Tuesday June 5, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 5, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       23  22  3.05   45  19   3   407   333  146  138   38  143  187
California      25  23  3.08   48  26   6   427   375  166  146   28  169  337
Detroit         28  22  3.22   50  17  14   456   416  178  163   41  123  244
Milwaukee       24  26  3.27   50  12   8   459   418  193  167   32  201  193
Chicago         27  19  3.35   46  16  12   428   412  185  159   32  170  261
Oakland         26  27  3.45   53  17   9   481   398  207  184   49  169  257
New York        27  24  3.45   51  12  15   449   456  205  172   38  141  215
Boston          23  25  3.92   48  18   9   425   428  211  185   49  158  269
Minnesota       26  21  3.97   47  14  12   417   426  210  184   38  133  239
Kansas City     30  25  4.02   55  16  12   491   499  240  219   30  214  261
Cleveland       20  30  4.03   50  13   8   455   457  228  204   41  180  288
Texas           16  31  4.71   47   7   8   409   435  249  214   37  180  199

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    10   3  1.62  14  14   9   0   1  117   78   27   21    8   24   64
Jim Colborn (MIL)      6   2  1.97  14   8   4   1   2   91   69   28   20    6   27   39
Bill Lee (BOS)         5   2  2.15  12   8   4   1   0   84   76   21   20    5   26   47
Gene Garber (KC)       5   2  2.21  15   3   2   6   0   53   48   15   13    1   10   23
Jim Perry (DET)        7   3  2.21  12  12   3   0   1   85   74   25   21    6   16   31
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
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     13   5  2.31  18  17   9   0   4  144  125   49   37    7   28   82
Dave McNally (BAL)     5   6  2.50  12  12   7   0   1   90   69   28   25    5   24   21
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   4  2.57  10  10   3   0   1   67   67   20   19    4   21   23

