Tuesday August 7, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 7, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       59  50  3.12  109  42  14   988   861  380  342   92  321  486
Oakland         64  49  3.18  113  35  26  1019   885  420  360  102  331  568
New York        62  54  3.23  116  29  35  1021   973  422  366   73  334  507
California      52  57  3.44  109  49  15   979   899  418  374   67  406  702
Detroit         61  51  3.70  112  33  31  1008  1006  446  414  108  328  592
Chicago         56  57  3.70  113  34  27  1019  1007  473  419   73  405  601
Boston          59  52  3.70  111  45  20   982   970  450  404  102  353  574
Milwaukee       54  61  3.73  122  33  25  1039  1026  496  430   80  457  467
Minnesota       56  54  3.80  110  33  25   989   996  467  418   87  329  582
Kansas City     65  49  4.11  114  33  26  1018  1038  515  465   87  443  552
Texas           42  69  4.40  111  26  19   969   987  550  474   92  458  560
Cleveland       43  71  4.65  114  33  14  1033  1095  595  533  119  406  623

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)    9   3  2.19  34   1   1   8   0  119  101   32   29    6   41   70
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
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
Dave McNally (BAL)    10  12  2.92  26  26  11   0   2  182  162   64   59   11   53   54
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      13  13  2.95  29  28  17   1   3  229  172   81   75   14  112  263

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.61  32   0   0   6   0   61   37   12   11    5   16   33
Bob Reynolds           6   5  2.15  28   1   0   5   0   80   71   21   19    2   20   58
Jim Palmer            14   6  2.56  26  25  13   1   4  197  154   62   56   13   72  111
Dave McNally          10  12  2.92  26  26  11   0   2  182  162   64   59   11   53   54
Eddie Watt             3   3  3.04  22   0   0   1   0   56   47   19   19    5   17   29
Mike Cuellar           8  12  3.50  26  26  11   0   1  178  168   83   69   21   65   89
Jesse Jefferson        4   4  3.99  12  11   2   0   0   68   66   33   30   12   33   35
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Doyle Alexander        6   5  4.03  19  16   5   0   0  103   97   50   46   11   33   43
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            5   0  2.42  19   4   2   3   2   82   66   25   22    4   33   56
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  2.90  24   0   0   5   0   31   28   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
Craig Skok             0   1  4.43   6   0   0   0   0   22   23   12   11    0    7   20
Marty Pattin          10  13  4.73  25  24   7   0   0  166  184   93   87   26   53   86
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 12.86   2   2   0   0   0    7   16   10   10    0    4    4

