Monday September 9, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, September 9, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         82  61  3.02  143  44  25  1274  1166  498  427   84  376  651
New York        75  65  3.41  140  48  21  1247  1222  548  472   91  453  704
Baltimore       74  66  3.43  140  50  21  1259  1201  545  480   93  411  599
Kansas City     70  71  3.48  141  46  16  1281  1281  560  495   82  404  643
California      56  87  3.67  144  52  10  1274  1203  603  519   98  576  857
Cleveland       69  69  3.68  139  39  23  1244  1196  577  509  113  418  553
Boston          74  66  3.76  140  58  17  1254  1274  578  524  110  401  647
Milwaukee       67  75  3.78  142  38  23  1268  1288  572  532  108  431  533
Minnesota       70  71  3.80  142  32  28  1264  1274  602  534  107  452  798
Detroit         65  76  3.95  141  50  13  1269  1230  636  557  128  520  761
Texas           75  68  3.97  144  54  11  1282  1281  643  565  118  411  785
Chicago         70  72  4.13  144  46  26  1291  1314  661  592   96  479  714

 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)  23  10  2.56  36  36  19   0   6  281  238   89   80   22   39  122
Luis Tiant (BOS)      20  11  2.79  33  33  23   0   6  277  256   91   86   20   68  151
Jim Perry (CLE)       15  10  2.86  31  31   7   0   3  220  206   77   70    8   54   56
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   14  15  2.88  32  32  15   0   2  240  219   91   77   14   64  210
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    11   4  2.90  30  23   6   1   4  155  158   59   50    7   47   46
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)  22  11  2.97  36  36  26   0   6  285  249  105   94   23   42  197
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
Ross Grimsley (BAL)   17  12  3.12  35  34  17   1   4  257  224   98   89   26   63  138

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Johnson           2   1  2.51  10   0   0   2   0   14   14    4    4    1    4    5
Grant Jackson          1   3  2.61  39   0   0  10   0   52   39   15   15    6   19   43
Bob Reynolds           5   5  3.05  45   0   0   6   0   56   65   21   19    4   11   34
Ross Grimsley         17  12  3.12  35  34  17   1   4  257  224   98   89   26   63  138
Mike Cuellar          18  10  3.24  33  33  16   0   5  230  216   94   83   16   76   96
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  11  3.67  21  21   4   0   1  137  140   68   56   10   58   61
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
Dick Pole              1   0  3.38  11   0   0   0   0   29   37   16   11    1    8   23
Bill Lee              15  12  3.62  33  32  11   0   1  236  272  108   95   22   55   82
Roger Moret            7   9  3.73  28  19   9   2   1  152  138   69   63   15   73   97
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
Diego Segui            6   7  4.13  54   0   0  10   0   94   93   49   43    7   44   61
Reggie Cleveland      10  12  4.46  36  24   8   0   0  196  211  110   97   23   58   92
Juan Marichal          5   1  4.75  10   8   0   0   0   55   54   29   29    3   14   20
Bob Veale              0   1  5.54  18   0   0   2   0   13   15    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
Chuck Dobson           1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    1    1    0    5    2
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
Andy Hassler           4  10  2.99  19  18   8   1   1  132  109   60   44   10   67   63
Nolan Ryan            18  15  3.07  37  36  21   0   2  288  206  117   98   18  173  315
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
Ed Figueroa            2   8  3.69  24  12   5   0   1  102  117   45   42    3   36   46
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
Skip Lockwood          2   5  4.32  37   2   0   1   0   81   81   42   39    7   32   39
Luis Quintana          2   1  4.38  17   0   0   0   0   12   17    6    6    0   13   11
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   4  3.21  15  15   7   0   2   98   87   40   35    6   26   63
Jim Kaat              16  13  3.41  37  34  10   0   2  232  236  102   88   18   58  106
Terry Forster          7   8  3.52  53   1   0  21   0  120  107   50   47    5   36   93
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             15  10  2.86  31  31   7   0   3  220  206   77   70    8   54   56
Tom Buskey             2   4  3.00  42   0   0  14   0   75   72   28   25    7   31   32
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
Dick Bosman            6   3  4.01  22  15   2   0   1  108  101   58   48   10   26   47
Tom Hilgendorf         4   2  4.21  32   0   0   3   0   47   54   22   22    6   16   21
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
Vern Ruhle             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    2    1
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
Joe Coleman           12  12  4.16  36  36  11   0   2  251  238  139  116   27  129  155
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
Lerrin LaGrow          8  16  4.48  33  31  11   0   0  199  222  115   99   21   70   76
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   9  3.13  28  22   9   0   2  167  129   68   58    5   77   96
Steve Mingori          2   3  3.15  32   0   0   2   0   60   47   26   21    4   20   38
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    5    1
Lindy McDaniel         1   4  3.41  33   5   2   1   0   98   92   42   37    6   20   44
Steve Busby           19  14  3.46  34  34  18   0   3  260  261  107  100   11   82  173
Paul Splittorff       13  16  3.76  33  33   8   0   1  216  235  106   90   22   65   87
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

