Monday July 2, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 2, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       37  34  2.93   71  30   6   645   527  224  210   59  219  273
California      40  36  2.98   76  39  11   680   592  257  225   43  266  496
Oakland         44  36  3.06   80  27  18   723   601  289  246   64  233  393
New York        45  34  3.27   79  19  27   690   669  295  251   50  213  335
Milwaukee       39  37  3.47   77  19  17   700   675  309  270   51  307  310
Detroit         40  38  3.56   78  25  21   695   669  297  275   74  208  412
Minnesota       41  33  3.62   74  24  18   664   674  302  267   56  214  394
Chicago         39  35  3.66   74  24  19   672   666  315  273   55  276  408
Boston          37  36  3.68   73  29  14   647   639  304  265   71  230  394
Kansas City     42  40  4.10   82  25  15   731   736  368  333   56  324  400
Texas           26  47  4.46   73  11  15   642   665  376  318   54  296  335
Cleveland       27  51  4.66   78  21  10   707   763  412  366   78  277  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)     7  10  2.86  19  19   8   0   1  132  136   49   42   11   40   39
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  1.44  21   0   0   4   0   44   21    8    7    5    9   22
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
Jesse Jefferson        1   1  2.86   3   3   1   0   0   22   19    7    7    3    9    7
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
John Curtis            6   7  2.94  18  15   5   0   2  119  112   49   39    9   46   54
Bob Veale              1   1  3.15  17   0   0   7   0   20   17    9    7    1    6   13
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  1.44  24   0   0   6   0   31   27    7    5    1   14   17
Bill Singer           12   4  2.41  19  19  10   0   1  161  116   46   43    5   56  132
Clyde Wright           7  10  2.86  19  19   8   0   1  132  136   49   42   11   40   39
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  3.27  23   0   0   3   0   41   45   18   15    1   14   28
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              3   1  2.23  21   0   0   6   0   32   25   12    8    1   15   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  4.11  17   8   1   1   0   81   67   37   37    6   44   56
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   9  4.40  21  20   3   0   1  119  118   64   58   12   45   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              2   0  0.79   4   0   0   0   0   11    6    1    1    0    4    5
John Hiller            3   2  1.40  30   0   0  18   0   45   28    7    7    1   15   41
Bob Miller             1   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    1
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  18  16   1   0   0   84  104   57   54   16   27   57
Fred Scherman          0   2  6.20  18   0   0   0   0   25   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  3.28  18   0   0   3   0   36   31   13   13    4   14   34
Dick Drago             8   7  3.59  19  18   9   0   1  135  144   65   54    9   37   71
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.87  21   3   1   3   0   79   77   39   34    6   38   30
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
Norm Angelini          0   0  4.91   7   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    2    0    7    3
Steve Busby            4   9  5.03  18  18   3   0   1  106  113   64   59   11   49   75
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
Bill Champion          2   3  3.15  18   3   0   0   0   60   59   21   21    5   32   34
Chris Short            3   1  3.24  15   4   0   1   0   42   45   15   15    1   22   23
Frank Linzy            2   5  3.49  30   0   0  12   0   39   38   20   15    4   10   13
Skip Lockwood          3   4  3.53  22   4   0   0   0   74   82   34   29    3   24   42
Jerry Bell             7   7  4.02  21  17   6   1   0  121  115   60   54   12   53   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  1.93  22   2   0   9   0   65   49   18   14    1   24   35
Bert Blyleven         10   8  2.27  19  19  12   0   6  151  135   49   38    6   36  124
Dick Woodson           8   4  3.80  14  14   3   0   2   83   83   39   35    7   41   36
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   9  3.87  18  18   3   0   0  109  118   52   47   13   30   38
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   4  3.66  17  17   4   0   1  116   96   53   47   10   46   63
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
David Clyde            1   0  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11    5    5    3    1    9   14
Bill Gogolewski        0   3  2.91  26   0   0   6   0   65   58   25   21    5   26   44
Jim Bibby              1   2  3.27   5   3   1   0   1   22   16   11    8    1   11   16
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   7  4.63  20   5   1   1   0   68   67   38   35    5   43   40
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
Mike Paul              4   4  5.34  24   9   1   1   0   57   77   39   34    6   23   33
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
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
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  B. Odom (OAK)             9
  M. Pattin (BOS)           9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  B. Strom (CLE)            9

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)          18
  T. Forster (CHI)         12
  F. Linzy (MIL)           12
  R. Corbin (MIN)           9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  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
  J. Curtis (BOS)           2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  D. McNally (BAL)          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
  C. Wright (CAL)         136
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       135

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            75
  M. Pattin (BOS)          67
  G. Perry (CLE)           66
  D. Drago (KC)            65
  S. Busby (KC)            64
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          64
  J. Kaat (MIN)            63
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      63
  M. Lolich (DET)          62
  J. Coleman (DET)         61

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)          16
  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)            53
  K. Wright (KC)           50
  S. Busby (KC)            49
  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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