Friday May 10, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 10, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       14  13  3.19   27   7   5   251   242  104   89   24   83  127
California      16  14  3.46   31   9   3   278   253  128  107   21  134  198
New York        18  14  3.51   32   9   7   285   286  126  111   26   87  135
Cleveland       15  14  3.52   29   7   6   263   232  118  103   28  110  124
Kansas City     12  15  3.57   27  10   0   242   247  110   96   17   84  115
Oakland         14  15  3.69   29   4   4   266   274  130  109   26   71  115
Detroit         14  13  3.78   27   8   4   245   224  114  103   31   89  118
Texas           15  15  3.91   30  16   1   272   248  139  118   27  107  184
Chicago         14  12  3.92   28   8   6   255   246  123  111   22  111  154
Minnesota       12  13  3.98   26   6   6   229   240  119  101   18   60  149
Boston          13  16  3.98   29   9   3   260   260  131  115   24   75  116
Milwaukee       10  13  4.23   23   6   3   215   212  107  101   22   68   84

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      5   0  0.82  12   0   0   4   0   33   22    5    3    1   11   28
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    4   1  1.78   7   7   4   0   0   66   43   17   13    3   21   43
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   6   2  1.88   8   8   8   0   2   72   51   18   15    4    8   48
Bill Lee (BOS)         3   3  1.91   8   7   3   0   1   57   55   21   12    3   11   13
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    3   4  2.12   8   8   4   0   1   64   58   20   15    1   13   49
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   6   2  2.33   9   9   3   0   1   70   59   20   18    5    7   25
Bill Singer (CAL)      4   2  2.38   8   8   4   0   0   64   60   25   17    1   25   45
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    4   2  2.44   7   7   3   0   0   55   44   18   15    6   13   32
Lerrin LaGrow (DET)    2   3  2.60   6   6   3   0   0   45   34   16   13    5   14   14
Jim Perry (CLE)        2   2  2.78   6   6   1   0   1   45   34   15   14    0   13   12

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           2   0  0.54  13   0   0   2   0   17   18    1    1    1    1   10
Don Hood               0   0  2.13   3   0   0   0   0   13    6    3    3    0    7    8
Ross Grimsley          4   2  2.44   7   7   3   0   0   55   44   18   15    6   13   32
Dave McNally           3   2  3.02   7   7   1   0   0   51   56   18   17    4   13   22
Jim Palmer             2   3  3.05   8   8   2   0   0   62   60   27   21    5   28   28
Doyle Alexander        1   0  3.52   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    3    2
Mike Cuellar           1   3  4.75   5   5   1   0   0   30   33   21   16    5   12   13
Grant Jackson          1   3  5.91   8   0   0   3   0   11   11    7    7    3    4    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    6    6    0    2    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               3   3  1.91   8   7   3   0   1   57   55   21   12    3   11   13
Rick Wise              2   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   22    7    7    0    9   17
Roger Moret            0   0  2.38   4   1   0   0   0   11   13    3    3    1    4    4
Diego Segui            2   2  2.63  13   0   0   2   0   24   23    9    7    1   10   22
Dick Drago             2   1  2.82   6   1   0   1   0   22   19    8    7    2    7    8
Luis Tiant             2   4  4.97   8   8   3   0   1   58   59   33   32    6   13   30
Reggie Cleveland       1   3  5.35   8   5   2   0   0   39   38   25   23    7   13   18
Juan Marichal          1   1  9.00   3   3   0   0   0   17   23   17   17    3    5    3
Lance Clemons          0   0 12.60   4   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  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    0    0    0    0    3
Bill Gilbreth          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dave Sells             1   2  2.19   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    3    0    3    6
Bill Singer            4   2  2.38   8   8   4   0   0   64   60   25   17    1   25   45
Frank Tanana           3   3  2.95   8   8   2   0   0   61   59   22   20    6   25   31
Dick Selma             2   1  4.02  11   0   0   1   0   16   14    7    7    1   11    8
Skip Lockwood          1   0  4.05   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    6    2    3   13
Bill Stoneman          1   2  4.50   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   14   14    4   14   18
Nolan Ryan             4   3  4.75   9   9   3   0   0   61   48   40   32    6   49   67
Rudy May               0   1  4.80   7   1   0   2   0   15   12    9    8    1    4    7

