Saturday May 18, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 18, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         19  18  3.41   37   7   5   336   336  151  127   34   86  163
Kansas City     18  18  3.46   36  12   3   322   335  145  124   19  111  163
Baltimore       17  16  3.51   33   9   5   302   303  137  118   30  105  154
New York        19  20  3.62   39  10   8   346   354  159  139   33  108  165
Detroit         18  15  3.69   33  10   6   300   279  138  123   33  111  149
Cleveland       17  18  3.69   35   8   7   317   290  147  130   36  126  144
California      17  20  3.80   38  11   3   338   318  168  143   26  164  234
Chicago         18  15  3.80   35  10   9   315   308  152  133   22  129  177
Milwaukee       16  15  3.87   31   9   5   284   275  131  122   27   85  109
Texas           18  19  3.90   37  19   1   333   309  169  144   33  122  206
Minnesota       15  16  3.96   32   7   8   280   295  143  123   21   83  191
Boston          17  19  4.03   36  11   4   319   330  161  143   31   89  143

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller (DET)      5   2  1.28  16   0   0   6   0   42   37   11    6    1   13   38
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    5   1  1.81   8   8   5   0   0   75   48   19   15    5   25   45
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    3   5  2.01   9   9   5   0   1   72   63   21   16    1   14   54
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   6   3  2.40  10  10   4   0   1   79   68   24   21    6    7   30
David Clyde (TEX)      3   0  2.43   6   6   3   0   0   41   40   12   11    1   17   15
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   6   4  2.52  10  10   9   0   2   86   65   28   24    7   10   51
Jim Perry (CLE)        3   3  2.61   8   8   1   0   1   59   47   19   17    0   18   16
Bill Lee (BOS)         4   4  2.65  10   9   3   0   1   71   74   30   21    6   15   20
Lerrin LaGrow (DET)    3   3  2.70   8   8   3   0   0   60   50   21   18    6   21   18
Paul Splittorff (KC)   4   3  2.86   9   9   2   0   0   63   69   24   20    3   15   18

