Sunday July 1, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 1, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       37  33  2.90   70  30   6   636   520  219  205   56  214  270
California      39  36  2.99   75  39  10   671   589  255  223   42  259  493
Oakland         44  35  3.05   79  26  18   714   592  285  242   63  229  385
New York        45  33  3.30   78  18  27   681   667  294  250   49  211  334
Milwaukee       38  37  3.48   76  19  16   691   668  306  267   51  302  306
Detroit         39  38  3.57   77  25  20   686   662  294  272   73  205  405
Minnesota       40  33  3.64   73  24  17   655   667  300  265   56  210  389
Chicago         38  35  3.65   73  24  19   663   659  311  269   55  274  405
Boston          36  36  3.74   72  28  14   638   631  304  265   71  229  392
Kansas City     42  39  4.09   81  25  15   722   722  363  328   56  320  394
Texas           26  46  4.49   72  11  15   633   657  371  316   54  292  327
Cleveland       27  50  4.68   77  20  10   698   755  408  363   77  274  435

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Bill Lee (BOS)         9   3  2.37  18  14   8   1   0  129  118   39   34    7   36   68
Bill Singer (CAL)     12   4  2.41  19  19  10   0   1  161  116   46   43    5   56  132
Dave McNally (BAL)     6  10  2.49  18  18  10   0   2  134  110   40   37    8   37   29
Jim Colborn (MIL)     11   3  2.54  20  14   7   1   2  138  118   47   39    8   40   59
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   5  2.58  17  17   8   0   3  129   99   38   37    6   55   66
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
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       9   9  2.92  20  19  14   1   2  157  115   56   51   11   79  176

 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
Dave McNally           6  10  2.49  18  18  10   0   2  134  110   40   37    8   37   29
Jim Palmer             8   5  2.58  17  17   8   0   3  129   99   38   37    6   55   66
Eddie Watt             3   2  2.84  11   0   0   0   0   19   15    6    6    2    8   10
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   3  2.37  18  14   8   1   0  129  118   39   34    7   36   68
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  3.49  10   1   0   1   0   39   39   18   15    1   20   30
Ray Culp               1   3  3.79   4   4   0   0   0   19   15   14    8    3   15   15
Luis Tiant             9   8  3.93  18  18  11   0   0  133  115   60   58   21   41   98
Marty Pattin           8   9  4.59  18  18   5   0   0  122  134   67   62   19   37   69
Mike Garman            0   0  6.23   5   0   0   0   0    9   12    8    6    1    4    5
Sonny Siebert          0   1  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    1    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   4  2.41  19  19  10   0   1  161  116   46   43    5   56  132
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  1.94  27   0   0  12   0   65   48   16   14    2   35   55
Cy Acosta              2   1  2.37  20   0   0   6   0   30   25   12    8    1   14   21
Wilbur Wood           14  11  2.65  25  24  14   0   4  201  184   75   59   15   46  120
Stan Bahnsen          10   6  2.93  19  19   6   0   1  135  142   52   44    6   59   65
Bart Johnson           1   2  3.47   7   3   0   0   0   23   25   10    9    2   11   15
Steve Stone            3   3  4.01  16   7   1   1   0   74   60   33   33    6   43   53
Eddie Fisher           6   7  5.50  16  16   2   0   0   75   93   50   46   11   29   43
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  5.63   6   0   0   0   0   16   23   11   10    3    3    8
Rich Gossage           0   4  9.29  11   4   1   0   0   31   42   35   32    8   24   22
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   3  3.63  26   1   1   1   0   52   50   25   21    5   15   33
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
Milt Wilcox            4   3  5.12  13   8   1   0   0   65   62   38   37    4   27   40
Jerry Johnson          3   4  5.40  24   0   0   5   0   35   43   27   21    3   21   26
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
Tom Timmerman          1   1  6.43   8   1   0   1   0   14   17   10   10    3    5    7
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
Mike Kekich            0   2 12.41   6   2   0   0   0   12   27   21   17    3    9    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  1.44  29   0   0  17   0   44   28    7    7    1   14   40
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          8   8  3.19  21  21  13   0   3  158  148   62   56   17   36  109
Joe Coleman           12   7  3.44  20  20   6   0   1  146  142   61   56   16   46   88
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   5  3.13  19  19   9   0   1  147  136   60   51   11   43   61
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  24   4   2   7   0   67   73   31   29    5   18   28
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           11   3  2.54  20  14   7   1   2  138  118   47   39    8   40   59
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jim Slaton             5   6  2.96  17  17   6   0   2  116  116   45   38    9   38   51
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  3.00   4   2   0   0   0   18   14    6    6    2   12    8
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  3.58  29   0   0  11   0   38   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
Jim Kaat               9   6  4.09  19  18   5   0   1  125  140   63   57   17   30   66
Dave Goltz             2   0  4.18  18   1   0   1   0   52   59   24   24    5   16   29
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             4   0  1.56  12   2   0   1   0   52   34   13    9    2   10   32
Pat Dobson             4   1  1.72   5   4   2   0   0   31   27   10    6    2    5   19
Sparky Lyle            2   3  2.00  29   0   0  20   0   54   38   15   12    3   11   41
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
Dave Pagan             0   0 18.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    6    2    2    0    1    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         0   5  1.39  25   2   0   9   0   58   42   21    9    3   20   49
Ken Holtzman          11   8  2.05  20  20  12   0   2  158  123   43   36   10   30   84
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.39  24   0   0   5   0   38   25   12   10    1   17   18
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        12   3  3.08  21  21   8   0   3  155  133   59   53   18   36   74
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         2   9  5.66  14  13   2   0   0   70   68   49   44    8   37   38

 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            2   3  3.84  17   7   1   0   0   63   70   31   27    6   16   28
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
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  B. Singer (CAL)          12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  P. Splittorff (KC)       10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10

Losses:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  J. Hiller (DET)          17
  T. Forster (CHI)         12
  F. Linzy (MIL)           11
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  R. Corbin (MIN)           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
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         200.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        172.2
  B. Singer (CAL)       160.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     158.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       158.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         157.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       155.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     150.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    146.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      146.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           184
  G. Perry (CLE)          157
  M. Lolich (DET)         148
  D. Drago (KC)           144
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        142
  J. Coleman (DET)        142
  J. Kaat (MIN)           140
  P. Splittorff (KC)      136
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       135
  M. Pattin (BOS)         134

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            75
  M. Pattin (BOS)          67
  G. Perry (CLE)           66
  D. Drago (KC)            65
  J. Kaat (MIN)            63
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      63
  M. Lolich (DET)          62
  J. Coleman (DET)         61
  S. Busby (KC)            60
  P. Splittorff (KC)       60

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  M. Pattin (BOS)          19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  J. Kaat (MIN)            17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  W. Fryman (DET)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  G. Perry (CLE)           14

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           176
  B. Singer (CAL)         132
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       124
  W. Wood (CHI)           120
  G. Perry (CLE)          119
  M. Lolich (DET)         109
  L. Tiant (BOS)           98
  J. Coleman (DET)         88
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        84
  R. May (CAL)             84


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