Thursday June 14, 1973
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 14, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         31  29  3.18   60  19  12   544   452  222  192   50  184  295
Baltimore       27  26  3.19   53  20   5   479   400  179  170   46  169  212
California      29  27  3.23   56  29   9   499   440  201  179   37  196  385
Milwaukee       30  27  3.32   57  14  12   521   475  224  192   39  224  223
Detroit         30  27  3.43   57  18  14   515   491  213  196   47  146  292
New York        31  28  3.45   59  13  19   517   533  236  198   41  159  251
Chicago         32  22  3.48   54  19  15   497   474  223  192   44  204  301
Boston          27  28  3.82   55  20  11   486   486  239  206   56  184  300
Minnesota       30  25  4.07   55  15  14   494   521  253  223   49  162  288
Kansas City     32  30  4.13   62  18  12   552   561  277  253   41  251  298
Cleveland       22  36  4.20   58  15   9   533   538  277  249   51  208  343
Texas           19  35  4.72   54   7  11   471   500  290  247   45  209  227

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    11   4  1.66  16  16  10   0   2  130   91   30   24    8   24   71
Jim Colborn (MIL)      8   2  1.92  16  10   5   1   2  108   81   31   23    7   30   49
Bill Lee (BOS)         7   2  1.93  14  10   6   1   0  103   87   26   22    6   33   53
Jim Perry (DET)        7   4  2.45  13  13   3   0   1   92   80   29   25    6   20   34
Dave McNally (BAL)     5   8  2.45  14  14   8   0   1  107   81   32   29    6   32   24
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     14   6  2.51  20  19  11   0   4  161  140   57   45   11   33   90
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   4  2.51  13  13   6   0   2  100   80   29   28    4   41   52
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       7   7  2.69  16  15  11   1   2  124   86   41   37    9   59  139
Paul Splittorff (KC)   9   3  2.69  14  14   7   0   1  110   98   39   33    5   28   47
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    7   7  2.72  15  15   8   0   3  116  109   46   35    6   32   98

