Tuesday April 30, 1974
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 30, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       11   8  3.10   19   4   5   183   175   75   63   13   63   99
New York        13  10  3.51   23   7   5   205   210   91   80   17   65   98
Texas           13   8  3.61   21  13   0   185   154   87   74   18   76  129
Oakland         10  10  3.64   20   3   2   186   185   88   75   20   48   83
Detroit          9  10  3.64   19   6   3   173   160   75   70   18   69   79
California      11  11  3.83   23   6   1   204   190  104   87   17   99  147
Milwaukee        9   8  3.95   17   3   3   162   149   76   71   16   48   64
Cleveland       10  11  3.98   21   6   2   190   179   96   84   24   89   95
Kansas City      8  11  4.00   19   5   0   171   186   86   76   15   69   82
Boston          10  12  4.23   22   6   3   198   204  107   93   20   65   91
Minnesota        9  11  4.44   21   3   6   185   205  108   91   14   48  121
Chicago          8  11  4.46   21   6   3   186   196  103   92   17   85  117

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      3   0  0.36   8   0   0   3   0   25   15    1    1    0    9   20
Bill Campbell (MIN)    2   1  0.43  11   0   0   6   0   21   13    1    1    0    4    9
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   5   1  1.84   6   6   6   0   1   54   37   14   11    2    7   35
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    3   1  1.86   5   5   3   0   0   48   30   13   10    3   16   36
Steve Hargan (TEX)     1   2  2.08   5   3   2   0   1   30   19   11    7    3   15   29
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    2   3  2.31   6   6   2   0   0   47   48   16   12    0    8   40
Bill Lee (BOS)         2   2  2.33   6   5   1   0   0   39   38   17   10    3    9    9
Jim Perry (CLE)        2   1  2.41   4   4   1   0   1   34   24    9    9    0   10    9
Jim Palmer (BAL)       2   1  2.41   6   6   2   0   0   52   45   19   14    4   23   23
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   5   1  2.45   6   6   4   0   0   51   51   15   14    3   15   15

 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  0.59  11   0   0   2   0   15   17    1    1    1    1   10
Don Hood               0   0  1.17   2   0   0   0   0    8    3    1    1    0    3    5
Jim Palmer             2   1  2.41   6   6   2   0   0   52   45   19   14    4   23   23
Ross Grimsley          3   1  2.58   5   5   1   0   0   38   33   13   11    3    8   22
Dave McNally           2   1  2.76   4   4   1   0   0   33   34   11   10    0    9   17
Grant Jackson          1   2  5.79   7   0   0   3   0    9    9    6    6    2    3    9
Mike Cuellar           0   3  5.91   4   4   0   0   0   21   26   18   14    3   12    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   0 12.46   2   0   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    0    2    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               2   2  2.33   6   5   1   0   0   39   38   17   10    3    9    9
Roger Moret            0   0  2.53   3   1   0   0   0   11   12    3    3    1    3    4
Rick Wise              2   1  2.66   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    6    6    0    7   13
Diego Segui            2   1  2.84  10   0   0   2   0   19   19    8    6    1    9   19
Dick Drago             2   1  2.86   5   1   0   1   0   22   19    8    7    2    7    8
Reggie Cleveland       1   3  4.55   6   4   2   0   0   30   28   17   15    4   10   11
Luis Tiant             1   3  5.79   6   6   2   0   0   42   46   28   27    6   13   24
Juan Marichal          0   1 10.13   2   2   0   0   0   11   15   12   12    2    4    2
Lance Clemons          0   0 12.60   4   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
Ed Figueroa            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    1
Dave Sells             1   1  1.80   4   0   0   0   0   10    8    3    2    0    3    5
Bill Singer            3   2  2.98   6   6   3   0   0   48   45   23   16    1   20   36
Frank Tanana           2   2  3.32   6   6   1   0   0   43   46   17   16    6   16   23
Skip Lockwood          1   0  4.05   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    6    2    3   13
Bill Stoneman          0   1  4.11   3   3   0   0   0   15   18    7    7    1    7    7
Dick Selma             1   1  4.38   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    6    6    1    9    6
Nolan Ryan             3   3  5.12   7   7   2   0   0   46   36   32   26    5   37   51
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  1.29   4   0   0   1   0    7    3    2    1    1    3    4
Bill Moran             0   0  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    9    4    2    0    4    3
Rich Gossage           0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    0    7    6
Stan Bahnsen           3   2  3.18   7   7   4   0   0   51   54   21   18    2   25   27
Jim Kaat               2   1  4.59   6   6   0   0   0   33   38   19   17    4   14   22
Wilbur Wood            2   5  5.27   7   7   2   0   0   43   51   26   25    7   13   26
Terry Forster          1   3  5.76  10   1   0   2   0   25   23   18   16    1   12   24
Skip Pitlock           0   0  7.36   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    1    5    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
Fred Beene             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Gaylord Perry          3   1  1.86   5   5   3   0   0   48   30   13   10    3   16   36
Steve Kline            1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    9    2    2    1    3    4
Jim Perry              2   1  2.41   4   4   1   0   1   34   24    9    9    0   10    9
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.45   5   1   1   1   0   16   14    8    6    3    5    4
Bob Johnson            0   2  4.15   4   4   0   0   0   22   21   14   10    3   20   14
Fritz Peterson         1   0  4.26   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    2    1    1
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
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
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  0.36   8   0   0   3   0   25   15    1    1    0    9   20
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    1    1    0
Luke Walker            0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    2    2
Joe Coleman            4   1  2.86   6   6   2   0   1   44   34   14   14    7   19   27
Bill Slayback          0   1  3.86   3   1   0   0   0   16   14    7    7    0    2    8
Lerrin LaGrow          1   2  4.32   4   4   1   0   0   25   24   14   12    4   11    7
Mickey Lolich          1   4  4.81   6   6   3   0   0   43   50   26   23    5   18   12
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          2   0  1.89   3   2   1   0   0   19   17    5    4    0    8    5
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Doug Bird              0   1  3.97   5   0   0   0   0   11   12    5    5    2    0    7
Paul Splittorff        2   2  4.19   6   6   0   0   0   39   48   19   18    3    7   13
Steve Busby            3   2  4.42   5   5   3   0   0   37   38   20   18    4   17   28
Gene Garber            0   2  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    8    4    2    7    1
Marty Pattin           0   1  5.84   4   4   1   0   0   25   30   17   16    4   15   15
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  7.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   16    8    7    0    2    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Sprague             0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    2    0    1    8
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0   13   15    5    4    2    3    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  2.89  10   0   0   2   0   19   13    7    6    0    7    9
Clyde Wright           3   2  3.38   5   5   2   0   0   35   29   14   13    3    6   14
Tom Murphy             1   2  3.46   7   0   0   1   0   13   10    5    5    2    6    6
Kevin Kobel            0   1  3.68   3   1   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    2    3    3
Jim Slaton             2   2  3.82   5   5   1   0   1   33   32   14   14    2   13   12
Jim Colborn            1   1  7.12   6   6   0   0   0   30   33   24   24    5    9    8

