Friday July 20, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 20, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        56  43  3.08   99  27  33   866   820  348  296   58  279  433
Baltimore       49  41  3.09   90  35  11   819   700  308  281   79  276  385
Oakland         54  42  3.16   96  31  21   865   749  357  304   87  277  482
California      48  46  3.22   94  45  14   844   757  340  302   56  341  612
Boston          51  43  3.55   94  39  17   833   798  369  329   87  293  496
Milwaukee       49  47  3.65   99  27  22   888   845  411  360   66  407  412
Minnesota       48  46  3.71   94  30  20   844   858  391  348   73  272  484
Chicago         48  48  3.76   96  29  23   865   862  409  361   66  348  519
Detroit         49  46  3.76   95  29  25   850   840  384  355   92  276  488
Kansas City     53  46  4.18   99  30  21   879   902  450  408   75  390  482
Texas           32  61  4.65   93  19  17   814   856  494  421   77  369  448
Cleveland       35  61  4.73   96  27  12   873   938  511  459  102  335  532

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    14   9  2.24  24  24  13   0   3  189  156   54   47   14   41  103
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   3  2.37  22  18  11   1   1  163  148   48   43    8   45   80
Dave McNally (BAL)     8  11  2.57  22  22  11   0   2  164  134   51   47   10   48   43
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   12   9  2.59  24  24  14   0   7  191  180   67   55   11   42  151
Bill Singer (CAL)     15   5  2.65  24  24  12   0   1  193  156   63   57    8   74  156
Jim Colborn (MIL)     13   5  2.78  25  18  11   1   3  175  144   62   54   12   51   81
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      11  12  2.85  25  24  16   1   3  199  143   68   63   13  100  233
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)  12   8  2.89  23  23  11   0   3  168  150   67   54    9   48   65
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   6  2.91  22  21   9   1   3  161  131   58   52   11   63   86
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     18  14  2.98  32  31  17   0   4  248  233  102   82   17   56  142

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.90  28   0   0   5   0   52   33   12   11    5   14   27
Bob Reynolds           5   5  2.31  22   1   0   3   0   58   51   15   15    2   16   40
Dave McNally           8  11  2.57  22  22  11   0   2  164  134   51   47   10   48   43
Jim Palmer            10   6  2.91  22  21   9   1   3  161  131   58   52   11   63   86
Mike Cuellar           7   9  3.42  22  22   9   0   1  153  144   67   58   20   57   79
Jesse Jefferson        3   2  3.57   8   7   1   0   0   45   43   21   18    6   23   21
Doyle Alexander        6   4  3.71  18  15   5   0   0  102   92   46   42   11   33   42
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Eddie Watt             3   3  4.09  18   0   0   1   0   33   30   15   15    3   12   19
Don Hood               1   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    0    3
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              12   3  2.37  22  18  11   1   1  163  148   48   43    8   45   80
Roger Moret            3   0  2.48  14   2   1   1   1   58   49   19   16    1   26   40
Bob Veale              1   1  2.49  22   0   0  10   0   25   23    9    7    1    8   16
Bobby Bolin            3   2  2.96  20   0   0   4   0   27   24    9    9    3    7   18
John Curtis            8   8  3.09  23  19   7   0   3  146  144   60   50   12   55   70
Luis Tiant            12   9  3.77  22  22  13   0   0  162  135   70   68   22   49  122
Ray Culp               2   5  3.92   8   8   0   0   0   44   36   25   19    8   26   27
Marty Pattin           9  12  4.66  22  22   7   0   0  149  159   82   77   24   43   80
Craig Skok             0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0   11   13    9    8    0    4    7
Mike Garman            0   0  7.15   6   0   0   0   0   11   14   11    9    1    8    7
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

