Tuesday May 1, 1973
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 1, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       10   9  2.82   19   3   3   169   148   71   53    9   94   59
California      10   8  3.07   18  10   1   161   143   64   55   13   58  125
Baltimore       10  10  3.10   20   8   1   186   144   66   64   22   49   78
Detroit         10  11  3.23   21   8   5   190   165   73   68   18   51   95
New York        10  10  3.26   20   6   4   174   161   73   63   20   53   82
Cleveland        9  12  3.65   21  10   1   182   163   85   74   19   59  120
Oakland          9  12  3.76   21   7   2   194   159   89   81   20   76  108
Chicago         11   5  3.84   16   7   4   143   147   75   61   13   64   88
Texas            7  10  4.06   17   3   4   146   145   76   66    9   64   72
Minnesota        9   8  4.10   17   4   6   147   156   75   67   16   31   87
Kansas City     13   9  4.46   22   4   6   200   203  112   99   12  111   99
Boston           7  11  4.57   18   2   5   160   175   94   81   25   74  109

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      5   2  1.30   7   7   4   0   2   55   42   18    8    2    8   30
Jim Colborn (MIL)      2   1  1.40   6   1   0   1   0   26   17   10    4    2   13    6
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   1  1.65   4   4   1   0   1   27   25    5    5    0   11    4
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     3   2  1.65   5   5   4   0   0   44   30   10    8    4    9   26
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   3  1.68   6   6   4   0   1   48   28   10    9    3   12   13
Bill Singer (CAL)      4   1  1.73   5   5   3   0   1   42   31   10    8    0   13   38
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
Joe Coleman (DET)      5   1  2.08   6   6   3   0   0   48   42   12   11    5    9   18
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
Bob Reynolds           1   1  1.29   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    3    3
Dave McNally           3   3  1.68   6   6   4   0   1   48   28   10    9    3   12   13
Grant Jackson          0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    1    2    2
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
Doyle Alexander        2   0  3.55   5   3   1   0   0   25   19   11   10    3    5   10
Mike Cuellar           1   3  4.82   6   6   2   0   0   47   41   25   25   10   15   20

 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
Bob Veale              1   0  3.18   9   0   0   3   0   11    8    6    4    1    5    6
Bill Lee               1   0  3.33   5   1   0   1   0   24   24    9    9    3    7   16
John Curtis            0   2  3.46   6   3   0   0   0   26   25   19   10    2   17   14
Luis Tiant             2   2  4.01   5   5   2   0   0   34   29   15   15    6   14   23
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
Lynn McGlothen         1   2  8.44   4   3   0   0   0   16   24   15   15    4    7    9
Marty Pattin           1   4  9.00   5   5   0   0   0   25   43   26   25    8    9   19

