Saturday June 30, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 30, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       37  31  2.89   68  29   6   620   505  213  199   54  212  266
California      39  35  3.01   74  38  10   662   585  253  221   42  259  489
Oakland         42  35  3.09   77  26  16   696   581  281  239   62  224  374
New York        43  33  3.34   76  18  26   663   649  289  246   49  207  324
Milwaukee       37  36  3.47   74  18  15   674   650  297  260   51  294  296
Detroit         37  38  3.62   75  24  19   668   652  291  269   71  202  391
Chicago         38  33  3.64   71  24  19   647   641  302  262   55  266  393
Minnesota       39  33  3.68   72  23  17   646   666  299  264   55  210  382
Boston          35  35  3.69   70  27  14   620   610  293  254   70  223  382
Kansas City     42  38  4.04   80  25  15   714   710  355  321   55  314  388
Texas           25  46  4.51   71  10  15   624   649  368  313   54  289  323
Cleveland       27  48  4.58   75  19  10   682   728  392  347   74  270  431

 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   8  2.05  20  20  12   0   2  158  123   43   36   10   30   84
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   10   8  2.27  19  19  12   0   6  151  135   49   38    6   36  124
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
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  11  2.65  25  24  14   0   4  201  184   75   59   15   46  120
Clyde Wright (CAL)     6  10  2.86  18  18   8   0   1  126  133   47   40   10   36   37
Paul Splittorff (KC)  10   4  2.87  18  18   9   0   1  141  128   53   45   10   39   56

 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        6   4  3.32  16  14   5   0   0  100   86   41   37    8   33   41
Mike Cuellar           4   8  3.91  17  17   6   0   1  113  105   54   49   16   45   48
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
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  1.50  23   0   0   6   0   30   27    7    5    1   11   17
Bill Singer           12   3  2.43  18  18   9   0   1  152  112   44   41    5   56  128
Clyde Wright           6  10  2.86  18  18   8   0   1  126  133   47   40   10   36   37
Nolan Ryan             9   9  2.92  20  19  14   1   2  157  115   56   51   11   79  176
Rudy May               6   6  3.09  17  15   7   0   4  108   91   43   37   13   31   84
Steve Barber           0   0  3.38  22   0   0   2   0   40   45   18   15    1   14   27
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
Andy Hassler           0   2  5.68   2   2   0   0   0    6    9    7    4    0    6    2
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  2.09  26   0   0  12   0   60   46   16   14    2   33   53
Cy Acosta              2   1  2.60  19   0   0   6   0   28   24   12    8    1   13   19
Wilbur Wood           14  11  2.65  25  24  14   0   4  201  184   75   59   15   46  120
Bart Johnson           1   1  2.70   6   2   0   0   0   20   17    7    6    2   10   12
Stan Bahnsen          10   6  2.93  19  19   6   0   1  135  142   52   44    6   59   65
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  10  3.13  20  20  15   0   2  173  157   66   60   14   54  119
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  3.27  25   0   0   1   0   44   39   20   16    5   14   31
Dick Tidrow            5   8  4.51  20  19   2   0   1  110  110   60   55   11   42   61
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.55  22   1   0   2   0   55   62   28   28    6   29   41
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Brent Strom            1   9  4.99  21  13   1   0   0   92  107   59   51   14   32   66
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  5.12  13   8   1   0   0   65   62   38   37    4   27   40
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  1.52  28   0   0  16   0   41   27    7    7    1   14   39
Bob Miller             1   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    0    0
Mike Strahler          2   1  2.66   5   2   0   0   0   20   14    6    6    1   14   12
Jim Perry              8   7  3.10  18  18   5   0   1  119  114   45   41   11   27   43
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
Woodie Fryman          2   7  5.76  17  15   1   0   0   80  100   54   51   15   26   54
Fred Scherman          0   2  6.29  17   0   0   0   0   24   28   17   17    2   14   17
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  3.51  17   0   0   3   0   33   30   13   13    4   13   32
Dick Drago             8   7  3.59  19  18   9   0   1  135  144   65   54    9   37   71
Gene Garber            7   5  3.88  23   4   2   7   0   65   69   30   28    5   16   27
Ken Wright             4   2  3.88  17   7   0   0   0   51   41   24   22    3   50   49
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.93  20   3   1   3   0   76   71   38   33    6   36   27
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
Mark Littell           1   2  5.19   4   4   0   0   0   17   20   10   10    1   10    5
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
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  2.05  21   2   0   8   0   61   47   18   14    1   22   31
Bert Blyleven         10   8  2.27  19  19  12   0   6  151  135   49   38    6   36  124
Dick Woodson           7   4  3.81  13  13   3   0   2   78   78   37   33    7   39   35
Joe Decker             3   2  3.97  11   6   1   0   1   57   59   25   25    5   22   41
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             6   3  3.15  16  16   4   0   1  106  102   40   37   10   23   64
Mel Stottlemyre       10   7  3.51  19  19   8   0   1  133  126   63   52    8   41   57
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   8  2.05  20  20  12   0   2  158  123   43   36   10   30   84
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.50  23   0   0   4   0   36   25   12   10    1   17   17
Horacio Pina           5   2  2.60  21   0   0   3   0   45   29   14   13    3   15   28
Dave Hamilton          5   1  2.85   7   7   1   0   0   47   41   15   15    5   14   25
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   6  2.06  11  11   1   0   1   70   63   29   16    6   12   41
Bill Gogolewski        0   3  2.95  25   0   0   6   0   64   57   25   21    5   26   44
Jim Bibby              1   2  3.27   5   3   1   0   1   22   16   11    8    1   11   16
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
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
Steve Foucault         2   3  4.64  24   0   0   6   0   43   43   24   22    6   21   21
Pete Broberg           4   6  4.98  16  15   4   0   0   94   98   54   52    8   47   37
Steve Dunning          0   2  5.17   9   3   0   0   0   31   28   22   18    1   28   10
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Mike Paul              4   4  5.40  23   9   1   1   0   57   77   38   34    6   23   33
Charlie Hudson         2   0  6.00  12   0   0   1   0   24   24   16   16    1   10   16
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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  J. Colborn (MIL)         10
  P. Splittorff (KC)       10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  C. Wright (CAL)          10
  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  B. Odom (OAK)             9
  M. Pattin (BOS)           9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  B. Strom (CLE)            9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  D. Bosman (CLE)           8

