Wednesday May 29, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 29, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         26  21  3.31   47  10   6   424   419  186  156   42  109  208
Cleveland       22  24  3.42   46  12   7   413   366  177  157   38  153  191
Kansas City     24  22  3.46   46  15   4   419   432  186  161   24  136  209
California      22  26  3.58   49  16   4   435   404  206  173   35  207  297
Baltimore       22  23  3.65   45  13   6   412   422  195  167   36  143  205
Milwaukee       24  19  3.72   43  12   7   390   388  174  161   35  117  155
Detroit         22  23  3.84   45  13   8   401   384  197  171   40  158  213
New York        23  26  3.86   49  11  10   434   463  212  186   40  146  216
Chicago         21  21  3.87   44  12  11   398   391  194  171   27  163  228
Minnesota       19  23  3.93   43   9   8   382   394  190  167   29  118  251
Boston          25  21  3.98   46  15   4   414   437  201  183   36  119  205
Texas           23  24  4.00   47  22   2   419   394  215  186   40  158  268

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    8   1  1.42  11  11   8   0   2  102   58   20   16    5   34   69
John Hiller (DET)      5   4  1.45  20   0   0   8   0   50   40   14    8    1   19   45
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   7   5  2.34  13  13   6   0   1  104   89   31   27    9    9   43
Jim Perry (CLE)        3   4  2.58  10  10   1   0   1   73   61   23   21    0   20   19
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    4   7  2.72  12  12   6   0   2   93   82   33   28    2   17   77
Dick Drago (BOS)       4   1  2.72  11   3   1   1   0   46   37   15   14    2   15   25
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     6   3  2.74  10  10   6   0   1   72   63   27   22    6   26   30
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   7   5  2.76  12  12  10   0   2  101   83   36   31   10   14   65
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   1  2.33  18   0   0   3   0   27   29    7    7    2    3   17
Mike Cuellar           6   3  2.74  10  10   6   0   1   72   63   27   22    6   26   30
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
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
Dave McNally           4   3  3.89  11  11   1   0   0   69   85   36   30    5   21   35
Doyle Alexander        1   2  5.40   8   2   0   0   0   27   34   19   16    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
Diego Segui            2   3  1.96  20   0   0   3   0   37   33   10    8    1   13   32
Bob Veale              0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    0    5
Dick Drago             4   1  2.72  11   3   1   1   0   46   37   15   14    2   15   25
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       3   5  5.97  12   9   2   0   0   60   72   43   40   11   20   31
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
John Cumberland        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
Dick Lange             1   1  2.55   4   3   0   0   0   18   16    8    5    2    7    7
Bill Singer            6   3  2.85  12  12   6   0   0   92   87   41   29    3   36   65
Frank Tanana           4   6  2.88  13  13   4   0   0  100   96   36   32   12   34   56
Nolan Ryan             6   5  4.01  13  13   6   0   0   94   71   51   42    7   75   99
Skip Lockwood          1   1  4.70  12   0   0   0   0   23   23   13   12    2    8   15
Bill Stoneman          1   4  4.73   8   7   0   0   0   40   46   22   21    5   21   25
Dick Selma             2   2  5.03  15   0   0   1   0   20   18   11   11    2   14   11
Rudy May               0   1  5.40  13   1   0   2   0   20   17   14   12    1    5    8
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   4  3.38  21   1   0   9   0   53   40   22   20    1   16   40
Stan Bahnsen           5   4  3.54  13  13   6   0   1   89   86   40   35    4   41   49
Wilbur Wood            7   6  3.66  13  13   5   0   1   96   87   42   39   11   31   60
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          8   1  1.42  11  11   8   0   2  102   58   20   16    5   34   69
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.30  14   1   1   2   0   27   20    9    7    4   10    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  3.14   9   7   0   0   0   49   42   24   17    4   28   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   3  4.25   6   6   1   0   0   30   36   14   14    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  7.36  10   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  1.45  20   0   0   8   0   50   40   14    8    1   19   45
Luke Walker            1   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0   13   15    4    4    1    3    7
Lerrin LaGrow          3   4  3.35  11  11   3   0   0   75   76   32   28    8   26   20
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  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    0
Woodie Fryman          1   3  5.82   8   5   0   0   0   34   27   24   22    5   17   21
Jim Ray                0   0  5.87   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    1    2    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            1   0  1.54  11   0   0   1   0   12    8    2    2    1    4   10
Bruce Dal Canton       3   2  1.93   8   3   1   0   0   37   21   10    8    0   18   24
Doug Bird              3   1  2.14  16   0   0   3   0   34   31    8    8    2    8   23
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Al Fitzmorris          4   2  3.33   9   8   2   0   0   46   54   22   17    1   17   12
Steve Busby            7   4  3.38  12  12   6   0   0   96   91   39   36    5   30   69
Paul Splittorff        5   4  3.59  12  12   3   0   0   78   89   36   31    5   18   22
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  4.20  12   1   1   0   0   30   31   15   14    3    5   11
Marty Pattin           1   3  4.33   9   8   2   0   0   54   62   28   26    4   18   26
Gene Garber            0   2  5.74   9   0   0   0   0   16   24   15   10    2    9    5
Steve Mingori          0   1  8.53   6   0   0   0   0    6   11    8    6    1    3    6

