Wednesday June 5, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 5, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         31  22  3.12   53  12   8   477   454  198  165   44  120  239
Cleveland       25  25  3.40   51  14   7   458   400  193  173   43  173  210
Kansas City     26  26  3.47   52  17   4   470   473  207  181   29  157  225
California      25  28  3.51   54  19   4   479   439  221  187   37  227  333
Milwaukee       25  23  3.77   48  14   8   432   425  198  181   42  141  178
Detroit         24  27  3.81   51  17   9   453   424  220  192   46  186  252
Baltimore       25  26  3.82   51  14   7   465   484  226  197   42  163  217
Boston          29  23  3.85   52  18   5   473   499  222  202   42  138  228
New York        25  29  3.94   54  12  11   486   526  239  213   43  163  240
Minnesota       21  27  3.96   49   9   9   445   462  222  196   36  152  294
Chicago         24  23  3.97   49  13  12   447   437  221  197   33  177  252
Texas           25  26  4.08   52  22   3   463   447  243  210   48  166  294

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    9   1  1.46  12  12   9   0   2  111   64   22   18    5   40   74
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   8   5  2.34  14  14   6   0   1  111   96   33   29   10   10   46
Jim Perry (CLE)        4   4  2.51  11  11   2   0   1   82   65   25   23    1   22   21
Bill Lee (BOS)         6   5  2.80  14  13   5   0   1  106  116   43   33    9   22   29
B. Dal Canton (KC)     3   3  2.85  10   5   2   0   0   54   31   19   17    2   25   31
Frank Tanana (CAL)     4   6  2.88  13  13   4   0   0  100   96   36   32   12   34   56
Al Fitzmorris (KC)     5   2  2.90  11  10   3   0   1   59   66   24   19    1   17   13
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    4   7  2.97  13  13   6   0   2   94   87   36   31    2   19   78
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Dick Drago (BOS)       4   1  3.08  12   4   1   1   0   53   46   19   18    2   17   27

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           4   2  2.32  22   0   0   3   0   31   33    8    8    2    6   18
Grant Jackson          1   3  3.00  14   0   0   4   0   21   18    7    7    3    8   16
Don Hood               0   0  3.09   5   0   0   0   0   23   21    8    8    0    9   11
Mike Cuellar           6   3  3.18  11  11   6   0   1   76   72   32   27    7   28   30
Jim Palmer             2   6  3.74  11  11   2   0   0   77   77   41   32    7   35   36
Dave McNally           4   4  4.06  13  13   2   0   0   84  104   44   38    8   25   41
Ross Grimsley          5   6  4.21  13  13   4   0   1   88   85   44   41   13   23   46
Doyle Alexander        2   2  4.86   9   3   0   0   0   33   42   22   18    2   12    8
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  5.24   9   0   0   0   0   22   23   15   13    0   14   11
Wayne Garland          1   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    8    9    5    5    0    3    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Diego Segui            3   4  2.01  23   0   0   3   0   45   38   12   10    2   19   36
Bob Veale              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    5
Bill Lee               6   5  2.80  14  13   5   0   1  106  116   43   33    9   22   29
Rick Wise              2   2  2.84   5   5   1   0   0   32   27   10   10    0   12   19
Dick Drago             4   1  3.08  12   4   1   1   0   53   46   19   18    2   17   27
Luis Tiant             7   5  3.62  14  14   9   0   2  112  115   47   45   10   23   58
Roger Moret            0   0  4.50   8   2   0   1   0   22   27   11   11    3   10   12
Reggie Cleveland       4   5  6.01  13  10   2   0   0   67   81   49   45   12   23   34
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
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   2  2.49   5   4   0   0   0   25   25   10    7    3    8   12
Frank Tanana           4   6  2.88  13  13   4   0   0  100   96   36   32   12   34   56
Bill Singer            7   4  2.98  14  14   8   0   0  109  102   48   36    3   43   77
Nolan Ryan             7   5  3.79  15  15   7   0   0  109   80   56   46    8   85  115
Skip Lockwood          2   1  4.15  14   0   0   0   0   26   24   13   12    2    8   16
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
John Cumberland        0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    3
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
Terry Forster          3   4  3.12  23   1   0  10   0   61   46   23   21    1   16   47
Wilbur Wood            9   6  3.40  15  15   6   0   1  114   98   46   43   13   33   67
Cy Acosta              0   1  3.60  14   0   0   2   0   20   16   10    8    1    9    5
Rich Gossage           0   0  3.86  10   0   0   0   0   19   15    8    8    0   13   12
Stan Bahnsen           5   5  3.87  14  14   6   0   1   93   92   45   40    5   44   51
Bill Moran             1   1  3.92   8   3   0   0   0   21   30   11    9    0    9    8
Skip Pitlock           2   0  4.15  11   2   0   0   0   22   18   13   10    3   17   20
Jim Kaat               4   6  4.60  14  13   1   0   0   78   90   43   40    6   27   36
Ken Tatum              0   0  4.91   5   0   0   0   0   11   11    7    6    2    4    2
Wayne Granger          0   0  9.45   4   0   0   0   0    7   13    8    7    1    3    2
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          9   1  1.46  12  12   9   0   2  111   64   22   18    5   40   74
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.12  15   1   1   2   0   30   21    9    7    4   11   10
Jim Perry              4   4  2.51  11  11   2   0   1   82   65   25   23    1   22   21
Tom Buskey             0   1  2.70   6   0   0   3   0   10    7    3    3    0    6    4
Bob Johnson            3   2  3.23  10   8   0   0   0   56   48   27   20    5   31   31
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  4.41   7   7   1   0   0   33   39   16   16    4    6    8
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
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  6.23  11   0   0   1   0   13   17    9    9    4    5    7
Dick Tidrow            1   3  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    4   13    8
Dick Bosman            0   0  7.36   6   1   0   0   0   18   29   16   15    2    4   15
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  1.40  21   0   0   9   0   51   40   14    8    1   19   47
Luke Walker            1   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0   13   15    4    4    1    3    7
Lerrin LaGrow          4   4  3.09  12  12   4   0   0   84   82   33   29    8   29   25
Mickey Lolich          5   7  3.82  14  14   9   0   0  111   95   54   47   13   34   67
Jim Ray                0   0  4.66   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    5    5    1    3    2
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          2   3  4.79   9   6   0   0   0   41   31   24   22    5   21   29
Joe Coleman            6   6  4.80  15  15   4   0   1   99  101   59   53   12   55   61
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  7.11   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    2    8    1

