Tuesday June 26, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 26, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       34  30  2.97   64  26   6   585   474  204  193   52  202  258
California      38  32  3.02   70  35  10   626   555  240  210   41  250  463
Oakland         39  34  3.14   73  24  14   660   558  271  230   59  212  362
Milwaukee       37  33  3.32   71  18  15   646   616  275  238   47  277  275
New York        41  31  3.33   72  16  26   629   624  274  233   47  198  313
Detroit         33  37  3.55   70  24  15   623   611  268  246   63  184  356
Boston          34  34  3.65   68  27  13   602   591  282  244   69  216  367
Chicago         36  31  3.71   67  23  17   613   611  293  253   51  251  369
Minnesota       36  32  3.79   68  21  16   611   636  292  257   55  196  366
Kansas City     40  35  4.15   75  22  14   672   671  341  310   53  301  358
Cleveland       26  45  4.44   71  18   9   649   684  360  320   69  251  413
Texas           23  43  4.60   66   8  14   579   615  349  296   51  266  294

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee (BOS)         9   2  1.94  17  13   8   1   0  125  108   32   27    7   36   67
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    11   7  1.99  19  19  11   0   2  149  114   39   33    9   29   81
Jim Colborn (MIL)     10   3  2.36  19  13   7   1   2  130  104   42   34    8   37   55
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   4  2.37  16  16   8   0   3  121   90   33   32    5   53   64
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    9   8  2.41  18  18  11   0   5  142  131   49   38    6   35  122
Bill Singer (CAL)     11   3  2.52  17  17   8   0   1  143  108   43   40    5   56  121
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     14  10  2.62  24  23  13   0   4  193  178   72   56   12   43  113
Jim Perry (DET)        8   6  2.74  17  17   5   0   1  115  105   39   35    8   26   41
Dave McNally (BAL)     5   9  2.78  16  16   8   0   1  117   94   39   36    7   37   26
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       9   8  2.85  19  18  13   1   2  148  109   52   47   10   73  164

