Sunday August 5, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 5, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       58  48  3.09  106  42  13   962   834  367  330   91  313  471
Oakland         63  48  3.19  111  35  25  1002   868  414  355  100  321  559
New York        61  52  3.25  113  28  34   994   950  414  359   71  326  492
California      51  57  3.44  108  49  14   969   892  413  370   66  400  689
Chicago         55  56  3.67  111  34  27   998   983  461  407   72  396  591
Boston          58  51  3.68  109  45  19   962   945  440  394  100  345  564
Detroit         59  50  3.69  109  33  30   980   975  434  402  108  316  575
Milwaukee       54  60  3.73  120  33  25  1028  1012  490  426   80  454  462
Minnesota       55  53  3.77  108  33  24   971   978  455  407   86  319  568
Kansas City     64  49  4.10  113  33  26  1007  1026  509  459   87  441  550
Texas           41  68  4.44  109  25  19   952   975  546  470   91  449  548
Cleveland       42  70  4.67  112  32  14  1012  1076  586  525  118  398  615

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)    9   3  2.26  33   1   1   7   0  116   97   32   29    6   41   67
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    17   9  2.33  28  28  15   0   3  224  190   65   58   15   46  119
Jim Palmer (BAL)      14   6  2.56  26  25  13   1   4  197  154   62   56   13   72  111
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   14  10  2.63  27  27  16   0   7  216  196   76   63   12   47  170
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    15  11  2.76  29  29  10   0   2  209  203   75   64    8   88   91
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   6  2.78  26  22  12   1   1  191  187   68   59   11   51   85
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
Jim Colborn (MIL)     14   7  2.91  29  22  14   1   3  210  180   77   68   13   62   91

