Tuesday April 23, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 23, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        8   6  2.71   14   3   3   133   118   51   40    8   48   66
Boston           9   6  3.20   15   5   3   135   122   59   48   13   42   72
California       9   7  3.27   17   3   1   154   143   72   56   11   70  101
Milwaukee        7   5  3.41   12   2   2   119    99   48   45   11   35   48
Detroit          5   9  3.42   14   5   0   129   110   54   49   12   50   55
New York         9   7  3.42   16   5   3   142   139   60   54   14   42   69
Texas            8   6  3.49   14   9   0   124   101   55   48   13   53   88
Oakland          8   7  3.81   15   3   2   137   137   67   58   14   38   56
Minnesota        8   6  3.90   15   2   5   132   136   71   57   10   38   97
Kansas City      5   8  4.42   13   3   0   114   136   64   56   10   50   55
Chicago          5   9  4.80   16   5   2   141   145   84   75   13   70   79
Cleveland        5  10  4.83   15   3   1   136   138   77   73   20   69   70

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell (MIN)    2   0  0.00   9   0   0   5   0   18    9    0    0    0    3    7
John Hiller (DET)      3   0  0.53   5   0   0   0   0   17    8    1    1    0    6    9
E. Rodriguez (MIL)     1   0  1.08   7   0   0   2   0   17    9    3    2    0    3    7
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    2   1  1.09   4   4   1   0   0   33   31    6    4    0    4   33
Paul Lindblad (OAK)    1   0  1.20   4   1   0   1   0   15    7    3    2    0    4    5
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   3   1  1.26   4   4   4   0   1   36   23    8    5    0    5   22
Clyde Wright (MIL)     3   0  1.38   3   3   2   0   0   26   15    5    4    1    3   10
Steve Hargan (TEX)     1   1  1.57   4   2   2   0   1   23   13    7    4    3    8   22
Joe Coleman (DET)      2   1  1.72   4   4   2   0   1   31   16    6    6    5   16   18
Joe Decker (MIN)       2   0  1.96   3   3   1   0   0   18   15    6    4    0    7   19

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    1
Bob Reynolds           2   0  0.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    5    0    0    0    1    5
Don Hood               0   0  1.42   1   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    0    1    3
Jim Palmer             2   0  2.29   4   4   1   0   0   35   27   13    9    2   17   16
Ross Grimsley          2   1  2.37   4   4   1   0   0   30   25   10    8    2    7   15
Dave McNally           1   1  2.59   3   3   1   0   0   24   27    8    7    0    7   11
Mike Cuellar           0   2  4.15   3   3   0   0   0   17   21   12    8    2   10    5
Grant Jackson          0   2  6.48   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    6    6    2    3    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    1

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Clemons          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Roger Moret            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Diego Segui            2   1  1.88   7   0   0   2   0   14   14    5    3    1    6   16
Bill Lee               2   1  1.99   4   4   1   0   0   32   27   14    7    2    8    6
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  2.45   4   2   1   0   0   18   13    5    5    4    3   10
Rick Wise              2   1  2.66   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    6    6    0    7   13
Dick Drago             1   1  2.70   4   1   0   1   0   17   15    6    5    1    4    5
Luis Tiant             1   1  5.28   4   4   2   0   0   29   28   18   17    4   10   21
Juan Marichal          0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    1    4    1

