Wednesday May 8, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 8, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       13  13  3.28   26   7   5   241   235  103   88   23   82  124
California      15  14  3.54   30   8   3   269   249  127  106   20  126  188
Cleveland       15  13  3.56   28   7   6   253   226  115  100   27  106  122
New York        17  13  3.59   30   7   7   268   273  122  107   23   84  126
Detroit         13  13  3.74   26   8   4   236   217  109   98   29   87  110
Kansas City     11  14  3.76   25   8   0   225   236  107   94   17   79  108
Oakland         13  15  3.79   28   4   3   257   269  128  108   25   70  109
Texas           15  13  3.87   28  15   1   249   224  125  107   26   98  161
Chicago         13  12  3.93   27   8   6   241   235  116  105   22  105  148
Minnesota       12  12  4.00   25   5   6   221   234  115   98   17   57  146
Boston          12  15  4.04   27   8   3   243   249  125  109   22   71  107
Milwaukee       10  12  4.09   22   6   3   207   205  100   94   22   64   81

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      4   0  0.55  11   0   0   4   0   33   21    4    2    0   11   28
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    4   1  1.78   7   7   4   0   0   66   43   17   13    3   21   43
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   6   2  1.88   8   8   8   0   2   72   51   18   15    4    8   48
Bill Lee (BOS)         3   3  1.91   8   7   3   0   1   57   55   21   12    3   11   13
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    3   3  1.94   7   7   3   0   1   56   52   16   12    0   10   46
Rick Wise (BOS)        2   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   22    7    7    0    9   17
Bill Singer (CAL)      4   2  2.38   8   8   4   0   0   64   60   25   17    1   25   45
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    4   2  2.44   7   7   3   0   0   55   44   18   15    6   13   32
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   5   2  2.44   8   8   3   0   1   63   55   18   17    4    7   21
Lerrin LaGrow (DET)    2   3  2.60   6   6   3   0   0   45   34   16   13    5   14   14

 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  2.13   3   0   0   0   0   13    6    3    3    0    7    8
Ross Grimsley          4   2  2.44   7   7   3   0   0   55   44   18   15    6   13   32
Jim Palmer             2   3  3.05   8   8   2   0   0   62   60   27   21    5   28   28
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           1   3  4.75   5   5   1   0   0   30   33   21   16    5   12   13
Grant Jackson          1   3  5.91   8   0   0   3   0   11   11    7    7    3    4    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    6    6    0    2    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               3   3  1.91   8   7   3   0   1   57   55   21   12    3   11   13
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   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    0    0    0    0    3
Bill Gilbreth          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dave Sells             1   2  2.19   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    3    0    3    6
Bill Singer            4   2  2.38   8   8   4   0   0   64   60   25   17    1   25   45
Frank Tanana           3   3  2.95   8   8   2   0   0   61   59   22   20    6   25   31
Dick Selma             2   1  4.02  11   0   0   1   0   16   14    7    7    1   11    8
Skip Lockwood          1   0  4.05   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    6    2    3   13
Bill Stoneman          1   2  4.50   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   14   14    4   14   18
Rudy May               0   1  4.80   7   1   0   2   0   15   12    9    8    1    4    7
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
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
Cy Acosta              0   1  3.24   6   0   0   1   0    8    6    4    3    1    4    4
Jim Kaat               4   1  3.62   8   8   0   0   0   50   54   22   20    5   19   28
Wilbur Wood            4   5  4.02   9   9   4   0   1   63   59   29   28   10   18   40
Skip Pitlock           0   0  4.26   6   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    1    9    6
Terry Forster          1   3  4.73  14   1   0   5   0   32   26   19   17    1   13   29
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 11.57   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    1    1    2
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   2   0   0   2   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    2
Gaylord Perry          4   1  1.78   7   7   4   0   0   66   43   17   13    3   21   43
Steve Kline            1   1  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14   11    3    3    1    4    4
Fred Beene             1   0  2.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    1    2    6
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.66   7   1   1   2   0   20   17    8    6    3    6    6
Jim Perry              2   2  2.78   6   6   1   0   1   45   34   15   14    0   13   12
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         2   0  4.38   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    6    6    3    2    4
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
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1 10.13   6   0   0   1   0    8   15    9    9    4    5    4
Dick Bosman            0   0 13.50   2   1   0   0   0    5   11    7    7    1    3    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            4   0  0.55  11   0   0   4   0   33   21    4    2    0   11   28
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   3  2.60   6   6   3   0   0   45   34   16   13    5   14   14
Joe Coleman            5   1  3.43   8   8   2   0   1   58   48   23   22   10   24   37
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  2.87   7   0   0   0   0   16   15    5    5    2    1   10
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.21   5   4   1   0   0   28   31   12   10    1   10    8
Paul Splittorff        3   2  3.40   7   7   1   0   0   48   54   20   18    3    8   15
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   4  4.50   7   7   3   0   0   46   49   25   23    5    8   17
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
Joe Decker             3   2  3.58   6   6   2   0   1   38   38   17   15    2   11   32
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
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
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Sparky Lyle            1   0  2.00  12   0   0   5   0   18   19    4    4    1    4   14
Dick Tidrow            1   0  2.45   2   1   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    1    3    5
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Doc Medich             5   1  3.12   7   7   2   0   0   52   48   21   18    7   12   23
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
Mel Stottlemyre        5   3  3.45   8   8   4   0   0   60   64   24   23    3   21   18
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Pat Dobson             2   4  4.20   7   7   1   0   0   45   46   28   21    5   10   27
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.20   5   2   0   0   0   15   11    7    7    0    8    9
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
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   2  1.96   7   2   0   1   0   23   17    8    5    0    7    8
Catfish Hunter         5   2  2.44   8   8   3   0   1   63   55   18   17    4    7   21
Rollie Fingers         3   1  2.88  14   0   0   2   0   25   24    8    8    2    5   25
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Ken Holtzman           2   4  3.83   8   8   1   0   0   54   69   24   23    5    9   19
Vida Blue              1   4  4.88   8   8   0   0   0   48   52   36   26    6   20   19
Darold Knowles         1   0  5.25  11   0   0   0   0   12   15   10    7    3    8    4
Dave Hamilton          0   0  5.54   5   0   0   0   0   13   13    8    8    2    5    6
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  9.28   3   2   0   0   0   11   18   13   11    2    5    6

