Friday July 6, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 6, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       41  35  3.01   76  30   8   691   582  252  231   65  238  306
Oakland         46  38  3.02   84  28  19   758   633  302  254   69  242  420
California      41  38  3.02   79  40  12   707   619  269  237   44  278  520
New York        47  37  3.23   84  20  29   735   711  310  264   51  226  363
Boston          41  37  3.58   78  32  16   691   671  314  275   73  242  417
Chicago         42  38  3.59   80  25  20   724   707  332  289   56  294  435
Milwaukee       39  41  3.64   81  20  17   741   718  340  300   57  337  339
Detroit         42  40  3.66   82  25  22   732   715  323  298   80  224  433
Minnesota       41  37  3.75   78  24  18   699   717  331  291   61  229  411
Kansas City     46  40  4.15   86  26  17   767   785  389  354   62  337  428
Texas           29  50  4.41   79  14  16   696   715  404  341   56  322  364
Cleveland       29  53  4.65   82  21  11   746   799  433  386   84  285  461

 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)        10   3  2.48  19  15   9   1   0  138  126   43   38    7   39   70
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   10   8  2.50  20  20  12   0   6  159  147   55   44    8   36  129
Dave McNally (BAL)     7  10  2.54  19  19  10   0   2  142  117   43   40   10   41   36
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     15  12  2.64  27  26  15   0   4  218  199   81   64   16   51  129
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   6  2.66  19  18   8   1   3  135  109   45   40    6   58   70
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    10   7  2.92  20  20   6   0   1  142  149   54   46    6   60   67
Jim Colborn (MIL)     11   4  2.93  22  15   8   1   2  148  127   56   48   10   46   66
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       9  10  2.94  21  20  15   1   2  165  121   59   54   12   81  186

 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  2.03  17   1   0   1   0   49   43   11   11    1   14   33
Jesse Jefferson        2   1  2.52   4   3   1   0   0   25   21    7    7    3   10    9
Dave McNally           7  10  2.54  19  19  10   0   2  142  117   43   40   10   41   36
Jim Palmer             8   6  2.66  19  18   8   1   3  135  109   45   40    6   58   70
Eddie Watt             3   2  3.49  14   0   0   1   0   28   24   11   11    2   11   17
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              10   3  2.48  19  15   9   1   0  138  126   43   38    7   39   70
Bob Veale              1   1  2.74  19   0   0   9   0   23   21    9    7    1    8   13
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
Luis Tiant            10   8  3.87  19  19  11   0   0  140  121   62   60   21   42  103
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
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
Clyde Wright           7  10  3.19  20  20   8   0   1  135  144   55   48   11   41   41
Steve Barber           0   1  3.30  24   0   0   3   0   44   47   19   16    1   15   31
Rich Hand              2   2  3.91   9   2   0   0   0   23   27   13   10    1   12    9
Andy Hassler           0   2  4.09   3   2   0   0   0   11   13    8    5    0    8    4
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    7    5
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  1.91  23   0   0   6   0   38   27   12    8    1   15   25
Wilbur Wood           15  12  2.64  27  26  15   0   4  218  199   81   64   16   51  129
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   4  4.59  18   9   1   1   0   84   72   43   43    6   48   58
Eddie Fisher           6   7  5.42  17  16   2   0   0   78   97   51   47   11   30   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 12.54   5   0   0   0   0    9   17   16   13    1    5    3

