Wednesday June 6, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 6, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       24  22  3.07   46  19   4   416   340  150  142   39  145  191
California      26  23  3.10   49  26   7   436   380  170  150   30  174  344
Detroit         28  23  3.30   51  17  14   464   425  185  170   42  127  254
Milwaukee       24  27  3.37   51  12   8   467   429  204  175   35  205  198
New York        28  24  3.40   52  12  16   458   467  207  173   38  141  219
Oakland         27  27  3.40   54  17  10   490   404  208  185   49  170  266
Chicago         27  20  3.49   47  16  12   436   421  199  169   34  178  267
Boston          24  25  3.87   49  19   9   435   434  215  187   50  162  272
Minnesota       28  21  3.96   49  14  13   441   453  222  194   44  142  253
Kansas City     30  26  4.03   56  16  12   500   504  245  224   33  219  273
Cleveland       20  32  4.13   52  13   8   479   482  248  220   45  191  306
Texas           16  32  4.67   48   7   8   418   445  254  217   37  185  203

 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)         6   2  2.11  13   9   5   1   0   94   82   25   22    6   30   50
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
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
Bill Singer (CAL)     10   2  2.34  13  13   7   0   1  111   76   31   29    4   41  102
Dave McNally (BAL)     5   6  2.50  12  12   7   0   1   90   69   28   25    5   24   21
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       6   6  2.63  14  13   9   1   1  106   75   35   31    7   54  123

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   0  1.69  12   0   0   2   0   21   13    5    4    2    6    9
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
Bob Reynolds           1   3  2.57   8   0   0   1   0   21   19    6    6    0    7   11
Eddie Watt             3   2  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    1    6    6
Doyle Alexander        5   1  3.19  11   9   3   0   0   68   54   26   24    5   25   36
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               6   2  2.11  13   9   5   1   0   94   82   25   22    6   30   50
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  1.29  16   0   0   4   0   21   20    5    3    1    8   12
Bill Singer           10   2  2.34  13  13   7   0   1  111   76   31   29    4   41  102
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
Cy Acosta              1   0  4.40  13   0   0   3   0   14   17   10    7    1    8   12
Eddie Fisher           5   4  4.48  11  11   2   0   0   60   71   33   30    8   24   32
Steve Stone            0   1  4.94  10   1   0   1   0   31   25   17   17    3   25   24
Rich Gossage           0   4  9.12   8   4   1   0   0   26   32   28   26    7   19   17
Dennis O'Toole         0   0 12.46   3   0   0   0   0    4   10    6    6    2    2    3

 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
Jerry Johnson          2   3  3.76  18   0   0   5   0   26   30   17   11    1   16   19
Ray Lamb               2   3  3.86  16   1   0   2   0   40   37   17   17    5   20   33
Dick Tidrow            4   6  4.23  14  14   2   0   1   83   75   43   39    8   35   47
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  5.48  14  10   1   0   0   64   80   42   39   10   19   49
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 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   4  2.93  14  14   5   0   1  104   97   37   34   10   28   54
Mickey Lolich          5   5  3.25  14  14   8   0   1  108  100   43   39    9   26   68
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.42  12   0   0   2   0   26   20   10   10    3    9   13
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.45  13   1   0   1   0   31   28   13   12    3    8   19
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Woodie Fryman          2   5  5.24  10  10   1   0   0   55   62   35   32    8   17   32
Fred Scherman          0   0  6.00   9   0   0   0   0   15   16   10   10    1    9   10
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   1  1.99  10   0   0   2   0   23   18    5    5    3    8   23
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  4.35  12   4   0   0   0   31   30   17   15    2   33   32
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
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
Jim Slaton             2   5  2.94  11  11   3   0   1   67   71   26   22    7   22   23
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  5.51  10   8   0   0   0   33   23   25   20    2   43   15
Gary Ryerson           0   1  6.65   8   4   0   0   0   22   26   19   16    0    7    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Corbin             2   1  2.01  13   2   0   4   0   45   34   10   10    0   12   21
Bert Blyleven          6   6  2.78  13  13   7   0   2  100   97   42   31    6   29   87
Jim Kaat               6   3  4.01  13  13   3   0   1   85   98   44   38   13   18   42
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  4.73  17   0   0   8   0   32   29   18   17    3   17   15
Dave Goltz             2   0  5.52  13   0   0   1   0   31   39   19   19    5    8   19
Joe Decker             1   0  5.68   6   1   0   0   0   19   20   12   12    3   11    7
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  1.93  19   0   0  11   0   37   26   11    8    3    6   34
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
Steve Kline            4   5  3.45  10  10   2   0   1   63   62   30   24    4   22   14
Doc Medich             4   2  3.46  11  11   2   0   1   70   66   30   27    6   17   44
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  2.49  17   0   0   2   0   25   16    7    7    1   13   14
Horacio Pina           4   2  2.84  16   0   0   3   0   38   26   13   12    2   14   25
Catfish Hunter         7   3  3.11  15  15   4   0   2  107   93   41   37   14   25   53
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  3.32  15   0   0   3   0   43   35   17   16    4   16   28
Jim Merritt            0   1  3.94  12   2   0   0   0   30   37   16   13    2    5   15
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)          10
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  J. Perry (DET)            7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         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)             11
  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
  B. Singer (CAL)       111.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       108.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       107.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         106.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      104.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      101.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    101.1

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
  J. Kaat (MIN)            98
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        97
  J. Coleman (DET)         97
  M. Pattin (BOS)          96

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  M. Pattin (BOS)          14
  J. Kaat (MIN)            13
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  B. Strom (CLE)           10
  B. Hands (MIN)            9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  R. May (CAL)              9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         45
  B. Parsons (MIL)         43
  B. Singer (CAL)          41
  J. Bell (MIL)            39
  G. Perry (CLE)           38
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         36
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          35
  J. Curtis (BOS)          34
  S. Busby (KC)            33

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           123
  B. Singer (CAL)         102
  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
  J. Coleman (DET)         54


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