Thursday April 26, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 26, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        9   7  2.94   16   7   1   150   116   51   49   14   41   57
Milwaukee        8   7  2.95   15   2   3   134   114   59   44    7   71   45
Detroit          9   8  3.10   17   7   5   154   126   56   53   14   38   78
Minnesota        9   5  3.22   14   4   6   123   119   47   44   11   18   76
California       8   6  3.31   14   7   1   125   113   53   46    8   52  104
New York         6  10  3.78   16   4   2   138   135   65   58   19   47   65
Cleveland        7  11  3.80   18   7   1   156   142   76   66   19   56  107
Oakland          7  10  3.99   17   5   1   156   132   77   69   15   60   90
Chicago          8   5  4.42   13   6   2   116   118   69   57   12   54   69
Texas            4   9  4.49   13   2   3   110   112   63   55    9   52   51
Boston           7   8  4.55   15   1   5   133   144   80   67   21   62   77
Kansas City     11   7  4.55   18   3   6   166   175   96   84   10   89   82

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   2  1.01   5   5   4   0   1   45   24    6    5    1   11   11
Bill Lee (BOS)         1   0  1.45   4   0   0   1   0   19   14    3    3    2    5   11
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   0   1  1.47   5   1   0   0   0   18    9    4    3    1    7   18
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   2  1.55   6   6   3   0   1   46   35   18    8    2    8   26
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     3   1  1.56   4   4   3   0   0   35   22    8    6    3    9   22
Jim Colborn (MIL)      1   1  1.62   5   1   0   1   0   17   12    8    3    1    9    4
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       3   0  1.77   4   4   3   0   0   36   26    7    7    2   18   46
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    3   2  1.88   5   5   5   0   1   43   31   11    9    4   11   32
Bill Singer (CAL)      3   1  1.93   4   4   2   0   1   33   26    8    7    0    9   33
Gene Garber (KC)       2   1  2.16   6   0   0   3   0   17   11    4    4    0    3    9

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave McNally           3   2  1.01   5   5   4   0   1   45   24    6    5    1   11   11
Bob Reynolds           1   1  1.29   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    3    3
Eddie Watt             2   1  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    4    1
Orlando Pena           0   0  3.00   4   1   0   1   0   18   13    6    6    2    1   13
Jim Palmer             0   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   22    8    8    2    6    7
Doyle Alexander        2   0  4.29   4   3   1   0   0   21   19   11   10    3    5    7
Mike Cuellar           1   2  4.50   4   4   2   0   0   32   25   16   16    5    9   15
Grant Jackson          0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    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   8   0   0   1   0    5    4    0    0    0    3    3
Roger Moret            1   0  0.00   3   1   0   0   0   15   10    1    0    0    9   12
Bill Lee               1   0  1.45   4   0   0   1   0   19   14    3    3    2    5   11
Bob Veale              1   0  3.27   8   0   0   3   0   11    8    6    4    1    5    6
John Curtis            0   2  4.15   5   3   0   0   0   22   24   19   10    2   12    9
Luis Tiant             2   1  4.74   4   4   1   0   0   25   22   13   13    6   11   12
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    2
Sonny Siebert          0   1  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    1    5
Marty Pattin           1   3  8.85   4   4   0   0   0   20   34   21   20    5    8   11
Lynn McGlothen         1   1  9.69   3   3   0   0   0   13   20   14   14    4    6    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             3   0  1.77   4   4   3   0   0   36   26    7    7    2   18   46
Bill Singer            3   1  1.93   4   4   2   0   1   33   26    8    7    0    9   33
Dave Sells             1   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    5    2
Rudy May               1   1  3.00   3   2   1   0   1   15   13    6    5    3    4   10
Steve Barber           0   0  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    2    1    5    2
Clyde Wright           0   3  5.32   4   4   1   0   0   22   27   16   13    2    4    6
Ron Perranoski         0   1  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    1
Lloyd Allen            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    8    5    5    0    4    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          1   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    7    3    0    0    0    7    6
Wilbur Wood            4   2  1.55   6   6   3   0   1   46   35   18    8    2    8   26
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  4.39   4   4   2   0   0   27   29   14   13    3   10   11
Cy Acosta              0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    2    3
Steve Stone            0   0  6.97   4   0   0   0   0   10   12    8    8    1   11    9
Eddie Fisher           1   1  7.36   2   2   1   0   0   11   14    9    9    3    6    6
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    2    2    2    1    3
Bart Johnson           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    2    0    0    0
Rich Gossage           0   1 15.95   3   1   0   0   0    7   13   13   13    1    9    5

