Saturday June 2, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 2, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       21  22  3.07   43  18   3   393   313  141  134   36  140  178
California      25  21  3.07   46  26   6   410   356  158  140   27  165  327
Chicago         27  17  3.17   44  16  12   412   390  171  145   30  166  251
Detroit         26  22  3.29   48  16  13   438   401  174  160   40  118  230
Milwaukee       21  26  3.38   47  10   7   432   401  188  162   30  192  183
New York        25  24  3.45   49  12  13   431   435  197  165   38  137  209
Oakland         25  25  3.51   50  17   8   454   377  199  177   46  159  245
Kansas City     29  23  3.83   52  16  12   466   464  218  198   27  201  243
Minnesota       26  20  3.89   46  14  12   408   413  202  176   36  133  235
Boston          21  24  3.92   45  17   8   398   400  194  173   48  148  253
Cleveland       20  29  4.01   49  13   8   447   446  223  199   41  174  283
Texas           16  29  4.68   45   6   8   394   416  234  205   35  174  194

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    10   2  1.56  13  13   9   0   1  110   70   25   19    7   22   61
Gene Garber (KC)       5   1  1.78  14   2   2   6   0   51   46   11   10    1    7   21
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     13   4  1.98  17  16   9   0   4  137  117   42   30    6   26   79
Jim Perry (DET)        6   3  2.15  11  11   3   0   1   80   67   23   19    5   14   28
Bill Lee (BOS)         5   2  2.15  12   8   4   1   0   84   76   21   20    5   26   47
Jim Colborn (MIL)      5   2  2.19  13   7   3   1   1   82   64   28   20    6   25   35
Bill Singer (CAL)      9   2  2.23  12  12   7   0   1  105   73   28   26    3   37   97
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   3  2.28  11  11   6   0   2   87   69   23   22    3   31   47
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   4  2.57  10  10   3   0   1   67   67   20   19    4   21   23
Joe Coleman (DET)     10   3  2.63  13  13   5   0   1   99   92   32   29    9   25   50

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.84  10   0   0   1   0   15    9    4    3    2    6    5
Bob Reynolds           1   3  2.18   7   0   0   1   0   21   17    5    5    0    7   11
Jim Palmer             6   3  2.28  11  11   6   0   2   87   69   23   22    3   31   47
Dave McNally           4   6  2.65  11  11   6   0   1   85   63   27   25    5   24   20
Eddie Watt             3   2  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    1    6    6
Doyle Alexander        4   1  3.06  10   8   3   0   0   62   49   23   21    4   23   33
Orlando Pena           1   1  3.21  10   2   0   1   0   42   31   15   15    8    8   23
Mike Cuellar           2   6  5.05  11  11   3   0   0   68   64   39   38   12   33   31
Mickey Scott           0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    2    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Newhauser          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    0
Bill Lee               5   2  2.15  12   8   4   1   0   84   76   21   20    5   26   47
Bobby Bolin            1   1  2.53  14   0   0   2   0   11   11    3    3    1    4    6
Bob Veale              1   1  2.60  14   0   0   5   0   17   13    7    5    1    6   11
Roger Moret            1   0  2.89   4   1   0   0   0   19   17    7    6    1   11   15
John Curtis            2   5  3.27  12   9   3   0   0   72   66   36   26    5   31   34
Luis Tiant             6   5  4.11  12  12   7   0   0   88   73   41   40   14   31   64
Marty Pattin           4   7  5.21  12  12   3   0   0   76   89   48   44   14   25   49
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    2    4
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
Craig Skok             0   0 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    4    0    2    2

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Sells             2   0  1.06  14   0   0   3   0   17   17    4    2    0    7   10
Bill Singer            9   2  2.23  12  12   7   0   1  105   73   28   26    3   37   97
Steve Barber           0   0  2.45  12   0   0   1   0   15   15    6    4    1    8   12
Nolan Ryan             6   6  2.63  14  13   9   1   1  106   75   35   31    7   54  123
Rudy May               4   5  3.31  11  10   5   0   4   68   56   29   25    8   25   48
Clyde Wright           3   6  3.65  11  11   5   0   0   74   84   34   30    8   17   23
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.50   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    5    0    7    5
Rich Hand              1   0  5.68   2   0   0   0   0    6   11    4    4    0    3    5
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
Terry Forster          2   1  1.80  18   0   0   8   0   45   34   10    9    1   24   41
Wilbur Wood           13   4  1.98  17  16   9   0   4  137  117   42   30    6   26   79
Bart Johnson           0   0  2.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    2    0    3    6
Stan Bahnsen           6   4  2.92  13  13   4   0   0   96   89   39   31    5   43   46
Cy Acosta              1   0  3.27  10   0   0   3   0   11   12    4    4    0    6    6
Eddie Fisher           5   3  3.99  10  10   2   0   0   59   68   29   26    7   22   30
Steve Stone            0   1  4.94  10   1   0   1   0   31   25   17   17    3   25   24
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    2    2    2    1    3
Rich Gossage           0   4  9.67   7   4   1   0   0   22   31   25   24    6   16   16

