Monday August 13, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 13, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       63  52  3.15  115  46  15  1040   911  403  364   97  338  519
Oakland         67  51  3.30  118  36  28  1062   940  449  389  108  345  585
New York        65  56  3.30  121  30  36  1066  1023  453  391   81  349  529
California      53  62  3.58  115  50  15  1028   968  457  409   76  428  729
Detroit         66  52  3.65  118  35  34  1062  1054  463  430  111  342  635
Milwaukee       61  62  3.70  130  36  25  1096  1083  524  451   85  472  493
Boston          62  55  3.71  117  48  22  1035  1026  474  427  107  370  599
Chicago         58  61  3.79  119  36  27  1070  1073  509  450   80  422  630
Minnesota       56  60  3.90  116  34  25  1042  1058  506  452   94  359  626
Kansas City     68  51  4.15  119  34  28  1063  1081  541  490   89  461  580
Texas           42  74  4.43  116  27  19  1016  1049  580  500   97  478  581
Cleveland       47  71  4.56  118  35  15  1071  1127  605  542  122  421  644

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel (NY)   10   3  2.41  35   1   1   8   0  123  108   36   33    9   41   72
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    17  10  2.57  30  30  15   0   3  234  208   74   67   16   48  123
Jim Palmer (BAL)      16   6  2.59  28  27  14   1   4  212  167   68   61   13   79  124
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   14  12  2.68  29  29  17   0   7  232  215   82   69   13   53  184
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   7  2.80  27  23  13   1   1  199  194   71   62   12   54   86
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      13  14  2.92  30  29  18   1   3  237  182   83   77   14  114  275
Jim Colborn (MIL)     15   7  2.94  31  24  15   1   3  223  195   87   73   14   69   94
Doc Medich (NY)        9   6  3.20  25  23   6   0   2  160  154   61   57   14   47  102
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    15  13  3.23  31  31  10   0   2  212  215   87   76   11   89   92
Dave McNally (BAL)    10  13  3.23  27  27  11   0   2  184  168   71   66   11   54   55

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.73  33   0   0   6   0   62   39   13   12    5   16   33
Bob Reynolds           6   5  2.05  30   1   0   6   0   83   74   21   19    2   22   60
Jim Palmer            16   6  2.59  28  27  14   1   4  212  167   68   61   13   79  124
Eddie Watt             3   3  3.13  23   0   0   1   0   60   51   21   21    7   19   29
Dave McNally          10  13  3.23  27  27  11   0   2  184  168   71   66   11   54   55
Mike Cuellar          10  12  3.40  28  28  13   0   1  196  184   88   74   22   69  103
Doyle Alexander        6   6  3.90  20  17   6   0   0  111  103   52   48   13   34   46
Jesse Jefferson        4   4  3.99  12  11   2   0   0   68   66   33   30   12   33   35
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
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
Roger Moret            6   0  2.22  20   5   2   3   2   89   71   26   22    4   37   58
Bob Veale              1   2  2.63  26   0   0  11   0   27   29   10    8    1    8   18
Bill Lee              12   7  2.80  27  23  13   1   1  199  194   71   62   12   54   86
Bobby Bolin            3   3  3.12  27   0   0   6   0   35   31   12   12    5    9   22
John Curtis           11   9  3.25  27  23   9   0   3  177  178   74   64   15   66   81
Luis Tiant            15  10  3.76  27  27  17   0   0  203  171   87   85   26   61  154
Ray Culp               2   6  4.38   9   9   0   0   0   49   43   31   24    9   32   32
Marty Pattin          10  13  4.73  25  24   7   0   0  166  184   93   87   26   53   86
Craig Skok             0   1  5.70   7   0   0   0   0   24   28   16   15    0    9   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
Dick Pole              1   1  9.24   3   3   0   0   0   13   23   13   13    1    6    5

