Monday July 23, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 23, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        57  44  3.05  101  27  34   884   832  352  300   58  284  438
Baltimore       51  41  3.08   92  36  12   837   717  313  286   81  282  395
Oakland         56  42  3.14   98  33  21   883   764  361  308   89  279  493
California      48  48  3.28   96  45  14   862   774  353  314   57  353  619
Boston          52  44  3.58   96  39  18   851   822  381  339   89  303  503
Milwaukee       49  50  3.66  103  27  22   907   870  426  369   69  412  423
Chicago         49  49  3.72   98  29  24   882   874  413  365   66  357  527
Minnesota       49  47  3.74   96  31  21   861   883  401  358   77  276  492
Detroit         49  48  3.74   97  30  25   868   859  392  361   94  280  507
Kansas City     55  46  4.17  101  30  22   897   919  459  416   78  397  497
Texas           34  61  4.61   95  19  17   833   872  500  427   80  376  461
Cleveland       35  63  4.74   98  27  12   889   953  521  468  107  346  544

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    15   9  2.23  25  25  14   0   3  198  168   56   49   14   42  107
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   12   9  2.59  24  24  14   0   7  191  180   67   55   11   42  151
Dave McNally (BAL)     9  11  2.61  23  23  11   0   2  172  143   54   50   11   50   48
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   4  2.63  23  19  11   1   1  168  157   56   49    9   46   81
Bill Singer (CAL)     15   5  2.65  24  24  12   0   1  193  156   63   57    8   74  156
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      11  12  2.85  25  24  16   1   3  199  143   68   63   13  100  233
Jim Palmer (BAL)      11   6  2.86  23  22  10   1   3  170  139   60   54   12   67   91
Jim Colborn (MIL)     13   5  2.88  26  19  11   1   3  181  155   66   58   12   51   83
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     18  14  2.98  32  31  17   0   4  248  233  102   82   17   56  142
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    13   9  2.99  25  25   7   0   2  178  175   68   59    7   78   81