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fergie Jenkins         6   2  1.88   8   8   8   0   2   72   51   18   15    4    8   48
Steve Foucault         1   1  2.04  10   0   0   1   0   18    8    6    4    1    7   15
Jackie Brown           0   1  3.00   4   0   0   0   0   12    7    6    4    0    8    6
David Clyde            1   0  3.18   4   4   1   0   0   23   23    9    8    1   11   10
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
Jim Merritt            0   0  7.88   5   1   0   0   0    8   14    7    7    2    2    2
Jim Shellenback        0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    4    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
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4

Losses:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  P. Dobson (NY)            4
  B. Hands (MIN)            4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  C. Wright (MIL)           4
  J. Bibby (TEX)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          8
  S. Busby (KC)             5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         3

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         6
  T. Forster (CHI)          5
  S. Lyle (NY)              5
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  T. Buskey (CLE)           3
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  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
  J. Decker (MIN)           1
  S. Hargan (TEX)           1
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  J. Perry (CLE)            1
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       71.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         65.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        64.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        62.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          62.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        62.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        61.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    60.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       57.2
  B. Lee (BOS)           56.2

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        69
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      64
  M. Lolich (DET)          60
  J. Palmer (BAL)          60
  B. Singer (CAL)          60
  F. Tanana (CAL)          59
  W. Wood (CHI)            59
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         58
  L. Tiant (BOS)           56
  C. Hunter (OAK)          55

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            39
  V. Blue (OAK)            36
  L. Tiant (BOS)           33
  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  J. Bibby (TEX)           29
  W. Wood (CHI)            29
  J. Colborn (MIL)         28
  P. Dobson (NY)           28
  J. Palmer (BAL)          27
  B. Singer (CAL)          25

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            41
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         28
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  J. Bibby (TEX)           26
  B. Singer (CAL)          25
  F. Tanana (CAL)          25
  J. Coleman (DET)         24
  B. Johnson (CLE)         23
  S. Busby (KC)            21
  G. Perry (CLE)           21

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         48
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        46
  B. Singer (CAL)          45
  G. Perry (CLE)           43
  S. Busby (KC)            42
  W. Wood (CHI)            40
  J. Coleman (DET)         37
  J. Bibby (TEX)           36
  S. Hargan (TEX)          33


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