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hilgendorf         2   1  1.93  15   0   0   0   0   28   19    7    6    2    7   17
Ray Lamb               2   1  2.13  14   0   0   2   0   38   30    9    9    4   18   31
Gaylord Perry          6   6  2.63  13  13   9   0   2  113  101   38   33    7   34   73
Jerry Johnson          2   2  4.22  17   0   0   5   0   21   28   13   10    1   14   15
Dick Tidrow            4   6  4.56  13  13   2   0   1   73   68   40   37    7   33   41
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    2    5    2
Dick Bosman            0   1  4.74   4   4   0   0   0   19   29   13   10    0    3    5
Milt Wilcox            3   2  4.82  10   6   1   0   0   52   47   29   28    2   21   34
Ed Farmer              0   2  5.28  14   0   0   1   0   15   23   12    9    4    4    9
Brent Strom            1   6  5.34  12  10   1   0   0   59   72   38   35    9   17   43
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
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            2   2  2.08  18   0   0  10   0   26   16    6    6    1   10   21
Jim Perry              6   3  2.15  11  11   3   0   1   80   67   23   19    5   14   28
Joe Coleman           10   3  2.63  13  13   5   0   1   99   92   32   29    9   25   50
Mickey Lolich          4   5  3.45  13  13   7   0   1   99   93   41   38    9   25   61
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.55  11   0   0   2   0   25   18   10   10    3    9   11
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.64  12   1   0   1   0   30   27   13   12    3    8   16
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Fred Scherman          0   0  4.91   8   0   0   0   0   15   15    8    8    1    8    9
Woodie Fryman          2   5  5.24  10  10   1   0   0   55   62   35   32    8   17   32
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
Norm Angelini          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Doug Bird              1   0  1.50   9   0   0   2   0   18   15    3    3    1    7   19
Gene Garber            5   1  1.78  14   2   2   6   0   51   46   11   10    1    7   21
Paul Splittorff        8   3  2.66  13  13   6   0   1  101   89   35   30    4   26   45
Bruce Dal Canton       3   3  2.97  13   3   1   2   0   58   49   24   19    4   26   21
Ken Wright             1   1  4.05  11   3   0   0   0   27   28   14   12    1   29   24
Dick Drago             5   4  4.31  12  11   5   0   0   77   88   40   37    6   24   42
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Wayne Simpson          3   4  5.40  10   9   1   0   0   50   53   31   30    1   28   22
Steve Busby            3   7  5.93  11  11   1   0   1   55   63   39   36    5   32   34
Mike Jackson           0   0  7.50   8   0   0   0   0   18   19   15   15    2   17   10

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Colborn            5   2  2.19  13   7   3   1   1   82   64   28   20    6   25   35
Jim Slaton             2   4  2.57  10  10   3   0   1   67   67   20   19    4   21   23
Skip Lockwood          3   2  2.75  15   4   0   0   0   52   54   19   16    2   17   28
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Frank Linzy            2   2  3.00  15   0   0   4   0   21   18    7    7    1    6    7
Chris Short            2   1  3.09  10   1   0   0   0   23   22    8    8    1   15   12
Jerry Bell             4   6  3.92  14  10   4   1   0   80   74   41   35    7   38   26
Bill Champion          0   3  4.43  12   3   0   0   0   41   41   20   20    5   18   23
Bill Parsons           1   4  5.20   9   8   0   0   0   28   19   21   16    2   40   11
Gary Ryerson           0   1  6.98   7   4   0   0   0   19   23   18   15    0    7    8