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Lamb               0   0  0.87   3   0   0   1   0   10    7    1    1    1    2    8
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    1    1    0    5
Gaylord Perry          3   2  1.88   5   5   5   0   1   43   31   11    9    4   11   32
Brent Strom            1   1  2.70   5   5   1   0   0   37   39   13   11    2    6   26
Jerry Johnson          1   1  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    6    4
Dick Tidrow            2   3  5.46   5   5   1   0   1   28   24   17   17    5   12   16
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   13   11   12   10    1   10    8
Milt Wilcox            0   0  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    6    1    4    5
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   4   0   0   2   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   1  2.16   3   3   2   0   0   25   18    8    6    1    3   10
Joe Coleman            4   1  2.56   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11   11    5    7   17
Mickey Lolich          1   3  3.12   5   5   3   0   0   35   31   13   12    3   11   23
Woodie Fryman          2   0  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   21   14    8    8    2    5   15
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.71   6   0   0   2   0   17   11    7    7    2    7    6
Tom Timmerman          0   1  4.91   4   1   0   1   0   11   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   1  2.16   6   0   0   3   0   17   11    4    4    0    3    9
Paul Splittorff        3   1  2.61   4   4   2   0   1   31   25   13    9    2   10    7
Ken Wright             1   0  3.12   5   2   0   0   0   17   17    8    6    0   17   15
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  3.79   6   0   0   2   0   19   14   10    8    3   12    9
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   1   0    7    8    3    3    0    4    3
Wayne Simpson          2   1  3.94   4   4   1   0   0   32   28   15   14    1   15   14
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
Dick Drago             2   1  9.16   5   4   0   0   0   19   36   20   19    1   14   10