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan            13  14  2.92  30  29  18   1   3  237  182   83   77   14  114  275
Dave Sells             5   2  3.04  37   0   0   8   0   53   54   20   18    2   28   23
Bill Singer           15  10  3.23  29  29  13   0   1  220  192   90   79   12   85  176
Clyde Wright           8  16  3.57  28  28  11   0   1  191  202   86   76   17   65   55
Steve Barber           1   2  3.91  36   0   0   4   0   69   76   33   30    4   21   45
Rudy May               7  12  3.99  27  23   8   0   4  153  147   75   68   17   55  111
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   0  4.60   7   0   0   1   0   16   12    9    8    1    9    2
Rich Hand              2   2  4.67  11   2   0   0   0   27   31   18   14    2   14   12
Dick Lange             1   0  4.71  10   2   0   0   0   29   31   16   15    7   13   15
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
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          4   4  2.19  41   2   1  16   0  107   89   30   26    2   51   84
Cy Acosta              7   2  2.20  32   0   0  10   0   61   44   19   15    4   23   41
Stan Bahnsen          15  13  3.23  31  31  10   0   2  212  215   87   76   11   89   92
Wilbur Wood           20  17  3.31  38  37  19   0   4  286  280  127  105   20   66  160
Dave Baldwin           0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    4    1
Bart Johnson           2   3  4.15  15   9   0   0   0   61   58   30   28    6   31   41
Steve Stone            4  11  4.21  28  19   3   1   0  145  132   71   68   10   70  105
Eddie Fisher           6   7  5.03  24  16   2   0   0  107  135   64   60   12   37   55
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            2   1  0.84   4   0   0   1   0   11    7    2    1    0    6    3
Gaylord Perry         12  15  3.43  30  30  21   0   3  252  236  108   96   26   79  171
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.51  37   1   1   4   0   74   73   33   29    7   23   47
Dick Tidrow            9  11  4.36  31  29   7   0   2  192  189  104   93   17   72   93
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.41  25   1   0   2   0   67   76   33   33    6   32   45
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
Tom Timmerman          4   2  5.07  19   5   1   2   0   55   52   31   31    7   24   33
Jerry Johnson          5   6  5.17  34   0   0   5   0   54   61   37   31    6   28   41
Dick Bosman            1   7  5.53  16  16   2   0   0   86  113   60   53   14   22   32
Milt Wilcox            6   6  5.87  18  13   1   0   0   89   93   59   58    9   40   52
Steve Mingori          0   0  6.17   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    3   10    4
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
Mike Kekich            0   3  8.44   9   3   0   0   0   21   38   26   20    3   16    8
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            6   4  1.65  48   0   0  28   0   87   55   16   16    7   27   85
Ed Farmer              3   0  3.04  14   0   0   2   0   27   26   10    9    1   15   13
Bob Miller             4   1  3.33  11   0   0   1   0   24   20    9    9    1   10   11
Jim Perry             11  10  3.53  27  27   7   0   1  173  179   72   68   15   45   56
Mickey Lolich         12  11  3.54  31  31  16   0   3  234  234  100   92   30   59  166
Joe Coleman           18   9  3.62  29  29  10   0   1  206  208   91   83   23   66  134
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
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Mike Strahler          4   4  3.99  14  10   1   0   0   65   64   32   29    4   31   27
Bill Slayback          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Fred Scherman          1   2  4.81  25   0   0   0   0   43   45   24   23    4   24   23
Woodie Fryman          5   7  4.88  24  20   1   0   0  120  142   69   65   16   41   81
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          4   0  1.93   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    6    6    3    7    2
Doug Bird              3   3  2.59  31   0   0  10   0   63   47   18   18    5   21   53
Paul Splittorff       15   6  3.37  26  26  11   0   2  195  189   86   73   12   57   83
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.02   8   0   0   0   0   16   22    8    7    1   10    8
Dick Drago            12  11  4.11  29  28  10   0   1  195  224  102   89   15   61   91
Gene Garber            9   6  4.26  36   5   3  10   0  101  111   51   48   13   27   41
Steve Busby           10  11  4.33  27  27   6   0   1  170  170   90   82   17   75  131
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  4.37  29   3   1   3   0   95   98   54   46    7   46   37
Ken Wright             6   5  4.54  23  12   1   0   0   79   60   44   40    6   77   74
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
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
Joe Hoerner            1   0  7.94   9   0   0   3   0    6    7    5    5    0    4    4

