Saturday April 21, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 21, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        8   5  2.84   13   5   1   124    94   41   39   13   32   49
Milwaukee        5   5  2.89   10   1   2    90    81   44   29    6   37   30
Minnesota        7   4  3.06   11   4   4    97    91   35   33    9   11   63
Detroit          8   5  3.13   13   6   4   121   102   43   42   12   34   61
New York         5   7  3.84   12   4   1   103    96   48   44   11   36   41
Cleveland        5   8  3.98   13   5   1   113   101   57   50   15   39   78
California       5   5  4.02   10   5   1    87    79   45   39    7   40   76
Kansas City      9   4  4.69   13   3   4   121   130   69   63    6   68   49
Boston           5   6  4.82   11   1   3    97   105   61   52   16   38   55
Chicago          5   4  5.00    9   4   1    81    83   55   45   11   38   51
Oakland          4   8  5.01   12   5   0   110   103   68   61   13   48   62
Texas            2   7  5.26    9   1   1    75    84   52   44    7   41   36

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   1  0.98   4   4   3   0   1   37   19    5    4    1    8    8
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
Joe Coleman (DET)      4   0  1.91   4   4   2   0   0   33   26    7    7    4    7   12
Bill Lee (BOS)         0   0  1.98   3   0   0   1   0   14   12    3    3    2    2    7

 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   1  0.98   4   4   3   0   1   37   19    5    4    1    8    8
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  1.98   3   0   0   1   0   14   12    3    3    2    2    7
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         1   1 10.61   2   2   0   0   0    9   14   11   11    4    4    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            2   1  2.66   3   3   1   0   0   24   22    8    7    0    8   23
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
Lloyd Allen            0   0  9.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    3    3    0    2    3
Steve Barber           0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    2    2    4    2    1    3    0
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
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    1    1    0    5
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
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
Milt Wilcox            0   0  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    6    1    4    5
Dick Tidrow            1   3  8.05   4   4   0   0   0   19   22   17   17    5    9   13
Ed Farmer              0   2 16.88   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    7    5    2    2    1
Mike Kilkenny          0   0 18.00   4   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    3    2

 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            4   0  1.91   4   4   2   0   0   33   26    7    7    4    7   12
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  4.10   4   4   0   0   0   26   30   13   12    4    2   15
Ken Sanders            1   0  6.75   3   0   0   2   0    4    5    3    3    1    0    3

 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
Rollie Fingers         0   0  2.19   4   0   0   0   0   12    4    3    3    1    5   12
Darold Knowles         0   1  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    4    4
Rob Gardner            0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    2    1
Vida Blue              1   1  4.15   3   3   1   0   0   22   21   10   10    0    9   10
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
Dick Bosman            1   2  2.21   3   3   1   0   1   20   17    9    5    2   10    4
Steve Foucault         0   1  3.18   4   0   0   1   0    6    4    2    2    0    6    3
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
Pete Broberg           0   1  8.71   2   2   0   0   0   10   12   11   10    1    7    5
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  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
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

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

  D. McNally (BAL)       36.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         35.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      34.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       33.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          32.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    28.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      27.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          27.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        26.2
  J. Kaat (MIN)          26.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        33
  J. Kaat (MIN)            30
  M. Lolich (DET)          27
  M. Pattin (BOS)          27
  S. Busby (KC)            26
  J. Coleman (DET)         26
  F. Peterson (NY)         25
  W. Simpson (KC)          25
  D. Drago (KC)            24
  G. Perry (CLE)           24

Runs:

  D. Tidrow (CLE)          17
  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
  J. Kaat (MIN)            13
  B. Odom (OAK)            13

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           5
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  L. McGlothen (BOS)        4
  M. Pattin (BOS)           4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  B. Champion (MIL)         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
  V. Blue (OAK)             9
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        9
  M. Jackson (KC)           9

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            37
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        28
  G. Perry (CLE)           26
  B. Singer (CAL)          23
  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        18
  J. Kaat (MIN)            15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  B. Strom (CLE)           14

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