Saturday September 1, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 1, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       77  54  3.05  131  54  19  1183  1035  445  401  103  379  580
Oakland         79  55  3.19  134  41  32  1205  1065  502  427  116  387  655
New York        69  67  3.39  136  36  37  1193  1157  520  450   89  391  593
California      61  69  3.50  130  55  17  1163  1079  508  453   90  482  816
Boston          73  62  3.66  135  55  28  1197  1177  541  486  122  421  701
Chicago         65  70  3.74  135  41  31  1212  1210  567  504   90  480  696
Milwaukee       73  73  3.75  155  41  29  1266  1263  603  528  101  536  580
Minnesota       65  69  3.82  134  39  28  1201  1212  576  509  102  414  727
Detroit         71  65  3.86  136  36  35  1220  1245  562  523  131  400  747
Kansas City     75  60  4.32  135  35  32  1201  1255  636  576   99  520  636
Cleveland       58  78  4.46  136  42  19  1236  1274  683  613  141  490  741
Texas           46  88  4.69  134  29  22  1175  1245  699  612  116  557  679

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   11   3  2.31  40   1   1   9   0  136  118   38   35    9   43   82
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   16  14  2.57  33  33  19   0   7  267  253   91   76   14   58  210
Jim Palmer (BAL)      18   7  2.60  32  31  14   1   4  242  190   77   70   13   95  135
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    19  11  2.72  34  34  16   0   4  258  235   88   78   18   52  133
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
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
Bill Singer (CAL)     17  11  3.09  33  33  15   0   2  253  215   98   87   13  102  201
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  1.70  38   0   0   7   0   69   44   14   13    5   19   39
Bob Reynolds           6   5  2.00  34   1   0   7   0   90   77   23   20    2   25   65
Jim Palmer            18   7  2.60  32  31  14   1   4  242  190   77   70   13   95  135
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          14  12  3.19  32  32  15   0   2  228  219   96   81   24   74  116
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  5.79   6   2   0   1   0   19   22   15   12    1    2   10