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Carlos Velazquez       1   2  1.50   5   0   0   0   0   18   21    6    3    1    3    3
Eduardo Rodriguez      8   6  1.65  32   8   4   6   0   98   76   28   18    4   56   58
Jim Colborn           15   7  2.94  31  24  15   1   3  223  195   87   73   14   69   94
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Skip Lockwood          5   6  3.37  30  10   1   0   0  118  123   50   44    5   40   66
Jerry Bell             9   8  4.00  28  23   8   1   0  162  167   86   72   14   64   51
Jim Slaton             8  10  4.06  27  27   8   0   2  184  187   95   83   21   67   82
Frank Linzy            2   6  4.17  38   1   0  13   0   54   60   30   25    7   16   16
Bill Champion          4   5  4.19  27   3   0   0   0   77   82   36   36    8   39   43
Chris Short            3   4  4.52  26   7   0   2   0   62   72   32   31    4   32   33
Bill Parsons           3   5  5.70  16  13   0   0   0   47   38   35   30    5   61   23
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  1.23   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    4    4
Bert Blyleven         14  12  2.68  29  29  17   0   7  232  215   82   69   13   53  184
Bill Campbell          0   1  2.91   8   1   0   0   0   22   16    8    7    2    8   21
Ray Corbin             4   5  3.21  39   2   0  13   0   87   77   37   31    4   36   53
Eddie Bane             0   3  3.72  14   4   0   2   0   39   33   16   16    4   17   25
Dick Woodson          10   7  3.78  22  22   4   0   2  140  136   65   59   11   66   53
Bill Hands             5   9  4.21  27  14   3   1   1  107  116   61   50   13   30   54
Joe Decker             7   5  4.25  19  14   3   0   1  112  112   55   53    7   56   73
Jim Kaat              11  12  4.41  29  28   7   0   2  182  206  101   89   26   39   93
Dave Goltz             3   1  5.54  24   2   0   1   0   65   80   41   40   10   24   41
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  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    0    0    1    1
Tom Buskey             0   1  1.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    2    2    1    0    1    4
Fred Beene             6   0  1.52  18   4   0   1   0   89   65   19   15    5   25   48
Lindy McDaniel        10   3  2.41  35   1   1   8   0  123  108   36   33    9   41   72
Sparky Lyle            4   8  2.66  44   0   0  26   0   71   59   27   21    4   14   54
Doc Medich             9   6  3.20  25  23   6   0   2  160  154   61   57   14   47  102
Mel Stottlemyre       12  10  3.35  28  28  11   0   3  196  188   87   73   11   55   73
Sam McDowell           5   4  3.68  10  10   2   0   1   66   52   31   27    3   44   52
Fritz Peterson         8  11  3.88  25  25   5   0   0  146  162   73   63   15   43   44
Pat Dobson             6   4  3.95  13  12   3   0   0   80   79   39   35   11   22   43
Steve Kline            4   7  4.01  14  13   2   0   1   74   76   39   33    5   31   19
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
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         4   6  1.42  44   2   0  14   0   95   70   28   15    5   30   86
Ken Holtzman          17  10  2.57  30  30  15   0   3  234  208   74   67   16   48  123
Darold Knowles         5   5  2.84  36   3   0   7   0   67   51   25   21    5   33   33
Horacio Pina           5   3  2.95  32   0   0   6   0   64   42   25   21    7   25   34
Catfish Hunter        15   3  3.32  25  25  10   0   3  184  164   75   68   27   44   93
Vida Blue             12   7  3.53  26  26   8   0   1  189  159   84   74   19   71  102
Paul Lindblad          0   4  4.14  25   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
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Blue Moon Odom         3   9  5.40  19  17   2   0   0   93   93   62   56   10   45   52
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
Sonny Siebert          6   8  2.36  15  14   1   0   1   84   77   35   22    6   21   50
Jackie Brown           4   1  2.37   8   3   2   1   1   38   35   10   10    3   13   24
Jim Bibby              6   6  2.63  16  13   8   1   2  106   68   35   31    7   62   98
Bill Gogolewski        2   5  3.43  38   0   0   6   0   97   95   43   37   10   37   63
David Clyde            3   4  3.66  10  10   0   0   0   59   56   30   24    6   28   51
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Jim Merritt            4   8  4.40  26  15   6   0   0  117  147   62   57   16   20   47
Steve Foucault         2   3  4.64  24   0   0   6   0   43   43   24   22    6   21   21
Charlie Hudson         2   1  4.71  17   0   0   1   0   36   30   21   19    2   19   21
Don Stanhouse          1   7  4.76  21   5   1   1   0   70   70   41   37    5   44   42
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Steve Dunning          0   4  5.43  18   8   2   0   0   70   70   46   42    6   43   29
Mike Paul              4   4  5.65  32   9   1   2   0   73   92   52   46    9   34   42
Pete Broberg           4   7  5.76  18  16   4   0   0   95  105   63   61    8   54   39
Don Durham             0   2  7.20   5   2   0   1   0   10   12    8    8    2    9    5
Jim Kremmel            0   2  9.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   15   10    9    1    6    6
Lloyd Allen            0   4 10.33  12   5   0   0   0   27   43   47   31    2   31   15

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15
  P. Splittorff (KC)       15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  C. Wright (CAL)          16
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  D. Bosman (CLE)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13

Saves:

  J. Hiller (DET)          28
  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  R. Corbin (MIN)          13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  B. Veale (BOS)           11
  C. Acosta (CHI)          10
  D. Bird (KC)             10
  G. Garber (KC)           10

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  R. May (CAL)              4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Colborn (MIL)          3
  J. Curtis (BOS)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         285.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        252.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         237.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     234.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       234.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     231.2
  J. Colborn (MIL)      223.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       220.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      212.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       211.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           280
  G. Perry (CLE)          236
  M. Lolich (DET)         234
  D. Drago (KC)           224
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        215
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       215
  J. Coleman (DET)        208
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       208
  J. Kaat (MIN)           206
  C. Wright (CAL)         202

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           127
  G. Perry (CLE)          108
  D. Tidrow (CLE)         104
  D. Drago (KC)           102
  J. Kaat (MIN)           101
  M. Lolich (DET)         100
  J. Slaton (MIL)          95
  M. Pattin (BOS)          93
  J. Coleman (DET)         91
  S. Busby (KC)            90

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          30
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  J. Kaat (MIN)            26
  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  G. Perry (CLE)           26
  L. Tiant (BOS)           26
  J. Coleman (DET)         23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         22
  J. Slaton (MIL)          21
  D. Bosman (CLE)          20

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           114
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         89
  B. Singer (CAL)          85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          79
  G. Perry (CLE)           79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  S. Busby (KC)            75
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          72
  V. Blue (OAK)            71
  S. Stone (CHI)           70

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           275
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       184
  B. Singer (CAL)         176
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  M. Lolich (DET)         166
  W. Wood (CHI)           160
  L. Tiant (BOS)          154
  J. Coleman (DET)        134
  S. Busby (KC)           131
  J. Palmer (BAL)         124

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