Saturday May 4, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 4, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       11  11  3.00   22   5   5   207   197   82   69   15   73  112
California      14  11  3.46   26   7   3   231   205  107   89   18  112  166
Oakland         11  12  3.49   23   3   3   212   214  101   82   21   55   91
New York        15  11  3.55   26   7   7   231   233  103   91   21   70  110
Detroit         12  11  3.72   23   7   4   208   200   96   86   22   78   93
Texas           14   9  3.75   23  14   0   202   170   98   84   21   80  141
Cleveland       11  12  3.87   23   7   2   207   190  101   89   24   95  102
Kansas City      9  14  3.91   23   7   0   207   222  103   90   16   75   96
Boston          10  14  4.00   24   7   3   216   221  112   96   20   68  100
Chicago         11  11  4.11   24   7   5   213   213  108   97   20   94  130
Milwaukee       10  10  4.20   20   5   3   189   182   93   88   20   57   74
Minnesota       10  12  4.22   23   4   6   203   218  112   95   15   52  134

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      3   0  0.59  10   0   0   4   0   30   20    4    2    0   11   26
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   6   1  1.58   7   7   7   0   2   63   42   14   11    2    7   42
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    4   1  1.88   6   6   4   0   0   57   35   15   12    3   18   41
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    3   3  1.94   7   7   3   0   1   56   52   16   12    0   10   46
Bill Lee (BOS)         2   3  2.27   7   6   2   0   0   48   50   21   12    3   10   12
Rick Wise (BOS)        2   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   22    7    7    0    9   17
Jim Palmer (BAL)       2   2  2.40   7   7   2   0   0   60   53   22   16    4   26   27
Bill Singer (CAL)      4   2  2.51   7   7   4   0   0   57   51   24   16    1   22   40
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    3   2  2.53   6   6   2   0   0   46   37   15   13    5   12   30
Jim Perry (CLE)        2   2  2.70   5   5   1   0   1   40   28   12   12    0   13   11

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    1
Bob Reynolds           2   0  0.57  12   0   0   2   0   16   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   2  2.40   7   7   2   0   0   60   53   22   16    4   26   27
Ross Grimsley          3   2  2.53   6   6   2   0   0   46   37   15   13    5   12   30
Dave McNally           2   2  2.95   5   5   1   0   0   37   42   13   12    0   12   18
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   3  2.27   7   6   2   0   0   48   50   21   12    3   10   12
Rick Wise              2   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   22    7    7    0    9   17
Roger Moret            0   0  2.53   3   1   0   0   0   11   12    3    3    1    3    4
Diego Segui            2   1  2.57  11   0   0   2   0   21   21    8    6    1    9   21
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            4   2  2.51   7   7   4   0   0   57   51   24   16    1   22   40
Frank Tanana           3   2  2.77   7   7   1   0   0   52   49   17   16    6   22   28
Bill Stoneman          1   1  3.47   4   4   0   0   0   23   24    9    9    2   12   16
Skip Lockwood          1   0  4.05   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    6    2    3   13
Dick Selma             1   1  4.38   9   0   0   1   0   12   11    6    6    1    9    6
Rudy May               0   1  5.02   6   1   0   2   0   14   12    9    8    1    4    6
Nolan Ryan             3   3  5.12   7   7   2   0   0   46   36   32   26    5   37   51

 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           4   2  3.05   8   8   4   0   0   56   58   22   19    2   28   29
Jim Kaat               3   1  3.70   7   7   0   0   0   41   43   19   17    4   18   25
Wilbur Wood            3   5  4.88   8   8   3   0   0   52   57   29   28   10   14   30
Terry Forster          1   3  5.10  12   1   0   4   0   30   25   19   17    1   13   28
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          4   1  1.88   6   6   4   0   0   57   35   15   12    3   18   41
Steve Kline            1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    9    2    2    1    3    4
Jim Perry              2   2  2.70   5   5   1   0   1   40   28   12   12    0   13   11
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.12   6   1   1   1   0   17   16    8    6    3    6    4
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
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
John Hiller            3   0  0.59  10   0   0   4   0   30   20    4    2    0   11   26
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
Lerrin LaGrow          2   2  3.18   5   5   2   0   0   34   29   15   12    4   12    9
Joe Coleman            5   1  3.35   7   7   2   0   1   51   43   19   19    8   21   30
Bill Slayback          1   1  3.63   4   2   0   0   0   22   20    9    9    1    4   11
Mickey Lolich          1   5  4.96   7   7   3   0   0   49   60   32   27    6   20   12
Jim Ray                0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    1    0    0
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   6   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    4
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  2.31   4   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    3    0    6    8
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Doug Bird              0   1  3.29   6   0   0   0   0   14   15    5    5    2    1    7
Paul Splittorff        3   2  3.40   7   7   1   0   0   48   54   20   18    3    8   15
Al Fitzmorris          2   1  3.43   4   3   1   0   0   21   23   10    8    0    9    5
Steve Busby            3   3  3.94   6   6   4   0   0   46   44   22   20    4   18   36
Gene Garber            0   2  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    8    4    2    7    1
Marty Pattin           0   1  5.64   5   5   1   0   0   30   37   20   19    4   16   15
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  6.00   8   0   0   0   0   12   17    9    8    1    2    3
Steve Mingori          0   1 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    0    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Sprague             0   0  1.32   5   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    2    0    1   10
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
Kevin Kobel            0   1  3.24   4   1   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    2    3    5
Tom Murphy             1   2  3.46   7   0   0   1   0   13   10    5    5    2    6    6
Jim Slaton             3   2  3.64   6   6   2   0   1   42   43   17   17    3   17   14
Bill Champion          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    2    0
Clyde Wright           3   3  5.11   6   6   2   0   0   37   37   22   21    4    7   14
Jim Colborn            1   2  6.41   7   7   1   0   0   39   41   28   28    7   11   12