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   0  1.71  17   0   0   3   0   32   19    7    6    0   12   19
Tom Murphy             1   2  2.05  16   0   0   4   0   26   16    6    6    2   10   10
Kevin Kobel            3   2  2.06   9   5   2   0   1   39   32    9    9    4   10   19
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Ed Sprague             2   1  2.91   9   3   0   0   0   34   41   16   11    2    9   20
Jim Slaton             6   5  3.84  12  12   3   0   1   84   87   38   36    5   30   37
Bill Champion          2   1  3.95   6   3   0   0   0   27   33   13   12    3    8    4
Clyde Wright           5   5  4.07  12  12   6   0   0   80   84   38   36    9   14   20
Bill Travers           0   0  5.91   4   0   0   0   0   11   12    7    7    1    7    8
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
Bill Campbell          2   2  2.57  20   0   0   8   0   35   29   10   10    1   14   20
Dave Goltz             1   0  2.61   4   4   0   0   0   21   23    9    6    2    8    9
Bert Blyleven          4   7  2.72  12  12   6   0   2   93   82   33   28    2   17   77
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          1   2  5.02  15   0   0   0   0   29   22   16   16    2   10    9
Bill Hands             0   4  7.16   9   5   0   0   0   33   53   26   26    3    7   27
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            2   0  1.53  23   0   0   7   0   29   29    5    5    1    9   24
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  3.50  12  12   4   0   0   90   97   44   35    5   29   30
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   5  2.34  13  13   6   0   1  104   89   31   27    9    9   43
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           5   6  3.56  13  13   2   0   0   81  102   36   32    6   18   36
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    0    0    3    1
Steve Foucault         1   2  1.80  18   0   0   2   0   35   23    9    7    1    9   28
Jackie Brown           3   1  2.17   9   2   1   0   1   37   26   12    9    1   14   23
Fergie Jenkins         7   5  2.76  12  12  10   0   2  101   83   36   31   10   14   65
David Clyde            3   1  3.13   8   8   3   0   0   46   48   17   16    3   23   15
Steve Hargan           3   4  4.29  12   9   2   0   1   57   54   36   27    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  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    8    7    2    8    8
Lloyd Allen            0   1  7.27  10   0   0   0   0   17   18   15   14    1   12   15
Jim Merritt            0   0  7.36   8   1   0   0   0   11   19    9    9    2    2    5
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:

  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  J. Bibby (TEX)            6
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  D. Medich (NY)            6

Losses:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  P. Dobson (NY)            7
  S. Kline (CLE)            7
  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
  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  J. Hiller (DET)           8
  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
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  J. Brown (TEX)            1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  J. Decker (MIN)           1
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (OAK)       103.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        101.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      101.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)       100.0
  S. Busby (KC)          96.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          96.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          94.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)         94.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        93.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      92.2

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)       102
  L. Tiant (BOS)          100
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      97
  F. Tanana (CAL)          96
  B. Lee (BOS)             94
  S. Busby (KC)            91
  J. Bibby (TEX)           89
  C. Hunter (OAK)          89
  P. Splittorff (KC)       89
  B. Singer (CAL)          87

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           51
  N. Ryan (CAL)            51
  J. Coleman (DET)         49
  V. Blue (OAK)            47
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      44
  L. Tiant (BOS)           44
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       43
  W. Wood (CHI)            42
  P. Dobson (NY)           41

Home Runs:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          12
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       11
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  D. Tidrow (NY)           10
  D. Woodson (NY)          10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            75
  J. Coleman (DET)         46
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         41
  J. Bibby (TEX)           40
  B. Singer (CAL)          36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          35
  G. Perry (CLE)           34
  F. Tanana (CAL)          34
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  S. Busby (KC)            30

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            99
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        77
  S. Busby (KC)            69
  G. Perry (CLE)           69
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         65
  B. Singer (CAL)          65
  W. Wood (CHI)            60
  J. Bibby (TEX)           56
  J. Coleman (DET)         56
  F. Tanana (CAL)          56

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