Saturday July 7, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 7, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      42  38  2.99   80  40  13   716   630  270  238   44  282  527
Oakland         47  38  3.03   85  28  20   767   643  306  258   70  245  423
Baltimore       41  36  3.03   77  30   8   700   590  257  236   67  241  309
New York        47  39  3.30   86  21  29   751   735  325  275   54  234  370
Boston          42  37  3.57   79  33  16   700   680  317  278   74  245  421
Milwaukee       41  41  3.58   83  22  17   759   730  344  302   57  343  351
Chicago         42  39  3.62   81  25  20   733   716  339  295   56  297  441
Detroit         42  41  3.69   83  26  22   740   725  328  303   81  226  433
Minnesota       43  37  3.69   80  25  19   717   733  334  294   61  234  423
Kansas City     47  40  4.12   87  27  17   776   789  391  355   63  341  437
Texas           29  51  4.51   80  14  16   704   733  421  353   58  329  371
Cleveland       29  54  4.62   83  22  11   755   806  436  388   85  286  467

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    13   8  2.07  22  22  13   0   3  174  137   47   40   11   34   97
Bill Singer (CAL)     13   4  2.36  20  20  10   0   1  168  122   47   44    5   62  139
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   11   8  2.42  21  21  13   0   6  168  155   56   45    8   38  136
Bill Lee (BOS)        10   3  2.48  19  15   9   1   0  138  126   43   38    7   39   70
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
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      10  10  2.84  22  21  15   1   2  174  132   60   55   12   85  192
Jim Colborn (MIL)     11   4  2.93  22  15   8   1   2  148  127   56   48   10   46   66
John Curtis (BOS)      7   7  2.95  19  16   6   0   2  128  121   52   42   10   49   58

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.65  24   0   0   4   0   49   28   10    9    5   13   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   9  4.00  19  19   6   0   1  124  118   63   55   18   51   52
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            7   7  2.95  19  16   6   0   2  128  121   52   42   10   49   58
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            10  10  2.84  22  21  15   1   2  174  132   60   55   12   85  192
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  3.27  25   0   0   4   0   44   47   19   16    1   15   32
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   8  3.13  21  21   6   0   1  150  157   61   52    6   63   72
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 10.97   6   0   0   0   0   11   18   16   13    1    5    4

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry          8  12  3.15  22  22  16   0   2  188  171   74   66   17   55  131
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
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
Jim Perry              8   8  3.39  20  20   6   0   1  133  130   54   50   14   31   46
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
Ken Wright             5   2  3.36  19   8   1   0   0   62   47   26   23    4   58   60
Dick Drago             9   7  3.64  20  19   9   0   1  143  158   69   58   10   40   75
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      2   0  1.82   8   6   2   0   0   49   32   12   10    2   30   34
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  2.36  24   2   0  10   0   69   53   22   18    1   28   38
Bert Blyleven         11   8  2.42  21  21  13   0   6  168  155   56   45    8   38  136
Dick Woodson           9   4  3.69  15  15   3   0   2   90   89   41   37    7   44   40
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
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  10  3.99  19  19   4   0   0  117  130   61   52   15   33   40
Pat Dobson             4   3  3.99   7   6   2   0   0   38   41   21   17    3   11   23
Jim Magnuson           0   1  4.28   8   0   0   0   0   27   38   17   13    2    9    9
Dave Pagan             0   0  4.76   2   1   0   0   0    6   11    3    3    1    1    4
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

 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          13   8  2.07  22  22  13   0   3  174  137   47   40   11   34   97
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.29  26   0   0   6   0   39   26   13   10    1   18   19
Dave Hamilton          5   2  2.50   8   8   1   0   0   54   47   18   15    5   16   28
Horacio Pina           5   2  2.56  22   0   0   3   0   46   30   14   13    3   15   29
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
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
David Clyde            1   1  4.02   3   3   0   0   0   16   13   10    7    1   12   17
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
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Mike Paul              4   4  5.57  26   9   1   1   0   63   84   44   39    6   25   36
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 13.50   8   4   0   0   0   19   37   42   29    2   20   14

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  B. Singer (CAL)          13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  P. Splittorff (KC)       11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  M. Pattin (BOS)          10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  C. Wright (CAL)          10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  B. Odom (OAK)             9

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  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. Corbin (MIN)          10
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  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)        188.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     174.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         174.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       168.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     167.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       163.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       161.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)    153.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      149.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           199
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  D. Drago (KC)           158
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        157
  M. Lolich (DET)         156
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       155
  J. Kaat (MIN)           150
  J. Coleman (DET)        148
  P. Splittorff (KC)      148
  C. Wright (CAL)         144

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            81
  G. Perry (CLE)           74
  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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         18
  J. Kaat (MIN)            18
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  W. Fryman (DET)          16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            85
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         63
  B. Singer (CAL)          62
  J. Palmer (BAL)          58
  K. Wright (KC)           58
  B. Parsons (MIL)         55
  G. Perry (CLE)           55
  J. Bell (MIL)            54
  P. Broberg (TEX)         54
  S. Busby (KC)            51

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           192
  B. Singer (CAL)         139
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       136
  G. Perry (CLE)          131
  W. Wood (CHI)           129
  M. Lolich (DET)         115
  L. Tiant (BOS)          103
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  J. Coleman (DET)         90
  S. Busby (KC)            84


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