Wednesday August 1, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 1, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       56  45  3.05  101  39  13   918   789  343  311   90  300  436
New York        60  49  3.15  109  28  34   956   908  387  334   64  311  470
Oakland         60  47  3.22  107  35  23   964   840  403  345   99  308  541
California      50  54  3.46  104  46  14   931   864  400  358   63  387  653
Boston          55  49  3.66  104  41  19   919   899  419  374   97  335  535
Chicago         52  54  3.68  106  33  26   953   943  439  390   69  383  568
Detroit         57  48  3.70  105  32  29   940   934  417  386  102  305  548
Milwaukee       52  56  3.70  114  30  25   986   960  463  405   73  442  444
Minnesota       53  51  3.78  104  32  23   935   952  441  393   85  305  543
Kansas City     61  48  4.16  109  33  24   972   989  495  449   84  430  536
Texas           40  64  4.43  104  23  19   911   934  523  448   84  422  521
Cleveland       38  69  4.72  107  30  13   967  1034  567  507  113  377  581

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    16   9  2.33  27  27  15   0   3  217  185   63   56   15   45  116
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   6  2.64  25  24  12   1   4  188  143   61   55   13   70  100
Dave McNally (BAL)     9  11  2.66  24  24  11   0   2  173  146   55   51   11   50   48
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   13  10  2.70  26  26  15   0   7  207  193   75   62   12   47  164
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   5  2.75  25  21  11   1   1  183  175   64   56   11   49   83
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    14  10  2.82  27  27   9   0   2  195  190   70   61    8   81   86
Jim Colborn (MIL)     13   7  2.86  28  21  13   1   3  201  170   73   64   12   62   88
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      11  13  2.94  27  26  16   1   3  211  157   74   69   13  102  239
Bill Singer (CAL)     15   7  3.02  26  26  12   0   1  200  170   74   67   11   79  160
John Curtis (BOS)     10   8  3.14  25  21   8   0   3  161  163   66   56   13   60   75

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.67  31   0   0   6   0   59   37   12   11    5   16   32
Bob Reynolds           6   5  2.05  25   1   0   4   0   70   64   18   16    2   17   50
Jim Palmer            13   6  2.64  25  24  12   1   4  188  143   61   55   13   70  100
Dave McNally           9  11  2.66  24  24  11   0   2  173  146   55   51   11   50   48
Mike Cuellar           8  11  3.58  25  25  10   0   1  169  162   76   67   21   62   84
Eddie Watt             3   3  3.64  20   0   0   1   0   42   37   17   17    4   13   23
Doyle Alexander        6   4  3.71  18  15   5   0   0  102   92   46   42   11   33   42
Don Hood               2   1  4.02   4   1   0   0   0   16   15   10    7    1    2    8
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Jesse Jefferson        3   3  4.08  10   9   1   0   0   53   55   27   24   11   27   24
Mickey Scott           0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    2    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Newhauser          0   0  0.00   9   0   0   1   0   12    9    2    0    0   13    8
Roger Moret            3   0  2.67  17   2   1   3   1   64   53   22   19    3   29   45
Bill Lee              12   5  2.75  25  21  11   1   1  183  175   64   56   11   49   83
Bob Veale              1   2  2.81  24   0   0  10   0   26   28   10    8    1    8   17
Bobby Bolin            3   3  2.93  23   0   0   4   0   31   27   10   10    4    9   20
John Curtis           10   8  3.14  25  21   8   0   3  161  163   66   56   13   60   75
Luis Tiant            13   9  3.73  24  24  14   0   0  176  145   75   73   23   57  130
Ray Culp               2   6  4.38   9   9   0   0   0   49   43   31   24    9   32   32
Marty Pattin          10  13  4.68  24  24   7   0   0  163  178   91   85   25   52   84
Craig Skok             0   0  5.54   4   0   0   0   0   13   13    9    8    0    4   12
Mike Garman            0   0  6.89   9   0   0   0   0   16   21   14   12    1   13    8
Sonny Siebert          0   1  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    1    5
Lynn McGlothen         1   2  8.22   6   3   0   0   0   23   39   23   21    6    8   16

