Saturday May 5, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 5, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      13   8  2.78   21  13   1   191   157   68   59   14   73  144
Baltimore       10  13  3.01   23   9   1   212   166   74   71   23   60   94
Detroit         12  12  3.03   24   8   7   220   190   79   74   19   54  109
Chicago         14   5  3.23   19   8   6   170   168   75   61   13   73   94
New York        10  13  3.30   23   6   4   199   192   86   73   20   61   95
Milwaukee       10  12  3.34   22   3   3   197   185   92   73   12  103   72
Oakland         11  13  3.71   24   9   2   221   180  102   91   23   85  128
Cleveland       11  13  3.77   24  10   3   210   195  105   88   20   78  150
Texas            7  13  4.12   20   3   4   170   167   89   78   12   78   82
Minnesota       10  10  4.27   20   4   7   175   189   94   83   17   42  101
Kansas City     16   9  4.40   25   4   8   227   226  125  111   13  129  112
Boston           9  12  4.41   21   3   6   186   204  106   91   27   81  129

 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
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
Bill Singer (CAL)      5   1  1.60   6   6   4   0   1   51   33   11    9    0   16   46
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     4   2  1.68   6   6   5   0   0   54   36   13   10    4   12   34
Joe Coleman (DET)      6   1  1.80   7   7   3   0   0   55   47   12   11    5   10   21
Jim Perry (DET)        3   2  1.98   5   5   2   0   0   41   32   12    9    3    7   14
Jim Colborn (MIL)      2   1  2.37   7   1   0   1   0   30   25   14    8    2   13    6
B. Dal Canton (KC)     1   1  2.57   7   0   0   2   0   28   18   11    8    3   17   12

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           1   1  0.90   3   0   0   0   0   10    7    1    1    0    3    4
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   4  4.78   7   7   2   0   0   53   48   28   28   11   19   22

 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
Bill Lee               2   0  2.81   6   2   0   1   0   32   33   10   10    3   11   22
Bob Veale              1   0  2.84  10   0   0   4   0   13    9    6    4    1    5    6
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            5   1  1.60   6   6   4   0   1   51   33   11    9    0   16   46
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
Terry Forster          1   0  0.95   8   0   0   5   0   19   13    2    2    0   12   17
Wilbur Wood            6   2  1.12   8   8   5   0   3   64   48   18    8    2   10   34
Stan Bahnsen           4   1  3.23   6   6   2   0   0   39   42   15   14    3   21   13
Eddie Fisher           3   1  4.03   4   4   1   0   0   22   28   12   10    4    7   10
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  0.51   5   0   0   1   0   18   14    1    1    1    6   15
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  1.23   5   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  4.91   5   2   1   0   0   22   15   13   12    1    8   16
Jerry Johnson          2   1  5.91   8   0   0   1   0   11   16    9    7    1   10    7
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   13   11   12   10    1   10    8
Ed Farmer              0   2 12.27   6   0   0   1   0    4    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
Joe Coleman            6   1  1.80   7   7   3   0   0   55   47   12   11    5   10   21
Jim Perry              3   2  1.98   5   5   2   0   0   41   32   12    9    3    7   14
Mickey Lolich          1   3  3.38   7   7   3   0   0   51   48   20   19    4   12   33
John Hiller            0   1  3.86   7   0   0   4   0    7    4    3    3    0    2    3
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
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
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  2.57   7   0   0   2   0   28   18   11    8    3   17   12
Paul Splittorff        4   1  3.07   6   6   2   0   1   44   40   19   15    2   15   15
Ken Wright             1   1  4.74   7   3   0   0   0   19   22   12   10    0   21   16
Steve Busby            3   2  4.75   6   6   1   0   1   30   27   18   16    3   17   20
Wayne Simpson          2   2  5.30   6   6   1   0   0   37   36   23   22    1   22   15
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  2.37   7   1   0   1   0   30   25   14    8    2   13    6
Ray Newman             2   1  2.45   8   0   0   1   0   15   13    4    4    1    3    7
Jim Slaton             1   2  2.67   5   5   1   0   1   30   32    9    9    1   12    6
Gary Ryerson           0   0  3.14   4   3   0   0   0   14   11    7    5    0    6    6
Skip Lockwood          1   2  3.28   6   4   0   0   0   25   27   12    9    0   12   16
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
Bill Parsons           1   2  3.68   5   5   0   0   0   15    9   11    6    0   20    1
Chris Short            0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    0    5    2
Frank Linzy            0   2  9.00   7   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    1    3    3

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Corbin             0   1  2.55   7   0   0   3   0   18   14    5    5    0    3    7
Dick Woodson           1   0  3.27   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    0    6    5
Bert Blyleven          2   5  3.35   7   7   3   0   0   51   59   26   19    4   14   36
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
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  2.75   9   0   0   3   0   20   20    6    6    1    6   14
Sparky Lyle            0   2  2.77   6   0   0   1   0   13   10    5    4    3    2    9
Mel Stottlemyre        3   4  2.90   7   7   4   0   1   50   39   22   16    4   16   27
Steve Kline            2   2  3.38   5   5   1   0   1   32   28   12   12    2   12    5
Fritz Peterson         2   4  3.44   6   6   0   0   0   37   43   17   14    4   12   16
Doc Medich             2   1  3.69   5   5   1   0   0   32   29   15   13    4    5   21
Fred Beene             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    2    1
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  1.53   7   0   0   1   0   18   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   2  2.63   7   0   0   0   0   14   11    4    4    0    7    7
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  5.97   7   7   2   0   0   38   31   28   25    5   23   19
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
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  2.76   7   0   0   0   0   16   14    5    5    2    7   11
Mike Paul              3   1  3.06   7   5   1   0   0   32   33   11   11    3    8   16
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:

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

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)          5
  G. Garber (KC)            5
  S. Foucault (TEX)         4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  K. Sanders (MIN)          4
  B. Veale (BOS)            4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           3
  L. McDaniel (NY)          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
  J. Coleman (DET)       55.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          55.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      53.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       52.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      51.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        50.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        50.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        59
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         48
  M. Lolich (DET)          48
  M. Pattin (BOS)          48
  G. Perry (CLE)           48
  W. Wood (CHI)            48
  J. Coleman (DET)         47
  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  B. Strom (CLE)           45
  J. Kaat (MIN)            44

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          31
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         28
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  C. Hunter (OAK)          25
  W. Simpson (KC)          23
  J. Kaat (MIN)            22
  G. Perry (CLE)           22
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      22
  D. Bosman (TEX)          21

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8
  J. Kaat (MIN)             7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  B. Odom (OAK)             5
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           5
  J. Bell (MIL)             4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  B. Odom (OAK)            23
  J. Bell (MIL)            22
  W. Simpson (KC)          22
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  K. Wright (KC)           21
  B. Parsons (MIL)         20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19
  D. Bosman (TEX)          17
  S. Busby (KC)            17

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            61
  G. Perry (CLE)           46
  B. Singer (CAL)          46
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        36
  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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