Sunday May 26, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 26, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     22  21  3.37   43  14   4   390   405  170  146   23  130  193
Oakland         24  20  3.40   44   8   6   397   395  180  150   40  108  193
Baltimore       21  21  3.44   42  12   6   384   385  174  147   34  131  195
Cleveland       21  22  3.45   43  11   7   388   340  168  149   38  143  179
California      22  23  3.55   46  15   4   408   376  191  161   30  195  278
Detroit         21  21  3.76   42  13   7   376   353  180  157   40  143  202
Milwaukee       21  19  3.82   40  11   7   363   364  167  154   35  109  137
New York        22  25  3.93   47  10  10   415   443  205  181   40  141  209
Chicago         20  20  3.94   42  12  10   380   373  188  166   26  155  216
Minnesota       18  21  3.94   40   9   8   352   367  174  154   26  110  237
Boston          23  20  4.03   43  14   4   382   400  189  171   35  109  184
Texas           21  23  4.14   44  20   2   392   376  207  180   39  150  250

 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
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     5   3  2.70   9   9   5   0   1   63   53   24   19    6   23   26
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   7   5  2.76  12  12  10   0   2  101   83   36   31   10   14   65
Frank Tanana (CAL)     4   6  2.80  12  12   4   0   0   93   89   33   29   11   31   52
Bill Singer (CAL)      6   3  2.85  12  12   6   0   0   92   87   41   29    3   36   65
Bill Lee (BOS)         6   4  2.86  12  11   4   0   1   88   94   37   28    6   20   26

 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
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
Ross Grimsley          5   5  3.31  11  11   4   0   1   82   71   33   30   11   20   45
Dave McNally           4   3  3.55  10  10   1   0   0   66   80   32   26    5   18   33
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.71  12   0   0   3   0   17   18    7    7    3    6   14
Doyle Alexander        1   2  5.55   7   2   0   0   0   24   31   18   15    2   11    8
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  7.71   6   0   0   0   0   12   15   11   10    0    9    8
Wayne Garland          0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    0    0

 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               6   4  2.86  12  11   4   0   1   88   94   37   28    6   20   26
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
Ed Figueroa            0   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    2    2    0    0    3
Dave Sells             1   3  2.37  10   0   0   1   0   19   18    6    5    1    6    7
Frank Tanana           4   6  2.80  12  12   4   0   0   93   89   33   29   11   31   52
Bill Singer            6   3  2.85  12  12   6   0   0   92   87   41   29    3   36   65
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
Dick Selma             2   2  4.74  14   0   0   1   0   19   17   10   10    1   14   11
Bill Stoneman          1   4  4.95   7   7   0   0   0   36   41   20   20    5   20   21
Rudy May               0   1  5.79  12   1   0   2   0   19   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   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    7    7    0   11   10
Jim Kaat               4   5  4.35  12  12   1   0   0   70   81   37   34    5   25   31
Cy Acosta              0   1  4.70  12   0   0   2   0   15   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  2.52  12   1   1   2   0   25   19    9    7    4    9    9
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   5  4.29   6   6   1   0   0   36   30   18   17    5   14    8
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  7.59   9   0   0   1   0   11   17    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          5   5  3.84  12  12   7   0   0   94   83   45   40   10   27   49
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          4   2  3.33   9   8   2   0   0   46   54   22   17    1   17   12
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  1.86  16   0   0   3   0   29   17    7    6    0   12   18
Tom Murphy             1   2  2.10  15   0   0   4   0   26   15    6    6    2   10   10
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
Ed Sprague             2   1  2.73   8   3   0   0   0   30   35   14    9    2    6   16
Bill Champion          2   1  3.95   6   3   0   0   0   27   33   13   12    3    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             5   4  3.34  10  10   3   0   1   65   63   27   24    4   20   52
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
Sparky Lyle            1   0  1.65  22   0   0   7   0   27   28    5    5    1    8   22
Mike Wallace           1   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    5    4
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
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
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  4.05   7   0   0   1   0   13   10    7    6    0    6    6
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.07  11  11   2   0   0   73   78   41   33    7   17   45
Dick Tidrow            3   1  4.50   6   5   1   0   0   40   49   21   20    6    8   18
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  7.90   4   3   0   0   0   14   20   12   12    5    6    7
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         5   1  2.66  22   0   0   3   0   41   34   12   12    3    6   33
Dave Hamilton          3   0  3.08   9   4   0   0   0   38   32   14   13    6   12   20
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  5.50  17   0   0   2   0   18   21   14   11    4   11    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
Don Stanhouse          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Steve Foucault         1   2  1.80  18   0   0   2   0   35   23    9    7    1    9   28
Fergie Jenkins         7   5  2.76  12  12  10   0   2  101   83   36   31   10   14   65
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
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6

Losses:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            7
  P. Dobson (NY)            7
  S. Kline (CLE)            7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         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
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  S. Busby (KC)             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)              7
  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:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)      101.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          96.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        94.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        93.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        93.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         92.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        91.2
  S. Busby (KC)          89.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      88.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           88.0

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  B. Lee (BOS)             94
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      91
  L. Tiant (BOS)           90
  F. Tanana (CAL)          89
  B. Singer (CAL)          87
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  J. Bibby (TEX)           86
  S. Busby (KC)            83
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         83

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           51
  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  V. Blue (OAK)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      42
  L. Tiant (BOS)           42
  W. Wood (CHI)            42
  P. Dobson (NY)           41
  B. Singer (CAL)          41
  J. Coleman (DET)         39

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  D. Tidrow (NY)           10
  D. Woodson (NY)          10
  D. Medich (NY)            9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  J. Coleman (DET)         41
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         37
  J. Bibby (TEX)           37
  B. Singer (CAL)          36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         65
  B. Singer (CAL)          65
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  W. Wood (CHI)            60
  J. Bibby (TEX)           54
  J. Coleman (DET)         53
  J. Decker (MIN)          52

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