Sunday May 19, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 19, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         20  18  3.32   38   7   5   345   341  154  127   35   88  170
New York        20  21  3.55   41  10   8   363   370  164  143   34  113  178
Kansas City     18  19  3.56   37  12   3   331   351  153  131   19  115  167
Cleveland       19  18  3.63   37   9   7   335   300  152  135   36  133  159
Baltimore       17  18  3.65   35   9   5   320   333  154  130   32  108  162
Detroit         18  17  3.73   35  11   6   316   298  149  131   35  121  156
California      18  21  3.75   40  12   3   355   334  174  148   26  178  248
Milwaukee       17  16  3.85   33   9   6   302   288  138  129   27   94  115
Texas           19  19  3.87   38  19   1   342   317  172  147   33  127  211
Minnesota       16  17  3.90   34   7   8   298   311  149  129   22   90  205
Chicago         18  16  3.92   36  10   9   324   315  160  141   23  136  187
Boston          19  19  3.98   38  12   4   337   346  167  149   31   93  152

 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)    6   1  1.72   9   9   6   0   0   84   50   20   16    5   29   56
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   7   3  2.18  11  11   4   0   1   87   72   24   21    6    8   35
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    3   6  2.28  10  10   5   0   1   79   70   25   20    1   17   62
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   6   4  2.52  10  10   9   0   2   86   65   28   24    7   10   51
Jim Perry (CLE)        3   3  2.61   8   8   1   0   1   59   47   19   17    0   18   16
Bill Lee (BOS)         4   4  2.65  10   9   3   0   1   71   74   30   21    6   15   20
David Clyde (TEX)      3   0  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   43   44   14   13    1   20   15
Lerrin LaGrow (DET)    3   3  2.70   8   8   3   0   0   60   50   21   18    6   21   18
Bill Singer (CAL)      5   3  2.90  10  10   5   0   0   78   76   35   25    2   32   54

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           3   0  1.29  15   0   0   2   0   21   24    3    3    1    1   13
Don Hood               0   0  3.09   5   0   0   0   0   23   21    8    8    0    9   11
Mike Cuellar           3   3  3.38   7   7   3   0   1   45   44   22   17    6   15   23
Ross Grimsley          4   4  3.46   9   9   3   0   0   65   56   28   25    9   17   35
Dave McNally           3   3  3.61   9   9   1   0   0   57   73   29   23    5   13   28
Jim Palmer             2   4  3.66   9   9   2   0   0   66   65   34   27    6   32   29
Doyle Alexander        1   1  4.29   6   1   0   0   0   21   24   13   10    2    8    7
Grant Jackson          1   3  4.97  11   0   0   3   0   13   13    7    7    3    5   11
Jesse Jefferson        0   0 10.80   5   0   0   0   0    8   13   10   10    0    8    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Diego Segui            2   2  2.30  16   0   0   3   0   27   24    9    7    1   10   25
Rick Wise              2   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   22    7    7    0    9   17
Bill Lee               4   4  2.65  10   9   3   0   1   71   74   30   21    6   15   20
Dick Drago             3   1  2.80   9   2   1   1   0   35   28   12   11    2    9   15
Roger Moret            0   0  3.86   6   2   0   0   0   16   19    7    7    1    7    5
Luis Tiant             3   5  4.44  10  10   5   0   1   75   80   39   37    8   14   38
Reggie Cleveland       2   4  5.23  10   7   2   0   0   52   53   33   30    9   19   24
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
Dick Lange             0   0  1.13   2   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    1    0    2    4
Dave Sells             1   2  1.88   7   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    3    0    3    7
Ed Figueroa            0   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    2    2    0    0    3
Bill Singer            5   3  2.90  10  10   5   0   0   78   76   35   25    2   32   54
Frank Tanana           3   5  2.91  10  10   3   0   0   77   74   27   25    9   30   44
Skip Lockwood          1   0  3.92  10   0   0   0   0   21   19   10    9    2    7   15
Nolan Ryan             5   4  4.60  11  11   4   0   0   76   60   48   39    6   65   85
Bill Stoneman          1   4  4.95   7   7   0   0   0   36   41   20   20    5   20   21
Dick Selma             2   2  5.40  13   0   0   1   0   17   17   10   10    1   13    8
Rudy May               0   1  5.89  11   1   0   2   0   18   17   14   12    1    5    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  0.96   3   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    1    0    1    2
Rich Gossage           0   0  2.51   7   0   0   0   0   14   11    4    4    0    7    9
Bill Moran             1   1  2.70   7   2   0   0   0   20   26    8    6    0    9    6
Terry Forster          2   3  3.33  17   1   0   7   0   46   33   19   17    1   15   35
Stan Bahnsen           5   3  3.75  11  11   5   0   1   72   68   34   30    3   36   45
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
Skip Pitlock           0   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0    8    3    6    4    1   11    9
Cy Acosta              0   1  4.76  10   0   0   2   0   11   10    8    6    1    8    4
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
Gaylord Perry          6   1  1.72   9   9   6   0   0   84   50   20   16    5   29   56
Tom Buskey             0   0  2.35   4   0   0   3   0    8    5    2    2    0    2    3
Fred Beene             1   0  2.45   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    3   10
Jim Perry              3   3  2.61   8   8   1   0   1   59   47   19   17    0   18   16
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.66  10   1   1   2   0   24   19    9    7    4    9    8
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Bob Johnson            2   2  3.49   7   6   0   0   0   39   32   20   15    4   25   25
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  8.10   8   0   0   1   0   10   16    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
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
Joe Coleman            6   2  3.72  11  11   3   0   1   77   70   33   32   11   38   50
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    2    1    0
Bill Slayback          1   2  4.15   5   3   0   0   0   26   26   15   12    1    9   11
Mickey Lolich          3   5  4.16  10  10   5   0   0   76   74   40   35    8   24   29
Jim Ray                0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    1    1    2
Woodie Fryman          0   3 10.57   5   3   0   0   0   15   17   19   18    5   12    6