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    1
Dave Sells             1   1  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    0    0    2    5
Skip Lockwood          1   0  1.46   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    3    2    1    2   11
Dick Selma             1   1  1.69   6   0   0   1   0   11    7    2    2    0    8    5
Frank Tanana           2   1  2.97   5   5   1   0   0   36   38   13   12    5   14   18
Bill Singer            2   1  3.16   4   4   1   0   0   31   32   17   11    1   11   23
Nolan Ryan             2   2  4.75   5   5   1   0   0   30   25   22   16    3   23   29
Bill Stoneman          0   0  5.40   2   2   0   0   0    8   13    5    5    0    6    4
Rudy May               0   1  5.54   4   1   0   0   0   13   12    9    8    1    4    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Cy Acosta              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    1    1    0    0    3    1
Bill Moran             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    0    0    3    1
Rich Gossage           0   0  1.46   5   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    6    6
Jim Kaat               2   0  4.08   5   5   0   0   0   29   29   15   13    2   13   19
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  4.11   5   5   3   0   0   35   38   18   16    2   18   17
Wilbur Wood            1   4  4.98   5   5   2   0   0   34   36   20   19    6   11   20
Skip Pitlock           0   0  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    1    3    4
Terry Forster          1   3  8.47   7   1   0   1   0   17   19   17   16    1   11   10
Wayne Granger          0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    6    6    6    1    2    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry          2   1  2.29   4   4   2   0   0   39   26   11   10    3   13   27
Jim Perry              1   1  3.28   3   3   0   0   0   25   20    9    9    0   10    8
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Bob Johnson            0   2  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   16   11    9    3   15   11
Milt Wilcox            1   0  5.06   3   1   1   0   0   11   14    6    6    3    3    0
Ken Sanders            0   1  6.35   7   0   0   1   0    6    8    4    4    1    4    1
Tom Timmerman          0   1  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    6    1    5    2
Dick Tidrow            1   2  8.36   3   3   0   0   0   14   17   13   13    3    9    7
Dick Bosman            0   0  9.82   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    1    2    3
Tom Hilgendorf         0   1 15.19   4   0   0   0   0    5   14    9    9    4    4    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
John Hiller            3   0  0.53   5   0   0   0   0   17    8    1    1    0    6    9
Joe Coleman            2   1  1.72   4   4   2   0   1   31   16    6    6    5   16   18
Luke Walker            0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    2    2
Bill Slayback          0   1  3.86   3   1   0   0   0   16   14    7    7    0    2    8
Mickey Lolich          0   3  4.25   4   4   2   0   0   30   33   17   14    3   11   10
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  4.26   3   3   1   0   0   19   20   11    9    3    6    5
Woodie Fryman          0   2 12.27   3   2   0   0   0    7   10   10   10    1    7    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    4
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  1.17   3   0   0   0   0    8    3    1    1    0    6    7
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  1.64   2   1   1   0   0   11    9    2    2    0    6    5
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Gene Garber            0   2  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    8    7    3    2    6    1
Paul Splittorff        1   1  4.55   4   4   0   0   0   28   38   15   14    3    5    8
Steve Busby            2   2  5.20   4   4   2   0   0   28   32   18   16    4   11   23
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  7.50   6   0   0   0   0    6   11    5    5    0    2    1
Marty Pattin           0   0  8.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   16    9    8    0    7    5
Doug Bird              0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    4    4    1    0    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Sprague             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    2
Tom Murphy             1   1  0.90   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    1    1    0    4    6
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  1.08   7   0   0   2   0   17    9    3    2    0    3    7
Clyde Wright           3   0  1.38   3   3   2   0   0   26   15    5    4    1    3   10
Jerry Bell             1   0  1.42   3   0   0   0   0   13   12    3    2    1    2    4
Kevin Kobel            0   1  3.68   3   1   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    2    3    3
Jim Slaton             1   2  5.25   4   4   0   0   0   24   28   14   14    2   11    9
Jim Colborn            0   1 10.26   4   4   0   0   0   17   22   19   19    5    8    7

