   98   87   33   27    6   31   91
Dave Lemanczyk         1   0  3.59  12   1   0   0   0   48   45   23   19    8   27   27
Mickey Lolich         11  14  3.93  28  28  18   0   2  217  207  106   95   26   51  141
Jim Ray                0   2  3.94  17   0   0   2   0   32   29   14   14    1   21   15
Joe Coleman           10   9  4.21  28  28   8   0   2  195  185   99   91   22   96  129
Lerrin LaGrow          7  12  4.25  25  24   8   0   0  152  170   84   72   16   53   59
Woodie Fryman          5   6  4.34  21  17   2   0   1  112   97   56   54   12   54   78
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
Bill Slayback          1   3  4.72  12   4   0   0   0   48   48   29   25    1   22   20
Luke Walker            4   2  4.74  17   5   0   0   0   49   51   27   26    4   22   27

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Dal Canton       6   5  2.69  20  14   6   0   1  121   82   44   36    4   53   64
Doug Bird              5   3  2.95  41   0   0   8   0   61   63   21   20    5   18   39
Steve Mingori          1   2  3.23  24   0   0   1   0   47   38   22   17    3   17   31
Steve Busby           16   9  3.24  26  26  14   0   3  200  188   78   72    8   63  132
Al Fitzmorris          7   3  3.26  23  16   4   1   2  108  120   47   39    5   31   26
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.63  23   5   2   0   0   69   63   33   28    5   16   29
Paul Splittorff       10  12  3.81  25  25   7   0   1  158  174   82   67   17   49   60
Nelson Briles          3   4  3.86   9   9   0   0   0   49   59   22   21    5   14   18
Marty Pattin           2   6  4.18  18  11   2   0   0   93  101   46   43    8   22   41
Gene Garber            1   2  4.82  17   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   15    3   13   14
Joe Hoerner            2   3  5.06  22   0   0   2   0   27   26   15   15    3    8   19

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             4   4  1.57  40   0   0  11   0   69   34   12   12    3   28   31
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      6   2  3.38  33   1   0   4   0   69   58   28   26    5   34   33
Bill Champion          5   2  3.50  19  11   1   0   0   87   93   38   34    6   25   29
Kevin Kobel            5   8  3.62  23  15   3   0   2  107  106   49   43    9   36   51
Clyde Wright           8  15  3.88  28  28  15   0   0  197  217   90   85   18   45   54
Jim Slaton             8  12  4.26  27  22   7   0   2  163  173   83   77   17   60   75
Bill Travers           2   2  4.96  13   1   0   0   0   33   37   18   18    3   21   20
Jim Colborn            6   9  5.31  21  20   6   0   1  134  157   81   79   21   35   50

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          5   5  3.20  47   0   0  14   0   82   74   30   29    3   35   56
Bert Blyleven         10  12  3.20  25  25  10   0   2  183  178   75   65   12   47  154
Joe Decker            11  10  3.44  25  25   6   0   1  168  168   76   64   18   69  106
Dave Goltz             4   6  3.76  17  13   1   1   0   96  115   52   40    9   33   45
Bill Butler            4   4  3.86  18   8   2   1   0   68   64   29   29    6   37   52
Ray Corbin             6   3  4.27  23  12   1   0   0   93   98   48   44    7   31   46
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Vic Albury             4   8  4.53  22  17   2   0   0  109  103   62   55   18   53   60
Bill Hands             2   4  4.78  29   5   0   3   0   79   92   42   42    8   15   55
Tom Burgmeier          5   3  5.18  38   0   0   2   0   66   66   38   38    7   21   25
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            6   3  2.00  47   0   0  11   0   72   72   24   16    4   31   60
Cecil Upshaw           0   4  2.64  24   0   0   3   0   44   39   18   13    0   16   21
Rudy May               2   1  2.65   5   4   3   0   0   34   24   13   10    2   14   25
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Mike Wallace           4   0  2.73  15   0   0   0   0   30   27   10    9    2   18   17
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
Pat Dobson             9  13  3.32  25  25   8   0   1  176  181   76   65   12   42  104
Doc Medich            13   9  3.33  25  25  12   0   2  194  186   78   72   17   57  106
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
Sam McDowell           1   5  4.07  10   6   0   0   0   42   33   20   19    5   36   30
Dick Tidrow            7   5  4.40  19  18   3   0   0  117  137   65   57   10   36   54
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  1.59  27   2   0   5   0   68   51   19   12    3   21   26
Rollie Fingers         7   3  2.71  48   0   0  11   0   73   63   26   22    3   19   56
Glenn Abbott           4   2  2.84  10   8   3   0   0   57   50   21   18    1   19   25
Catfish Hunter        15   9  2.98  27  27  13   0   4  205  188   74   68   17   30   82
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Dave Hamilton          6   3  3.31  21  16   1   0   1  101   94   41   37   10   39   56
Vida Blue             13   9  3.33  27  27   9   0   0  194  159   84   72   15   62  121
Ken Holtzman          11  12  3.84  26  26   5   0   1  164  191   83   70   12   34   73
Blue Moon Odom         1   2  3.88  21   2   0   0   0   56   56   26   24    4   31   32
Darold Knowles         2   2  4.54  33   0   0   2   0   36   45   21   18    5   23   10

