Wednesday August 22, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 22, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       71  52  3.10  123  50  17  1112   971  425  383  100  360  558
Oakland         74  52  3.22  126  39  30  1134  1000  472  406  113  364  626
New York        68  61  3.35  129  32  37  1135  1098  490  422   84  371  558
California      57  65  3.55  122  52  16  1093  1023  482  431   83  455  773
Milwaukee       66  67  3.73  141  38  25  1161  1161  556  481   93  492  528
Chicago         59  67  3.76  126  39  27  1131  1136  534  473   83  450  660
Boston          68  57  3.79  125  49  27  1107  1110  514  466  117  392  644
Minnesota       59  66  3.85  125  37  25  1119  1129  540  478   99  386  667
Detroit         68  58  3.86  126  35  34  1130  1148  519  484  121  369  684
Kansas City     73  55  4.18  128  35  31  1142  1177  588  531   93  494  609
Cleveland       52  75  4.54  127  39  16  1153  1201  646  582  130  458  695
Texas           43  81  4.60  124  28  20  1088  1145  638  556  109  512  616

 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  3.11  31  31  14   0   1  237  200   93   82   12   92  190

 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  2.01  32   1   0   7   0   85   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          12  12  3.26  30  30  14   0   2  212  199   91   77   22   71  113
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
Bill Lee              13   8  2.74  29  25  14   1   1  217  212   75   66   13   58   95
Bobby Bolin            3   3  2.87  30   0   0   9   0   38   37   12   12    5    9   24
Roger Moret            8   0  2.88  22   7   2   3   2  100   84   36   32    7   46   65
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
Bob Veale              1   2  3.90  27   0   0  11   0   28   32   14   12    2    9   19
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
Dick Pole              3   1  6.46   6   5   0   0   0   31   42   22   22    2   10   16
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

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Sells             6   2  2.95  39   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  3.11  31  31  14   0   1  237  200   93   82   12   92  190
Clyde Wright           8  17  3.52  30  30  11   0   1  207  220   94   81   21   67   55
Steve Barber           2   2  3.71  39   1   0   4   0   78   84   35   32    4   26   51
Rudy May               7  12  3.97  28  23   8   0   4  154  147   75   68   17   56  113
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   1  4.22  10   0   0   2   0   21   18   11   10    2   10    3
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  2.11  43   4   2  16   0  124  104   33   29    4   56   94
Cy Acosta              7   5  2.23  35   0   0  10   0   69   52   22   17    5   27   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
Gaylord Perry         14  16  3.36  33  33  23   0   5  279  255  116  104   27   93  185
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.39  39   1   1   4   0   77   74   33   29    7   25   49
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  3.49  15   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
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Joe Coleman           18  12  4.00  32  32  10   0   1  225  240  109  100   25   71  150
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              4   3  2.69  36   0   0  12   0   70   54   21   21    5   22   58
Steve Mingori          1   0  3.42  10   0   0   0   0   24   29   10    9    2   13   15
Paul Splittorff       15   8  3.78  29  29  11   0   2  205  207  102   86   14   61   84
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  4.28  39   5   3  10   0  114  124   58   54   14   33   43
Joe Hoerner            1   0  4.50  13   0   0   4   0   12   15    6    6    0    7   10
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
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   8  1.86  40   8   4   6   0  107   88   32   22    6   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  4.13  29  29   8   0   2  198  204  103   91   24   73   91
Frank Linzy            2   6  4.17  38   1   0  13   0   54   60   30   25    7   16   16
Chris Short            3   4  4.50  31   7   0   2   0   66   77   34   33    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
Vic Albury             0   0  0.79   6   0   0   0   0   11    4    1    1    0    6    8
Danny Fife             0   1  0.87   2   0   0   0   0   10    5    1    1    0    5    4
Bert Blyleven         15  13  2.57  31  31  19   0   7  249  232   86   71   13   56  192
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
Bill Campbell          1   1  3.95  11   2   0   0   0   27   22   13   12    3   11   24
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   9  2.52  46   0   0  26   0   75   60   28   21    4   17   55
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
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
Sam McDowell           5   5  4.18  12  12   2   0   1   75   62   39   35    3   52   57
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
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.35   5   0   0   1   0   11   12    9    8    1    3    5
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  1.35  47   2   0  16   0  100   73   28   15    5   30   91
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         4   9  5.02  21  19   2   0   0  108  107   68   60   11   51   60
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   7  2.83  18  15   9   1   2  121   82   43   38   11   68  105
Jackie Brown           4   2  3.00  12   3   2   2   1   48   49   16   16    4   18   31
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
Charlie Hudson         2   1  4.20  19   0   0   1   0   41   34   21   19    2   19   26
David Clyde            4   5  4.21  12  12   0   0   0   68   69   38   32    6   35   56
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
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
Mike Paul              4   4  5.35  34   9   1   2   0   77   92   52   46    9   34   43
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
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
  J. Coleman (DET)         12

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           23
  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
  R. Fingers (OAK)         16
  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  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
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  R. May (CAL)              4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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)        278.2
  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
  B. Singer (CAL)       237.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      229.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       227.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           297
  G. Perry (CLE)          255
  M. Lolich (DET)         246
  J. Coleman (DET)        240
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       232
  D. Drago (KC)           232
  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
  J. Coleman (DET)        109
  D. Drago (KC)           107
  J. Slaton (MIL)         103
  P. Splittorff (KC)      102
  J. Kaat (MIN)           101
  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)         25
  J. Slaton (MIL)          24
  D. Bosman (CLE)          22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         22

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           125
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         95
  G. Perry (CLE)           93
  B. Singer (CAL)          92
  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)         190
  G. Perry (CLE)          185
  M. Lolich (DET)         174
  W. Wood (CHI)           164
  L. Tiant (BOS)          154
  J. Coleman (DET)        150
  S. Busby (KC)           138
  J. Palmer (BAL)         133

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