Friday April 27, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 27, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        8   8  2.91   16   2   3   142   124   63   46    7   75   51
Baltimore        9   8  2.96   17   7   1   161   124   55   53   17   46   60
Detroit          9   9  3.04   18   7   5   163   134   59   55   16   40   80
Minnesota        9   5  3.22   14   4   6   123   119   47   44   11   18   76
California       8   7  3.49   15   7   1   134   123   59   52   11   54  113
Cleveland        8  11  3.70   19   8   1   165   145   78   68   19   57  111
New York         6  10  3.78   16   4   2   138   135   65   58   19   47   65
Oakland          8  10  3.86   18   5   1   168   141   80   72   17   71   97
Texas            5   9  4.30   14   2   4   119   121   65   57    9   53   55
Kansas City     12   7  4.32   19   4   6   175   175   96   84   10   95   86
Chicago          8   5  4.42   13   6   2   116   118   69   57   12   54   69
Boston           7   8  4.55   15   1   5   133   144   80   67   21   62   77

 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
Horacio Pina (OAK)     3   1  1.56   6   0   0   1   0   17   11    3    3    1    7   13
Jim Colborn (MIL)      1   1  1.62   5   1   0   1   0   17   12    8    3    1    9    4
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
Jim Perry (DET)        2   2  2.14   4   4   2   0   0   34   26   11    8    3    5   12

 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   2  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    4    2
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
Mike Cuellar           1   2  4.10   5   5   2   0   0   42   32   19   19    7   14   17
Doyle Alexander        2   0  4.29   4   3   1   0   0   21   19   11   10    3    5    7
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
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
Nolan Ryan             3   1  2.72   5   5   3   0   0   43   35   13   13    5   20   54
Rudy May               1   1  3.00   3   2   1   0   1   15   13    6    5    3    4   10
Ron Perranoski         0   1  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    1    2
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
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
Milt Wilcox            1   0  4.41   4   1   1   0   0   16   10    8    8    1    5    9
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
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Perry              2   2  2.14   4   4   2   0   0   34   26   11    8    3    5   12
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
Steve Busby            2   2  5.11   5   5   1   0   1   25   26   16   14    2   11   16
Mike Jackson           0   0  7.27   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    7    1    9    3
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
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    1    2    2
Gary Ryerson           0   0  3.14   4   3   0   0   0   14   11    7    5    0    6    6
Skip Lockwood          1   2  3.68   5   4   0   0   0   22   24   12    9    0   11   15
Jerry Bell             2   2  3.98   6   2   1   1   0   20   15   12    9    2   14    6
Bill Champion          0   0  4.02   6   0   0   0   0   16   17    7    7    3    6    8
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
Horacio Pina           3   1  1.56   6   0   0   1   0   17   11    3    3    1    7   13
Darold Knowles         1   1  1.74   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    2    0    5    6
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  6.75   5   5   1   0   0   25   23   20   19    3   18   10
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  2.08   7   0   0   4   0    9    8    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            2   3  3.18   5   5   1   0   1   34   30   16   12    3   13   12
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
  H. Pina (OAK)             3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  B. Singer (CAL)           3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3

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:

  S. Foucault (TEX)         4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           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. Busby (KC)             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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          46.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       44.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         43.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          43.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       41.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      40.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       38.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    36.2
  B. Strom (CLE)         36.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      34.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        43
  B. Strom (CLE)           39
  D. Drago (KC)            36
  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  W. Wood (CHI)            35
  J. Coleman (DET)         34
  M. Pattin (BOS)          34
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         32
  F. Peterson (NY)         32
  M. Lolich (DET)          31

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  M. Pattin (BOS)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  L. McGlothen (BOS)        4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            20
  B. Odom (OAK)            18
  K. Wright (KC)           17
  W. Simpson (KC)          15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  J. Bell (MIL)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            14
  B. Parsons (MIL)         14
  D. Bosman (TEX)          13

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  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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