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         4   6  2.43  48   0   0   9   0   89   75   31   24    6   25   69
Jackie Brown           9   8  3.50  22  14   4   0   1  134  140   60   52   10   46   85
Fergie Jenkins        14  10  3.56  27  27  19   0   2  207  197   91   82   22   32  127
David Clyde            3   7  3.98  20  18   4   0   0   97  104   49   43   10   36   43
Steve Hargan           9   6  4.31  28  19   4   0   1  136  155   82   65   10   43   71
Jim Bibby             15  13  4.81  29  29  10   0   4  195  185  108  104   20   86  105
Don Stanhouse          0   1  5.40  12   0   0   0   0   22   31   16   13    1   11   19
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.84  11   0   0   0   0   25   30   18   16    5   12   14
Lloyd Allen            0   1  6.55  14   0   0   0   0   22   24   17   16    2   18   18
Stan Thomas            0   0  8.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   15    8    8    1    4    3
Jim Merritt            0   0  8.10  14   1   0   0   0   17   32   15   15    3    4    9
Pete Broberg           0   3  9.82   6   2   0   0   0   18   22   22   20    6    7   10
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:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  J. Bibby (TEX)           15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  V. Blue (OAK)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  J. Bibby (TEX)           13
  P. Dobson (NY)           13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  L. LaGrow (DET)          12

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         19
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  C. Wright (MIL)          15
  S. Busby (KC)            14
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  B. Campbell (MIN)        14
  R. Fingers (OAK)         11
  S. Lyle (NY)             11
  T. Murphy (MIL)          11
  T. Buskey (CLE)          10
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  S. Foucault (TEX)         9
  D. Bird (KC)              8
  G. Jackson (BAL)          6

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         222.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         221.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        220.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       217.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        209.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      207.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       205.1
  S. Busby (KC)         200.0
  C. Wright (MIL)       197.0
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     195.2

Hits:

  C. Wright (MIL)         217
  M. Lolich (DET)         207
  L. Tiant (BOS)          206
  B. Lee (BOS)            204
  W. Wood (CHI)           200
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        197
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       191
  S. Busby (KC)           188
  C. Hunter (OAK)         188
  D. Medich (NY)          186

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)          108
  M. Lolich (DET)         106
  J. Coleman (DET)         99
  W. Wood (CHI)            99
  N. Ryan (CAL)            98
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         91
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         91
  C. Wright (MIL)          90
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       89
  B. Lee (BOS)             85

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        24
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  J. Colborn (MIL)         21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  J. Bibby (TEX)           20
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       20
  V. Albury (MIN)          18

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           136
  J. Coleman (DET)         96
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         86
  J. Bibby (TEX)           86
  J. Decker (MIN)          69
  G. Perry (CLE)           69
  S. Busby (KC)            63
  V. Blue (OAK)            62
  J. Slaton (MIL)          60
  W. Wood (CHI)            59

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           228
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       154
  G. Perry (CLE)          151
  M. Lolich (DET)         141
  S. Busby (KC)           132
  J. Coleman (DET)        129
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        127
  V. Blue (OAK)           121
  L. Tiant (BOS)          117
  W. Wood (CHI)           115

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