Friday May 17, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 17, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       17  15  3.31   32   9   5   293   290  127  108   30   97  149
Kansas City     18  17  3.36   35  12   3   313   321  138  117   18  110  159
Oakland         19  17  3.41   36   6   5   328   328  148  124   34   85  153
New York        19  19  3.59   38  10   8   338   346  154  135   31  106  162
California      17  19  3.71   37  11   3   330   301  158  136   26  161  230
Cleveland       17  17  3.74   34   8   7   308   280  144  128   36  124  143
Detroit         17  15  3.74   32   9   6   291   274  136  121   32  111  145
Chicago         17  15  3.86   34  10   8   306   296  150  131   22  127  173
Milwaukee       15  15  3.93   30   9   5   275   267  129  120   26   80  108
Minnesota       14  16  3.96   31   7   8   271   282  139  119   21   81  183
Texas           17  19  3.98   36  19   1   324   300  166  143   32  121  203
Boston          16  19  4.09   35  10   4   310   319  159  141   30   88  138

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      5   2  1.28  16   0   0   6   0   42   37   11    6    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
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
Bill Lee (BOS)         4   4  2.65  10   9   3   0   1   71   74   30   21    6   15   20
Lerrin LaGrow (DET)    3   3  2.70   8   8   3   0   0   60   50   21   18    6   21   18

 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
Mike Cuellar           3   3  3.38   7   7   3   0   1   45   44   22   17    6   15   23
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
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
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  2.49  15   0   0   3   0   25   24    9    7    1   10   24
Bill Lee               4   4  2.65  10   9   3   0   1   71   74   30   21    6   15   20
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   5  2.91  10  10   3   0   0   77   74   27   25    9   30   44
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   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    0    0    0    1
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
Terry Forster          2   3  3.64  16   1   0   6   0   42   30   19   17    1   15   32
Jim Kaat               4   3  4.14  10  10   1   0   0   59   66   30   27    5   21   28
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
Wayne Granger          0   0  9.53   3   0   0   0   0    6   10    6    6    1    3    1
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 19.29   2   1   0   0   0    2    8    7    5    1    2    2

 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
Fred Beene             1   0  2.45   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    3   10
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
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   2  5.79   4   4   0   0   0   19   26   12   12    3    4    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  1.28  16   0   0   6   0   42   37   11    6    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          3   3  2.70   8   8   3   0   0   60   50   21   18    6   21   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  1.88  12   0   0   3   0   24   20    5    5    2    4   16
Bruce Dal Canton       2   1  2.05   6   1   0   0   0   22   14    7    5    0   12   18
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
Steve Busby            6   3  3.38   9   9   6   0   0   72   64   29   27    5   24   53
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.53   7   6   1   0   0   36   41   17   14    1   15   11
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   5  4.08   9   9   5   0   0   64   66   31   29    6   10   19
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  1.65  15   0   0   8   0   27   22    5    5    1    8   17
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             4   3  3.62   8   8   2   0   1   50   47   23   20    3   18   41
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  1.93  16   0   0   6   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             6   2  2.99   9   9   3   0   0   69   60   26   23    9   20   30
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
Paul Lindblad          1   2  2.08   9   2   0   1   0   26   18    9    6    1    8    9
Rollie Fingers         4   1  2.14  18   0   0   3   0   34   27    8    8    2    5   31
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          2   0  3.33   7   2   0   0   0   27   23   11   10    4    9   16
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  5.79  13   0   0   1   0   14   18   12    9    4    9    6
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  1.86  13   0   0   1   0   29   17    8    6    1    9   25
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
Lloyd Allen            0   0  4.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    7    6    1    6    8
Jim Bibby              5   6  5.25  11  11   5   0   1   74   79   47   43    7   36   49
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
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5

Losses:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            6
  P. Dobson (NY)            6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  S. Kline (CLE)            5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  C. Wright (MIL)           5

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. Wright (MIL)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  T. Forster (CHI)          6
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  D. Bird (KC)              3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  T. Murphy (MIL)           3
  D. Segui (BOS)            3

Shutouts:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  J. Decker (MIN)           1
  S. Hargan (TEX)           1
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       85.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        78.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        77.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          76.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         74.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)         73.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        73.1
  S. Busby (KC)          72.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      71.2
  B. Lee (BOS)           71.1

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        83
  J. Bibby (TEX)           79
  B. Lee (BOS)             74
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      74
  F. Tanana (CAL)          74
  W. Wood (CHI)            74
  M. Lolich (DET)          69
  P. Splittorff (KC)       69
  L. Tiant (BOS)           69
  C. Hunter (OAK)          68

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           47
  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  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)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  D. Tidrow (NY)            8
  J. Bibby (TEX)            7
  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  J. Colborn (MIL)          7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  J. Bibby (TEX)           36
  J. Coleman (DET)         34
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  B. Singer (CAL)          31
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         30
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  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
  J. Bibby (TEX)           49
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  J. Coleman (DET)         45
  G. Perry (CLE)           45
  F. Tanana (CAL)          44


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