Thursday June 21, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 21, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       31  28  3.08   59  22   6   538   435  194  184   49  189  239
Oakland         35  32  3.15   67  21  13   608   517  250  213   55  202  330
California      33  31  3.17   64  34   9   571   507  224  201   40  222  429
Milwaukee       34  31  3.31   66  16  14   598   554  257  220   46  258  255
New York        36  30  3.41   66  15  23   576   580  259  218   46  182  284
Chicago         34  27  3.59   61  22  15   559   544  258  223   48  231  338
Detroit         32  32  3.62   64  21  14   574   557  252  231   59  170  336
Boston          31  32  3.82   63  24  12   556   552  274  236   67  207  344
Minnesota       34  28  4.00   62  18  15   556   589  278  247   54  174  322
Kansas City     37  32  4.15   69  20  13   620   615  310  286   49  280  330
Cleveland       25  41  4.21   66  17   9   607   619  320  284   65  233  391
Texas           21  39  4.57   60   8  12   528   554  316  268   48  234  272

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    11   6  1.85  18  18  11   0   2  146  110   36   30    9   27   80
Jim Colborn (MIL)      9   2  2.01  17  11   6   1   2  117   87   34   26    8   32   50
Bill Lee (BOS)         8   2  2.01  16  12   7   1   0  116  103   31   26    6   36   62
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    9   7  2.36  17  17  10   0   5  134  121   46   35    6   33  112
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     14   8  2.50  22  21  12   0   4  177  154   61   49   12   39  101
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   4  2.56  15  15   7   0   2  112   86   33   32    5   48   59
Dave McNally (BAL)     5   8  2.60  15  15   8   0   1  114   88   36   33    7   33   26
Bill Singer (CAL)     11   3  2.62  16  16   8   0   1  134  100   42   39    5   51  114
Jim Perry (DET)        8   5  2.67  15  15   4   0   1  101   88   34   30    6   22   39
Paul Splittorff (KC)  10   3  2.89  16  16   8   0   1  125  109   46   40    8   31   50

