Wednesday September 5, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, September 5, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       79  57  3.07  136  56  20  1228  1079  471  419  107  399  598
Oakland         81  57  3.25  138  41  34  1239  1105  522  447  120  402  676
New York        70  69  3.36  139  38  37  1219  1178  526  455   91  401  604
California      62  72  3.60  134  56  17  1198  1118  537  479   92  501  844
Chicago         69  70  3.69  139  44  31  1250  1247  579  513   93  495  716
Boston          77  63  3.73  140  57  29  1245  1238  572  516  132  435  710
Minnesota       67  70  3.77  137  40  28  1227  1231  583  514  103  425  742
Detroit         74  66  3.81  140  36  38  1256  1276  571  532  136  410  765
Milwaukee       74  76  3.85  160  42  31  1304  1309  633  558  106  550  601
Kansas City     76  62  4.37  138  35  33  1228  1293  658  597  101  533  652
Cleveland       60  81  4.50  141  44  19  1279  1330  714  639  149  509  766
Texas           47  91  4.74  138  31  22  1211  1287  726  637  119  575  696

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster (CHI)    6   5  2.08  45   6   3  16   0  139  115   36   32    4   63  103
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   17  14  2.48  34  34  20   0   8  276  257   91   76   14   61  214
Jim Palmer (BAL)      18   8  2.56  33  32  15   1   4  253  196   79   72   14   99  139
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    20  11  2.72  35  35  16   0   4  265  240   90   80   18   55  138
Bill Lee (BOS)        16   8  2.81  33  28  16   1   1  243  237   86   76   15   62  105
Dave McNally (BAL)    14  14  2.93  32  32  15   0   4  224  197   78   73   13   61   71
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      16  16  2.94  36  34  21   1   4  279  203   98   91   17  136  326
Jim Colborn (MIL)     18   9  3.10  36  29  18   1   4  261  241  106   90   17   74  109
Bill Singer (CAL)     17  12  3.13  34  34  15   0   2  261  224  102   91   13  105  209
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)  13  14  3.16  33  33  15   0   3  236  227  100   83   12   67   88

