Wednesday July 11, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 11, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         49  39  3.09   88  29  20   794   667  321  273   74  249  439
Baltimore       43  38  3.10   81  31   9   738   630  277  254   73  254  325
California      45  40  3.10   85  42  14   761   676  297  262   48  306  558
New York        49  41  3.22   90  23  30   785   754  332  281   54  247  392
Boston          45  39  3.49   84  35  16   744   715  329  289   77  263  448
Milwaukee       45  43  3.60   89  25  18   813   782  371  325   59  373  374
Chicago         45  41  3.62   86  27  22   779   757  357  313   58  317  472
Minnesota       44  40  3.65   84  28  19   753   766  345  305   64  239  443
Detroit         45  42  3.66   87  26  25   779   770  343  317   84  237  451
Kansas City     49  42  4.15   91  28  18   811   827  411  374   64  360  461
Texas           30  55  4.66   85  15  16   748   783  460  387   71  354  393
Cleveland       30  57  4.71   87  23  11   792   852  465  415   90  305  487

 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)   12   8  2.29  22  22  14   0   7  177  161   56   45    8   39  141
Bill Lee (BOS)        11   3  2.33  20  16  10   1   1  147  133   43   38    7   42   75
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  2.88  20  19   8   1   3  144  118   52   46    9   60   73
Doc Medich (NY)        6   4  2.95  18  18   5   0   1  122  111   43   40   10   27   76
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    11   8  3.01  22  22   6   0   1  158  161   62   53    6   66   76
Jim Colborn (MIL)     11   5  3.04  23  16   9   1   2  157  136   61   53   11   47   72

 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           5   9  3.73  20  20   7   0   1  133  128   64   55   18   54   58
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
Bobby Bolin            1   2  2.45  18   0   0   4   0   22   19    6    6    2    5   15
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
Ray Culp               2   3  3.00   6   6   0   0   0   33   23   17   11    5   19   23
John Curtis            7   8  3.05  20  17   6   0   2  133  132   55   45   10   50   63
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  11  3.05  23  22  15   1   2  180  140   66   61   13   91  203
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
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    7    5
Andy Hassler           0   2  4.15   4   2   0   0   0   13   15    9    6    0   10    6
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   5  4.10  20  11   2   1   0  101   86   46   46    7   54   74
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
Tom Hilgendorf         3   3  3.32  29   1   1   2   0   60   56   26   22    5   16   35
Gaylord Perry          8  13  3.41  23  23  16   0   2  195  183   83   74   18   61  140
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  1.89   8   0   0   1   0   19   17    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              9   8  3.35  21  21   6   0   1  140  138   56   52   14   33   47
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
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    0    0    0    1    1
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
Gene Garber            8   5  3.86  28   4   2   9   0   72   78   33   31    6   18   33
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.87  23   3   1   3   0   81   79   40   35    6   42   31
Ken Wright             5   3  4.20  20   9   1   0   0   64   50   33   30    5   63   62
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      4   0  1.60  10   8   4   0   0   67   42   14   12    2   42   42
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
Bert Blyleven         12   8  2.29  22  22  14   0   7  177  161   56   45    8   39  141
Ray Corbin             2   4  2.36  24   2   0  10   0   69   53   22   18    1   28   38
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  2.08  34   0   0  23   0   61   43   18   14    3   12   48
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
Fritz Peterson         7  10  3.81  20  20   4   0   0  125  134   62   53   15   36   42
Steve Kline            4   6  3.84  12  12   2   0   1   68   71   35   29    4   28   16
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        14   3  3.18  23  23   9   0   3  170  144   66   60   23   38   84
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
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
Mike Paul              4   4  6.11  28   9   1   1   0   66   89   51   45    9   28   39
Jim Kremmel            0   2  9.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   15   10    9    1    6    6
Lloyd Allen            0   4 11.25  10   5   0   0   0   24   40   46   30    2   28   14

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  M. Pattin (BOS)          11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  C. Wright (CAL)          11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  F. Peterson (NY)         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)        14
  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)             23
  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)         7
  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)        195.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         180.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       177.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     176.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     174.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       170.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       170.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)    159.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      158.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           205
  G. Perry (CLE)          183
  D. Drago (KC)           169
  M. Lolich (DET)         168
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        161
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       161
  P. Splittorff (KC)      156
  J. Coleman (DET)        155
  J. Kaat (MIN)           155
  C. Wright (CAL)         150

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            84
  G. Perry (CLE)           83
  M. Pattin (BOS)          75
  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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          23
  M. Pattin (BOS)          22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         18
  J. Kaat (MIN)            18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  W. Fryman (DET)          16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            91
  B. Singer (CAL)          67
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         66
  K. Wright (KC)           63
  G. Perry (CLE)           61
  J. Bell (MIL)            60
  J. Palmer (BAL)          60
  S. Busby (KC)            56
  B. Parsons (MIL)         55
  P. Broberg (TEX)         54

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           203
  B. Singer (CAL)         146
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       141
  G. Perry (CLE)          140
  W. Wood (CHI)           134
  M. Lolich (DET)         119
  L. Tiant (BOS)          111
  S. Busby (KC)            97
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  J. Coleman (DET)         94

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