Friday April 20, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 20, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        5   5  2.89   10   1   2    90    81   44   29    6   37   30
Baltimore        8   4  2.90   12   4   1   115    85   38   37   12   32   48
Minnesota        6   4  2.97   10   4   4    88    83   31   29    7   10   54
Detroit          7   5  3.30   12   5   4   112    96   42   41   11   30   56
Cleveland        5   7  3.46   12   5   1   104    89   46   40   11   34   70
New York         5   7  3.84   12   4   1   103    96   48   44   11   36   41
California       4   5  4.25    9   5   0    78    70   43   37    7   33   65
Kansas City      9   4  4.69   13   3   4   121   130   69   63    6   68   49
Boston           4   6  4.81   10   1   2    88    99   56   47   14   34   52
Chicago          5   4  5.00    9   4   1    81    83   55   45   11   38   51
Oakland          4   7  5.10   11   5   0   101    97   64   57   13   43   54
Texas            2   6  5.24    8   1   1    67    75   47   39    6   37   32

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   0  0.95   2   2   1   0   1   19   16    2    2    0    4    2
Gene Garber (KC)       2   0  1.38   3   0   0   1   0   13    6    2    2    0    3    6
Jim Perry (DET)        2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   12    3    3    0    2    9
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    3   1  1.54   4   4   4   0   1   35   24    7    6    3    7   26
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       3   0  1.67   3   3   3   0   0   27   16    5    5    1   14   37
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      2   2  1.67   4   4   2   0   0   32   22   14    6    1    7   20
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     2   1  2.00   3   3   3   0   0   27   16    8    6    3    8   18
Paul Splittorff (KC)   3   0  2.16   3   3   2   0   1   25   19    7    6    2    8    5

 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
Bob Reynolds           1   1  1.29   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    3    3
Orlando Pena           0   0  3.00   3   1   0   1   0   15    8    5    5    2    1   12
Doyle Alexander        2   0  3.45   3   2   1   0   0   16   13    7    6    2    4    6
Jim Palmer             0   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   22    8    8    2    6    7
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

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bobby Bolin            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    2
Roger Moret            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    4    8
Bill Lee               0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0   10   12    3    3    2    0    4
Bob Veale              1   0  3.18   4   0   0   2   0    6    4    4    2    0    1    4
Sonny Siebert          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    1    4
Luis Tiant             2   1  4.82   3   3   1   0   0   19   17   10   10    4    8    9
John Curtis            0   2  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   15   19   15    9    2    8    6
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    2
Marty Pattin           1   2  7.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   27   16   15    4    6   10
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    2
Clyde Wright           0   3  4.95   3   3   1   0   0   20   20   13   11    2    4    6
Ron Perranoski         0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    1
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
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  4.58   3   3   1   0   0   18   18   10    9    3    7    9
Steve Stone            0   0  7.00   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    7    1    8    9
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
Ray Lamb               0   0  1.50   2   0   0   1   0    6    2    1    1    1    1    4
Gaylord Perry          3   1  1.54   4   4   4   0   1   35   24    7    6    3    7   26
Jerry Johnson          0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    2    3
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
Steve Dunning          0   1  5.19   2   2   0   0   0    9    7    7    5    1    7    5
Dick Tidrow            1   2  5.89   3   3   0   0   0   18   19   12   12    4    6   13
Ed Farmer              0   2  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    2    0    2    1
Milt Wilcox            0   0 22.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    5    5    1    2    0
Mike Kilkenny          0   0 27.00   3   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    3    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    1
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Perry              2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   12    3    3    0    2    9
Joe Coleman            3   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    6    6    3    3    7
Mickey Lolich          1   2  3.38   4   4   2   0   0   27   27   11   10    3   10   19
Woodie Fryman          1   0  4.15   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    6    6    2    3    8
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  4.40   4   0   0   2   0   14    8    7    7    2    7    6
Tom Timmerman          0   1  5.40   3   1   0   1   0   10   11    6    6    1    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
Gene Garber            2   0  1.38   3   0   0   1   0   13    6    2    2    0    3    6
Paul Splittorff        3   0  2.16   3   3   2   0   1   25   19    7    6    2    8    5
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  4.09   4   0   0   2   0   11    8    5    5    1    9    3
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    8    3    3    0    4    3
Wayne Simpson          1   1  4.56   3   3   1   0   0   24   25   13   12    0   10   11
Dick Drago             2   0  6.60   3   3   0   0   0   15   24   12   11    0   12    6
Mike Jackson           0   0  7.27   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    7    1    9    3
Steve Busby            1   2  8.04   4   4   0   0   0   16   26   16   14    2    5   12
Ken Wright             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    3    0    8    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    2
Jim Colborn            0   1  0.71   3   1   0   1   0   13    7    6    1    1    2    3
Jim Slaton             1   0  0.95   2   2   1   0   1   19   16    2    2    0    4    2
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
Skip Lockwood          1   1  4.91   3   3   0   0   0   15   17    9    8    0    8    9
Bill Champion          0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   10   14    6    6    3    2    4
Chris Short            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    1
Jerry Bell             1   2  6.35   5   1   0   1   0   11   12   11    8    1    9    3
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
Bill Hands             2   1  2.86   3   3   1   0   0   22   16    7    7    2    2   13
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
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         1   2  2.45   3   3   0   0   0   22   25    6    6    2    5    8
Mel Stottlemyre        2   2  3.14   4   4   3   0   1   29   16   12   10    3   13   15
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  4.82   5   0   0   1   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           2   1  2.00   3   3   3   0   0   27   16    8    6    3    8   18
Horacio Pina           1   1  2.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    0    3    6
Darold Knowles         0   1  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    4    4
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
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   3 10.80   3   3   1   0   0   10   12   13   12    1    7    3
Paul Lindblad          0   0 21.94   2   0   0   0   0    5   15   14   13    3    4    1

 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
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
Rich Hand              0   1  3.86   2   1   0   0   0    7    8    6    3    0    4    4
Mike Paul              1   0  6.35   4   2   0   0   0   11   16    8    8    2    2    5
Jim Merritt            0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    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
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  D. Alexander (BAL)        2
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  G. Garber (KC)            2
  B. Hands (MIN)            2

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  B. Odom (OAK)             3
  C. Wright (CAL)           3
  J. Bell (MIL)             2
  D. Bosman (TEX)           2
  S. Busby (KC)             2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  J. Curtis (BOS)           2
  E. Farmer (CLE)           2
  S. Kline (NY)             2

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  J. Perry (DET)            2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        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
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1
  P. Splittorff (KC)        1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         35.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      34.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          32.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    28.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       27.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      27.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          27.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        26.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     25.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       24.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        33
  M. Lolich (DET)          27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          27
  S. Busby (KC)            26
  F. Peterson (NY)         25
  W. Simpson (KC)          25
  D. Drago (KC)            24
  G. Perry (CLE)           24
  B. Strom (CLE)           23
  J. Kaat (MIN)            22

Runs:

  S. Busby (KC)            16
  M. Pattin (BOS)          16
  J. Curtis (BOS)          15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  P. Lindblad (OAK)        14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  B. Odom (OAK)            13
  W. Simpson (KC)          13
  C. Wright (CAL)          13

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  M. Pattin (BOS)           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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      13
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  D. Bosman (TEX)          10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  W. Simpson (KC)          10
  J. Bell (MIL)             9
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        9
  M. Jackson (KC)           9
  S. Kline (NY)             9

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            37
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        28
  G. Perry (CLE)           26
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        18
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  B. Strom (CLE)           14
  B. Hands (MIN)           13
  B. Singer (CAL)          13

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