Wednesday May 2, 1973
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American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 2, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       10  10  3.02   20   3   3   179   161   78   60   11   95   66
California      11   8  3.02   19  11   1   173   153   67   58   14   66  132
Baltimore       10  11  3.11   21   8   1   194   150   70   67   22   55   87
Detroit         10  12  3.26   22   8   5   202   178   78   73   19   51  102
New York        10  11  3.30   21   6   4   183   173   77   67   20   54   87
Chicago         12   5  3.61   17   8   4   152   153   75   61   13   66   92
Cleveland       10  12  3.65   22  10   2   192   174   89   78   20   65  130
Oakland         10  12  3.67   22   8   2   204   165   92   83   20   79  116
Texas            7  11  4.20   18   3   4   154   150   82   72   10   70   77
Minnesota        9   9  4.24   18   4   6   157   167   83   74   16   37   91
Kansas City     14   9  4.39   23   4   7   209   215  115  102   12  112  102
Boston           8  11  4.43   19   3   5   169   182   96   83   27   74  117

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      6   2  1.12   8   8   5   0   3   64   48   18    8    2   10   34
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
Gene Garber (KC)       3   1  1.66   8   0   0   4   0   22   18    5    4    0    3   11
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   3  1.68   6   6   4   0   1   48   28   10    9    3   12   13
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     4   2  1.68   6   6   5   0   0   54   36   13   10    4   12   34
Bill Singer (CAL)      4   1  1.73   5   5   3   0   1   42   31   10    8    0   13   38
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
Orlando Pena           0   0  2.70   5   1   0   1   0   20   14    6    6    2    3   16
Eddie Watt             2   2  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    4    2
Jim Palmer             1   2  3.21   5   5   1   0   0   34   34   13   12    2   11   21
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             3   2  3.59   6   6   3   0   0   43   36   17   17    8   14   31
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             4   1  2.62   6   6   4   0   0   55   45   16   16    6   28   61
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            6   2  1.12   8   8   5   0   3   64   48   18    8    2   10   34
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               1   0  0.55   4   0   0   1   0   16   12    1    1    1    6   13
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  3.40   6   6   1   0   0   40   45   17   15    3    8   30
Jerry Johnson          1   1  4.00   6   0   0   1   0    9   11    5    4    1    6    5
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
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
Mickey Lolich          1   3  3.38   7   7   3   0   0   51   48   20   19    4   12   33
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.98   9   0   0   2   0   20   15    9    9    2    8    8
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  1.66   8   0   0   4   0   22   18    5    4    0    3   11
Paul Splittorff        4   1  3.07   6   6   2   0   1   44   40   19   15    2   15   15
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
Jim Slaton             1   1  1.65   4   4   1   0   1   27   25    5    5    0   11    4
Bill Parsons           1   2  2.77   4   4   0   0   0   13    8    8    4    0   17    1
Ray Newman             2   1  2.84   6   0   0   1   0   13   11    4    4    1    2    6
Gary Ryerson           0   0  3.14   4   3   0   0   0   14   11    7    5    0    6    6
Jerry Bell             3   2  3.62   8   4   2   1   0   37   33   18   15    4   22   15
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
Frank Linzy            0   1  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    5    8    3    3    1    2    3
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  2.77   6   0   0   3   0   13   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  3.27   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    0    6    5
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
Dave Goltz             0   0  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    3    3    0    0    1
Joe Decker             0   0  7.20   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    2    1    2
Ken Sanders            1   1  8.03   7   0   0   3   0   12   12   12   11    1    6    8
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  2.75   9   0   0   3   0   20   20    6    6    1    6   14
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
Sparky Lyle            0   2  3.60   5   0   0   1   0   10    9    5    4    3    2    7
Doc Medich             2   1  3.69   5   5   1   0   0   32   29   15   13    4    5   21
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           4   2  1.68   6   6   5   0   0   54   36   13   10    4   12   34
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
Charlie Hudson         0   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    7    2    2    2    0    3    9
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
Pete Broberg           0   3  6.93   4   4   1   0   0   25   23   20   19    2   15    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:

  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Bell (MIL)             3
  G. Garber (KC)            3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             3

Losses:

  B. Odom (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  M. Pattin (BOS)           4
  C. Wright (CAL)           4
  D. Bosman (TEX)           3
  P. Broberg (TEX)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  L. LaGrow (DET)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  B. Singer (CAL)           3

Saves:

  S. Foucault (TEX)         4
  G. Garber (KC)            4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           3
  T. Forster (CHI)          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:

  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          64.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          55.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      53.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         51.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        50.2
  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

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        51
  M. Lolich (DET)          48
  W. Wood (CHI)            48
  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  B. Strom (CLE)           45
  M. Pattin (BOS)          43
  J. Coleman (DET)         42
  G. Perry (CLE)           42
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         41
  P. Splittorff (KC)       40

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         25
  B. Odom (OAK)            24
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  P. Broberg (TEX)         20
  D. Drago (KC)            20
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  J. Curtis (BOS)          19
  W. Simpson (KC)          19

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  J. Bell (MIL)            22
  B. Odom (OAK)            21
  K. Wright (KC)           20
  W. Simpson (KC)          19
  J. Curtis (BOS)          17
  B. Parsons (MIL)         17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  P. Broberg (TEX)         15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            61
  G. Perry (CLE)           38
  B. Singer (CAL)          38
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        34
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        34
  W. Wood (CHI)            34
  M. Lolich (DET)          33
  L. Tiant (BOS)           31
  B. Strom (CLE)           30
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      25

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