Sunday August 26, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 26, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       74  52  3.04  126  52  18  1139   987  427  385  100  366  562
Oakland         77  52  3.16  129  41  31  1161  1013  473  407  113  369  635
New York        68  64  3.33  132  35  37  1159  1114  498  429   86  384  572
California      59  67  3.50  126  53  17  1129  1053  492  439   85  466  795
Boston          70  58  3.72  128  52  27  1133  1125  517  468  117  398  660
Chicago         61  69  3.72  130  40  28  1167  1163  546  483   85  459  676
Milwaukee       68  70  3.77  145  39  27  1195  1196  576  501   95  502  548
Minnesota       60  68  3.85  128  38  25  1146  1155  553  490  101  392  695
Detroit         70  60  3.85  130  36  35  1164  1182  533  498  125  377  705
Kansas City     73  58  4.27  131  35  31  1166  1214  611  553   96  506  620
Cleveland       54  77  4.58  131  40  16  1189  1243  670  605  139  471  719
Texas           45  83  4.60  128  29  21  1122  1179  658  574  114  527  639

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster (CHI)    5   5  2.08  44   5   2  16   0  130  108   34   30    4   57   99
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   11   3  2.24  38   1   1   9   0  133  113   36   33    9   43   79
Jim Palmer (BAL)      18   6  2.49  31  30  14   1   4  235  183   72   65   13   91  133
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    19  11  2.54  33  33  16   0   4  255  227   81   72   17   51  130
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   15  14  2.59  32  32  19   0   7  257  241   89   74   14   56  203
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
Bill Singer (CAL)     17  10  3.00  32  32  15   0   2  246  206   93   82   12   96  198
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    16  15  3.09  34  34  12   0   3  236  232   94   81   11   99   98

 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            18   6  2.49  31  30  14   1   4  235  183   72   65   13   91  133
Dave McNally          13  13  2.94  30  30  14   0   3  211  184   74   69   12   60   67
Eddie Watt             3   3  3.08  24   0   0   2   0   61   51   21   21    7   19   30
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  11  3.66  28  28  18   0   0  211  174   88   86   26   64  159
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
Bill Singer           17  10  3.00  32  32  15   0   2  246  206   93   82   12   96  198
Nolan Ryan            14  16  3.11  34  32  19   1   3  261  199   97   90   16  128  304
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
Jim Kaat               1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    1    0    2
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          5   5  2.08  44   5   2  16   0  130  108   34   30    4   57   99
Cy Acosta              7   6  2.47  37   0   0  11   0   73   54   25   20    6   29   45
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
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.30  40   1   1   4   0   79   74   33   29    7   26   51
Gaylord Perry         14  17  3.49  34  34  23   0   5  284  264  122  110   29   95  189
Dick Tidrow           10  12  4.39  34  32   9   0   2  215  215  116  105   20   79  107
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.60  28   1   0   2   0   76   88   39   39    7   35   52
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  5.24  36   1   0   5   0   57   64   39   33    6   33   43
Milt Wilcox            6   7  5.96  21  14   1   0   0  100  107   68   66   12   43   58
Steve Mingori          0   0  6.17   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    3   10    4
Dick Bosman            1   8  6.22  18  17   2   0   0   90  123   69   62   18   24   37
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  3.26  16   0   0   1   0   30   24   11   11    2   13   13
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  13  4.02  33  33  11   0   1  233  248  113  104   27   75  156
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   9  5.21  27  23   1   0   0  131  160   80   76   18   49   87
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   9  4.05  30  30  11   0   2  211  220  112   95   16   64   86
Dick Drago            12  12  4.17  32  30  10   0   1  201  233  107   93   15   64   91
Gene Garber            9   6  4.23  40   5   3  10   0  115  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  1.23   9   0   0   2   0   22   25    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             9  11  4.04  30  30   8   0   2  207  210  105   93   24   74   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  34   7   0   2   0   67   80   36   35    4   38   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  14  2.59  32  32  19   0   7  257  241   89   74   14   56  203
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  4.21  30  14   3   1   1  109  119   62   51   13   31   56
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
Mel Stottlemyre       12  13  3.28  31  31  13   0   3  219  208   96   80   12   63   81
Doc Medich            10   7  3.30  27  25   7   0   2  174  169   69   64   15   54  110
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          19  11  2.54  33  33  16   0   4  255  227   81   72   17   51  130
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
Sonny Siebert          6  10  3.76  19  16   1   1   1   93   92   52   39    9   28   55
Bill Gogolewski        2   5  3.78  41   0   0   6   0  102  106   49   43   10   41   66
Jim Merritt            5   9  4.03  29  17   7   0   1  136  164   67   61   18   27   50
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
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              5   4  5.18  35  10   1   2   0   83  101   55   48    9   34   47
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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        19
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  B. Singer (CAL)          17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  V. Blue (OAK)            15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           23
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  B. Lee (BOS)             15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15

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
  C. Acosta (CHI)          11
  B. Veale (BOS)           11
  G. Garber (KC)           10

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  J. Curtis (BOS)           4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  R. May (CAL)              4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         301.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        283.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         260.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     256.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     255.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       252.1
  J. Colborn (MIL)      246.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       246.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      235.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       235.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           307
  G. Perry (CLE)          264
  M. Lolich (DET)         254
  J. Coleman (DET)        248
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       241
  D. Drago (KC)           233
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        232
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       227
  C. Wright (CAL)         227
  J. Colborn (MIL)        221

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           139
  G. Perry (CLE)          122
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         116
  M. Lolich (DET)         115
  J. Coleman (DET)        113
  P. Splittorff (KC)      112
  D. Drago (KC)           107
  J. Slaton (MIL)         105
  J. Kaat (CHI)           102
  S. Busby (KC)           101

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  G. Perry (CLE)           29
  C. Hunter (OAK)          28
  J. Coleman (DET)         27
  J. Kaat (CHI)            27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  L. Tiant (BOS)           26
  D. Bosman (CLE)          24
  J. Slaton (MIL)          24
  C. Wright (CAL)          23

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           128
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  B. Singer (CAL)          96
  G. Perry (CLE)           95
  J. Palmer (BAL)          91
  S. Busby (KC)            85
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  V. Blue (OAK)            76
  J. Coleman (DET)         75

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           304
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       203
  B. Singer (CAL)         198
  G. Perry (CLE)          189
  M. Lolich (DET)         178
  W. Wood (CHI)           166
  L. Tiant (BOS)          159
  J. Coleman (DET)        156
  S. Busby (KC)           143
  J. Palmer (BAL)         133

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