Thursday August 30, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 30, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       76  53  3.01  129  54  18  1166  1011  434  390  101  370  574
Oakland         78  54  3.16  132  41  32  1188  1041  485  417  115  379  647
New York        68  66  3.35  134  35  37  1175  1132  508  438   88  386  584
California      61  67  3.46  128  55  17  1147  1059  494  441   86  470  809
Boston          72  60  3.69  132  53  28  1167  1155  533  479  119  409  675
Chicago         63  70  3.75  133  41  29  1194  1190  560  497   90  473  689
Milwaukee       70  72  3.77  150  41  27  1233  1233  592  517   99  521  562
Minnesota       63  69  3.82  132  39  27  1183  1192  567  502  102  403  716
Detroit         71  63  3.86  134  36  35  1200  1226  551  515  130  391  736
Kansas City     74  59  4.24  133  35  32  1183  1229  617  557   96  515  627
Cleveland       56  78  4.50  134  42  17  1216  1260  676  608  140  479  729
Texas           46  86  4.61  132  29  22  1157  1213  678  593  116  548  667

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   11   3  2.22  39   1   1   9   0  134  113   36   33    9   43   81
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)   16  14  2.57  33  33  19   0   7  267  253   91   76   14   58  210
Bill Lee (BOS)        15   8  2.74  31  27  15   1   1  233  228   81   71   13   59  104
Jim Colborn (MIL)     18   8  2.86  35  28  18   1   4  255  229   97   81   15   73  105
Bill Singer (CAL)     17  10  3.00  32  32  15   0   2  246  206   93   82   12   96  198
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      15  16  3.00  35  33  20   1   4  270  200   97   90   16  131  314
Dave McNally (BAL)    13  14  3.05  31  31  14   0   3  215  193   78   73   13   60   68
Jim Bibby (TEX)        6   8  3.11  20  17   9   1   2  139   96   53   48   13   80  130

 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        9   6  3.55  24  21   9   0   0  142  132   63   56   14   41   57
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              15   8  2.74  31  27  15   1   1  233  228   81   71   13   59  104
Bobby Bolin            3   3  2.77  31   0   0  10   0   39   37   12   12    5    9   24
Roger Moret            9   0  2.81  23   8   3   3   2  109   90   38   34    8   52   70
John Curtis           12  11  3.25  31  27  10   0   4  202  205   88   73   19   74   95
Luis Tiant            15  11  3.66  28  28  18   0   0  211  174   88   86   26   64  159
Bob Veale              1   2  3.72  28   0   0  11   0   29   32   14   12    2   10   20
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            15  16  3.00  35  33  20   1   4  270  200   97   90   16  131  314
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  16  3.23  35  35  12   0   3  239  237   99   86   14  101  100
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  4.28  17   9   0   0   0   69   67   35   33    6   37   46
Steve Stone            5  11  4.35  32  21   3   1   0  159  149   80   77   11   79  117
Eddie Fisher           6   7  4.88  26  16   2   0   0  111  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         15  17  3.38  35  35  24   0   6  293  270  122  110   29   95  192
Dick Tidrow           10  13  4.21  35  33  10   0   2  224  220  119  105   20   84  112
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            9   4  1.51  52   0   0  29   0  101   65   17   17    7   29  105
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
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.77  15   0   0   2   0   31   26   13   13    5   11   15
Jim Perry             12  11  3.86  30  30   7   0   1  189  203   85   81   19   49   61
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
Fred Scherman          2   2  3.99  31   0   0   0   0   56   53   26   25    5   28   28
Joe Coleman           18  14  4.00  34  34  11   0   1  241  256  116  107   29   79  163
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  2.68  38   0   0  13   0   74   58   22   22    5   22   60
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           13  12  4.32  31  31   6   0   1  196  199  102   94   17   87  145
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
Jim Colborn           18   8  2.86  35  28  18   1   4  255  229   97   81   15   73  105
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Skip Lockwood          5   9  3.57  33  12   2   0   0  134  139   59   53    9   44   78
Jim Slaton            10  11  3.92  31  31   9   0   2  216  215  106   94   25   78   96
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
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         16  14  2.57  33  33  19   0   7  267  253   91   76   14   58  210
Ray Corbin             4   5  3.28  43   3   0  13   0  102   88   44   37    4   44   61
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  4.18  31  14   3   1   1  112  122   63   52   14   31   59
Bill Campbell          1   1  4.25  14   2   0   2   0   30   25   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   4  5.88  28   6   1   1   0   83  107   57   54   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  2.22  39   1   1   9   0  134  113   36   33    9   43   81
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   8  3.38  28  26   7   0   2  181  177   74   68   15   54  117
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  2.40  40   4   1   8   1   83   63   26   22    5   40   38
Ken Holtzman          19  11  2.54  33  33  16   0   4  255  227   81   72   17   51  130
Horacio Pina           6   3  2.71  35   0   0   6   0   73   46   26   22    7   27   37
Catfish Hunter        17   3  3.18  28  28  10   0   3  204  174   79   72   28   49  103
Vida Blue             15   8  3.40  30  30  11   0   2  217  181   94   82   22   77  118
Paul Lindblad          0   4  4.13  27   3   0   1   0   61   73   34   28    8   23   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   8  3.11  20  17   9   1   2  139   96   53   48   13   80  130
Jackie Brown           4   3  3.12  16   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  3.97  42   0   0   6   0  104  111   52   46   10   42   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  4.95  36  10   1   2   0   87  104   55   48    9   36   49
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
Lloyd Allen            0   4  9.00  14   5   0   0   0   31   43   47   31    2   32   16
Jim Kremmel            0   2  9.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   15   10    9    1    6    6
Don Durham             0   4  9.14   9   4   0   1   0   22   29   23   22    4   17   11

