Sunday July 29, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 29, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       54  44  3.07   98  38  12   891   770  336  304   86  295  424
New York        59  47  3.13  106  28  34   929   879  376  323   60  303  459
Oakland         58  46  3.22  104  33  22   935   817  392  335   97  299  523
California      49  53  3.48  102  45  14   913   845  395  353   63  385  640
Milwaukee       52  52  3.65  110  29  25   957   926  445  388   70  423  431
Boston          53  48  3.67  101  39  19   892   871  409  364   95  325  527
Detroit         53  48  3.71  101  31  26   904   898  404  373   98  290  523
Chicago         51  52  3.72  103  30  26   926   920  432  383   67  375  554
Minnesota       53  48  3.74  101  32  23   907   929  422  377   82  293  526
Kansas City     59  48  4.21  107  33  22   954   976  492  446   84  424  521
Texas           38  63  4.48  101  22  18   885   914  516  441   83  408  497
Cleveland       38  67  4.74  105  29  13   949  1018  558  500  111  369  574

 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
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  27  26  16   1   3  211  157   74   69   13  102  239
Bill Singer (CAL)     15   7  3.02  26  26  12   0   1  200  170   74   67   11   79  160
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     20  14  3.11  34  33  17   0   4  260  250  110   90   17   61  150

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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  11  3.57  24  24  10   0   1  164  158   74   65   21   61   84
Eddie Watt             3   3  3.64  20   0   0   1   0   42   37   17   17    4   13   23
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
Don Hood               2   1  4.02   4   1   0   0   0   16   15   10    7    1    2    8
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  2.67  17   2   1   3   1   64   53   22   19    3   29   45
Bobby Bolin            3   3  3.00  22   0   0   4   0   30   27   10   10    4    9   20
John Curtis            9   8  3.20  24  20   7   0   3  152  155   64   54   13   57   71
Luis Tiant            12   9  3.76  23  23  13   0   0  167  139   72   70   22   50  127
Ray Culp               2   6  4.38   9   9   0   0   0   49   43   31   24    9   32   32
Marty Pattin          10  13  4.68  24  24   7   0   0  163  178   91   85   25   52   84
Craig Skok             0   0  5.54   4   0   0   0   0   13   13    9    8    0    4   12
Mike Garman            0   0  6.89   9   0   0   0   0   16   21   14   12    1   13    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
Nolan Ryan            11  13  2.94  27  26  16   1   3  211  157   74   69   13  102  239
Bill Singer           15   7  3.02  26  26  12   0   1  200  170   74   67   11   79  160
Dave Sells             4   2  3.04  35   0   0   8   0   47   47   18   16    1   27   22
Clyde Wright           8  14  3.49  25  25  10   0   1  170  178   76   66   15   59   49
Rudy May               6   9  3.72  23  20   7   0   4  135  125   63   56   14   48   96
Steve Barber           1   2  3.82  33   0   0   4   0   66   73   31   28    3   19   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     1   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0   13    9    7    6    1    8    2
Dick Lange             1   0  6.75   7   1   0   0   0   15   18   12   11    4    7    6
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    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  2.05  28   0   0  10   0   48   33   15   11    3   19   34
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           20  14  3.11  34  33  17   0   4  260  250  110   90   17   61  150
Steve Stone            4   8  4.03  24  15   2   1   0  125  112   57   56    9   61   90
Bart Johnson           2   3  4.40  12   8   0   0   0   47   47   25   23    4   26   33
Eddie Fisher           6   7  4.84  22  16   2   0   0   97  117   56   52   11   34   51
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
Dave Baldwin           0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    0    2    0
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  3.51  34   1   1   3   0   67   61   30   26    6   21   41
Gaylord Perry          9  15  3.72  27  27  18   0   2  225  220  104   93   25   70  154
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.41  25   1   0   2   0   67   76   33   33    6   32   45
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
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
Tom Timmerman          2   2  5.65  16   2   1   2   0   37   34   23   23    5   21   22
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
Mike Kekich            0   3  8.44   9   3   0   0   0   21   38   26   20    3   16    8
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          4   3  3.35  11   7   1   0   0   54   50   23   20    3   25   22
Joe Coleman           16   8  3.54  26  26   8   0   1  181  180   79   71   19   61  109
Mickey Lolich          9  10  3.56  27  27  15   0   3  202  204   88   80   27   51  142
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  3.93   8   0   0   1   0   18   16    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
Al Fitzmorris          2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   1   15   14    3    3    2    4    0
Joe Hoerner            1   0  2.70   5   0   0   1   0    3    5    1    1    0    1    2
Doug Bird              2   3  3.14  25   0   0   7   0   52   42   18   18    5   19   46
Paul Splittorff       13   5  3.31  22  22  10   0   2  168  159   72   62   12   47   70
Dick Drago            11  10  3.82  26  25  10   0   1  184  206   91   78   14   60   88
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  4.34  26   3   1   3   0   85   90   49   41    6   44   33
Steve Busby            8  10  4.48  24  24   6   0   1  153  156   82   76   15   67  111
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   18    7    6    1    6    4
Ken Wright             6   5  4.54  23  12   1   0   0   79   60   44   40    6   77   74
Gene Garber            8   6  4.64  31   5   3   9   0   87   98   48   45   13   23   37
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
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       1   1  1.42   3   0   0   0   0   13   13    2    2    0    3    0
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   2  1.65  22   8   4   6   0   87   62   24   16    4   44   52
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  3.42  27   7   0   0   0  100  107   44   38    4   33   55
Jim Slaton             7   8  3.79  23  23   6   0   2  157  159   76   66   15   60   71
Jerry Bell             8   8  4.02  25  20   7   1   0  139  138   74   62   13   63   42
