Friday August 17, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 17, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       66  52  3.16  118  47  16  1067   935  416  375   99  347  535
Oakland         70  51  3.24  121  38  29  1089   956  454  392  110  355  598
New York        66  58  3.31  124  31  36  1092  1054  466  402   82  357  539
California      55  63  3.55  118  51  16  1054   994  467  416   78  440  746
Milwaukee       65  63  3.70  135  37  25  1124  1115  535  462   86  476  510
Boston          63  57  3.70  120  49  23  1062  1054  485  437  110  381  619
Chicago         58  64  3.80  122  37  27  1095  1108  522  462   81  434  639
Detroit         66  55  3.81  121  35  34  1086  1097  494  459  116  357  651
Minnesota       59  60  3.84  119  36  25  1069  1087  516  456   97  363  645
Kansas City     70  53  4.19  123  35  29  1098  1128  563  511   90  472  589
Texas           43  76  4.46  119  28  20  1043  1081  598  517   99  495  594
Cleveland       48  74  4.67  122  36  15  1105  1172  636  573  128  440  663

 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)    18  10  2.56  31  31  15   0   3  242  214   76   69   17   50  126
Jim Palmer (BAL)      17   6  2.58  29  28  14   1   4  220  175   70   63   13   82  130
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   15  12  2.58  30  30  18   0   7  241  222   84   69   13   54  189
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   8  2.72  28  24  14   1   1  208  204   72   63   12   57   92
Jim Colborn (MIL)     15   8  2.96  32  25  16   1   3  231  204   90   76   15   69   97
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      14  14  2.96  32  30  19   1   3  246  190   87   81   15  121  288
Dave McNally (BAL)    11  13  3.12  28  28  12   0   2  193  170   72   67   12   56   61
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    15  14  3.19  32  32  11   0   2  220  224   90   78   11   93   92
Doc Medich (NY)        9   6  3.20  25  23   6   0   2  160  154   61   57   14   47  102

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          6   0  1.65  35   0   0   7   0   65   39   13   12    5   17   36
Bob Reynolds           6   5  2.04  31   1   0   6   0   84   75   21   19    2   23   60
Jim Palmer            17   6  2.58  29  28  14   1   4  220  175   70   63   13   82  130
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            7   0  2.47  21   6   2   3   2   95   77   30   26    5   41   63
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  10  3.39  28  24   9   0   3  183  189   80   69   17   67   85
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  4.63  26  24   7   1   0  169  185   93   87   26   54   88
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
Dick Pole              1   1  7.63   4   3   0   0   0   15   23   13   13    1    8    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

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan            14  14  2.96  32  30  19   1   3  246  190   87   81   15  121  288
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  14  3.19  32  32  11   0   2  220  224   90   78   11   93   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           10  11  4.34  32  30   8   0   2  201  198  108   97   17   75   98
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.56  26   1   0   2   0   71   83   36   36    7   32   48
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   8  6.06  17  17   2   0   0   88  119   66   59   16   24   33
Steve Mingori          0   0  6.17   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    3   10    4
Milt Wilcox            6   6  6.35  19  13   1   0   0   89   97   64   63   10   41   53
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
Mike Kekich            0   3  7.20  10   3   0   0   0   25   39   26   20    3   18   11
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  4.11  15  10   1   0   0   70   72   36   32    5   32   30
Bill Slayback          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Ed Farmer              3   0  4.55  16   0   0   2   0   30   35   16   15    1   19   17
Fred Scherman          1   2  4.70  26   0   0   0   0   44   45   24   23    4   24   23
Woodie Fryman          5   8  5.19  25  21   1   0   0  121  148   74   70   17   43   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   7  3.58  27  27  11   0   2  198  195   92   79   13   58   83
Steve Mingori          0   0  3.72   9   0   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    1   11   10
Dick Drago            12  12  4.09  30  29  10   0   1  198  229  104   90   15   63   91
Steve Busby           11  11  4.34  28  28   6   0   1  176  178   93   85   17   78  134
Gene Garber            9   6  4.42  37   5   3  10   0  106  118   55   52   13   30   43
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  4.52  30   3   1   3   0   96  102   56   48    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  8.10  10   0   0   3   0    7    9    6    6    0    4    5

 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
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jim Colborn           15   8  2.96  32  25  16   1   3  231  204   90   76   15   69   97
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         15  12  2.58  30  30  18   0   7  241  222   84   69   13   54  189
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
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   5  3.82  11  11   2   0   1   71   58   34   30    3   48   55
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
Tom Buskey             0   1  5.79   4   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    6    1    1    5
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  1.40  45   2   0  15   0   96   70   28   15    5   30   87
Darold Knowles         6   5  2.50  37   4   1   7   1   76   57   25   21    5   38   34
Ken Holtzman          18  10  2.56  31  31  15   0   3  242  214   76   69   17   50  126
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             13   7  3.41  27  27   9   0   1  198  163   87   75   20   74  110
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  2.51  10   3   2   2   1   43   43   12   12    3   16   29
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            4   4  3.41  11  11   0   0   0   66   63   31   25    6   32   54
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)        18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15
  P. Splittorff (KC)       15

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  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)         15
  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
  N. Ryan (CAL)         246.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     242.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     240.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       239.2
  J. Colborn (MIL)      231.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      220.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       220.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       220.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           293
  G. Perry (CLE)          246
  M. Lolich (DET)         240
  D. Drago (KC)           229
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        224
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       222
  J. Coleman (DET)        219
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       214
  C. Wright (CAL)         211
  J. Kaat (MIN)           206

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           131
  G. Perry (CLE)          116
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         108
  M. Lolich (DET)         107
  D. Drago (KC)           104
  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
  D. Bosman (CLE)          22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         22
  J. Slaton (MIL)          21

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           121
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         93
  G. Perry (CLE)           85
  B. Singer (CAL)          85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          82
  S. Busby (KC)            78
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          75
  V. Blue (OAK)            74
  S. Stone (CHI)           72

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           288
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       189
  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)         130

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