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          3   0  1.59  16   0   0   3   0   28   15    6    5    3    6   15
Dave McNally           5   8  2.45  14  14   8   0   1  107   81   32   29    6   32   24
Bob Reynolds           2   3  2.45  10   0   0   1   0   26   23    7    7    0   10   13
Jim Palmer             6   4  2.51  13  13   6   0   2  100   80   29   28    4   41   52
Eddie Watt             3   2  3.24   8   0   0   0   0   17   13    6    6    2    6    8
Doyle Alexander        5   2  3.59  13  11   3   0   0   78   68   33   31    6   27   39
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Mike Cuellar           2   6  5.00  13  13   3   0   0   77   82   45   43   14   37   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   5   0   0   1   0    6    4    1    0    0    5    2
Bill Lee               7   2  1.93  14  10   6   1   0  103   87   26   22    6   33   53
Roger Moret            1   0  2.33   6   1   0   0   0   27   24   10    7    1   15   20
Bob Veale              1   1  2.45  15   0   0   6   0   18   14    7    5    1    6   13
Bobby Bolin            1   1  3.29  15   0   0   3   0   14   14    5    5    2    4    9
John Curtis            3   7  3.74  15  12   3   0   0   91   89   48   38    8   40   45
Luis Tiant             7   6  4.10  14  14   7   0   0   97   83   46   44   16   32   72
Marty Pattin           6   7  4.45  14  14   4   0   0   93  103   51   46   14   30   57
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
Ray Culp               0   1 21.60   1   1   0   0   0    2    4    5    4    1    4    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Sells             2   0  1.52  18   0   0   6   0   24   21    6    4    1   10   15
Nolan Ryan             7   7  2.69  16  15  11   1   2  124   86   41   37    9   59  139
Bill Singer           10   3  2.75  14  14   7   0   1  118   90   39   36    5   43  105
Rudy May               5   6  3.00  14  12   6   0   4   90   69   34   30   11   29   69
Steve Barber           0   0  3.57  15   0   0   1   0   23   26   11    9    1   11   17
Clyde Wright           4   8  3.89  14  14   5   0   0   90  106   44   39   10   26   26
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  1.73  22   0   0  11   0   52   40   12   10    2   28   48
Bart Johnson           0   0  2.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    2    0    3    6
Wilbur Wood           14   6  2.51  20  19  11   0   4  161  140   57   45   11   33   90
Stan Bahnsen           7   5  3.01  15  15   5   0   0  111  108   45   37    5   50   53
Cy Acosta              1   1  4.00  14   0   0   3   0   18   20   11    8    1   10   13
Steve Stone            2   1  4.20  12   3   0   1   0   45   32   21   21    5   33   31
Eddie Fisher           6   4  4.70  13  13   2   0   0   69   82   39   36   11   24   38
Rich Gossage           0   4  8.78   9   4   1   0   0   28   34   29   27    7   21   19
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         3   1  1.69  18   0   0   1   0   32   21    7    6    2    7   21
Gaylord Perry          6   8  2.94  16  16  11   0   2  138  125   50   45    9   42   88
Ray Lamb               2   3  3.76  17   1   0   2   0   41   38   17   17    5   22   34
Dick Tidrow            4   6  4.10  15  15   2   0   1   90   82   45   41    9   37   51
Jerry Johnson          2   4  4.45  19   0   0   5   0   28   33   20   14    2   17   21
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Brent Strom            1   6  4.85  16  10   1   0   0   72   86   42   39   10   21   56
Milt Wilcox            4   3  5.29  12   8   1   0   0   63   61   38   37    4   26   39
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
Dick Bosman            0   1  6.64   5   5   0   0   0   20   35   18   15    0    3    6
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            3   2  1.84  21   0   0  11   0   34   22    7    7    1   12   32
Jim Perry              7   4  2.45  13  13   3   0   1   92   80   29   25    6   20   34
Joe Coleman           10   5  3.06  15  15   5   0   1  109  105   41   37   10   31   54
Mickey Lolich          6   6  3.34  16  16   9   0   1  121  113   50   45   12   30   80
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.41  16   1   0   1   0   37   35   15   14    3    9   21
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.77  15   0   0   2   0   31   26   13   13    5   11   15
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Woodie Fryman          2   6  5.34  12  12   1   0   0   62   77   40   37    8   20   40
Fred Scherman          0   0  5.50  12   0   0   0   0   18   21   11   11    1   11   14
Bill Slayback          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    0    0
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
Mark Littell           0   0  1.42   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    1    2    2
Paul Splittorff        9   3  2.69  14  14   7   0   1  110   98   39   33    5   28   47
Doug Bird              1   3  3.24  13   0   0   2   0   25   23    9    9    4   10   24
Gene Garber            5   4  3.34  17   4   2   6   0   57   57   23   21    4   13   24
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.55  17   3   1   2   0   63   57   30   25    5   30   23
Dick Drago             6   5  4.22  15  14   6   0   1  100  110   50   47    7   34   56
Ken Wright             1   1  4.35  12   4   0   0   0   31   30   17   15    2   33   32
Norm Angelini          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0    3    2    2    2    0    7    3
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Steve Busby            3   7  5.56  13  13   1   0   1   68   80   47   42    7   37   44
Wayne Simpson          3   4  5.69  13   9   1   0   0   55   59   36   35    1   33   26
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
Jim Colborn            8   2  1.92  16  10   5   1   2  108   81   31   23    7   30   49
Frank Linzy            2   2  2.60  20   0   0   9   0   28   22    8    8    2    7   10
Rob Gardner            1   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    2    2
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Skip Lockwood          3   2  2.95  17   4   0   0   0   58   60   24   19    3   19   31
Jim Slaton             3   5  3.24  12  12   3   0   1   75   78   32   27    7   24   24
Jerry Bell             6   6  3.51  17  13   6   1   0  103   86   46   40    9   44   34
Chris Short            2   1  3.86  11   2   0   0   0   23   24   10   10    1   16   12
Bill Champion          1   3  3.94  14   3   0   0   0   46   45   20   20    5   24   26
Bill Parsons           2   4  5.26  11   9   0   0   0   38   29   27   22    3   46   16
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   2  2.18  17   2   0   5   0   54   42   14   13    1   15   25
Bert Blyleven          7   7  2.72  15  15   8   0   3  116  109   46   35    6   32   98
Jim Kaat               6   4  4.45  14  14   3   0   1   89  105   50   44   14   19   46
Bill Hands             5   6  4.50  13  13   3   0   1   84   90   49   42   11   22   39
Dick Woodson           5   3  4.74   9   9   1   0   1   49   52   29   26    5   29   25
Joe Decker             1   0  4.85   7   2   0   0   0   26   30   14   14    4   11   13
Ken Sanders            2   2  5.29  19   0   0   8   0   34   36   21   20    3   18   15
Dave Goltz             2   0  5.40  15   0   0   1   0   37   46   22   22    5   11   21
Jim Strickland         0   1 11.81   7   0   0   0   0    5   11    8    7    0    5    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Dobson             1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    3
Fred Beene             1   0  1.74   8   2   0   1   0   31   25   10    6    1    7   18
Sparky Lyle            2   3  2.11  22   0   0  14   0   43   31   13   10    3    8   35
Lindy McDaniel         4   2  2.98  20   0   0   4   0   54   60   20   18    5   20   32
Doc Medich             5   3  3.28  13  13   3   0   1   85   81   34   31    8   20   55
Fritz Peterson         6   6  3.40  14  14   2   0   0   90   99   39   34    9   24   35
Mel Stottlemyre        7   6  3.78  15  15   6   0   1  100  107   52   42    8   30   46
Steve Kline            4   6  3.80  11  11   2   0   1   64   66   33   27    4   25   14
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          11   4  1.66  16  16  10   0   2  130   91   30   24    8   24   71
Rollie Fingers         0   5  1.69  19   2   0   5   0   43   33   17    8    2   17   35
Darold Knowles         1   3  2.30  18   0   0   3   0   27   17    7    7    1   14   14
Horacio Pina           4   2  2.79  17   0   0   3   0   39   26   13   12    2   15   25
Catfish Hunter         8   3  2.87  16  16   5   0   3  116   96   41   37   14   26   57
Dave Hamilton          1   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   21   21    9    9    3    6   11
Vida Blue              5   3  4.19  12  12   2   0   0   77   67   40   36    7   34   38
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Paul Lindblad          0   0  5.33  13   0   0   1   0   25   31   18   15    4   12    8
Blue Moon Odom         1   8  6.21  12  11   2   0   0   58   60   43   40    7   32   34

