Tuesday July 31, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 31, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       55  45  3.06  100  39  12   909   781  341  309   90  299  432
New York        60  48  3.15  108  28  34   947   898  384  331   64  309  468
Oakland         59  47  3.23  106  35  22   955   835  401  343   99  302  535
California      49  54  3.48  103  45  14   922   857  399  357   63  385  645
Boston          54  49  3.68  103  40  19   910   891  417  372   97  332  531
Chicago         52  53  3.68  105  32  26   944   935  435  386   68  380  564
Milwaukee       52  54  3.71  112  30  25   975   947  460  402   73  434  437
Detroit         56  48  3.72  104  31  29   931   926  416  385  101  303  541
Minnesota       53  50  3.77  103  32  23   927   945  435  388   84  299  538
Kansas City     60  48  4.18  108  33  23   963   984  493  447   84  426  527
Texas           40  63  4.42  103  23  19   903   922  518  443   84  418  516
Cleveland       38  68  4.73  106  30  13   958  1027  563  503  112  373  577

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    16   9  2.33  27  27  15   0   3  217  185   63   56   15   45  116
Bert Blyleven (MIN)   13   9  2.57  25  25  15   0   7  200  187   69   57   11   43  160
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   6  2.64  25  24  12   1   4  188  143   61   55   13   70  100
Dave McNally (BAL)     9  11  2.66  24  24  11   0   2  173  146   55   51   11   50   48
Bill Lee (BOS)        12   5  2.75  25  21  11   1   1  183  175   64   56   11   49   83
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)    14  10  2.82  27  27   9   0   2  195  190   70   61    8   81   86
Jim Colborn (MIL)     13   7  2.86  28  21  13   1   3  201  170   73   64   12   62   88
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  1.67  31   0   0   6   0   59   37   12   11    5   16   32
Bob Reynolds           6   5  2.17  24   1   0   3   0   66   60   18   16    2   17   46
Jim Palmer            13   6  2.64  25  24  12   1   4  188  143   61   55   13   70  100
Dave McNally           9  11  2.66  24  24  11   0   2  173  146   55   51   11   50   48
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
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
Jesse Jefferson        3   3  4.08  10   9   1   0   0   53   55   27   24   11   27   24
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  2.67  17   2   1   3   1   64   53   22   19    3   29   45
Bill Lee              12   5  2.75  25  21  11   1   1  183  175   64   56   11   49   83
Bob Veale              1   2  2.81  24   0   0  10   0   26   28   10    8    1    8   17
Bobby Bolin            3   3  2.93  23   0   0   4   0   31   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            13   9  3.73  24  24  14   0   0  176  145   75   73   23   57  130
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  15  3.58  26  26  10   0   1  176  188   80   70   15   59   51
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  5.60   8   1   0   0   0   18   20   12   11    4    7    9
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          14  10  2.82  27  27   9   0   2  195  190   70   61    8   81   86
Wilbur Wood           20  14  3.11  34  33  17   0   4  260  250  110   90   17   61  150
Steve Stone            4   9  3.90  25  16   3   1   0  134  119   59   58    9   64   98
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
Dick Tidrow            8  10  4.38  28  26   6   0   2  168  165   92   82   16   57   81
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.41  25   1   0   2   0   67   76   33   33    6   32   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
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  1.60  41   0   0  23   0   73   45   13   13    4   23   71
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.55  12   0   0   2   0   25   22    7    7    1   14   12
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         10  10  3.55  28  28  15   0   3  211  212   91   83   28   54  148
Bob Miller             3   1  3.60   9   0   0   1   0   20   17    8    8    1    8    7
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
Jim Perry              9  10  3.78  25  25   6   0   1  157  163   70   66   15   43   51
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Bill Slayback          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Woodie Fryman          3   7  5.59  21  17   1   0   0   97  119   63   60   16   33   63
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  2.25   6   0   0   2   0    4    5    1    1    0    2    3
Doug Bird              2   3  3.12  26   0   0   7   0   52   42   18   18    5   19   46
Paul Splittorff       14   5  3.22  23  23  10   0   2  176  167   73   63   12   48   75
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   7  2.86  28  21  13   1   3  201  170   73   64   12   62   88
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   9  3.98  24  24   6   0   2  158  162   80   70   16   62   71
Frank Linzy            2   6  3.98  37   1   0  13   0   52   56   28   23    5   16   16
Jerry Bell             8   8  4.02  25  20   7   1   0  139  138   74   62   13   63   42
Chris Short            3   3  4.42  22   7   0   2   0   57   64   28   28    4   30   31
Bill Champion          3   5  4.56  26   3   0   0   0   71   78   36   36    8   38   39
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   5   0   0   0   0   12   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  2.87  35   2   0  13   0   78   65   29   25    3   31   44
Eddie Bane             0   2  3.45   9   4   0   1   0   29   30   11   11    3   10   15
Dick Woodson          10   5  3.47  20  20   4   0   2  130  122   55   50   10   60   51
Jim Kaat              11  10  3.93  26  25   7   0   2  174  189   88   76   24   36   88
Bill Hands             5   8  4.18  21  14   3   0   1   99  105   55   46   12   26   46
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  1.67  16   4   0   1   0   75   57   18   14    4   20   40
Sparky Lyle            4   6  2.00  40   0   0  26   0   68   48   19   15    3   12   52
Lindy McDaniel         8   3  2.45  32   1   1   7   0  103   91   31   28    5   38   64
Sam McDowell           5   2  2.49   7   7   1   0   1   47   30   14   13    1   32   37
Pat Dobson             6   3  3.01  11  10   3   0   0   72   65   28   24    6   21   38
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          16   9  2.33  27  27  15   0   3  217  185   63   56   15   45  116
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   7  3.68  23  23   7   0   1  161  138   76   66   17   61   91
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              5   4  2.18  13  10   6   1   2   83   46   24   20    6   43   76
David Clyde            3   3  3.31   8   8   0   0   0   49   44   21   18    3   20   44
Bill Gogolewski        2   4  3.36  36   0   0   6   0   91   88   38   34    9   35   59
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  7.50   3   1   0   1   0    6    6    5    5    2    6    3
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)        16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  B. Singer (CAL)          15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  P. Splittorff (KC)       14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13

