Saturday August 11, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 11, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       61  52  3.13  113  45  14  1022   890  393  355   96  331  508
Oakland         65  51  3.24  116  36  26  1044   917  436  376  106  337  572
New York        64  55  3.28  119  29  36  1048  1006  440  382   79  340  519
California      53  60  3.47  113  50  15  1012   937  437  390   71  420  723
Detroit         64  52  3.67  116  34  33  1044  1032  458  425  110  338  627
Boston          61  54  3.68  115  47  21  1017  1005  463  416  105  364  589
Milwaukee       59  61  3.71  127  35  25  1077  1060  510  444   83  465  482
Chicago         57  60  3.78  117  35  27  1053  1057  501  442   78  416  621
Minnesota       56  58  3.83  114  34  25  1024  1027  487  436   92  348  610
Kansas City     68  50  4.10  118  34  28  1054  1069  531  480   88  457  576
Texas           42  72  4.40  114  27  19   996  1022  566  487   94  469  572
Cleveland       46  71  4.55  117  35  15  1060  1115  599  536  120  414  635

 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
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      13  14  2.92  30  29  18   1   3  237  182   83   77   14  114  275
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
Dave McNally (BAL)    10  13  3.23  27  27  11   0   2  184  168   71   66   11   54   55

 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  2.10  29   1   0   5   0   81   72   21   19    2   22   59
Jim Palmer            15   6  2.49  27  26  14   1   4  206  160   63   57   13   75  119
Eddie Watt             3   3  3.13  23   0   0   1   0   60   51   21   21    7   19   29
Dave McNally          10  13  3.23  27  27  11   0   2  184  168   71   66   11   54   55
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            6   0  2.22  20   5   2   3   2   89   71   26   22    4   37   58
Bob Veale              1   2  2.63  26   0   0  11   0   27   29   10    8    1    8   18
Bill Lee              12   7  2.80  27  23  13   1   1  199  194   71   62   12   54   86
Bobby Bolin            3   3  3.03  26   0   0   5   0   33   30   11   11    4    9   22
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  14  2.92  30  29  18   1   3  237  182   83   77   14  114  275
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  17  3.31  38  37  19   0   4  286  280  127  105   20   66  160
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  0.96   3   0   0   1   0    9    7    2    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          4   2  5.07  19   5   1   2   0   55   52   31   31    7   24   33
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  1.59  47   0   0  27   0   85   53   15   15    6   26   84
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         12  11  3.54  31  31  16   0   3  234  234  100   92   30   59  166
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       15   6  3.37  26  26  11   0   2  195  189   86   73   12   57   83
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      6   6  1.66  30   8   4   6   0   97   76   28   18    4   56   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  4.00  28  23   8   1   0  162  167   86   72   14   64   51
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  4.73  25   7   0   2   0   59   68   31   31    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
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
Eddie Bane             0   3  3.79  13   4   0   2   0   38   33   16   16    4   17   23
Bill Hands             5   8  4.08  25  14   3   1   1  106  111   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  4.25  19  14   3   0   1  112  112   55   53    7   56   73
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
Wayne Granger          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    0    0    1    1
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  10  3.35  28  28  11   0   3  196  188   87   73   11   55   73
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             12   7  3.53  26  26   8   0   1  189  159   84   74   19   71  102
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
Sonny Siebert          6   8  2.36  15  14   1   0   1   84   77   35   22    6   21   50
Jim Bibby              6   6  2.63  16  13   8   1   2  106   68   35   31    7   62   98
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
Steve Dunning          0   4  5.48  17   8   2   0   0   67   66   45   41    6   41   28
Mike Paul              4   4  5.65  32   9   1   2   0   73   92   52   46    9   34   42
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
  P. Splittorff (KC)       15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  C. Wright (CAL)          16
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  D. Bosman (CLE)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  J. Kaat (MIN)            12

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        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)          27
  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  R. Corbin (MIN)          13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  R. Fingers (OAK)         12
  B. Veale (BOS)           11
  C. Acosta (CHI)          10
  D. Bird (KC)             10
  G. Garber (KC)           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)         285.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        252.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         237.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       234.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     231.1
  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)           280
  G. Perry (CLE)          236
  M. Lolich (DET)         234
  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)           127
  G. Perry (CLE)          108
  M. Lolich (DET)         100
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         100
  D. Drago (KC)            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)          30
  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
  W. Wood (CHI)            20

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           114
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         88
  B. Singer (CAL)          83
  G. Perry (CLE)           79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  S. Busby (KC)            75
  J. Palmer (BAL)          75
  V. Blue (OAK)            71
  S. Stone (CHI)           70
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          67

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           275
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       179
  B. Singer (CAL)         174
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  M. Lolich (DET)         166
  W. Wood (CHI)           160
  L. Tiant (BOS)          145
  J. Coleman (DET)        134
  S. Busby (KC)           131
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       121

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