 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
Doug Bird              3   2  2.21  19   0   0   3   0   37   35    9    9    2    9   24
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Bruce Dal Canton       3   3  2.85  10   5   2   0   0   54   31   19   17    2   25   31
Al Fitzmorris          5   2  2.90  11  10   3   0   1   59   66   24   19    1   17   13
Steve Busby            7   5  3.54  13  13   6   0   0  102   98   43   40    5   35   71
Paul Splittorff        5   5  3.78  13  13   3   0   0   81   95   40   34    8   21   24
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  3.89  13   1   1   0   0   35   32   16   15    3    8   13
Marty Pattin           1   3  4.33   9   8   2   0   0   54   62   28   26    4   18   26
Steve Mingori          1   1  5.23   8   0   0   0   0   10   12    8    6    1    3    7
Gene Garber            0   2  5.51  10   0   0   0   0   16   24   15   10    2   11    5

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             1   2  1.82  18   0   0   5   0   30   16    6    6    2   11   12
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   1  2.37  19   0   0   3   0   38   25   11   10    2   14   23
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
Kevin Kobel            3   3  3.02  11   7   2   0   1   48   41   17   16    5   16   24
Bill Champion          2   1  3.56   7   3   0   0   0   30   35   13   12    3   11    5
Jim Slaton             6   6  3.61  14  14   4   0   1   97   99   44   39    6   40   47
Clyde Wright           5   6  4.31  13  13   7   0   0   88   92   44   42   12   16   21
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   4  2.47  23   0   0   9   0   47   38   13   13    1   17   31
Dave Goltz             1   1  2.80   6   5   0   0   0   35   39   15   11    4   14   14
Bert Blyleven          4   7  2.97  13  13   6   0   2   94   87   36   31    2   19   78
Joe Decker             6   4  3.16  12  12   3   0   1   77   72   31   27    5   31   61
Ray Corbin             3   0  4.02  12   3   0   0   0   40   44   22   18    5   14   20
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Vic Albury             2   3  4.97   9   6   0   0   0   42   47   27   23    8   21   21
Tom Burgmeier          1   2  5.22  19   0   0   0   0   29   24   17   17    2   14    9
Bill Hands             1   4  6.10  11   5   0   0   0   38   54   26   26    3    9   36
Bill Butler            0   1  6.97   4   1   0   0   0   10   17    8    8    1    5    9
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            3   0  1.38  25   0   0   7   0   39   37    6    6    1   12   34
Mike Wallace           1   0  2.38   5   0   0   0   0   11   11    3    3    1    9    8
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
Cecil Upshaw           0   2  3.26  10   0   0   2   0   19   17    8    7    0    7   10
Mel Stottlemyre        6   6  3.27  13  13   5   0   0   99  103   45   36    5   31   30
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
Doc Medich             6   4  3.57  12  12   4   0   0   93   93   41   37   10   25   37
Pat Dobson             3   8  4.33  12  12   2   0   0   79   87   46   38    8   19   46
Fritz Peterson         0   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    5
Dick Tidrow            3   2  5.83   8   7   1   0   0   46   63   31   30    6   12   20
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   1   0    6   10    4    4    1    3    3
Dick Woodson           0   2  7.90   4   3   0   0   0   14   20   12   12    5    6    7
Dave Pagan             0   0  9.28   6   0   0   0   0   11   17   11   11    1    7   11
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  1.64  13   2   0   1   0   38   27   13    7    3   13   18
Catfish Hunter         8   5  2.34  14  14   6   0   1  111   96   33   29   10   10   46
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.93  25   0   0   5   0   46   39   15   15    3    7   34
Dave Hamilton          4   1  3.05  11   6   0   0   0   44   40   19   15    6   14   25
Ken Holtzman           6   6  3.20  14  14   3   0   1   90  105   36   32    6   19   39
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Vida Blue              5   5  3.77  14  14   3   0   0   93   88   49   39    8   30   54
Darold Knowles         1   0  4.95  19   0   0   2   0   20   23   14   11    4   11    6
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  6.38   8   2   0   0   0   18   25   15   13    3   12   11

