Friday April 26, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 26, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       10   6  2.69   16   3   4   157   147   59   47   10   53   78
Texas           10   7  3.13   17  11   0   150   117   60   52   13   63  106
Boston           9   9  3.28   18   6   3   159   150   70   58   14   48   80
New York        11   8  3.30   19   6   4   169   166   72   62   14   50   82
California       9   9  3.33   19   4   1   170   155   80   63   11   82  115
Oakland          9   8  3.47   17   3   2   161   156   75   62   14   47   75
Milwaukee        8   6  3.52   14   2   3   136   120   58   53   11   39   53
Detroit          6  10  3.76   16   5   1   146   137   66   61   15   56   63
Kansas City      7   9  4.05   16   5   0   140   151   71   63   12   62   71
Minnesota        8   8  4.18   17   3   5   149   160   83   69   10   42  106
Chicago          7   9  4.42   18   5   3   159   163   88   78   13   77   97
Cleveland        6  11  4.62   17   3   2   154   154   89   79   21   81   79

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell (MIN)    2   0  0.00   9   0   0   5   0   18    9    0    0    0    3    7
John Hiller (DET)      3   0  0.47   6   0   0   1   0   19   10    1    1    0    6   12
Paul Lindblad (OAK)    1   1  1.00   5   1   0   1   0   18    9    4    2    0    6    6
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   4   1  1.21   5   5   5   0   1   45   29    9    6    0    6   27
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    2   2  1.71   5   5   2   0   0   42   41   10    8    0    6   38
Joe Decker (MIN)       2   0  1.96   3   3   1   0   0   18   15    6    4    0    7   19
Steve Hargan (TEX)     1   2  2.08   5   3   2   0   1   30   19   11    7    3   15   29
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    2   1  2.29   4   4   2   0   0   39   26   11   10    3   13   27
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   4   1  2.32   5   5   4   0   0   43   44   12   11    1   10   13
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   3   1  2.33   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11   10    2    5   15

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    1
Bob Reynolds           2   0  0.63  10   0   0   1   0   14   16    1    1    1    1    9
Don Hood               0   0  1.42   1   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    0    1    3
Ross Grimsley          2   1  2.37   4   4   1   0   0   30   25   10    8    2    7   15
Jim Palmer             2   0  2.44   5   5   1   0   0   44   38   17   12    3   20   18
Dave McNally           2   1  2.76   4   4   1   0   0   33   34   11   10    0    9   17
Mike Cuellar           0   2  4.15   3   3   0   0   0   17   21   12    8    2   10    5
Grant Jackson          1   2  5.79   7   0   0   3   0    9    9    6    6    2    3    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    1

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Clemons          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Diego Segui            2   1  2.30   8   0   0   2   0   16   16    6    4    1    6   16
Bill Lee               2   2  2.35   5   5   1   0   0   38   38   17   10    3    9    9
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  2.39   5   3   2   0   0   26   19    8    7    4    6   11
Rick Wise              2   1  2.66   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    6    6    0    7   13
Dick Drago             1   1  2.70   4   1   0   1   0   17   15    6    5    1    4    5
Roger Moret            0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    2
Luis Tiant             1   2  5.29   5   5   2   0   0   34   34   21   20    4   11   23
Juan Marichal          0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    1    4    1

