Monday May 27, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 27, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     23  21  3.31   44  15   4   399   410  171  147   23  132  198
Oakland         25  20  3.37   45   8   6   406   405  182  152   40  109  200
California      22  24  3.52   47  16   4   417   383  193  163   31  201  286
Cleveland       21  23  3.52   44  11   7   396   352  174  155   38  145  185
Baltimore       21  22  3.56   43  12   6   392   399  183  155   35  135  197
Milwaukee       22  19  3.73   41  12   7   372   370  167  154   35  110  142
Chicago         21  20  3.89   43  12  11   389   380  191  168   27  159  227
Detroit         21  22  3.89   43  13   7   384   366  192  166   40  153  205
Minnesota       18  22  3.91   41   9   8   361   373  177  157   27  116  240
New York        22  26  3.93   48  11  10   424   456  210  185   40  142  211
Boston          24  20  3.97   44  15   4   392   410  191  173   35  113  188
Texas           22  23  4.04   45  21   2   401   379  207  180   39  153  252

 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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   7   4  2.28  12  12   5   0   1   95   80   28   24    7    9   36
Jim Perry (CLE)        3   4  2.58  10  10   1   0   1   73   61   23   21    0   20   19
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
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
Jim Palmer             2   6  3.74  11  11   2   0   0   77   77   41   32    7   35   36
Doyle Alexander        1   2  5.55   7   2   0   0   0   24   31   18   15    2   11    8
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  6.00   7   0   0   0   0   15   17   12   10    0   10    9
Wayne Garland          0   0 19.29   2   0   0   0   0    2    7    5    5    0    2    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             5   5  4.02  12  12   7   0   1   94  100   44   42    9   20   49
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   5  4.01  13  13   6   0   0   94   71   51   42    7   75   99
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
Skip Pitlock           2   0  2.75  10   1   0   0   0   20   14    9    6    3   15   20
Terry Forster          2   3  3.21  20   1   0   9   0   53   38   21   19    1   16   40
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
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.45  13   1   1   2   0   26   19    9    7    4    9    9
Jim Perry              3   4  2.58  10  10   1   0   1   73   61   23   21    0   20   19
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  6.89   5   1   0   0   0   16   24   13   12    1    4   14
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
Mickey Lolich          5   5  3.84  12  12   7   0   0   94   83   45   40   10   27   49
Joe Coleman            6   4  4.45  13  13   3   0   1   87   86   49   43   11   46   56
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
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    4    0
Jim Ray                0   0  6.43   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    1    2    2
Woodie Fryman          0   3  6.91   7   4   0   0   0   27   24   23   21    5   15   18

 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       3   2  1.93   8   3   1   0   0   37   21   10    8    0   18   24
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
Kevin Kobel            3   2  2.06   9   5   2   0   1   39   32    9    9    4   10   19
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
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
Ray Corbin             3   0  4.09  11   2   0   0   0   33   35   18   15    4   11   16
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
Tom Burgmeier          0   2  6.35  14   0   0   0   0   23   19   16   16    2    9    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   4  3.45  11  11   4   0   0   86   85   37   33    9   24   35
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              3   5  4.32  12  12   2   0   0   77   78   47   37    7   28   42
Darold Knowles         1   0  5.21  18   0   0   2   0   19   23   14   11    4   11    6
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  7.16   7   2   0   0   0   16   25   15   13    3   11    8

 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              6   7  4.75  13  13   6   0   2   89   89   51   47    7   40   56
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. Bibby (TEX)            6
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6

Losses:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            7
  P. Dobson (NY)            7
  S. Kline (CLE)            7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  B. Campbell (MIN)         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:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          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
  N. Ryan (CAL)          94.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)         94.0
  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

Hits:

  L. Tiant (BOS)          100
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  B. Lee (BOS)             94
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      91
  J. Bibby (TEX)           89
  F. Tanana (CAL)          89
  B. Singer (CAL)          87
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  J. Coleman (DET)         86
  D. Medich (NY)           85

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           51
  N. Ryan (CAL)            51
  J. Coleman (DET)         49
  V. Blue (OAK)            47
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  L. Tiant (BOS)           44
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      42
  W. Wood (CHI)            42
  P. Dobson (NY)           41
  J. Palmer (BAL)          41

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)            75
  J. Coleman (DET)         46
  J. Bibby (TEX)           40
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         37
  B. Singer (CAL)          36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          35
  F. Tanana (CAL)          31
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  S. Busby (KC)            29
  G. Perry (CLE)           29

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            99
  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)           56
  J. Coleman (DET)         56
  J. Decker (MIN)          52

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