Saturday June 16, 1973
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American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 16, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       29  26  3.10   55  22   5   497   405  180  171   46  172  218
Oakland         33  29  3.16   62  20  12   562   470  228  197   51  190  304
California      30  28  3.20   58  30   9   518   456  207  184   37  206  405
Milwaukee       32  27  3.23   59  15  13   537   486  225  193   39  232  231
New York        32  29  3.42   61  14  20   535   547  244  203   42  164  261
Chicago         32  24  3.45   56  21  15   514   487  228  197   44  209  314
Detroit         30  29  3.55   59  18  14   533   517  231  210   50  155  304
Boston          27  30  3.89   57  20  11   502   508  251  217   59  188  310
Minnesota       32  25  4.03   57  16  14   512   536  259  229   52  164  300
Kansas City     34  30  4.04   64  19  12   572   571  281  257   44  254  308
Cleveland       22  38  4.18   60  15   9   553   558  289  257   54  212  353
Texas           19  37  4.73   56   7  11   487   514  300  256   46  217  242

 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  2.01  15  11   6   1   0  107   94   29   24    6   35   55
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   4  2.39  14  14   7   0   2  109   82   30   29    4   42   58
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     14   7  2.43  21  20  12   0   4  170  145   58   46   11   36   97
Dave McNally (BAL)     5   8  2.45  14  14   8   0   1  107   81   32   29    6   32   24
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    8   7  2.53  16  16   9   0   4  125  113   46   35    6   32  105
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       8   7  2.64  17  16  12   1   2  133   94   43   39    9   64  149
Paul Splittorff (KC)  10   3  2.64  15  15   8   0   1  119  102   41   35    6   29   49
Bill Singer (CAL)     10   3  2.74  15  15   7   0   1  125   94   41   38    5   48  113