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    1
Dave Sells             1   1  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    0    0    2    5
Skip Lockwood          1   0  1.46   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    3    2    1    2   11
Dick Selma             1   1  1.46   7   0   0   1   0   12    8    2    2    0    8    6
Frank Tanana           2   1  2.97   5   5   1   0   0   36   38   13   12    5   14   18
Bill Singer            2   2  3.20   5   5   2   0   0   39   38   21   14    1   16   29
Nolan Ryan             2   3  4.91   6   6   1   0   0   37   30   26   20    3   30   36
Bill Stoneman          0   0  5.40   2   2   0   0   0    8   13    5    5    0    6    4
Rudy May               0   1  5.54   4   1   0   0   0   13   12    9    8    1    4    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Cy Acosta              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    1    1    0    0    3    1
Bill Moran             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    0    0    3    1
Rich Gossage           0   0  1.46   5   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    6    6
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  3.64   6   6   3   0   0   42   47   20   17    2   22   21
Jim Kaat               2   0  4.08   5   5   0   0   0   29   29   15   13    2   13   19
Wilbur Wood            2   4  4.69   6   6   2   0   0   40   43   22   21    6   13   23
Terry Forster          1   3  6.55   9   1   0   2   0   22   21   17   16    1   12   21
Skip Pitlock           0   0  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    1    3    4
Wayne Granger          0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    6    6    6    1    2    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry          2   1  2.29   4   4   2   0   0   39   26   11   10    3   13   27
Jim Perry              1   1  3.28   3   3   0   0   0   25   20    9    9    0   10    8
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.45   5   1   1   1   0   16   14    8    6    3    5    4
Bob Johnson            0   2  4.15   4   4   0   0   0   22   21   14   10    3   20   14
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Ken Sanders            0   1  6.35   7   0   0   1   0    6    8    4    4    1    4    1
Dick Tidrow            1   3  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    4   13    8
Dick Bosman            0   0 13.50   2   1   0   0   0    5   11    7    7    1    3    4
Tom Hilgendorf         0   1 15.19   4   0   0   0   0    5   14    9    9    4    4    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
John Hiller            3   0  0.47   6   0   0   1   0   19   10    1    1    0    6   12
Joe Coleman            3   1  2.37   5   5   2   0   1   38   28   10   10    6   17   22
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    1    1    0
Luke Walker            0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    2    2
Bill Slayback          0   1  3.86   3   1   0   0   0   16   14    7    7    0    2    8
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  4.26   3   3   1   0   0   19   20   11    9    3    6    5
Mickey Lolich          0   4  5.56   5   5   2   0   0   34   42   24   21    4   15   11
Woodie Fryman          0   2 12.27   3   2   0   0   0    7   10   10   10    1    7    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    4
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  1.17   3   0   0   0   0    8    3    1    1    0    6    7
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  1.64   2   1   1   0   0   11    9    2    2    0    6    5
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Paul Splittorff        2   1  3.89   5   5   0   0   0   35   40   16   15    3    6   11
Steve Busby            3   2  4.42   5   5   3   0   0   37   38   20   18    4   17   28
Gene Garber            0   2  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    8    7    3    2    6    1
Marty Pattin           0   1  6.35   3   3   1   0   0   17   23   13   12    2   12   11
Doug Bird              0   0  7.20   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    1    0    2
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  7.50   6   0   0   0   0    6   11    5    5    0    2    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             1   1  0.75   6   0   0   1   0   12    6    1    1    0    5    6
Ed Sprague             0   0  0.96   2   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    1    0    1    6
Jerry Bell             1   0  1.42   3   0   0   0   0   13   12    3    2    1    2    4
Clyde Wright           3   1  2.40   4   4   2   0   0   30   22    9    8    1    5   11
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  2.70   8   0   0   2   0   17   12    6    5    0    4    7
Kevin Kobel            0   1  3.68   3   1   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    2    3    3
Jim Slaton             1   2  5.25   4   4   0   0   0   24   28   14   14    2   11    9
Jim Colborn            1   1  7.23   5   5   0   0   0   24   27   19   19    5    8    7

