Monday June 18, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 18, 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         34  30  3.15   64  20  13   580   491  237  203   53  194  311
California      32  29  3.15   61  32   9   545   482  214  191   39  213  416
Milwaukee       34  27  3.26   61  16  14   555   505  233  201   40  237  234
Detroit         32  29  3.45   61  20  14   551   528  232  211   50  159  320
New York        33  30  3.46   63  14  21   552   562  253  212   44  176  274
Chicago         32  26  3.69   58  21  15   532   513  252  218   47  223  319
Boston          28  31  3.87   59  21  11   519   519  261  223   63  198  325
Kansas City     36  31  4.07   67  20  13   599   592  295  271   45  268  321
Minnesota       32  27  4.10   59  16  14   529   562  272  241   54  166  307
Cleveland       22  41  4.19   63  16   9   580   585  306  270   60  225  365
Texas           20  38  4.67   58   7  12   511   538  309  265   47  232  258

 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)      9   2  2.01  17  11   6   1   2  117   87   34   26    8   32   50
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
Jim Perry (DET)        8   5  2.67  15  15   4   0   1  101   88   34   30    6   22   39

 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   6   0   0   1   0    6    4    1    0    0    8    2
Bill Lee               7   2  2.01  15  11   6   1   0  107   94   29   24    6   35   55
Roger Moret            1   0  2.87   8   1   0   0   0   31   29   13   10    1   16   23
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
Mike Garman            0   0  8.10   4   0   0   0   0    7   12    8    6    1    4    5
Lynn McGlothen         1   2  8.22   6   3   0   0   0   23   39   23   21    6    8   16
Ray Culp               0   2  8.31   2   2   0   0   0    4    6    9    4    2    6    2
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   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               6   6  2.91  15  13   7   0   4   99   79   36   32   12   29   76
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
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    0    1    1    0    6    1
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   5  4.95  14  14   2   0   0   73   88   43   40   11   25   39
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
Steve Kealey           0   0 12.46   2   0   0   0   0    4   10    8    6    1    1    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Timmerman          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    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   7  5.01  17  11   1   0   0   79   91   47   44   13   24   57
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              8   5  2.67  15  15   4   0   1  101   88   34   30    6   22   39
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
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  3.25  14   0   0   2   0   28   24   10   10    4   11   26
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.78  18   3   1   2   0   69   63   34   29    5   35   25
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
Mark Littell           0   1  6.43   2   2   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    1    4    2
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            9   2  2.01  17  11   6   1   2  117   87   34   26    8   32   50
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   7  4.65  14  14   3   0   1   89   98   54   46   12   22   40
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  5.31  16   0   0   1   0   41   53   24   24    5   12   22
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  1.51  21   2   0   6   0   48   36   20    8    3   17   38
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          2   1  3.81   4   4   0   0   0   26   27   11   11    3    9   12
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           4   5  5.24  14  13   3   0   0   79   84   48   46    7   41   33
Mike Paul              4   3  5.37  19   9   1   1   0   55   75   37   33    6   21   32
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
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
  J. Colborn (MIL)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  J. Perry (DET)            8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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
  B. Hands (MIN)            7
  F. Peterson (NY)          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
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  D. Sells (CAL)            6
  B. Veale (BOS)            6
  R. Corbin (MIN)           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. Colborn (MIL)      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
  B. Hands (MIN)           54
  D. Drago (KC)            53
  J. Kaat (MIN)            52
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         51
  M. Lolich (DET)          50
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          50

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  M. Pattin (BOS)          17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  J. Kaat (MIN)            15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  B. Strom (CLE)           13
  B. Hands (MIN)           12
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  R. May (CAL)             12
  J. Coleman (DET)         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
  P. Broberg (TEX)         41
  J. Curtis (BOS)          40
  S. Busby (KC)            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
  R. May (CAL)             76
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        74
  C. Hunter (OAK)          64


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