Tuesday July 10, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 10, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      45  39  3.05   84  42  14   753   666  290  255   47  298  545
Oakland         48  39  3.09   87  28  20   785   663  318  270   72  248  431
Baltimore       42  38  3.14   80  30   9   729   620  276  254   73  251  319
New York        48  41  3.25   89  23  29   776   750  331  280   54  244  389
Boston          45  38  3.50   83  35  16   736   703  326  286   77  261  442
Chicago         45  40  3.64   85  26  22   770   748  355  311   57  315  463
Milwaukee       43  43  3.66   87  23  18   795   772  369  323   59  361  366
Detroit         44  42  3.68   86  26  24   770   761  341  315   84  235  450
Minnesota       43  40  3.69   83  27  19   744   760  345  305   64  238  438
Kansas City     49  41  4.10   90  28  18   803   818  403  366   63  351  456
Texas           30  54  4.59   84  15  16   740   770  446  377   67  344  388
Cleveland       30  56  4.68   86  23  11   783   839  456  407   89  299  478

 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
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      10  10  2.84  22  21  15   1   2  174  132   60   55   12   85  192
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   6  2.88  20  19   8   1   3  144  118   52   46    9   60   73
John Curtis (BOS)      7   7  2.95  19  16   6   0   2  128  121   52   42   10   49   58
Doc Medich (NY)        6   4  2.95  18  18   5   0   1  122  111   43   40   10   27   76

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.99  26   0   0   4   0   50   30   12   11    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  2.88  20  19   8   1   3  144  118   52   46    9   60   73
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
Eddie Watt             3   3  4.22  16   0   0   1   0   32   28   15   15    3   11   19
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            11   8  3.69  20  20  12   0   0  149  123   63   61   21   44  111
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  2.34  27   0   0   8   0   35   33   11    9    1   15   18
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  3.08  18  16   7   0   4  114   96   45   39   13   35   88
Clyde Wright           7  11  3.14  21  21   9   0   1  143  150   60   50   11   44   43
Steve Barber           1   1  3.26  27   0   0   4   0   50   53   21   18    1   15   34
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             1   0  4.26   2   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    2    3    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
Cy Acosta              4   1  1.83  25   0   0   8   0   39   27   12    8    1   15   25
Terry Forster          2   2  2.11  31   0   0  13   0   73   57   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          11   8  3.01  22  22   6   0   1  158  161   62   53    6   66   76
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            6   9  4.44  23  22   4   0   1  136  135   74   67   14   49   70
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  1.38  33   0   0  21   0   52   32    8    8    2   18   48
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           13   8  3.75  22  22   6   0   1  154  155   69   64   16   48   94
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            6   9  4.58  20  20   5   0   1  124  127   68   63   11   56   97
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
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jim Colborn           11   5  3.04  23  16   9   1   2  157  136   61   53   11   47   72
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   8  3.73  21  20   6   0   1  142  155   70   59   18   30   74
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   3  2.71  28   1   1   6   0   83   79   28   25    5   31   55
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  1.47  30   2   0  10   0   67   51   23   11    3   21   58
Ken Holtzman          13   8  2.07  22  22  13   0   3  174  137   47   40   11   34   97
Horacio Pina           5   2  2.45  23   0   0   3   0   48   32   14   13    3   16   29
Darold Knowles         2   4  2.75  27   0   0   6   0   39   28   15   12    2   18   19
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  5.49  15  14   2   0   0   77   73   52   47    8   38   42

 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   4  3.70  19   9   3   0   0   80   87   38   33    9   17   35
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
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  P. Splittorff (KC)       12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  B. Lee (BOS)             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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  B. Singer (CAL)          11
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  D. McNally (BAL)         10

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             22
  J. Hiller (DET)          21
  T. Forster (CHI)         13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  R. Corbin (MIN)          10
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  G. Garber (KC)            9
  B. Veale (BOS)            9
  C. Acosta (CHI)           8
  K. Sanders (MIN)          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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      158.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           205
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  D. Drago (KC)           169
  M. Lolich (DET)         168
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        161
  P. Splittorff (KC)      156
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       155
  J. Coleman (DET)        155
  J. Kaat (MIN)           155
  C. Wright (CAL)         150

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            84
  M. Pattin (BOS)          75
  G. Perry (CLE)           74
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          74
  M. Lolich (DET)          73
  D. Drago (KC)            72
  P. Splittorff (KC)       72
  J. Kaat (MIN)            70
  J. Coleman (DET)         69
  J. Bell (MIL)            68

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)         66
  J. Bell (MIL)            60
  J. Palmer (BAL)          60
  K. Wright (KC)           58
  S. Busby (KC)            56
  B. Parsons (MIL)         55
  G. Perry (CLE)           55
  P. Broberg (TEX)         54

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           192
  B. Singer (CAL)         146
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       136
  W. Wood (CHI)           134
  G. Perry (CLE)          131
  M. Lolich (DET)         119
  L. Tiant (BOS)          111
  S. Busby (KC)            97
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  J. Coleman (DET)         94

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