Wednesday August 15, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 15, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       65  52  3.17  117  47  15  1058   927  414  373   99  344  528
Oakland         68  51  3.27  119  37  28  1071   946  449  389  108  350  586
New York        66  57  3.27  123  31  36  1084  1041  458  394   81  353  535
California      54  63  3.56  117  50  16  1045   989  465  414   77  434  733
Boston          62  56  3.69  118  49  22  1044  1036  475  428  107  373  605
Milwaukee       65  62  3.70  134  36  25  1116  1106  532  459   85  476  507
Detroit         66  54  3.76  120  35  34  1078  1081  484  450  114  353  647
Chicago         58  63  3.81  121  36  27  1087  1099  519  460   81  430  639
Minnesota       58  60  3.87  118  35  25  1060  1080  514  456   97  362  640
Kansas City     70  51  4.13  121  35  29  1081  1100  547  496   89  465  584
Texas           42  76  4.49  118  28  19  1034  1072  597  516   99  491  589
Cleveland       47  73  4.60  120  35  15  1087  1145  618  555  124  432  650

 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
Dave McNally (BAL)    11  13  3.12  28  28  12   0   2  193  170   72   67   12   56   61
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

 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
Dave McNally          11  13  3.12  28  28  12   0   2  193  170   72   67   12   56   61
Eddie Watt             3   3  3.13  23   0   0   1   0   60   51   21   21    7   19   29
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           2   2  3.66  37   1   0   4   0   76   84   34   31    4   25   49
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  4.15   8   0   0   2   0   17   13    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   4  2.31  34   0   0  10   0   66   50   21   17    5   25   42
Stan Bahnsen          15  13  3.23  31  31  10   0   2  212  215   87   76   11   89   92
Wilbur Wood           20  17  3.35  39  38  19   0   4  293  293  131  109   20   70  164
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  0.73   5   0   0   1   0   12    7    2    1    0    6    4
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
Jerry Johnson          5   6  5.17  34   0   0   5   0   54   61   37   31    6   28   41
Tom Timmerman          4   3  5.28  20   6   1   2   0   61   60   36   36    8   28   36
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
Jim Perry             11  10  3.53  27  27   7   0   1  173  179   72   68   15   45   56
Bob Miller             4   2  3.58  13   0   0   1   0   28   23   11   11    2   13   12
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.69  17   1   0   1   0   39   39   17   16    4   11   21
Mickey Lolich         12  11  3.72  32  32  16   0   3  240  240  107   99   32   63  171
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          5   0  1.70   5   5   2   0   1   37   32    7    7    3    8    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     12   6  1.58  36   8   4   6   0  103   78   28   18    4   58   64
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  4.04  29  24   8   1   0  169  176   90   76   14   64   52
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  4.45  28   7   0   2   0   65   76   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          1   1  2.92   9   1   0   0   0   25   18    9    8    3    9   22
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
Joe Decker             7   5  4.18  20  15   3   0   1  118  120   61   55    9   58   78
Bill Hands             5   9  4.21  27  14   3   1   1  107  116   61   50   13   30   54
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  11  3.24  29  29  12   0   3  205  198   90   74   11   58   74
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
Jackie Brown           4   1  2.63   9   3   2   1   1   41   41   12   12    3   16   27
Jim Bibby              6   7  2.74  17  14   9   1   2  115   74   40   35    8   67  102
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)         292.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        257.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       239.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         237.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     234.1
  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)           293
  G. Perry (CLE)          246
  M. Lolich (DET)         240
  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)           131
  G. Perry (CLE)          116
  M. Lolich (DET)         107
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         104
  D. Drago (KC)           102
  J. Kaat (MIN)           101
  J. Coleman (DET)         98
  J. Slaton (MIL)          95
  S. Busby (KC)            93
  M. Pattin (BOS)          93

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  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
  M. Lolich (DET)         171
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  W. Wood (CHI)           164
  L. Tiant (BOS)          154
  J. Coleman (DET)        137
  S. Busby (KC)           134
  J. Palmer (BAL)         124


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