Friday August 3, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 3, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       57  47  3.12  104  40  13   944   817  359  327   91  308  455
Oakland         61  48  3.22  109  35  24   984   855  410  352  100  315  550
New York        60  51  3.23  111  28  34   972   932  404  349   66  323  482
California      51  55  3.42  106  48  14   951   875  404  361   63  392  677
Chicago         53  55  3.64  108  34  26   971   957  445  393   69  387  579
Boston          57  50  3.68  107  43  19   945   928  432  387   99  341  560
Detroit         58  49  3.70  107  33  29   957   948  425  393  105  309  558
Milwaukee       53  57  3.72  116  31  25  1003   984  475  414   76  445  451
Minnesota       54  52  3.78  106  32  24   953   966  448  400   86  313  561
Kansas City     63  48  4.11  111  33  26   990  1005  498  452   85  432  542
Texas           40  66  4.43  106  24  19   927   947  531  456   84  436  534
Cleveland       40  69  4.67  109  31  14   985  1047  571  511  114  382  596

 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
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  11  2.78  28  28  10   0   2  204  198   73   63    8   84   90
Jim Colborn (MIL)     13   7  2.86  28  21  13   1   3  201  170   73   64   12   62   88
Dave McNally (BAL)     9  12  2.86  25  25  11   0   2  176  153   60   56   11   52   50
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      12  13  2.90  28  27  17   1   3  220  165   76   71   13  106  250
Bill Singer (CAL)     15   8  2.91  27  27  13   0   1  211  173   76   68   11   80  173
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  2.25  26   1   0   4   0   76   69   21   19    2   19   53
Jim Palmer            13   6  2.64  25  24  12   1   4  188  143   61   55   13   70  100
Dave McNally           9  12  2.86  25  25  11   0   2  176  153   60   56   11   52   50
Eddie Watt             3   3  3.38  21   0   0   1   0   48   42   18   18    4   13   27
Mike Cuellar           8  11  3.58  25  25  10   0   1  169  162   76   67   21   62   84
Doyle Alexander        6   4  3.71  18  15   5   0   0  102   92   46   42   11   33   42
Jesse Jefferson        4   3  3.77  11  10   2   0   0   62   60   29   26   12   31   33
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Mickey Scott           0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    2    2
Don Hood               2   2  6.11   5   2   0   0   0   18   21   15   12    1    2    9

 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            4   0  2.34  18   3   2   3   2   73   57   22   19    3   31   53
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            14   9  3.79  25  25  15   0   0  185  153   80   78   25   59  140
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  5.19   5   0   0   0   0   17   20   11   10    0    5   17
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
Dick Pole              0   1 14.73   1   1   0   0   0    4   10    6    6    0    1    2