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan            11  13  2.94  27  26  16   1   3  211  157   74   69   13  102  239
Bill Singer           15   7  3.02  26  26  12   0   1  200  170   74   67   11   79  160
Dave Sells             4   2  3.04  35   0   0   8   0   47   47   18   16    1   27   22
Rudy May               7   9  3.55  24  21   8   0   4  144  132   64   57   14   50  104
Clyde Wright           8  15  3.58  26  26  10   0   1  176  188   80   70   15   59   51
Steve Barber           1   2  3.82  33   0   0   4   0   66   73   31   28    3   19   42
Rich Hand              2   2  3.91   9   2   0   0   0   23   27   13   10    1   12    9
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    7    5
Andy Hassler           0   2  4.15   4   2   0   0   0   13   15    9    6    0   10    6
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0   13    9    7    6    1    8    2
Dick Lange             1   0  5.60   8   1   0   0   0   18   20   12   11    4    7    9
Lloyd Allen            0   0 10.38   5   0   0   1   0    9   15   10   10    0    5    4
Terry Wilshusen        0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    3    3    0    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Frailing           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    2
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.80   3   1   0   0   0   10    5    2    2    0    9    2
Cy Acosta              4   2  2.05  28   0   0  10   0   48   33   15   11    3   19   34
Terry Forster          2   4  2.21  37   0   0  15   0   85   72   23   21    2   44   71
Stan Bahnsen          14  10  2.82  27  27   9   0   2  195  190   70   61    8   81   86
Wilbur Wood           20  15  3.14  35  34  18   0   4  269  258  114   94   18   64  154
Steve Stone            4   9  3.90  25  16   3   1   0  134  119   59   58    9   64   98
Bart Johnson           2   3  4.40  12   8   0   0   0   47   47   25   23    4   26   33
Eddie Fisher           6   7  4.84  22  16   2   0   0   97  117   56   52   11   34   51
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  5.63   6   0   0   0   0   16   23   11   10    3    3    8
Rich Gossage           0   4  9.08  15   4   1   0   0   37   49   40   37    9   29   25
Dave Baldwin           0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    0    2    0
Steve Kealey           0   0 15.09   7   0   0   0   0   11   23   22   19    2    7    4

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Jackson           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.51  34   1   1   3   0   67   61   30   26    6   21   41
Gaylord Perry          9  15  3.72  27  27  18   0   2  225  220  104   93   25   70  154
Dick Tidrow            8  10  4.38  28  26   6   0   2  168  165   92   82   16   57   81
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.41  25   1   0   2   0   67   76   33   33    6   32   45
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Jerry Johnson          5   6  4.75  32   0   0   5   0   53   56   34   28    5   27   40
Brent Strom            1  10  4.99  25  16   1   0   0  110  127   71   61   17   41   82
Dick Bosman            1   7  5.40  15  15   2   0   0   80  106   55   48   11   19   28
Tom Timmerman          2   2  5.65  16   2   1   2   0   37   34   23   23    5   21   22
Milt Wilcox            6   6  5.87  18  13   1   0   0   89   93   59   58    9   40   52
Steve Mingori          0   0  6.17   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    3   10    4
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
Mike Kekich            0   3  8.44   9   3   0   0   0   21   38   26   20    3   16    8
Mike Kilkenny          0   0 22.50   5   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    1    5    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            6   3  1.60  41   0   0  23   0   73   45   13   13    4   23   71
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.55  12   0   0   2   0   25   22    7    7    1   14   12
Mike Strahler          4   3  3.35  11   7   1   0   0   54   50   23   20    3   25   22
Joe Coleman           17   8  3.42  27  27   9   0   1  190  188   80   72   20   63  116
Mickey Lolich         10  10  3.55  28  28  15   0   3  211  212   91   83   28   54  148
Bob Miller             3   1  3.60   9   0   0   1   0   20   17    8    8    1    8    7
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.69  17   1   0   1   0   39   39   17   16    4   11   21
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.77  15   0   0   2   0   31   26   13   13    5   11   15
Jim Perry              9  10  3.78  25  25   6   0   1  157  163   70   66   15   43   51
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Bill Slayback          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Woodie Fryman          3   7  5.59  21  17   1   0   0   97  119   63   60   16   33   63
Fred Scherman          0   2  5.73  22   0   0   0   0   33   37   22   21    4   18   19
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0 11.57   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    0    0    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Fitzmorris          2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   1   15   14    3    3    2    4    0
Joe Hoerner            1   0  1.93   7   0   0   3   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    4
Doug Bird              2   3  3.12  26   0   0   7   0   52   42   18   18    5   19   46
Paul Splittorff       14   5  3.22  23  23  10   0   2  176  167   73   63   12   48   75
Dick Drago            11  10  3.82  26  25  10   0   1  184  206   91   78   14   60   88
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  4.34  26   3   1   3   0   85   90   49   41    6   44   33
Steve Busby            9  10  4.36  25  25   6   0   1  161  161   84   78   15   71  119
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   18    7    6    1    6    4
Ken Wright             6   5  4.54  23  12   1   0   0   79   60   44   40    6   77   74
Gene Garber            8   6  4.64  31   5   3   9   0   87   98   48   45   13   23   37
Norm Angelini          0   0  4.91   7   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    2    0    7    3
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Wayne Simpson          3   4  5.65  14   9   1   0   0   57   61   37   36    1   34   27
Mark Littell           1   2  5.96   5   5   0   0   0   23   27   15   15    4   11    9
Mike Jackson           0   0  6.85   9   0   0   0   0   22   25   17   17    3   20   13

