Thursday June 28, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 28, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       36  30  2.93   66  27   6   603   493  207  196   53  204  263
California      39  33  2.95   72  37  10   644   566  243  211   41  250  473
Oakland         41  34  3.11   75  25  15   678   567  275  234   61  219  368
New York        41  33  3.38   74  16  26   645   638  284  242   49  205  318
Milwaukee       37  36  3.47   74  18  15   674   650  297  260   51  294  296
Detroit         36  37  3.59   73  24  18   650   634  281  259   67  194  380
Chicago         37  32  3.66   69  23  18   630   625  296  256   52  259  381
Boston          35  35  3.69   70  27  14   620   610  293  254   70  223  382
Minnesota       37  33  3.74   70  22  16   628   652  296  261   55  203  373
Kansas City     40  37  4.12   77  24  14   688   685  347  315   54  308  370
Cleveland       27  46  4.55   73  18  10   666   710  378  337   71  261  421
Texas           24  44  4.55   68   9  15   597   628  356  302   52  278  308

 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
Grant Jackson          4   0  1.29  20   0   0   4   0   42   19    7    6    4    9   22
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  1.84   2   2   1   0   0   15   14    3    3    1    4    4
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   8   0   0   1   0    8    5    1    0    0    9    4
Bill Lee               9   2  1.94  17  13   8   1   0  125  108   32   27    7   36   67
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
Roger Moret            1   0  3.31   9   1   0   1   0   35   36   16   13    1   17   27
Ray Culp               1   3  3.79   4   4   0   0   0   19   15   14    8    3   15   15
Luis Tiant             8   8  4.08  17  17  10   0   0  124  107   58   56   20   38   92
Marty Pattin           8   9  4.59  18  18   5   0   0  122  134   67   62   19   37   69
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
Clyde Wright           6  10  2.86  18  18   8   0   1  126  133   47   40   10   36   37
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
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
Terry Forster          2   1  1.85  25   0   0  12   0   58   44   14   12    2   32   53
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    0    1    1    0    6    1
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            3   3  4.01  16   7   1   1   0   74   60   33   33    6   43   53
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  4.50  21   1   0   2   0   54   58   27   27    6   29   40
Dick Tidrow            5   8  4.51  20  19   2   0   1  110  110   60   55   11   42   61
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
Tom Timmerman          1   0  5.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    8    5    5    2    4    5
Jerry Johnson          3   4  5.03  23   0   0   5   0   34   41   25   19    2   20   26
Milt Wilcox            4   3  5.29  12   8   1   0   0   63   61   38   37    4   26   39
Dick Bosman            0   3  6.10   9   9   0   0   0   41   63   34   28    4    7   11
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   2 11.32   5   2   0   0   0   10   22   17   13    2    8    4
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  1.60  27   0   0  15   0   39   26    7    7    1   13   38
Bob Miller             1   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    0    0
Jim Perry              8   6  2.74  17  17   5   0   1  115  105   39   35    8   26   41
Mike Strahler          1   1  3.38   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    5    1    9    9
Mickey Lolich          7   8  3.38  20  20  12   0   2  149  144   62   56   17   35  104
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
Steve Busby            4   8  4.84  17  17   3   0   1  102  106   60   55   11   48   74
Norm Angelini          0   0  4.91   7   0   0   1   0    4    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  5.65  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
Jim Colborn           10   3  2.36  19  13   7   1   2  130  104   42   34    8   37   55
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
Chris Short            3   1  3.24  15   4   0   1   0   42   45   15   15    1   22   23
Bill Champion          1   3  3.44  17   3   0   0   0   55   57   21   21    5   29   30
Skip Lockwood          3   4  3.53  22   4   0   0   0   74   82   34   29    3   24   42
Frank Linzy            2   5  3.65  28   0   0  10   0   37   38   20   15    4   10   13
Jerry Bell             7   7  3.89  20  16   6   1   0  118  110   57   51   12   51   39
Rob Gardner            1   1  4.82   7   0   0   1   0    9    9    5    5    0    9    3
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
Dick Woodson           7   4  3.81  13  13   3   0   2   78   78   37   33    7   39   35
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
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
Sparky Lyle            2   3  2.13  28   0   0  19   0   51   38   15   12    3   10   38
Sam McDowell           2   1  2.61   3   3   0   0   0   21   15    7    6    0   13   13
Lindy McDaniel         6   2  2.71  26   0   0   6   0   70   69   23   21    5   27   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  1.45  24   2   0   8   0   56   42   21    9    3   18   47
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              7   3  3.63  16  16   3   0   1  107   87   49   43    9   42   55
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   6  4.98  16  15   4   0   0   94   98   54   52    8   47   37
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
  C. Wright (CAL)          10
  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  B. Odom (OAK)             9
  M. Pattin (BOS)           9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  D. Bosman (CLE)           8
  S. Busby (KC)             8
  M. Lolich (DET)           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)          15
  T. Forster (CHI)         12
  F. Linzy (MIL)           10
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  R. Corbin (MIN)           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
  M. Lolich (DET)       149.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         148.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       147.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     141.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    141.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      139.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           178
  G. Perry (CLE)          150
  M. Lolich (DET)         144
  J. Kaat (MIN)           139
  J. Coleman (DET)        137
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        134
  M. Pattin (BOS)         134
  D. Drago (KC)           133
  C. Wright (CAL)         133
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       131

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            72
  M. Pattin (BOS)          67
  D. Drago (KC)            62
  J. Kaat (MIN)            62
  M. Lolich (DET)          62
  S. Busby (KC)            60
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      60
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          60
  G. Perry (CLE)           59
  D. Bosman (CLE)          58

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  M. Pattin (BOS)          19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  J. Kaat (MIN)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  W. Fryman (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)            48
  P. Broberg (TEX)         47

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           164
  B. Singer (CAL)         128
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  G. Perry (CLE)          113
  W. Wood (CHI)           113
  M. Lolich (DET)         104
  L. Tiant (BOS)           92
  R. May (CAL)             84
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        81
  J. Coleman (DET)         80


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