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           3   0  1.29  15   0   0   2   0   21   24    3    3    1    1   13
Don Hood               0   0  2.08   4   0   0   0   0   17   13    4    4    0    8    9
Dave McNally           3   2  3.31   8   8   1   0   0   54   64   22   20    5   13   27
Mike Cuellar           3   3  3.38   7   7   3   0   1   45   44   22   17    6   15   23
Ross Grimsley          4   4  3.46   9   9   3   0   0   65   56   28   25    9   17   35
Doyle Alexander        1   0  3.55   5   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    5    0    6    3
Jim Palmer             2   4  3.66   9   9   2   0   0   66   65   34   27    6   32   29
Grant Jackson          1   3  5.25  10   0   0   3   0   12   12    7    7    3    5   10
Jesse Jefferson        0   0 10.80   5   0   0   0   0    8   13   10   10    0    8    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Wise              2   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   22    7    7    0    9   17
Dick Drago             2   1  2.39   8   1   0   1   0   26   21    8    7    2    7   10
Diego Segui            2   2  2.49  15   0   0   3   0   25   24    9    7    1   10   24
Bill Lee               4   4  2.65  10   9   3   0   1   71   74   30   21    6   15   20
Roger Moret            0   0  3.86   6   2   0   0   0   16   19    7    7    1    7    5
Luis Tiant             3   5  4.44  10  10   5   0   1   75   80   39   37    8   14   38
Reggie Cleveland       1   4  5.64   9   6   2   0   0   45   44   31   28    9   17   21
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
Dick Lange             0   0  1.13   2   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    1    0    2    4
Dave Sells             1   2  1.88   7   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    3    0    3    7
Ed Figueroa            0   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    2    2    0    0    3
Bill Singer            5   3  2.90  10  10   5   0   0   78   76   35   25    2   32   54
Frank Tanana           3   5  2.91  10  10   3   0   0   77   74   27   25    9   30   44
Bill Stoneman          1   3  4.28   6   6   0   0   0   34   35   16   16    5   16   21
Nolan Ryan             4   4  5.08  10  10   3   0   0   67   54   46   38    6   57   73
Skip Lockwood          1   0  5.28   9   0   0   0   0   15   15   10    9    2    5   13
Dick Selma             2   2  5.40  13   0   0   1   0   17   17   10   10    1   13    8
Rudy May               0   1  5.89  11   1   0   2   0   18   17   14   12    1    5    7
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  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    0    0    0    1
Bill Moran             1   1  2.70   7   2   0   0   0   20   26    8    6    0    9    6
Rich Gossage           0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    0    7    6
Stan Bahnsen           5   2  2.96  10  10   5   0   1   70   66   27   23    2   30   41
Terry Forster          2   3  3.33  17   1   0   7   0   46   33   19   17    1   15   35
Jim Kaat               4   3  4.14  10  10   1   0   0   59   66   30   27    5   21   28
Wilbur Wood            6   5  4.14  11  11   4   0   1   76   74   36   35   10   23   46
Cy Acosta              0   1  4.76  10   0   0   2   0   11   10    8    6    1    8    4
Skip Pitlock           0   0  5.14   7   0   0   0   0    7    3    6    4    1   11    7
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
Tom Buskey             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   3   0    6    2    0    0    0    1    3
Gaylord Perry          5   1  1.81   8   8   5   0   0   75   48   19   15    5   25   45
Fred Beene             1   0  2.45   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    3   10
Jim Perry              3   3  2.61   8   8   1   0   1   59   47   19   17    0   18   16
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.66  10   1   1   2   0   24   19    9    7    4    9    8
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    4    7
Bob Johnson            1   2  3.77   6   5   0   0   0   31   27   18   13    4   23   21
Steve Kline            1   3  3.81   4   4   1   0   0   26   22   11   11    4    8    6
Tom Timmerman          1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    5    2
Fritz Peterson         2   2  5.79   4   4   0   0   0   19   26   12   12    3    4    4
Dick Tidrow            1   3  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    4   13    8
Tom Hilgendorf         1   1  8.10   8   0   0   1   0   10   16    9    9    4    5    4
Dick Bosman            0   0  9.39   3   1   0   0   0    8   15    9    8    1    3    7
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   2  1.28  16   0   0   6   0   42   37   11    6    1   13   38
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          3   3  2.70   8   8   3   0   0   60   50   21   18    6   21   18
Bill Slayback          1   1  3.63   4   2   0   0   0   22   20    9    9    1    4   11
Joe Coleman            6   1  3.89  10  10   2   0   1   69   62   31   30   10   34   45
Mickey Lolich          3   5  4.16  10  10   5   0   0   76   74   40   35    8   24   29
Woodie Fryman          0   3 10.57   5   3   0   0   0   15   17   19   18    5   12    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            1   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    5    0    0    0    3    7
Doug Bird              1   1  1.88  12   0   0   3   0   24   20    5    5    2    4   16
Bruce Dal Canton       2   1  2.05   6   1   0   0   0   22   14    7    5    0   12   18
Nelson Briles          0   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    1
Paul Splittorff        4   3  2.86   9   9   2   0   0   63   69   24   20    3   15   18
Steve Busby            6   3  3.38   9   9   6   0   0   72   64   29   27    5   24   53
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.53   7   6   1   0   0   36   41   17   14    1   15   11
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  4.84  10   1   1   0   0   22   26   13   12    1    5    8
Marty Pattin           1   3  4.84   8   8   2   0   0   48   59   28   26    4   18   25
Gene Garber            0   2  6.97   6   0   0   0   0   10   18   13    8    2    8    3
Steve Mingori          0   1  7.20   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    6    4    1    1    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Kobel            2   1  2.10   7   3   1   0   0   26   17    6    6    4    8   12
Tom Murphy             1   2  2.11  12   0   0   3   0   21   12    5    5    2    8    8
Ed Sprague             1   0  2.29   6   1   0   0   0   20   19    8    5    1    3   12
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  2.49  12   0   0   2   0   22   13    7    6    0   10   12
Jerry Bell             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    2    5    4
Bill Champion          1   0  3.60   3   1   0   0   0   15   16    6    6    0    6    4
Jim Slaton             4   4  4.05   9   9   2   0   1   60   68   28   27    5   23   24
Clyde Wright           4   5  4.08   9   9   5   0   0   64   66   31   29    6   10   19
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 Butler            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    2    6
Bill Campbell          2   1  1.65  15   0   0   8   0   27   22    5    5    1    8   17
Bert Blyleven          3   5  2.01   9   9   5   0   1   72   63   21   16    1   14   54
Dave Goltz             1   0  3.52   2   2   0   0   0    8   14    3    3    0    2    5
Joe Decker             4   3  3.62   8   8   2   0   1   50   47   23   20    3   18   41
Dick Woodson           1   1  4.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   16   13    5    4   12
Vic Albury             1   1  4.37   6   3   0   0   0   23   20   15   11    4   12   12
Ray Corbin             3   0  4.98   9   1   0   0   0   22   28   15   12    3    7   11
Tom Burgmeier          0   1  6.91   9   0   0   0   0   14   11   11   11    1    6    6
Bill Hands             0   4  7.48   7   5   0   0   0   28   46   23   23    3    6   24
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
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    1    0    0    3    3
Sparky Lyle            1   0  1.93  16   0   0   6   0   23   24    5    5    1    6   18
Fred Beene             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    1    2   10
Doc Medich             6   2  2.99   9   9   3   0   0   69   60   26   23    9   20   30
Ken Wright             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    7    2
Dick Tidrow            2   0  3.30   4   3   1   0   0   30   34   12   11    4    6   11
Dave Pagan             0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    3    2
Steve Kline            2   2  3.46   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   12   10    3    5    6
Mel Stottlemyre        5   5  3.79  10  10   4   0   0   74   82   36   31    5   24   23
Pat Dobson             2   6  4.18   9   9   2   0   0   60   62   35   28    6   14   38
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
Dick Woodson           0   1  9.00   2   1   0   0   0    7    9    7    7    2    4    4
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          1   2  2.08   9   2   0   1   0   26   18    9    6    1    8    9
Rollie Fingers         4   1  2.14  18   0   0   3   0   34   27    8    8    2    5   31
Catfish Hunter         6   3  2.40  10  10   4   0   1   79   68   24   21    6    7   30
Leon Hooten            0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    1
Dave Hamilton          2   0  3.33   7   2   0   0   0   27   23   11   10    4    9   16
Ken Holtzman           3   5  3.77  10  10   1   0   0   62   83   28   26    6   12   24
Vida Blue              2   5  4.29  10  10   2   0   0   65   66   41   31    7   24   35
Darold Knowles         1   0  5.79  13   0   0   1   0   14   18   12    9    4    9    6
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  7.71   4   2   0   0   0   14   22   14   12    3    8    6