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            1   0  1.04   8   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    4    7
Bruce Dal Canton       2   1  2.05   6   1   0   0   0   22   14    7    5    0   12   18
Doug Bird              1   1  2.10  13   0   0   3   0   26   24    6    6    2    4   17
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Paul Splittorff        4   4  3.26  10  10   2   0   0   66   77   29   24    3   17   20
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  4.84  10   1   1   0   0   22   26   13   12    1    5    8
Marty Pattin           1   3  4.84   8   8   2   0   0   48   59   28   26    4   18   25
Gene Garber            0   2  5.65   7   0   0   0   0   14   22   14    9    2    9    4
Steve Mingori          0   1  7.20   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    6    4    1    1    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             1   2  1.88  13   0   0   4   0   24   12    5    5    2    9   10
Kevin Kobel            2   1  2.10   7   3   1   0   0   26   17    6    6    4    8   12
Ed Sprague             1   0  2.29   6   1   0   0   0   20   19    8    5    1    3   12
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          2   0  2.95   4   2   0   0   0   21   21    7    7    0    8    4
Clyde Wright           4   5  4.08   9   9   5   0   0   64   66   31   29    6   10   19
Jim Slaton             4   5  4.30  10  10   2   0   1   67   75   33   32    5   27   26
Bill Travers           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    2
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  1.45  17   0   0   8   0   31   24    5    5    1   10   19
Bert Blyleven          3   6  2.28  10  10   5   0   1   79   70   25   20    1   17   62
Dave Goltz             1   0  3.52   2   2   0   0   0    8   14    3    3    0    2    5
Joe Decker             4   3  3.62   8   8   2   0   1   50   47   23   20    3   18   41
Vic Albury             2   1  3.94   7   4   0   0   0   30   27   17   13    5   14   16
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Ray Corbin             3   0  4.98   9   1   0   0   0   22   28   15   12    3    7   11
Tom Burgmeier          0   1  6.91   9   0   0   0   0   14   11   11   11    1    6    6
Bill Hands             0   4  7.48   7   5   0   0   0   28   46   23   23    3    6   24
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   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    1    0    0    3    3
Sparky Lyle            1   0  1.80  18   0   0   6   0   25   26    5    5    1    6   21
Dave Pagan             0   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    4    5
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
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Mel Stottlemyre        5   5  3.79  10  10   4   0   0   74   82   36   31    5   24   23
Pat Dobson             3   6  3.80  10  10   2   0   0   69   68   37   29    6   17   43
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   2  7.50   3   2   0   0   0   12   16   10   10    3    5    6
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  2.00  10   2   0   1   0   27   19   12    6    2    9   11
Rollie Fingers         4   1  2.14  18   0   0   3   0   34   27    8    8    2    5   31
Catfish Hunter         7   3  2.18  11  11   4   0   1   87   72   24   21    6    8   35
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   5  4.29  10  10   2   0   0   65   66   41   31    7   24   35
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  1.69  15   0   0   1   0   32   18    8    6    1    9   26
Fergie Jenkins         6   4  2.52  10  10   9   0   2   86   65   28   24    7   10   51
Jackie Brown           1   1  2.57   7   0   0   0   0   21   15    9    6    0   10   11
David Clyde            3   0  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   43   44   14   13    1   20   15
Steve Hargan           3   3  3.48   9   7   2   0   1   54   48   29   21    7   22   42
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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5

Losses:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  P. Dobson (NY)            6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  S. Kline (CLE)            5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          9
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  C. Wright (MIL)           5

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  T. Forster (CHI)          7
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  T. Murphy (MIL)           4
  D. Bird (KC)              3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  G. Jackson (BAL)          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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)        86.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       85.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         83.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      79.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        77.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       77.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        77.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          76.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          76.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        75.2

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        83
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      82
  L. Tiant (BOS)           80
  J. Bibby (TEX)           79
  P. Splittorff (KC)       77
  B. Singer (CAL)          76
  J. Slaton (MIL)          75
  B. Lee (BOS)             74
  M. Lolich (DET)          74
  F. Tanana (CAL)          74

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            48
  J. Bibby (TEX)           47
  V. Blue (OAK)            41
  M. Lolich (DET)          40
  L. Tiant (BOS)           39
  P. Dobson (NY)           37
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  W. Wood (CHI)            36
  B. Singer (CAL)          35
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         34

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9
  D. Medich (NY)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8
  D. Tidrow (NY)            8
  D. Woodson (NY)           8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            65
  J. Coleman (DET)         38
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         36
  J. Bibby (TEX)           36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  B. Singer (CAL)          32
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  G. Perry (CLE)           29
  J. Slaton (MIL)          27
  B. Johnson (CLE)         25

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            85
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        62
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  B. Singer (CAL)          54
  S. Busby (KC)            53
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         51
  J. Coleman (DET)         50
  J. Bibby (TEX)           49
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         45

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