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan            12  13  2.90  28  27  17   1   3  220  165   76   71   13  106  250
Bill Singer           15   8  2.91  27  27  13   0   1  211  173   76   68   11   80  173
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          3   4  2.18  38   0   0  15   0   87   74   23   21    2   44   72
Stan Bahnsen          14  11  2.78  28  28  10   0   2  204  198   73   63    8   84   90
Wilbur Wood           20  15  3.14  35  34  18   0   4  269  258  114   94   18   64  154
Steve Stone            4   9  3.75  26  17   3   1   0  142  123   62   59    9   65  104
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  3.41  35   1   1   4   0   69   63   30   26    6   21   43
Gaylord Perry         10  15  3.58  28  28  19   0   3  234  225  104   93   25   73  160
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          3   2  5.56  17   3   1   2   0   44   40   27   27    6   23   29
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  1.70  42   0   0  23   0   74   47   14   14    5   24   73
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.36  13   0   0   2   0   27   24    8    7    1   15   13
Joe Coleman           17   8  3.42  27  27   9   0   1  190  188   80   72   20   63  116
Mickey Lolich         11  10  3.48  29  29  16   0   3  220  217   93   85   29   54  153
Bob Miller             3   1  3.60   9   0   0   1   0   20   17    8    8    1    8    7
Mike Strahler          4   4  3.68  12   8   1   0   0   59   55   27   24    4   27   24
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
Joe Hoerner            1   0  1.93   7   0   0   3   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    4
Al Fitzmorris          3   0  2.05   3   3   1   0   1   22   21    5    5    3    6    1
Doug Bird              2   3  3.00  27   0   0   8   0   54   42   18   18    5   19   48
Paul Splittorff       14   5  3.22  23  23  10   0   2  176  167   73   63   12   48   75
Dick Drago            12  10  3.77  27  26  10   0   1  189  212   92   79   14   60   90
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
Gene Garber            8   6  4.43  32   5   3  10   0   91  101   48   45   13   23   38
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
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   4  1.77  24   8   4   6   0   91   70   26   18    4   48   56
Carlos Velazquez       1   2  1.80   4   0   0   0   0   15   19    6    3    1    3    1
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
Jerry Bell             9   8  3.96  26  21   8   1   0  148  149   77   65   13   63   44
Jim Slaton             7   9  3.98  24  24   6   0   2  158  162   80   70   16   62   71
Frank Linzy            2   6  4.17  38   1   0  13   0   54   60   30   25    7   16   16
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  5.70  16  13   0   0   0   47   38   35   30    5   61   23
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  1.76   6   0   0   0   0   15   10    3    3    1    3   16
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  3.41  10   4   0   1   0   29   30   11   11    3   10   16
Dick Woodson          10   5  3.47  20  20   4   0   2  130  122   55   50   10   60   51
Jim Kaat              11  11  4.01  27  26   7   0   2  180  197   92   80   25   36   90
Bill Hands             5   8  4.09  22  14   3   1   1  101  105   55   46   12   27   50
Joe Decker             6   5  4.37  17  12   3   0   1  101  104   51   49    7   48   65
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  1.58  17   4   0   1   0   80   61   18   14    4   23   43
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
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
Sam McDowell           5   3  3.40   8   8   1   0   1   50   37   21   19    1   35   42
Doc Medich             7   6  3.45  23  21   5   0   1  146  147   60   56   14   41   94
Fritz Peterson         8  11  3.79  23  23   5   0   0  145  159   71   61   15   43   44
Steve Kline            4   7  4.01  14  13   2   0   1   74   76   39   33    5   31   19
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  1.53  38   2   0  12   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  2.98  28   0   0   5   0   57   39   23   19    6   22   32
Catfish Hunter        15   3  3.32  25  25  10   0   3  184  164   75   68   27   44   93
Vida Blue             10   7  3.52  24  24   7   0   1  171  143   77   67   17   63   97
Paul Lindblad          0   3  3.66  22   2   0   1   0   52   53   26   21    7   19   24
Dave Hamilton          6   4  4.36  13  11   1   0   0   64   65   34   31    8   21   31
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Blue Moon Odom         2   9  5.76  18  16   2   0   0   86   88   61   55   10   41   48
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   7  2.28  13  13   1   0   1   83   75   34   21    6   21   48
Jim Bibby              5   5  2.48  14  11   7   1   2   91   54   29   25    6   52   87
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
Don Durham             0   1  5.63   4   1   0   1   0    8    6    5    5    2    7    3
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
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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  J. Colborn (MIL)         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
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  J. Kaat (MIN)            11

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           19
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  B. Singer (CAL)          13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          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)         12
  C. Acosta (CHI)          10
  G. Garber (KC)           10
  B. Veale (BOS)           10
  D. Bird (KC)              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
  G. Perry (CLE)            3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         269.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        234.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         220.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       219.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     216.2
  B. Singer (CAL)       210.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     207.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      203.2
  J. Colborn (MIL)      201.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      189.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           258
  G. Perry (CLE)          225
  M. Lolich (DET)         217
  D. Drago (KC)           212
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        198
  J. Kaat (MIN)           197
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       193
  J. Coleman (DET)        188
  C. Wright (CAL)         188
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       185

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           114
  G. Perry (CLE)          104
  M. Lolich (DET)          93
  D. Drago (KC)            92
  J. Kaat (MIN)            92
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          92
  M. Pattin (BOS)          91
  S. Busby (KC)            84
  J. Coleman (DET)         80
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          29
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  J. Kaat (MIN)            25
  M. Pattin (BOS)          25
  G. Perry (CLE)           25
  L. Tiant (BOS)           25
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  V. Blue (OAK)            17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           106
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         84
  B. Singer (CAL)          80
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  G. Perry (CLE)           73
  S. Busby (KC)            71
  J. Palmer (BAL)          70
  S. Stone (CHI)           65
  W. Wood (CHI)            64
  J. Bell (MIL)            63

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           250
  B. Singer (CAL)         173
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       164
  G. Perry (CLE)          160
  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  M. Lolich (DET)         153
  L. Tiant (BOS)          140
  S. Busby (KC)           119
  J. Coleman (DET)        116
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       116


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