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          2   1  0.43  11   0   0   6   0   21   13    1    1    0    4    9
Bert Blyleven          2   3  2.31   6   6   2   0   0   47   48   16   12    0    8   40
Vic Albury             0   0  2.77   4   1   0   0   0   13   10    8    4    1    6    5
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Joe Decker             2   1  4.43   4   4   1   0   0   22   23   13   11    1    8   22
Ray Corbin             2   0  4.70   7   1   0   0   0   15   19   10    8    3    4    6
Tom Burgmeier          0   1  8.25   8   0   0   0   0   12   11   11   11    1    5    5
Bill Hands             0   4  8.74   5   5   0   0   0   23   41   22   22    3    5   19
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
Dick Tidrow            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    0    0    1    2
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Mel Stottlemyre        5   1  2.45   6   6   4   0   0   51   51   15   14    3   15   15
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Sparky Lyle            0   0  3.00   8   0   0   3   0   12   14    4    4    1    3   10
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
Doc Medich             4   1  3.28   5   5   2   0   0   36   35   14   13    4    9   16
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
Pat Dobson             1   3  4.85   5   5   1   0   0   30   29   21   16    3    9   19
Sam McDowell           1   2  6.30   4   2   0   0   0   10    9    7    7    0    7    8
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
Leon Hooten            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    0
Paul Lindblad          1   1  0.98   6   1   0   1   0   18    9    4    2    0    6    6
Catfish Hunter         4   1  2.51   6   6   2   0   0   47   39   14   13    3    5   15
Dave Hamilton          0   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    3
Rollie Fingers         3   1  3.32  11   0   0   1   0   22   23    8    8    2    3   21
Ken Holtzman           1   3  3.74   6   6   1   0   0   43   51   18   18    5    8   15
Vida Blue              0   3  5.15   6   6   0   0   0   37   40   26   21    5   14   19
Darold Knowles         1   0  9.45   7   0   0   0   0    7   13   10    7    3    5    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         5   1  1.84   6   6   6   0   1   54   37   14   11    2    7   35
Steve Hargan           1   2  2.08   5   3   2   0   1   30   19   11    7    3   15   29
David Clyde            1   0  2.50   3   3   1   0   0   18   15    5    5    1   11    7
Steve Foucault         1   0  2.89   6   0   0   0   0    9    5    4    3    0    3   12
Jim Bibby              5   2  3.78   7   7   4   0   1   52   46   24   22    4   25   34
Lloyd Allen            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    3    0    5    4
Jim Merritt            0   0  9.82   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    2    2    1
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:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  D. Medich (NY)            4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         3

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  B. Hands (MIN)            4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  P. Broberg (TEX)          3
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  P. Dobson (NY)            3
  T. Forster (CHI)          3

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  B. Singer (CAL)           3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        2

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         6
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  S. Lyle (NY)              3
  T. Forster (CHI)          2
  B. Reynolds (BAL)         2
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        2
  D. Segui (BOS)            2
  C. Acosta (CHI)           1
  F. Beene (CLE)            1

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  S. Hargan (TEX)           1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  J. Perry (CLE)            1
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       53.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)         52.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        52.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    51.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       51.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         48.1
  B. Singer (CAL)        48.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      46.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        46.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          45.2

Hits:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         54
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        51
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      51
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  M. Lolich (DET)          50
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        48
  P. Splittorff (KC)       48
  J. Bibby (TEX)           46
  F. Tanana (CAL)          46
  L. Tiant (BOS)           46

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            32
  L. Tiant (BOS)           28
  V. Blue (OAK)            26
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  W. Wood (CHI)            26
  J. Bibby (TEX)           24
  J. Colborn (MIL)         24
  B. Singer (CAL)          23
  B. Hands (MIN)           22
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  J. Colborn (MIL)          5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  D. Woodson (MIN)          5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            37
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         25
  J. Bibby (TEX)           25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          23
  B. Johnson (CLE)         20
  B. Singer (CAL)          20
  J. Coleman (DET)         19
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  S. Busby (KC)            17
  G. Perry (CLE)           16

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            51
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  G. Perry (CLE)           36
  B. Singer (CAL)          36
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         35
  J. Bibby (TEX)           34
  S. Hargan (TEX)          29
  S. Busby (KC)            28
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         27
  J. Coleman (DET)         27

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