Friday July 27, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 27, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        59  44  3.04  103  27  34   905   846  358  306   58  289  444
Baltimore       54  42  3.05   96  37  12   873   750  325  296   84  292  418
Oakland         56  45  3.23  101  33  21   908   795  381  326   93  288  509
California      48  51  3.37   99  45  14   886   805  373  332   61  370  629
Boston          52  46  3.61   98  39  18   867   840  391  348   93  311  512
Milwaukee       49  52  3.66  106  28  22   927   891  434  377   70  417  424
Chicago         50  51  3.68  101  30  25   909   897  420  372   67  367  540
Minnesota       52  47  3.70   99  32  22   889   906  409  366   79  286  509
Detroit         51  48  3.74   99  30  25   886   880  399  368   97  287  517
Kansas City     57  47  4.10  104  32  22   925   935  467  422   79  410  509
Texas           37  61  4.50   98  21  18   860   889  503  430   81  388  482
Cleveland       36  66  4.79  102  27  13   922   993  547  491  110  358  563

 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)   13   9  2.57  25  25  15   0   7  200  187   69   57   11   43  160
Dave McNally (BAL)     9  11  2.66  24  24  11   0   2  173  146   55   51   11   50   48
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   5  2.67  24  20  11   1   1  175  164   60   52   10   49   83
Jim Palmer (BAL)      12   6  2.72  24  23  11   1   4  179  140   60   54   12   70   96
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
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           6   5  2.17  24   1   0   3   0   66   60   18   16    2   17   46
Dave McNally           9  11  2.66  24  24  11   0   2  173  146   55   51   11   50   48
Jim Palmer            12   6  2.72  24  23  11   1   4  179  140   60   54   12   70   96
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
Jesse Jefferson        3   2  3.72   9   8   1   0   0   48   49   23   20    8   25   23
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  23   0   0  10   0   25   25    9    7    1    8   16
Bill Lee              12   5  2.67  24  20  11   1   1  175  164   60   52   10   49   83
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  7.07   8   0   0   0   0   14   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
Steve Barber           1   2  3.44  32   0   0   4   0   65   70   28   25    3   19   42
Clyde Wright           8  14  3.49  25  25  10   0   1  170  178   76   66   15   59   49
Rudy May               6   8  3.49  21  19   7   0   4  131  118   58   51   14   44   94
Aurelio Monteagudo     0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    1    2    2    1    4    1
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  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
Cy Acosta              4   2  2.15  27   0   0   9   0   46   31   15   11    3   18   32
Terry Forster          2   4  2.21  37   0   0  15   0   85   72   23   21    2   44   71
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
Steve Stone            4   8  4.03  24  15   2   1   0  125  112   57   56    9   61   90
Bart Johnson           2   2  4.19  11   7   0   0   0   43   43   21   20    4   23   28
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
Mike Jackson           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
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
Dick Tidrow            8   9  4.46  27  25   5   0   2  159  156   87   79   15   53   78
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.48  24   1   0   2   0   62   70   31   31    6   30   45
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Jerry Johnson          5   6  4.97  31   0   0   5   0   51   55   34   28    5   27   39
Brent Strom            1  10  4.99  25  16   1   0   0  110  127   71   61   17   41   82
Dick Bosman            1   6  5.40  14  14   2   0   0   73  100   51   44   10   15   25
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            6   3  1.55  39   0   0  21   0   70   42   12   12    3   21   67
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
Jim Perry              9  10  3.66  24  24   6   0   1  153  156   66   62   15   40   50
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.69  17   1   0   1   0   39   39   17   16    4   11   21
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
Steve Busby            8  10  4.48  24  24   6   0   1  153  156   82   76   15   67  111
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    2    1    0
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   2  1.32  20   8   4   4   0   82   54   20   12    4   42   50
Carlos Velazquez       0   1  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    9   10    2    2    0    3    0
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  3.79  23  23   6   0   2  157  159   76   66   15   60   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         13   9  2.57  25  25  15   0   7  200  187   69   57   11   43  160
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         7   3  2.45  31   1   1   7   0   99   88   30   27    5   37   61
Pat Dobson             6   3  2.86  10   9   3   0   0   66   58   25   21    4   20   33
Doc Medich             7   5  3.08  20  20   5   0   1  134  126   49   46   12   33   83
Mel Stottlemyre       12   9  3.24  25  25  11   0   3  175  164   76   63    9   52   67
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  1.56  35   2   0  10   0   81   65   27   14    4   27   72
Ken Holtzman          15   9  2.32  26  26  14   0   3  206  176   60   53   15   43  109
Darold Knowles         2   4  2.44  30   0   0   6   0   44   31   15   12    2   20   22
Horacio Pina           5   3  2.65  26   0   0   4   0   54   36   20   16    6   19   32
Catfish Hunter        15   3  3.32  25  25  10   0   3  184  164   75   68   27   44   93
Vida Blue              9   6  3.60  22  22   6   0   1  152  129   70   61   15   60   86
Paul Lindblad          0   1  3.89  20   0   0   1   0   39   42   21   17    5   14   19
Dave Hamilton          5   4  4.30  11  11   1   0   0   61   61   32   29    8   19   31
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            4   5  3.82  22  12   5   0   0   97  112   46   41   11   17   39
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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  P. Splittorff (KC)       13
  B. Lee (BOS)             12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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
  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. Blyleven (MIN)     200.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       194.0
  J. Colborn (MIL)      192.1
  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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       187
  J. Kaat (MIN)           183
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        182
  C. Wright (CAL)         178
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       176
  J. Coleman (DET)        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
  S. Busby (KC)            82
  J. Kaat (MIN)            82
  J. Coleman (DET)         77
  J. Slaton (MIL)          76

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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          70
  G. Perry (CLE)           68
  S. Busby (KC)            67
  J. Bell (MIL)            63
  J. Coleman (DET)         61
  S. Stone (CHI)           61

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           236
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       160
  B. Singer (CAL)         157
  G. Perry (CLE)          153
  W. Wood (CHI)           144
  M. Lolich (DET)         142
  L. Tiant (BOS)          127
  S. Busby (KC)           111
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       109
  J. Coleman (DET)        104


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