Friday August 24, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 24, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       72  52  3.08  124  51  17  1121   974  425  383  100  361  560
Oakland         75  52  3.21  127  39  31  1143  1005  473  407  113  366  630
New York        68  62  3.35  130  33  37  1143  1105  495  426   85  377  562
California      58  66  3.53  124  52  17  1111  1042  488  436   85  459  779
Boston          69  57  3.77  126  50  27  1116  1118  516  467  117  393  651
Milwaukee       66  70  3.77  143  39  25  1177  1178  568  493   95  495  542
Chicago         59  68  3.77  127  39  27  1140  1149  540  478   84  452  663
Minnesota       60  66  3.82  126  38  25  1128  1133  540  478   99  388  677
Detroit         69  58  3.87  127  35  34  1139  1157  524  489  121  369  689
Kansas City     73  56  4.20  129  35  31  1150  1190  594  537   94  498  612
Cleveland       53  75  4.54  128  40  16  1162  1207  651  586  131  461  699
Texas           43  82  4.65  125  28  20  1096  1158  649  566  111  517  621

 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)        14   8  2.67  30  26  15   1   1  226  220   77   67   13   59  102
Jim Colborn (MIL)     16   8  2.85  33  26  17   1   3  240  213   92   76   15   69  101
Dave McNally (BAL)    13  13  2.94  30  30  14   0   3  211  184   74   69   12   60   67
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    16  14  3.07  33  33  12   0   3  229  225   90   78   11   95   96
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          13  13  2.94  30  30  14   0   3  211  184   74   69   12   60   67
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              14   8  2.67  30  26  15   1   1  226  220   77   67   13   59  102
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  2.86  40   0   0   9   0   57   58   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           9  17  3.53  31  31  11   0   1  214  227   97   84   23   68   56
Steve Barber           2   2  3.59  40   1   0   4   0   80   86   35   32    4   27   53
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
Dick Lange             1   1  4.37  11   3   0   0   0   35   40   19   17    7   15   18
Rich Hand              2   2  4.67  11   2   0   0   0   27   31   18   14    2   14   12
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   6  2.57  36   0   0  10   0   70   54   25   20    6   28   43
Stan Bahnsen          16  14  3.07  33  33  12   0   3  229  225   90   78   11   95   96
Wilbur Wood           20  18  3.46  41  40  19   0   4  302  307  139  116   20   75  166
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  4.36  31  20   3   1   0  153  143   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          6   3  4.98  22   8   2   2   0   78   71   44   43   10   33   44
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
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
Mickey Lolich         12  11  3.82  34  34  16   0   3  252  254  115  107   32   64  178
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
Fred Scherman          2   2  4.09  29   0   0   0   0   51   47   24   23    4   25   25
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
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   2  2.40   7   7   2   0   1   45   43   13   12    3   17    4
Doug Bird              4   3  2.69  36   0   0  12   0   70   54   21   21    5   22   58
Steve Mingori          1   0  3.38  11   0   0   0   0   24   29   10    9    2   13   16
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
Ken Wright             6   5  4.54  23  12   1   0   0   79   60   44   40    6   77   74
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  4.64  31   3   1   3   0   97  106   58   50    7   46   38
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
Barry Raziano          0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    1    1    0
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

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Carlos Velazquez       1   2  1.40   7   0   0   0   0   19   23    6    3    1    3    4
Eduardo Rodriguez     12  10  2.35  42   8   4   6   0  107   94   38   28    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   8  3.46  32  11   2   0   0  127  132   55   49    8   41   76
Bill Champion          4   5  3.86  29   4   0   0   0   89   87   38   38    8   41   48
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  4.59  32   7   0   2   0   67   78   35   34    4   36   36
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
Joe Decker             8   5  3.75  22  17   4   0   2  134  128   64   56    9   62   91
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
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   7  3.30  27  25   7   0   2  174  169   69   64   15   54  110
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  2.45  39   4   1   8   1   81   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
Catfish Hunter        16   3  3.29  27  27  10   0   3  197  173   79   72   28   47  102
Vida Blue             14   7  3.35  28  28  10   0   1  207  170   89   77   21   74  114
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  13   3   2   2   1   48   50   16   16    4   18   32
Bill Gogolewski        2   5  3.78  41   0   0   6   0  102  106   49   43   10   41   66
Sonny Siebert          6  10  3.89  18  16   1   0   1   90   91   52   39    9   27   53
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
Charlie Hudson         2   1  4.68  20   0   0   1   0   42   36   24   22    2   20   27
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   3  7.89   8   3   0   1   0   22   28   20   19    4   13   11
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  B. Singer (CAL)          16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        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
  B. Lee (BOS)             15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         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)         301.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        278.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       252.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         252.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     249.0
  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)           307
  G. Perry (CLE)          255
  M. Lolich (DET)         254
  J. Coleman (DET)        240
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       232
  D. Drago (KC)           232
  C. Wright (CAL)         227
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        225
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       223
  B. Lee (BOS)            220

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           139
  G. Perry (CLE)          116
  M. Lolich (DET)         115
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         112
  J. Coleman (DET)        109
  D. Drago (KC)           107
  J. Slaton (MIL)         103
  P. Splittorff (KC)      102
  J. Kaat (MIN)           101
  C. Wright (CAL)          97

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
  C. Wright (CAL)          23
  D. Bosman (CLE)          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
  W. Wood (CHI)            75
  V. Blue (OAK)            74

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           296
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       192
  B. Singer (CAL)         190
  G. Perry (CLE)          185
  M. Lolich (DET)         178
  W. Wood (CHI)           166
  L. Tiant (BOS)          154
  J. Coleman (DET)        150
  S. Busby (KC)           138
  J. Palmer (BAL)         133


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