 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  4.48  22  21   3   0   1  127  124   69   63   13   47   67
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
Milt Wilcox            5   3  4.99  14   9   1   0   0   70   67   40   39    5   29   43
Brent Strom            1   9  5.09  22  14   1   0   0   97  113   63   55   15   33   71
Jerry Johnson          4   4  5.13  26   0   0   5   0   40   48   29   23    3   22   30
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   2  6.27   9   1   0   1   0   19   21   13   13    4    7    8
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
Bob Miller             2   0  0.90   3   0   0   0   0   10    5    1    1    0    3    4
John Hiller            3   2  1.35  31   0   0  19   0   47   28    7    7    1   15   43
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.12   7   0   0   0   0   17   16    4    4    0    9    9
Jim Perry              8   7  3.25  19  19   5   0   1  125  120   49   45   13   29   46
Mickey Lolich          8   8  3.30  22  22  13   0   3  164  156   67   60   19   38  115
Mike Strahler          2   2  3.33   6   3   0   0   0   24   20   10    9    1   16   12
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.69  17   1   0   1   0   39   39   17   16    4   11   21
Joe Coleman           12   8  3.72  21  21   6   0   1  148  148   66   61   16   46   90
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  5.85  20   0   0   0   0   32   37   22   21    4   17   18
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       11   5  3.35  20  20   9   0   1  153  148   66   57   12   44   64
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
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.87  21   3   1   3   0   79   77   39   34    6   38   30
Doug Bird              1   3  3.89  19   0   0   3   0   37   33   16   16    4   16   36
Gene Garber            8   5  3.91  27   4   2   9   0   71   78   33   31    6   18   32
Steve Busby            5   9  4.71  19  19   4   0   1  115  120   65   60   11   51   84
Norm Angelini          0   0  4.91   7   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    2    0    7    3
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   4  2.93  22  15   8   1   2  148  127   56   48   10   46   66
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
Jim Kaat               9   7  3.85  20  19   5   0   1  133  150   68   57   18   30   68
Bill Hands             5   7  4.50  17  14   3   0   1   92  100   54   46   12   22   42
Dave Goltz             2   0  4.70  19   1   0   1   0   54   63   28   28    6   20   30
Joe Decker             3   3  4.79  12   7   1   0   1   62   68   33   33    5   26   43
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             5   0  1.64  13   3   0   1   0   60   48   15   11    2   12   36
Sparky Lyle            2   4  1.84  32   0   0  22   0   59   39   16   12    3   11   46
Sam McDowell           3   1  2.36   4   4   0   0   0   27   18    8    7    0   20   19
Lindy McDaniel         6   2  2.88  27   0   0   6   0   75   76   26   24    5   27   44
Doc Medich             6   4  2.98  17  17   5   0   1  115  107   41   38   10   26   71
Pat Dobson             4   2  3.09   6   5   2   0   0   35   34   16   12    3    6   22
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  1.25  28   2   0  10   0   65   47   21    9    3   21   56
Ken Holtzman          12   8  1.94  21  21  13   0   3  167  128   43   36   10   31   96
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.35  25   0   0   5   0   38   26   13   10    1   18   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        13   3  3.19  22  22   8   0   3  161  140   63   57   21   37   76
Vida Blue              7   5  3.76  18  18   4   0   1  122  104   58   51   12   49   66
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          6   6  2.10  12  12   1   0   1   77   70   31   18    6   17   46
Jim Bibby              2   2  2.18   7   4   2   1   1   33   21   12    8    1   16   21
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            3   3  3.61  18   8   2   0   0   72   78   33   29    7   16   30
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  B. Singer (CAL)          13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  P. Splittorff (KC)       11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10

Losses:

  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  G. Perry (CLE)           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)             22
  J. Hiller (DET)          19
  T. Forster (CHI)         13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           12
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  R. Corbin (MIN)           9
  G. Garber (KC)            9
  B. Veale (BOS)            9
  K. Sanders (MIN)          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)         218.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        179.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       168.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     167.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         165.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       163.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       161.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     158.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    153.1
  J. Colborn (MIL)      147.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           199
  G. Perry (CLE)          164
  D. Drago (KC)           158
  M. Lolich (DET)         156
  J. Kaat (MIN)           150
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        149
  J. Coleman (DET)        148
  P. Splittorff (KC)      148
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       147
  C. Wright (CAL)         144

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            81
  G. Perry (CLE)           71
  M. Pattin (BOS)          70
  D. Drago (KC)            69
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          69
  J. Kaat (MIN)            68
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  J. Coleman (DET)         66
  P. Splittorff (KC)       66
  S. Busby (KC)            65

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  M. Pattin (BOS)          20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  J. Kaat (MIN)            18
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  W. Fryman (DET)          16
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            81
  B. Singer (CAL)          62
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         60
  J. Palmer (BAL)          58
  B. Parsons (MIL)         55
  J. Bell (MIL)            54
  P. Broberg (TEX)         54
  G. Perry (CLE)           54
  K. Wright (KC)           54
  S. Busby (KC)            51

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           186
  B. Singer (CAL)         139
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       129
  W. Wood (CHI)           129
  G. Perry (CLE)          125
  M. Lolich (DET)         115
  L. Tiant (BOS)          103
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        96
  J. Coleman (DET)         90
  S. Busby (KC)            84


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