Saturday August 25, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 25, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       73  52  3.06  125  52  17  1130   983  426  384  100  362  561
Oakland         76  52  3.18  128  40  31  1152  1009  473  407  113  368  633
New York        68  63  3.35  131  34  37  1151  1112  497  428   86  380  569
California      58  67  3.53  125  52  17  1120  1047  492  439   85  462  787
Boston          70  57  3.74  127  51  27  1125  1122  516  467  117  395  655
Chicago         59  69  3.77  128  39  27  1149  1156  544  481   84  457  667
Milwaukee       67  70  3.79  144  39  26  1186  1189  574  499   95  500  548
Detroit         70  58  3.85  128  35  35  1148  1168  526  491  122  369  693
Minnesota       60  67  3.86  127  38  25  1137  1146  550  487  100  392  682
Kansas City     73  57  4.23  130  35  31  1158  1201  601  544   94  503  618
Cleveland       54  75  4.54  129  40  16  1171  1219  656  591  133  464  702
Texas           43  83  4.66  126  28  20  1104  1166  655  572  114  523  631

 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
Dave McNally (BAL)    13  13  2.94  30  30  14   0   3  211  184   74   69   12   60   67
Jim Colborn (MIL)     17   8  2.96  34  27  17   1   3  246  221   97   81   15   72  104
Jim Bibby (TEX)        6   7  3.00  19  16   9   1   2  129   89   48   43   13   74  115
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    16  15  3.09  34  34  12   0   3  236  232   94   81   11   99   98
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      14  16  3.11  34  32  19   1   3  261  199   97   90   16  128  304

 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        8   6  3.72  23  20   8   0   0  133  128   62   55   14   38   53
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           12  10  3.36  30  26  10   0   4  196  200   84   73   18   71   92
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  2.84  41   0   0   9   0   57   58   20   18    2   28   23
Nolan Ryan            14  16  3.11  34  32  19   1   3  261  199   97   90   16  128  304
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  15  3.09  34  34  12   0   3  236  232   94   81   11   99   98
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  4.92  25  16   2   0   0  110  135   64   60   12   38   57
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            4   1  0.53   8   0   0   2   0   17    9    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  4.39  34  32   9   0   2  215  215  116  105   20   79  107
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.56  27   1   0   2   0   73   84   37   37    7   33   49
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  1.58  51   0   0  29   0   97   62   17   17    7   29  100
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
Jim Perry             12  11  3.71  29  29   7   0   1  184  195   80   76   18   46   58
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.77  15   0   0   2   0   31   26   13   13    5   11   15
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  2.66  37   0   0  12   0   71   54   21   21    5   22   59
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  4.17  32  30  10   0   1  201  233  107   93   15   64   91
Gene Garber            9   6  4.28  39   5   3  10   0  114  124   58   54   14   33   43
Steve Busby           12  12  4.41  30  30   6   0   1  190  194  101   93   17   85  143
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
Joe Hoerner            1   0  5.25  14   0   0   4   0   12   17    7    7    0    8   10
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  1.25   8   0   0   1   0   22   24    6    3    1    4    5
Eduardo Rodriguez     12  10  2.35  42   8   4   6   0  107   94   38   28    6   64   66
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jim Colborn           17   8  2.96  34  27  17   1   3  246  221   97   81   15   72  104
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  4.68  33   7   0   2   0   67   80   36   35    4   37   38
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  0.66   7   0   0   0   0   14    7    1    1    0    6    9
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  3.15  41   3   0  13   0   97   83   41   34    4   42   58
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 Hands             5  10  4.26  29  14   3   1   1  108  119   62   51   13   31   54
Eddie Bane             0   4  4.29  18   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
Bill Campbell          1   1  4.50  12   2   0   0   0   28   24   15   14    4   13   25
Dave Goltz             4   3  5.60  27   5   1   1   0   82  102   52   51   11   25   51
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   5  3.58  16  15   5   0   0  103  101   45   41   13   26   54
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
Vida Blue             15   7  3.21  29  29  11   0   2  216  174   89   77   21   76  117
Catfish Hunter        16   3  3.29  27  27  10   0   3  197  173   79   72   28   47  102
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  3.00  19  16   9   1   2  129   89   48   43   13   74  115
Jackie Brown           4   3  3.19  14   3   2   2   1   48   51   17   17    5   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. Colborn (MIL)         17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  B. Singer (CAL)          16
  V. Blue (OAK)            15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  C. Wright (CAL)          17
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  D. Bosman (CLE)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  S. Busby (KC)            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)          29
  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
  J. Curtis (BOS)           4
  R. May (CAL)              4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         301.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        278.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         260.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       252.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     249.0
  J. Colborn (MIL)      246.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     246.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       237.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      235.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       227.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           307
  G. Perry (CLE)          255
  M. Lolich (DET)         254
  J. Coleman (DET)        240
  D. Drago (KC)           233
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        232
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       232
  C. Wright (CAL)         227
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       223
  J. Colborn (MIL)        221

Runs:

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

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)           128
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  G. Perry (CLE)           93
  B. Singer (CAL)          92
  J. Palmer (BAL)          87
  S. Busby (KC)            85
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  V. Blue (OAK)            76
  W. Wood (CHI)            75

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           304
  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)           143
  J. Palmer (BAL)         133

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