Thursday July 26, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 26, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        58  44  3.01  102  27  34   896   837  352  300   58  286  441
Baltimore       52  42  3.10   94  36  12   855   738  323  294   82  287  408
Oakland         56  44  3.19  100  33  21   900   786  373  319   91  285  502
California      48  50  3.35   98  45  14   878   796  368  327   59  362  628
Boston          52  45  3.61   97  39  18   859   831  387  345   92  308  510
Milwaukee       49  51  3.63  104  28  22   918   879  427  370   69  415  424
Chicago         50  50  3.70  100  30  25   899   888  418  370   67  363  533
Minnesota       51  47  3.72   98  31  22   880   899  407  364   79  285  500
Detroit         50  48  3.76   98  30  25   877   870  397  366   96  284  513
Kansas City     56  47  4.14  103  31  22   915   931  466  421   79  408  504
Texas           36  61  4.53   97  20  18   851   879  501  428   80  388  478
Cleveland       36  64  4.76  100  27  13   906   971  533  479  109  351  552

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    15   9  2.32  26  26  14   0   3  206  176   60   53   15   43  109
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   12   9  2.59  24  24  14   0   7  191  180   67   55   11   42  151
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   4  2.63  23  19  11   1   1  168  157   56   49    9   46   81
Dave McNally (BAL)     9  11  2.66  24  24  11   0   2  173  146   55   51   11   50   48
Jim Colborn (MIL)     13   6  2.76  27  20  12   1   3  192  164   67   59   12   54   84
Bill Singer (CAL)     15   6  2.83  25  25  12   0   1  194  161   68   61    9   75  157
Jim Palmer (BAL)      11   6  2.86  23  22  10   1   3  170  139   60   54   12   67   91
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    13  10  2.91  26  26   8   0   2  186  182   69   60    7   79   84
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      11  13  2.94  26  25  16   1   3  205  149   72   67   13  101  236
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     19  14  2.98  33  32  17   0   4  254  239  104   84   17   59  144