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  0.90   1   1   1   0   0   10    7    1    1    1    3    1
Grant Jackson          3   0  1.19  19   0   0   4   0   38   17    6    5    3    8   22
Bob Reynolds           4   3  2.11  14   0   0   1   0   38   34    9    9    0   13   25
Jim Palmer             8   4  2.37  16  16   8   0   3  121   90   33   32    5   53   64
Dave McNally           5   9  2.78  16  16   8   0   1  117   94   39   36    7   37   26
Eddie Watt             3   2  2.89  10   0   0   0   0   19   15    6    6    2    8    9
Doyle Alexander        5   4  3.55  15  13   4   0   0   91   81   39   36    8   30   40
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Mike Cuellar           4   7  4.04  16  16   5   0   1  105   98   50   47   15   40   46
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   7   0   0   1   0    7    4    1    0    0    8    3
Bill Lee               9   2  1.94  17  13   8   1   0  125  108   32   27    7   36   67
Roger Moret            1   0  2.87   8   1   0   0   0   31   29   13   10    1   16   23
Bobby Bolin            1   2  2.89  17   0   0   4   0   19   18    6    6    2    4   14
Bob Veale              1   1  3.15  17   0   0   7   0   20   17    9    7    1    6   13
John Curtis            5   7  3.18  17  14   4   0   1  110  104   49   39    9   45   52
Ray Culp               1   2  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   12   11   10    5    2   11    7
Luis Tiant             8   8  4.08  17  17  10   0   0  124  107   58   56   20   38   92
Marty Pattin           7   9  4.47  17  17   5   0   0  117  127   63   58   19   36   67
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
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             4   1  1.55  22   0   0   6   0   29   26    7    5    1   11   17
Bill Singer           11   3  2.52  17  17   8   0   1  143  108   43   40    5   56  121
Nolan Ryan             9   8  2.85  19  18  13   1   2  148  109   52   47   10   73  164
Andy Hassler           0   1  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    5    2    0    4    2
Steve Barber           0   0  3.06  21   0   0   2   0   32   35   14   11    1   13   23
Clyde Wright           6   9  3.09  17  17   7   0   1  117  126   45   40   10   36   34
Rudy May               6   6  3.09  17  15   7   0   4  108   91   43   37   13   31   84
Rich Hand              2   2  3.91   9   2   0   0   0   23   27   13   10    1   12    9
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    7    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
Bart Johnson           1   0  1.84   5   1   0   0   0   15   11    4    3    1    5    8
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    0    1    1    0    6    1
Terry Forster          2   1  2.04  23   0   0  11   0   53   41   14   12    2   32   50
Wilbur Wood           14  10  2.62  24  23  13   0   4  193  178   72   56   12   43  113
Cy Acosta              2   1  2.63  18   0   0   5   0   27   24   12    8    1   13   18
Stan Bahnsen           9   6  3.01  18  18   6   0   1  129  134   51   43    6   56   61
Steve Stone            2   3  4.39  15   6   1   1   0   68   55   33   33    6   40   48
Eddie Fisher           6   6  5.30  15  15   2   0   0   73   90   46   43   11   26   40
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  5.63   6   0   0   0   0   16   23   11   10    3    3    8
Rich Gossage           0   4  9.96  10   4   1   0   0   28   38   33   31    8   23   20
Steve Kealey           0   0 15.95   4   0   0   0   0    7   17   16   13    1    4    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry          8   9  2.95  19  19  14   0   2  165  150   59   54   11   50  113
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  3.27  25   0   0   1   0   44   39   20   16    5   14   31
Ray Lamb               2   3  3.66  20   1   0   2   0   52   53   21   21    6   26   39
Jerry Johnson          3   4  4.36  22   0   0   5   0   33   37   22   16    2   19   25
Dick Tidrow            4   8  4.65  19  18   2   0   1  103  106   58   53   10   40   58
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Brent Strom            1   8  4.95  20  12   1   0   0   87  101   53   48   14   28   64
Milt Wilcox            4   3  5.29  12   8   1   0   0   63   61   38   37    4   26   39
Dick Bosman            0   2  5.63   8   8   0   0   0   38   55   29   24    3    5   11
Steve Mingori          0   0  6.17   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    3   10    4
Tom Timmerman          1   0  6.43   6   0   0   0   0    7    5    5    5    2    3    3
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
Mike Kekich            0   2 11.42   4   2   0   0   0    9   20   15   11    2    7    3
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   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    2
John Hiller            3   2  1.72  24   0   0  12   0   37   25    7    7    1   12   33
Jim Perry              8   6  2.74  17  17   5   0   1  115  105   39   35    8   26   41
Mickey Lolich          7   8  3.17  19  19  12   0   2  145  136   57   51   15   34   98
Mike Strahler          1   1  3.38   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    5    1    9    9
Joe Coleman           10   7  3.43  18  18   6   0   1  131  133   55   50   13   39   71
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
Woodie Fryman          2   7  5.84  15  14   1   0   0   74   94   51   48   14   24   48
Fred Scherman          0   2  5.91  16   0   0   0   0   21   24   14   14    1   13   15
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  2.92  17  17   8   0   1  133  120   50   43    9   34   52
Doug Bird              1   3  3.60  16   0   0   2   0   30   28   12   12    4   12   30
Dick Drago             7   7  3.78  18  17   8   0   1  126  133   62   53    9   36   64
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.84  19   3   1   3   0   73   68   36   31    6   35   26
Gene Garber            7   5  3.88  23   4   2   7   0   65   69   30   28    5   16   27
Ken Wright             3   2  4.17  16   6   0   0   0   45   37   23   21    2   49   42
Norm Angelini          0   0  4.91   7   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    2    0    7    3
Steve Busby            4   7  4.96  16  16   2   0   1   94  100   57   52   11   46   66
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Wayne Simpson          3   4  5.65  14   9   1   0   0   57   61   37   36    1   34   27
Mark Littell           1   1  6.57   3   3   0   0   0   12   15    9    9    1    8    4
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           10   3  2.36  19  13   7   1   2  130  104   42   34    8   37   55
Chris Short            3   1  2.39  14   3   0   1   0   38   38   10   10    1   20   19
Rob Gardner            1   0  2.70   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    2    2    0    6    2
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jim Slaton             5   5  2.96  15  15   5   0   2  100  107   38   33    8   31   39
Frank Linzy            2   4  3.00  26   0   0  10   0   36   34   17   12    3    9   13
Skip Lockwood          3   3  3.39  21   4   0   0   0   72   77   32   27    3   23   41
Bill Champion          1   3  3.61  16   3   0   0   0   52   56   21   21    5   27   27
Jerry Bell             7   7  3.89  20  16   6   1   0  118  110   57   51   12   51   39
Bill Parsons           3   5  5.36  14  12   0   0   0   44   34   31   26    5   55   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   3  1.97  20   2   0   7   0   59   45   17   13    1   21   30
Bert Blyleven          9   8  2.41  18  18  11   0   5  142  131   49   38    6   35  122
Jim Kaat               8   5  4.15  17  16   4   0   1  113  131   58   52   16   27   57
Joe Decker             2   2  4.17  10   5   1   0   1   50   51   23   23    5   17   35
Dick Woodson           6   4  4.30  12  12   2   0   1   69   73   37   33    7   36   33
Dave Goltz             2   0  4.56  17   1   0   1   0   47   56   24   24    5   15   26
Bill Hands             5   7  4.65  14  14   3   0   1   89   98   54   46   12   22   40
Ken Sanders            2   2  5.15  22   0   0   8   0   37   40   22   21    3   18   17
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
Fred Beene             3   0  1.63  10   2   0   1   0   39   28   11    7    1    8   25
Pat Dobson             3   1  1.75   4   3   2   0   0   26   20    8    5    2    5   15
Sam McDowell           2   0  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    0   10   12
Sparky Lyle            2   3  2.13  28   0   0  19   0   51   38   15   12    3   10   38
Lindy McDaniel         6   2  2.49  25   0   0   6   0   69   68   21   19    5   24   42
Doc Medich             5   3  3.26  15  15   3   0   1   97   95   38   35   10   22   59
Mel Stottlemyre        9   7  3.62  18  18   7   0   1  124  122   60   50    8   40   56
Steve Kline            4   6  3.84  12  12   2   0   1   68   71   35   29    4   28   16
Fritz Peterson         6   7  3.96  16  16   2   0   0   98  110   48   43   11   27   37
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  1.48  23   2   0   7   0   55   42   21    9    3   18   45
Ken Holtzman          11   7  1.99  19  19  11   0   2  149  114   39   33    9   29   81
Horacio Pina           5   2  2.60  21   0   0   3   0   45   29   14   13    3   15   28
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.65  22   0   0   3   0   34   24   12   10    1   17   16
Dave Hamilton          4   1  2.90   6   6   1   0   0   40   37   13   13    5   10   23
Catfish Hunter        10   3  3.12  19  19   7   0   3  139  120   53   48   16   31   69
Vida Blue              6   3  3.73  15  15   3   0   1   99   84   47   41    8   39   51
Paul Lindblad          0   1  4.71  16   0   0   1   0   29   34   19   15    4   14   12
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Blue Moon Odom         1   9  6.25  13  12   2   0   0   63   64   49   44    8   35   35

