Friday July 13, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 13, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       44  39  3.08   83  31  10   756   646  283  259   73  257  335
Oakland         51  39  3.10   90  29  21   812   686  329  280   77  257  449
New York        51  41  3.18   92  25  30   803   767  335  284   55  253  400
California      45  42  3.21   87  42  14   778   699  312  277   53  316  562
Boston          46  40  3.48   86  36  16   762   729  335  295   80  268  456
Chicago         46  42  3.60   88  28  22   797   777  363  319   59  324  479
Detroit         47  42  3.67   89  27  25   797   785  351  325   86  244  464
Milwaukee       45  45  3.71   91  25  18   831   802  392  343   63  386  383
Minnesota       45  42  3.77   87  28  20   780   802  367  327   66  254  456
Kansas City     49  44  4.22   93  29  18   827   852  426  388   68  363  464
Texas           31  56  4.62   87  16  16   765   800  466  393   74  356  416
Cleveland       32  58  4.72   90  24  11   818   884  479  429   94  315  507

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    14   8  2.09  23  23  13   0   3  181  145   49   42   12   35   98
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  2.59  21  21  10   0   2  156  129   48   45   10   44   39
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     17  12  2.63  29  28  17   0   4  236  215   86   69   16   54  136
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   6  2.88  20  19   8   1   3  144  118   52   46    9   60   73
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)  12   7  2.94  22  22  10   0   3  159  141   64   52    8   47   64
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

 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   5  2.21  20   1   0   2   0   53   48   13   13    2   14   35
Dave McNally           8  10  2.59  21  21  10   0   2  156  129   48   45   10   44   39
Jesse Jefferson        3   1  2.61   6   5   1   0   0   38   33   12   11    4   17   17
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  17   0   0   1   0   32   29   15   15    3   12   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  2.53  13   2   1   1   1   53   47   18   15    1   25   39
Bob Veale              1   1  2.74  19   0   0   9   0   23   21    9    7    1    8   13
John Curtis            7   8  3.05  20  17   6   0   2  133  132   55   45   10   50   63
Ray Culp               2   4  3.35   7   7   0   0   0   40   29   21   15    7   24   26
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  12  3.30  22  22   9   0   1  150  158   65   55   13   49   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  7.04   3   1   0   0   0    8    8    6    6    3    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           17  12  2.63  29  28  17   0   4  236  215   86   69   16   54  136
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
Dick Bosman            1   3  5.11  11  11   1   0   0   56   78   38   32    5    9   19
Jerry Johnson          5   5  5.32  28   0   0   5   0   44   53   32   26    4   24   35
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          9   8  3.37  24  24  14   0   3  179  175   75   67   21   46  126
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   6  4.03  29   5   3   9   0   80   86   38   36    9   18   34
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   5  3.31  25   5   0   0   0   90   96   39   33    4   26   45
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
Bill Champion          2   5  4.04  23   3   0   0   0   65   68   29   29    6   36   36
Jerry Bell             7   8  4.14  23  18   6   1   0  126  123   68   58   13   60   40
Frank Linzy            2   6  4.46  34   0   0  13   0   42   44   26   21    5   14   15
Bill Parsons           3   5  5.56  15  12   0   0   0   44   35   32   27    5   58   19
Gary Ryerson           0   1  6.65   8   4   0   0   0   22   26   19   16    0    7    9
Rob Gardner            1   1  9.95  10   0   0   1   0   13   17   14   14    0   13    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
Bill Hands             5   7  4.50  17  14   3   0   1   92  100   54   46   12   22   42
Joe Decker             3   5  4.87  14   9   2   0   1   78   84   42   42    6   36   50
Dave Goltz             3   0  4.88  22   1   0   1   0   59   69   32   32    8   21   36
Ken Sanders            2   4  6.17  26   0   0   8   0   42   51   30   29    4   21   19
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
Mel Stottlemyre       12   7  2.94  22  22  10   0   3  159  141   64   52    8   47   64
Doc Medich             6   4  2.95  18  18   5   0   1  122  111   43   40   10   27   76
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          14   8  2.09  23  23  13   0   3  181  145   49   42   12   35   98
Horacio Pina           5   2  2.68  24   0   0   4   0   50   34   16   15    4   17   30
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              3   3  2.72   9   6   3   1   1   50   32   19   15    4   22   40
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)            17
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  B. Singer (CAL)          14
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  P. Splittorff (KC)       12
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  C. Wright (CAL)          12
  M. Pattin (BOS)          11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  S. Busby (KC)             9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  D. Drago (KC)             9

Complete Games:

  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          2
  J. Curtis (BOS)           2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         236.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        195.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     180.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         180.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       179.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       178.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     176.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       170.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)    159.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   159.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           215
  G. Perry (CLE)          183
  D. Drago (KC)           177
  M. Lolich (DET)         175
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        161
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       161
  C. Wright (CAL)         158
  P. Splittorff (KC)      156
  J. Coleman (DET)        155
  J. Kaat (MIN)           155

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            86
  G. Perry (CLE)           83
  D. Drago (KC)            78
  M. Pattin (BOS)          77
  M. Lolich (DET)          75
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          74
  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
  M. Lolich (DET)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  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
  B. Parsons (MIL)         58
  S. Busby (KC)            56
  P. Broberg (TEX)         54

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           203
  B. Singer (CAL)         146
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       141
  G. Perry (CLE)          140
  W. Wood (CHI)           136
  M. Lolich (DET)         126
  L. Tiant (BOS)          111
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        98
  S. Busby (KC)            97
  J. Coleman (DET)         94

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