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          7   0  1.93  40   0   0   7   0   70   47   16   15    5   20   39
Bob Reynolds           6   5  1.95  36   1   0   7   0   97   84   24   21    2   27   68
Jim Palmer            18   8  2.56  33  32  15   1   4  253  196   79   72   14   99  139
Dave McNally          14  14  2.93  32  32  15   0   4  224  197   78   73   13   61   71
Mike Cuellar          14  13  3.25  33  33  15   0   2  230  223  102   83   25   77  120
Eddie Watt             3   4  3.30  26   0   0   3   0   63   53   23   23    7   19   30
Doyle Alexander       10   6  3.77  25  22   9   0   0  148  141   69   62   15   46   58
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Jesse Jefferson        4   4  4.31  14  12   2   0   0   77   78   44   37   14   38   38
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              16   8  2.81  33  28  16   1   1  243  237   86   76   15   62  105
Roger Moret           10   0  3.07  25  10   3   3   2  120  105   45   41   12   58   76
Bob Veale              2   2  3.15  31   0   0  11   0   34   34   14   12    2   12   21
Bobby Bolin            3   4  3.18  34   0   0  11   0   45   42   16   16    5   11   27
John Curtis           12  12  3.42  32  28  10   0   4  205  211   93   78   20   75   96
Luis Tiant            16  12  3.46  30  30  20   0   0  231  187   92   89   27   69  171
Marty Pattin          12  13  4.23  29  25   8   1   1  185  196   93   87   26   55  101
Ray Culp               2   6  4.47  10   9   0   0   0   50   46   32   25    9   32   32
Mike Garman            0   0  6.38  10   0   0   0   0   18   27   15   13    1   14    8
Craig Skok             0   1  6.59  10   0   0   1   0   27   34   22   20    2   10   22
Dick Pole              3   2  6.80   9   7   0   0   0   42   60   33   32    4   12   22
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
Ken Tatum              0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    2    3    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan            16  16  2.94  36  34  21   1   4  279  203   98   91   17  136  326
Bill Singer           17  12  3.13  34  34  15   0   2  261  224  102   91   13  105  209
Clyde Wright          10  18  3.53  33  33  12   0   1  229  240  105   90   25   71   61
Dave Sells             6   2  3.64  46   0   0   9   0   59   64   26   24    2   30   24
Steve Barber           2   2  3.73  44   1   0   4   0   82   89   39   34    5   29   53
Andy Hassler           0   2  3.80   5   2   0   0   0   21   21   12    9    0   12   12
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    7    5
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
Rudy May               7  14  4.41  30  25   8   0   4  161  157   86   79   19   64  117
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          6   5  2.08  45   6   3  16   0  139  115   36   32    4   63  103
Cy Acosta              8   6  2.32  41   0   0  14   0   81   60   26   21    7   34   48
Jim Kaat               2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   1   22   16    6    6    1    2    7
Stan Bahnsen          17  16  3.19  36  36  13   0   3  248  245  102   88   14  105  104
Wilbur Wood           22  18  3.43  44  43  20   0   4  325  338  149  124   23   79  181
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
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            5   1  1.59  12   0   0   3   0   23   14    5    4    1    9   10
Tom Hilgendorf         5   3  3.15  44   1   1   6   0   89   80   36   31    8   32   55
Gaylord Perry         15  18  3.52  36  36  24   0   6  299  279  131  117   29   99  196
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   4  4.64  25  11   2   2   0   97   91   53   50   11   41   51
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  5.46  37   1   0   5   0   58   67   42   35    7   34   44
Milt Wilcox            7   7  5.80  22  15   2   0   0  109  116   73   70   14   48   66
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  6.81  12   5   0   0   0   36   55   33   27    5   24   17
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  1.42  56   0   0  31   0  108   72   18   17    7   31  110
Bob Miller             4   2  2.91  18   0   0   1   0   34   25   11   11    2   16   18
Lerrin LaGrow          1   3  3.62  16   1   0   2   0   37   33   15   15    5   14   19
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.69  17   1   0   1   0   39   39   17   16    4   11   21
Jim Perry             13  11  3.78  31  31   7   0   1  195  210   86   82   20   50   63
Mickey Lolich         13  13  3.82  37  37  16   0   3  273  279  126  116   33   70  189
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Ed Farmer              3   0  3.96  19   0   0   2   0   36   42   17   16    2   19   23
Fred Scherman          2   2  3.97  32   0   0   1   0   59   55   27   26    5   28   28
Joe Coleman           18  15  4.02  35  35  11   0   1  249  262  120  111   32   81  168
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  2.52   9   8   2   0   1   50   48   15   14    3   18    6
Steve Mingori          1   0  2.56  13   0   0   0   0   32   36   11    9    2   15   20
Doug Bird              4   4  3.33  41   0   0  13   0   78   67   29   29    7   23   62
Dick Drago            12  13  4.21  34  32  10   0   1  207  241  113   97   15   72   95
Paul Splittorff       15  10  4.29  32  32  11   0   2  220  234  122  105   17   65   91
Steve Busby           14  12  4.38  32  32   6   0   1  203  207  107   99   18   91  149
Ken Wright             6   5  4.48  24  12   1   0   0   80   60   44   40    6   78   75
Gene Garber            9   7  4.62  43   5   3  11   0  123  136   67   63   14   36   45
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  4.81  32   3   1   3   0   97  108   60   52    8   46   38
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
Joe Hoerner            2   0  5.40  17   0   0   4   0   13   19    8    8    0    9   12
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  6.04   6   5   0   0   0   25   30   17   17    4   14   12
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  1.80  12   0   0   2   0   30   31    9    6    3    7   10
Eduardo Rodriguez     14  10  2.49  50   8   4  10   0  123  110   44   34    8   72   76
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   7  3.89  32   7   1   0   0  109  105   47   47   10   50   53
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
Jim Slaton            11  11  3.99  32  32   9   0   2  223  224  111   99   25   82  101
Chris Short            3   4  4.80  37   7   0   2   0   69   82   38   37    4   40   42
Bill Parsons           3   6  6.79  20  17   0   0   0   60   59   50   45    6   67   30
Gary Ryerson           0   1  7.83   9   4   0   0   0   23   32   23   20    0    7   10
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  0.61   9   0   0   0   0   15    7    1    1    0    7    9
Danny Fife             2   1  1.93   4   2   0   0   0   23   17    5    5    0   12    9
Bert Blyleven         17  14  2.48  34  34  20   0   8  276  257   91   76   14   61  214
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          2   1  4.22  16   2   0   2   0   32   28   16   15    5   13   28
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  5.66  29   7   1   1   0   89  114   61   56   11   26   57
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  14  3.16  33  33  15   0   3  236  227  100   83   12   67   88
Doc Medich            11   8  3.36  29  27   8   0   2  190  186   77   71   17   57  121
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  1.75  53   2   0  18   0  113   89   36   22    5   35   99
Darold Knowles         6   6  2.53  43   4   1   8   1   85   69   30   24    5   42   39
Horacio Pina           6   3  2.65  40   0   0   7   0   78   49   27   23    8   28   37
Ken Holtzman          20  11  2.72  35  35  16   0   4  265  240   90   80   18   55  138
Catfish Hunter        18   3  3.33  30  30  10   0   3  214  187   89   79   30   55  106
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  11  4.66  24  21   2   0   0  124  123   74   64   12   58   73
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
Rick Henninger         0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    1    3    1
Jim Bibby              6   9  3.37  21  18   9   1   2  142   99   58   53   13   86  133
Charlie Hudson         4   1  3.79  22   2   1   1   1   57   49   27   24    2   26   32
Jackie Brown           4   4  3.88  18   3   2   2   1   53   64   25   23    5   22   38
Sonny Siebert          6  10  4.00  21  16   1   2   1   99  100   57   44   10   28   60
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Jim Merritt            5  11  4.24  31  19   8   0   1  146  177   76   69   18   30   56
Bill Gogolewski        2   5  4.26  44   0   0   6   0  108  117   57   51   10   43   67
Steve Foucault         2   4  4.70  26   0   0   6   0   46   49   26   24    6   23   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  8.56  11   4   0   1   0   27   33   27   26    5   20   15
Lloyd Allen            0   4  8.66  16   5   0   0   0   35   50   51   34    2   33   18
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)        20
  J. Colborn (MIL)         18
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         17
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  B. Singer (CAL)          17
  B. Lee (BOS)             16

