Friday May 31, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 31, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         27  21  3.29   48  10   7   433   426  188  158   42  111  213
Kansas City     25  22  3.42   47  15   4   428   442  188  163   24  136  211
Cleveland       22  25  3.43   47  12   7   422   375  181  161   39  157  193
California      23  26  3.56   50  17   4   444   412  209  176   35  211  303
Baltimore       22  24  3.73   46  13   6   420   435  202  174   36  147  208
Milwaukee       24  20  3.73   44  12   7   398   394  179  165   36  123  159
Chicago         22  21  3.83   45  12  12   407   396  196  173   29  165  232
Detroit         22  24  3.85   46  14   8   409   392  202  175   42  160  219
Minnesota       20  23  3.86   44   9   9   391   400  192  168   29  125  255
New York        23  27  3.89   50  11  10   442   478  217  191   40  149  220
Boston          25  22  3.95   47  16   4   423   448  204  186   38  120  208
Texas           24  24  4.04   48  22   2   428   405  221  192   41  161  273

 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
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     6   3  2.74  10  10   6   0   1   72   63   27   22    6   26   30
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   3  2.86  13  13   7   0   0  101   95   44   32    3   40   71
Bill Lee (BOS)         6   5  2.88  13  12   5   0   1   97  105   40   31    8   21   29
Frank Tanana (CAL)     4   6  2.88  13  13   4   0   0  100   96   36   32   12   34   56
Joe Decker (MIN)       6   4  3.11  11  11   3   0   1   72   69   29   25    4   26   56

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           3   2  2.57  19   0   0   3   0   28   32    8    8    2    4   18
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
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.38  13   0   0   3   0   19   18    7    7    3    7   15
Ross Grimsley          5   5  3.69  12  12   4   0   1   85   79   38   35   11   22   45
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  5.94   8   0   0   0   0   17   19   13   11    0   10   10
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   5  2.88  13  12   5   0   1   97  105   40   31    8   21   29
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            7   3  2.86  13  13   7   0   0  101   95   44   32    3   40   71
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  3.35  22   1   0  10   0   54   41   22   20    1   16   40
Wilbur Wood            8   6  3.53  14  14   5   0   1  105   91   44   41   13   33   64
Stan Bahnsen           5   4  3.54  13  13   6   0   1   89   86   40   35    4   41   49
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  3.60   7   0   0   0   0   20   16    8    8    3    5   10
Fritz Peterson         3   3  4.25   6   6   1   0   0   30   36   14   14    3    5    6
Steve Kline            1   6  4.46   7   7   1   0   0   40   37   21   20    5   16   10
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   6  3.90  13  13   8   0   0  102   91   50   44   12   29   55
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  2.08  17   0   0   3   0   35   32    8    8    2    8   23
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Steve Busby            7   4  3.38  12  12   6   0   0   96   91   39   36    5   30   69
Al Fitzmorris          4   2  3.42  10   9   2   0   0   50   63   24   19    1   17   13
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
Steve Mingori          1   1  5.23   7   0   0   0   0   10   11    8    6    1    3    7
Gene Garber            0   2  5.74   9   0   0   0   0   16   24   15   10    2    9    5

 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  1.93  17   0   0   4   0   28   16    6    6    2   11   11
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Kevin Kobel            3   3  2.74  10   6   2   0   1   43   36   14   13    5   12   21
Ed Sprague             2   1  2.91   9   3   0   0   0   34   41   16   11    2    9   20
Bill Champion          2   1  3.56   7   3   0   0   0   30   35   13   12    3   11    5
Jim Slaton             6   5  3.84  12  12   3   0   1   84   87   38   36    5   30   37
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  2.48  21   0   0   9   0   36   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             6   4  3.11  11  11   3   0   1   72   69   29   25    4   26   56
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  16   0   0   0   0   29   22   16   16    2   11    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
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Mike Wallace           1   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    7    6
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  3.60   8   0   0   1   0   15   12    7    6    0    6    7
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.07  11  11   2   0   0   73   78   41   33    7   17   45
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
Dick Tidrow            3   2  4.91   7   6   1   0   0   44   59   25   24    6    9   19
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  2.68  23   0   0   4   0   44   35   13   13    3    7   34
Dave Hamilton          4   0  2.86  10   5   0   0   0   44   38   15   14    6   13   24
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         2   2  1.59  19   0   0   2   0   40   26    9    7    1   10   32
Jackie Brown           3   1  2.17   9   2   1   0   1   37   26   12    9    1   14   23
David Clyde            3   1  3.13   8   8   3   0   0   46   48   17   16    3   23   15
Fergie Jenkins         7   5  3.18  13  13  10   0   2  102   89   41   36   11   14   65
Steve Hargan           3   4  4.20  13   9   2   0   1   60   56   37   28    7   27   46
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
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  J. Bibby (TEX)            6
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  J. Decker (MIN)           6

Losses:

  S. Kline (CLE)            8
  J. Bibby (TEX)            7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  P. Dobson (NY)            7
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  B. Singer (CAL)           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

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         10
  B. Campbell (MIN)         9
  J. Hiller (DET)           8
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  T. Murphy (MIL)           4
  D. Bird (KC)              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:

  W. Wood (CHI)         104.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       103.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      102.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       101.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        101.2
  B. Singer (CAL)       100.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       100.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           97.0
  S. Busby (KC)          96.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          94.1

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            105
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       102
  L. Tiant (BOS)          100
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      97
  F. Tanana (CAL)          96
  B. Singer (CAL)          95
  S. Busby (KC)            91
  M. Lolich (DET)          91
  W. Wood (CHI)            91
  J. Bibby (TEX)           89

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           51
  N. Ryan (CAL)            51
  M. Lolich (DET)          50
  J. Coleman (DET)         49
  V. Blue (OAK)            47
  B. Singer (CAL)          44
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      44
  L. Tiant (BOS)           44
  W. Wood (CHI)            44
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       43

Home Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  F. Tanana (CAL)          12
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       11
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  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)          40
  J. Palmer (BAL)          35
  G. Perry (CLE)           34
  F. Tanana (CAL)          34
  W. Wood (CHI)            33
  S. Busby (KC)            30

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            99
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        77
  B. Singer (CAL)          71
  S. Busby (KC)            69
  G. Perry (CLE)           69
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         65
  W. Wood (CHI)            64
  J. Bibby (TEX)           56
  J. Coleman (DET)         56
  J. Decker (MIN)          56


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