Friday May 4, 1973
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 4, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      12   8  2.87   20  12   1   182   155   67   58   14   70  136
Baltimore       10  12  3.01   22   9   1   203   158   71   68   22   56   91
Milwaukee       10  11  3.11   21   3   3   188   171   83   65   12   98   71
Detroit         11  12  3.16   23   8   6   211   185   79   74   19   53  105
New York        10  12  3.25   22   6   4   191   183   82   69   20   58   90
Chicago         13   5  3.41   18   8   5   161   160   75   61   13   73   93
Oakland         11  12  3.68   23   9   2   213   173   96   87   22   81  124
Cleveland       10  13  3.76   23  10   2   201   185  100   84   20   73  140
Texas            7  12  4.21   19   3   4   162   159   87   76   11   75   79
Minnesota       10   9  4.28   19   4   7   166   177   89   79   17   40   97
Kansas City     15   9  4.33   24   4   8   218   219  118  105   13  120  109
Boston           8  12  4.58   20   3   5   177   194  105   90   27   77  123

 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
Rudy May (CAL)         3   1  1.36   5   4   3   0   3   33   19    6    5    3    8   18
Jim Colborn (MIL)      2   1  1.40   6   1   0   1   0   26   17   10    4    2   13    6
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   4  1.57   7   7   5   0   1   57   36   11   10    3   13   17
Gene Garber (KC)       3   1  1.59   9   0   0   5   0   23   20    5    4    0    3   11
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
Jim Perry (DET)        3   2  1.98   5   5   2   0   0   41   32   12    9    3    7   14
Joe Coleman (DET)      5   1  2.08   6   6   3   0   0   48   42   12   11    5    9   18
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       4   1  2.62   6   6   4   0   0   55   45   16   16    6   28   61

 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   4  1.57   7   7   5   0   1   57   36   11   10    3   13   17
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   9   0   0   1   0    6    6    0    0    0    3    5
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   5  9.00   6   6   0   0   0   28   48   31   28    8   10   21
Craig Skok             0   0 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    4    0    2    2

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rudy May               3   1  1.36   5   4   3   0   3   33   19    6    5    3    8   18
Bill Singer            4   1  1.73   5   5   3   0   1   42   31   10    8    0   13   38
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  1.17   7   0   0   4   0   15   12    2    2    0   12   17
Stan Bahnsen           4   1  3.23   6   6   2   0   0   39   42   15   14    3   21   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  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    1    1    5
Gaylord Perry          3   4  2.64   7   7   6   0   1   58   48   22   17    4   16   46
Brent Strom            1   1  3.40   6   6   1   0   0   40   45   17   15    3    8   30
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
Jerry Johnson          1   1  6.75   7   0   0   1   0    9   13    9    7    1    8    6
Ed Farmer              0   2 13.50   5   0   0   0   0    3    7    8    5    2    2    2
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
Jim Perry              3   2  1.98   5   5   2   0   0   41   32   12    9    3    7   14
Joe Coleman            5   1  2.08   6   6   3   0   0   48   42   12   11    5    9   18
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
John Hiller            0   1  5.06   6   0   0   3   0    5    4    3    3    0    2    2
Tom Timmerman          0   1  5.40   6   1   0   1   0   13   15    8    8    1    6    8
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  1.59   9   0   0   5   0   23   20    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            3   2  4.75   6   6   1   0   1   30   27   18   16    3   17   20
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Mike Jackson           0   0  6.06   6   0   0   0   0   16   14   11   11    1   16    8
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  2.45   7   0   0   1   0   15   12    4    4    1    3    7
Jim Slaton             1   2  2.67   5   5   1   0   1   30   32    9    9    1   12    6
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  3.62   8   4   2   1   0   37   33   18   15    4   22   15
Bill Champion          0   0  3.66   7   0   0   0   0   20   19    8    8    3    7   10
Skip Lockwood          1   2  3.68   5   4   0   0   0   22   24   12    9    0   11   15
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               4   1  4.70   6   6   0   0   0   38   44   22   20    7    4   25
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  7.53   8   0   0   4   0   14   14   13   12    1    8    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   4  2.90   7   7   4   0   1   50   39   22   16    4   16   27
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  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    9   13    4    4    1    5    2
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         2   1  4.10   7   7   1   0   0   48   42   25   22    8   13   25
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   4  3.69   6   6   1   0   1   39   37   21   16    4   17   14
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
Don Stanhouse          0   3  6.32   6   2   0   0   0   16   19   11   11    1   10    9
Pete Broberg           0   3  6.93   4   4   1   0   0   25   23   20   19    2   15    8

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  B. Odom (OAK)             5
  M. Pattin (BOS)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  D. Bosman (TEX)           4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  C. Wright (CAL)           4
  P. Broberg (TEX)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  G. Garber (KC)            5
  T. Forster (CHI)          4
  S. Foucault (TEX)         4
  K. Sanders (MIN)          4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  L. McDaniel (NY)          3
  B. Veale (BOS)            3
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        2
  L. LaGrow (DET)           2

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  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
  G. Perry (CLE)         58.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       57.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          55.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      53.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        50.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    49.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        48.1
  J. Coleman (DET)       47.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      46.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        51
  M. Lolich (DET)          48
  M. Pattin (BOS)          48
  G. Perry (CLE)           48
  W. Wood (CHI)            48
  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  B. Strom (CLE)           45
  J. Kaat (MIN)            44
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         42
  J. Coleman (DET)         42

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          31
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         25
  C. Hunter (OAK)          25
  B. Odom (OAK)            24
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        22
  J. Kaat (MIN)            22
  G. Perry (CLE)           22
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      22
  D. Bosman (TEX)          21
  P. Broberg (TEX)         20

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8
  J. Kaat (MIN)             7
  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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  B. Odom (OAK)            21
  K. Wright (KC)           20
  W. Simpson (KC)          19
  D. Bosman (TEX)          17
  S. Busby (KC)            17
  J. Curtis (BOS)          17
  B. Parsons (MIL)         17

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            61
  G. Perry (CLE)           46
  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)      27

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