Saturday June 23, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 23, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       32  29  3.08   61  23   6   556   455  200  190   50  196  244
California      35  31  3.09   66  34   9   591   525  228  203   40  230  442
Oakland         37  32  3.12   69  23  13   626   530  254  217   56  204  341
Milwaukee       36  31  3.29   68  18  14   616   574  262  225   47  262  265
New York        38  30  3.39   68  15  24   594   595  265  224   46  188  294
Detroit         32  34  3.65   66  21  14   590   578  260  239   61  175  339
Boston          32  33  3.74   65  24  13   575   569  277  239   67  214  355
Chicago         34  29  3.76   63  22  15   577   577  279  241   49  238  352
Minnesota       34  30  3.97   64  19  15   576   610  285  254   55  180  332
Kansas City     38  33  4.15   71  21  13   638   639  320  294   50  284  333
Cleveland       25  43  4.36   68  17   9   623   648  340  302   65  241  399
Texas           22  40  4.56   62   8  13   545   570  324  276   49  245  277

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    11   6  1.85  18  18  11   0   2  146  110   36   30    9   27   80
Jim Colborn (MIL)     10   2  2.01  18  12   7   1   2  126   96   36   28    8   35   54
Bill Lee (BOS)         8   2  2.01  16  12   7   1   0  116  103   31   26    6   36   62
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    9   7  2.36  17  17  10   0   5  134  121   46   35    6   33  112
Bill Singer (CAL)     11   3  2.52  17  17   8   0   1  143  108   43   40    5   56  121
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   4  2.56  15  15   7   0   2  112   86   33   32    5   48   59
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     14   9  2.60  23  22  12   0   4  184  168   68   53   12   42  109
Jim Perry (DET)        8   5  2.78  16  16   4   0   1  107   97   37   33    7   23   39
Dave McNally (BAL)     5   9  2.78  16  16   8   0   1  117   94   39   36    7   37   26
Rudy May (CAL)         6   6  2.82  16  14   7   0   4  105   86   39   33   12   30   81

