Tuesday August 14, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 14, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       64  52  3.19  116  46  15  1049   925  413  372   98  342  522
Oakland         68  51  3.27  119  37  28  1071   946  449  389  108  350  586
New York        66  56  3.29  122  30  36  1075  1031  455  393   81  350  534
California      53  63  3.59  116  50  15  1036   980  464  413   77  430  729
Boston          62  56  3.69  118  49  22  1044  1036  475  428  107  373  605
Milwaukee       63  62  3.70  132  36  25  1106  1096  528  455   85  476  500
Detroit         66  53  3.71  119  35  34  1070  1073  475  441  111  348  642
Chicago         58  62  3.80  120  36  27  1078  1084  514  455   81  425  635
Minnesota       57  60  3.88  117  35  25  1051  1070  507  453   94  359  634
Kansas City     69  51  4.15  120  34  29  1072  1093  546  495   89  464  584
Texas           42  75  4.50  117  27  19  1025  1066  592  512   98  486  585
Cleveland       47  72  4.59  119  35  15  1079  1137  613  550  123  428  646

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   11   3  2.36  36   1   1   8   0  126  109   36   33    9   41   74
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  12  2.68  29  29  17   0   7  232  215   82   69   13   53  184
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   8  2.72  28  24  14   1   1  208  204   72   63   12   57   92
Jim Colborn (MIL)     15   7  2.94  31  24  15   1   3  223  195   87   73   14   69   94
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      13  14  3.00  31  29  18   1   3  237  185   85   79   14  115  275
Doc Medich (NY)        9   6  3.20  25  23   6   0   2  160  154   61   57   14   47  102
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          6   0  1.67  34   0   0   6   0   65   39   13   12    5   17   35
Bob Reynolds           6   5  2.04  31   1   0   6   0   84   75   21   19    2   23   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          10  12  3.40  28  28  13   0   1  196  184   88   74   22   69  103
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Doyle Alexander        6   6  4.07  21  18   6   0   0  115  113   58   52   13   35   47
Jesse Jefferson        4   4  4.39  13  11   2   0   0   70   69   37   34   13   34   35
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   8  2.72  28  24  14   1   1  208  204   72   63   12   57   92
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  10  3.76  27  27  17   0   0  203  171   87   85   26   61  154
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  3.00  31  29  18   1   3  237  185   85   79   14  115  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  17  3.53  29  29  11   0   1  199  211   91   78   18   66   55
Steve Barber           1   2  3.91  36   0   0   4   0   69   76   33   30    4   21   45
Rudy May               7  12  3.99  27  23   8   0   4  153  147   75   68   17   55  111
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  4.71  10   2   0   0   0   29   31   16   15    7   13   15
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
Terry Forster          4   4  2.19  41   2   1  16   0  107   89   30   26    2   51   84
Cy Acosta              7   3  2.23  33   0   0  10   0   65   48   20   16    5   24   42
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  4.31  29  20   3   1   0  150  139   75   72   10   72  109
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
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.40  38   1   1   4   0   77   73   33   29    7   24   49
Gaylord Perry         12  16  3.63  31  31  21   0   3  258  246  116  104   27   85  171
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  1.65  48   0   0  28   0   87   55   16   16    7   27   85
Bob Miller             4   1  3.20  12   0   0   1   0   25   21    9    9    1   12   12
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
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
Joe Coleman           18  10  3.79  30  30  10   0   1  211  219   98   89   23   67  137
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
Ed Farmer              3   0  4.40  15   0   0   2   0   29   33   15   14    1   18   16
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          5   7  4.88  24  20   1   0   0  120  142   69   65   16   41   81
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  2.74  32   0   0  11   0   66   51   20   20    5   21   54
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           11  11  4.34  28  28   6   0   1  176  178   93   85   17   78  134
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     10   6  1.62  34   8   4   6   0  100   78   28   18    4   58   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  10  4.06  27  27   8   0   2  184  187   95   83   21   67   82
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  4.48  27   7   0   2   0   64   75   33   32    4   34   35
Bill Parsons           3   5  5.64  17  14   0   0   0   53   46   38   33    5   61   28
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  1.23   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    4    4
Bert Blyleven         14  12  2.68  29  29  17   0   7  232  215   82   69   13   53  184
Bill Campbell          0   1  2.91   8   1   0   0   0   22   16    8    7    2    8   21
Ray Corbin             4   5  3.21  39   2   0  13   0   87   77   37   31    4   36   53
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  4.21  27  14   3   1   1  107  116   61   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             4   1  4.99  25   3   1   1   0   74   92   42   41   10   24   49
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        11   3  2.36  36   1   1   8   0  126  109   36   33    9   41   74
Sparky Lyle            4   8  2.66  44   0   0  26   0   71   59   27   21    4   14   54
Doc Medich             9   6  3.20  25  23   6   0   2  160  154   61   57   14   47  102
Mel Stottlemyre       12  10  3.35  28  28  11   0   3  196  188   87   73   11   55   73
Sam McDowell           5   4  3.68  10  10   2   0   1   66   52   31   27    3   44   52
Pat Dobson             6   4  3.87  14  13   3   0   0   86   86   41   37   11   23   46
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  1.42  44   2   0  14   0   95   70   28   15    5   30   86
Darold Knowles         6   5  2.50  37   4   1   7   1   76   57   25   21    5   38   34
Ken Holtzman          17  10  2.57  30  30  15   0   3  234  208   74   67   16   48  123
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         3   9  5.40  19  17   2   0   0   93   93   62   56   10   45   52
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
Jim Bibby              6   6  2.63  16  13   8   1   2  106   68   35   31    7   62   98
Jackie Brown           4   1  2.63   9   3   2   1   1   41   41   12   12    3   16   27
Sonny Siebert          6   9  2.93  16  15   1   0   1   86   82   41   28    7   23   50
Bill Gogolewski        2   5  3.34  39   0   0   6   0  100   96   43   37   10   39   64
David Clyde            3   4  3.66  10  10   0   0   0   59   56   30   24    6   28   51
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Jim Merritt            4   8  4.40  26  15   6   0   0  117  147   62   57   16   20   47
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  5.43  18   8   2   0   0   70   70   46   42    6   43   29
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
Jim Kremmel            0   2  9.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   15   10    9    1    6    6
Don Durham             0   2  9.53   6   2   0   1   0   11   17   12   12    2   10    5
Lloyd Allen            0   4 10.33  12   5   0   0   0   27   43   47   31    2   31   15

