Sunday July 8, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 8, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      44  38  3.00   82  41  14   735   646  277  245   46  290  536
Oakland         48  38  3.05   86  28  20   777   653  311  263   71  247  426
Baltimore       41  37  3.07   78  30   8   710   601  263  242   69  246  314
New York        48  39  3.26   87  22  29   760   739  325  275   54  238  372
Boston          43  38  3.57   81  33  16   718   694  325  285   77  256  429
Milwaukee       43  41  3.58   85  22  18   777   749  351  309   57  350  356
Detroit         43  41  3.64   84  26  23   749   734  328  303   81  227  436
Chicago         43  40  3.67   83  25  21   752   737  351  307   57  310  454
Minnesota       43  38  3.73   81  25  19   726   748  341  301   63  235  428
Kansas City     47  41  4.10   88  27  17   785   801  394  358   63  346  439
Texas           29  53  4.58   82  14  16   720   748  434  366   62  340  379
Cleveland       29  56  4.68   85  22  11   774   828  451  403   88  297  475

 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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   11   8  2.42  21  21  13   0   6  168  155   56   45    8   38  136
Bill Singer (CAL)     14   4  2.44  21  21  11   0   1  177  131   51   48    6   67  146
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  1.84  25   0   0   4   0   49   29   11   10    5   13   25
Bob Reynolds           5   4  2.16  18   1   0   1   0   50   45   12   12    2   14   34
Dave McNally           7  10  2.54  19  19  10   0   2  142  117   43   40   10   41   36
Jesse Jefferson        2   1  2.61   5   4   1   0   0   31   27    9    9    4   15   12
Jim Palmer             8   6  2.66  19  18   8   1   3  135  109   45   40    6   58   70
Doyle Alexander        6   4  3.71  18  15   5   0   0  102   92   46   42   11   33   42
Eddie Watt             3   2  3.77  15   0   0   1   0   31   26   13   13    2   11   18
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   9   0   0   1   0   12    9    2    0    0   13    8
Bill Lee              10   3  2.48  19  15   9   1   0  138  126   43   38    7   39   70
Roger Moret            3   0  2.61  12   2   1   1   1   52   45   18   15    1   25   38
Bob Veale              1   1  2.74  19   0   0   9   0   23   21    9    7    1    8   13
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   6   6   0   0   0   33   23   17   11    5   19   23
Luis Tiant            10   8  3.87  19  19  11   0   0  140  121   62   60   21   42  103
Marty Pattin           8  11  4.70  20  20   6   0   0  134  144   75   70   22   41   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  1.35  26   0   0   8   0   33   28    7    5    1   14   17
Bill Singer           14   4  2.44  21  21  11   0   1  177  131   51   48    6   67  146
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
Steve Barber           1   1  3.10  26   0   0   4   0   49   51   20   17    1   15   34
Clyde Wright           7  10  3.19  20  20   8   0   1  135  144   55   48   11   41   41
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
Dick Lange             0   0  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    3    0
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
Cy Acosta              4   1  1.85  24   0   0   7   0   39   27   12    8    1   15   25
Terry Forster          2   2  2.11  30   0   0  13   0   73   56   19   17    2   40   62
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  3.38   9   5   0   0   0   35   34   14   13    2   15   22
Steve Stone            4   4  4.30  19  10   1   1   0   92   77   44   44    6   52   65
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  9.09  12   4   1   0   0   32   42   35   32    8   25   22
Steve Kealey           0   0 15.09   7   0   0   0   0   11   23   22   19    2    7    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  3.43  28   1   1   2   0   58   55   26   22    5   16   35
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
Brent Strom            1   9  5.09  22  14   1   0   0   97  113   63   55   15   33   71
Jerry Johnson          4   5  5.32  27   0   0   5   0   42   51   31   25    4   24   32
Milt Wilcox            5   4  5.57  15  10   1   0   0   74   73   47   46    7   32   44
Dick Bosman            0   3  5.70  10  10   0   0   0   47   70   36   30    4    7   14
Steve Mingori          0   0  6.17   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    3   10    4
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
Tom Timmerman          1   2  7.45  10   1   0   1   0   19   23   16   16    4    9    8
Mike Kekich            0   2  9.18   7   2   0   0   0   17   29   21   17    3   12    5
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  1.28  32   0   0  20   0   49   30    7    7    1   16   44
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.12   7   0   0   0   0   17   16    4    4    0    9    9
Mike Strahler          3   2  2.64   7   4   0   0   0   31   27   10    9    1   16   14
Mickey Lolich          8   8  3.30  22  22  13   0   3  164  156   67   60   19   38  115
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   8  3.64  21  20   9   0   1  151  169   72   61   10   44   77
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.81  22   3   1   3   0   80   78   39   34    6   39   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
Skip Lockwood          4   4  3.17  24   4   0   0   0   82   89   34   29    3   25   43
Jim Slaton             6   6  3.33  19  19   6   0   2  130  135   56   48   10   44   59
Frank Linzy            2   6  3.70  32   0   0  13   0   41   42   22   17    4   12   14
Chris Short            3   1  3.78  18   6   0   1   0   50   55   21   21    3   28   26
Bill Champion          2   5  3.79  20   3   0   0   0   62   63   26   26    6   34   34
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   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
Eddie Bane             0   1  3.48   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    4    4    1    4    4
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
Joe Decker             3   3  4.79  12   7   1   0   1   62   68   33   33    5   26   43
Dave Goltz             2   0  4.95  20   1   0   1   0   56   67   31   31    7   20   33
Ken Sanders            2   3  5.22  24   0   0   8   0   40   44   24   23    4   18   18
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       11   7  3.11  21  21   9   0   2  150  135   64   52    8   45   60
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         1   5  1.23  29   2   0  10   0   66   48   21    9    3   21   57
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
Horacio Pina           5   2  2.45  23   0   0   3   0   48   32   14   13    3   16   29
Dave Hamilton          5   2  2.93   9   9   1   0   0   58   52   22   19    6   17   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  4.65  17   0   0   1   0   31   36   20   16    4   14   13
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
Bill Gogolewski        0   3  3.01  28   0   0   6   0   72   64   28   24    7   29   49
Jim Bibby              2   3  3.10   8   5   2   1   1   41   27   18   14    3   20   27
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  5.54  27   9   1   1   0   63   84   44   39    6   26   37
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
Lloyd Allen            0   3 11.69   9   4   0   0   0   22   38   42   29    2   22   14
Jim Kremmel            0   2 20.25   2   2   0   0   0    3    6    7    6    0    4    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  B. Singer (CAL)          14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  P. Splittorff (KC)       11
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  M. Pattin (BOS)          11
  D. McNally (BAL)         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
  B. Singer (CAL)          11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  D. Drago (KC)             9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             22
  J. Hiller (DET)          20
  T. Forster (CHI)         13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  R. Corbin (MIN)          10
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  G. Garber (KC)            9
  B. Veale (BOS)            9
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  D. Sells (CAL)            8

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
  B. Singer (CAL)       177.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     174.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         174.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     167.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       163.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       161.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)    153.1
  D. Drago (KC)         151.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           199
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  D. Drago (KC)           169
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        157
  M. Lolich (DET)         156
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       155
  J. Kaat (MIN)           150
  J. Coleman (DET)        148
  P. Splittorff (KC)      148
  M. Pattin (BOS)         144

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            81
  M. Pattin (BOS)          75
  G. Perry (CLE)           74
  D. Drago (KC)            72
  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:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  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
  B. Singer (CAL)          67
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         63
  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. Stone (CHI)           52

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           192
  B. Singer (CAL)         146
  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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