 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          3   3  1.94   7   7   3   0   1   56   52   16   12    0   10   46
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
Ray Corbin             2   0  4.70   7   1   0   0   0   15   19   10    8    3    4    6
Joe Decker             2   2  4.71   5   5   1   0   0   29   30   17   15    2   10   26
Bill Hands             0   4  7.82   6   5   0   0   0   25   43   22   22    3    5   22
Tom Burgmeier          0   1  8.25   8   0   0   0   0   12   11   11   11    1    5    5
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
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    2
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
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Sparky Lyle            0   0  2.70  10   0   0   5   0   13   15    4    4    1    3   10
Mel Stottlemyre        5   2  3.00   7   7   4   0   0   57   59   20   19    3   17   17
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
Doc Medich             5   1  3.50   6   6   2   0   0   44   41   18   17    7    9   20
Pat Dobson             2   3  4.23   6   6   1   0   0   38   36   24   18    4   10   23
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
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
Paul Lindblad          1   1  0.98   6   1   0   1   0   18    9    4    2    0    6    6
Leon Hooten            0   0  1.29   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    2    0
Dave Hamilton          0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    1    3    4
Catfish Hunter         4   2  2.85   7   7   2   0   0   54   50   18   17    4    5   17
Rollie Fingers         3   1  3.04  13   0   0   2   0   24   23    8    8    2    4   24
Ken Holtzman           2   3  3.18   7   7   1   0   0   51   58   19   18    5    9   17
Vida Blue              0   4  5.13   7   7   0   0   0   40   46   33   23    5   17   19
Darold Knowles         1   0  7.88   9   0   0   0   0    8   13   10    7    3    7    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         6   1  1.58   7   7   7   0   2   63   42   14   11    2    7   42
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
Steve Hargan           1   3  3.41   6   4   2   0   1   34   27   18   13    5   15   32
Jim Bibby              5   2  3.78   7   7   4   0   1   52   46   24   22    4   25   34
Lloyd Allen            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    3    0    5    4
Jim Merritt            0   0  9.82   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    2    2    1
Jackie Brown           0   0 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    2    0    2    2
Jim Shellenback        0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    2    1    2    0
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:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  D. Medich (NY)            5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  S. Busby (KC)             4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         6
  S. Lyle (NY)              5
  T. Forster (CHI)          4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  R. May (CAL)              2
  B. Reynolds (BAL)         2
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        2
  D. Segui (BOS)            2

Shutouts:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  S. Hargan (TEX)           1
  J. Perry (CLE)            1
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       62.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        60.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         57.1
  B. Singer (CAL)        57.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    57.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       56.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      55.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        53.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)         52.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        52.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          60
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      59
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         58
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        58
  W. Wood (CHI)            57
  P. Splittorff (KC)       54
  J. Palmer (BAL)          53
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        52
  B. Singer (CAL)          51
  C. Hunter (OAK)          50

Runs:

  V. Blue (OAK)            33
  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  N. Ryan (CAL)            32
  W. Wood (CHI)            29
  J. Colborn (MIL)         28
  L. Tiant (BOS)           28
  J. Bibby (TEX)           24
  P. Dobson (NY)           24
  B. Singer (CAL)          24
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         22

Home Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  J. Colborn (MIL)          7
  D. Medich (NY)            7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         5
  S. Hargan (TEX)           5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            37
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         28
  J. Palmer (BAL)          26
  J. Bibby (TEX)           25
  B. Singer (CAL)          22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  J. Coleman (DET)         21
  B. Johnson (CLE)         20
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  S. Busby (KC)            18

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            51
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        46
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         42
  G. Perry (CLE)           41
  B. Singer (CAL)          40
  S. Busby (KC)            36
  J. Bibby (TEX)           34
  S. Hargan (TEX)          32
  J. Coleman (DET)         30
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        30


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