Losses:

  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  C. Wright (CAL)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  B. Singer (CAL)          12

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  J. Hiller (DET)          23
  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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     216.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         211.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       210.2
  J. Colborn (MIL)      201.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     200.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       199.2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)      194.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       187.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           250
  G. Perry (CLE)          220
  M. Lolich (DET)         212
  D. Drago (KC)           206
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        190
  J. Kaat (MIN)           189
  C. Wright (CAL)         188
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       187
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       185
  J. Coleman (DET)        180

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)           110
  G. Perry (CLE)          104
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          92
  D. Drago (KC)            91
  M. Lolich (DET)          91
  M. Pattin (BOS)          91
  J. Kaat (MIN)            88
  S. Busby (KC)            82
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80
  C. Wright (CAL)          80

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          25
  G. Perry (CLE)           25
  J. Kaat (MIN)            24
  L. Tiant (BOS)           23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  J. Coleman (DET)         19
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  B. Strom (CLE)           17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           102
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         81
  B. Singer (CAL)          79
  K. Wright (KC)           77
  J. Palmer (BAL)          70
  G. Perry (CLE)           70
  S. Busby (KC)            67
  S. Stone (CHI)           64
  J. Bell (MIL)            63
  J. Colborn (MIL)         62

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           239
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       160
  B. Singer (CAL)         160
  G. Perry (CLE)          154
  W. Wood (CHI)           150
  M. Lolich (DET)         148
  L. Tiant (BOS)          130
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       116
  S. Busby (KC)           111
  J. Coleman (DET)        109

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