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         1   2  1.76  14   0   0   1   0   31   18    8    6    1    9   25
David Clyde            3   0  2.43   6   6   3   0   0   41   40   12   11    1   17   15
Fergie Jenkins         6   4  2.52  10  10   9   0   2   86   65   28   24    7   10   51
Jackie Brown           0   1  2.81   6   0   0   0   0   16   11    8    5    0    8    7
Steve Hargan           3   3  3.48   9   7   2   0   1   54   48   29   21    7   22   42
Lloyd Allen            0   0  4.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    7    6    1    6    8
Jim Bibby              5   6  5.25  11  11   5   0   1   74   79   47   43    7   36   49
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:

  S. Busby (KC)             6
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  D. Medich (NY)            6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5

Losses:

  J. Bibby (TEX)            6
  P. Dobson (NY)            6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  S. Kline (CLE)            5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          9
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Bibby (TEX)            5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  C. Wright (MIL)           5

Saves:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  T. Forster (CHI)          7
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  T. Buskey (CLE)           4
  D. Bird (KC)              3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  T. Murphy (MIL)           3
  D. Segui (BOS)            3

Shutouts:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  J. Bibby (TEX)            1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  J. Decker (MIN)           1
  S. Hargan (TEX)           1
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)       85.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        78.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        77.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        77.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          76.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        75.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)         75.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         74.2
  J. Bibby (TEX)         73.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    73.2

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        83
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      82
  L. Tiant (BOS)           80
  J. Bibby (TEX)           79
  B. Singer (CAL)          76
  B. Lee (BOS)             74
  M. Lolich (DET)          74
  F. Tanana (CAL)          74
  W. Wood (CHI)            74
  P. Splittorff (KC)       69

Runs:

  J. Bibby (TEX)           47
  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  V. Blue (OAK)            41
  M. Lolich (DET)          40
  L. Tiant (BOS)           39
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  W. Wood (CHI)            36
  P. Dobson (NY)           35
  B. Singer (CAL)          35
  J. Colborn (MIL)         34

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        9
  R. Grimsley (BAL)         9
  D. Medich (NY)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8
  D. Tidrow (NY)            8
  J. Bibby (TEX)            7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  J. Bibby (TEX)           36
  J. Coleman (DET)         34
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  B. Singer (CAL)          32
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         30
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  G. Perry (CLE)           25
  V. Blue (OAK)            24
  S. Busby (KC)            24

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        54
  B. Singer (CAL)          54
  S. Busby (KC)            53
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         51
  J. Bibby (TEX)           49
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  J. Coleman (DET)         45
  G. Perry (CLE)           45
  F. Tanana (CAL)          44

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