Thursday May 16, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 16, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     17  17  3.34   34  12   2   304   312  134  113   18  104  152
Baltimore       16  15  3.38   31   8   5   287   284  127  108   30   95  144
Oakland         18  17  3.39   35   6   5   319   320  144  120   31   82  148
New York        18  19  3.64   37  10   7   329   340  152  133   30  101  157
Cleveland       17  16  3.73   33   8   7   299   272  140  124   36  122  140
California      17  18  3.74   36  10   3   322   295  156  134   25  159  226
Chicago         17  14  3.76   33  10   8   297   285  140  124   22  124  172
Detroit         16  15  3.77   31   9   5   282   263  133  118   32  108  145
Texas           17  18  3.91   35  19   1   316   292  160  137   32  117  198
Milwaukee       15  14  3.96   29   8   5   266   259  126  117   26   80  107
Boston          16  18  3.99   34  10   4   304   308  153  135   28   87  133
Minnesota       13  16  4.06   30   7   7   262   278  138  118   21   76  178

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      5   2  1.10  15   0   0   5   0   41   35   10    5    1   13   38
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    5   1  1.81   8   8   5   0   0   75   48   19   15    5   25   45
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    3   5  2.01   9   9   5   0   1   72   63   21   16    1   14   54
Bill Lee (BOS)         4   3  2.04   9   8   3   0   1   66   64   24   15    4   14   16
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   4   1  2.14  18   0   0   3   0   34   27    8    8    2    5   31
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   6   3  2.40  10  10   4   0   1   79   68   24   21    6    7   30
David Clyde (TEX)      3   0  2.43   6   6   3   0   0   41   40   12   11    1   17   15
Bill Singer (CAL)      5   2  2.45   9   9   5   0   0   73   66   29   20    2   31   51
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   6   4  2.52  10  10   9   0   2   86   65   28   24    7   10   51
Jim Perry (CLE)        3   2  2.58   7   7   1   0   1   52   38   16   15    0   17   15

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           3   0  0.44  14   0   0   2   0   21   21    1    1    1    1   13
Don Hood               0   0  2.08   4   0   0   0   0   17   13    4    4    0    8    9
Ross Grimsley          4   3  3.07   8   8   3   0   0   59   50   23   20    9   14   32
Dave McNally           3   2  3.31   8   8   1   0   0   54   64   22   20    5   13   27
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  9.45   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    7    7    0    3    4

 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  2.39   8   1   0   1   0   26   21    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          2   1  7.16   5   4   0   0   0   28   38   22   22    3    7    7
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   4  5.08  10  10   3   0   0   67   54   46   38    6   57   73
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  6.11  10   1   0   2   0   18   15   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           5   2  2.96  10  10   5   0   1   70   66   27   23    2   30   41
Jim Kaat               4   2  3.43   9   9   1   0   0   58   62   25   22    5   20   28
Terry Forster          2   3  3.64  16   1   0   6   0   42   30   19   17    1   15   32
Wilbur Wood            6   5  4.14  11  11   4   0   1   76   74   36   35   10   23   46
Cy Acosta              0   1  4.76  10   0   0   2   0   11   10    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
Jim Perry              3   2  2.58   7   7   1   0   1   52   38   16   15    0   17   15
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.82   9   1   1   2   0   22   19    9    7    4    8    8
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  3.77   6   5   0   0   0   31   27   18   13    4   23   21
Steve Kline            1   3  3.81   4   4   1   0   0   26   22   11   11    4    8    6
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  1.10  15   0   0   5   0   41   35   10    5    1   13   38
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            6   1  3.89  10  10   2   0   1   69   62   31   30   10   34   45
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
Doug Bird              1   1  2.11  11   0   0   2   0   21   19    5    5    2    3   14
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  2.12   5   1   0   0   0   17   10    6    4    0    9   14
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            6   3  3.38   9   9   6   0   0   72   64   29   27    5   24   53
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
Kevin Kobel            1   1  1.93   6   2   1   0   0   19    9    4    4    3    4   11
Ed Sprague             1   0  2.29   6   1   0   0   0   20   19    8    5    1    3   12
Tom Murphy             1   2  2.33  11   0   0   3   0   19   12    5    5    2    7    8
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  2.49  12   0   0   2   0   22   13    7    6    0   10   12
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Bill Champion          1   0  3.60   3   1   0   0   0   15   16    6    6    0    6    4
Jim Slaton             4   4  4.05   9   9   2   0   1   60   68   28   27    5   23   24
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   5  2.01   9   9   5   0   1   72   63   21   16    1   14   54
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   1  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    0    0    2    2
Sparky Lyle            1   0  1.99  15   0   0   5   0   23   24    5    5    1    6   18
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
Dick Tidrow            2   0  3.30   4   3   1   0   0   30   34   12   11    4    6   11
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
Rollie Fingers         4   1  2.14  18   0   0   3   0   34   27    8    8    2    5   31
Paul Lindblad          1   2  2.16   8   2   0   1   0   25   18    9    6    1    7    9
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   5  3.77  10  10   1   0   0   62   83   28   26    6   12   24
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  7.71   4   2   0   0   0   14   22   14   12    3    8    6

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         1   2  2.03  12   0   0   1   0   27   16    8    6    1    9   24
David Clyde            3   0  2.43   6   6   3   0   0   41   40   12   11    1   17   15
Fergie Jenkins         6   4  2.52  10  10   9   0   2   86   65   28   24    7   10   51
Jackie Brown           0   1  2.81   6   0   0   0   0   16   11    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:

  S. Busby (KC)             6
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5
  D. Medich (NY)            5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         7
  T. Forster (CHI)          6
  J. Hiller (DET)           5
  S. Lyle (NY)              5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  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

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       85.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        78.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          76.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         74.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        73.1
  S. Busby (KC)          72.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      71.2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       70.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       69.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        69.1

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        83
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      74
  W. Wood (CHI)            74
  J. Bibby (TEX)           72
  M. Lolich (DET)          69
  P. Splittorff (KC)       69
  L. Tiant (BOS)           69
  C. Hunter (OAK)          68
  J. Slaton (MIL)          68
  F. Tanana (CAL)          68

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  J. Bibby (TEX)           41
  V. Blue (OAK)            38
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  L. Tiant (BOS)           37
  W. Wood (CHI)            36
  P. Dobson (NY)           35
  J. Colborn (MIL)         34
  J. Palmer (BAL)          34
  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
  D. Tidrow (NY)            8
  J. Bibby (TEX)            7
  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  J. Colborn (MIL)          7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  J. Coleman (DET)         34
  J. Bibby (TEX)           32
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  B. Singer (CAL)          31
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         30
  F. Tanana (CAL)          28
  G. Perry (CLE)           25
  S. Busby (KC)            24
  M. Lolich (DET)          24

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        54
  S. Busby (KC)            53
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         51
  B. Singer (CAL)          51
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  J. Bibby (TEX)           45
  J. Coleman (DET)         45
  G. Perry (CLE)           45
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         41

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