Tuesday August 21, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 21, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       70  52  3.10  122  50  16  1103   961  422  380  100  358  554
Oakland         73  52  3.23  125  39  29  1125   992  469  404  113  361  621
New York        68  60  3.32  128  32  37  1126  1090  482  415   84  363  555
California      56  65  3.55  121  52  16  1083  1018  478  427   82  450  767
Milwaukee       66  65  3.71  139  38  25  1151  1148  550  475   89  489  523
Boston          67  57  3.75  124  49  26  1098  1097  506  458  116  390  636
Chicago         59  66  3.80  125  39  27  1120  1124  533  473   83  448  657
Detroit         68  57  3.83  125  35  34  1122  1136  512  477  119  367  675
Minnesota       59  65  3.84  124  37  25  1111  1124  536  474   99  380  664
Kansas City     72  55  4.16  127  35  31  1132  1163  581  524   91  491  605
Texas           43  80  4.56  123  28  20  1079  1134  629  547  109  508  610
Cleveland       51  75  4.59  126  38  16  1141  1195  646  582  130  453  687

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   11   3  2.24  38   1   1   9   0  133  113   36   33    9   43   79
Jim Palmer (BAL)      17   6  2.54  30  29  14   1   4  227  179   71   64   13   87  133
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   15  13  2.57  31  31  19   0   7  249  232   86   71   13   56  192
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    18  11  2.63  32  32  15   0   3  246  223   81   72   17   50  128
Bill Lee (BOS)        13   8  2.74  29  25  14   1   1  217  212   75   66   13   58   95
Jim Colborn (MIL)     16   8  2.85  33  26  17   1   3  240  213   92   76   15   69  101
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    16  14  3.07  33  33  12   0   3  229  225   90   78   11   95   96
Dave McNally (BAL)    12  13  3.07  29  29  13   0   2  202  181   74   69   12   59   65
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      14  15  3.11  33  31  19   1   3  252  194   93   87   16  125  296
Bill Singer (CAL)     16  10  3.14  30  30  14   0   1  229  197   91   80   12   89  185

