Thursday July 12, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 12, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       44  38  3.08   82  31  10   747   637  280  256   73  256  332
Oakland         50  39  3.09   89  29  20   803   676  325  276   75  255  447
California      45  41  3.15   86  42  14   770   688  304  269   50  311  562
New York        50  41  3.22   91  24  30   794   761  335  284   55  251  396
Boston          46  39  3.48   85  36  16   753   721  331  291   78  263  452
Chicago         45  42  3.62   87  27  22   788   767  361  317   59  323  477
Milwaukee       45  44  3.62   90  25  18   822   789  379  331   61  380  380
Detroit         46  42  3.69   88  26  25   788   778  349  323   85  239  457
Minnesota       45  41  3.69   86  28  20   771   788  356  316   66  244  452
Kansas City     49  43  4.21   92  28  18   819   844  421  383   65  363  463
Texas           30  56  4.67   86  15  16   756   795  465  392   73  354  403
Cleveland       31  58  4.75   89  23  11   809   876  477  427   93  313  502

 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  2.58  22  22  11   0   1  178  135   54   51    7   70  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  1.92  27   0   0   5   0   52   31   12   11    5   13   27
Bob Reynolds           5   4  2.04  19   1   0   2   0   53   46   12   12    2   14   35
Jesse Jefferson        3   1  2.61   6   5   1   0   0   38   33   12   11    4   17   17
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           9  11  4.53  21  21   7   0   0  143  150   77   72   23   41   77
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   2  2.45  28   0   0   8   0   37   34   12   10    1   17   19
Bill Singer           14   4  2.58  22  22  11   0   1  178  135   54   51    7   70  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  3.42  28   0   0   4   0   55   60   24   21    2   15   37
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   3  2.13  32   0   0  13   0   76   62   20   18    2   40   63
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  3.57  10   6   0   0   0   40   39   17   16    3   21   26
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  3.28  30   1   1   2   0   60   57   26   22    5   16   36
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  4.99  23  15   1   0   0  105  122   66   58   17   36   76
Jerry Johnson          5   5  5.32  28   0   0   5   0   44   53   32   26    4   24   35
Dick Bosman            0   3  5.70  10  10   0   0   0   47   70   36   30    4    7   14
Milt Wilcox            5   5  5.80  16  11   1   0   0   81   84   53   52    8   36   48
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  7.97  11   1   0   1   0   20   24   18   18    4   10   10
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            4   2  1.64  34   0   0  21   0   55   35   10   10    3   18   51
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  3.16   8   5   0   0   0   37   32   14   13    1   18   17
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
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
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.84  24   3   1   3   0   84   83   41   36    6   42   32
Dick Drago             9   9  3.85  22  21   9   0   1  154  177   78   66   11   45   78
Gene Garber            8   5  3.86  28   4   2   9   0   72   78   33   31    6   18   33
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
Steve Mingori          0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5   10    3    3    0    3    1
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   7  3.46  20  20   6   0   2  138  140   63   53   12   50   64
Chris Short            3   1  3.78  19   6   0   1   0   50   56   21   21    3   28   26
Frank Linzy            2   6  3.89  33   0   0  13   0   42   42   23   18    4   13   14
Bill Champion          2   5  4.08  22   3   0   0   0   64   68   29   29    6   36   36
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  2.55  26   2   0  11   0   71   55   24   20    1   29   40
Eddie Bane             0   1  3.06   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    6    6    2    7    7
Jim Kaat               9   8  3.73  21  20   6   0   1  142  155   70   59   18   30   74
Dick Woodson           9   4  3.84  16  16   3   0   2   96   98   45   41    7   44   41
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             3   0  4.88  22   1   0   1   0   59   69   32   32    8   21   36
Ken Sanders            2   4  5.63  25   0   0   8   0   40   46   26   25    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
Pat Dobson             5   3  3.80   8   7   3   0   0   47   48   24   20    4   15   27
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
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         2   5  1.39  31   2   0  10   0   71   52   23   11    3   23   63
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  3.82  19  19   4   0   1  127  112   62   54   13   53   69
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
Jim Bibby              2   3  3.10   8   5   2   1   1   41   27   18   14    3   20   27
Bill Gogolewski        1   3  3.21  30   0   0   6   0   76   70   31   27    8   29   51
Jim Merritt            3   4  3.70  19   9   3   0   0   80   87   38   33    9   17   35
David Clyde            1   2  3.74   4   4   0   0   0   22   20   12    9    2   12   25
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
  D. Drago (KC)             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)          11
  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)       178.0
  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)           177
  M. Lolich (DET)         168
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        161
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       161
  P. Splittorff (KC)      156
  J. Coleman (DET)        155
  J. Kaat (MIN)           155
  M. Pattin (BOS)         150

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            84
  G. Perry (CLE)           83
  D. Drago (KC)            78
  M. Pattin (BOS)          77
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          74
  M. Lolich (DET)          73
  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)          23
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         18
  J. Kaat (MIN)            18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  B. Strom (CLE)           17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  W. Fryman (DET)          16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            91
  B. Singer (CAL)          70
  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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