Sunday April 15, 1973
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American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 15, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        6   2  1.97    8   3   1    78    48   18   17    8   19   32
Detroit          3   4  2.32    7   4   1    66    52   18   17    2   17   36
Boston           4   1  2.66    5   1   2    44    35   20   13    5   13   27
Cleveland        3   5  2.78    8   4   0    68    57   27   21    3   21   40
Minnesota        4   3  2.95    7   2   3    61    58   22   20    6    8   33
Milwaukee        2   4  3.25    6   0   1    55    51   30   20    4   28   18
Kansas City      7   2  3.38    9   3   3    80    75   34   30    3   40   34
California       3   3  4.25    6   4   0    53    44   27   25    3   21   44
Oakland          2   5  4.43    7   4   0    61    56   34   30    8   23   31
New York         3   5  4.43    8   3   0    69    71   37   34    7   30   30
Texas            2   3  4.81    5   1   1    43    40   26   23    3   23   17
Chicago          2   4  6.00    6   2   0    54    56   43   36    9   30   38

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave McNally (BAL)     2   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   19    6    0    0    0    5    3
Bill Parsons (MIL)     1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    1    0    0    0    6    0
Paul Splittorff (KC)   2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18    7    1    1    1    5    4
Doyle Alexander (BAL)  2   0  0.75   2   1   1   0   0   12    7    2    1    1    1    4
Jim Colborn (MIL)      0   1  1.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    6    1    1    1    3
Mickey Lolich (DET)    0   2  1.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   13    3    2    1    7   11
Woodie Fryman (DET)    0   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    2    4
Dick Bosman (TEX)      1   1  1.15   2   2   1   0   1   16    9    3    2    1    7    1
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    2   1  1.38   3   3   3   0   1   26   18    5    4    1    5   17
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     1   1  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   10    5    3    1    6   12

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    0
Dave McNally           2   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   19    6    0    0    0    5    3
Eddie Watt             2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    1
Doyle Alexander        2   0  0.75   2   1   1   0   0   12    7    2    1    1    1    4
Jim Palmer             0   0  1.59   2   2   0   0   0   17   15    3    3    2    5    6
Orlando Pena           0   0  4.70   2   1   0   1   0    8    5    4    4    1    0    8
Mike Cuellar           0   1  4.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    8    8    4    3    8
Bob Reynolds           0   1 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roger Moret            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    6
Bob Veale              1   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
John Curtis            0   1  2.31   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    9    3    1    5    5
Luis Tiant             2   0  3.18   2   2   1   0   0   17   12    6    6    2    7    8
Marty Pattin           1   0  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    9   10    5    4    2    1    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Barber           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Nolan Ryan             2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   11    3    3    0    9   23
Bill Singer            1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    2   10
Dave Sells             0   0  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    2
Ron Perranoski         0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    1
Clyde Wright           0   2  5.40   2   2   1   0   0   12   11    9    7    0    3    3
Rudy May               0   1  9.64   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    3    2    3
Lloyd Allen            0   0 11.57   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    0    1    2
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          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    3    4
Wilbur Wood            1   2  1.52   3   3   2   0   0   24   13    9    4    1    5   17
Steve Stone            0   0  7.00   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    7    1    8    9
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  7.27   2   2   0   0   0    9    9    8    7    3    5    4
Cy Acosta              0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    2    2
Bart Johnson           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    2    0    0    0
Dennis O'Toole         0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    5    2    2    2    1    1
Eddie Fisher           0   1 18.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    1    2    1
Rich Gossage           0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    8    8    1    4    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Farmer              0   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    1    0    0    2    1
Jerry Johnson          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    2    0
Gaylord Perry          2   1  1.38   3   3   3   0   1   26   18    5    4    1    5   17
Brent Strom            1   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   15    4    3    0    4    8
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    1    1    0    4
Steve Dunning          0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    4    2    0    2    3
Dick Tidrow            0   2  6.08   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    9    9    1    6    7
Milt Wilcox            0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    0    0    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Mickey Lolich          0   2  1.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   13    3    2    1    7   11
Woodie Fryman          0   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    2    4
Joe Coleman            2   0  1.59   2   2   1   0   0   17   12    3    3    0    2    7
Jim Perry              1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    2    2    0    1    6
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  3.86   2   0   0   1   0    5    3    2    2    0    2    4
Tom Timmerman          0   1  6.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    1    3    3
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
Mike Jackson           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Ken Wright             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    0
Paul Splittorff        2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18    7    1    1    1    5    4
Bruce Dal Canton       0   0  2.45   3   0   0   2   0    7    4    2    2    0    6    1
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    2
Gene Garber            1   0  3.18   1   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    1    3
Wayne Simpson          1   1  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    9    8    0    9   10
Dick Drago             2   0  4.73   2   2   0   0   0   13   18    8    7    0   11    3
Steve Busby            1   1  5.52   3   3   0   0   0   15   22   11    9    2    4   11

