Sunday August 12, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 12, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       62  52  3.14  114  45  15  1031   901  399  360   96  335  514
Oakland         66  51  3.32  117  36  27  1053   935  448  388  108  340  577
New York        64  56  3.33  120  29  36  1057  1018  453  391   81  345  525
California      53  61  3.55  114  50  15  1020   956  451  403   74  424  725
Detroit         65  52  3.65  117  35  33  1053  1043  460  427  110  339  631
Milwaukee       61  61  3.70  129  35  25  1087  1075  519  447   83  470  487
Boston          62  54  3.72  116  47  22  1026  1018  471  424  107  368  590
Chicago         57  61  3.80  118  35  27  1061  1068  507  448   80  418  625
Minnesota       56  59  3.88  115  34  25  1033  1042  497  446   94  353  618
Kansas City     68  51  4.15  119  34  28  1063  1081  541  490   89  461  580
Texas           42  73  4.41  115  27  19  1007  1036  573  493   95  473  577
Cleveland       47  71  4.56  118  35  15  1071  1127  605  542  122  421  644

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   10   3  2.41  35   1   1   8   0  123  108   36   33    9   41   72
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    17  10  2.57  30  30  15   0   3  234  208   74   67   16   48  123
Jim Palmer (BAL)      16   6  2.59  28  27  14   1   4  212  167   68   61   13   79  124
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
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      13  14  2.92  30  29  18   1   3  237  182   83   77   14  114  275
Jim Colborn (MIL)     15   7  2.94  31  24  15   1   3  223  195   87   73   14   69   94
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    15  13  3.23  31  31  10   0   2  212  215   87   76   11   89   92
Dave McNally (BAL)    10  13  3.23  27  27  11   0   2  184  168   71   66   11   54   55
Bill Singer (CAL)     15  10  3.23  29  29  13   0   1  220  192   90   79   12   85  176

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.73  33   0   0   6   0   62   39   13   12    5   16   33
Bob Reynolds           6   5  2.05  30   1   0   6   0   83   74   21   19    2   22   60
Jim Palmer            16   6  2.59  28  27  14   1   4  212  167   68   61   13   79  124
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  3.12  27   0   0   6   0   35   31   12   12    5    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
Marty Pattin          10  13  4.73  25  24   7   0   0  166  184   93   87   26   53   86
Craig Skok             0   1  5.70   7   0   0   0   0   24   28   16   15    0    9   20
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              1   1  9.24   3   3   0   0   0   13   23   13   13    1    6    5

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan            13  14  2.92  30  29  18   1   3  237  182   83   77   14  114  275
Dave Sells             5   2  3.04  37   0   0   8   0   53   54   20   18    2   28   23
Bill Singer           15  10  3.23  29  29  13   0   1  220  192   90   79   12   85  176
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  3.97  35   0   0   4   0   68   76   33   30    4   20   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
Rich Hand              2   2  4.67  11   2   0   0   0   27   31   18   14    2   14   12
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  13  3.23  31  31  10   0   2  212  215   87   76   11   89   92
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
Bart Johnson           2   3  4.15  15   9   0   0   0   61   58   30   28    6   31   41
Steve Stone            4  11  4.21  28  19   3   1   0  145  132   71   68   10   70  105
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            2   1  0.84   4   0   0   1   0   11    7    2    1    0    6    3
Gaylord Perry         12  15  3.43  30  30  21   0   3  252  236  108   96   26   79  171
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.51  37   1   1   4   0   74   73   33   29    7   23   47
Dick Tidrow            9  11  4.36  31  29   7   0   2  192  189  104   93   17   72   93
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
Tom Timmerman          4   2  5.07  19   5   1   2   0   55   52   31   31    7   24   33
Jerry Johnson          5   6  5.17  34   0   0   5   0   54   61   37   31    6   28   41
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
Jim Perry             11  10  3.53  27  27   7   0   1  173  179   72   68   15   45   56
Mickey Lolich         12  11  3.54  31  31  16   0   3  234  234  100   92   30   59  166
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
Al Fitzmorris          4   0  1.93   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    6    6    3    7    2
Doug Bird              3   3  2.59  31   0   0  10   0   63   47   18   18    5   21   53
Paul Splittorff       15   6  3.37  26  26  11   0   2  195  189   86   73   12   57   83
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.02   8   0   0   0   0   16   22    8    7    1   10    8
Dick Drago            12  11  4.11  29  28  10   0   1  195  224  102   89   15   61   91
Gene Garber            9   6  4.26  36   5   3  10   0  101  111   51   48   13   27   41
Steve Busby           10  11  4.33  27  27   6   0   1  170  170   90   82   17   75  131
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  4.37  29   3   1   3   0   95   98   54   46    7   46   37
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
Joe Hoerner            1   0  7.94   9   0   0   3   0    6    7    5    5    0    4    4

