Sunday May 5, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 5, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       11  12  3.22   23   5   5   215   211   90   77   19   75  114
California      15  11  3.52   27   7   3   240   213  114   94   18  118  174
Oakland         12  13  3.57   25   4   3   230   230  110   91   22   60   98
New York        15  12  3.69   27   7   7   239   246  111   98   22   73  114
Cleveland       12  13  3.78   25   7   3   224   200  107   94   26  100  111
Kansas City     10  14  3.83   24   8   0   216   228  105   92   16   78  102
Detroit         12  12  3.92   24   7   4   216   206  104   94   26   82   96
Texas           15  10  3.99   25  14   1   219   193  111   97   24   90  146
Chicago         12  11  4.06   25   7   6   222   225  111  100   21   96  133
Minnesota       11  12  4.17   24   4   6   212   226  115   98   17   56  140
Milwaukee       10  11  4.19   21   5   3   198   193   97   92   21   63   78
Boston          11  15  4.19   26   7   3   234   244  125  109   22   70  106

 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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   5   2  2.44   8   8   3   0   1   63   55   18   17    4    7   21
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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  3.46   6   6   1   0   0   42   50   17   16    3   12   19
Doyle Alexander        1   0  3.52   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    3    2
Mike Cuellar           0   3  5.91   4   4   0   0   0   21   26   18   14    3   12    9
Grant Jackson          1   3  5.91   8   0   0   3   0   11   11    7    7    3    4    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  2.38   4   1   0   0   0   11   13    3    3    1    4    4
Diego Segui            2   1  2.45  12   0   0   2   0   22   21    8    6    1    9   21
Dick Drago             2   1  2.82   6   1   0   1   0   22   19    8    7    2    7    8
Reggie Cleveland       1   3  5.01   7   4   2   0   0   32   32   20   18    5   10   14
Luis Tiant             1   4  5.88   7   7   2   0   0   49   56   33   32    6   13   26
Juan Marichal          1   1  9.00   3   3   0   0   0   17   23   17   17    3    5    3
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
Dick Selma             2   1  3.52  10   0   0   1   0   15   11    6    6    1   11    8
Skip Lockwood          1   0  4.05   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    6    2    3   13
Rudy May               0   1  5.02   6   1   0   2   0   14   12    9    8    1    4    6
Nolan Ryan             3   3  5.40   8   8   2   0   0   52   44   39   31    5   41   57

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Cy Acosta              0   0  1.29   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    2    1    1    4    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               4   1  3.62   8   8   0   0   0   50   54   22   20    5   19   28
Wilbur Wood            3   5  4.88   8   8   3   0   0   52   57   29   28   10   14   30
Terry Forster          1   3  4.99  13   1   0   5   0   31   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
Tom Buskey             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    2    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   1  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14   11    3    3    1    4    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
Fred Beene             0   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    1    1    4
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Bob Johnson            1   2  4.05   5   5   0   0   0   27   25   17   12    4   23   19
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  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    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
Woodie Fryman          0   3 11.30   4   3   0   0   0   14   15   18   18    5   11    6
Jim Ray                0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    1    0    0

 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            4   3  3.62   7   7   5   0   0   55   50   24   22    4   21   42
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  2.75  11   0   0   2   0   20   13    7    6    0   10   10
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0   13   15    5    4    2    3    4
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   3  3.78   7   7   2   0   1   50   54   21   21    4   20   17
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  0.39  12   0   0   6   0   23   16    1    1    0    5   10
Bert Blyleven          3   3  1.94   7   7   3   0   1   56   52   16   12    0   10   46
Vic Albury             1   0  3.15   5   2   0   0   0   20   15   11    7    3    9   10
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   2   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   4  4.20   7   7   1   0   0   45   46   28   21    5   10   27
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
Dick Woodson           0   0 36.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    0    3    0

 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
Catfish Hunter         5   2  2.44   8   8   3   0   1   63   55   18   17    4    7   21
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
Dave Hamilton          0   0  6.35   4   0   0   0   0   11   12    8    8    2    5    6
Darold Knowles         1   0  7.00  10   0   0   0   0    9   13   10    7    3    7    3
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  9.95   2   2   0   0   0    6    9    9    7    1    3    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  3.00   8   0   0   1   0   12    7    5    4    1    4   13
Steve Hargan           2   3  3.29   7   5   2   0   1   41   34   20   15    5   18   33
Jim Bibby              5   3  4.42   8   8   4   0   1   55   54   29   27    5   26   36
Lloyd Allen            0   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    6    1    6    4
Jackie Brown           0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    4    4    0    5    3
Jim Merritt            0   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    2    2    1
Jim Shellenback        0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    3    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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  D. Medich (NY)            5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  S. Busby (KC)             4
  J. Kaat (CHI)             4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4

Losses:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  P. Dobson (NY)            4
  B. Hands (MIN)            4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  P. Broberg (TEX)          3
  S. Busby (KC)             3

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  S. Busby (KC)             5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (OAK)        62.2
  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
  J. Bibby (TEX)         55.0
  S. Busby (KC)          54.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          60
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      59
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         58
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        58
  W. Wood (CHI)            57
  L. Tiant (BOS)           56
  C. Hunter (OAK)          55
  J. Bibby (TEX)           54
  J. Kaat (CHI)            54
  J. Slaton (MIL)          54

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            39
  V. Blue (OAK)            33
  L. Tiant (BOS)           33
  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  J. Bibby (TEX)           29
  W. Wood (CHI)            29
  J. Colborn (MIL)         28
  P. Dobson (NY)           28
  S. Busby (KC)            24
  B. Singer (CAL)          24

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
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            41
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         28
  J. Bibby (TEX)           26
  J. Palmer (BAL)          26
  B. Johnson (CLE)         23
  B. Singer (CAL)          22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  S. Busby (KC)            21
  J. Coleman (DET)         21
  M. Lolich (DET)          20

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        46
  S. Busby (KC)            42
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         42
  G. Perry (CLE)           41
  B. Singer (CAL)          40
  J. Bibby (TEX)           36
  S. Hargan (TEX)          33
  J. Coleman (DET)         30
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        30

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