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   0  1.93  11   0   0   1   0   19   13    5    4    2    6    8
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           5   6  2.50  12  12   7   0   1   90   69   28   25    5   24   21
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  5.08  12  12   3   0   0   73   74   42   41   14   36   36
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  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    4    2
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  3.00   5   1   0   0   0   21   18    8    7    1   11   16
John Curtis            3   5  3.33  13  10   3   0   0   78   74   39   29    5   34   38
Luis Tiant             6   6  4.07  13  13   7   0   0   91   75   43   41   15   31   67
Marty Pattin           5   7  4.76  13  13   4   0   0   85   96   50   45   14   27   53
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
Mike Garman            0   0 10.38   3   0   0   0   0    4   10    7    5    0    3    5
Craig Skok             0   0 10.50   2   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    7    0    3    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Sells             2   0  0.98  15   0   0   3   0   18   18    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  2.40  13   0   0   1   0   15   15    6    4    1    8   13
Nolan Ryan             6   6  2.63  14  13   9   1   1  106   75   35   31    7   54  123
Rudy May               4   5  3.21  12  10   5   0   4   73   58   30   26    9   25   57
Clyde Wright           3   7  3.70  12  12   5   0   0   80   94   37   33    8   20   23
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.50   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    5    0    7    5
Rich Hand              1   1  5.23   3   1   0   0   0   10   17    8    6    0    4    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
Bart Johnson           0   0  2.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    2    0    3    6
Wilbur Wood           13   5  2.31  18  17   9   0   4  144  125   49   37    7   28   82
Stan Bahnsen           6   5  3.10  14  14   4   0   0  102   99   43   35    5   45   50
Eddie Fisher           5   3  3.99  10  10   2   0   0   59   68   29   26    7   22   30
Cy Acosta              1   0  4.73  12   0   0   3   0   13   16    7    7    1    6    9
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  1.91  16   0   0   0   0   28   19    7    6    2    7   17
Gaylord Perry          6   6  2.63  14  14   9   0   2  120  109   40   35    7   38   76
Ray Lamb               2   2  2.75  15   0   0   2   0   39   32   12   12    4   19   33
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  15   0   0   1   0   15   24   12    9    4    4    9
Brent Strom            1   6  5.31  13  10   1   0   0   59   72   38   35    9   18   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  1.84  19   0   0  11   0   29   17    6    6    1   12   25
Jim Perry              7   3  2.21  12  12   3   0   1   85   74   25   21    6   16   31
Joe Coleman           10   3  2.63  13  13   5   0   1   99   92   32   29    9   25   50
Mickey Lolich          5   5  3.25  14  14   8   0   1  108  100   43   39    9   26   68
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
Doug Bird              1   0  1.50   9   0   0   2   0   18   15    3    3    1    7   19
Gene Garber            5   2  2.21  15   3   2   6   0   53   48   15   13    1   10   23
Paul Splittorff        8   3  2.66  13  13   6   0   1  101   89   35   30    4   26   45
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.16  15   3   1   2   0   63   55   27   22    5   27   23
Norm Angelini          0   0  3.86   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    3    1
Ken Wright             1   1  4.05  11   3   0   0   0   27   28   14   12    1   29   24
Dick Drago             5   5  4.66  13  12   5   0   0   83   98   46   43    7   27   47
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Wayne Simpson          3   4  5.74  12   9   1   0   0   53   58   35   34    1   31   26
Steve Busby            3   7  5.78  12  12   1   0   1   62   74   43   40    6   33   39
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
Rob Gardner            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Colborn            6   2  1.97  14   8   4   1   2   91   69   28   20    6   27   39
Jim Slaton             2   4  2.57  10  10   3   0   1   67   67   20   19    4   21   23
Frank Linzy            2   2  2.86  16   0   0   5   0   22   19    7    7    1    6    8
Skip Lockwood          3   2  2.91  16   4   0   0   0   56   56   21   18    3   18   30
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jerry Bell             5   6  3.63  15  11   5   1   0   89   77   42   36    8   39   29
Chris Short            2   1  3.86  11   2   0   0   0   23   24   10   10    1   16   12
Bill Champion          0   3  4.09  13   3   0   0   0   44   44   20   20    5   22   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
Dave Goltz             2   0  3.54  12   0   0   0   0   28   26   11   11    1    8   17
Jim Kaat               6   3  4.25  12  12   3   0   1   78   92   41   37   12   15   39
Bill Hands             5   5  4.29  12  12   3   0   1   80   82   44   38    9   19   37
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  2.04  18   0   0  10   0   35   25   11    8    3    6   32
Lindy McDaniel         4   1  3.20  18   0   0   4   0   45   50   17   16    5   15   26
Fritz Peterson         5   6  3.28  12  12   2   0   0   80   86   34   29    9   22   34
Mel Stottlemyre        7   5  3.35  14  14   6   0   1   97   99   45   36    7   28   45
Doc Medich             4   2  3.46  11  11   2   0   1   70   66   30   27    6   17   44
Steve Kline            3   5  3.72   9   9   2   0   1   56   52   28   23    4   22   12
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   3  1.62  14  14   9   0   1  117   78   27   21    8   24   64
Rollie Fingers         0   5  1.85  17   2   0   4   0   39   27   12    8    2   17   33
Darold Knowles         1   3  2.70  16   0   0   1   0   23   16    7    7    1   13   12
Horacio Pina           4   2  2.84  16   0   0   3   0   38   26   13   12    2   14   25
Catfish Hunter         6   3  3.24  14  14   4   0   2  100   87   40   36   14   24   46
Vida Blue              4   2  4.36  10  10   2   0   0   66   53   34   32    6   30   30
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Paul Lindblad          0   0  5.55  12   0   0   1   0   24   30   18   15    4    9    7
Dave Hamilton          0   1  6.57   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    9    9    3    3    8
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
Steve Foucault         2   3  2.54  16   0   0   5   0   28   26    9    8    2   14   14
Sonny Siebert          3   3  2.72   6   6   0   0   0   36   34   20   11    5    7   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
Mike Paul              4   3  5.66  15   9   1   0   0   48   65   34   30    6   17   27
Pete Broberg           1   5  5.85  11  10   3   0   0   60   66   41   39    4   30   24
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
  J. Perry (DET)            7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  J. Colborn (MIL)          6

Losses:

  B. Odom (OAK)             8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  C. Wright (CAL)           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

Complete Games:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6

Saves:

  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  S. Lyle (NY)             10
  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  G. Garber (KC)            6
  S. Foucault (TEX)         5
  J. Johnson (CLE)          5
  F. Linzy (MIL)            5
  B. Veale (BOS)            5
  R. Corbin (MIN)           4

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         144.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        119.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     117.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       108.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         106.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       105.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      101.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    101.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     100.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       100.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           125
  G. Perry (CLE)          109
  M. Lolich (DET)         100
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      99
  D. Drago (KC)            98
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        97
  M. Pattin (BOS)          96
  C. Wright (CAL)          94
  J. Coleman (DET)         92

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          50
  W. Wood (CHI)            49
  D. Drago (KC)            46
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      45
  B. Hands (MIN)           44
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         43
  S. Busby (KC)            43
  M. Lolich (DET)          43
  B. Odom (OAK)            43
  L. Tiant (BOS)           43

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  M. Pattin (BOS)          14
  J. Kaat (MIN)            12
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  B. Hands (MIN)            9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  R. May (CAL)              9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         45
  B. Parsons (MIL)         40
  J. Bell (MIL)            39
  G. Perry (CLE)           38
  B. Singer (CAL)          37
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         36
  J. Curtis (BOS)          34
  S. Busby (KC)            33
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          33

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           123
  B. Singer (CAL)          97
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        87
  W. Wood (CHI)            82
  G. Perry (CLE)           76
  M. Lolich (DET)          68
  L. Tiant (BOS)           67
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        64
  R. May (CAL)             57
  M. Pattin (BOS)          53

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