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             7   7  1.57  60   0   0  19   0  103   72   19   18    4   43   40
Ed Sprague             7   2  2.39  20  10   3   0   0   94   94   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  3.47  41   5   0   4   0  109   91   45   42    7   47   56
Jim Slaton            11  14  3.92  35  30   8   0   2  213  221  101   93   19   87  105
Bill Castro            0   0  3.97   4   0   0   0   0   11   11    6    5    1    4    6
Kevin Kobel            6  12  3.97  30  21   3   0   2  143  138   69   63   13   46   61
Clyde Wright           8  19  4.49  35  31  15   0   0  218  249  114  109   21   53   58
Jim Colborn            8  12  4.58  28  26   8   0   1  179  202   93   91   24   49   67
Bill Travers           2   2  5.12  20   1   0   0   0   46   51   26   26    5   26   27
Roger Miller           0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    2    1    0    0
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  2.54  58   0   0  19   0  110   97   33   31    3   52   77
Bert Blyleven         14  15  2.88  32  32  15   0   2  240  219   91   77   14   64  210
Joe Decker            14  12  3.27  32  32   9   0   1  215  204   91   78   21   86  133
Dave Goltz             8   8  3.55  24  20   2   1   0  144  168   74   57   13   40   73
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  1.81  55   0   0  13   0   89   81   27   18    5   36   73
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
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            18  12  3.59  33  33  15   0   3  246  239  105   98   21   77  138
Dick Tidrow           10   9  3.87  27  24   5   0   0  172  187   89   74   13   49   83
Sam McDowell           1   6  4.69  13   7   0   0   0   48   42   27   25    6   41   33
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
Tippy Martinez         0   0  5.06   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    7    6    0    9    8
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Paul Lindblad          4   3  2.16  38   2   0   5   0   87   74   28   21    4   26   38
Catfish Hunter        23  10  2.56  36  36  19   0   6  281  238   89   80   22   39  122
Rollie Fingers         8   4  2.66  65   0   0  17   0  102   90   34   30    3   27   81
Ken Holtzman          17  14  3.21  34  34   8   0   3  224  243  100   80   14   43   99
Dave Hamilton          6   4  3.22  26  18   1   0   1  112  101   44   40   10   48   61
Vida Blue             15  14  3.23  35  35  12   0   1  253  213  106   91   17   86  154
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
Blue Moon Odom         1   5  3.45  30   5   1   1   0   86   79   35   33    4   48   50
Darold Knowles         3   2  4.43  39   1   0   2   0   45   55   26   22    5   30   12

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         8   7  1.99  63   0   0  11   0  126  103   41   28    8   37   94
Fergie Jenkins        22  11  2.97  36  36  26   0   6  285  249  105   94   23   42  197
Jackie Brown          11  12  3.69  32  23   7   0   1  197  204   92   81   12   69  124
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
Bill Hands             1   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    3    3
Jim Merritt            0   0  5.40  22   1   0   0   0   25   39   16   15    3    5   14
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  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)          23
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  S. Busby (KC)            19
  J. Bibby (TEX)           18
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         18
  D. Medich (NY)           18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            18

Losses:

  C. Wright (MIL)          19
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  J. Bibby (TEX)           16
  L. LaGrow (DET)          16
  P. Splittorff (KC)       16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         26
  M. Lolich (DET)          25
  G. Perry (CLE)           23
  L. Tiant (BOS)           23
  N. Ryan (CAL)            21
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  C. Hunter (OAK)          19
  S. Busby (KC)            18
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        17
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         21
  B. Campbell (MIN)        19
  T. Murphy (MIL)          19
  R. Fingers (OAK)         17
  T. Buskey (CLE)          15
  S. Lyle (NY)             13
  S. Foucault (TEX)        11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  G. Jackson (BAL)         10
  D. Segui (BOS)           10

Shutouts:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      285.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       281.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        277.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        269.0
  S. Busby (KC)         260.1
  R. Grimsley (BAL)     256.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         253.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           280
  M. Lolich (DET)         274
  B. Lee (BOS)            272
  S. Busby (KC)           261
  L. Tiant (BOS)          256
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        249
  C. Wright (MIL)         249
  P. Dobson (NY)          248
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       243
  D. Medich (NY)          239

Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)        139
  J. Bibby (TEX)          132
  W. Wood (CHI)           131
  M. Lolich (DET)         130
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        117
  N. Ryan (CAL)           117
  L. LaGrow (DET)         115
  C. Wright (MIL)         114
  R. Cleveland (BOS)      110
  B. Lee (BOS)            108

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  J. Coleman (DET)         27
  F. Tanana (CAL)          27
  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)        129
  J. Bibby (TEX)          100
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  J. Slaton (MIL)          87
  V. Blue (OAK)            86
  J. Decker (MIN)          86
  S. Busby (KC)            82
  G. Perry (CLE)           81
  B. Dal Canton (KC)       77

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           315
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       210
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        197
  M. Lolich (DET)         189
  G. Perry (CLE)          186
  S. Busby (KC)           173
  W. Wood (CHI)           157
  J. Coleman (DET)        155
  V. Blue (OAK)           154
  L. Tiant (BOS)          151

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