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Singer           15   5  2.65  24  24  12   0   1  193  156   63   57    8   74  156
Nolan Ryan            11  12  2.85  25  24  16   1   3  199  143   68   63   13  100  233
Dave Sells             4   2  3.12  31   0   0   8   0   40   41   16   14    1   20   19
Clyde Wright           8  12  3.17  23  23  10   0   1  159  163   66   56   13   51   46
Rudy May               6   7  3.23  20  18   7   0   4  128  114   52   46   13   41   93
Steve Barber           1   2  3.59  29   0   0   4   0   58   62   26   23    3   16   39
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  7.84   4   1   0   0   0   10   10    9    9    4    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
Ken Frailing           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    2
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.80   3   1   0   0   0   10    5    2    2    0    9    2
Cy Acosta              4   2  1.88  26   0   0   8   0   43   30   13    9    2   16   31
Terry Forster          2   3  2.11  34   0   0  14   0   81   68   21   19    2   41   68
Wilbur Wood           18  14  2.98  32  31  17   0   4  248  233  102   82   17   56  142
Stan Bahnsen          12   9  3.02  24  24   7   0   2  170  172   66   57    7   72   79
Bart Johnson           2   2  4.19  11   7   0   0   0   43   43   21   20    4   23   28
Steve Stone            4   7  4.39  22  13   2   1   0  111   98   55   54    9   57   80
Eddie Fisher           6   7  4.93  21  16   2   0   0   95  117   56   52   11   34   50
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  5.63   6   0   0   0   0   16   23   11   10    3    3    8
Rich Gossage           0   4  9.08  15   4   1   0   0   37   49   40   37    9   29   25
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  14  3.59  25  25  17   0   2  211  205   95   84   22   67  150
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.64  32   1   1   2   0   64   61   30   26    6   20   41
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.27  23   1   0   2   0   59   64   28   28    6   29   43
Dick Tidrow            7   9  4.54  25  24   5   0   2  149  148   82   75   14   51   70
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Dick Bosman            1   4  4.90  12  12   2   0   0   64   84   41   35    7   11   21
Brent Strom            1   9  4.97  24  15   1   0   0  105  122   66   58   17   36   77
Jerry Johnson          5   6  5.32  29   0   0   5   0   46   53   33   27    4   26   36
Milt Wilcox            6   5  5.71  17  12   1   0   0   88   91   57   56    9   39   51
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  7.59  13   1   0   2   0   21   24   18   18    4   11   11
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  1.58  36   0   0  21   0   57   35   10   10    3   18   53
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.53  10   0   0   1   0   21   21    6    6    0   11    9
Mickey Lolich          9   9  3.42  25  25  14   0   3  187  184   79   71   23   49  130
Mike Strahler          3   3  3.43  10   6   0   0   0   45   40   20   17    3   22   21
Joe Coleman           15   8  3.57  24  24   8   0   1  172  169   74   68   18   60  102
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.69  17   1   0   1   0   39   39   17   16    4   11   21
Jim Perry              9  10  3.73  23  23   6   0   1  147  148   65   61   14   37   50
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
Bob Miller             2   1  4.24   6   0   0   0   0   17   14    8    8    1    6    6
Bill Slayback          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Woodie Fryman          2   7  5.72  20  16   1   0   0   90  111   60   57   16   31   59
Fred Scherman          0   2  5.73  22   0   0   0   0   33   37   22   21    4   18   19
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
Joe Hoerner            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Doug Bird              1   3  3.27  22   0   0   6   0   44   36   16   16    4   18   41
Paul Splittorff       12   5  3.50  21  21   9   0   1  159  156   72   62   12   44   65
Dick Drago            11   9  3.64  24  23  10   0   1  171  190   81   69   12   52   85
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.83  25   3   1   3   0   85   85   44   36    6   43   32
Ken Wright             5   4  3.91  21  10   1   0   0   71   53   35   31    5   70   66
Gene Garber            8   6  4.15  30   5   3   9   0   82   89   40   38   10   19   35
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    2    1    0
Steve Busby            7  10  4.72  22  22   5   0   1  135  143   76   71   13   63  100
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
Steve Mingori          0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    8   14    6    6    1    4    1
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
Carlos Velazquez       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    2    0
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  1.45  14   8   4   4   0   75   46   14   12    2   42   46
Jim Colborn           13   5  2.78  25  18  11   1   3  175  144   62   54   12   51   81
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Skip Lockwood          5   5  3.19  26   6   0   0   0   96   97   40   34    4   31   53
Jim Slaton             7   7  3.45  21  21   6   0   2  146  146   66   56   13   54   66
Jerry Bell             7   8  4.16  24  19   6   1   0  130  130   72   60   13   63   41
Frank Linzy            2   6  4.36  35   0   0  13   0   43   45   26   21    5   16   15
Bill Champion          2   5  4.43  24   3   0   0   0   65   71   32   32    6   36   36
Chris Short            3   3  4.47  21   7   0   1   0   56   64   28   28    4   29   31
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
Ray Corbin             3   5  2.55  29   2   0  11   0   74   59   25   21    1   30   40
Bert Blyleven         12   9  2.59  24  24  14   0   7  191  180   67   55   11   42  151
Eddie Bane             0   2  3.28   4   4   0   0   0   25   26    9    9    3    9   11
Jim Kaat              10   9  3.50  23  22   7   0   2  159  166   73   62   19   33   80
Dick Woodson           9   4  3.65  17  17   3   0   2  106  103   48   43    8   48   43
Bill Hands             5   7  4.40  18  14   3   0   1   94  101   54   46   12   22   42
Joe Decker             4   5  4.47  15  10   3   0   1   87   89   44   43    7   40   54
Bill Campbell          0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    2
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
Sam McDowell           5   1  1.55   6   6   1   0   1   41   23    8    7    0   28   34
Fred Beene             5   0  1.58  14   3   0   1   0   63   49   15   11    2   14   37
Sparky Lyle            3   5  1.94  37   0   0  25   0   65   46   18   14    3   12   50
Lindy McDaniel         6   3  2.53  30   1   1   7   0   93   86   29   26    5   35   58
Mel Stottlemyre       12   8  2.89  23  23  11   0   3  168  150   67   54    9   48   65
Doc Medich             7   5  3.08  20  20   5   0   1  134  126   49   46   12   33   83
Pat Dobson             6   3  3.44   9   8   3   0   0   55   53   25   21    4   18   31
Fritz Peterson         7  10  3.84  21  21   4   0   0  129  142   64   55   15   38   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         3   5  1.26  33   2   0  10   0   78   59   23   11    3   25   68
Ken Holtzman          14   9  2.24  24  24  13   0   3  189  156   54   47   14   41  103
Horacio Pina           5   3  2.60  25   0   0   4   0   52   35   19   15    5   19   31
Darold Knowles         2   4  2.68  28   0   0   6   0   40   30   15   12    2   18   19
Catfish Hunter        15   3  3.32  25  25  10   0   3  184  164   75   68   27   44   93
Dave Hamilton          5   3  3.45  10  10   1   0   0   60   56   26   23    7   18   30
Vida Blue              8   5  3.63  20  20   5   0   1  136  116   63   55   13   56   75
Paul Lindblad          0   1  3.99  19   0   0   1   0   38   42   21   17    5   14   18
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Blue Moon Odom         2   9  5.90  16  15   2   0   0   79   81   57   52    9   38   43