 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   4  2.76  32   0   0  10   0   42   39   13   13    5   10   25
Roger Moret            9   0  2.90  24   9   3   3   2  115   96   41   37   10   58   76
John Curtis           12  11  3.25  31  27  10   0   4  202  205   88   73   19   74   95
Bob Veale              1   2  3.38  29   0   0  11   0   32   34   14   12    2   12   21
Luis Tiant            15  12  3.61  29  29  19   0   0  219  178   91   88   27   66  168
Marty Pattin          12  13  4.23  29  25   8   1   1  185  196   93   87   26   55  101
Ray Culp               2   6  4.38   9   9   0   0   0   49   43   31   24    9   32   32
Craig Skok             0   1  5.93   9   0   0   1   0   27   32   19   18    1    9   22
Dick Pole              3   2  6.63   8   6   0   0   0   38   52   29   28    2   11   20
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  2.79  43   0   0   9   0   58   59   20   18    2   28   23
Nolan Ryan            15  16  3.00  35  33  20   1   4  270  200   97   90   16  131  314
Bill Singer           17  11  3.09  33  33  15   0   2  253  215   98   87   13  102  201
Clyde Wright          10  17  3.47  32  32  12   0   1  223  232   99   86   24   69   60
Steve Barber           2   2  3.64  42   1   0   4   0   82   89   38   33    5   28   53
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    7    5
Rudy May               7  13  4.13  29  24   8   0   4  161  154   81   74   19   61  117
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 McGlothlin         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Ken Frailing           0   0  1.54   5   0   0   0   0   12   13    4    2    1    4   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  2.43  40   0   0  14   0   78   55   26   21    7   31   47
Stan Bahnsen          16  16  3.23  35  35  12   0   3  239  237   99   86   14  101  100
Wilbur Wood           22  18  3.37  43  42  20   0   4  318  326  142  119   20   77  175
Dave Baldwin           0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    4    1
Bart Johnson           3   3  4.14  18   9   0   0   0   72   68   35   33    6   38   47
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.15   2   2   1   0   0   13   11    6    6    1    2    2
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  1.45  10   0   0   3   0   19   10    4    3    1    8    8
Tom Hilgendorf         5   3  3.00  43   1   1   6   0   87   76   34   29    7   30   55
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  4.46  29   1   0   2   0   79   89   39   39    7   35   53
Tom Timmerman          7   3  4.62  24  10   2   2   0   90   82   48   46   11   37   50
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
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            1   3  6.90  11   4   0   0   0   30   44   29   23    3   22   14
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   5  1.49  53   0   0  29   0  103   68   18   17    7   29  107
Bob Miller             4   2  2.91  18   0   0   1   0   34   25   11   11    2   16   18
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  13  3.91  36  36  16   0   3  265  274  125  115   32   68  185
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  5.13  28  24   1   0   0  140  165   84   80   19   54   91
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  2.66   8   8   2   0   1   47   48   15   14    3   18    6
Steve Mingori          1   0  3.08  12   0   0   0   0   26   30   10    9    2   15   16
Doug Bird              4   4  3.27  40   0   0  13   0   77   66   28   28    7   22   61
Dick Drago            12  13  4.14  33  31  10   0   1  206  238  111   95   15   69   95
Paul Splittorff       15   9  4.18  31  31  11   0   2  218  227  118  101   17   65   89
Steve Busby           13  12  4.32  31  31   6   0   1  196  199  102   94   17   87  145
Gene Garber            9   6  4.40  41   5   3  10   0  121  130   63   59   14   36   45
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            2   0  4.97  15   0   0   4   0   13   17    7    7    0    8   11
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       2   2  1.57  10   0   0   2   0   23   27    7    4    2    5    5
Eduardo Rodriguez     14  10  2.56  48   8   4   8   0  119  108   44   34    8   70   74
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  10  3.69  34  13   2   0   0  141  148   64   58   10   48   83
Bill Champion          4   6  3.79  31   6   0   0   0  100   96   42   42    8   48   52
Jim Slaton            10  11  3.92  31  31   9   0   2  216  215  106   94   25   78   96
Jerry Bell             9   8  3.92  30  24   8   1   0  177  179   91   77   14   67   55
Frank Linzy            2   6  4.07  39   1   0  13   0   55   61   30   25    7   18   16
Chris Short            3   4  4.80  37   7   0   2   0   69   82   38   37    4   40   42
Bill Parsons           3   5  6.24  19  16   0   0   0   58   56   45   40    6   64   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             2   1  1.93   4   2   0   0   0   23   17    5    5    0   12    9
Bert Blyleven         16  14  2.57  33  33  19   0   7  267  253   91   76   14   58  210
Ray Corbin             4   5  3.18  44   3   0  14   0  105   90   44   37    4   45   62
Joe Decker             9   5  3.52  23  18   5   0   3  143  133   64   56    9   66   96
Bill Hands             6  10  3.93  32  14   3   1   1  119  128   64   52   14   32   65
Dick Woodson          10   8  3.95  23  23   4   0   2  141  137   68   62   12   68   53
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  5.24  20   5   0   2   0   45   45   27   26    4   24   28
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  2.31  40   1   1   9   0  136  118   38   35    9   43   82
Sparky Lyle            4   9  2.65  47   0   0  26   0   78   63   30   23    4   18   57
Mel Stottlemyre       13  13  3.23  32  32  14   0   3  228  218   98   82   12   66   86
Doc Medich            10   8  3.38  28  26   7   0   2  181  177   74   68   15   54  117
Steve Kline            4   7  4.01  14  13   2   0   1   74   76   39   33    5   31   19
Pat Dobson             7   6  4.02  17  16   5   0   0  105  108   51   47   14   27   55
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
Tom Buskey             0   1  5.84   6   0   0   1   0   12   12    9    8    1    3    5
Casey Cox              0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    1    0
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         6   6  1.58  50   2   0  17   0  108   83   33   19    5   32   96
Darold Knowles         6   6  2.39  41   4   1   8   1   83   66   28   22    5   41   38
Horacio Pina           6   3  2.62  37   0   0   6   0   76   46   26   22    7   28   37
Ken Holtzman          19  11  2.72  34  34  16   0   4  258  235   88   78   18   52  133
Catfish Hunter        17   3  3.17  29  29  10   0   3  207  179   83   73   28   51  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  4.78  23  20   2   0   0  119  117   73   63   12   56   68
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   4  3.61  17   3   2   2   1   52   60   23   21    5   20   36
Sonny Siebert          6  10  3.66  20  16   1   2   1   96   93   52   39    9   28   57
Jim Merritt            5  10  4.23  30  18   7   0   1  138  169   71   65   18   28   52
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Bill Gogolewski        2   5  4.30  43   0   0   6   0  107  117   57   51   10   43   67
Charlie Hudson         3   1  4.50  21   1   0   1   0   48   43   27   24    2   25   31
Steve Foucault         2   3  4.63  25   0   0   6   0   45   47   25   23    6   21   21
Don Stanhouse          1   7  4.76  21   5   1   1   0   70   70   41   37    5   44   42
David Clyde            4   6  4.79  14  14   0   0   0   73   79   45   39    7   40   61
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
Don Durham             0   4  7.71  10   4   0   1   0   26   30   23   22    4   19   13
Lloyd Allen            0   4  8.55  15   5   0   0   0   34   47   48   32    2   32   17
Jim Kremmel            0   2  9.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   15   10    9    1    6    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            22
  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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           19
  J. Colborn (MIL)         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
  C. Acosta (CHI)          14
  R. Corbin (MIN)          14
  D. Bird (KC)             13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  K. Sanders (CLE)         11
  B. Veale (BOS)           11

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)         318.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        292.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         269.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     266.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       264.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     258.0
  J. Colborn (MIL)      255.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       253.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       242.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      241.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           326
  M. Lolich (DET)         274
  G. Perry (CLE)          270
  J. Coleman (DET)        256
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       253
  D. Drago (KC)           238
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        237
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       235
  C. Wright (CAL)         232
  J. Colborn (MIL)        229

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           142
  M. Lolich (DET)         125
  G. Perry (CLE)          122
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         119
  P. Splittorff (KC)      118
  J. Coleman (DET)        116
  D. Drago (KC)           111
  J. Kaat (CHI)           107
  J. Slaton (MIL)         106
  S. Busby (KC)           102

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           131
  B. Singer (CAL)         102
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        101
  J. Palmer (BAL)          95
  G. Perry (CLE)           95
  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)         201
  G. Perry (CLE)          192
  M. Lolich (DET)         185
  W. Wood (CHI)           175
  L. Tiant (BOS)          168
  J. Coleman (DET)        163
  S. Busby (KC)           145
  J. Palmer (BAL)         135


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