Wednesday April 18, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 18, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        7   3  2.45   10   4   1    96    65   27   26   10   25   40
Detroit          6   4  2.71   10   5   3    93    74   29   28    9   23   46
Milwaukee        3   5  2.86    8   0   2    72    67   37   23    5   33   26
Cleveland        4   6  2.93   10   4   1    86    73   34   28    6   22   56
Minnesota        5   4  3.19    9   3   4    79    79   30   28    7    9   46
Kansas City      8   3  3.58   11   3   3   103    98   45   41    4   51   44
Oakland          3   6  4.20    9   4   0    84    72   45   39   10   32   44
California       4   4  4.24    8   5   0    70    60   39   33    5   32   62
New York         4   6  4.29   10   3   0    86    89   45   41    9   33   35
Boston           4   4  4.44    8   1   2    71    75   42   35   12   25   40
Chicago          4   4  5.38    8   3   1    72    74   53   43   11   36   46
Texas            2   5  5.49    7   1   1    59    65   42   36    6   34   28

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Splittorff (KC)   2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18    7    1    1    1    5    4
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   0  0.65   3   3   2   0   1   28   10    2    2    0    8    7
Jim Colborn (MIL)      0   1  0.71   3   1   0   1   0   13    7    6    1    1    2    3
Doyle Alexander (BAL)  2   0  0.75   2   1   1   0   0   12    7    2    1    1    1    4
Bill Parsons (MIL)     1   1  0.96   2   2   0   0   0    9    5    5    1    0    7    1
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    2   1  1.38   3   3   3   0   1   26   18    5    4    1    5   17
Gene Garber (KC)       2   0  1.50   2   0   0   0   0   12    6    2    2    0    3    6
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     1   1  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   10    5    3    1    6   12
Jim Perry (DET)        2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   12    3    3    0    2    9
Jim Palmer (BAL)       0   0  1.59   2   2   0   0   0   17   15    3    3    2    5    6

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Watt             2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    1
Dave McNally           3   0  0.65   3   3   2   0   1   28   10    2    2    0    8    7
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   2  5.09   3   3   1   0   0   23   21   13   13    5    6   12
Grant Jackson          0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    2    0
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
Bobby Bolin            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Roger Moret            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    4    8
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
Bill Lee               0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0   10   12    3    3    2    0    4
Luis Tiant             2   1  4.82   3   3   1   0   0   19   17   10   10    4    8    9
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    2
Marty Pattin           1   1  8.76   2   2   0   0   0   12   20   13   12    3    4    7
Lynn McGlothen         0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    2    2    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             3   0  1.67   3   3   3   0   0   27   16    5    5    1   14   37
Bill Singer            1   1  2.93   2   2   1   0   0   15   14    6    5    0    3   13
Dave Sells             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    4    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  7.50   2   1   0   0   0    6    8    6    5    3    3    4
Steve Barber           0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    4    2    1    2    0
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   3   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    3    4
Wilbur Wood            2   2  1.67   4   4   2   0   0   32   22   14    6    1    7   20
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
Eddie Fisher           1   1  7.36   2   2   1   0   0   11   14    9    9    3    6    6
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
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
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    2    0
Ray Lamb               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    3
Gaylord Perry          2   1  1.38   3   3   3   0   1   26   18    5    4    1    5   17
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    1    1    0    4
Brent Strom            1   1  2.35   3   3   1   0   0   23   23    7    6    0    4   14
Jerry Johnson          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    1    1
Steve Dunning          0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    4    2    0    2    3
Dick Tidrow            1   2  5.89   3   3   0   0   0   18   19   12   12    4    6   13
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   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Woodie Fryman          0   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    2    4
Jim Perry              2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   12    3    3    0    2    9
Mickey Lolich          1   2  1.88   3   3   2   0   0   24   18    6    5    3    8   16
Joe Coleman            3   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    6    6    3    3    7
Tom Timmerman          0   1  6.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    1    3    3
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  7.04   3   0   0   2   0    8    6    6    6    2    5    5
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   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    5    1
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
Gene Garber            2   0  1.50   2   0   0   0   0   12    6    2    2    0    3    6
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    2
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  4.09   4   0   0   2   0   11    8    5    5    1    9    3
Wayne Simpson          1   1  4.56   3   3   1   0   0   24   25   13   12    0   10   11
Steve Busby            1   1  5.52   3   3   0   0   0   15   22   11    9    2    4   11
Dick Drago             2   0  6.60   3   3   0   0   0   15   24   12   11    0   12    6

