Wednesday July 4, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 4, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      41  37  2.96   78  40  12   697   605  261  229   44  274  513
Oakland         45  37  2.99   82  28  18   741   614  292  246   64  236  412
Baltimore       40  34  3.01   74  30   7   673   564  242  225   63  231  293
New York        46  36  3.18   82  20  28   717   683  299  253   50  223  353
Chicago         42  36  3.53   78  25  20   707   687  320  277   55  287  427
Detroit         41  39  3.57   80  25  22   713   686  306  283   76  216  420
Boston          39  37  3.60   76  31  15   673   655  308  269   73  236  410
Milwaukee       39  40  3.63   80  19  17   732   712  335  295   55  332  333
Minnesota       41  35  3.69   76  24  18   681   693  314  279   59  221  404
Kansas City     44  40  4.12   84  25  16   749   761  378  343   61  332  413
Texas           27  50  4.47   77  13  15   678   699  400  337   55  316  356
Cleveland       28  52  4.62   80  21  11   725   779  419  372   81  280  447

 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 Singer (CAL)     13   4  2.36  20  20  10   0   1  168  122   47   44    5   62  139
Bill Lee (BOS)         9   3  2.37  18  14   8   1   0  129  118   39   34    7   36   68
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           5   3  2.20  16   1   0   1   0   45   41   11   11    1   14   32
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  3.62  13   0   0   0   0   27   24   11   11    2   11   16
Doyle Alexander        6   4  3.71  18  15   5   0   0  102   92   46   42   11   33   42
Mike Cuellar           4   8  3.87  18  18   6   0   1  116  111   58   50   16   49   49
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
Roger Moret            2   0  2.83  11   2   1   1   1   48   45   18   15    1   24   36
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
Ray Culp               2   3  3.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   19   15    9    4   15   21
Bob Veale              1   1  3.00  18   0   0   8   0   21   19    9    7    1    6   13
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  1.36  25   0   0   7   0   33   28    7    5    1   14   17
Bill Singer           13   4  2.36  20  20  10   0   1  168  122   47   44    5   62  139
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
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    2    1    1    0    9    2
Terry Forster          2   1  1.83  29   0   0  13   0   69   52   16   14    2   37   59
Cy Acosta              4   1  1.95  22   0   0   6   0   37   27   12    8    1   15   24
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           2   2  3.34   8   4   0   0   0   30   27   12   11    2   12   19
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  3.40  27   1   1   2   0   56   53   25   21    5   15   34
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            5   3  4.99  14   9   1   0   0   70   67   40   39    5   29   43
Jerry Johnson          3   4  5.06  25   0   0   5   0   37   44   27   21    3   22   28
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  1.20   6   0   0   0   0   15   11    2    2    0    7    7
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
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
Mike Strahler          2   2  3.33   6   3   0   0   0   24   20   10    9    1   16   12
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
Fred Scherman          0   2  5.53  19   0   0   0   0   28   28   17   17    2   15   18
Woodie Fryman          2   7  5.76  18  16   1   0   0   84  104   57   54   16   27   57
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             9   7  3.64  20  19   9   0   1  143  158   69   58   10   40   75
Ken Wright             4   2  3.76  18   7   0   0   0   53   43   24   22    3   54   51
Gene Garber            8   5  3.84  26   4   2   8   0   70   75   32   30    6   18   31
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.87  21   3   1   3   0   79   77   39   34    6   38   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  3.24  18  18   6   0   2  122  126   52   44   10   42   57
Skip Lockwood          3   4  3.39  23   4   0   0   0   77   86   34   29    3   25   42
Chris Short            3   1  3.50  17   5   0   1   0   46   49   18   18    3   24   25
Bill Champion          2   5  3.79  20   3   0   0   0   62   63   26   26    6   34   34
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
Eddie Bane             0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    3
Ray Corbin             2   4  2.42  23   2   0   9   0   67   51   22   18    1   28   37
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  4.63  15  14   3   0   1   89   99   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   4  1.86  31   0   0  21   0   58   39   16   12    3   11   45
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   4  2.98  17  17   5   0   1  115  107   41   38   10   26   71
Mel Stottlemyre       10   7  3.31  20  20   8   0   1  141  131   64   52    8   41   58
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  1.34  26   2   0   9   0   61   44   21    9    3   20   53
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
Dave Hamilton          5   2  2.50   8   8   1   0   0   54   47   18   15    5   16   28
Horacio Pina           5   2  2.60  21   0   0   3   0   45   29   14   13    3   15   28
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  2.82  27   0   0   6   0   67   60   25   21    5   26   48
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 Dunning          0   3  4.46  10   4   1   0   0   40   35   24   20    2   29   12
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
Mike Paul              4   4  4.94  25   9   1   1   0   62   79   39   34    6   23   34
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Pete Broberg           4   7  5.76  18  16   4   0   0   95  105   63   61    8   54   39
Charlie Hudson         2   0  6.00  12   0   0   1   0   24   24   16   16    1   10   16
Jim Kremmel            0   1  7.71   1   1   0   0   0    2    2    3    2    0    3    1
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
  B. Singer (CAL)          13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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)         13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           12
  R. Corbin (MIN)           9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  G. Garber (KC)            8
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  B. Veale (BOS)            8
  D. Sells (CAL)            7

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
  B. Singer (CAL)       168.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     167.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         165.1
  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
  D. Drago (KC)           158
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        149
  M. Lolich (DET)         148
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       147
  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)            69
  S. Busby (KC)            64
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      64
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          64
  P. Broberg (TEX)         63
  J. Kaat (MIN)            63
  M. Lolich (DET)          62

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
  B. Singer (CAL)          62
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         60
  J. Palmer (BAL)          55
  B. Parsons (MIL)         55
  J. Bell (MIL)            54
  P. Broberg (TEX)         54
  G. Perry (CLE)           54
  K. Wright (KC)           54
  W. Wood (CHI)            50

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           186
  B. Singer (CAL)         139
  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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