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        19
  J. Colborn (MIL)         18
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  B. Singer (CAL)          17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        16
  V. Blue (OAK)            15

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           24
  N. Ryan (CAL)            20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  J. Colborn (MIL)         18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  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
  D. Bird (KC)             13
  R. Corbin (MIN)          13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  C. Acosta (CHI)          12
  B. Veale (BOS)           11
  B. Bolin (BOS)           10

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  J. Colborn (MIL)          4
  J. Curtis (BOS)           4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  R. May (CAL)              4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         310.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        292.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         269.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     266.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       256.1
  J. Colborn (MIL)      255.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     255.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       246.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      241.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      239.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           316
  G. Perry (CLE)          270
  M. Lolich (DET)         263
  J. Coleman (DET)        256
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       253
  D. Drago (KC)           238
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        237
  C. Wright (CAL)         232
  J. Colborn (MIL)        229
  B. Lee (BOS)            228

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           140
  G. Perry (CLE)          122
  M. Lolich (DET)         119
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         119
  J. Coleman (DET)        116
  P. Splittorff (KC)      112
  D. Drago (KC)           111
  J. Slaton (MIL)         106
  S. Busby (KC)           102
  J. Kaat (CHI)           102

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  J. Coleman (DET)         29
  G. Perry (CLE)           29
  C. Hunter (OAK)          28
  J. Kaat (CHI)            27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  L. Tiant (BOS)           26
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  D. Bosman (CLE)          24
  C. Wright (CAL)          24

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           131
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        101
  B. Singer (CAL)          96
  G. Perry (CLE)           95
  J. Palmer (BAL)          91
  S. Busby (KC)            87
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          84
  J. Bibby (TEX)           80
  J. Coleman (DET)         79
  S. Stone (CHI)           79

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           314
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       210
  B. Singer (CAL)         198
  G. Perry (CLE)          192
  M. Lolich (DET)         181
  W. Wood (CHI)           171
  J. Coleman (DET)        163
  L. Tiant (BOS)          159
  S. Busby (KC)           145
  J. Palmer (BAL)         133

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