Bill Champion          3   5  4.15  25   3   0   0   0   69   73   32   32    6   37   38
Frank Linzy            2   6  4.27  36   1   0  13   0   46   49   27   22    5   16   15
Chris Short            3   3  4.42  22   7   0   2   0   57   64   28   28    4   30   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  2.45   4   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    1    2   11
Bert Blyleven         13   9  2.57  25  25  15   0   7  200  187   69   57   11   43  160
Ray Corbin             4   5  2.62  33   2   0  13   0   76   61   26   22    2   31   41
Dick Woodson          10   5  3.45  19  19   4   0   2  123  118   52   47   10   56   47
Eddie Bane             0   2  3.49   8   4   0   1   0   28   30   11   11    3   10   15
Jim Kaat              11   9  3.80  25  24   7   0   2  168  183   82   71   23   35   84
Bill Hands             5   7  4.31  20  14   3   0   1   96  103   54   46   12   25   45
Joe Decker             5   5  4.37  16  11   3   0   1   95   98   48   46    7   42   59
Dave Goltz             3   1  5.46  23   2   0   1   0   61   75   38   37    9   23   39
Ken Sanders            2   4  6.09  27   0   0   8   0   44   53   31   30    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
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
Sam McDowell           5   2  2.49   7   7   1   0   1   47   30   14   13    1   32   37
Pat Dobson             6   3  2.86  10   9   3   0   0   66   58   25   21    4   20   33
Mel Stottlemyre       12   9  3.24  25  25  11   0   3  175  164   76   63    9   52   67
Doc Medich             7   6  3.31  22  21   5   0   1  139  136   54   51   13   37   90
Steve Kline            4   6  3.56  13  12   2   0   1   73   74   35   29    4   29   19
Fritz Peterson         8  11  3.79  23  23   5   0   0  145  159   71   61   15   43   44
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  1.61  36   2   0  10   0   84   66   28   15    5   27   75
Darold Knowles         3   4  2.20  31   0   0   6   0   49   33   15   12    2   21   25
Ken Holtzman          15   9  2.32  26  26  14   0   3  206  176   60   53   15   43  109
Horacio Pina           5   3  2.53  27   0   0   5   0   57   38   20   16    6   20   32
Catfish Hunter        15   3  3.32  25  25  10   0   3  184  164   75   68   27   44   93
Paul Lindblad          0   2  3.57  21   1   0   1   0   45   46   23   18    6   18   22
Vida Blue              9   6  3.60  22  22   6   0   1  152  129   70   61   15   60   86
Dave Hamilton          6   4  4.36  12  11   1   0   0   64   65   34   31    8   20   31
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Blue Moon Odom         2   9  5.92  17  16   2   0   0   84   86   61   55   10   40   47
Glenn Abbott           0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    1    2    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jackie Brown           3   1  1.38   6   1   1   1   1   26   18    4    4    1   11   20
Sonny Siebert          6   6  2.10  12  12   1   0   1   77   70   31   18    6   17   46
Jim Bibby              4   4  2.44  12   9   5   1   1   74   46   24   20    6   37   63
Bill Gogolewski        2   4  3.31  35   0   0   6   0   90   84   37   33    8   34   59
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
Pete Broberg           4   7  5.76  18  16   4   0   0   95  105   63   61    8   54   39
Charlie Hudson         2   0  5.76  13   0   0   1   0   25   24   18   16    1   14   17
Steve Dunning          0   4  5.95  14   8   2   0   0   59   61   43   39    6   37   23
Mike Paul              4   4  5.99  30   9   1   2   0   68   89   51   45    9   29   39
Don Durham             0   1  8.44   2   1   0   0   0    5    6    5    5    2    5    2
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)            20
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  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
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  D. Bosman (CLE)          11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  D. McNally (BAL)         11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  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
  C. Acosta (CHI)          10
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  B. Veale (BOS)           10
  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)         260.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        225.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         211.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     205.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       202.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     200.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       199.2
  J. Colborn (MIL)      192.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      185.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       184.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           250
  G. Perry (CLE)          220
  D. Drago (KC)           206
  M. Lolich (DET)         204
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       187
  J. Kaat (MIN)           183
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        182
  J. Coleman (DET)        180
  M. Pattin (BOS)         178
  C. Wright (CAL)         178

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           110
  G. Perry (CLE)          104
  D. Drago (KC)            91
  M. Pattin (BOS)          91
  M. Lolich (DET)          88
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          87
  S. Busby (KC)            82
  J. Kaat (MIN)            82
  J. Coleman (DET)         79
  J. Slaton (MIL)          76

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  M. Lolich (DET)          27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          25
  G. Perry (CLE)           25
  J. Kaat (MIN)            23
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  J. Coleman (DET)         19
  B. Strom (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           102
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         79
  B. Singer (CAL)          79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  J. Palmer (BAL)          70
  G. Perry (CLE)           70
  S. Busby (KC)            67
  J. Bell (MIL)            63
  J. Coleman (DET)         61
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         61

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           239
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       160
  B. Singer (CAL)         160
  G. Perry (CLE)          154
  W. Wood (CHI)           150
  M. Lolich (DET)         142
  L. Tiant (BOS)          127
  S. Busby (KC)           111
  J. Coleman (DET)        109
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       109


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