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Singer            4   1  1.73   5   5   3   0   1   42   31   10    8    0   13   38
Rudy May               2   1  1.88   4   3   2   0   2   24   17    6    5    3    4   14
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
Clyde Wright           0   4  4.35   5   5   2   0   0   31   38   19   15    4    4    9
Steve Barber           0   0  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    2    1    5    2
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
Wilbur Wood            5   2  1.30   7   7   4   0   2   55   42   18    8    2    8   30
Terry Forster          1   0  1.46   6   0   0   3   0   12   11    2    2    0   11   16
Stan Bahnsen           3   1  3.82   5   5   2   0   0   33   36   15   14    3   15   13
Eddie Fisher           2   1  5.29   3   3   1   0   0   17   21   12   10    4    7    9
Cy Acosta              0   0  5.40   3   0   0   1   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
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
Dick Tidrow            3   3  4.38   6   6   2   0   1   37   31   19   18    5   14   19
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
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   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    2    6
Joe Coleman            5   1  2.08   6   6   3   0   0   48   42   12   11    5    9   18
Jim Perry              2   2  2.14   4   4   2   0   0   34   26   11    8    3    5   12
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.26   8   0   0   2   0   19   13    7    7    2    8    8
Mickey Lolich          1   3  3.63   6   6   3   0   0   40   37   17   16    3   12   26
Woodie Fryman          2   1  4.44   4   4   0   0   0   24   20   12   12    4    7   16
Tom Timmerman          0   1  5.40   6   1   0   1   0   13   15    8    8    1    6    8
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
Doug Bird              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  3.79   6   0   0   2   0   19   14   10    8    3   12    9
Ken Wright             1   1  3.79   6   3   0   0   0   19   20   10    8    0   20   16
Wayne Simpson          2   2  4.34   5   5   1   0   0   37   35   19   18    1   19   15
Steve Busby            2   2  5.11   5   5   1   0   1   25   26   16   14    2   11   16
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Mike Jackson           0   0  6.43   5   0   0   0   0   14   13   10   10    1   14    5
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
Jim Colborn            2   1  1.40   6   1   0   1   0   26   17   10    4    2   13    6
Ray Newman             2   1  1.54   5   0   0   1   0   12   10    2    2    0    2    5
Jim Slaton             1   1  1.65   4   4   1   0   1   27   25    5    5    0   11    4
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    1    2    2
Bill Parsons           1   2  2.77   4   4   0   0   0   13    8    8    4    0   17    1
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
Dave Goltz             0   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    0    1
Ray Corbin             0   1  2.92   5   0   0   3   0   12   10    4    4    0    3    5
Bert Blyleven          2   4  3.09   6   6   3   0   0   47   51   22   16    4   12   34
Dick Woodson           1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    2    2
Bill Hands             2   2  3.94   5   5   1   0   0   32   31   14   14    3    4   17
Jim Kaat               3   1  4.60   5   5   0   0   0   31   36   17   16    6    3   19
Joe Decker             0   0  7.20   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    2    1    2
Ken Sanders            1   0  8.00   6   0   0   3   0    9   10    8    8    1    4    7
Jim Strickland         0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    2    0    2    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
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  2.87   8   0   0   3   0   16   15    5    5    1    6   12
Mel Stottlemyre        3   3  2.96   6   6   4   0   1   46   33   18   15    4   15   25
Fritz Peterson         2   3  3.06   5   5   0   0   0   32   38   14   11    4    9   13
Steve Kline            2   2  3.38   5   5   1   0   1   32   28   12   12    2   12    5
Doc Medich             2   0  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   27   22   12   10    4    4   18
Sparky Lyle            0   2  3.60   5   0   0   1   0   10    9    5    4    3    2    7
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  1.45   6   1   0   1   0   19   10    4    3    1    8   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
Catfish Hunter         1   1  4.12   6   6   0   0   0   39   34   21   18    6   11   17
Vida Blue              1   1  4.15   3   3   1   0   0   22   21   10   10    0    9   10
Blue Moon Odom         0   5  6.21   6   6   2   0   0   33   28   24   23    4   21   16
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         1   1  1.80   8   0   0   4   0   10    8    2    2    0    9    4
Mike Paul              3   0  3.08   6   4   1   0   0   26   26    9    9    2    6   15
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.14   6   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    2    6    9
Dick Bosman            2   3  3.18   5   5   1   0   1   34   30   16   12    3   13   12
Jim Merritt            0   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    3    0    0    3
Rich Hand              1   1  4.26   4   3   0   0   0   19   23   13    9    0    9    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)          5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  B. Singer (CAL)           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
  M. Paul (TEX)             3

Losses:

  B. Odom (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  M. Pattin (BOS)           4
  C. Wright (CAL)           4
  D. Bosman (TEX)           3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  F. Peterson (NY)          3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              2
  W. Wood (CHI)             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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          55.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         51.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       48.1
  J. Coleman (DET)       47.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      46.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       46.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    45.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      43.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          43.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        41.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        51
  M. Pattin (BOS)          43
  J. Coleman (DET)         42
  G. Perry (CLE)           42
  W. Wood (CHI)            42
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         41
  B. Strom (CLE)           39
  F. Peterson (NY)         38
  C. Wright (CAL)          38
  M. Lolich (DET)          37

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         25
  B. Odom (OAK)            24
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  D. Drago (KC)            20
  J. Curtis (BOS)          19
  W. Simpson (KC)          19
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          19
  C. Wright (CAL)          19

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  E. Fisher (CHI)           4

Walks:

  J. Bell (MIL)            21
  B. Odom (OAK)            21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            20
  K. Wright (KC)           20
  W. Simpson (KC)          19
  J. Curtis (BOS)          17
  B. Parsons (MIL)         17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  G. Perry (CLE)           38
  B. Singer (CAL)          38
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        34
  W. Wood (CHI)            30
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        26
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  B. Strom (CLE)           26
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      25
  L. Tiant (BOS)           23


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