Tuesday July 3, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 3, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      40  37  2.98   77  40  11   688   598  260  228   44  268  506
Baltimore       39  34  3.00   73  30   7   664   553  235  221   63  227  287
Oakland         45  36  3.02   81  28  18   732   606  289  246   64  234  405
New York        46  34  3.24   80  19  28   699   672  296  252   50  220  344
Milwaukee       39  39  3.56   79  19  17   724   700  325  286   54  326  327
Detroit         41  38  3.57   79  25  22   704   675  301  279   76  212  418
Chicago         40  36  3.59   76  25  19   689   679  318  275   55  281  417
Minnesota       41  34  3.67   75  24  18   672   687  309  274   59  214  399
Boston          37  37  3.68   74  30  14   655   643  307  268   72  232  398
Kansas City     43  40  4.12   83  25  15   740   746  374  339   60  329  408
Texas           27  48  4.50   75  12  15   660   684  392  330   54  310  348
Cleveland       27  52  4.65   79  21  10   716   771  417  370   80  278  443

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    12   8  1.94  21  21  13   0   3  167  128   43   36   10   31   96
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   10   8  2.50  20  20  12   0   6  159  147   55   44    8   36  129
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     15  11  2.53  26  25  15   0   4  210  188   76   59   15   50  125
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   5  2.56  18  17   8   1   3  130  100   38   37    6   55   66
Jim Colborn (MIL)     11   3  2.79  21  14   7   1   2  139  121   51   43    8   41   60
Clyde Wright (CAL)     7  10  2.86  19  19   8   0   1  132  136   49   42   11   40   39
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    10   7  2.92  20  20   6   0   1  142  149   54   46    6   60   67

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.71  23   0   0   4   0   47   27   10    9    5   12   25
Bob Reynolds           4   3  2.28  15   1   0   1   0   43   40   11   11    1   14   30
Dave McNally           6  10  2.49  18  18  10   0   2  134  110   40   37    8   37   29
Jesse Jefferson        2   1  2.52   4   3   1   0   0   25   21    7    7    3   10    9
Jim Palmer             8   5  2.56  18  17   8   1   3  130  100   38   37    6   55   66
Eddie Watt             3   2  3.04  12   0   0   0   0   24   20    8    8    2   11   13
Doyle Alexander        6   4  3.71  18  15   5   0   0  102   92   46   42   11   33   42
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  10  4.51  19  19   6   0   0  130  138   70   65   20   39   73
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  10  2.94  21  20  15   1   2  165  121   59   54   12   81  186
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
Terry Forster          2   1  1.90  28   0   0  12   0   66   50   16   14    2   35   57
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    0    1    1    0    6    1
Cy Acosta              3   1  2.23  21   0   0   6   0   32   25   12    8    1   15   21
Wilbur Wood           15  11  2.53  26  25  15   0   4  210  188   76   59   15   50  125
Stan Bahnsen          10   7  2.92  20  20   6   0   1  142  149   54   46    6   60   67
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  11  3.21  21  21  15   0   2  179  164   71   64   16   54  125
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
Jerry Johnson          3   4  5.06  25   0   0   5   0   37   44   27   21    3   22   28
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
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              3   0  0.69   5   0   0   0   0   13    6    1    1    0    6    6
John Hiller            3   2  1.35  31   0   0  19   0   47   28    7    7    1   15   43
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
Mickey Lolich          8   8  3.19  21  21  13   0   3  158  148   62   56   17   36  109
Jim Perry              8   7  3.25  19  19   5   0   1  125  120   49   45   13   29   46
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
Ken Wright             4   2  3.76  18   7   0   0   0   53   43   24   22    3   54   51
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.87  21   3   1   3   0   79   77   39   34    6   38   30
Gene Garber            8   5  3.89  25   4   2   7   0   69   74   32   30    6   18   30
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
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   2  5.96   5   5   0   0   0   23   27   15   15    4   11    9
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  2.30   6   4   0   0   0   31   20    8    8    2   24   22
Jim Colborn           11   3  2.79  21  14   7   1   2  139  121   51   43    8   41   60
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
Skip Lockwood          3   4  3.39  23   4   0   0   0   77   86   34   29    3   25   42
Bill Champion          2   4  3.43  19   3   0   0   0   60   61   23   23    6   32   34
Chris Short            3   1  3.50  17   5   0   1   0   46   49   18   18    3   24   25
Frank Linzy            2   6  3.86  31   0   0  12   0   40   41   22   17    4   11   13
Jerry Bell             7   7  3.99  22  17   6   1   0  122  117   60   54   12   54   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
Rob Gardner            1   1  7.45   8   0   0   1   0   10   10    8    8    0   10    3

 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  2.50  20  20  12   0   6  159  147   55   44    8   36  129
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   3  5.40  23   0   0   8   0   37   41   23   22    4   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  1.89  30   0   0  21   0   57   38   15   12    3   11   44
Sam McDowell           3   1  2.36   4   4   0   0   0   27   18    8    7    0   20   19
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          12   8  1.94  21  21  13   0   3  167  128   43   36   10   31   96
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
Jim Bibby              2   2  2.32   6   4   2   0   1   31   20   12    8    1   15   20
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 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
Steve Foucault         2   3  4.64  24   0   0   6   0   43   43   24   22    6   21   21
Don Stanhouse          1   7  4.76  21   5   1   1   0   70   70   41   37    5   44   42
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
Pete Broberg           4   7  5.48  17  16   4   0   0   95  103   60   58    8   52   39
Charlie Hudson         2   0  6.00  12   0   0   1   0   24   24   16   16    1   10   16
Lloyd Allen            0   3 13.76   7   4   0   0   0   17   32   35   26    0   18   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  B. Singer (CAL)          12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  P. Splittorff (KC)       10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  M. Pattin (BOS)          10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  C. Wright (CAL)          10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  B. Odom (OAK)             9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  B. Strom (CLE)            9

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  B. Singer (CAL)          10
  D. Drago (KC)             9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             21
  J. Hiller (DET)          19
  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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          2
  J. Curtis (BOS)           2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         209.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        179.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     167.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         165.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       160.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     158.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       158.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       155.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)    146.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      146.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           188
  G. Perry (CLE)          164
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        149
  M. Lolich (DET)         148
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       147
  D. Drago (KC)           144
  J. Coleman (DET)        142
  J. Kaat (MIN)           140
  M. Pattin (BOS)         138
  P. Splittorff (KC)      136

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            76
  G. Perry (CLE)           71
  M. Pattin (BOS)          70
  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)          20
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  J. Kaat (MIN)            17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  W. Fryman (DET)          16
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  W. Wood (CHI)            15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            81
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         60
  B. Singer (CAL)          56
  J. Palmer (BAL)          55
  B. Parsons (MIL)         55
  J. Bell (MIL)            54
  G. Perry (CLE)           54
  K. Wright (KC)           54
  P. Broberg (TEX)         52
  W. Wood (CHI)            50

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           186
  B. Singer (CAL)         132
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       129
  G. Perry (CLE)          125
  W. Wood (CHI)           125
  M. Lolich (DET)         109
  L. Tiant (BOS)           98
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        96
  J. Coleman (DET)         88
  R. May (CAL)             84


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