Tuesday May 14, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 14, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     16  17  3.35   33  12   1   295   303  131  110   17  102  145
Baltimore       15  15  3.36   30   8   5   278   272  122  104   29   94  135
Oakland         18  16  3.38   34   6   5   312   311  140  117   29   77  146
New York        18  18  3.60   36  10   7   320   326  146  128   29   98  153
Cleveland       17  15  3.63   32   8   7   290   263  133  117   33  120  136
California      17  17  3.66   35  10   3   314   288  150  128   25  151  220
Detroit         15  15  3.73   30   9   4   273   254  128  113   32  100  138
Chicago         15  14  3.88   31   9   7   281   274  137  121   22  121  163
Milwaukee       15  13  3.95   28   8   5   258   250  120  113   26   75  102
Texas           16  17  3.98   33  18   1   299   276  154  132   30  110  194
Boston          15  18  3.99   33  10   4   295   298  149  131   28   85  129
Minnesota       13  15  4.15   29   6   7   254   273  137  117   21   75  173

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      5   2  1.14  14   0   0   4   0   39   34   10    5    1   13   36
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    5   1  1.81   8   8   5   0   0   75   48   19   15    5   25   45
Bill Lee (BOS)         4   3  2.04   9   8   3   0   1   66   64   24   15    4   14   16
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    3   4  2.12   8   8   4   0   1   64   58   20   15    1   13   49
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   4   1  2.20  17   0   0   3   0   33   27    8    8    2    5   30
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   6   3  2.23   9   9   9   0   2   81   60   23   20    5    9   50
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   6   3  2.40  10  10   4   0   1   79   68   24   21    6    7   30
Bill Singer (CAL)      5   2  2.45   9   9   5   0   0   73   66   29   20    2   31   51
Jim Perry (CLE)        3   2  2.58   7   7   1   0   1   52   38   16   15    0   17   15
Lerrin LaGrow (DET)    2   3  2.75   7   7   3   0   0   52   41   19   16    6   18   18

