Wednesday April 24, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 24, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        9   6  2.73   15   3   4   142   126   54   43    8   50   72
Boston           9   7  3.15   16   6   3   143   128   62   50   13   45   73
California       9   8  3.27   18   4   1   162   149   76   59   11   75  107
Texas            9   6  3.32   15  10   0   133   107   56   49   13   54   93
New York        10   7  3.34   17   5   4   151   144   63   56   14   45   74
Detroit          6   9  3.46   15   5   1   138   124   58   53   13   51   62
Milwaukee        7   6  3.55   13   2   2   127   112   55   50   11   37   53
Oakland          9   7  3.70   16   3   2   146   146   69   60   14   40   62
Minnesota        8   7  4.19   16   2   5   140   150   79   65   10   40  101
Kansas City      5   9  4.43   14   4   0   122   143   68   60   12   55   61
Chicago          6   9  4.63   17   5   3   150   153   86   77   13   73   90
Cleveland        5  11  4.84   16   3   1   145   146   86   78   21   76   74

 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  0.47   6   0   0   1   0   19   10    1    1    0    6   12
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
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   4   1  1.21   5   5   5   0   1   45   29    9    6    0    6   27
Steve Hargan (TEX)     1   1  1.57   4   2   2   0   1   23   13    7    4    3    8   22
Joe Decker (MIN)       2   0  1.96   3   3   1   0   0   18   15    6    4    0    7   19
Bill Lee (BOS)         2   1  1.99   4   4   1   0   0   32   27   14    7    2    8    6
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    2   1  2.29   4   4   2   0   0   39   26   11   10    3   13   27
Jim Palmer (BAL)       2   0  2.29   4   4   1   0   0   35   27   13    9    2   17   16

 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   9   0   0   1   0    9    6    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           2   1  2.76   4   4   1   0   0   33   34   11   10    0    9   17
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   2  2.39   5   3   2   0   0   26   19    8    7    4    6   11
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   2  3.20   5   5   2   0   0   39   38   21   14    1   16   29
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            2   4  4.69   6   6   2   0   0   40   43   22   21    6   13   23
Terry Forster          1   3  7.20   8   1   0   2   0   20   20   17   16    1   12   18
Skip Pitlock           0   0  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    1    3    4
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
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.95   4   1   1   0   0   14   14    8    6    3    5    2
Bob Johnson            0   2  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   16   11    9    3   15   11
Ken Sanders            0   1  6.35   7   0   0   1   0    6    8    4    4    1    4    1
Dick Tidrow            1   3  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    4   13    8
Tom Timmerman          0   1  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    6    1    5    2
Dick Bosman            0   0 13.50   2   1   0   0   0    5   11    7    7    1    3    4
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  0.47   6   0   0   1   0   19   10    1    1    0    6   12
Joe Coleman            3   1  2.37   5   5   2   0   1   38   28   10   10    6   17   22
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
Marty Pattin           0   1  6.35   3   3   1   0   0   17   23   13   12    2   12   11
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  7.50   6   0   0   0   0    6   11    5    5    0    2    1
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
Tom Murphy             1   1  0.90   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    1    1    0    4    6
Ed Sprague             0   0  0.96   2   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    1    0    1    6
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  1.08   7   0   0   2   0   17    9    3    2    0    3    7
Jerry Bell             1   0  1.42   3   0   0   0   0   13   12    3    2    1    2    4
Clyde Wright           3   1  2.40   4   4   2   0   0   30   22    9    8    1    5   11
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  5.23   5   1   0   0   0   10   10    7    6    2    4    3
Bill Hands             0   4  8.74   5   5   0   0   0   23   41   22   22    3    5   19
Tom Burgmeier          0   1 11.74   6   0   0   0   0    8    9   10   10    1    5    3
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
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
Sparky Lyle            0   0  2.79   6   0   0   2   0   10   11    3    3    1    2    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
Pat Dobson             1   2  3.62   4   4   1   0   0   27   22   16   11    3    8   18
Doc Medich             3   1  3.71   4   4   1   0   0   27   25   12   11    3    7   11
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  3.44   9   0   0   1   0   18   20    7    7    2    3   16
Ken Holtzman           1   2  3.47   5   5   1   0   0   36   42   14   14    4    8   13
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         4   1  1.21   5   5   5   0   1   45   29    9    6    0    6   27
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:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  D. Medich (NY)            3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  C. Wright (MIL)           3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  S. Hargan (TEX)           2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       44.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          40.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         39.1
  B. Singer (CAL)        39.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        38.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       38.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      36.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        36.1
  J. Bibby (TEX)         35.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        35.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            43
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        42
  B. Hands (MIN)           41
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         38
  B. Singer (CAL)          38
  P. Splittorff (KC)       38
  F. Tanana (CAL)          38
  C. Hunter (OAK)          34
  D. McNally (BAL)         34
  M. Lolich (DET)          33

Runs:

  B. Hands (MIN)           22
  N. Ryan (CAL)            22
  W. Wood (CHI)            22
  B. Singer (CAL)          21
  J. Colborn (MIL)         19
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         18
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  S. Busby (KC)            18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  T. Forster (CHI)         17

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Colborn (MIL)          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. Coleman (DET)         17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  B. Singer (CAL)          16
  B. Johnson (CLE)         15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  J. Kaat (CHI)            13
  G. Perry (CLE)           13

Strikeouts:

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

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