 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
Jim Colborn            0   1  0.71   3   1   0   1   0   13    7    6    1    1    2    3
Bill Parsons           1   1  0.96   2   2   0   0   0    9    5    5    1    0    7    1
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  4.66   3   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    5    3    2    4
Skip Lockwood          1   1  4.91   3   3   0   0   0   15   17    9    8    0    8    9
Chris Short            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    1
Frank Linzy            0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    2    1

 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   3  2.91   4   4   3   0   0   34   33   12   11    2    4   28
Jim Kaat               3   0  3.72   3   3   0   0   0   19   22    9    8    2    1    8
Bill Hands             1   1  4.15   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    6    6    2    1    5
Ken Sanders            0   0 13.50   2   0   0   2   0    2    5    3    3    1    0    1

 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
Mel Stottlemyre        2   1  3.48   3   3   2   0   1   21   14   10    8    2   12   10
Steve Kline            1   2  4.15   3   3   1   0   1   22   19   10   10    1    9    5
Doc Medich             0   0  4.38   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    7    6    1    2    6
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  5.19   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    1    3    5
Sparky Lyle            0   1  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    2    1    1
Casey Cox              0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    1    0
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
Horacio Pina           1   1  2.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    0    3    6
Rollie Fingers         0   0  2.89   3   0   0   0   0    9    3    3    3    1    4    8
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
Vida Blue              1   0  3.45   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    6    6    0    5    6
Catfish Hunter         0   1  7.36   3   3   0   0   0   15   21   15   12    4    6    7
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   3   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    4    3
Rich Hand              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    1    0
Dick Bosman            1   2  2.21   3   3   1   0   1   20   17    9    5    2   10    4
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    4    6
Mike Paul              1   0  7.71   3   2   0   0   0    9   14    8    8    2    2    5
Jim Merritt            0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    0    1
Don Stanhouse          0   2 10.50   3   1   0   0   0    6   11    7    7    1    6    5
Charlie Hudson         0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    2    3
Pete Broberg           0   1 18.90   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    8    7    0    5    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  D. Alexander (BAL)        2
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  G. Garber (KC)            2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  J. Perry (DET)            2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  J. Bell (MIL)             2
  D. Bosman (TEX)           2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  S. Kline (NY)             2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  B. Odom (OAK)             2
  F. Peterson (NY)          2
  D. Stanhouse (TEX)        2
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           2

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Corbin (MIN)           2
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        2
  L. LaGrow (DET)           2
  K. Sanders (MIN)          2
  B. Veale (BOS)            2
  J. Bell (MIL)             1
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         1
  J. Colborn (MIL)          1
  T. Forster (CHI)          1
  S. Foucault (TEX)         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:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)      34.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          32.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       27.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          27.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         26.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       24.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        24.0
  W. Simpson (KC)        23.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       23.0
  B. Strom (CLE)         23.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        33
  W. Simpson (KC)          25
  D. Drago (KC)            24
  B. Strom (CLE)           23
  S. Busby (KC)            22
  J. Kaat (MIN)            22
  W. Wood (CHI)            22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  J. Coleman (DET)         20

Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  M. Pattin (BOS)          13
  W. Simpson (KC)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          12
  S. Busby (KC)            11
  S. Kline (NY)            10

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  B. Champion (MIL)         3
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  E. Fisher (CHI)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  R. May (CAL)              3

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      12
  D. Bosman (TEX)          10
  W. Simpson (KC)          10
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        9
  S. Kline (NY)             9
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            37
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        28
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  B. Strom (CLE)           14
  B. Singer (CAL)          13
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12


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