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Moran             0   0  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    9    4    2    0    4    3
Rich Gossage           0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    0    7    6
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.39   9   9   4   0   0   61   64   27   23    2   30   33
Jim Kaat               4   1  3.62   8   8   0   0   0   50   54   22   20    5   19   28
Terry Forster          2   3  3.73  15   1   0   5   0   41   30   19   17    1   15   31
Wilbur Wood            4   5  4.02   9   9   4   0   1   63   59   29   28   10   18   40
Skip Pitlock           0   0  4.26   6   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    1    9    6
Cy Acosta              0   1  5.19   7   0   0   1   0    9    7    6    5    1    6    4
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 11.57   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    1    1    2
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
Tom Buskey             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    2
Gaylord Perry          4   1  1.78   7   7   4   0   0   66   43   17   13    3   21   43
Fred Beene             1   0  2.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    1    2    6
Steve Kline            1   2  2.31   3   3   1   0   0   23   17    6    6    2    7    6
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.66   8   1   1   2   0   20   17    8    6    3    7    6
Jim Perry              2   2  2.78   6   6   1   0   1   45   34   15   14    0   13   12
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Bob Johnson            1   2  4.05   5   5   0   0   0   27   25   17   12    4   23   19
Fritz Peterson         2   0  4.38   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    6    6    3    2    4
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
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  9.35   7   0   0   1   0    9   15    9    9    4    5    4
Dick Bosman            0   0 13.50   2   1   0   0   0    5   11    7    7    1    3    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            5   0  0.82  12   0   0   4   0   33   22    5    3    1   11   28
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    1    0
Luke Walker            0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    2    2
Lerrin LaGrow          2   3  2.60   6   6   3   0   0   45   34   16   13    5   14   14
Joe Coleman            5   1  3.43   8   8   2   0   1   58   48   23   22   10   24   37
Bill Slayback          1   1  3.63   4   2   0   0   0   22   20    9    9    1    4   11
Mickey Lolich          1   5  4.84   8   8   3   0   0   58   66   36   31    7   22   20
Woodie Fryman          0   3 11.30   4   3   0   0   0   14   15   18   18    5   11    6
Jim Ray                0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    1    0    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    4
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  2.31   4   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    3    0    6    8
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Doug Bird              0   1  2.87   7   0   0   0   0   16   15    5    5    2    1   10
Paul Splittorff        3   3  3.07   8   8   2   0   0   56   61   22   19    3   13   16
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.21   5   4   1   0   0   28   31   12   10    1   10    8
Steve Busby            4   3  3.62   7   7   5   0   0   55   50   24   22    4   21   42
Gene Garber            0   2  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    8    4    2    7    1
Marty Pattin           1   1  4.58   6   6   2   0   0   39   41   21   20    4   16   21
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  6.00   8   0   0   0   0   12   17    9    8    1    2    3
Steve Mingori          0   1 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    0    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Sprague             0   0  1.32   5   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    2    0    1   10
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  2.75  11   0   0   2   0   20   13    7    6    0   10   10
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0   13   15    5    4    2    3    4
Tom Murphy             1   2  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   10    5    5    2    6    6
Kevin Kobel            0   1  3.24   4   1   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    2    3    5
Bill Champion          0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    5    1
Jim Slaton             3   3  3.78   7   7   2   0   1   50   54   21   21    4   20   17
Clyde Wright           3   4  4.50   7   7   3   0   0   46   49   25   23    5    8   17
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   1  0.39  12   0   0   6   0   23   16    1    1    0    5   10
Bert Blyleven          3   4  2.12   8   8   4   0   1   64   58   20   15    1   13   49
Vic Albury             1   0  3.15   5   2   0   0   0   20   15   11    7    3    9   10
Joe Decker             3   2  3.58   6   6   2   0   1   38   38   17   15    2   11   32
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Ray Corbin             2   0  4.70   7   1   0   0   0   15   19   10    8    3    4    6
Bill Hands             0   4  7.82   6   5   0   0   0   25   43   22   22    3    5   22
Tom Burgmeier          0   1  8.25   8   0   0   0   0   12   11   11   11    1    5    5
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
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    2
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Sparky Lyle            1   0  2.00  12   0   0   5   0   18   19    4    4    1    4   14
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.28   3   2   1   0   0   24   22    7    6    3    5    8
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Doc Medich             5   1  3.12   7   7   2   0   0   52   48   21   18    7   12   23
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
Mel Stottlemyre        5   3  3.45   8   8   4   0   0   60   64   24   23    3   21   18
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Pat Dobson             2   5  3.91   8   8   2   0   0   53   52   30   23    6   11   33
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.20   5   2   0   0   0   15   11    7    7    0    8    9
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
Rick Sawyer            0   0 16.20   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    1    1
Dick Woodson           0   0 36.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    0    3    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          1   2  1.96   7   2   0   1   0   23   17    8    5    0    7    8
Catfish Hunter         6   2  2.33   9   9   3   0   1   70   59   20   18    5    7   25
Rollie Fingers         3   1  2.77  15   0   0   2   0   26   25    8    8    2    5   26
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Ken Holtzman           2   4  3.83   8   8   1   0   0   54   69   24   23    5    9   19
Darold Knowles         1   0  4.85  12   0   0   1   0   13   15   10    7    3    9    5
Vida Blue              1   4  4.88   8   8   0   0   0   48   52   36   26    6   20   19
Dave Hamilton          0   0  5.54   5   0   0   0   0   13   13    8    8    2    5    6
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  9.28   3   2   0   0   0   11   18   13   11    2    5    6