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Carlos Velazquez       1   1  1.42   3   0   0   0   0   13   13    2    2    0    3    0
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   4  1.77  24   8   4   6   0   91   70   26   18    4   48   56
Jim Colborn           13   7  2.86  28  21  13   1   3  201  170   73   64   12   62   88
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Skip Lockwood          5   5  3.28  28   8   0   0   0  107  112   45   39    4   37   58
Jim Slaton             7   9  3.98  24  24   6   0   2  158  162   80   70   16   62   71
Frank Linzy            2   6  3.98  37   1   0  13   0   52   56   28   23    5   16   16
Jerry Bell             8   8  4.02  25  20   7   1   0  139  138   74   62   13   63   42
Chris Short            3   3  4.42  22   7   0   2   0   57   64   28   28    4   30   31
Bill Champion          3   5  4.56  26   3   0   0   0   71   78   36   36    8   38   39
Bill Parsons           3   5  5.56  15  12   0   0   0   44   35   32   27    5   58   19
Gary Ryerson           0   1  6.65   8   4   0   0   0   22   26   19   16    0    7    9
Rob Gardner            1   1  9.95  10   0   0   1   0   13   17   14   14    0   13    5

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    3    3    1    2   11
Bert Blyleven         13  10  2.70  26  26  15   0   7  207  193   75   62   12   47  164
Ray Corbin             4   5  2.84  36   2   0  13   0   79   66   29   25    3   33   45
Eddie Bane             0   2  3.45   9   4   0   1   0   29   30   11   11    3   10   15
Dick Woodson          10   5  3.47  20  20   4   0   2  130  122   55   50   10   60   51
Jim Kaat              11  10  3.93  26  25   7   0   2  174  189   88   76   24   36   88
Bill Hands             5   8  4.18  21  14   3   0   1   99  105   55   46   12   26   46
Joe Decker             5   5  4.37  16  11   3   0   1   95   98   48   46    7   42   59
Dave Goltz             3   1  5.46  23   2   0   1   0   61   75   38   37    9   23   39
Ken Sanders            2   4  6.09  27   0   0   8   0   44   53   31   30    4   21   19
Jim Strickland         0   1 11.81   7   0   0   0   0    5   11    8    7    0    5    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Beene             5   0  1.67  16   4   0   1   0   75   57   18   14    4   20   40
Sparky Lyle            4   7  2.09  41   0   0  26   0   69   50   20   16    3   13   53
Lindy McDaniel         8   3  2.45  32   1   1   7   0  103   91   31   28    5   38   64
Sam McDowell           5   2  2.49   7   7   1   0   1   47   30   14   13    1   32   37
Pat Dobson             6   3  3.01  11  10   3   0   0   72   65   28   24    6   21   38
Mel Stottlemyre       12   9  3.21  26  26  11   0   3  182  172   78   65    9   53   68
Doc Medich             7   6  3.31  22  21   5   0   1  139  136   54   51   13   37   90
Steve Kline            4   6  3.56  13  12   2   0   1   73   74   35   29    4   29   19
Fritz Peterson         8  11  3.79  23  23   5   0   0  145  159   71   61   15   43   44
Jim Magnuson           0   1  4.28   8   0   0   0   0   27   38   17   13    2    9    9
Dave Pagan             0   0  4.76   2   1   0   0   0    6   11    3    3    1    1    4
Casey Cox              0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    1    0
Mike Kekich            1   1  9.20   5   4   0   0   0   15   20   15   15    1   14    4