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          2   0  0.00   9   0   0   5   0   18    9    0    0    0    3    7
Bert Blyleven          2   1  1.09   4   4   1   0   0   33   31    6    4    0    4   33
Joe Decker             2   0  1.96   3   3   1   0   0   18   15    6    4    0    7   19
Dick Woodson           0   1  3.48   4   3   0   0   0   21   22   11    8    4    3   11
Vic Albury             0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    6    2    0    5    3
Ray Corbin             2   0  4.15   4   1   0   0   0    9    7    5    4    2    3    3
Bill Hands             0   3  8.83   4   4   0   0   0   17   32   17   17    3    4   15
Tom Burgmeier          0   1 11.74   6   0   0   0   0    8    9   10   10    1    5    3
Danny Fife             0   0 19.64   3   0   0   0   0    4    8   10    8    0    4    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Wright             0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    6    2
Mel Stottlemyre        3   1  2.41   4   4   3   0   0   34   33    9    9    1    7    9
Fred Beene             0   0  2.89   5   0   0   1   0    9    7    4    3    1    2    9
Steve Kline            2   1  3.05   3   3   0   0   0   21   20    7    7    3    5    4
Sparky Lyle            0   0  3.38   5   0   0   1   0    8   11    3    3    1    2    7
Pat Dobson             1   2  3.62   4   4   1   0   0   27   22   16   11    3    8   18
Doc Medich             2   1  4.19   3   3   1   0   0   19   20    9    9    3    4    8
Sam McDowell           1   1  4.50   3   1   0   0   0    8    4    4    4    0    5    5
Fritz Peterson         0   0  5.79   2   1   0   0   0    5   10    3    3    1    0    4
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   1   0    6   10    4    4    1    3    3

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Leon Hooten            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    0
Paul Lindblad          1   0  1.20   4   1   0   1   0   15    7    3    2    0    4    5
Catfish Hunter         3   1  2.33   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11   10    2    5   15
Dave Hamilton          0   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    3
Rollie Fingers         3   1  3.63   8   0   0   1   0   17   20    7    7    2    3   16
Ken Holtzman           0   2  3.81   4   4   1   0   0   28   33   12   12    4    6    7
Vida Blue              0   2  7.20   4   4   0   0   0   20   23   18   16    2   10    6
Darold Knowles         1   0  8.44   5   0   0   0   0    5   10    8    5    2    4    2
Blue Moon Odom         0   1 12.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    6    4    1    2    2

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fergie Jenkins         3   1  1.26   4   4   4   0   1   36   23    8    5    0    5   22
Steve Hargan           1   1  1.57   4   2   2   0   1   23   13    7    4    3    8   22
Steve Foucault         1   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    8    3    3    2    0    3   10
Jim Bibby              3   2  3.82   5   5   3   0   0   35   32   15   15    3   21   22
David Clyde            0   0  4.00   2   2   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    8    4
Lloyd Allen            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    2
Jim Merritt            0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    2    2    1
Pete Broberg           0   2 17.05   2   1   0   0   0    6   15   12   12    4    3    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  C. Wright (MIL)           3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  T. Forster (CHI)          3
  B. Hands (MIN)            3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            2
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          2
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  S. Hargan (TEX)           2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        2
  D. Segui (BOS)            2
  C. Acosta (CHI)           1
  F. Beene (NY)             1
  T. Buskey (NY)            1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1
  T. Forster (CHI)          1

Shutouts:

  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  S. Hargan (TEX)           1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         39.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        38.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        36.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       35.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)         35.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        35.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       35.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          34.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    33.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      33.0

Hits:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         38
  P. Splittorff (KC)       38
  F. Tanana (CAL)          38
  W. Wood (CHI)            36
  C. Hunter (OAK)          34
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        33
  M. Lolich (DET)          33
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      33
  J. Bibby (TEX)           32
  S. Busby (KC)            32

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            22
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  J. Colborn (MIL)         19
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         18
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  S. Busby (KC)            18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  T. Forster (CHI)         17
  B. Hands (MIN)           17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17

Home Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Colborn (MIL)          5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  P. Broberg (TEX)          4
  S. Busby (KC)             4
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        4
  T. Hilgendorf (CLE)       4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            23
  J. Bibby (TEX)           21
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  B. Johnson (CLE)         15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  J. Kaat (CHI)            13
  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  S. Busby (KC)            11

Strikeouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        33
  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  G. Perry (CLE)           27
  S. Busby (KC)            23
  B. Singer (CAL)          23
  J. Bibby (TEX)           22
  S. Hargan (TEX)          22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  W. Wood (CHI)            20

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