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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)          17
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  D. Bosman (CLE)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  B. Lee (BOS)             14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14

Saves:

  J. Hiller (DET)          28
  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  R. Corbin (MIN)          13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  D. Bird (KC)             11
  B. Veale (BOS)           11
  C. Acosta (CHI)          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)        257.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         237.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     234.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       234.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     231.2
  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)          246
  M. Lolich (DET)         234
  D. Drago (KC)           224
  J. Coleman (DET)        219
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        215
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       215
  C. Wright (CAL)         211
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       208
  J. Kaat (MIN)           206

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           127
  G. Perry (CLE)          116
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         104
  D. Drago (KC)           102
  J. Kaat (MIN)           101
  M. Lolich (DET)         100
  J. Coleman (DET)         98
  J. Slaton (MIL)          95
  S. Busby (KC)            93
  M. Pattin (BOS)          93

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          30
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  G. Perry (CLE)           27
  J. Kaat (MIN)            26
  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  L. Tiant (BOS)           26
  J. Coleman (DET)         23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         22
  J. Slaton (MIL)          21
  D. Bosman (CLE)          20

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           115
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         89
  G. Perry (CLE)           85
  B. Singer (CAL)          85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          79
  S. Busby (KC)            78
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  S. Stone (CHI)           72
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          72
  V. Blue (OAK)            71

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           275
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       184
  B. Singer (CAL)         176
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  M. Lolich (DET)         166
  W. Wood (CHI)           160
  L. Tiant (BOS)          154
  J. Coleman (DET)        137
  S. Busby (KC)           134
  J. Palmer (BAL)         124


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