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          7   0  1.60  36   0   0   7   0   67   39   13   12    5   18   37
Bob Reynolds           6   5  2.04  31   1   0   6   0   84   75   21   19    2   23   60
Jim Palmer            17   6  2.54  30  29  14   1   4  227  179   71   64   13   87  133
Dave McNally          12  13  3.07  29  29  13   0   2  202  181   74   69   12   59   65
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
Doyle Alexander        7   6  3.92  22  19   7   0   0  124  119   61   54   14   37   52
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
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
Bob Veale              1   2  2.63  26   0   0  11   0   27   29   10    8    1    8   18
Bill Lee              13   8  2.74  29  25  14   1   1  217  212   75   66   13   58   95
Roger Moret            8   0  2.88  22   7   2   3   2  100   84   36   32    7   46   65
Bobby Bolin            3   3  2.97  29   0   0   8   0   36   34   12   12    5    9   23
John Curtis           11  10  3.52  29  25   9   0   3  187  196   84   73   18   69   88
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          11  13  4.48  27  24   7   1   0  175  188   93   87   26   54   92
Craig Skok             0   1  5.93   8   0   0   1   0   27   31   19   18    1    9   22
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
Dave Sells             5   2  2.96  38   0   0   8   0   55   57   20   18    2   28   23
Nolan Ryan            14  15  3.11  33  31  19   1   3  252  194   93   87   16  125  296
Bill Singer           16  10  3.14  30  30  14   0   1  229  197   91   80   12   89  185
Clyde Wright           8  17  3.52  30  30  11   0   1  207  220   94   81   21   67   55
Steve Barber           2   2  3.61  38   1   0   4   0   77   84   34   31    4   25   50
Rudy May               7  12  3.97  28  23   8   0   4  154  147   75   68   17   56  113
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   1  3.98   9   0   0   2   0   20   16   10    9    1    9    3
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
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          16  14  3.07  33  33  12   0   3  229  225   90   78   11   95   96
Wilbur Wood           20  18  3.49  40  39  19   0   4  294  297  136  114   20   74  164
Dave Baldwin           0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    4    1
Bart Johnson           2   3  4.02  16   9   0   0   0   65   61   31   29    6   32   46
Steve Stone            4  11  4.37  30  20   3   1   0  152  142   77   74   10   74  111
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            3   1  0.59   7   0   0   2   0   15    7    2    1    0    6    8
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.39  39   1   1   4   0   77   74   33   29    7   25   49
Gaylord Perry         13  16  3.51  32  32  22   0   4  267  249  116  104   27   88  177
Dick Tidrow           10  12  4.33  33  31   9   0   2  210  206  112  101   18   77  105
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
Tom Timmerman          5   3  5.11  21   7   1   2   0   69   65   39   39    9   30   40
Jerry Johnson          5   6  5.43  35   1   0   5   0   55   63   39   33    6   31   41
Milt Wilcox            6   6  5.91  20  13   1   0   0   96  101   65   63   10   43   56
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
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            8   4  1.60  50   0   0  28   0   96   61   17   17    7   29   97
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  3.71  33  33  16   0   3  247  246  110  102   32   64  174
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.77  15   0   0   2   0   31   26   13   13    5   11   15
Jim Perry             11  11  3.78  28  28   7   0   1  176  185   78   74   17   46   57
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  4.13  16  10   1   0   0   72   74   37   33    6   33   31
Ed Farmer              3   0  4.26  17   0   0   2   0   32   37   16   15    1   19   18
Fred Scherman          1   2  4.44  28   0   0   0   0   47   46   24   23    4   25   24
Bill Slayback          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Woodie Fryman          5   8  5.24  26  22   1   0   0  125  155   77   73   17   45   82
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   1  1.93   6   6   2   0   1   42   37   10    9    3   13    3
Doug Bird              3   3  2.73  35   0   0  12   0   69   53   21   21    5   22   56
Steve Mingori          1   0  3.42  10   0   0   0   0   24   29   10    9    2   13   15
Paul Splittorff       15   8  3.61  28  28  11   0   2  202  200   97   81   13   60   83
Dick Drago            12  12  4.21  31  30  10   0   1  199  232  107   93   15   64   91
Steve Busby           12  11  4.24  29  29   6   0   1  185  186   95   87   17   81  138
Gene Garber            9   6  4.35  38   5   3  10   0  108  119   56   52   13   32   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
Joe Hoerner            1   0  4.63  12   0   0   4   0   12   14    6    6    0    6    9
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
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  1.47   6   0   0   0   0   18   22    6    3    1    3    3
Eduardo Rodriguez     12   6  1.71  38   8   4   6   0  105   84   30   20    4   64   66
Jim Colborn           16   8  2.85  33  26  17   1   3  240  213   92   76   15   69  101
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Skip Lockwood          5   7  3.47  31  10   1   0   0  119  125   52   46    6   40   67
Bill Champion          4   5  3.92  28   3   0   0   0   83   85   36   36    8   40   45
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
Chris Short            3   4  4.41  30   7   0   2   0   65   76   33   32    4   35   35
Bill Parsons           3   5  6.24  18  15   0   0   0   53   49   42   37    6   63   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  0.79   6   0   0   0   0   11    4    1    1    0    6    8
Bert Blyleven         15  13  2.57  31  31  19   0   7  249  232   86   71   13   56  192
Bill Campbell          1   1  3.04  10   1   0   0   0   27   20   10    9    3    9   24
Ray Corbin             4   5  3.05  40   3   0  13   0   94   80   38   32    4   41   56
Dick Woodson          10   8  3.95  23  23   4   0   2  141  137   68   62   12   68   53
Joe Decker             7   5  4.02  21  16   3   0   1  125  124   64   56    9   60   81
Bill Hands             5  10  4.26  29  14   3   1   1  108  119   62   51   13   31   54
Eddie Bane             0   4  4.32  17   4   0   2   0   42   39   20   20    4   19   27
Jim Kaat              11  12  4.41  29  28   7   0   2  182  206  101   89   26   39   93
Dave Goltz             4   2  5.24  26   4   1   1   0   79   97   47   46   11   24   50
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    0    0    1    2
Fred Beene             6   0  1.52  18   4   0   1   0   89   65   19   15    5   25   48
Lindy McDaniel        11   3  2.24  38   1   1   9   0  133  113   36   33    9   43   79
Sparky Lyle            4   8  2.63  45   0   0  26   0   72   59   27   21    4   15   54
Doc Medich            10   6  3.25  26  24   6   0   2  166  162   64   60   14   48  106
Mel Stottlemyre       12  12  3.36  30  30  12   0   3  211  206   95   79   12   59   78
Pat Dobson             7   4  3.69  15  14   4   0   0   95   94   43   39   12   23   47
Sam McDowell           5   5  3.82  11  11   2   0   1   71   58   34   30    3   48   55
Fritz Peterson         8  12  3.95  26  26   5   0   0  150  169   78   66   15   44   45
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  2.51  38   4   1   7   1   79   62   26   22    5   40   36
Ken Holtzman          18  11  2.63  32  32  15   0   3  246  223   81   72   17   50  128
Horacio Pina           6   3  2.84  34   0   0   6   0   70   44   26   22    7   25   37
Vida Blue             14   7  3.35  28  28  10   0   1  207  170   89   77   21   74  114
Catfish Hunter        15   3  3.38  26  26  10   0   3  189  168   78   71   28   45   98
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   2  2.74  11   3   2   2   1   46   45   14   14    4   17   30
Jim Bibby              6   7  2.83  18  15   9   1   2  121   82   43   38   11   68  105
David Clyde            4   4  3.41  11  11   0   0   0   66   63   31   25    6   32   54
Bill Gogolewski        2   5  3.76  40   0   0   6   0  101  102   48   42   10   39   65
Sonny Siebert          6  10  3.89  18  16   1   0   1   90   91   52   39    9   27   53
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Jim Merritt            4   9  4.31  28  16   6   0   0  127  161   67   61   18   24   48
Charlie Hudson         2   1  4.38  18   0   0   1   0   39   33   21   19    2   19   24
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
Mike Paul              4   4  5.57  33   9   1   2   0   74   92   52   46    9   34   42
Pete Broberg           4   7  5.76  18  16   4   0   0   95  105   63   61    8   54   39
Steve Dunning          0   5  5.80  19   9   2   0   0   71   76   50   46    8   45   29
Don Durham             0   2  6.88   7   2   0   1   0   17   22   13   13    2   11    9
Jim Kremmel            0   2  9.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   15   10    9    1    6    6
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)         16
  J. Colborn (MIL)         16
  B. Singer (CAL)          16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  P. Splittorff (KC)       15

