Wednesday August 8, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 8, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       60  50  3.10  110  43  14   997   867  381  343   92  324  494
Oakland         64  50  3.18  114  35  26  1027   895  423  363  103  332  570
New York        63  54  3.22  117  29  35  1030   978  424  368   74  336  512
California      52  58  3.46  110  49  15   987   910  426  379   67  410  706
Detroit         62  51  3.67  113  33  32  1017  1011  448  415  108  331  602
Boston          60  52  3.71  112  46  20   991   980  454  408  103  353  579
Milwaukee       55  61  3.71  123  34  25  1048  1032  498  432   81  459  469
Chicago         56  58  3.78  114  34  27  1028  1029  486  432   75  406  610
Minnesota       56  55  3.81  111  33  25   998  1006  473  423   89  332  587
Kansas City     65  50  4.14  115  33  26  1027  1048  524  473   87  449  559
Texas           42  70  4.39  112  27  19   978   998  553  477   92  459  562
Cleveland       44  71  4.61  115  34  14  1042  1099  596  534  119  412  626

 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  10  2.37  29  29  15   0   3  231  199   68   61   16   47  121
Jim Palmer (BAL)      15   6  2.49  27  26  14   1   4  206  160   63   57   13   75  119
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   14  10  2.63  27  27  16   0   7  216  196   76   63   12   47  170
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   6  2.78  26  22  12   1   1  191  187   68   59   11   51   85
Jim Colborn (MIL)     15   7  2.87  30  23  15   1   3  219  186   79   70   14   64   93
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
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    15  12  3.01  30  30  10   0   2  209  208   81   70    9   88   91
Bill Singer (CAL)     15   9  3.04  28  28  13   0   1  216  184   84   73   11   83  174

 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            15   6  2.49  27  26  14   1   4  206  160   63   57   13   75  119
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            15   9  3.80  26  26  16   0   0  194  163   84   82   26   59  145
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
Nolan Ryan            13  13  2.95  29  28  17   1   3  229  172   81   75   14  112  263
Bill Singer           15   9  3.04  28  28  13   0   1  216  184   84   73   11   83  174
Dave Sells             4   2  3.04  35   0   0   8   0   47   47   18   16    1   27   22
Rich Hand              2   2  3.51  10   2   0   0   0   26   27   13   10    1   13   12
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
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  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    8    1    1    0    1    8
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  12  3.01  30  30  10   0   2  209  208   81   70    9   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  5.03  24  16   2   0   0  107  135   64   60   12   37   55
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
Dick Tidrow            9  11  4.31  30  28   7   0   2  186  183  100   89   16   67   89
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
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  46   0   0  26   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          4   7  4.99  23  19   1   0   0  114  133   67   63   16   39   78
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   6  3.34  25  25  10   0   2  186  179   82   69   12   55   81
Dick Drago            12  10  3.98  28  27  10   0   1  192  219   98   85   14   61   90
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.02   8   0   0   0   0   16   22    8    7    1   10    8
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  4.47  28   3   1   3   0   93   98   54   46    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           15   7  2.87  30  23  15   1   3  219  186   79   70   14   64   93
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   7  3.78  22  22   4   0   2  140  136   65   59   11   66   53
Bill Hands             5   8  4.08  24  14   3   1   1  106  110   57   48   13   29   54
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             6   0  1.52  18   4   0   1   0   89   65   19   15    5   25   48
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  3.88  25  25   5   0   0  146  162   73   63   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  1.45  42   2   0  12   0   93   70   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  10  2.37  29  29  15   0   3  231  199   68   61   16   47  121
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   7  4.10  25  14   6   0   0  112  139   56   51   14   19   45
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
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           20
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  B. Singer (CAL)          13

Saves:

  J. Hiller (DET)          26
  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     231.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         229.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       226.2
  J. Colborn (MIL)      219.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     216.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       216.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      209.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       205.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           272
  G. Perry (CLE)          230
  M. Lolich (DET)         227
  D. Drago (KC)           219
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        208
  J. Kaat (MIN)           203
  J. Coleman (DET)        200
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       199
  C. Wright (CAL)         197
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       196

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           123
  G. Perry (CLE)          107
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         100
  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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           26
  J. Kaat (MIN)            25
  G. Perry (CLE)           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)          83
  G. Perry (CLE)           78
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  J. Palmer (BAL)          75
  S. Busby (KC)            73
  V. Blue (OAK)            69
  S. Stone (CHI)           67
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          67

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           263
  B. Singer (CAL)         174
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       170
  G. Perry (CLE)          165
  M. Lolich (DET)         159
  W. Wood (CHI)           158
  L. Tiant (BOS)          145
  J. Coleman (DET)        123
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       121
  S. Busby (KC)           120

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