 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            14   6  2.56  26  25  13   1   4  197  154   62   56   13   72  111
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  12  3.50  26  26  11   0   1  178  168   83   69   21   65   89
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   6  2.78  26  22  12   1   1  191  187   68   59   11   51   85
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           11   8  3.18  26  22   9   0   3  170  168   70   60   14   62   77
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
Clyde Wright           8  16  3.55  27  27  11   0   1  185  197   83   73   16   62   54
Rudy May               7  10  3.63  25  22   8   0   4  151  139   68   61   15   54  110
Steve Barber           1   2  3.86  34   0   0   4   0   68   74   32   29    4   19   45
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  4.73   5   0   0   0   0   13    9    8    7    1    9    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
Terry Forster          3   4  2.18  39   0   0  16   0   91   76   24   22    2   44   75
Cy Acosta              5   2  2.53  30   0   0  10   0   53   39   19   15    4   21   36
Stan Bahnsen          15  11  2.76  29  29  10   0   2  209  203   75   64    8   88   91
Wilbur Wood           20  16  3.19  36  35  18   0   4  276  265  119   98   19   64  158
Steve Stone            4   9  3.75  26  17   3   1   0  142  123   62   59    9   65  104
Bart Johnson           2   3  4.58  13   9   0   0   0   53   53   29   27    5   29   35
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
Ken Sanders            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    3    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
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.41  25   1   0   2   0   67   76   33   33    6   32   45
Dick Tidrow            8  11  4.48  29  27   6   0   2  177  179   99   88   16   61   86
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Brent Strom            2  10  4.69  26  17   2   0   0  119  131   72   62   17   46   91
Jerry Johnson          5   6  5.03  33   0   0   5   0   54   59   36   30    6   28   40
Dick Bosman            1   7  5.53  16  16   2   0   0   86  113   60   53   14   22   32
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   4  1.67  44   0   0  24   0   81   53   15   15    6   26   78
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.36  13   0   0   2   0   27   24    8    7    1   15   13
Mickey Lolich         11  10  3.48  29  29  16   0   3  220  217   93   85   29   54  153
Joe Coleman           18   8  3.56  28  28   9   0   1  197  200   86   78   22   65  123
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  5.31  22  18   1   0   0  105  128   65   62   16   36   68
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  3.16  24  24  10   0   2  182  175   76   64   12   50   77
Steve Mingori          0   0  3.77   7   0   0   0   0   14   20    7    6    1    9    5
Dick Drago            12  10  3.77  27  26  10   0   1  189  212   92   79   14   60   90
Gene Garber            9   6  4.37  33   5   3  10   0   95  104   49   46   13   23   40
Steve Busby            9  11  4.43  26  26   6   0   1  163  165   88   80   16   73  120
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  4.45  27   3   1   3   0   89   94   52   44    7   46   35
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   6  1.76  26   8   4   6   0   92   72   28   18    4   50   56
Carlos Velazquez       1   2  1.80   4   0   0   0   0   15   19    6    3    1    3    1
Jim Colborn           14   7  2.91  29  22  14   1   3  210  180   77   68   13   62   91
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Skip Lockwood          5   6  3.37  29   9   1   0   0  115  120   49   43    5   40   64
Jerry Bell             9   8  3.96  26  21   8   1   0  148  149   77   65   13   63   44
Jim Slaton             7   9  4.01  25  25   6   0   2  166  170   85   74   18   65   73
Frank Linzy            2   6  4.17  38   1   0  13   0   54   60   30   25    7   16   16
Chris Short            3   3  4.42  23   7   0   2   0   57   64   28   28    4   31   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         14  10  2.63  27  27  16   0   7  216  196   76   63   12   47  170
Ray Corbin             4   5  2.84  36   2   0  13   0   79   66   29   25    3   33   45
Eddie Bane             0   2  3.13  11   4   0   1   0   32   30   11   11    3   11   16
Dick Woodson          10   6  3.64  21  21   4   0   2  136  129   60   55   10   63   52
Jim Kaat              11  11  4.01  27  26   7   0   2  180  197   92   80   25   36   90
Bill Hands             5   8  4.17  23  14   3   1   1  101  107   56   47   12   29   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
Tom Buskey             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    3
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         9   3  2.26  33   1   1   7   0  116   97   32   29    6   41   67
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
Pat Dobson             6   4  3.77  12  11   3   0   0   76   74   36   32   10   21   42
Fritz Peterson         8  11  3.82  24  24   5   0   0  146  161   72   62   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         4   6  1.46  40   2   0  12   0   92   69   28   15    5   29   82
Darold Knowles         4   4  2.25  33   2   0   6   0   60   42   19   15    2   30   30
Ken Holtzman          17   9  2.33  28  28  15   0   3  224  190   65   58   15   46  119
Horacio Pina           5   3  2.97  29   0   0   6   0   58   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  23   2   0   1   0   52   54   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           4   1  1.80   7   2   2   1   1   35   27    7    7    3   12   24
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
Bill Gogolewski        2   4  3.36  36   0   0   6   0   91   88   38   34    9   35   59
David Clyde            3   3  3.44   9   9   0   0   0   55   48   25   21    5   25   49
Jim Merritt            4   6  4.18  24  13   5   0   0  103  128   53   48   14   18   43
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   1  5.40  15   0   0   1   0   28   26   19   17    1   17   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  5.90  31   9   1   2   0   69   89   51   45    9   30   39
Don Durham             0   2  7.20   5   2   0   1   0   10   12    8    8    2    9    5
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)         18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  P. Splittorff (KC)       14

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  C. Wright (CAL)          16
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  D. Bosman (CLE)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  S. Busby (KC)            11

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           19
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  J. Colborn (MIL)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  B. Singer (CAL)          13

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  J. Hiller (DET)          24
  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  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)         276.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        234.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     224.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         220.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       219.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     216.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       210.2
  J. Colborn (MIL)      210.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      208.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      197.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           265
  G. Perry (CLE)          225
  M. Lolich (DET)         217
  D. Drago (KC)           212
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        203
  J. Coleman (DET)        200
  J. Kaat (MIN)           197
  C. Wright (CAL)         197
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       196
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       190

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           119
  G. Perry (CLE)          104
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          99
  M. Lolich (DET)          93
  D. Drago (KC)            92
  J. Kaat (MIN)            92
  M. Pattin (BOS)          91
  S. Busby (KC)            88
  J. Coleman (DET)         86
  J. Slaton (MIL)          85

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
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  D. Bosman (CLE)          20
  W. Wood (CHI)            19

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           106
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         88
  B. Singer (CAL)          80
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  S. Busby (KC)            73
  G. Perry (CLE)           73
  J. Palmer (BAL)          72
  J. Coleman (DET)         65
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         65
  J. Slaton (MIL)          65

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           250
  B. Singer (CAL)         173
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       170
  G. Perry (CLE)          160
  W. Wood (CHI)           158
  M. Lolich (DET)         153
  L. Tiant (BOS)          140
  J. Coleman (DET)        123
  S. Busby (KC)           120
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       119

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