Tuesday August 28, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 28, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       75  53  3.03  128  53  18  1157  1007  433  389  101  367  570
Oakland         78  53  3.14  131  41  32  1179  1026  479  411  114  375  644
New York        68  65  3.35  133  35  37  1167  1124  503  434   88  386  575
California      60  67  3.49  127  54  17  1138  1058  494  441   86  467  799
Chicago         63  69  3.71  132  41  29  1185  1179  551  488   87  466  687
Boston          71  59  3.72  130  53  27  1150  1142  525  475  118  405  669
Minnesota       62  68  3.81  130  39  26  1164  1166  556  493  101  400  703
Milwaukee       68  72  3.82  148  39  27  1215  1220  591  516   98  516  556
Detroit         70  62  3.86  132  36  35  1182  1207  543  507  127  382  721
Kansas City     73  59  4.25  132  35  31  1174  1220  615  555   96  513  624
Cleveland       55  77  4.57  132  40  17  1198  1249  673  608  140  474  721
Texas           46  84  4.60  130  29  22  1139  1197  667  582  116  534  649

 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)      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
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
Dave McNally (BAL)    13  14  3.05  31  31  14   0   3  215  193   78   73   13   60   68
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  1.91  33   1   0   7   0   90   76   22   19    2   24   65
Jim Palmer            18   6  2.49  31  30  14   1   4  235  183   72   65   13   91  133
Dave McNally          13  14  3.05  31  31  14   0   3  215  193   78   73   13   60   68
Eddie Watt             3   3  3.08  24   0   0   2   0   61   51   21   21    7   19   30
Mike Cuellar          13  12  3.13  31  31  15   0   2  221  209   92   77   22   71  115
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
Roger Moret            9   0  2.81  23   8   3   3   2  109   90   38   34    8   52   70
Bobby Bolin            3   3  2.87  30   0   0   9   0   38   37   12   12    5    9   24
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  4.45  28  24   7   1   0  176  191   93   87   26   54   93
Craig Skok             0   1  5.93   8   0   0   1   0   27   31   19   18    1    9   22
Dick Pole              3   2  6.51   7   6   0   0   0   37   50   28   27    2   11   19
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          10  17  3.47  32  32  12   0   1  223  232   99   86   24   69   60
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  2.51  38   0   0  12   0   75   55   26   21    7   31   45
Stan Bahnsen          16  15  3.09  34  34  12   0   3  236  232   94   81   11   99   98
Wilbur Wood           21  18  3.39  42  41  20   0   4  311  316  140  117   20   75  171
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            5  11  4.35  32  21   3   1   0  159  149   80   77   11   79  117
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  1.50   9   0   0   2   0   18   10    4    3    1    8    8
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.26  41   1   1   5   0   80   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
Tom Timmerman          7   3  4.68  23   9   2   2   0   85   76   45   44   10   34   46
Brent Strom            2  10  4.69  26  17   2   0   0  119  131   72   62   17   46   91
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  2.97  17   0   0   1   0   33   25   11   11    2   16   17
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
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Mickey Lolich         12  12  3.90  35  35  16   0   3  256  263  119  111   32   64  181
Ed Farmer              3   0  3.96  19   0   0   2   0   36   42   17   16    2   19   23
Joe Coleman           18  13  4.02  33  33  11   0   1  233  248  113  104   27   75  156
Fred Scherman          2   2  4.07  30   0   0   0   0   55   53   26   25    5   26   28
Mike Strahler          4   5  4.28  17  11   1   0   0   74   78   40   35    6   34   32
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  3.08  12   0   0   0   0   26   30   10    9    2   15   16
Paul Splittorff       15   9  4.05  30  30  11   0   2  211  220  112   95   16   64   86
Dick Drago            12  13  4.14  33  31  10   0   1  206  238  111   95   15   69   95
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  2.65  44   8   4   6   0  115  106   44   34    8   70   68
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   9  3.57  33  12   2   0   0  134  139   59   53    9   44   78
Bill Champion          4   6  3.98  30   5   0   0   0   93   90   41   41    8   45   49
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  4.83  35   7   0   2   0   69   82   38   37    4   39   41
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  0.64   8   0   0   0   0   14    7    1    1    0    6    9
Danny Fife             1   1  1.56   3   1   0   0   0   17    9    3    3    0    8    6
Bert Blyleven         15  14  2.59  32  32  19   0   7  257  241   89   74   14   56  203
Ray Corbin             4   5  3.14  42   3   0  13   0   97   83   41   34    4   43   58
Joe Decker             9   5  3.52  23  18   5   0   3  143  133   64   56    9   66   96
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
Bill Campbell          1   1  4.40  13   2   0   1   0   29   24   15   14    4   13   26
Jim Kaat              11  12  4.41  29  28   7   0   2  182  206  101   89   26   39   93
Eddie Bane             0   4  4.43  19   4   0   2   0   43   41   21   21    4   19   27
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  0.96   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    3    1    0    2    4
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
Steve Kline            4   7  4.01  14  13   2   0   1   74   76   39   33    5   31   19
Fritz Peterson         8  13  4.11  27  27   5   0   0  153  174   82   70   17   45   46
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  1.41  48   2   0  17   0  102   76   29   16    5   30   92
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
Catfish Hunter        17   3  3.18  28  28  10   0   3  204  174   79   72   28   49  103
Vida Blue             15   7  3.21  29  29  11   0   2  216  174   89   77   21   76  117
Paul Lindblad          0   4  4.12  26   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
Blue Moon Odom         4  10  4.87  22  20   2   0   0  116  116   73   63   12   55   67
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
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  3.14  15   3   2   2   1   49   52   17   17    5   19   32
Sonny Siebert          6  10  3.66  20  16   1   2   1   96   93   52   39    9   28   57
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
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
David Clyde            4   6  4.40  13  13   0   0   0   72   75   41   35    7   36   59
Charlie Hudson         3   1  4.50  21   1   0   1   0   48   43   27   24    2   25   31
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              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  5.96  20   9   2   0   0   74   79   53   49    9   45   30
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  9.62  13   5   0   0   0   29   43   47   31    2   31   15

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        19
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  B. Singer (CAL)          17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         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. McNally (BAL)         14
  D. Bosman (CLE)          13
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  D. Drago (KC)            13

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           23
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  B. Lee (BOS)             15

Saves:

  J. Hiller (DET)          29
  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  R. Fingers (OAK)         17
  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  R. Corbin (MIN)          13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  C. Acosta (CHI)          12
  D. Bird (KC)             12
  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
  J. Decker (MIN)           3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         310.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        283.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         260.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     256.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       256.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     255.1
  J. Colborn (MIL)      246.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       246.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      235.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       235.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           316
  G. Perry (CLE)          264
  M. Lolich (DET)         263
  J. Coleman (DET)        248
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       241
  D. Drago (KC)           238
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        232
  C. Wright (CAL)         232
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       227
  J. Colborn (MIL)        221

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           140
  G. Perry (CLE)          122
  M. Lolich (DET)         119
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         116
  J. Coleman (DET)        113
  P. Splittorff (KC)      112
  D. Drago (KC)           111
  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)          24

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
  S. Stone (CHI)           79
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  V. Blue (OAK)            76

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           304
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       203
  B. Singer (CAL)         198
  G. Perry (CLE)          189
  M. Lolich (DET)         181
  W. Wood (CHI)           171
  L. Tiant (BOS)          159
  J. Coleman (DET)        156
  S. Busby (KC)           143
  J. Palmer (BAL)         133

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