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fergie Jenkins         6   2  1.88   8   8   8   0   2   72   51   18   15    4    8   48
Steve Foucault         1   2  2.10  11   0   0   1   0   26   15    8    6    1    9   24
Jackie Brown           0   1  3.00   4   0   0   0   0   12    7    6    4    0    8    6
David Clyde            1   0  3.18   4   4   1   0   0   23   23    9    8    1   11   10
Steve Hargan           2   3  3.83   8   6   2   0   1   47   40   26   20    6   21   39
Jim Bibby              5   4  4.36   9   9   5   0   1   64   65   35   31    5   30   44
Lloyd Allen            0   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    6    1    6    4
Jim Merritt            0   0  7.88   5   1   0   0   0    8   14    7    7    2    2    2
Jim Shellenback        0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    4    0
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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5
  D. Medich (NY)            5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  S. Busby (KC)             4
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         4

Losses:

  P. Dobson (NY)            5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            4
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  B. Hands (MIN)            4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  S. Kline (CLE)            4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          8
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  S. Busby (KC)             5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         3

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         6
  T. Forster (CHI)          5
  S. Lyle (NY)              5
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  T. Buskey (CLE)           3
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  R. May (CAL)              2
  B. Reynolds (BAL)         2
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        2

Shutouts:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  J. Decker (MIN)           1
  S. Hargan (TEX)           1
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  J. Perry (CLE)            1
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       71.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        69.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         65.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        64.1
  J. Bibby (TEX)         64.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      63.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          62.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        62.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       61.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        61.0

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        69
  M. Lolich (DET)          66
  J. Bibby (TEX)           65
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         64
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      64
  P. Splittorff (KC)       61
  J. Palmer (BAL)          60
  B. Singer (CAL)          60
  C. Hunter (OAK)          59
  F. Tanana (CAL)          59

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            40
  V. Blue (OAK)            36
  M. Lolich (DET)          36
  J. Bibby (TEX)           35
  J. Colborn (MIL)         34
  L. Tiant (BOS)           33
  P. Dobson (NY)           30
  W. Wood (CHI)            29
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         27
  J. Palmer (BAL)          27

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        7
  J. Colborn (MIL)          7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  D. Medich (NY)            7
  D. Tidrow (NY)            7
  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  P. Dobson (NY)            6
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         30
  J. Bibby (TEX)           30
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  B. Singer (CAL)          25
  F. Tanana (CAL)          25
  J. Coleman (DET)         24
  B. Johnson (CLE)         23
  M. Lolich (DET)          22
  S. Busby (KC)            21

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            67
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        49
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         48
  B. Singer (CAL)          45
  J. Bibby (TEX)           44
  G. Perry (CLE)           43
  S. Busby (KC)            42
  W. Wood (CHI)            40
  S. Hargan (TEX)          39
  J. Coleman (DET)         37


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