Friday May 24, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 24, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         23  19  3.30   42   8   6   380   374  167  139   37  100  187
Baltimore       20  19  3.36   39  11   6   359   360  160  134   32  120  184
Kansas City     20  21  3.48   41  13   4   367   379  166  142   23  128  183
Cleveland       21  20  3.48   41  11   7   372   325  161  144   37  139  173
California      21  22  3.62   44  14   4   390   359  183  157   29  188  266
Detroit         19  21  3.82   40  12   6   358   337  175  152   38  140  189
New York        20  24  3.85   44  10   8   388   409  190  166   35  131  191
Milwaukee       20  18  3.85   38  10   7   346   341  161  148   33  104  132
Boston          22  19  3.98   41  13   4   364   378  179  161   32  103  170
Chicago         20  18  4.01   40  11  10   359   359  180  160   26  146  207
Minnesota       17  20  4.02   38   8   8   334   348  169  149   25  104  230
Texas           20  22  4.11   42  20   1   375   356  198  171   36  143  240

 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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    4   6  2.05  11  11   6   0   2   88   75   25   20    1   17   73
Jim Perry (CLE)        3   3  2.23   9   9   1   0   1   69   54   19   17    0   19   16
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   7   4  2.28  12  12   5   0   1   95   80   28   24    7    9   36
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   7   4  2.38  11  11  10   0   2   95   73   30   25    8   12   61
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
Lerrin LaGrow (DET)    3   3  3.00   9   9   3   0   0   66   58   26   22    8   23   19

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           3   0  1.21  17   0   0   3   0   22   24    3    3    1    1   15
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           4   3  3.55  10  10   1   0   0   66   80   32   26    5   18   33
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
Dick Drago             4   1  2.48  10   2   1   1   0   40   32   12   11    2   12   23
Rick Wise              2   2  2.84   5   5   1   0   0   32   27   10   10    0   12   19
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             1   0  1.84   3   2   0   0   0   15   12    4    3    0    6    6
Dave Sells             1   2  2.04   9   0   0   1   0   18   16    5    4    1    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   4  3.71  12  12   6   0   1   80   77   38   33    4   37   48
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
Fritz Peterson         3   2  4.23   5   5   1   0   0   28   32   13   13    3    5    6
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
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   3  4.66   6   4   0   0   0   29   33   18   15    1   11   13
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    0
Woodie Fryman          0   3  6.91   7   4   0   0   0   27   24   23   21    5   15   18
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
Paul Splittorff        5   4  3.11  11  11   3   0   0   75   83   31   26    4   17   22
Steve Busby            7   3  3.20  10  10   6   0   0   79   70   30   28    5   28   57
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  2.10  15   0   0   4   0   26   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   1  3.75   5   3   0   0   0   24   28   11   10    2    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  5.00   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    1    5    6
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          4   6  2.05  11  11   6   0   2   88   75   25   20    1   17   73
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  1.73  20   0   0   6   0   26   26    5    5    1    8   22
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   6  3.73  11  11   4   0   0   82   91   42   34    5   26   27
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   4  2.28  12  12   5   0   1   95   80   28   24    7    9   36
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   1  3.13   8   8   3   0   0   46   48   17   16    3   23   15
Steve Hargan           3   3  3.81  11   8   2   0   1   57   51   32   24    7   25   45
Jim Bibby              5   7  5.29  12  12   5   0   1   80   86   51   47    7   37   54
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.68   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    5    4    1    6    3
Lloyd Allen            0   1  7.41   9   0   0   0   0   17   17   15   14    1   11   15
Jim Merritt            0   0  9.72   7   1   0   0   0    8   17    9    9    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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           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
  B. Reynolds (BAL)         3

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  J. Bibby (TEX)            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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)        94.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       94.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         92.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      88.0
  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

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        91
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      91
  L. Tiant (BOS)           90
  J. Bibby (TEX)           86
  B. Lee (BOS)             86
  P. Splittorff (KC)       83
  B. Singer (CAL)          81
  J. Slaton (MIL)          81
  C. Hunter (OAK)          80
  D. McNally (BAL)         80

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           51
  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  V. Blue (OAK)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      42
  L. Tiant (BOS)           42
  J. Coleman (DET)         39
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         38
  W. Wood (CHI)            38
  P. Dobson (NY)           37

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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         37
  J. Bibby (TEX)           37
  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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        73
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         61
  B. Singer (CAL)          61
  S. Busby (KC)            57
  J. Bibby (TEX)           54
  J. Coleman (DET)         53
  W. Wood (CHI)            52
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         48

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