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jesse Jefferson        1   0  0.90   1   1   1   0   0   10    7    1    1    1    3    1
Grant Jackson          3   0  1.19  19   0   0   4   0   38   17    6    5    3    8   22
Bob Reynolds           4   3  2.11  14   0   0   1   0   38   34    9    9    0   13   25
Jim Palmer             7   4  2.56  15  15   7   0   2  112   86   33   32    5   48   59
Dave McNally           5   9  2.78  16  16   8   0   1  117   94   39   36    7   37   26
Eddie Watt             3   2  2.89  10   0   0   0   0   19   15    6    6    2    8    9
Doyle Alexander        5   3  3.78  14  12   3   0   0   83   75   38   35    7   29   40
Orlando Pena           1   1  4.03  11   2   0   1   0   45   36   20   20   10    8   23
Mike Cuellar           3   7  4.37  15  15   4   0   1   93   89   47   45   14   40   37
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   7   0   0   1   0    7    4    1    0    0    8    3
Bill Lee               8   2  2.01  16  12   7   1   0  116  103   31   26    6   36   62
Roger Moret            1   0  2.87   8   1   0   0   0   31   29   13   10    1   16   23
Bobby Bolin            1   2  2.89  17   0   0   4   0   19   18    6    6    2    4   14
Bob Veale              1   1  3.15  17   0   0   7   0   20   17    9    7    1    6   13
John Curtis            4   7  3.46  16  13   3   0   0  101   97   49   39    9   44   50
Ray Culp               1   2  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   12   11   10    5    2   11    7
Luis Tiant             8   7  4.08  16  16   9   0   0  115   97   54   52   19   37   87
Marty Pattin           7   9  4.47  17  17   5   0   0  117  127   63   58   19   36   67
Sonny Siebert          0   1  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    1    5
Mike Garman            0   0  8.10   4   0   0   0   0    7   12    8    6    1    4    5
Lynn McGlothen         1   2  8.22   6   3   0   0   0   23   39   23   21    6    8   16
Craig Skok             0   0 10.50   2   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    7    0    3    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Sells             3   1  1.57  21   0   0   6   0   29   26    7    5    1   11   17
Bill Singer           11   3  2.52  17  17   8   0   1  143  108   43   40    5   56  121
Rudy May               6   6  2.82  16  14   7   0   4  105   86   39   33   12   30   81
Nolan Ryan             8   8  2.97  18  17  12   1   2  139  104   50   46   10   66  155
Steve Barber           0   0  3.16  19   0   0   1   0   31   33   14   11    1   13   21
Clyde Wright           5   9  3.33  16  16   7   0   1  108  119   45   40   10   33   32
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    7    5
Rich Hand              2   2  5.87   7   2   0   0   0   15   23   12   10    1    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
Terry Forster          2   1  1.73  22   0   0  11   0   52   40   12   10    2   28   48
Jim Geddes             0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    0    1    1    0    6    1
Bart Johnson           0   0  2.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    2    0    3    6
Wilbur Wood           14   9  2.60  23  22  12   0   4  184  168   68   53   12   42  109
Cy Acosta              2   1  3.13  16   0   0   3   0   23   23   12    8    1   12   16
Stan Bahnsen           8   6  3.18  17  17   6   0   1  122  124   51   43    6   54   59
Steve Stone            2   2  4.07  14   5   1   1   0   60   47   27   27    5   37   43
Eddie Fisher           6   6  5.30  15  15   2   0   0   73   90   46   43   11   26   40
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  5.63   6   0   0   0   0   16   23   11   10    3    3    8
Rich Gossage           0   4  9.96  10   4   1   0   0   28   38   33   31    8   23   20
Steve Kealey           0   0 18.47   3   0   0   0   0    6   16   15   13    1    4    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hilgendorf         3   2  2.36  23   0   0   1   0   42   32   15   11    4   12   30
Gaylord Perry          7   9  3.01  18  18  13   0   2  156  141   57   52   10   48  107
Ray Lamb               2   3  3.62  19   1   0   2   0   50   51   20   20    5   24   38
Jerry Johnson          3   4  4.36  22   0   0   5   0   33   37   22   16    2   19   25
Ed Farmer              0   2  4.67  16   0   0   1   0   17   25   12    9    4    5   10
Dick Tidrow            4   8  4.74  18  18   2   0   1  101  106   58   53   10   40   58
Brent Strom            1   7  4.94  19  11   1   0   0   82   94   50   45   13   26   59
Dick Bosman            0   1  5.24   7   7   0   0   0   34   49   23   20    3    3   10
Milt Wilcox            4   3  5.29  12   8   1   0   0   63   61   38   37    4   26   39
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   0  7.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    5    5    2    3    3
Mike Kekich            0   2  9.00   3   2   0   0   0    8   15   12    8    2    7    3
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
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    2
John Hiller            3   2  1.73  23   0   0  11   0   36   25    7    7    1   12   33
Jim Perry              8   5  2.78  16  16   4   0   1  107   97   37   33    7   23   39
Mickey Lolich          7   7  3.30  18  18  11   0   2  136  127   55   50   14   34   93
Joe Coleman           10   6  3.43  17  17   5   0   1  123  124   52   47   13   37   66
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
Bill Slayback          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    1    0    0    1
Woodie Fryman          2   7  5.84  15  14   1   0   0   74   94   51   48   14   24   48
Fred Scherman          0   2  5.91  16   0   0   0   0   21   24   14   14    1   13   15
Mike Strahler          0   1  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    1    5    4
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
Paul Splittorff       10   3  2.92  17  17   8   0   1  133  120   50   43    9   34   52
Ken Wright             3   1  3.70  15   5   0   0   0   41   34   19   17    2   41   37
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.78  18   3   1   2   0   69   63   34   29    5   35   25
Doug Bird              1   3  3.86  15   0   0   2   0   28   28   12   12    4   11   27
Gene Garber            7   5  3.88  22   4   2   7   0   65   68   30   28    5   15   27
Dick Drago             7   6  3.95  17  16   8   0   1  118  127   56   52    8   35   61
Norm Angelini          0   0  4.91   7   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    2    0    7    3
Steve Busby            3   7  5.06  15  15   1   0   1   85   91   53   48   10   45   56
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Wayne Simpson          3   4  5.69  13   9   1   0   0   55   59   36   35    1   33   26
Mark Littell           0   1  6.43   2   2   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    1    4    2
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      0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0   10    4    0    0    0    6    2
Jim Colborn           10   2  2.01  18  12   7   1   2  126   96   36   28    8   35   54
Frank Linzy            2   3  2.61  24   0   0   9   0   31   29   14    9    3    8   11
Chris Short            2   1  2.90  13   3   0   1   0   31   30   10   10    1   18   16
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jim Slaton             5   5  2.96  15  15   5   0   2  100  107   38   33    8   31   39
Skip Lockwood          3   3  3.42  20   4   0   0   0   71   77   32   27    3   22   40
Bill Champion          1   3  3.81  15   3   0   0   0   50   50   21   21    5   26   27
Jerry Bell             7   7  3.93  19  15   6   1   0  110   97   54   48   12   48   36
Rob Gardner            1   0  4.15   4   0   0   1   0    4    6    2    2    0    3    2
Bill Parsons           3   5  5.23  13  11   0   0   0   43   33   30   25    5   53   19
Gary Ryerson           0   1  6.65   8   4   0   0   0   22   26   19   16    0    7    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Corbin             2   2  2.06  18   2   0   6   0   57   43   14   13    1   16   28
Bert Blyleven          9   7  2.36  17  17  10   0   5  134  121   46   35    6   33  112
Jim Kaat               8   5  4.15  17  16   4   0   1  113  131   58   52   16   27   57
Bill Hands             5   7  4.65  14  14   3   0   1   89   98   54   46   12   22   40
Dick Woodson           5   4  4.90  11  11   2   0   1   61   66   36   33    7   33   30
Joe Decker             1   2  5.09   9   4   0   0   0   41   47   23   23    5   14   20
Ken Sanders            2   2  5.20  21   0   0   8   0   36   40   22   21    3   18   17
Dave Goltz             2   0  5.31  16   0   0   1   0   41   53   24   24    5   12   22
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
Pat Dobson             2   1  1.42   3   2   2   0   0   19   14    6    3    2    3    9
Fred Beene             2   0  1.82   9   2   0   1   0   35   27   11    7    1    7   22
Sam McDowell           2   0  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    0   10   12
Sparky Lyle            2   3  2.17  27   0   0  18   0   50   38   15   12    3   10   38
Lindy McDaniel         5   2  2.64  23   0   0   5   0   65   65   21   19    5   24   40
Doc Medich             5   3  3.43  14  14   3   0   1   89   88   37   34    9   22   56
Mel Stottlemyre        9   6  3.56  17  17   6   0   1  116  115   56   46    8   36   53
Steve Kline            4   6  3.80  11  11   2   0   1   64   66   33   27    4   25   14
Fritz Peterson         6   7  3.96  16  16   2   0   0   98  110   48   43   11   27   37
Jim Magnuson           0   1  4.28   8   0   0   0   0   27   38   17   13    2    9    9
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         0   5  1.41  22   2   0   6   0   51   38   20    8    3   18   40
Ken Holtzman          11   6  1.85  18  18  11   0   2  146  110   36   30    9   27   80
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.10  20   0   0   3   0   30   19    7    7    1   15   14
Horacio Pina           5   2  2.51  20   0   0   3   0   43   28   13   12    2   15   28
Dave Hamilton          3   1  3.09   5   5   1   0   0   35   32   12   12    4   10   20
Catfish Hunter        10   3  3.12  19  19   7   0   3  139  120   53   48   16   31   69
Vida Blue              5   3  4.10  14  14   2   0   0   90   80   47   41    8   38   44
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Paul Lindblad          0   1  5.00  15   0   0   1   0   27   33   19   15    4   14   10
Blue Moon Odom         1   8  6.21  12  11   2   0   0   58   60   43   40    7   32   34

