Tuesday May 21, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 21, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         22  18  3.28   40   7   6   363   359  159  132   36   94  182
Kansas City     19  19  3.52   38  12   4   340   358  155  133   20  119  173
Baltimore       18  18  3.58   36  10   5   329   340  155  131   32  112  164
Cleveland       19  19  3.73   38   9   7   343   307  159  142   37  136  163
California      18  22  3.77   41  12   3   363   342  178  152   28  178  251
Detroit         18  19  3.80   37  11   6   332   315  161  140   37  130  168
New York        20  22  3.81   42  10   8   371   388  178  157   35  124  183
Milwaukee       19  16  3.83   35   9   7   320   309  147  136   30   98  121
Texas           19  19  3.87   38  19   1   342   317  172  147   33  127  211
Chicago         18  16  3.92   36  10   9   324   315  160  141   23  136  187
Boston          20  19  4.03   39  12   4   346   359  173  155   31   95  153
Minnesota       16  19  4.05   36   7   8   316   336  162  142   24   96  216

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      5   4  1.55  18   0   0   6   0   46   40   14    8    1   18   43
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
David Clyde (TEX)      3   0  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   43   44   14   13    1   20   15
Bill Singer (CAL)      5   3  2.90  10  10   5   0   0   78   76   35   25    2   32   54
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     4   3  2.98   8   8   4   0   1   54   51   23   18    6   19   25
Doc Medich (NY)        6   2  2.99   9   9   3   0   0   69   60   26   23    9   20   30

 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
Mike Cuellar           4   3  2.98   8   8   4   0   1   54   51   23   18    6   19   25
Don Hood               0   0  3.09   5   0   0   0   0   23   21    8    8    0    9   11
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  2.20  17   0   0   3   0   29   25    9    7    1   10   25
Rick Wise              2   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   22    7    7    0    9   17
Dick Drago             3   1  2.80   9   2   1   1   0   35   28   12   11    2    9   15
Bill Lee               5   4  3.08  11  10   3   0   1   79   86   36   27    6   17   21
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  1.76   8   0   0   0   0   15   15    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   6  3.09  11  11   3   0   0   84   80   31   29   11   30   47
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   4  5.02   5   5   1   0   0   29   25   16   16    5   11    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 Bosman            0   0  6.92   4   1   0   0   0   13   19   11   10    1    3   11
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
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   4  1.55  18   0   0   6   0   46   40   14    8    1   18   43
Luke Walker            0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    2    2
Lerrin LaGrow          3   3  3.00   9   9   3   0   0   66   58   26   22    8   23   19
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
Woodie Fryman          0   3  8.86   6   4   0   0   0   21   23   23   21    5   14   12
Jim Ray                0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    1    1    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            1   0  1.64   9   0   0   1   0   11    6    2    2    1    4    9
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
Steve Busby            7   3  3.20  10  10   6   0   0   79   70   30   28    5   28   57
Paul Splittorff        4   4  3.26  10  10   2   0   0   66   77   29   24    3   17   20
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
Kevin Kobel            2   1  2.10   7   3   1   0   0   26   17    6    6    4    8   12
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  2.16  14   0   0   3   0   25   14    7    6    0   11   15
Tom Murphy             1   2  2.22  14   0   0   4   0   24   15    6    6    2   10   10
Ed Sprague             2   0  2.28   7   2   0   0   0   28   28   12    7    1    5   15
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  4.22  10  10   5   0   0   70   74   35   33    9   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 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   4  3.72   9   9   2   0   1   56   55   26   23    4   20   48
Vic Albury             2   1  3.94   7   4   0   0   0   30   27   17   13    5   14   16
Bill Butler            0   1  4.05   2   1   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    4    7
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Ray Corbin             3   0  4.88  10   1   0   0   0   24   30   16   13    3    7   13
Tom Burgmeier          0   1  7.11  11   0   0   0   0   19   17   15   15    2    7    7
Bill Hands             0   4  7.18   8   5   0   0   0   31   49   25   25    3    7   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
Sparky Lyle            1   0  1.80  18   0   0   6   0   25   26    5    5    1    6   21
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
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.48   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    4    0    3    5
Sam McDowell           1   2  3.50   6   2   0   0   0   18   13    7    7    0   15   10
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
Dick Tidrow            2   1  4.31   5   4   1   0   0   31   40   16   15    5    7   12
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
Dave Pagan             0   0 10.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    7    7    0    7    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
Catfish Hunter         7   3  2.18  11  11   4   0   1   87   72   24   21    6    8   35
Rollie Fingers         4   1  2.80  19   0   0   3   0   35   31   11   11    2    6   31
Dave Hamilton          3   0  2.91   8   3   0   0   0   34   27   12   11    5    9   19
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Ken Holtzman           4   5  3.52  11  11   1   0   0   69   91   29   27    6   15   32
Vida Blue              2   5  4.29  10  10   2   0   0   65   66   41   31    7   24   35
Darold Knowles         1   0  5.28  15   0   0   2   0   15   19   12    9    4   10    6
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  7.20   5   2   0   0   0   15   23   14   12    3    9    7

 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:

  S. Busby (KC)             7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  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
  S. Kline (CLE)            6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       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
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        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
  F. Tanana (CAL)        84.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         83.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      79.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           79.0
  S. Busby (KC)          78.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        77.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       77.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          76.1

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        91
  B. Lee (BOS)             86
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      82
  F. Tanana (CAL)          80
  L. Tiant (BOS)           80
  J. Bibby (TEX)           79
  P. Splittorff (KC)       77
  B. Singer (CAL)          76
  J. Slaton (MIL)          75
  M. Lolich (DET)          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
  B. Lee (BOS)             36
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  W. Wood (CHI)            36
  B. Singer (CAL)          35

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9
  D. Medich (NY)            9
  D. Tidrow (NY)            9
  C. Wright (MIL)           9
  S. Kline (CLE)            8
  L. LaGrow (DET)           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
  S. Busby (KC)            28
  J. Slaton (MIL)          27

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            85
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        62
  S. Busby (KC)            57
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  B. Singer (CAL)          54
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         51
  J. Coleman (DET)         50
  J. Bibby (TEX)           49
  J. Decker (MIN)          48
  F. Tanana (CAL)          47

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