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Singer           15   8  2.91  27  27  13   0   1  211  173   76   68   11   80  173
Nolan Ryan            13  13  2.95  29  28  17   1   3  229  172   81   75   14  112  263
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  4.40   6   0   0   1   0   14    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              6   2  2.28  31   0   0  10   0   59   42   19   15    4   23   40
Stan Bahnsen          15  11  2.76  29  29  10   0   2  209  203   75   64    8   88   91
Wilbur Wood           20  16  3.31  37  36  18   0   4  278  272  123  102   19   64  158
Dave Baldwin           0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    4    1
Steve Stone            4  10  4.02  27  18   3   1   0  143  127   67   64    9   67  105
Bart Johnson           2   3  4.53  14   9   0   0   0   56   54   30   28    6   30   38
Eddie Fisher           6   7  4.75  23  16   2   0   0  102  123   58   54   11   36   52
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
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   1  1.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    6    2
Gaylord Perry         11  15  3.52  29  29  20   0   3  243  230  107   95   25   78  165
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.53  36   1   1   4   0   71   69   32   28    6   21   44
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
Tom Timmerman          3   2  5.47  18   4   1   2   0   49   45   30   30    7   23   30
Dick Bosman            1   7  5.53  16  16   2   0   0   86  113   60   53   14   22   32
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  1.63  45   0   0  25   0   83   53   15   15    6   26   81
Ed Farmer              3   0  3.04  14   0   0   2   0   27   26   10    9    1   15   13
Bob Miller             4   1  3.33  11   0   0   1   0   24   20    9    9    1   10   11
Joe Coleman           18   8  3.56  28  28   9   0   1  197  200   86   78   22   65  123
Mickey Lolich         11  11  3.57  30  30  16   0   3  227  227   98   90   29   58  159
Jim Perry             10  10  3.61  26  26   6   0   1  164  168   70   66   15   44   52
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.69  17   1   0   1   0   39   39   17   16    4   11   21
Mike Strahler          4   4  3.76  13   9   1   0   0   65   62   30   27    4   30   27
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.77  15   0   0   2   0   31   26   13   13    5   11   15
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  5.71  24   0   0   0   0   35   41   23   22    4   20   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              3   3  2.75  28   0   0   8   0   59   44   18   18    5   20   50
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  3.98  28  27  10   0   1  192  219   98   85   14   61   90
Gene Garber            9   6  4.27  34   5   3  10   0   97  107   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  1.74  28   8   4   6   0   93   72   28   18    4   52   58
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  3.95  27  22   8   1   0  155  161   82   68   13   63   47
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   4  4.42  24   7   0   2   0   59   66   29   29    4   32   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  2.77  37   2   0  13   0   81   67   30   25    3   33   47
Eddie Bane             0   2  2.86  12   4   0   2   0   35   30   11   11    3   12   19
Dick Woodson          10   6  3.64  21  21   4   0   2  136  129   60   55   10   63   52
Bill Hands             5   8  4.17  23  14   3   1   1  101  107   56   47   12   29   50
Jim Kaat              11  12  4.23  28  27   7   0   2  181  203   97   85   25   38   92
Joe Decker             7   5  4.29  18  13   3   0   1  107  109   53   51    7   53   70
Vic Albury             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    0
Dave Goltz             3   1  5.54  24   2   0   1   0   65   80   41   40   10   24   41
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
Lindy McDaniel         9   3  2.19  34   1   1   8   0  119  101   32   29    6   41   70
Sparky Lyle            4   8  2.20  42   0   0  26   0   70   52   22   17    4   13   53
Sam McDowell           5   4  3.19   9   9   2   0   1   59   44   23   21    1   41   46
Mel Stottlemyre       12   9  3.21  27  27  11   0   3  191  180   81   68   10   53   72
Doc Medich             8   6  3.39  24  22   5   0   1  151  149   61   57   14   43   98
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  41   2   0  12   0   93   69   28   15    5   29   82
Darold Knowles         4   4  2.24  34   2   0   7   0   60   42   19   15    2   30   31
Ken Holtzman          17   9  2.33  28  28  15   0   3  224  190   65   58   15   46  119
Horacio Pina           5   3  2.82  30   0   0   6   0   61   39   23   19    6   23   33
Catfish Hunter        15   3  3.32  25  25  10   0   3  184  164   75   68   27   44   93
Paul Lindblad          0   4  3.49  24   3   0   1   0   57   62   28   22    7   22   27
Vida Blue             11   7  3.56  25  25   7   0   1  180  152   81   71   19   69  101
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
Jim Bibby              6   5  2.35  15  12   8   1   2  100   59   30   26    6   57   94
Sonny Siebert          6   8  2.39  14  14   1   0   1   83   77   35   22    6   21   48
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
Charlie Hudson         2   1  5.17  16   0   0   1   0   31   28   20   18    2   17   19
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Mike Paul              4   4  5.65  32   9   1   2   0   73   92   52   46    9   34   42
Steve Dunning          0   4  5.71  16   8   2   0   0   65   64   45   41    6   41   27
Pete Broberg           4   7  5.76  18  16   4   0   0   95  105   63   61    8   54   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
  J. Kaat (MIN)            12
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           20
  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)          25
  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)         277.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        243.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         229.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       226.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     224.0
  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)           272
  G. Perry (CLE)          230
  M. Lolich (DET)         227
  D. Drago (KC)           219
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        203
  J. Kaat (MIN)           203
  J. Coleman (DET)        200
  C. Wright (CAL)         197
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       196
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       190

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           123
  G. Perry (CLE)          107
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          99
  D. Drago (KC)            98
  M. Lolich (DET)          98
  J. Kaat (MIN)            97
  M. Pattin (BOS)          93
  S. Busby (KC)            88
  J. Coleman (DET)         86
  J. Slaton (MIL)          85

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          29
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  J. Kaat (MIN)            25
  G. Perry (CLE)           25
  L. Tiant (BOS)           25
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  D. Bosman (CLE)          20
  V. Blue (OAK)            19

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           112
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         88
  B. Singer (CAL)          80
  G. Perry (CLE)           78
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  S. Busby (KC)            73
  J. Palmer (BAL)          72
  V. Blue (OAK)            69
  S. Stone (CHI)           67
  J. Coleman (DET)         65

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           263
  B. Singer (CAL)         173
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       170
  G. Perry (CLE)          165
  M. Lolich (DET)         159
  W. Wood (CHI)           158
  L. Tiant (BOS)          140
  J. Coleman (DET)        123
  S. Busby (KC)           120
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       119

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