Sunday June 17, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 17, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       30  26  3.07   56  22   5   513   417  184  175   47  176  225
Oakland         33  30  3.17   63  20  12   571   482  232  201   52  191  309
California      31  29  3.17   60  31   9   536   472  212  189   38  213  409
Milwaukee       33  27  3.26   60  15  14   546   499  230  198   39  235  233
New York        33  30  3.46   63  14  21   552   562  253  212   44  176  274
Detroit         31  29  3.49   60  19  14   542   524  231  210   50  158  315
Chicago         32  25  3.60   57  21  15   523   503  243  209   47  216  317
Boston          28  30  3.86   58  21  11   511   512  253  219   61  191  320
Kansas City     36  30  4.00   66  20  13   590   583  286  262   45  260  317
Minnesota       32  26  4.07   58  16  14   520   547  265  235   53  165  305
Cleveland       22  40  4.17   62  16   9   571   580  301  265   57  220  364
Texas           19  38  4.68   57   7  11   502   528  305  261   46  227  251

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    11   5  1.83  17  17  10   0   2  138  103   34   28    9   25   74
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    8   7  2.53  16  16   9   0   4  125  113   46   35    6   32  105
Dave McNally (BAL)     5   8  2.60  15  15   8   0   1  114   88   36   33    7   33   26
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  1.32  17   0   0   3   0   34   16    6    5    3    7   19
Bob Reynolds           3   3  2.28  11   0   0   1   0   28   25    7    7    0   11   13
Jim Palmer             7   4  2.39  14  14   7   0   2  109   82   30   29    4   42   58
Dave McNally           5   8  2.60  15  15   8   0   1  114   88   36   33    7   33   26
Eddie Watt             3   2  3.12   9   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    2    7    9
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             8   6  3.92  15  15   8   0   0  106   87   48   46   18   35   82
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
Steve Barber           0   0  2.90  17   0   0   1   0   31   31   13   10    1   13   21
Rudy May               5   6  3.00  14  12   6   0   4   90   69   34   30   11   29   69
Clyde Wright           5   8  3.53  15  15   6   0   1   99  112   44   39   10   30   27
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    7    5
Rich Hand              1   2  7.50   5   2   0   0   0   12   22   12   10    1    5    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   6  3.43  16  16   5   0   0  113  112   51   43    6   53   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
Steve Kealey           0   0  4.91   1   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    2    1    1    1
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    7   12    7    6    2    3    4
Rich Gossage           0   4  9.96  10   4   1   0   0   28   38   33   31    8   23   20

 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   9  3.13  17  17  12   0   2  147  134   56   51   10   47   93
Ray Lamb               2   3  3.35  18   1   0   2   0   46   44   17   17    5   24   37
Jerry Johnson          2   4  4.15  20   0   0   5   0   30   34   20   14    2   17   23
Dick Tidrow            4   7  4.16  16  16   2   0   1   97   94   50   45   10   38   58
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 Kekich            0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    6    6    2    2    1    1
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
Mickey Lolich          7   6  3.11  17  17  10   0   2  130  120   50   45   12   33   91
Joe Coleman           10   6  3.16  16  16   5   0   1  117  114   46   41   11   34   62
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
Gene Garber            6   4  3.20  19   4   2   7   0   59   58   23   21    4   13   26
Doug Bird              1   3  3.24  13   0   0   2   0   25   23    9    9    4   10   24
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.55  17   3   1   2   0   63   57   30   25    5   30   23
Ken Wright             2   1  3.89  13   5   0   0   0   39   33   19   17    2   38   36
Dick Drago             7   5  4.12  16  15   7   0   1  109  118   53   50    8   35   60
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
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  3.25  18   4   0   0   0   61   66   27   22    3   19   32
Jerry Bell             7   6  3.43  18  14   6   1   0  108   92   47   41    9   46   35
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
Rob Gardner            1   0  4.15   4   0   0   1   0    4    6    2    2    0    3    2
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
Dick Woodson           5   3  5.23  10  10   1   0   1   52   58   33   30    7   29   27
Joe Decker             1   1  5.29   8   3   0   0   0   32   39   19   19    5   12   16
Ken Sanders            2   2  5.30  20   0   0   8   0   36   38   22   21    3   18   17
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
Sam McDowell           1   0  1.35   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    7    6
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  1.96  24   0   0  16   0   46   32   13   10    3    8   37
Lindy McDaniel         4   2  2.80  21   0   0   4   0   61   65   21   19    5   23   38
Doc Medich             5   3  3.28  13  13   3   0   1   85   81   34   31    8   20   55
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
Fritz Peterson         6   7  4.04  15  15   2   0   0   91  104   46   41   11   26   35
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
Rollie Fingers         0   5  1.65  20   2   0   5   0   44   33   17    8    2   17   37
Ken Holtzman          11   5  1.83  17  17  10   0   2  138  103   34   28    9   25   74
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  2.68  19   0   0   4   0   54   39   17   16    4   22   38
Steve Foucault         2   3  3.38  20   0   0   5   0   37   36   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  4.50  14   4   0   0   0   42   49   25   21    4    9   20
Don Stanhouse          1   6  4.53  16   5   1   1   0   60   57   33   30    5   37   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:

  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  B. Odom (OAK)             8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  C. Wright (CAL)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  J. Curtis (BOS)           7
  F. Peterson (NY)          7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             16
  T. Forster (CHI)         11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  F. Linzy (MIL)            9
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  G. Garber (KC)            7
  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
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         170.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        146.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     138.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         133.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       130.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       125.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       125.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     124.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    119.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      116.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           145
  G. Perry (CLE)          134
  M. Lolich (DET)         120
  D. Drago (KC)           118
  J. Coleman (DET)        114
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       113
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     113
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        112
  C. Wright (CAL)         112
  J. Kaat (MIN)           110

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            58
  M. Pattin (BOS)          57
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      55
  D. Drago (KC)            53
  J. Kaat (MIN)            52
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         51
  M. Lolich (DET)          50
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          50
  S. Busby (KC)            49

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  M. Pattin (BOS)          17
  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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         53
  B. Parsons (MIL)         51
  B. Singer (CAL)          48
  G. Perry (CLE)           47
  J. Bell (MIL)            46
  J. Palmer (BAL)          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)           93
  M. Lolich (DET)          91
  L. Tiant (BOS)           82
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        74
  R. May (CAL)             69
  C. Hunter (OAK)          64

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