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         3   6  1.54  37   2   0  11   0   88   67   28   15    5   28   79
Ken Holtzman          16   9  2.33  27  27  15   0   3  217  185   63   56   15   45  116
Darold Knowles         4   4  2.33  32   1   0   6   0   54   37   17   14    2   26   27
Horacio Pina           5   3  2.53  27   0   0   5   0   57   38   20   16    6   20   32
Catfish Hunter        15   3  3.32  25  25  10   0   3  184  164   75   68   27   44   93
Paul Lindblad          0   2  3.57  21   1   0   1   0   45   46   23   18    6   18   22
Vida Blue              9   7  3.68  23  23   7   0   1  161  138   76   66   17   61   91
Dave Hamilton          6   4  4.36  12  11   1   0   0   64   65   34   31    8   20   31
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Blue Moon Odom         2   9  5.92  17  16   2   0   0   84   86   61   55   10   40   47
Glenn Abbott           0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    1    2    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jackie Brown           3   1  1.38   6   1   1   1   1   26   18    4    4    1   11   20
Sonny Siebert          6   6  2.10  12  12   1   0   1   77   70   31   18    6   17   46
Jim Bibby              5   4  2.18  13  10   6   1   2   83   46   24   20    6   43   76
David Clyde            3   3  3.31   8   8   0   0   0   49   44   21   18    3   20   44
Bill Gogolewski        2   4  3.36  36   0   0   6   0   91   88   38   34    9   35   59
Jim Merritt            4   6  4.03  23  13   5   0   0   98  120   49   44   11   17   40
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Steve Foucault         2   3  4.64  24   0   0   6   0   43   43   24   22    6   21   21
Don Stanhouse          1   7  4.76  21   5   1   1   0   70   70   41   37    5   44   42
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Charlie Hudson         2   0  5.54  14   0   0   1   0   26   25   18   16    1   14   17
Steve Dunning          0   4  5.74  15   8   2   0   0   64   64   45   41    6   41   27
Pete Broberg           4   7  5.76  18  16   4   0   0   95  105   63   61    8   54   39
Mike Paul              4   4  5.99  30   9   1   2   0   68   89   51   45    9   29   39
Don Durham             0   1  7.50   3   1   0   1   0    6    6    5    5    2    6    3
Jim Kremmel            0   2  9.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   15   10    9    1    6    6
Lloyd Allen            0   4 11.25  10   5   0   0   0   24   40   46   30    2   28   14

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  J. Coleman (DET)         17
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  P. Splittorff (KC)       14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  C. Wright (CAL)          15
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  D. Bosman (CLE)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  D. McNally (BAL)         11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  B. Singer (CAL)          12

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  J. Hiller (DET)          23
  T. Forster (CHI)         15
  R. Corbin (MIN)          13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  R. Fingers (OAK)         11
  C. Acosta (CHI)          10
  B. Veale (BOS)           10
  G. Garber (KC)            9
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  R. May (CAL)              4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Colborn (MIL)          3
  J. Curtis (BOS)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         269.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        225.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     216.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         211.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       210.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     207.0
  J. Colborn (MIL)      201.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       199.2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      194.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      189.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           258
  G. Perry (CLE)          220
  M. Lolich (DET)         212
  D. Drago (KC)           206
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       193
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        190
  J. Kaat (MIN)           189
  J. Coleman (DET)        188
  C. Wright (CAL)         188
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       185

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           114
  G. Perry (CLE)          104
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          92
  D. Drago (KC)            91
  M. Lolich (DET)          91
  M. Pattin (BOS)          91
  J. Kaat (MIN)            88
  S. Busby (KC)            84
  J. Coleman (DET)         80
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          25
  G. Perry (CLE)           25
  J. Kaat (MIN)            24
  L. Tiant (BOS)           23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  V. Blue (OAK)            17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           102
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         81
  B. Singer (CAL)          79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  S. Busby (KC)            71
  J. Palmer (BAL)          70
  G. Perry (CLE)           70
  S. Stone (CHI)           64
  W. Wood (CHI)            64
  J. Bell (MIL)            63

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           239
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       164
  B. Singer (CAL)         160
  G. Perry (CLE)          154
  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  M. Lolich (DET)         148
  L. Tiant (BOS)          130
  S. Busby (KC)           119
  J. Coleman (DET)        116
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       116


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