Sunday September 2, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 2, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       78  54  3.03  132  55  19  1192  1039  445  401  103  380  583
Oakland         79  56  3.21  135  41  32  1213  1076  508  433  118  390  659
New York        69  68  3.38  137  36  37  1202  1160  521  451   89  397  598
California      61  70  3.56  131  55  17  1171  1094  521  463   91  487  817
Boston          74  62  3.66  136  56  28  1206  1184  545  490  124  423  701
Chicago         66  70  3.73  136  42  31  1221  1218  570  506   90  484  700
Milwaukee       73  74  3.80  156  41  29  1275  1278  613  538  103  539  586
Minnesota       65  70  3.81  135  39  28  1209  1217  578  511  102  420  730
Detroit         72  65  3.84  137  36  36  1229  1254  563  524  132  403  751
Kansas City     76  60  4.32  136  35  33  1210  1266  641  581  100  524  640
Cleveland       58  79  4.45  137  43  19  1244  1281  685  615  143  490  747
Texas           47  88  4.65  135  30  22  1184  1251  699  612  116  558  680

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   11   3  2.28  41   1   1   9   0  138  118   38   35    9   44   84
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)        16   8  2.79  32  28  16   1   1  242  235   85   75   15   61  104
Dave McNally (BAL)    14  14  2.93  32  32  15   0   4  224  197   78   73   13   61   71
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      15  16  3.00  35  33  20   1   4  270  200   97   90   16  131  314
Bill Singer (CAL)     17  11  3.09  33  33  15   0   2  253  215   98   87   13  102  201
Jim Colborn (MIL)     18   9  3.10  36  29  18   1   4  261  241  106   90   17   74  109
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          14  14  2.93  32  32  15   0   4  224  197   78   73   13   61   71
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
Bobby Bolin            3   4  2.76  32   0   0  10   0   42   39   13   13    5   10   25
Bill Lee              16   8  2.79  32  28  16   1   1  242  235   85   75   15   61  104
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
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
Dave Sells             6   2  3.24  44   0   0   9   0   58   61   23   21    2   29   23
Clyde Wright          10  18  3.53  33  33  12   0   1  229  240  105   90   25   71   61
Steve Barber           2   2  3.75  43   1   0   4   0   82   89   39   34    5   29   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
Rich Hand              2   2  4.40  12   2   0   0   0   29   33   19   14    2   15   12
Dick Lange             1   1  4.89  12   3   0   0   0   35   43   21   19    7   15   18
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          17  16  3.19  36  36  13   0   3  248  245  102   88   14  105  104
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  14  4.14  36  34  11   0   2  232  227  121  107   22   84  118
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  1.44  54   0   0  30   0  106   70   18   17    7   31  109
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             13  11  3.78  31  31   7   0   1  195  210   86   82   20   50   63
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
Gene Garber            9   6  4.35  42   5   3  11   0  122  132   63   59   14   36   45
Steve Busby           14  12  4.38  32  32   6   0   1  203  207  107   99   18   91  149
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
Joe Hoerner            2   0  4.85  16   0   0   4   0   13   18    7    7    0    8   11
Norm Angelini          0   0  4.91   7   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    2    0    7    3
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  1.85  11   0   0   2   0   24   29    8    5    2    7    6
Eduardo Rodriguez     14  10  2.56  48   8   4   8   0  119  108   44   34    8   70   74
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jim Colborn           18   9  3.10  36  29  18   1   4  261  241  106   90   17   74  109
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  3.92  40   1   0  13   0   57   62   30   25    7   18   17
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   6  3.46  24  19   5   0   3  151  138   66   58    9   72   99
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  4.20  15   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  2.28  41   1   1   9   0  138  118   38   35    9   44   84
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
Sam McDowell           5   6  3.92  13  13   2   0   1   83   65   40   36    3   57   60
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
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  1.56  51   2   0  17   0  110   83   33   19    5   33   96
Darold Knowles         6   6  2.39  41   4   1   8   1   83   66   28   22    5   41   38
Horacio Pina           6   3  2.71  38   0   0   6   0   76   48   27   23    8   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   9  3.54  31  31  11   0   2  221  186   99   87   23   79  120
Paul Lindblad          0   4  4.00  28   3   0   1   0   63   77   34   28    8   23   30
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
Charlie Hudson         4   1  3.79  22   2   1   1   1   57   49   27   24    2   26   32
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
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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  B. Singer (CAL)          17
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        16
  B. Lee (BOS)             16

Losses:

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

Saves:

  J. Hiller (DET)          30
  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
  G. Garber (KC)           11
  K. Sanders (CLE)         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
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4

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
  J. Colborn (MIL)      261.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     258.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       253.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      248.1
  B. Lee (BOS)          242.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           326
  M. Lolich (DET)         274
  G. Perry (CLE)          270
  J. Coleman (DET)        256
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       253
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        245
  J. Colborn (MIL)        241
  C. Wright (CAL)         240
  D. Drago (KC)           238
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       235

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           142
  M. Lolich (DET)         125
  G. Perry (CLE)          122
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         121
  P. Splittorff (KC)      118
  J. Coleman (DET)        116
  D. Drago (KC)           111
  S. Busby (KC)           107
  J. Kaat (CHI)           107
  J. Colborn (MIL)        106

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
  C. Wright (CAL)          25
  D. Bosman (CLE)          24

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           131
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        105
  B. Singer (CAL)         102
  J. Palmer (BAL)          95
  G. Perry (CLE)           95
  S. Busby (KC)            91
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          84
  J. Bibby (TEX)           80
  V. Blue (OAK)            79
  J. Coleman (DET)         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)           149
  J. Palmer (BAL)         135


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