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Corbin             1   1  2.21  12   2   0   4   0   41   32   10   10    0   10   17
Bert Blyleven          6   6  2.78  13  13   7   0   2  100   97   42   31    6   29   87
Bill Hands             5   4  3.70  11  11   3   0   1   75   73   37   31    7   19   36
Dave Goltz             2   0  3.86  11   0   0   0   0   23   22   10   10    1    8   14
Jim Kaat               6   3  4.25  12  12   3   0   1   78   92   41   37   12   15   39
Dick Woodson           4   3  4.70   8   8   1   0   1   44   44   26   23    5   25   20
Ken Sanders            2   2  5.40  16   0   0   8   0   28   27   18   17    3   14   14
Joe Decker             0   0  7.62   5   0   0   0   0   13   16   11   11    2   10    3
Jim Strickland         0   1 12.46   5   0   0   0   0    4   10    7    6    0    3    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Beene             1   0  1.27   6   1   0   1   0   21   15    5    3    1    7    9
Sparky Lyle            2   3  2.12  16   0   0   8   0   34   23   11    8    3    6   30
Mel Stottlemyre        7   5  3.05  13  13   6   0   1   91   90   40   31    7   26   45
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  3.24  17   0   0   4   0   42   46   16   15    5   15   26
Fritz Peterson         5   6  3.28  12  12   2   0   0   80   86   34   29    9   22   34
Steve Kline            3   5  3.72   9   9   2   0   1   56   52   28   23    4   22   12
Doc Medich             3   2  3.75  10  10   2   0   1   62   60   28   26    6   15   40
Jim Magnuson           0   1  4.28   8   0   0   0   0   27   38   17   13    2    9    9
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
Ken Holtzman          10   2  1.56  13  13   9   0   1  110   70   25   19    7   22   61
Rollie Fingers         0   4  1.73  15   2   0   4   0   36   26   11    7    1   16   32
Darold Knowles         1   3  2.70  16   0   0   1   0   23   16    7    7    1   13   12
Horacio Pina           4   2  2.92  15   0   0   2   0   37   25   13   12    2   13   24
Catfish Hunter         6   3  3.24  14  14   4   0   2  100   87   40   36   14   24   46
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Vida Blue              3   2  4.97   9   9   2   0   0   58   49   33   32    6   26   26
Dave Hamilton          0   1  6.14   1   1   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    2    2    7
Paul Lindblad          0   0  6.33  11   0   0   1   0   21   27   18   15    4    8    5
Blue Moon Odom         1   8  6.75  11  11   2   0   0   53   57   43   40    7   31   30

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Dunning          0   0  1.80   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    6    3    0   15    6
Sonny Siebert          3   2  2.40   5   5   0   0   0   30   26   12    8    3    6   13
Steve Foucault         2   3  2.54  16   0   0   5   0   28   26    9    8    2   14   14
Bill Gogolewski        0   2  3.35  14   0   0   3   0   40   32   16   15    4   14   26
Jim Merritt            0   0  4.18  11   1   0   0   0   24   30   12   11    2    2   13
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Don Stanhouse          0   5  5.09  12   5   1   0   0   46   44   28   26    5   30   25
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Pete Broberg           1   4  5.47  10   9   2   0   0   54   58   34   33    4   25   22
Mike Paul              4   3  6.00  14   9   1   0   0   45   62   34   30    6   17   25
Charlie Hudson         2   0  6.08  11   0   0   0   0   24   24   16   16    1   10   16
Lloyd Allen            0   2 16.50   2   2   0   0   0    6   12   14   11    0    5    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  B. Singer (CAL)           9
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6

Losses:

  B. Odom (OAK)             8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  J. Bell (MIL)             6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  D. Bosman (CLE)           6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  F. Peterson (NY)          6

Complete Games:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6

Saves:

  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  S. Lyle (NY)              8
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  G. Garber (KC)            6
  S. Foucault (TEX)         5
  J. Johnson (CLE)          5
  B. Veale (BOS)            5
  R. Corbin (MIN)           4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  D. Bosman (CLE)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  J. Colborn (MIL)          1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         136.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        113.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     109.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         106.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       105.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)    101.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     100.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       100.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       99.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        99.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           117
  G. Perry (CLE)          101
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        97
  M. Lolich (DET)          93
  J. Coleman (DET)         92
  J. Kaat (MIN)            92
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      90
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         89
  M. Pattin (BOS)          89
  P. Splittorff (KC)       89

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          48
  B. Odom (OAK)            43
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        42
  W. Wood (CHI)            42
  J. Bell (MIL)            41
  J. Kaat (MIN)            41
  M. Lolich (DET)          41
  L. Tiant (BOS)           41
  D. Drago (KC)            40
  C. Hunter (OAK)          40

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  M. Pattin (BOS)          14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  J. Kaat (MIN)            12
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  B. Strom (CLE)            9
  W. Fryman (DET)           8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         43
  B. Parsons (MIL)         40
  J. Bell (MIL)            38
  B. Singer (CAL)          37
  G. Perry (CLE)           34
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         33
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          33
  S. Busby (KC)            32
  J. Curtis (BOS)          31

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           123
  B. Singer (CAL)          97
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        87
  W. Wood (CHI)            79
  G. Perry (CLE)           73
  L. Tiant (BOS)           64
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        61
  M. Lolich (DET)          61
  J. Coleman (DET)         50
  M. Pattin (BOS)          49

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