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Carlos Velazquez       1   2  1.50   5   0   0   0   0   18   21    6    3    1    3    3
Eduardo Rodriguez      8   6  1.65  32   8   4   6   0   98   76   28   18    4   56   58
Jim Colborn           15   7  2.94  31  24  15   1   3  223  195   87   73   14   69   94
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  4.52  26   7   0   2   0   62   72   32   31    4   32   33
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  1.35   3   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    3
Bert Blyleven         14  11  2.60  28  28  17   0   7  225  204   78   65   13   49  179
Bill Campbell          0   1  2.91   8   1   0   0   0   22   16    8    7    2    8   21
Ray Corbin             4   5  3.05  38   2   0  13   0   86   74   34   29    4   35   51
Eddie Bane             0   3  3.72  14   4   0   2   0   39   33   16   16    4   17   25
Dick Woodson          10   7  3.78  22  22   4   0   2  140  136   65   59   11   66   53
Bill Hands             5   9  4.22  26  14   3   1   1  107  114   59   50   13   30   54
Joe Decker             7   5  4.25  19  14   3   0   1  112  112   55   53    7   56   73
Jim Kaat              11  12  4.41  29  28   7   0   2  182  206  101   89   26   39   93
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
Wayne Granger          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    0    0    1    1
Tom Buskey             0   1  1.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    2    2    1    0    1    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  2.66  44   0   0  26   0   71   59   27   21    4   14   54
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
Sam McDowell           5   4  3.68  10  10   2   0   1   66   52   31   27    3   44   52
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  1.44  43   2   0  13   0   94   70   28   15    5   29   82
Ken Holtzman          17  10  2.57  30  30  15   0   3  234  208   74   67   16   48  123
Darold Knowles         5   5  2.84  36   3   0   7   0   67   51   25   21    5   33   33
Horacio Pina           5   3  2.95  32   0   0   6   0   64   42   25   21    7   25   34
Catfish Hunter        15   3  3.32  25  25  10   0   3  184  164   75   68   27   44   93
Vida Blue             12   7  3.53  26  26   8   0   1  189  159   84   74   19   71  102
Paul Lindblad          0   4  4.14  25   3   0   1   0   59   68   33   27    8   22   28
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
Sonny Siebert          6   8  2.36  15  14   1   0   1   84   77   35   22    6   21   50
Jackie Brown           4   1  2.37   8   3   2   1   1   38   35   10   10    3   13   24
Jim Bibby              6   6  2.63  16  13   8   1   2  106   68   35   31    7   62   98
Bill Gogolewski        2   5  3.43  38   0   0   6   0   97   95   43   37   10   37   63
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
Charlie Hudson         2   1  4.71  17   0   0   1   0   36   30   21   19    2   19   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
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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  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
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     234.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       234.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     225.0
  J. Colborn (MIL)      223.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       220.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      212.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       211.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           280
  G. Perry (CLE)          236
  M. Lolich (DET)         234
  D. Drago (KC)           224
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        215
  J. Coleman (DET)        208
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       208
  J. Kaat (MIN)           206
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       204
  C. Wright (CAL)         202

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           127
  G. Perry (CLE)          108
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         104
  D. Drago (KC)           102
  J. Kaat (MIN)           101
  M. Lolich (DET)         100
  M. Pattin (BOS)          93
  J. Coleman (DET)         91
  S. Busby (KC)            90
  B. Singer (CAL)          90

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          30
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  J. Kaat (MIN)            26
  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  G. Perry (CLE)           26
  L. Tiant (BOS)           26
  J. Coleman (DET)         23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  D. Bosman (CLE)          20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           114
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         89
  B. Singer (CAL)          85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          79
  G. Perry (CLE)           79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  S. Busby (KC)            75
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          72
  V. Blue (OAK)            71
  S. Stone (CHI)           70

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           275
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       179
  B. Singer (CAL)         176
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  M. Lolich (DET)         166
  W. Wood (CHI)           160
  L. Tiant (BOS)          145
  J. Coleman (DET)        134
  S. Busby (KC)           131
  J. Palmer (BAL)         124


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