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           2   0  0.54  13   0   0   2   0   17   18    1    1    1    1   10
Don Hood               0   0  2.08   4   0   0   0   0   17   13    4    4    0    8    9
Dave McNally           3   2  3.02   7   7   1   0   0   51   56   18   17    4   13   22
Ross Grimsley          4   3  3.07   8   8   3   0   0   59   50   23   20    9   14   32
Doyle Alexander        1   0  3.55   5   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    5    0    6    3
Jim Palmer             2   4  3.66   9   9   2   0   0   66   65   34   27    6   32   29
Mike Cuellar           2   3  3.89   6   6   2   0   0   39   38   22   17    6   13   18
Grant Jackson          1   3  5.56   9   0   0   3   0   11   12    7    7    3    5    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               4   3  2.04   9   8   3   0   1   66   64   24   15    4   14   16
Rick Wise              2   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   22    7    7    0    9   17
Dick Drago             2   1  2.59   7   1   0   1   0   24   20    8    7    2    7   10
Diego Segui            2   2  2.59  14   0   0   3   0   24   23    9    7    1   10   23
Roger Moret            0   0  3.86   6   2   0   0   0   16   19    7    7    1    7    5
Luis Tiant             2   5  4.77   9   9   4   0   1   66   69   37   35    7   13   33
Reggie Cleveland       1   4  5.64   9   6   2   0   0   45   44   31   28    9   17   21
Juan Marichal          1   1  7.84   4   3   0   0   0   21   29   18   18    3    5    3
Lance Clemons          1   0 11.81   5   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  1.23   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    1    1    0    0    3
Dick Lange             0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    2    3
Dave Sells             1   2  1.88   7   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    3    0    3    7
Bill Singer            5   2  2.45   9   9   5   0   0   73   66   29   20    2   31   51
Frank Tanana           3   4  2.99   9   9   2   0   0   69   68   25   23    8   28   40
Bill Stoneman          1   3  4.28   6   6   0   0   0   34   35   16   16    5   16   21
Nolan Ryan             4   3  4.75   9   9   3   0   0   61   48   40   32    6   49   67
Dick Selma             2   2  5.17  12   0   0   1   0   16   15    9    9    1   12    8
Skip Lockwood          1   0  5.28   9   0   0   0   0   15   15   10    9    2    5   13
Rudy May               0   1  6.61   9   1   0   2   0   16   14   13   12    1    4    7
Bill Gilbreth          0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    1    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Bill Moran             0   1  2.40   6   1   0   0   0   15   17    6    4    0    7    5
Rich Gossage           0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    0    7    6
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.39   9   9   4   0   0   61   64   27   23    2   30   33
Jim Kaat               4   2  3.43   9   9   1   0   0   58   62   25   22    5   20   28
Terry Forster          2   3  3.73  15   1   0   5   0   41   30   19   17    1   15   31
Wilbur Wood            5   5  4.09  10  10   4   0   1   70   66   33   32   10   20   46
Cy Acosta              0   1  4.91   9   0   0   2   0   11    9    8    6    1    8    4
Skip Pitlock           0   0  5.14   7   0   0   0   0    7    3    6    4    1   11    7
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 11.57   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    1    1    2
Wayne Granger          0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    3    9    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   3   0   0   3   0    6    2    0    0    0    1    3
Gaylord Perry          5   1  1.81   8   8   5   0   0   75   48   19   15    5   25   45
Steve Kline            1   2  2.31   3   3   1   0   0   23   17    6    6    2    7    6
Jim Perry              3   2  2.58   7   7   1   0   1   52   38   16   15    0   17   15
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.66   8   1   1   2   0   20   17    8    6    3    7    6
Fred Beene             1   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0   11   10    4    4    1    3    7
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
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Fritz Peterson         2   1  5.54   3   3   0   0   0   13   19    8    8    3    2    4
Dick Tidrow            1   3  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    4   13    8
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  9.35   7   0   0   1   0    9   15    9    9    4    5    4
Dick Bosman            0   0  9.39   3   1   0   0   0    8   15    9    8    1    3    7
Ken Sanders            0   1 10.38   8   0   0   1   0    9   17   10   10    4    5    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            5   2  1.14  14   0   0   4   0   39   34   10    5    1   13   36
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  2.75   7   7   3   0   0   52   41   19   16    6   18   18
Bill Slayback          1   1  3.63   4   2   0   0   0   22   20    9    9    1    4   11
Joe Coleman            5   1  3.63   9   9   2   0   1   62   54   26   25   10   26   40
Mickey Lolich          2   5  4.46   9   9   4   0   0   67   69   38   33    7   24   25
Woodie Fryman          0   3 10.57   5   3   0   0   0   15   17   19   18    5   12    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            1   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    5    0    0    0    3    7
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  2.12   5   1   0   0   0   17   10    6    4    0    9   14
Doug Bird              1   1  2.18  10   0   0   1   0   21   19    5    5    2    3   13
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Paul Splittorff        4   3  2.86   9   9   2   0   0   63   69   24   20    3   15   18
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  2.88   6   5   1   0   0   34   37   14   11    1   13   10
Steve Busby            5   3  3.39   8   8   6   0   0   64   55   26   24    4   22   47
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  4.22   9   1   1   0   0   21   24   11   10    1    4    8
Marty Pattin           1   2  4.60   7   7   2   0   0   43   49   24   22    4   18   22
Gene Garber            0   2  6.97   6   0   0   0   0   10   18   13    8    2    8    3
Steve Mingori          0   1 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    7    5    3    0    1    2

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Sprague             1   0  2.29   6   1   0   0   0   20   19    8    5    1    3   12
Kevin Kobel            1   1  2.35   5   2   1   0   0   15    8    4    4    3    3    7
Tom Murphy             1   2  2.45  10   0   0   3   0   18   12    5    5    2    6    8
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  2.49  12   0   0   2   0   22   13    7    6    0   10   12
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0   13   15    5    4    2    3    4
Jim Slaton             4   3  3.59   8   8   2   0   1   58   62   23   23    5   22   23
Bill Champion          1   0  3.60   3   1   0   0   0   15   16    6    6    0    6    4
Clyde Wright           4   4  4.25   8   8   4   0   0   55   58   28   26    6   10   18
Jim Colborn            1   3  7.23   8   8   1   0   0   42   47   34   34    7   12   14