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Hood               2   0  1.69   3   0   0   0   0   11    6    2    2    0    1    5
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.80  30   0   0   6   0   55   35   12   11    5   14   29
Bob Reynolds           5   5  2.39  23   1   0   3   0   60   55   18   16    2   17   43
Dave McNally           9  11  2.66  24  24  11   0   2  173  146   55   51   11   50   48
Jim Palmer            11   6  2.86  23  22  10   1   3  170  139   60   54   12   67   91
Jesse Jefferson        3   2  3.57   8   7   1   0   0   45   43   21   18    6   23   21
Mike Cuellar           7  10  3.61  23  23   9   0   1  155  149   71   62   20   60   81
Doyle Alexander        6   4  3.71  18  15   5   0   0  102   92   46   42   11   33   42
Eddie Watt             3   3  4.03  19   0   0   1   0   38   35   17   17    4   12   23
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
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
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
Roger Moret            3   0  2.80  16   2   1   2   1   61   52   22   19    3   29   43
Bobby Bolin            3   3  3.00  22   0   0   4   0   30   27   10   10    4    9   20
John Curtis            8   8  3.09  23  19   7   0   3  146  144   60   50   12   55   70
Luis Tiant            12   9  3.76  23  23  13   0   0  167  139   72   70   22   50  127
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
Bill Singer           15   6  2.83  25  25  12   0   1  194  161   68   61    9   75  157
Nolan Ryan            11  13  2.94  26  25  16   1   3  205  149   72   67   13  101  236
Dave Sells             4   2  3.00  33   0   0   8   0   45   43   17   15    1   25   21
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  3.65  31   0   0   4   0   62   66   28   25    3   16   42
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
Aurelio Monteagudo     0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    2    2    1    2    1
Dick Lange             1   0  6.91   6   1   0   0   0   14   17   12   11    4    7    5
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
Terry Forster          2   3  2.06  36   0   0  15   0   83   69   21   19    2   41   70
Cy Acosta              4   2  2.15  27   0   0   9   0   46   31   15   11    3   18   32
Stan Bahnsen          13  10  2.91  26  26   8   0   2  186  182   69   60    7   79   84
Wilbur Wood           19  14  2.98  33  32  17   0   4  254  239  104   84   17   59  144
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
Tom Hilgendorf         4   3  3.56  33   1   1   3   0   66   61   30   26    6   21   41
Gaylord Perry          8  15  3.79  26  26  17   0   2  216  213  102   91   24   68  153
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.27  23   1   0   2   0   59   64   28   28    6   29   43
Dick Tidrow            8   9  4.46  27  25   5   0   2  159  156   87   79   15   53   78
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  6.83  15   1   0   2   0   28   30   21   21    5   16   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            5   3  1.50  38   0   0  21   0   66   40   11   11    3   21   63
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.38  11   0   0   1   0   23   21    6    6    0   13    9
Mike Strahler          3   3  3.43  10   6   0   0   0   45   40   20   17    3   22   21
Mickey Lolich          9  10  3.56  27  27  15   0   3  202  204   88   80   27   51  142
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       13   5  3.31  22  22  10   0   2  168  159   72   62   12   47   70
Dick Drago            11  10  3.75  25  24  10   0   1  178  197   87   74   13   58   86
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
Steve Mingori          0   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0   10   16    7    6    1    6    2
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
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   6  2.76  27  20  12   1   3  192  164   67   59   12   54   84
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
Bill Campbell          0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    2    6
Ray Corbin             4   5  2.52  32   2   0  13   0   75   59   25   21    1   31   41
Bert Blyleven         12   9  2.59  24  24  14   0   7  191  180   67   55   11   42  151
Dick Woodson          10   5  3.45  19  19   4   0   2  123  118   52   47   10   56   47
Eddie Bane             0   2  3.58   6   4   0   0   0   28   30   11   11    3   10   14
Jim Kaat              11   9  3.80  25  24   7   0   2  168  183   82   71   23   35   84
Bill Hands             5   7  4.39  19  14   3   0   1   94  102   54   46   12   22   42
Joe Decker             4   5  4.47  15  10   3   0   1   87   89   44   43    7   40   54
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            4   5  1.88  39   0   0  26   0   67   46   18   14    3   12   52
Lindy McDaniel         6   3  2.53  30   1   1   7   0   93   86   29   26    5   35   58
Pat Dobson             6   3  2.86  10   9   3   0   0   66   58   25   21    4   20   33
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
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   6  1.58  34   2   0  10   0   80   63   26   14    4   27   70
Ken Holtzman          15   9  2.32  26  26  14   0   3  206  176   60   53   15   43  109
Horacio Pina           5   3  2.60  25   0   0   4   0   52   35   19   15    5   19   31
Darold Knowles         2   4  2.61  29   0   0   6   0   41   30   15   12    2   18   20
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   6  3.60  22  22   6   0   1  152  129   70   61   15   60   86
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  2.12   5   0   0   1   0   17   12    4    4    1    6   13
Jim Bibby              4   4  2.44  12   9   5   1   1   74   46   24   20    6   37   63
Bill Gogolewski        2   3  3.33  33   0   0   6   0   84   78   35   31    8   31   57
David Clyde            2   3  3.64   7   7   0   0   0   42   40   20   17    3   18   39
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
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)            19
  J. Coleman (DET)         15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  P. Splittorff (KC)       13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  B. Lee (BOS)             12

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  C. Wright (CAL)          13
  M. Pattin (BOS)          12
  D. McNally (BAL)         11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  D. Bosman (CLE)          10
  S. Busby (KC)            10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         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
  J. Colborn (MIL)         12
  B. Singer (CAL)          12
  B. Lee (BOS)             11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  J. Hiller (DET)          21
  T. Forster (CHI)         15
  R. Corbin (MIN)          13
  F. Linzy (MIL)           13
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  B. Veale (BOS)           10
  C. Acosta (CHI)           9
  G. Garber (KC)            9
  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)         253.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        216.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     205.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         205.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       202.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       194.0
  J. Colborn (MIL)      192.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     191.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      185.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       184.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           239
  G. Perry (CLE)          213
  M. Lolich (DET)         204
  D. Drago (KC)           197
  J. Kaat (MIN)           183
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        182
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       180
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       176
  J. Coleman (DET)        173
  C. Wright (CAL)         173

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           104
  G. Perry (CLE)          102
  M. Lolich (DET)          88
  D. Drago (KC)            87
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          87
  M. Pattin (BOS)          84
  J. Kaat (MIN)            82
  S. Busby (KC)            81
  J. Coleman (DET)         77
  C. Hunter (OAK)          75

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  M. Lolich (DET)          27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          25
  G. Perry (CLE)           24
  J. Kaat (MIN)            23
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         20
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  B. Strom (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           101
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         79
  B. Singer (CAL)          75
  K. Wright (KC)           75
  G. Perry (CLE)           68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          67
  S. Busby (KC)            65
  J. Bell (MIL)            63
  J. Coleman (DET)         61
  V. Blue (OAK)            60

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           236
  B. Singer (CAL)         157
  G. Perry (CLE)          153
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       151
  W. Wood (CHI)           144
  M. Lolich (DET)         142
  L. Tiant (BOS)          127
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       109
  S. Busby (KC)           106
  J. Coleman (DET)        104


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