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          2   0  0.00   9   0   0   5   0   18    9    0    0    0    3    7
Bert Blyleven          2   2  1.71   5   5   2   0   0   42   41   10    8    0    6   38
Joe Decker             2   0  1.96   3   3   1   0   0   18   15    6    4    0    7   19
Dick Woodson           0   1  3.48   4   3   0   0   0   21   22   11    8    4    3   11
Vic Albury             0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    6    2    0    5    3
Ray Corbin             2   0  5.23   5   1   0   0   0   10   10    7    6    2    4    3
Bill Hands             0   4  8.74   5   5   0   0   0   23   41   22   22    3    5   19
Tom Burgmeier          0   1 11.74   6   0   0   0   0    8    9   10   10    1    5    3
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
Ken Wright             0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    6    2
Mel Stottlemyre        4   1  2.32   5   5   4   0   0   43   44   12   11    1   10   13
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Sparky Lyle            0   0  2.79   6   0   0   2   0   10   11    3    3    1    2    9
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Pat Dobson             1   2  3.62   4   4   1   0   0   27   22   16   11    3    8   18
Doc Medich             3   1  3.71   4   4   1   0   0   27   25   12   11    3    7   11
Sam McDowell           1   1  4.50   3   1   0   0   0    8    4    4    4    0    5    5
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

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Leon Hooten            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    0
Paul Lindblad          1   1  1.00   5   1   0   1   0   18    9    4    2    0    6    6
Catfish Hunter         3   1  2.33   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11   10    2    5   15
Dave Hamilton          0   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    3
Ken Holtzman           1   2  3.47   5   5   1   0   0   36   42   14   14    4    8   13
Rollie Fingers         3   1  3.48  10   0   0   1   0   21   21    8    8    2    3   19
Vida Blue              0   2  5.28   5   5   0   0   0   29   30   22   17    2   14   15
Darold Knowles         1   0  7.94   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    5    2    4    2
Blue Moon Odom         0   1 12.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    6    4    1    2    2

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fergie Jenkins         4   1  1.21   5   5   5   0   1   45   29    9    6    0    6   27
Steve Hargan           1   2  2.08   5   3   2   0   1   30   19   11    7    3   15   29
Steve Foucault         1   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8    3    3    2    0    3   10
Jim Bibby              4   2  3.05   6   6   4   0   1   44   36   15   15    3   23   28
David Clyde            0   0  4.00   2   2   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    8    4
Lloyd Allen            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    2
Jim Merritt            0   0  9.82   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    2    2    1
Pete Broberg           0   2 17.05   2   1   0   0   0    6   15   12   12    4    3    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  D. Medich (NY)            3
  C. Wright (MIL)           3

Losses:

  B. Hands (MIN)            4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  T. Forster (CHI)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            2
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  S. Busby (KC)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  S. Hargan (TEX)           2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  T. Forster (CHI)          2
  S. Lyle (NY)              2
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        2
  D. Segui (BOS)            2
  C. Acosta (CHI)           1
  F. Beene (NY)             1
  T. Buskey (NY)            1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1

Shutouts:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  S. Hargan (TEX)           1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       44.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)         44.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        44.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    42.2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       42.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      42.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          40.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         39.1
  B. Singer (CAL)        39.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        38.2

Hits:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         47
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      44
  W. Wood (CHI)            43
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        42
  M. Lolich (DET)          42
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        41
  B. Hands (MIN)           41
  P. Splittorff (KC)       40
  S. Busby (KC)            38
  B. Lee (BOS)             38

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            26
  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  V. Blue (OAK)            22
  B. Hands (MIN)           22
  W. Wood (CHI)            22
  B. Singer (CAL)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         20
  S. Busby (KC)            20
  J. Colborn (MIL)         19

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Colborn (MIL)          5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  P. Broberg (TEX)          4
  S. Busby (KC)             4
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        4
  T. Hilgendorf (CLE)       4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            30
  J. Bibby (TEX)           23
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         22
  B. Johnson (CLE)         20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  S. Busby (KC)            17
  J. Coleman (DET)         17
  B. Singer (CAL)          16
  S. Hargan (TEX)          15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15

Strikeouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        38
  N. Ryan (CAL)            36
  S. Hargan (TEX)          29
  B. Singer (CAL)          29
  J. Bibby (TEX)           28
  S. Busby (KC)            28
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         27
  G. Perry (CLE)           27
  L. Tiant (BOS)           23
  W. Wood (CHI)            23

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