Monday July 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 9, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      44  39  2.99   83  42  14   743   652  282  247   46  293  538
Oakland         48  38  3.05   86  28  20   777   653  311  263   71  247  426
Baltimore       42  37  3.07   79  30   9   719   608  266  245   69  249  315
New York        48  40  3.27   88  22  29   768   747  329  279   54  240  378
Boston          44  38  3.53   82  34  16   727   701  325  285   77  259  434
Milwaukee       43  42  3.64   86  22  18   786   763  364  318   58  360  360
Chicago         44  40  3.67   84  26  21   761   743  354  310   57  312  459
Detroit         43  42  3.68   85  26  23   761   752  337  311   83  231  442
Minnesota       43  39  3.71   82  26  19   735   755  343  303   64  238  432
Kansas City     48  41  4.11   89  27  18   794   811  400  363   63  346  443
Texas           30  53  4.59   83  14  16   732   761  441  373   65  343  383
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
Bill Lee (BOS)        11   3  2.33  20  16  10   1   1  147  133   43   38    7   42   75
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
Dave McNally (BAL)     8  10  2.62  20  20  10   0   2  148  123   46   43   10   44   36
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     16  12  2.66  28  27  16   0   4  227  205   84   67   16   53  134
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  2.04  19   1   0   2   0   53   46   12   12    2   14   35
Jesse Jefferson        2   1  2.61   5   4   1   0   0   31   27    9    9    4   15   12
Dave McNally           8  10  2.62  20  20  10   0   2  148  123   46   43   10   44   36
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              11   3  2.33  20  16  10   1   1  147  133   43   38    7   42   75
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  11  3.14  21  21   9   0   1  143  150   60   50   11   44   43
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           16  12  2.66  28  27  16   0   4  227  205   84   67   16   53  134
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
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
Bob Miller             2   1  2.30   4   0   0   0   0   16   11    4    4    1    4    6
Mike Strahler          3   2  2.64   7   4   0   0   0   31   27   10    9    1   16   14
Jim Perry              8   8  3.39  20  20   6   0   1  133  130   54   50   14   31   46
Mickey Lolich          8   8  3.44  23  23  13   0   3  170  168   73   65   20   41  119
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
Ken Wright             5   2  3.36  19   8   1   0   0   62   47   26   23    4   58   60
Paul Splittorff       12   5  3.50  21  21   9   0   1  159  156   72   62   12   44   65
Doug Bird              1   3  3.60  20   0   0   4   0   40   35   16   16    4   16   39
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
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  4.10  21   3   0   0   0   64   67   29   29    6   36   35
Jerry Bell             7   8  4.14  23  18   6   1   0  126  123   68   58   13   60   40
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  7.30   9   0   0   1   0   12   14   10   10    0   12    5

 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
Joe Decker             3   4  4.44  13   8   2   0   1   71   75   35   35    6   29   47
Bill Hands             5   7  4.50  17  14   3   0   1   92  100   54   46   12   22   42
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   5  2.11  33   0   0  22   0   60   43   18   14    3   12   47
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  2.95  18  18   5   0   1  122  111   43   40   10   27   76
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
Jackie Brown           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    2
Sonny Siebert          6   6  2.10  12  12   1   0   1   77   70   31   18    6   17   46
Bill Gogolewski        1   3  2.93  29   0   0   6   0   74   65   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 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
Steve Dunning          0   3  5.44  11   5   1   0   0   45   42   31   27    5   31   12
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
Jim Kremmel            0   2  9.53   3   2   0   0   0    6    9    7    6    0    4    3
Lloyd Allen            0   3 11.69   9   4   0   0   0   22   38   42   29    2   22   14

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  B. Singer (CAL)          14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Splittorff (KC)       12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  B. Lee (BOS)             11
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  M. Pattin (BOS)          11
  C. Wright (CAL)          11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  B. Odom (OAK)             9

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Singer (CAL)          11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  D. McNally (BAL)         10

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)         227.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        188.1
  B. Singer (CAL)       177.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     174.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         174.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       170.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     167.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       161.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)    159.1
  D. Drago (KC)         151.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           205
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  D. Drago (KC)           169
  M. Lolich (DET)         168
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        157
  P. Splittorff (KC)      156
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       155
  J. Kaat (MIN)           150
  C. Wright (CAL)         150
  J. Coleman (DET)        148

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            84
  M. Pattin (BOS)          75
  G. Perry (CLE)           74
  M. Lolich (DET)          73
  D. Drago (KC)            72
  P. Splittorff (KC)       72
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          69
  J. Bell (MIL)            68
  J. Kaat (MIN)            68
  J. Coleman (DET)         66

Home Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  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. Bell (MIL)            60
  J. Palmer (BAL)          58
  K. Wright (KC)           58
  B. Parsons (MIL)         55
  G. Perry (CLE)           55
  P. Broberg (TEX)         54
  W. Wood (CHI)            53

Strikeouts:

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