Friday June 8, 1973
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 8, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       24  24  3.05   48  20   4   434   353  155  147   40  150  196
California      27  24  3.11   51  27   7   454   400  178  157   30  182  353
Detroit         29  24  3.26   53  18  14   481   442  189  174   43  133  267
Milwaukee       25  27  3.35   52  13   8   476   432  206  177   35  208  201
New York        29  25  3.41   54  12  17   475   491  215  180   38  148  226
Oakland         27  28  3.41   55  17  10   499   416  212  189   50  172  271
Chicago         29  20  3.41   49  17  13   454   431  203  172   37  187  280
Minnesota       29  21  3.88   50  15  13   450   455  222  194   44  145  258
Boston          24  26  3.90   50  19   9   443   444  220  192   52  168  274
Kansas City     30  27  4.10   57  16  12   509   517  253  232   37  227  277
Cleveland       20  33  4.15   53  13   8   488   492  253  225   46  195  314
Texas           18  32  4.62   50   7  10   436   461  261  224   38  193  208

 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
Jim Perry (DET)        7   3  2.21  12  12   3   0   1   85   74   25   21    6   16   31
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     14   5  2.29  19  18  10   0   4  153  130   51   39    9   30   87
Bill Singer (CAL)     10   2  2.34  13  13   7   0   1  111   76   31   29    4   41  102
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   4  2.39  12  12   6   0   2   94   76   26   25    3   35   50
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       7   6  2.43  15  14  10   1   2  115   80   35   31    7   56  130
Dave McNally (BAL)     5   7  2.45  13  13   8   0   1   99   75   30   27    6   25   21
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    7   6  2.55  14  14   8   0   3  109   99   42   31    6   32   92

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   0  1.57  13   0   0   2   0   23   13    5    4    2    6   11
Jim Palmer             6   4  2.39  12  12   6   0   2   94   76   26   25    3   35   50
Dave McNally           5   7  2.45  13  13   8   0   1   99   75   30   27    6   25   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   3   0   0   1   0    4    3    0    0    0    5    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   6  3.61  14  11   3   0   0   85   82   44   34    7   39   40
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
Nolan Ryan             7   6  2.43  15  14  10   1   2  115   80   35   31    7   56  130
Rudy May               4   5  3.21  12  10   5   0   4   73   58   30   26    9   25   57
Clyde Wright           3   8  3.80  13  13   5   0   0   83   99   40   35    8   23   23
Steve Barber           0   0  3.98  14   0   0   1   0   20   25   11    9    1   11   15
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.50   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    5    0    7    5
Rich Hand              1   1  4.76   4   1   0   0   0   11   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  1.68  19   0   0   9   0   48   36   11    9    1   27   46
Bart Johnson           0   0  2.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    2    0    3    6
Wilbur Wood           14   5  2.29  19  18  10   0   4  153  130   51   39    9   30   87
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
Steve Stone            1   1  4.42  11   2   0   1   0   37   28   18   18    4   29   27
Eddie Fisher           5   4  4.48  11  11   2   0   0   60   71   33   30    8   24   32
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
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Dick Bosman            0   1  4.74   4   4   0   0   0   19   29   13   10    0    3    5
Milt Wilcox            3   3  5.21  11   7   1   0   0   57   55   34   33    3   24   37
Brent Strom            1   6  5.29  15  10   1   0   0   66   81   42   39   10   19   53
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          6   5  3.08  15  15   9   0   1  117  106   44   40   10   28   74
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.31  14   1   0   1   0   33   29   13   12    3    9   19
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.42  12   0   0   2   0   26   20   10   10    3    9   13
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Woodie Fryman          2   6  5.19  11  11   1   0   0   61   70   38   35    8   20   38
Fred Scherman          0   0  5.63  10   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    9   11
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
Paul Splittorff        8   3  2.66  13  13   6   0   1  101   89   35   30    4   26   45
Gene Garber            5   3  2.91  16   4   2   6   0   56   54   20   18    4   13   24
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  5.69  13   9   1   0   0   55   59   36   35    1   33   26
Steve Busby            3   7  5.78  12  12   1   0   1   62   74   43   40    6   33   39
Mike Jackson           0   0  6.85   9   0   0   0   0   22   25   17   17    3   20   13

 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             6   6  3.48  16  12   6   1   0   98   80   44   38    8   42   32
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          7   6  2.55  14  14   8   0   3  109   99   42   31    6   32   92
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  1.82  20   0   0  12   0   40   28   11    8    3    7   34
Lindy McDaniel         4   2  3.26  19   0   0   4   0   50   57   20   18    5   17   31
Doc Medich             5   2  3.27  12  12   2   0   1   77   74   31   28    6   19   46
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
Fritz Peterson         5   6  3.58  13  13   2   0   0   83   93   38   33    9   24   34
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   3  4.61  11  11   2   0   0   70   62   38   36    7   31   31
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
Blue Moon Odom         1   8  6.21  12  11   2   0   0   58   60   43   40    7   32   34
Dave Hamilton          0   1  6.57   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    9    9    3    3    8

 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  3.13  16   0   0   4   0   46   36   17   16    4   16   29
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          1   5  4.31  13   5   1   0   0   54   49   28   26    5   33   29
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Pete Broberg           2   5  5.56  12  11   3   0   0   66   73   43   41    5   31   24
Mike Paul              4   3  5.85  16   9   1   0   0   48   66   35   31    6   19   27
Charlie Hudson         2   0  6.00  12   0   0   1   0   24   24   16   16    1   10   16
Lloyd Allen            0   2 21.32   3   3   0   0   0    6   14   18   15    0    7    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  B. Singer (CAL)          10
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  J. Perry (DET)            7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7

Losses:

  B. Odom (OAK)             8
  C. Wright (CAL)           8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  J. Bell (MIL)             6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  D. Bosman (CLE)           6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  J. Curtis (BOS)           6

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  J. Bell (MIL)             6

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             12
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  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)         3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  D. Bosman (CLE)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         153.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        119.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     117.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       117.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         115.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       111.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     109.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       107.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      104.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      101.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           130
  G. Perry (CLE)          109
  M. Lolich (DET)         106
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         99
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        99
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      99
  C. Wright (CAL)          99
  D. Drago (KC)            98
  J. Kaat (MIN)            98
  J. Coleman (DET)         97

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  M. Pattin (BOS)          50
  D. Drago (KC)            46
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      45
  J. Bell (MIL)            44
  J. Curtis (BOS)          44
  B. Hands (MIN)           44
  J. Kaat (MIN)            44
  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         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
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  B. Strom (CLE)           10
  B. Hands (MIN)            9
  R. May (CAL)              9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            56
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         45
  B. Parsons (MIL)         43
  J. Bell (MIL)            42
  B. Singer (CAL)          41
  J. Curtis (BOS)          39
  G. Perry (CLE)           38
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          35
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          35

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           130
  B. Singer (CAL)         102
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        92
  W. Wood (CHI)            87
  G. Perry (CLE)           76
  M. Lolich (DET)          74
  L. Tiant (BOS)           67
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        64
  R. May (CAL)             57
  J. Coleman (DET)         54

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