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  C. Wright (CAL)          17
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  D. Bosman (CLE)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  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)             12
  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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          3
  J. Curtis (BOS)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         294.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        266.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         252.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     249.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       247.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     246.1
  J. Colborn (MIL)      240.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      229.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       229.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       227.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           297
  G. Perry (CLE)          249
  M. Lolich (DET)         246
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       232
  D. Drago (KC)           232
  J. Coleman (DET)        228
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        225
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       223
  C. Wright (CAL)         220
  J. Colborn (MIL)        213

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           136
  G. Perry (CLE)          116
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         112
  M. Lolich (DET)         110
  D. Drago (KC)           107
  J. Coleman (DET)        102
  J. Kaat (MIN)           101
  J. Slaton (MIL)         100
  P. Splittorff (KC)       97
  S. Busby (KC)            95

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  C. Hunter (OAK)          28
  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)           125
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         95
  B. Singer (CAL)          89
  G. Perry (CLE)           88
  J. Palmer (BAL)          87
  S. Busby (KC)            81
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          77
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  V. Blue (OAK)            74
  S. Stone (CHI)           74

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           296
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       192
  B. Singer (CAL)         185
  G. Perry (CLE)          177
  M. Lolich (DET)         174
  W. Wood (CHI)           164
  L. Tiant (BOS)          154
  J. Coleman (DET)        141
  S. Busby (KC)           138
  J. Palmer (BAL)         133

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