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    0    0    3    3
Steve Foucault         2   2  1.84  21   0   0   3   0   44   32   11    9    1   10   37
Jackie Brown           3   2  2.08  10   2   1   0   1   43   31   13   10    1   16   27
Fergie Jenkins         7   5  3.09  14  14  10   0   2  108   95   44   37   11   14   67
David Clyde            3   1  3.42   9   9   3   0   0   50   53   22   19    5   24   17
Steve Hargan           3   4  4.20  13   9   2   0   1   60   56   37   28    7   27   46
Jim Bibby              7   8  4.93  15  15   6   0   2  102  107   60   56   11   42   62
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    8    7    2    8    8
Jim Merritt            0   0  7.36   8   1   0   0   0   11   19    9    9    2    2    5
Lloyd Allen            0   1  8.15  11   0   0   0   0   18   20   17   16    2   12   15
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)            9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  J. Bibby (TEX)            7
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6

Losses:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            8
  P. Dobson (NY)            8
  S. Kline (CLE)            8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  J. Kaat (CHI)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  B. Singer (CAL)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  C. Wright (MIL)           7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)         10
  B. Campbell (MIN)         9
  J. Hiller (DET)           9
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5
  T. Murphy (MIL)           5
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  G. Jackson (BAL)          4
  D. Bird (KC)              3
  S. Foucault (TEX)         3

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  J. Brown (TEX)            1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  J. Decker (MIN)           1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         113.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        112.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       111.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       110.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        110.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         109.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       108.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      107.2
  B. Lee (BOS)          106.0
  J. Bibby (TEX)        102.1

Hits:

  B. Lee (BOS)            116
  L. Tiant (BOS)          115
  J. Bibby (TEX)          107
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       105
  D. McNally (BAL)        104
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     103
  B. Singer (CAL)         102
  J. Coleman (DET)        101
  J. Slaton (MIL)          99
  S. Busby (KC)            98

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           60
  J. Coleman (DET)         59
  N. Ryan (CAL)            56
  M. Lolich (DET)          54
  V. Blue (OAK)            49
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       49
  B. Singer (CAL)          48
  D. Tidrow (NY)           48
  L. Tiant (BOS)           47
  P. Dobson (NY)           46

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (BAL)        13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  R. Cleveland (BOS)       12
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  F. Tanana (CAL)          12
  C. Wright (MIL)          12
  J. Bibby (TEX)           11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            85
  J. Coleman (DET)         55
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         44
  B. Singer (CAL)          43
  J. Bibby (TEX)           42
  G. Perry (CLE)           40
  J. Slaton (MIL)          40
  S. Busby (KC)            35
  J. Palmer (BAL)          35
  M. Lolich (DET)          34

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           115
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        78
  B. Singer (CAL)          77
  G. Perry (CLE)           74
  S. Busby (KC)            71
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         67
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  W. Wood (CHI)            67
  J. Bibby (TEX)           62
  J. Coleman (DET)         61

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