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  D. Drago (KC)             9
  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  B. Singer (CAL)           9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             19
  J. Hiller (DET)          16
  T. Forster (CHI)         12
  F. Linzy (MIL)           10
  R. Corbin (MIN)           8
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  G. Garber (KC)            7
  B. Veale (BOS)            7
  C. Acosta (CHI)           6

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  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)         200.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        172.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     158.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         157.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       151.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     150.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       149.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       147.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    141.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      139.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           184
  G. Perry (CLE)          157
  D. Drago (KC)           144
  M. Lolich (DET)         144
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        142
  J. Kaat (MIN)           139
  J. Coleman (DET)        137
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       135
  M. Pattin (BOS)         134
  C. Wright (CAL)         133

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            75
  M. Pattin (BOS)          67
  G. Perry (CLE)           66
  D. Drago (KC)            65
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      63
  J. Kaat (MIN)            62
  M. Lolich (DET)          62
  S. Busby (KC)            60
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          60
  B. Strom (CLE)           59

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  M. Pattin (BOS)          19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  J. Kaat (MIN)            16
  W. Fryman (DET)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  G. Perry (CLE)           14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            79
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         59
  B. Singer (CAL)          56
  B. Parsons (MIL)         55
  G. Perry (CLE)           54
  J. Palmer (BAL)          53
  J. Bell (MIL)            51
  K. Wright (KC)           50
  S. Busby (KC)            48
  P. Broberg (TEX)         47

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           176
  B. Singer (CAL)         128
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       124
  W. Wood (CHI)           120
  G. Perry (CLE)          119
  M. Lolich (DET)         104
  L. Tiant (BOS)           92
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        84
  R. May (CAL)             84
  J. Coleman (DET)         80

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