Saturday April 28, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 28, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       10   8  2.86   18   8   1   170   131   56   54   17   47   68
Milwaukee        9   8  2.91   17   3   3   151   133   66   49    8   82   55
Detroit          9  10  3.25   19   7   5   172   143   66   62   16   45   86
California       9   7  3.27   16   8   1   143   127   59   52   11   54  117
New York         7  10  3.67   17   5   2   147   141   68   60   20   47   71
Minnesota        9   6  3.71   15   4   6   131   133   58   54   15   20   82
Oakland          8  11  3.77   19   6   1   177   149   82   74   18   71  101
Cleveland        8  12  3.79   20   9   1   173   156   83   73   19   57  117
Chicago          9   5  4.18   14   6   3   125   129   70   58   12   60   76
Texas            5  10  4.21   15   2   4   128   127   69   60    9   55   60
Kansas City     13   7  4.26   20   4   6   184   185  100   87   10   99   93
Boston           7   9  4.38   16   2   5   142   151   82   69   21   65   88

 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
Horacio Pina (OAK)     3   1  1.56   6   0   0   1   0   17   11    3    3    1    7   13
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     3   2  1.65   5   5   4   0   0   44   30   10    8    4    9   26
Gene Garber (KC)       3   1  1.74   7   0   0   3   0   21   16    5    4    0    3   11
Rudy May (CAL)         2   1  1.88   4   3   2   0   2   24   17    6    5    3    4   14
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
Jim Palmer             1   1  2.93   4   4   1   0   0   28   29    9    9    2    7   15
Orlando Pena           0   0  3.00   4   1   0   1   0   18   13    6    6    2    1   13
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
Luis Tiant             2   2  4.01   5   5   2   0   0   34   29   15   15    6   14   23
John Curtis            0   2  4.15   5   3   0   0   0   22   24   19   10    2   12    9
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
Rudy May               2   1  1.88   4   3   2   0   2   24   17    6    5    3    4   14
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
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   5   0   0   3   0   10    7    0    0    0    8   11
Wilbur Wood            4   2  1.55   6   6   3   0   1   46   35   18    8    2    8   26
Stan Bahnsen           3   1  3.82   5   5   2   0   0   33   36   15   14    3   15   13
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   3  2.47   6   6   6   0   1   51   42   16   14    4   11   38
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
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    4
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
Woodie Fryman          2   0  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   21   14    8    8    2    5   15
Mickey Lolich          1   3  3.63   6   6   3   0   0   40   37   17   16    3   12   26
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.63   7   0   0   2   0   17   11    7    7    2    8    6
Tom Timmerman          0   1  4.76   5   1   0   1   0   11   11    6    6    1    5    5
John Hiller            0   1  7.36   5   0   0   2   0    4    3    3    3    0    2    1
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            3   1  1.74   7   0   0   3   0   21   16    5    4    0    3   11
Paul Splittorff        3   1  3.00   5   5   2   0   1   36   30   16   12    2   14   12
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
Jerry Bell             3   2  3.68   7   3   2   1   0   29   24   15   12    3   21   10
Skip Lockwood          1   2  3.68   5   4   0   0   0   22   24   12    9    0   11   15
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
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   1  4.60   5   5   0   0   0   31   36   17   16    6    3   19
Ken Sanders            1   0  5.40   5   0   0   3   0    7    8    4    4    1    1    7
Joe Decker             0   0  7.20   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    2    1    2
Jim Strickland         0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    2    0    1    0

 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
Doc Medich             2   0  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   27   22   12   10    4    4   18
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
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
Horacio Pina           3   1  1.56   6   0   0   1   0   17   11    3    3    1    7   13
Ken Holtzman           3   2  1.65   5   5   4   0   0   44   30   10    8    4    9   26
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
Jim Merritt            0   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    3    0    0    3
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
Don Stanhouse          0   3  7.82   5   2   0   0   0   13   17   11   11    1    9    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Bell (MIL)             3
  G. Garber (KC)            3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  H. Pina (OAK)             3

Losses:

  B. Odom (OAK)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  D. Bosman (TEX)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  M. Pattin (BOS)           3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  F. Peterson (NY)          3
  D. Stanhouse (TEX)        3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           3

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  J. Bell (MIL)             2

Saves:

  S. Foucault (TEX)         4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           3
  T. Forster (CHI)          3
  G. Garber (KC)            3
  K. Sanders (MIN)          3
  B. Veale (BOS)            3
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  L. LaGrow (DET)           2
  L. McDaniel (NY)          2

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              2
  D. Bosman (TEX)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  S. Kline (NY)             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:

  G. Perry (CLE)         51.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          46.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       44.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      43.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          43.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       41.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      40.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        39.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       38.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    36.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        43
  G. Perry (CLE)           42
  B. Strom (CLE)           39
  M. Lolich (DET)          37
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         36
  D. Drago (KC)            36
  J. Kaat (MIN)            36
  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  W. Wood (CHI)            35
  J. Coleman (DET)         34

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
  J. Kaat (MIN)            17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          17

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Bell (MIL)            21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            20
  B. Odom (OAK)            18
  K. Wright (KC)           17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  W. Simpson (KC)          15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            14
  B. Parsons (MIL)         14

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  G. Perry (CLE)           38
  B. Singer (CAL)          33
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        32
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        26
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  B. Strom (CLE)           26
  W. Wood (CHI)            26
  L. Tiant (BOS)           23
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      21

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