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          3   0  1.19  19   0   0   4   0   38   17    6    5    3    8   22
Bob Reynolds           4   3  1.93  13   0   0   1   0   33   27    7    7    0   13   21
Jim Palmer             7   4  2.56  15  15   7   0   2  112   86   33   32    5   48   59
Dave McNally           5   8  2.60  15  15   8   0   1  114   88   36   33    7   33   26
Eddie Watt             3   2  2.89  10   0   0   0   0   19   15    6    6    2    8    9
Doyle Alexander        5   3  3.78  14  12   3   0   0   83   75   38   35    7   29   40
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Mike Cuellar           3   7  4.37  15  15   4   0   1   93   89   47   45   14   40   37
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               8   2  2.01  16  12   7   1   0  116  103   31   26    6   36   62
Roger Moret            1   0  2.87   8   1   0   0   0   31   29   13   10    1   16   23
Bob Veale              1   1  3.15  17   0   0   7   0   20   17    9    7    1    6   13
Bobby Bolin            1   2  3.18  16   0   0   3   0   17   17    6    6    2    4   14
John Curtis            4   7  3.46  16  13   3   0   0  101   97   49   39    9   44   50
Luis Tiant             8   7  4.08  16  16   9   0   0  115   97   54   52   19   37   87
Marty Pattin           7   8  4.68  16  16   5   0   0  108  116   61   56   19   34   62
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
Bill Singer           11   3  2.62  16  16   8   0   1  134  100   42   39    5   51  114
Rudy May               6   6  2.91  15  13   7   0   4   99   79   36   32   12   29   76
Nolan Ryan             8   8  2.97  18  17  12   1   2  139  104   50   46   10   66  155
Steve Barber           0   0  3.19  18   0   0   1   0   31   33   14   11    1   13   21
Clyde Wright           5   9  3.33  16  16   7   0   1  108  119   45   40   10   33   32
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    7    5
Rich Hand              1   2  6.59   6   2   0   0   0   14   22   12   10    1    6    6
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   8  2.50  22  21  12   0   4  177  154   61   49   12   39  101
Cy Acosta              2   1  3.13  16   0   0   3   0   23   23   12    8    1   12   16
Stan Bahnsen           8   6  3.18  17  17   6   0   1  122  124   51   43    6   54   59
Steve Stone            2   2  4.07  14   5   1   1   0   60   47   27   27    5   37   43
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 Hilgendorf         3   2  2.25  22   0   0   1   0   40   29   14   10    4   12   27
Gaylord Perry          7   9  3.01  18  18  13   0   2  156  141   57   52   10   48  107
Ray Lamb               2   3  3.35  18   1   0   2   0   46   44   17   17    5   24   37
Dick Tidrow            4   7  4.29  17  17   2   0   1  101  101   53   48   10   40   58
Jerry Johnson          3   4  4.36  22   0   0   5   0   33   37   22   16    2   19   25
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
Dick Bosman            0   1  5.24   7   7   0   0   0   34   49   23   20    3    3   10
Milt Wilcox            4   3  5.29  12   8   1   0   0   63   61   38   37    4   26   39
Tom Timmerman          1   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    2    3    3
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
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    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   7  3.30  18  18  11   0   2  136  127   55   50   14   34   93
Joe Coleman           10   6  3.43  17  17   5   0   1  123  124   52   47   13   37   66
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Fred Scherman          0   1  5.23  15   0   0   0   0   21   21   12   12    1   12   15
Woodie Fryman          2   6  5.65  14  13   1   0   0   72   89   48   45   13   23   48
Mike Strahler          0   1  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    1    5    4
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  2.89  16  16   8   0   1  125  109   46   40    8   31   50
Gene Garber            7   5  3.46  21   4   2   7   0   65   64   27   25    5   15   27
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.78  18   3   1   2   0   69   63   34   29    5   35   25
Ken Wright             2   1  3.79  14   5   0   0   0   40   34   19   17    2   40   37
Doug Bird              1   3  3.86  15   0   0   2   0   28   28   12   12    4   11   27
Dick Drago             7   5  4.12  16  15   7   0   1  109  118   53   50    8   35   60
Norm Angelini          0   0  4.91   7   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    2    0    7    3
Steve Busby            3   7  5.06  15  15   1   0   1   85   91   53   48   10   45   56
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0   10    4    0    0    0    6    2
Jim Colborn            9   2  2.01  17  11   6   1   2  117   87   34   26    8   32   50
Frank Linzy            2   3  2.61  24   0   0   9   0   31   29   14    9    3    8   11
Chris Short            2   1  2.90  13   3   0   1   0   31   30   10   10    1   18   16
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jim Slaton             4   5  2.96  14  14   4   0   2   91   96   35   30    7   30   33
Skip Lockwood          3   3  3.42  20   4   0   0   0   71   77   32   27    3   22   40
Bill Champion          1   3  3.81  15   3   0   0   0   50   50   21   21    5   26   27
Jerry Bell             7   7  3.93  19  15   6   1   0  110   97   54   48   12   48   36
Rob Gardner            1   0  4.15   4   0   0   1   0    4    6    2    2    0    3    2
Bill Parsons           3   5  5.23  13  11   0   0   0   43   33   30   25    5   53   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  2.06  18   2   0   6   0   57   43   14   13    1   16   28
Bert Blyleven          9   7  2.36  17  17  10   0   5  134  121   46   35    6   33  112
Jim Kaat               8   4  4.34  16  15   3   0   1  102  120   55   49   15   23   51
Bill Hands             5   7  4.65  14  14   3   0   1   89   98   54   46   12   22   40
Dick Woodson           5   4  4.90  11  11   2   0   1   61   66   36   33    7   33   30
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             2   1  1.42   3   2   2   0   0   19   14    6    3    2    3    9
Fred Beene             2   0  1.82   9   2   0   1   0   35   27   11    7    1    7   22
Sparky Lyle            2   3  1.85  26   0   0  18   0   49   34   13   10    3    9   38
Lindy McDaniel         4   2  2.80  21   0   0   4   0   61   65   21   19    5   23   38
Doc Medich             5   3  3.43  14  14   3   0   1   89   88   37   34    9   22   56
Mel Stottlemyre        9   6  3.56  17  17   6   0   1  116  115   56   46    8   36   53
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  1.41  22   2   0   6   0   51   38   20    8    3   18   40
Ken Holtzman          11   6  1.85  18  18  11   0   2  146  110   36   30    9   27   80
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.10  20   0   0   3   0   30   19    7    7    1   15   14
Horacio Pina           5   2  2.51  20   0   0   3   0   43   28   13   12    2   15   28
Catfish Hunter         9   3  3.12  18  18   6   0   3  130  112   50   45   16   30   66
Dave Hamilton          2   1  3.81   4   4   0   0   0   26   27   11   11    3    9   12
Vida Blue              5   3  4.10  14  14   2   0   0   90   80   47   41    8   38   44
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Paul Lindblad          0   1  5.00  15   0   0   1   0   27   33   19   15    4   14   10
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
Sonny Siebert          4   5  2.21   9   9   1   0   1   57   52   27   14    6    9   31
Bill Gogolewski        0   2  2.68  19   0   0   4   0   54   39   17   16    4   22   38
Jim Bibby              0   1  3.24   2   1   0   0   0    8    8    5    3    1    2    8
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 18.69   5   3   0   0   0    9   20   23   18    0    9    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  B. Singer (CAL)          11
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  P. Splittorff (KC)       10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  J. Colborn (MIL)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  C. Wright (CAL)           9
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  B. Odom (OAK)             8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  J. Bell (MIL)             7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  S. Busby (KC)             7

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  B. Singer (CAL)           8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  T. Forster (CHI)         11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  F. Linzy (MIL)            9
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  G. Garber (KC)            7
  B. Veale (BOS)            7
  R. Corbin (MIN)           6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  D. Sells (CAL)            6

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  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)         176.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        155.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     146.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         139.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       136.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       134.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     133.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       129.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    124.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      123.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  G. Perry (CLE)          141
  M. Lolich (DET)         127
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        124
  J. Coleman (DET)        124
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       121
  J. Kaat (MIN)           120
  C. Wright (CAL)         119
  D. Drago (KC)           118
  M. Pattin (BOS)         116

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          61
  W. Wood (CHI)            61
  G. Perry (CLE)           57
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      56
  J. Kaat (MIN)            55
  M. Lolich (DET)          55
  J. Bell (MIL)            54
  B. Hands (MIN)           54
  L. Tiant (BOS)           54
  S. Busby (KC)            53

Home Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          19
  L. Tiant (BOS)           19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  J. Kaat (MIN)            15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  W. Fryman (DET)          13
  B. Strom (CLE)           13
  J. Bell (MIL)            12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         54
  B. Parsons (MIL)         53
  B. Singer (CAL)          51
  J. Bell (MIL)            48
  J. Palmer (BAL)          48
  G. Perry (CLE)           48
  S. Busby (KC)            45
  J. Curtis (BOS)          44
  P. Broberg (TEX)         41

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           155
  B. Singer (CAL)         114
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       112
  G. Perry (CLE)          107
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  M. Lolich (DET)          93
  L. Tiant (BOS)           87
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        80
  R. May (CAL)             76
  J. Coleman (DET)         66

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