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Gogolewski        0   2  3.00  17   0   0   4   0   48   37   17   16    4   17   31
Sonny Siebert          3   4  3.07   7   7   0   0   0   41   41   26   14    6    7   16
Steve Dunning          0   1  3.54   6   1   0   0   0   20   16   11    8    1   18    7
Steve Foucault         2   3  3.73  18   0   0   5   0   31   30   15   13    4   17   16
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Jim Merritt            0   2  4.29  13   3   0   0   0   36   43   21   17    4    5   17
Don Stanhouse          1   5  4.37  15   5   1   1   0   60   55   32   29    5   36   34
Pete Broberg           3   5  5.23  13  12   3   0   0   72   76   44   42    6   37   27
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Mike Paul              4   3  5.90  17   9   1   0   0   50   73   37   33    6   19   29
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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  B. Singer (CAL)          10
  P. Splittorff (KC)        9
  J. Colborn (MIL)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             14
  T. Forster (CHI)         11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  F. Linzy (MIL)            9
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  G. Garber (KC)            6
  D. Sells (CAL)            6
  B. Veale (BOS)            6
  R. Corbin (MIN)           5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  D. Bosman (CLE)           1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         161.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        137.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     130.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         124.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       121.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       118.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       116.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     115.2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      110.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    110.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           140
  G. Perry (CLE)          125
  M. Lolich (DET)         113
  D. Drago (KC)           110
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       109
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        108
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     107
  C. Wright (CAL)         106
  J. Coleman (DET)        105
  J. Kaat (MIN)           105

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            57
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      52
  M. Pattin (BOS)          51
  D. Drago (KC)            50
  J. Kaat (MIN)            50
  M. Lolich (DET)          50
  G. Perry (CLE)           50
  B. Hands (MIN)           49
  J. Curtis (BOS)          48
  S. Busby (KC)            47

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  J. Kaat (MIN)            14
  M. Pattin (BOS)          14
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  E. Fisher (CHI)          11
  B. Hands (MIN)           11
  R. May (CAL)             11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            59
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         50
  B. Parsons (MIL)         46
  J. Bell (MIL)            44
  B. Singer (CAL)          43
  G. Perry (CLE)           42
  J. Palmer (BAL)          41
  J. Curtis (BOS)          40
  P. Broberg (TEX)         37
  S. Busby (KC)            37

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           139
  B. Singer (CAL)         105
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        98
  W. Wood (CHI)            90
  G. Perry (CLE)           88
  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  L. Tiant (BOS)           72
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        71
  R. May (CAL)             69
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57

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