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sonny Siebert          4   5  2.21   9   9   1   0   1   57   52   27   14    6    9   31
Bill Gogolewski        0   2  2.80  21   0   0   5   0   55   40   18   17    4   22   39
Jim Bibby              0   1  3.24   2   1   0   0   0    8    8    5    3    1    2    8
Jim Merritt            1   2  3.78  15   5   0   0   0   50   53   25   21    4   12   22
Steve Foucault         2   3  4.12  21   0   0   5   0   39   39   20   18    5   21   21
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Don Stanhouse          1   6  4.53  17   5   1   1   0   60   58   33   30    5   37   34
Pete Broberg           4   5  5.08  15  14   3   0   0   85   89   50   48    8   44   33
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Mike Paul              4   4  5.53  20   9   1   1   0   55   77   38   34    6   22   32
Steve Dunning          0   2  5.57   7   2   0   0   0   21   19   16   13    1   21    7
Charlie Hudson         2   0  6.00  12   0   0   1   0   24   24   16   16    1   10   16
Lloyd Allen            0   2 18.69   5   3   0   0   0    9   20   23   18    0    9    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  B. Singer (CAL)          11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         10
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  P. Splittorff (KC)       10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8

Losses:

  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  M. Pattin (BOS)           9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  C. Wright (CAL)           9
  B. Odom (OAK)             8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           8
  J. Bell (MIL)             7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  D. Drago (KC)             8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  B. Singer (CAL)           8

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  T. Forster (CHI)         11
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  F. Linzy (MIL)            9
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  G. Garber (KC)            7
  B. Veale (BOS)            7
  R. Corbin (MIN)           6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  D. Sells (CAL)            6

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  R. May (CAL)              4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         183.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        155.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     146.0
  B. Singer (CAL)       142.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         139.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       138.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       136.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     133.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    132.2
  J. Colborn (MIL)      125.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           168
  G. Perry (CLE)          141
  J. Kaat (MIN)           131
  D. Drago (KC)           127
  M. Lolich (DET)         127
  M. Pattin (BOS)         127
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        124
  J. Coleman (DET)        124
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       121
  C. Hunter (OAK)         120

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            68
  M. Pattin (BOS)          63
  J. Kaat (MIN)            58
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          58
  G. Perry (CLE)           57
  D. Drago (KC)            56
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      56
  M. Lolich (DET)          55
  J. Bell (MIL)            54
  B. Hands (MIN)           54

Home Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          19
  L. Tiant (BOS)           19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  J. Kaat (MIN)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  W. Fryman (DET)          14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  B. Strom (CLE)           13
  J. Bell (MIL)            12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  B. Singer (CAL)          56
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         54
  B. Parsons (MIL)         53
  J. Bell (MIL)            48
  J. Palmer (BAL)          48
  G. Perry (CLE)           48
  S. Busby (KC)            45
  P. Broberg (TEX)         44
  J. Curtis (BOS)          44

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           155
  B. Singer (CAL)         121
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       112
  W. Wood (CHI)           109
  G. Perry (CLE)          107
  M. Lolich (DET)          93
  L. Tiant (BOS)           87
  R. May (CAL)             81
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        80
  C. Hunter (OAK)          69


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