Friday August 10, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 10, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       61  51  3.07  112  45  14  1014   879  384  346   94  326  506
Oakland         64  51  3.24  115  35  26  1035   910  433  373  106  335  571
New York        64  54  3.27  118  29  36  1039   994  433  377   78  337  517
California      53  59  3.48  112  49  15  1004   927  435  388   71  418  711
Detroit         63  52  3.68  115  34  32  1035  1025  456  423  109  337  617
Milwaukee       57  61  3.70  125  35  25  1066  1048  504  438   82  460  478
Boston          60  54  3.71  114  47  20  1008  1000  462  416  105  360  585
Chicago         57  59  3.78  116  34  27  1045  1049  497  439   77  414  619
Minnesota       56  57  3.80  113  34  25  1015  1020  480  429   91  340  603
Kansas City     67  50  4.10  117  33  28  1045  1059  527  476   88  455  574
Texas           42  71  4.40  113  27  19   987  1011  561  482   93  464  567
Cleveland       45  71  4.58  116  35  14  1051  1105  597  535  120  413  632

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    17  10  2.37  29  29  15   0   3  231  199   68   61   16   47  121
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   10   3  2.41  35   1   1   8   0  123  108   36   33    9   41   72
Jim Palmer (BAL)      15   6  2.49  27  26  14   1   4  206  160   63   57   13   75  119
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   14  11  2.60  28  28  17   0   7  225  204   78   65   13   49  179
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   7  2.80  27  23  13   1   1  199  194   71   62   12   54   86
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           9  12  3.38  27  27  12   0   1  187  174   84   70   21   66   98
Doyle Alexander        6   6  3.90  20  17   6   0   0  111  103   52   48   13   34   46
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
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
Bob Veale              1   2  2.77  25   0   0  10   0   26   29   10    8    1    8   17
Bill Lee              12   7  2.80  27  23  13   1   1  199  194   71   62   12   54   86
Bobby Bolin            3   3  3.06  25   0   0   5   0   32   30   11   11    4    9   21
John Curtis           11   9  3.25  27  23   9   0   3  177  178   74   64   15   66   81
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
Dave Sells             5   2  2.82  36   0   0   8   0   51   49   18   16    1   28   23
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
Rich Hand              2   2  3.51  10   2   0   0   0   26   27   13   10    1   13   12
Clyde Wright           8  16  3.57  28  28  11   0   1  191  202   86   76   17   65   55
Rudy May               7  11  3.73  26  22   8   0   4  152  141   70   63   16   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  4.60   7   0   0   1   0   16   12    9    8    1    9    2
Dick Lange             1   0  5.48   9   2   0   0   0   23   25   15   14    6   11   12
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  1.54   4   0   0   0   0   12   13    4    2    1    3   12
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.80   3   1   0   0   0   10    5    2    2    0    9    2
Cy Acosta              7   2  2.20  32   0   0  10   0   61   44   19   15    4   23   41
Terry Forster          3   4  2.21  40   1   0  16   0   98   84   28   24    2   47   79
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  11  4.21  28  19   3   1   0  145  132   71   68   10   70  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         12  15  3.43  30  30  21   0   3  252  236  108   96   26   79  171
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
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
Joe Coleman           18   9  3.62  29  29  10   0   1  206  208   91   83   23   66  134
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
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Mike Strahler          4   4  3.99  14  10   1   0   0   65   64   32   29    4   31   27
Bill Slayback          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Fred Scherman          1   2  4.81  25   0   0   0   0   43   45   24   23    4   24   23
Woodie Fryman          4   7  4.99  23  19   1   0   0  114  133   67   63   16   39   78
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  1.80   8   0   0   3   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    4
Al Fitzmorris          4   0  1.93   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    6    6    3    7    2
Doug Bird              3   3  2.60  30   0   0  10   0   62   45   18   18    5   21   52
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  4.24  35   5   3  10   0   98  108   49   46   13   25   41
Steve Busby           10  11  4.33  27  27   6   0   1  170  170   90   82   17   75  131
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  30  10   1   0   0  118  123   50   44    5   40   66
Jerry Bell             9   8  3.95  27  22   8   1   0  155  161   82   68   13   63   47
Jim Slaton             8   9  4.06  26  26   7   0   2  175  179   90   79   19   65   76
Frank Linzy            2   6  4.17  38   1   0  13   0   54   60   30   25    7   16   16
Bill Champion          4   5  4.19  27   3   0   0   0   77   82   36   36    8   39   43
Chris Short            3   4  4.42  24   7   0   2   0   59   66   29   29    4   32   31
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
Vic Albury             0   0  1.42   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    3    2
Bert Blyleven         14  11  2.60  28  28  17   0   7  225  204   78   65   13   49  179
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
Bill Campbell          0   1  3.32   7   1   0   0   0   19   14    8    7    2    7   21
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
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   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    4
Fred Beene             6   0  1.52  18   4   0   1   0   89   65   19   15    5   25   48
Lindy McDaniel        10   3  2.41  35   1   1   8   0  123  108   36   33    9   41   72
Sparky Lyle            4   8  2.41  43   0   0  26   0   71   56   24   19    4   13   54
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
Fritz Peterson         8  11  3.88  25  25   5   0   0  146  162   73   63   15   43   44
Pat Dobson             6   4  3.95  13  12   3   0   0   80   79   39   35   11   22   43
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
Ken Holtzman          17  10  2.37  29  29  15   0   3  231  199   68   61   16   47  121
Darold Knowles         4   5  2.80  35   3   0   7   0   64   49   24   20    4   32   32
Horacio Pina           5   3  3.02  31   0   0   6   0   63   41   25   21    7   24   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  4.64  14  11   1   0   0   66   71   37   34    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  2.36  15  14   1   0   1   84   77   35   22    6   21   50
Bill Gogolewski        2   4  3.35  37   0   0   6   0   94   91   40   35    9   36   60
David Clyde            3   4  3.66  10  10   0   0   0   59   56   30   24    6   28   51
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 11.16  11   5   0   0   0   25   42   47   31    2   29   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)           21
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  B. Lee (BOS)             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
  D. Bird (KC)             10
  G. Garber (KC)           10
  B. Veale (BOS)           10

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)        252.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     231.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         229.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       226.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     225.0
  J. Colborn (MIL)      219.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       216.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      209.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      206.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           272
  G. Perry (CLE)          236
  M. Lolich (DET)         227
  D. Drago (KC)           219
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        208
  J. Coleman (DET)        208
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       204
  J. Kaat (MIN)           203
  C. Wright (CAL)         202
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       199

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           123
  G. Perry (CLE)          108
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         100
  D. Drago (KC)            98
  M. Lolich (DET)          98
  J. Kaat (MIN)            97
  M. Pattin (BOS)          93
  J. Coleman (DET)         91
  S. Busby (KC)            90
  J. Slaton (MIL)          90

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          29
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  G. Perry (CLE)           26
  L. Tiant (BOS)           26
  J. Kaat (MIN)            25
  J. Coleman (DET)         23
  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)           79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  S. Busby (KC)            75
  J. Palmer (BAL)          75
  S. Stone (CHI)           70
  V. Blue (OAK)            69
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          67

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           263
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       179
  B. Singer (CAL)         174
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  M. Lolich (DET)         159
  W. Wood (CHI)           158
  L. Tiant (BOS)          145
  J. Coleman (DET)        134
  S. Busby (KC)           131
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       121


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