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sonny Siebert          5   5  2.00  10  10   1   0   1   63   58   27   14    6    9   37
Bill Gogolewski        0   2  2.67  22   0   0   5   0   57   46   20   17    4   23   41
Jim Merritt            1   3  3.98  16   6   0   0   0   54   62   28   24    6   13   24
Steve Foucault         2   3  3.98  23   0   0   6   0   41   39   20   18    5   21   21
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Don Stanhouse          1   6  4.59  19   5   1   1   0   67   64   37   34    5   41   38
Pete Broberg           4   5  5.08  15  14   3   0   0   85   89   50   48    8   44   33
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Mike Paul              4   4  5.43  22   9   1   1   0   56   77   38   34    6   23   33
Jim Bibby              0   2  5.54   4   2   0   0   0   13   15   11    8    1    6    9
Charlie Hudson         2   0  6.00  12   0   0   1   0   24   24   16   16    1   10   16
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.04   8   2   0   0   0   25   25   20   17    1   26    7
Lloyd Allen            0   3 17.47   6   4   0   0   0   11   25   29   22    0   14    7

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  B. Odom (OAK)             9
  M. Pattin (BOS)           9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  C. Wright (CAL)           9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  B. Strom (CLE)            8

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  D. Drago (KC)             8
  B. Lee (BOS)              8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             19
  J. Hiller (DET)          12
  T. Forster (CHI)         11
  F. Linzy (MIL)           10
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  R. Corbin (MIN)           7
  R. Fingers (OAK)          7
  G. Garber (KC)            7
  B. Veale (BOS)            7
  S. Foucault (TEX)         6

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  R. May (CAL)              4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         192.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     149.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         148.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       144.2
  B. Singer (CAL)       142.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     141.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       138.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    132.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      131.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           178
  G. Perry (CLE)          150
  M. Lolich (DET)         136
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        134
  J. Coleman (DET)        133
  D. Drago (KC)           133
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       131
  J. Kaat (MIN)           131
  M. Pattin (BOS)         127
  C. Wright (CAL)         126

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            72
  M. Pattin (BOS)          63
  D. Drago (KC)            62
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      60
  G. Perry (CLE)           59
  J. Kaat (MIN)            58
  L. Tiant (BOS)           58
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          58
  J. Bell (MIL)            57
  S. Busby (KC)            57

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  M. Pattin (BOS)          19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  J. Kaat (MIN)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  W. Fryman (DET)          14
  B. Strom (CLE)           14
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  R. May (CAL)             13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         56
  B. Singer (CAL)          56
  B. Parsons (MIL)         55
  J. Palmer (BAL)          53
  J. Bell (MIL)            51
  G. Perry (CLE)           50
  K. Wright (KC)           49
  S. Busby (KC)            46
  J. Curtis (BOS)          45

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           164
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  B. Singer (CAL)         121
  G. Perry (CLE)          113
  W. Wood (CHI)           113
  M. Lolich (DET)          98
  L. Tiant (BOS)           92
  R. May (CAL)             84
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        81
  J. Coleman (DET)         71


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