Thursday May 23, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 23, 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  19  3.37   38  11   5   350   353  157  131   32  115  178
Kansas City     19  21  3.52   40  12   4   358   373  164  140   22  128  181
Cleveland       20  20  3.54   40  10   7   363   319  160  143   37  138  171
California      20  22  3.63   43  14   3   381   351  180  154   28  184  264
Milwaukee       20  17  3.84   37  10   7   338   329  156  144   31  101  129
Detroit         19  20  3.84   39  12   6   349   329  172  149   38  137  181
New York        20  23  3.87   43  10   8   379   400  184  163   35  127  186
Texas           20  21  3.98   41  20   1   367   345  189  162   34  136  235
Boston          21  19  4.00   40  13   4   355   369  176  158   32   97  160
Chicago         20  17  4.03   39  10  10   351   350  176  157   25  145  204
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)    7   1  1.55  10  10   7   0   1   93   53   20   16    5   29   63
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  1.23  16   0   0   2   0   22   24    3    3    1    1   14
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
Jim Palmer             2   5  3.27  10  10   2   0   0   74   70   36   27    6   34   35
Dave McNally           3   3  3.61   9   9   1   0   0   57   73   29   23    5   13   28
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             6   4  4.22  12  12   5   0   0   85   64   49   40    6   69   91
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  1.86   4   0   0   0   0   10    8    3    2    0    2    2
Terry Forster          2   3  3.18  19   1   0   8   0   51   36   20   18    1   15   37
Skip Pitlock           1   0  3.46   9   0   0   0   0   13    9    7    5    2   12   12
Stan Bahnsen           5   3  3.75  11  11   5   0   1   72   68   34   30    3   36   45
Bill Moran             1   1  3.92   8   3   0   0   0   21   30   11    9    0    9    8
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
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          7   1  1.55  10  10   7   0   1   93   53   20   16    5   29   63
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  2.35   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    0    2    3
Lerrin LaGrow          3   3  3.00   9   9   3   0   0   66   58   26   22    8   23   19
Joe Coleman            6   3  3.84  12  12   3   0   1   84   78   39   36   11   41   53
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
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
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  10   0   0   1   0   11    7    2    2    1    4    9
Doug Bird              1   1  2.22  14   0   0   3   0   28   26    7    7    2    6   19
Bruce Dal Canton       2   2  2.22   7   2   0   0   0   28   16    9    7    0   16   19
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
Jim Slaton             5   5  4.03  11  11   3   0   1   76   81   36   34    5   28   31
Clyde Wright           4   5  4.22  10  10   5   0   0   70   74   35   33    9   10   19
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  1.89  17   0   0   1   0   33   22    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  3.98  10   8   2   0   1   54   50   32   24    7   24   42
Jim Shellenback        0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    2    1    4    1
Jim Bibby              5   7  5.29  12  12   5   0   1   80   86   51   47    7   37   54
Lloyd Allen            0   1  6.19   8   0   0   0   0   16   15   12   11    1   10   15
Jim Merritt            0   0  8.64   6   1   0   0   0    8   15    8    8    2    2    2
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
  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          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. Palmer (BAL)           5
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  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
  G. Perry (CLE)         92.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        86.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        86.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          85.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        84.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       84.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        84.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)         84.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          83.0

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
  J. Slaton (MIL)          81
  F. Tanana (CAL)          80
  W. Wood (CHI)            79
  J. Coleman (DET)         78

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           51
  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  V. Blue (OAK)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  L. Tiant (BOS)           42
  J. Coleman (DET)         39
  W. Wood (CHI)            38
  P. Dobson (NY)           37
  B. Lee (BOS)             36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          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)            69
  J. Coleman (DET)         41
  J. Bibby (TEX)           37
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          34
  B. Singer (CAL)          34
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  G. Perry (CLE)           29
  V. Blue (OAK)            28
  S. Busby (KC)            28

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            91
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        62
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         61
  B. Singer (CAL)          61
  S. Busby (KC)            57
  J. Bibby (TEX)           54
  J. Coleman (DET)         53
  W. Wood (CHI)            52
  J. Decker (MIN)          48


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