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.87  29   0   0   6   0   53   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           9  11  2.61  23  23  11   0   2  172  143   54   50   11   50   48
Jim Palmer            11   6  2.86  23  22  10   1   3  170  139   60   54   12   67   91
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
Roger Moret            3   0  2.45  15   2   1   2   1   59   49   19   16    1   26   41
Bob Veale              1   1  2.49  22   0   0  10   0   25   23    9    7    1    8   16
Bill Lee              12   4  2.63  23  19  11   1   1  168  157   56   49    9   46   81
Bobby Bolin            3   2  2.76  21   0   0   4   0   29   25    9    9    3    8   20
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          10  12  4.53  23  23   7   0   0  157  168   84   79   25   49   82
Craig Skok             0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0   11   13    9    8    0    4    7
Mike Garman            0   0  7.43   7   0   0   0   0   13   19   13   11    1   10    8
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
Aurelio Monteagudo     0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
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  3.07  32   0   0   8   0   41   41   16   14    1   21   19
Clyde Wright           8  13  3.28  24  24  10   0   1  167  173   71   61   13   56   48
Rudy May               6   8  3.49  21  19   7   0   4  131  118   58   51   14   44   94
Steve Barber           1   2  3.54  30   0   0   4   0   61   64   27   24    3   16   41
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  8.18   5   1   0   0   0   11   11   10   10    4    6    4
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  2.06  36   0   0  15   0   83   69   21   19    2   41   70
Wilbur Wood           18  14  2.98  32  31  17   0   4  248  233  102   82   17   56  142
Stan Bahnsen          13   9  2.99  25  25   7   0   2  178  175   68   59    7   78   81
Bart Johnson           2   2  4.19  11   7   0   0   0   43   43   21   20    4   23   28
Steve Stone            4   8  4.28  23  14   2   1   0  118  106   57   56    9   60   84
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  4.51  26  24   5   0   2  152  150   83   76   15   52   73
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Dick Bosman            1   5  4.93  13  13   2   0   0   69   91   45   38    9   14   23
Brent Strom            1   9  4.97  24  15   1   0   0  105  122   66   58   17   36   77
Jerry Johnson          5   6  5.29  30   0   0   5   0   48   54   34   28    5   27   38
Milt Wilcox            6   6  5.87  18  13   1   0   0   89   93   59   58    9   40   52
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  7.20  14   1   0   2   0   25   26   20   20    5   14   15
Mike Kekich            0   2  8.35   8   2   0   0   0   18   30   21   17    3   14    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   3  1.52  37   0   0  21   0   65   40   11   11    3   21   63
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.53  10   0   0   1   0   21   21    6    6    0   11    9
Mike Strahler          3   3  3.43  10   6   0   0   0   45   40   20   17    3   22   21
Mickey Lolich          9  10  3.46  26  26  15   0   3  195  193   83   75   25   49  136
Joe Coleman           15   8  3.60  25  25   8   0   1  173  173   77   69   18   61  104
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  4.15   7   0   0   0   0   17   15    8    8    1    6    7
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   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Doug Bird              2   3  3.06  24   0   0   7   0   47   38   16   16    4   18   44
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             6   4  4.00  22  11   1   0   0   79   57   39   35    6   75   72
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  4.73  23  23   5   0   1  143  152   81   75   15   65  106
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   2  1.35  18   8   4   4   0   80   52   20   12    4   42   50
Jim Colborn           13   5  2.88  26  19  11   1   3  181  155   66   58   12   51   83
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   8  3.58  22  22   6   0   2  153  154   71   61   14   59   71
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  2.54  30   2   0  12   0   74   59   25   21    1   30   41
Bert Blyleven         12   9  2.59  24  24  14   0   7  191  180   67   55   11   42  151
Dick Woodson           9   5  3.63  18  18   4   0   2  114  113   51   46   10   51   45
Jim Kaat              11   9  3.63  24  23   7   0   2  166  177   78   67   21   34   83
Eddie Bane             0   2  3.71   5   4   0   0   0   27   30   11   11    3    9   13
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
Fred Beene             5   0  1.47  15   3   0   1   0   67   50   15   11    2   16   39
Sam McDowell           5   1  1.55   6   6   1   0   1   41   23    8    7    0   28   34
Sparky Lyle            3   5  1.91  38   0   0  26   0   66   46   18   14    3   12   51
Lindy McDaniel         6   3  2.53  30   1   1   7   0   93   86   29   26    5   35   58
Mel Stottlemyre       12   9  3.02  24  24  11   0   3  173  157   71   58    9   51   67
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         8  10  3.61  22  22   4   0   0  137  146   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          15   9  2.23  25  25  14   0   3  198  168   56   49   14   42  107
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              9   5  3.53  21  21   6   0   1  145  119   65   57   15   57   82
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           2   1  2.40   4   0   0   0   0   15   10    4    4    1    5   11
Jim Bibby              3   4  2.64  11   8   4   1   1   65   44   23   19    6   29   53
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  4.37   6   6   0   0   0   35   37   20   17    3   15   34
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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  B. Lee (BOS)             12
  P. Splittorff (KC)       12

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  C. Wright (CAL)          13
  M. Pattin (BOS)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  D. McNally (BAL)         11
  D. Bosman (CLE)          10
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  J. Perry (DET)           10

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  B. Singer (CAL)          12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  B. Lee (BOS)             11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  J. Hiller (DET)          21
  T. Forster (CHI)         15
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  R. Corbin (MIN)          12
  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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     198.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       195.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       193.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     191.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       184.1
  J. Colborn (MIL)      181.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      177.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           233
  G. Perry (CLE)          205
  M. Lolich (DET)         193
  D. Drago (KC)           190
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       180
  J. Kaat (MIN)           177
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        175
  J. Coleman (DET)        173
  C. Wright (CAL)         173
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       168

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           102
  G. Perry (CLE)           95
  M. Pattin (BOS)          84
  M. Lolich (DET)          83
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          83
  S. Busby (KC)            81
  D. Drago (KC)            81
  J. Kaat (MIN)            78
  J. Coleman (DET)         77
  C. Hunter (OAK)          75

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  M. Lolich (DET)          25
  M. Pattin (BOS)          25
  G. Perry (CLE)           22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  J. Kaat (MIN)            21
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         20
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  B. Strom (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         78
  K. Wright (KC)           75
  B. Singer (CAL)          74
  J. Palmer (BAL)          67
  G. Perry (CLE)           67
  S. Busby (KC)            65
  J. Bell (MIL)            63
  J. Coleman (DET)         61
  S. Stone (CHI)           60

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           233
  B. Singer (CAL)         156
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       151
  G. Perry (CLE)          150
  W. Wood (CHI)           142
  M. Lolich (DET)         136
  L. Tiant (BOS)          122
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       107
  S. Busby (KC)           106
  J. Coleman (DET)        104

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