Wednesday June 27, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 27, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       35  30  2.92   65  27   6   594   484  204  193   52  202  260
California      39  32  2.99   71  36  10   635   559  241  211   41  250  470
Oakland         40  34  3.12   74  25  14   669   564  273  232   60  216  362
New York        41  32  3.35   73  16  26   637   631  278  237   49  199  317
Milwaukee       37  35  3.41   73  18  15   666   639  289  252   51  288  288
Detroit         35  37  3.55   72  24  17   641   622  275  253   65  193  373
Boston          34  34  3.65   68  27  13   602   591  282  244   69  216  367
Chicago         36  32  3.71   68  23  17   621   619  296  256   52  256  373
Minnesota       36  33  3.80   69  21  16   619   647  296  261   55  200  371
Kansas City     40  36  4.13   76  23  14   680   679  344  312   54  306  362
Cleveland       26  45  4.44   71  18   9   649   684  360  320   69  251  413
Texas           24  43  4.56   67   8  15   588   619  352  298   52  275  304

 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)     12   3  2.43  18  18   9   0   1  152  112   44   41    5   56  128
Dave McNally (BAL)     6   9  2.58  17  17   9   0   2  126  104   39   36    7   37   28
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
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           6   9  2.58  17  17   9   0   2  126  104   39   36    7   37   28
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           12   3  2.43  18  18   9   0   1  152  112   44   41    5   56  128
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
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    0    1    1    0    6    1
Terry Forster          2   1  1.94  24   0   0  11   0   56   43   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
Bart Johnson           1   1  2.70   6   2   0   0   0   20   17    7    6    2   10   12
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              1   0  0.93   3   0   0   0   0   10    4    1    1    0    4    3
John Hiller            3   2  1.64  26   0   0  14   0   38   25    7    7    1   13   37
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           11   7  3.42  19  19   6   0   1  140  137   58   53   14   44   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   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Fred Scherman          0   2  5.91  16   0   0   0   0   21   24   14   14    1   13   15
Woodie Fryman          2   7  5.91  16  15   1   0   0   78   99   54   51   15   26   51
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   4  2.87  18  18   9   0   1  141  128   53   45   10   39   56
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
Rob Gardner            1   0  2.16   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    2    2    0    7    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
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  3.00   4   2   0   0   0   18   14    6    6    2   12    8
Jim Slaton             5   5  3.01  16  16   5   0   2  108  112   41   36    9   33   45
Skip Lockwood          3   4  3.53  22   4   0   0   0   74   82   34   29    3   24   42
Bill Champion          1   3  3.61  16   3   0   0   0   52   56   21   21    5   27   27
Frank Linzy            2   5  3.68  27   0   0  10   0   37   36   20   15    4   10   13
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
Joe Decker             2   2  4.17  10   5   1   0   1   50   51   23   23    5   17   35
Dave Goltz             2   0  4.18  18   1   0   1   0   52   59   24   24    5   16   29
Dick Woodson           6   4  4.30  12  12   2   0   1   69   73   37   33    7   36   33
Jim Kaat               8   6  4.33  18  17   4   0   1  116  139   62   56   16   30   59
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  1.64  11   2   0   1   0   44   29   12    8    2    8   29
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   8  4.13  17  17   2   0   0  100  116   51   46   12   28   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        11   3  3.05  20  20   8   0   3  148  126   55   50   17   35   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  2.49  23   0   0   6   0   61   49   21   17    4   25   43
David Clyde            1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    1    2    2    1    7    8
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
  B. Singer (CAL)          12
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         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
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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. McNally (BAL)          9
  B. Singer (CAL)           9
  P. Splittorff (KC)        9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             19
  J. Hiller (DET)          14
  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
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         192.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.2
  B. Singer (CAL)       151.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     149.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         148.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       147.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       144.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     141.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    141.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      139.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           178
  G. Perry (CLE)          150
  J. Kaat (MIN)           139
  J. Coleman (DET)        137
  M. Lolich (DET)         136
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        134
  D. Drago (KC)           133
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       131
  P. Splittorff (KC)      128
  M. Pattin (BOS)         127

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  M. Pattin (BOS)          19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  J. Kaat (MIN)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  W. Fryman (DET)          15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  B. Strom (CLE)           14
  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. Singer (CAL)         128
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  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)         80

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