Saturday May 25, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 25, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       21  19  3.30   40  12   6   368   362  161  135   32  124  185
Oakland         23  20  3.37   43   8   6   388   387  175  145   38  104  191
Kansas City     21  21  3.42   42  13   4   381   396  169  145   23  130  192
Cleveland       21  21  3.50   42  11   7   380   334  166  148   38  140  176
California      22  22  3.54   45  15   4   399   368  185  157   29  189  271
Milwaukee       21  18  3.81   39  11   7   355   350  163  150   33  108  133
Detroit         20  21  3.83   41  12   7   367   348  179  156   39  142  191
New York        20  25  3.88   45  10   8   397   423  195  171   37  132  197
Chicago         20  19  3.92   41  12  10   372   367  184  162   26  152  215
Minnesota       17  21  4.02   39   8   8   343   359  173  153   26  110  233
Texas           21  22  4.08   43  20   2   384   365  201  174   37  147  245
Boston          22  20  4.10   42  13   4   373   392  188  170   35  106  179

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      5   4  1.52  19   0   0   7   0   47   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
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     5   3  2.70   9   9   5   0   1   63   53   24   19    6   23   26
Bill Singer (CAL)      6   3  2.70  11  11   6   0   0   87   81   36   26    2   34   61
Frank Tanana (CAL)     4   6  2.80  12  12   4   0   0   93   89   33   29   11   31   52
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    5   4  2.92  10  10   4   0   1   77   64   28   25    9   18   42

 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
Mike Cuellar           5   3  2.70   9   9   5   0   1   63   53   24   19    6   23   26
Ross Grimsley          5   4  2.92  10  10   4   0   1   77   64   28   25    9   18   42
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
Bob Veale              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Diego Segui            2   2  2.15  18   0   0   3   0   29   26    9    7    1   10   26
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
Luis Tiant             4   5  4.29  11  11   6   0   1   84   90   42   40    9   16   45
Roger Moret            0   0  4.71   7   2   0   0   0   21   26   11   11    3    9   10
Reggie Cleveland       2   5  5.91  11   8   2   0   0   53   59   38   35   10   20   25
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           4   6  2.80  12  12   4   0   0   93   89   33   29   11   31   52
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
Wilbur Wood            7   6  3.66  13  13   5   0   1   96   87   42   39   11   31   60
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
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
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.55  11   1   1   2   0   25   19    9    7    4    9    8
Tom Buskey             0   1  3.00   5   0   0   3   0    9    7    3    3    0    3    4
Bob Johnson            2   2  3.22   8   7   0   0   0   45   38   22   16    4   26   28
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Fred Beene             1   1  4.02   6   0   0   0   0   16   14    7    7    2    3   10
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  1.52  19   0   0   7   0   47   40   14    8    1   18   43
Lerrin LaGrow          3   3  3.07  10  10   3   0   0   70   66   28   24    8   24   19
Luke Walker            1   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    1    3    5
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
Bruce Dal Canton       2   2  2.22   7   2   0   0   0   28   16    9    7    0   16   19
Doug Bird              2   1  2.30  15   0   0   3   0   31   30    8    8    2    7   20
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Steve Busby            7   3  3.01  11  11   6   0   0   90   83   32   30    5   29   65
Paul Splittorff        5   4  3.11  11  11   3   0   0   75   83   31   26    4   17   22
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
Clyde Wright           5   5  3.97  11  11   6   0   0   79   83   37   35    9   14   20
Jim Slaton             5   5  4.03  11  11   3   0   1   76   81   36   34    5   28   31
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  19   0   0   8   0   33   28   10   10    1   14   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
Bill Butler            0   1  4.05   2   1   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    4    7
Vic Albury             2   2  4.17   8   5   0   0   0   37   37   21   17    6   19   19
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  6.14  13   0   0   0   0   22   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
Mike Wallace           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
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   7  4.07  11  11   2   0   0   73   78   41   33    7   17   45
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
Dave Pagan             0   0  7.45   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    8    8    1    7   10
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          2   2  1.93  12   2   0   1   0   33   25   13    7    3   10   14
Catfish Hunter         7   4  2.28  12  12   5   0   1   95   80   28   24    7    9   36
Rollie Fingers         4   1  2.65  21   0   0   3   0   37   32   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   6  3.88  12  12   1   0   0   72   97   35   31    6   18   35
Vida Blue              2   5  4.50  11  11   2   0   0   70   71   45   35    7   28   36
Darold Knowles         1   0  4.96  16   0   0   2   0   16   20   12    9    4   10    6
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  7.63   6   2   0   0   0   15   24   15   13    3   10    7

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         1   2  1.80  18   0   0   2   0   35   23    9    7    1    9   28
Fergie Jenkins         7   4  2.38  11  11  10   0   2   95   73   30   25    8   12   61
Jackie Brown           2   1  2.86   8   1   0   0   0   28   23   12    9    1   14   15
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
  P. Dobson (NY)            7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  S. Kline (CLE)            6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        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
  C. Wright (MIL)           6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  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:

  W. Wood (CHI)          96.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        94.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       94.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        93.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         92.2
  S. Busby (KC)          89.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      88.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        86.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          85.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        84.2

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      91
  L. Tiant (BOS)           90
  F. Tanana (CAL)          89
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  J. Bibby (TEX)           86
  B. Lee (BOS)             86
  S. Busby (KC)            83
  P. Splittorff (KC)       83
  C. Wright (MIL)          83

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
  W. Wood (CHI)            42
  P. Dobson (NY)           41
  J. Coleman (DET)         39
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         38

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       10
  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)          31
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  S. Busby (KC)            29
  G. Perry (CLE)           29

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            91
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        73
  S. Busby (KC)            65
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         61
  B. Singer (CAL)          61
  W. Wood (CHI)            60
  J. Bibby (TEX)           54
  J. Coleman (DET)         53
  F. Tanana (CAL)          52

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