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Single-season pitching records for pre-existing A.L. teams: (only clubs with minimum 10 years major league existence).(American League)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)

Baseball Digest

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SINGLE-SEASON PITCHING RECORDS FOR PRE-EXISTING A.L. TEAMS 
(ONLY CLUBS WITH MINIMUM 10 YEARS MAJOR LEAGUE EXISTENCE) 
 
KANSAS CITY A'S 
(1955-1967) 
 
Wins                                 Year 
Bud Daley                      16    1959 
Bud Daley                      16    1960 
Ray Herbert                    14    1960 
Ed Rakow                       14    1962 
Lew Krausse                    14    1966 
 
ERA                                  Year 
Catfish Hunter               2.80    1967 
Low Krausse                  2.98    1966 
Virgil Trucks                3.03    1957 
Moe Drabowsky                3.05    1963 
Bud Daley                    3.17    1959 
 
Strikeouts                           Year 
Catfish Hunter                196    1967 
Jim Nash                      186    1967 
Orlando Pena                  184    1964 
Ed Rakow                      159    1962 
Diego Segui                   155    1964 
 
Shutouts                             Year 
Catfish Hunter                  5    1967 
Alex Kellner                    3    1963 
Ned Garver                      3    1958 
Ralph Terry                     3    1958 
Orlando Pena                    3    1963 
 
Saves                                Year 
Jack Aker                      32    1966 
John Wyatt                     21    1963 
John Wyatt                     20    1964 
Tom Gorman                     18    1955 
John Wyatt                     18    1965 
 
PHILADELPHIA A's 
(1901-1954) 
 
Wins                                 Year 
Jack Coombs                    31    1910 
Left Grove                     31    1931 
Jack Coombs                    28    1911 
Lefty Grove                    28    1930 
Eddie Rommel                   27    1922 
 
ERA                                  Year 
Jack Coombs                  1.30    1910 
Harry Krause                 1.39    1909 
Rube Waddell                 1.48    1905 
Cy Morgan                    1.55    1910 
Chief Bender                 1.58    1910 
 
Strikeouts                           Year 
Rube Waddell                  349    1904 
Rube Waddell                  302    1903 
Rube Waddell                  287    1905 
Rube Waddell                  232    1907 
Jack Coombs                   224    1910 
 
Shutouts                             Year 
Jack Coombs                    13    1910 
Rube Waddell                    8    1904 
Rube Waddell                    8    1906 
Eddie Plank                     8    1907 
Bullet Joe Bush                 8    1916 
 
Saves                                Year 
Chief Bender                   12    1913 
Joe Berry                      12    1944 
Russ Christopher               12    1947 
Carl Scheib                    10    1951 
Lefty Grove                     9    1927 
Lefty Grove                     9    1930 
 
ST. LOUIS BROWNS 
(1902-1953) 
 
Wins                                 Year 
Urban Shocker                  27    1921 
Urban Shocker                  24    1922 
Red Donahue                    22    1902 
Jack Powell                    22    1902 
Willie Sudhoff                 21    1903 
General Crowder                21    1928 
 
ERA                                  Year 
Barney Pelty                 1.59    1906 
Jack Powell                  1.77    1906 
Rube Waddell                 1.89    1908 
Harry Howell                 1.89    1908 
Harry Howell                 1.94    1907 
Allen Sothoron               1.94    1918 
 
Strikeouts                           Year 
Rube Waddell                  232    1908 
Bobo Newsom                   226    1938 
Harry Howell                  198    1905 
Jack Powell                   169    1903  ...
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