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  C. Wright (CAL)          18
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  J. Coleman (DET)         15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  R. May (CAL)             14
  D. McNally (BAL)         14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      14

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           24
  N. Ryan (CAL)            21
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        20
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  J. Colborn (MIL)         18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        16
  B. Lee (BOS)             16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15

Saves:

  J. Hiller (DET)          31
  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  R. Fingers (OAK)         18
  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  C. Acosta (CHI)          14
  R. Corbin (MIN)          14
  D. Bird (KC)             13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  B. Bolin (BOS)           11
  G. Garber (KC)           11

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  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)         325.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        299.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         278.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     275.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       273.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     265.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       261.1
  J. Colborn (MIL)      261.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       253.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      248.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           338
  M. Lolich (DET)         279
  G. Perry (CLE)          279
  J. Coleman (DET)        262
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       257
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        245
  J. Colborn (MIL)        241
  D. Drago (KC)           241
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       240
  C. Wright (CAL)         240

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           149
  G. Perry (CLE)          131
  M. Lolich (DET)         126
  P. Splittorff (KC)      122
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         121
  J. Coleman (DET)        120
  D. Drago (KC)           113
  J. Slaton (MIL)         111
  S. Busby (KC)           107
  J. Kaat (CHI)           107

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          33
  J. Coleman (DET)         32
  C. Hunter (OAK)          30
  G. Perry (CLE)           29
  J. Kaat (CHI)            27
  L. Tiant (BOS)           27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         25
  J. Slaton (MIL)          25
  C. Wright (CAL)          25

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           136
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        105
  B. Singer (CAL)         105
  J. Palmer (BAL)          99
  G. Perry (CLE)           99
  S. Busby (KC)            91
  J. Bibby (TEX)           86
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          84
  J. Slaton (MIL)          82
  J. Coleman (DET)         81

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           326
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       214
  B. Singer (CAL)         209
  G. Perry (CLE)          196
  M. Lolich (DET)         189
  W. Wood (CHI)           181
  L. Tiant (BOS)          171
  J. Coleman (DET)        168
  S. Busby (KC)           149
  J. Palmer (BAL)         139

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