Wednesday May 22, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 22, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         23  18  3.29   41   7   6   372   366  163  136   36   99  186
Baltimore       19  18  3.45   37  11   5   341   348  155  131   32  113  171
Kansas City     19  20  3.53   39  12   4   349   368  161  137   22  122  178
Cleveland       19  20  3.63   39   9   7   354   316  160  143   37  138  164
California      19  22  3.70   42  13   3   372   347  179  153   28  180  258
Detroit         19  19  3.80   38  12   6   341   319  165  144   38  132  177
Texas           20  20  3.86   40  20   1   359   336  180  154   34  131  228
New York        20  23  3.87   43  10   8   379   400  184  163   35  127  186
Milwaukee       19  17  3.89   36   9   7   329   323  153  142   31  100  124
Chicago         19  17  3.98   38  10   9   342   336  170  151   24  143  198
Boston          21  19  4.00   40  13   4   355   369  176  158   32   97  160
Minnesota       16  20  4.13   37   7   8   325   343  169  149   25  104  219

 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
Jim Perry (CLE)        3   3  2.23   9   9   1   0   1   69   54   19   17    0   19   16
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    3   6  2.28  10  10   5   0   1   79   70   25   20    1   17   62
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   7   4  2.38  11  11  10   0   2   95   73   30   25    8   12   61
David Clyde (TEX)      3   0  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   43   44   14   13    1   20   15
Bill Singer (CAL)      6   3  2.70  11  11   6   0   0   87   81   36   26    2   34   61
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    5   4  2.92  10  10   4   0   1   77   64   28   25    9   18   42
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     4   3  2.98   8   8   4   0   1   54   51   23   18    6   19   25

 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
Ross Grimsley          5   4  2.92  10  10   4   0   1   77   64   28   25    9   18   42
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
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             4   5  4.29  11  11   6   0   1   84   90   42   40    9   16   45
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            6   3  2.70  11  11   6   0   0   87   81   36   26    2   34   61
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
Bill Moran             1   1  2.70   7   2   0   0   0   20   26    8    6    0    9    6
Terry Forster          2   3  3.19  18   1   0   7   0   48   34   19   17    1   15   36
Stan Bahnsen           5   3  3.75  11  11   5   0   1   72   68   34   30    3   36   45
Wilbur Wood            7   5  4.01  12  12   4   0   1   83   79   38   37   11   25   52
Rich Gossage           0   0  4.02   8   0   0   0   0   16   14    7    7    0    9   10
Jim Kaat               4   4  4.15  11  11   1   0   0   65   75   33   30    5   24   30
Skip Pitlock           0   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0    8    3    6    4    1   11    9
Cy Acosta              0   1  5.68  11   0   0   2   0   13   13   10    8    1    8    5
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
Jim Perry              3   3  2.23   9   9   1   0   1   69   54   19   17    0   19   16
Fred Beene             1   0  2.45   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    3   10
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.66  10   1   1   2   0   24   19    9    7    4    9    8
Tom Buskey             0   1  3.00   5   0   0   3   0    9    7    3    3    0    3    4
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
Mickey Lolich          4   5  4.15  11  11   6   0   0   85   78   44   39    9   26   38
Bill Slayback          1   2  4.15   5   3   0   0   0   26   26   15   12    1    9   11
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   2  3.89   8   7   1   0   0   37   45   21   16    1   17   11
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  4.50  11   1   1   0   0   28   31   15   14    3    5   10
Marty Pattin           1   3  4.84   8   8   2   0   0   48   59   28   26    4   18   25
Gene Garber            0   2  5.28   8   0   0   0   0   15   22   14    9    2    9    5
Steve Mingori          0   1  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    6   10    6    4    1    2    5

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  2.05  15   0   0   3   0   26   15    7    6    0   12   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
Kevin Kobel            2   2  2.67   8   4   1   0   0   30   26    9    9    4    9   14
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  7.20   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    2    3
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
Bert Blyleven          3   6  2.28  10  10   5   0   1   79   70   25   20    1   17   62
Bill Campbell          2   2  2.73  18   0   0   8   0   33   27   10   10    1   13   19
Dave Goltz             1   0  3.29   3   3   0   0   0   14   17    5    5    1    7    8
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  6.75  12   0   0   0   0   20   18   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  1.78  19   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
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
Doc Medich             6   3  3.39  10  10   3   0   0   77   72   32   29    9   23   33
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          2   2  1.80  11   2   0   1   0   30   21   12    6    2   10   13
Catfish Hunter         7   3  2.18  11  11   4   0   1   87   72   24   21    6    8   35
Rollie Fingers         4   1  2.72  20   0   0   3   0   36   31   11   11    2    6   32
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  4.50  11  11   2   0   0   70   71   45   35    7   28   36
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  1.95  16   0   0   1   0   32   21    9    7    1    9   27
Fergie Jenkins         7   4  2.38  11  11  10   0   2   95   73   30   25    8   12   61
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  4.50   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    7    6    1    7    9
Jim Bibby              5   7  5.29  12  12   5   0   1   80   86   51   47    7   37   54
Jim Merritt            0   0  8.64   6   1   0   0   0    8   15    8    8    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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5

Losses:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            7
  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)         10
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         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
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         1
  S. Hargan (TEX)           1
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       94.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        86.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        86.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        84.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        84.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)         84.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         83.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          83.0
  J. Bibby (TEX)         80.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      79.0

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        91
  L. Tiant (BOS)           90
  J. Bibby (TEX)           86
  B. Lee (BOS)             86
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      82
  B. Singer (CAL)          81
  F. Tanana (CAL)          80
  W. Wood (CHI)            79
  M. Lolich (DET)          78
  P. Splittorff (KC)       77

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           51
  N. Ryan (CAL)            48
  V. Blue (OAK)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  L. Tiant (BOS)           42
  W. Wood (CHI)            38
  P. Dobson (NY)           37
  B. Lee (BOS)             36
  B. Singer (CAL)          36
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            65
  J. Coleman (DET)         38
  J. Bibby (TEX)           37
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         36
  B. Singer (CAL)          34
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  G. Perry (CLE)           29
  V. Blue (OAK)            28
  S. Busby (KC)            28

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            85
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        62
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         61
  B. Singer (CAL)          61
  S. Busby (KC)            57
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  J. Bibby (TEX)           54
  W. Wood (CHI)            52
  J. Coleman (DET)         50
  J. Decker (MIN)          48

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