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             2   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0   10    6    0    0    0    2    5
Jim Colborn            1   1  1.62   5   1   0   1   0   17   12    8    3    1    9    4
Bill Parsons           1   2  2.08   3   3   0   0   0   13    8    7    3    0   14    1
Jim Slaton             1   1  2.21   3   3   1   0   1   20   19    5    5    0    6    2
Gary Ryerson           0   0  3.14   4   3   0   0   0   14   11    7    5    0    6    6
Skip Lockwood          1   1  3.79   4   3   0   0   0   19   18    9    8    0    8   13
Jerry Bell             2   2  3.98   6   2   1   1   0   20   15   12    9    2   14    6
Bill Champion          0   0  4.26   5   0   0   0   0   13   16    6    6    3    5    5
Frank Linzy            0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    2    1
Chris Short            0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    0    5    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Decker             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
Ray Corbin             0   1  0.75   4   0   0   3   0   12    7    1    1    0    2    5
Bert Blyleven          2   3  3.10   5   5   3   0   0   41   43   16   14    3    7   32
Bill Hands             2   1  3.33   4   4   1   0   0   27   23   10   10    3    3   15
Dave Goltz             0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    0    0
Dick Woodson           1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    2    2
Jim Kaat               3   0  4.10   4   4   0   0   0   26   30   13   12    4    2   15
Ken Sanders            1   0  5.68   4   0   0   3   0    6    8    4    4    1    1    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Beene             0   0  2.25   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    1    2    1
Mel Stottlemyre        2   3  3.19   5   5   3   0   1   37   26   15   13    4   15   21
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  3.21   7   0   0   2   0   14   14    5    5    1    6   11
Steve Kline            1   2  3.86   4   4   1   0   1   26   22   11   11    2    9    5
Fritz Peterson         1   3  3.96   4   4   0   0   0   25   32   13   11    4    6    9
Doc Medich             1   0  4.08   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    9    8    3    4   12
Sparky Lyle            0   2  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    4    3    2    5
Jim Magnuson           0   0  5.79   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    3    3    1    2    1
Casey Cox              0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    1    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         0   1  1.47   5   1   0   0   0   18    9    4    3    1    7   18
Ken Holtzman           3   1  1.56   4   4   3   0   0   35   22    8    6    3    9   22
Darold Knowles         1   1  1.74   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    2    0    5    6
Horacio Pina           2   1  2.13   5   0   0   1   0   13    7    3    3    1    4   10
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  4.40   5   5   0   0   0   31   30   18   15    5   10   16
Blue Moon Odom         0   4  8.00   4   4   1   0   0   18   18   17   16    1   10    6
Paul Lindblad          0   0 18.47   3   0   0   0   0    6   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   1  2.16   6   0   0   3   0    8    7    2    2    0    7    3
Rich Hand              1   1  2.51   3   2   0   0   0   14   14    7    4    0    7    7
Dick Bosman            1   3  3.55   4   4   1   0   1   25   22   14   10    3   12    8
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.97   5   0   0   0   0   11   10    5    5    2    4    6
Mike Paul              2   0  4.15   5   3   0   0   0   17   20    8    8    2    3    8
Charlie Hudson         0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    0    2    4
Pete Broberg           0   2  6.05   3   3   1   0   0   19   18   14   13    1   10    8
Jim Merritt            0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    0    1
Don Stanhouse          0   2 11.37   4   1   0   0   0    6   13    8    8    1    7    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  B. Singer (CAL)           3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  D. Alexander (BAL)        2

Losses:

  B. Odom (OAK)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  D. Bosman (TEX)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  M. Pattin (BOS)           3
  F. Peterson (NY)          3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           3
  C. Wright (CAL)           3
  J. Bell (MIL)             2

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2

Saves:

  R. Corbin (MIN)           3
  S. Foucault (TEX)         3
  G. Garber (KC)            3
  K. Sanders (MIN)          3
  B. Veale (BOS)            3
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        2
  T. Forster (CHI)          2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  L. LaGrow (DET)           2
  L. McDaniel (NY)          2

Shutouts:

  D. Bosman (TEX)           1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  R. May (CAL)              1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1
  G. Perry (CLE)            1
  B. Singer (CAL)           1
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1
  P. Splittorff (KC)        1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       1
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          46.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       44.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         43.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      40.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       38.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    36.2
  B. Strom (CLE)         36.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          35.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      34.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        34.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        43
  B. Strom (CLE)           39
  D. Drago (KC)            36
  W. Wood (CHI)            35
  J. Coleman (DET)         34
  M. Pattin (BOS)          34
  F. Peterson (NY)         32
  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  G. Perry (CLE)           31
  C. Hunter (OAK)          30

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          21
  D. Drago (KC)            20
  J. Curtis (BOS)          19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  B. Odom (OAK)            17
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          17
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        16
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  M. Pattin (BOS)           5
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  L. McGlothen (BOS)        4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  F. Peterson (NY)          4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  K. Wright (KC)           17
  W. Simpson (KC)          15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  J. Bell (MIL)            14
  D. Drago (KC)            14
  B. Parsons (MIL)         14
  D. Bosman (TEX)          12
  J. Curtis (BOS)          12
  B. Dal Canton (KC)       12

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  B. Singer (CAL)          33
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        32
  G. Perry (CLE)           32
  B. Strom (CLE)           26
  W. Wood (CHI)            26
  M. Lolich (DET)          23
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        22
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      21
  R. Fingers (OAK)         18

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