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Bill Parsons           1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    1    0    0    0    6    0
Jim Colborn            0   1  1.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    6    1    1    1    3
Gary Ryerson           0   0  1.80   2   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    1    0    2    4
Jim Slaton             0   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    0    3    0
Jerry Bell             1   2  4.50   4   0   0   1   0    6    7    5    3    0    6    1
Bill Champion          0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    2    1    2
Skip Lockwood          0   1  7.71   2   2   0   0   0    9   11    9    8    0    6    6
Frank Linzy            0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    2    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Corbin             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    7    4    0    0    0    2    3
Joe Decker             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
Dave Goltz             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Bert Blyleven          1   2  2.88   3   3   2   0   0   25   24    9    8    1    3   19
Jim Kaat               2   0  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    5    2    1    5
Bill Hands             1   1  4.15   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    6    6    2    1    5
Ken Sanders            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    2    1    1    1    0    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fritz Peterson         0   2  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   20    5    5    1    3    7
Sparky Lyle            0   1  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    1    0
Mel Stottlemyre        2   1  3.48   3   3   2   0   1   21   14   10    8    2   12   10
Steve Kline            1   1  4.40   2   2   1   0   1   14   10    7    7    1    8    5
Doc Medich             0   0  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    0    3
Casey Cox              0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    1    0
Lindy McDaniel         0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    1    3    4
Jim Magnuson           0   0 10.13   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    2    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman           1   1  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   10    5    3    1    6   12
Vida Blue              1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    2    2    0    2    2
Rob Gardner            0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    2    1
Darold Knowles         0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    2
Horacio Pina           0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    4
Rollie Fingers         0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    3    1    2    4
Catfish Hunter         0   1  7.20   2   2   0   0   0   10   16    9    8    2    3    4
Blue Moon Odom         0   2  7.45   2   2   1   0   0   10    9    9    8    1    5    2
Paul Lindblad          0   0 20.25   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    2    0    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    3    2
Rich Hand              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    1    0
Charlie Hudson         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    3
Dick Bosman            1   1  1.15   2   2   1   0   1   16    9    3    2    1    7    1
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    1    1    3
Mike Paul              1   0  4.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    0    2    5
Jim Merritt            0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    0    1
Pete Broberg           0   1 18.90   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    8    7    0    5    1
Don Stanhouse          0   1 45.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    5    5    5    1    4    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  D. Alexander (BAL)        2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2

Losses:

  J. Bell (MIL)             2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  B. Odom (OAK)             2
  F. Peterson (NY)          2
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  D. Bosman (TEX)           1

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  V. Blue (OAK)             1

Saves:

  R. Corbin (MIN)           2
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        2
  B. Veale (BOS)            2
  J. Bell (MIL)             1
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         1
  S. Foucault (TEX)         1
  L. LaGrow (DET)           1
  O. Pena (BAL)             1
  K. Sanders (MIN)          1

Shutouts:

  D. Bosman (TEX)           1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1
  G. Perry (CLE)            1
  P. Splittorff (KC)        1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         26.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      25.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          23.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    20.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       18.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      18.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        18.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          18.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)     18.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       17.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        24
  S. Busby (KC)            22
  F. Peterson (NY)         20
  D. Drago (KC)            18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  W. Simpson (KC)          16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  B. Strom (CLE)           15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      14

Runs:

  S. Busby (KC)            11
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  J. Curtis (BOS)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         9
  B. Odom (OAK)             9
  W. Simpson (KC)           9
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  R. May (CAL)              3
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  B. Champion (MIL)         2
  B. Hands (MIN)            2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  P. Lindblad (OAK)         2
  D. O'Toole (CHI)          2

Walks:

  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      12
  D. Drago (KC)            11
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  W. Simpson (KC)           9
  S. Kline (NY)             8
  S. Stone (CHI)            8
  D. Bosman (TEX)           7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  J. Bell (MIL)             6

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            23
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  W. Simpson (KC)          10
  B. Singer (CAL)          10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10

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