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Butler            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    2    6
Bill Campbell          2   1  1.71  14   0   0   7   0   26   22    5    5    1    7   16
Bert Blyleven          3   4  2.12   8   8   4   0   1   64   58   20   15    1   13   49
Dave Goltz             1   0  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7   10    2    2    0    2    4
Joe Decker             3   3  4.10   7   7   2   0   1   42   43   22   19    3   14   37
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Vic Albury             1   1  4.37   6   3   0   0   0   23   20   15   11    4   12   12
Ray Corbin             2   0  5.63   8   1   0   0   0   16   22   13   10    3    6    6
Tom Burgmeier          0   1  6.91   9   0   0   0   0   14   11   11   11    1    6    6
Bill Hands             0   4  7.82   6   5   0   0   0   25   43   22   22    3    5   22
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
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    1
Sparky Lyle            1   0  2.11  14   0   0   5   0   21   24    5    5    1    5   18
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.28   3   2   1   0   0   24   22    7    6    3    5    8
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Doc Medich             5   2  3.10   8   8   3   0   0   61   54   24   21    8   15   25
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
Dave Pagan             0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    3    2
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Mel Stottlemyre        5   4  3.59   9   9   4   0   0   68   74   31   27    3   23   21
Pat Dobson             2   6  4.18   9   9   2   0   0   60   62   35   28    6   14   38
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
Dick Woodson           0   1  9.00   2   1   0   0   0    7    9    7    7    2    4    4
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
Glenn Abbott           0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    0    5
Paul Lindblad          1   2  2.16   8   2   0   1   0   25   18    9    6    1    7    9
Rollie Fingers         4   1  2.20  17   0   0   3   0   33   27    8    8    2    5   30
Catfish Hunter         6   3  2.40  10  10   4   0   1   79   68   24   21    6    7   30
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Dave Hamilton          1   0  3.60   6   1   0   0   0   20   18    9    8    2    7   12
Ken Holtzman           3   4  3.64   9   9   1   0   0   59   78   25   24    5   10   23
Vida Blue              2   4  4.42   9   9   1   0   0   57   58   38   28    7   23   25
Darold Knowles         1   0  4.85  12   0   0   1   0   13   15   10    7    3    9    5
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
Steve Foucault         1   2  2.10  11   0   0   1   0   26   15    8    6    1    9   24
Fergie Jenkins         6   3  2.23   9   9   9   0   2   81   60   23   20    5    9   50
David Clyde            2   0  2.84   5   5   2   0   0   32   31   11   10    1   11   12
Jackie Brown           0   1  3.21   5   0   0   0   0   14   10    8    5    0    8    7
Steve Hargan           2   3  3.83   8   6   2   0   1   47   40   26   20    6   21   39
Jim Bibby              5   5  4.90  10  10   5   0   1   68   72   41   37    7   32   45
Lloyd Allen            0   0  4.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    7    6    1    6    8
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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  S. Busby (KC)             5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5
  D. Medich (NY)            5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5

Losses:

  P. Dobson (NY)            6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        4
  B. Hands (MIN)            4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          9
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         7
  T. Forster (CHI)          5
  S. Lyle (NY)              5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  T. Murphy (MIL)           3
  D. Segui (BOS)            3
  C. Acosta (CHI)           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)       80.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        78.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         74.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        73.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          70.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        69.1
  J. Bibby (TEX)         68.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    67.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        66.2
  B. Lee (BOS)           66.1

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        78
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      74
  J. Bibby (TEX)           72
  M. Lolich (DET)          69
  P. Splittorff (KC)       69
  L. Tiant (BOS)           69
  C. Hunter (OAK)          68
  F. Tanana (CAL)          68
  B. Singer (CAL)          66
  W. Wood (CHI)            66

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           41
  N. Ryan (CAL)            40
  V. Blue (OAK)            38
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  L. Tiant (BOS)           37
  P. Dobson (NY)           35
  J. Colborn (MIL)         34
  J. Palmer (BAL)          34
  W. Wood (CHI)            33
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       31

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9
  D. Medich (NY)            8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  J. Bibby (TEX)            7
  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  J. Colborn (MIL)          7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  J. Bibby (TEX)           32
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  B. Singer (CAL)          31
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         30
  F. Tanana (CAL)          28
  J. Coleman (DET)         26
  G. Perry (CLE)           25
  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  V. Blue (OAK)            23

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            67
  B. Singer (CAL)          51
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         50
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        49
  S. Busby (KC)            47
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  J. Bibby (TEX)           45
  G. Perry (CLE)           45
  J. Coleman (DET)         40
  F. Tanana (CAL)          40

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