 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
Jim Palmer             7   4  2.39  14  14   7   0   2  109   82   30   29    4   42   58
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
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           3   6  4.48  14  14   4   0   1   86   85   45   43   14   39   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  2.01  15  11   6   1   0  107   94   29   24    6   35   55
Roger Moret            1   0  2.22   7   1   0   0   0   28   26   10    7    1   15   20
Bobby Bolin            1   2  3.18  16   0   0   3   0   17   17    6    6    2    4   14
Bob Veale              1   1  3.26  16   0   0   6   0   19   17    9    7    1    6   13
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   8  4.74  15  15   4   0   0   99  110   57   52   17   32   60
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   1  1.75  19   0   0   6   0   26   24    7    5    1   10   16
Nolan Ryan             8   7  2.64  17  16  12   1   2  133   94   43   39    9   64  149
Bill Singer           10   3  2.74  15  15   7   0   1  125   94   41   38    5   48  113
Rudy May               5   6  3.00  14  12   6   0   4   90   69   34   30   11   29   69
Steve Barber           0   0  3.42  16   0   0   1   0   24   27   12    9    1   11   18
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   7  2.43  21  20  12   0   4  170  145   58   46   11   36   97
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   2  4.25  13   4   1   1   0   53   40   25   25    5   35   37
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 Timmerman          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  2.00  20   0   0   1   0   36   22   12    8    3   10   23
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   7  4.16  16  16   2   0   1   97   94   50   45   10   38   58
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
Dick Bosman            0   1  5.40   6   6   0   0   0   28   41   20   17    1    3    7
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
Mike Strahler          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
John Hiller            3   2  1.84  21   0   0  11   0   34   22    7    7    1   12   32
Jim Perry              7   5  2.84  14  14   3   0   1   92   84   33   29    6   21   34
Joe Coleman           10   6  3.16  16  16   5   0   1  117  114   46   41   11   34   62
Mickey Lolich          6   6  3.34  16  16   9   0   1  121  113   50   45   12   30   80
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.69  17   1   0   1   0   39   39   17   16    4   11   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
Bill Slayback          0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    1    0    0    1
Fred Scherman          0   0  4.95  14   0   0   0   0   20   21   11   11    1   11   15
Woodie Fryman          2   6  5.59  13  12   1   0   0   66   82   44   41    9   23   42
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       10   3  2.64  15  15   8   0   1  119  102   41   35    6   29   49
Doug Bird              1   3  3.24  13   0   0   2   0   25   23    9    9    4   10   24
Gene Garber            6   4  3.24  18   4   2   6   0   58   57   23   21    4   13   25
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
Steve Busby            3   7  5.12  14  14   1   0   1   77   86   49   44    9   39   51
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
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  21   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
Jim Slaton             4   5  2.89  13  13   4   0   2   84   85   32   27    7   27   29
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
Jerry Bell             6   6  3.51  17  13   6   1   0  103   86   46   40    9   44   34
Chris Short            2   1  3.60  12   2   0   1   0   25   26   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           3   4  4.81  12  10   0   0   0   43   31   28   23    3   51   19
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          8   7  2.53  16  16   9   0   4  125  113   46   35    6   32  105
Jim Kaat               7   4  4.33  15  14   3   0   1   96  110   52   46   15   21   49
Bill Hands             5   6  4.50  13  13   3   0   1   84   90   49   42   11   22   39
Joe Decker             1   0  4.85   7   2   0   0   0   26   30   14   14    4   11   13
Dick Woodson           5   3  5.23  10  10   1   0   1   52   58   33   30    7   29   27
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   1  1.38   2   1   1   0   0   13    9    5    2    1    3    7
Fred Beene             1   0  1.74   8   2   0   1   0   31   25   10    6    1    7   18
Sparky Lyle            2   3  2.06  23   0   0  15   0   44   31   13   10    3    8   36
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        8   6  3.72  16  16   6   0   1  109  113   55   45    8   33   51
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         2   3  2.10  19   0   0   3   0   30   18    7    7    1   15   14
Horacio Pina           4   2  2.79  18   0   0   3   0   39   27   13   12    2   15   25
Catfish Hunter         9   3  2.81  17  17   6   0   3  125  106   44   39   15   28   64
Dave Hamilton          1   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   21   21    9    9    3    6   11
Vida Blue              5   3  4.20  13  13   2   0   0   84   73   43   39    7   37   40
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
Jim Bibby              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Sonny Siebert          3   5  2.63   8   8   0   0   0   48   46   27   14    6    8   24
Bill Gogolewski        0   2  2.94  18   0   0   4   0   49   37   17   16    4   17   32
Steve Foucault         2   3  3.78  19   0   0   5   0   33   32   16   14    5   17   19
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
Steve Dunning          0   2  5.57   7   2   0   0   0   21   19   16   13    1   21    7
Mike Paul              4   3  5.60  18   9   1   0   0   53   73   37   33    6   20   31
Charlie Hudson         2   0  6.00  12   0   0   1   0   24   24   16   16    1   10   16
Lloyd Allen            0   2 21.13   4   3   0   0   0    8   18   21   18    0    9    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)       10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  J. Colborn (MIL)          8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  G. Perry (CLE)           11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             15
  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:

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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         170.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        137.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         133.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     130.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       125.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       125.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     124.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       121.1
  P. Splittorff (KC)    119.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      116.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           145
  G. Perry (CLE)          125
  J. Coleman (DET)        114
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       113
  M. Lolich (DET)         113
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     113
  D. Drago (KC)           110
  J. Kaat (MIN)           110
  M. Pattin (BOS)         110
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        108

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            58
  M. Pattin (BOS)          57
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      55
  J. Kaat (MIN)            52
  D. Drago (KC)            50
  M. Lolich (DET)          50
  G. Perry (CLE)           50
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          50
  S. Busby (KC)            49
  B. Hands (MIN)           49

Home Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  J. Kaat (MIN)            15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  E. Fisher (CHI)          11
  B. Hands (MIN)           11
  R. May (CAL)             11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            64
  B. Parsons (MIL)         51
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         50
  B. Singer (CAL)          48
  J. Bell (MIL)            44
  J. Palmer (BAL)          42
  G. Perry (CLE)           42
  J. Curtis (BOS)          40
  S. Busby (KC)            39
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         39

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           149
  B. Singer (CAL)         113
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       105
  W. Wood (CHI)            97
  G. Perry (CLE)           88
  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  L. Tiant (BOS)           72
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        71
  R. May (CAL)             69
  C. Hunter (OAK)          64

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