Saturday August 18, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 18, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       67  52  3.14  119  48  16  1076   940  416  375   99  347  541
Oakland         71  51  3.23  122  38  29  1098   965  457  394  111  358  605
New York        67  58  3.31  125  31  37  1101  1062  469  405   82  359  545
California      56  63  3.53  119  52  16  1063   999  468  417   78  444  755
Boston          64  57  3.71  121  49  24  1071  1068  490  442  111  382  621
Milwaukee       65  64  3.72  137  37  25  1134  1130  542  469   87  485  516
Chicago         58  65  3.80  123  38  27  1103  1113  525  465   83  439  646
Detroit         66  56  3.81  122  35  34  1094  1107  498  463  116  360  656
Minnesota       59  61  3.85  120  36  25  1077  1097  521  461   98  366  649
Kansas City     70  54  4.20  124  35  29  1106  1138  571  516   90  476  590
Texas           43  77  4.46  120  28  20  1052  1094  603  521  101  497  598
Cleveland       49  74  4.63  123  37  15  1114  1175  636  573  128  443  669

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   11   3  2.30  37   1   1   9   0  129  109   36   33    9   42   76
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
Bill Singer (CAL)     16  10  3.14  30  30  14   0   1  229  197   91   80   12   89  185
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    15  14  3.19  32  32  11   0   2  220  224   90   78   11   93   92

 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          11  12  3.25  29  29  14   0   2  205  189   88   74   22   69  109
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  3.03  28   0   0   7   0   36   33   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              2   1  6.94   5   4   0   0   0   23   35   18   18    2    9   10
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           16  10  3.14  30  30  14   0   1  229  197   91   80   12   89  185
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   5  2.28  42   3   2  16   0  115   94   33   29    4   56   91
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         13  16  3.51  32  32  22   0   4  267  249  116  104   27   88  177
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  3.54  14   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  11  3.85  31  31  10   0   1  217  228  102   93   23   69  141
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
Fred Scherman          1   2  4.53  27   0   0   0   0   46   46   24   23    4   25   24
Ed Farmer              3   0  4.55  16   0   0   2   0   30   35   16   15    1   19   17
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  2.77  33   0   0  11   0   68   53   21   21    5   22   55
Paul Splittorff       15   8  3.61  28  28  11   0   2  202  200   97   81   13   60   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
Barry Raziano          0   0 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    0

 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  1.71  38   8   4   6   0  105   84   30   20    4   64   66
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  11  4.16  28  28   8   0   2  190  196  100   88   22   70   86
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  4.43  29   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
Danny Fife             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
Vic Albury             0   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    1    1    0    4    5
Bert Blyleven         15  12  2.58  30  30  18   0   7  241  222   84   69   13   54  189
Bill Campbell          1   1  3.04  10   1   0   0   0   27   20   10    9    3    9   24
Ray Corbin             4   5  3.21  39   2   0  13   0   87   77   37   31    4   36   53
Eddie Bane             0   3  3.86  15   4   0   2   0   40   37   17   17    4   17   25
Dick Woodson          10   8  3.95  23  23   4   0   2  141  137   68   62   12   68   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  2.30  37   1   1   9   0  129  109   36   33    9   42   76
Sparky Lyle            4   8  2.66  44   0   0  26   0   71   59   27   21    4   14   54
Mel Stottlemyre       12  11  3.24  29  29  12   0   3  205  198   90   74   11   58   74
Doc Medich            10   6  3.25  26  24   6   0   2  166  162   64   60   14   48  106
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         5   6  1.36  46   2   0  15   0   99   72   28   15    5   30   90
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  5.24  20  18   2   0   0  100  100   65   58   11   48   56
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
Charlie Hudson         2   1  4.38  18   0   0   1   0   39   33   21   19    2   19   24
Jim Merritt            4   9  4.46  27  16   6   0   0  123  157   67   61   18   22   48
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
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
  B. Singer (CAL)          16
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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)           22
  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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  B. Lee (BOS)             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
  G. Perry (CLE)            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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         292.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        266.2
  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
  B. Singer (CAL)       229.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      220.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       220.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           293
  G. Perry (CLE)          249
  M. Lolich (DET)         240
  D. Drago (KC)           229
  J. Coleman (DET)        228
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        224
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       222
  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. Coleman (DET)        102
  J. Kaat (MIN)           101
  J. Slaton (MIL)         100
  P. Splittorff (KC)       97
  S. Busby (KC)            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)          22

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           121
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         93
  B. Singer (CAL)          89
  G. Perry (CLE)           88
  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)         185
  G. Perry (CLE)          177
  M. Lolich (DET)         171
  W. Wood (CHI)           164
  L. Tiant (BOS)          154
  J. Coleman (DET)        141
  S. Busby (KC)           134
  J. Palmer (BAL)         130

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