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Durham             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Sonny Siebert          6   6  2.10  12  12   1   0   1   77   70   31   18    6   17   46
Jackie Brown           0   1  2.16   2   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    2    6
Jim Bibby              3   4  2.76  10   7   4   1   1   59   37   22   18    5   26   51
Bill Gogolewski        2   3  3.33  33   0   0   6   0   84   78   35   31    8   31   57
Jim Merritt            3   5  4.00  21  11   4   0   0   88  102   44   39   10   17   35
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
David Clyde            1   3  4.40   5   5   0   0   0   29   31   17   14    2   14   28
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   4  5.73  13   7   2   0   0   55   54   39   35    6   34   20
Pete Broberg           4   7  5.76  18  16   4   0   0   95  105   63   61    8   54   39
Mike Paul              4   4  5.99  30   9   1   2   0   68   89   51   45    9   29   39
Charlie Hudson         2   0  6.00  12   0   0   1   0   24   24   16   16    1   10   16
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)            18
  J. Coleman (DET)         15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  B. Lee (BOS)             12
  P. Splittorff (KC)       12

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  M. Pattin (BOS)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  C. Wright (CAL)          12
  D. McNally (BAL)         11
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  J. Perry (DET)           10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          9

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  B. Singer (CAL)          12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  B. Lee (BOS)             11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             25
  J. Hiller (DET)          21
  T. Forster (CHI)         14
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  R. Corbin (MIN)          11
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  B. Veale (BOS)           10
  G. Garber (KC)            9
  C. Acosta (CHI)           8
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  R. May (CAL)              4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Colborn (MIL)          3
  J. Curtis (BOS)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         247.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        210.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         199.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       193.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     191.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     189.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       187.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       184.1
  J. Colborn (MIL)      174.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      171.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           233
  G. Perry (CLE)          205
  D. Drago (KC)           190
  M. Lolich (DET)         184
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       180
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        172
  J. Coleman (DET)        169
  J. Kaat (MIN)           166
  C. Hunter (OAK)         164
  C. Wright (CAL)         163

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           102
  G. Perry (CLE)           95
  M. Pattin (BOS)          82
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          82
  D. Drago (KC)            81
  M. Lolich (DET)          79
  S. Busby (KC)            76
  C. Hunter (OAK)          75
  J. Coleman (DET)         74
  J. Kaat (MIN)            73

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          24
  M. Lolich (DET)          23
  G. Perry (CLE)           22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         20
  J. Kaat (MIN)            19
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  B. Strom (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  B. Singer (CAL)          74
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         72
  K. Wright (KC)           70
  G. Perry (CLE)           67
  J. Bell (MIL)            63
  S. Busby (KC)            63
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  J. Coleman (DET)         60
  B. Parsons (MIL)         58

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           233
  B. Singer (CAL)         156
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       151
  G. Perry (CLE)          150
  W. Wood (CHI)           142
  M. Lolich (DET)         130
  L. Tiant (BOS)          122
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       103
  J. Coleman (DET)        102
  S. Busby (KC)           100

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