Sunday May 6, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 6, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      13   9  2.71   22  13   1   199   161   73   60   14   80  150
Baltimore       11  13  2.89   24  10   1   221   171   74   71   23   60   97
Chicago         15   5  3.17   20   9   6   179   178   77   63   13   74   99
Detroit         12  13  3.19   25   8   7   229   201   86   81   20   60  113
Milwaukee       11  12  3.23   23   4   3   206   189   94   74   13  106   74
Oakland         13  13  3.54   26  11   2   239   191  105   94   23   86  137
New York        10  14  3.57   24   6   4   207   209   97   82   20   62   97
Texas            8  13  4.01   21   4   4   179   175   91   80   12   80   84
Cleveland       11  15  4.14   26  10   3   228   222  124  105   24   89  160
Minnesota       11  10  4.16   21   5   7   184   199   97   85   17   47  105
Kansas City     16  10  4.37   26   5   8   235   230  128  114   15  129  118
Boston           9  13  4.60   22   3   6   194   218  116   99   30   86  134

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      7   2  1.23   9   9   6   0   3   73   58   20   10    2   11   39
Rudy May (CAL)         3   1  1.36   5   4   3   0   3   33   19    6    5    3    8   18
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     5   2  1.44   7   7   6   0   1   63   41   13   10    4   12   39
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   4  1.57   7   7   5   0   1   57   36   11   10    3   13   17
Bill Singer (CAL)      5   1  1.60   6   6   4   0   1   51   33   11    9    0   16   46
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
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       4   2  2.48   7   7   4   0   0   62   48   21   17    6   35   66
Jim Palmer (BAL)       2   2  2.53   6   6   2   0   1   43   39   13   12    2   11   24

 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
Jim Palmer             2   2  2.53   6   6   2   0   1   43   39   13   12    2   11   24
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
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   3  4.40   7   7   3   0   0   47   43   24   23   10   18   33
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  7.78   5   3   0   0   0   20   31   18   17    5    8   12
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  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    5    2
Nolan Ryan             4   2  2.48   7   7   4   0   0   62   48   21   17    6   35   66
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  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    2    1    5    3
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            7   2  1.23   9   9   6   0   3   73   58   20   10    2   11   39
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  0.95   6   0   0   1   0   19   15    2    2    2    8   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   2  4.05   7   7   1   0   0   47   53   23   21    5   11   33
Milt Wilcox            1   0  4.91   5   2   1   0   0   22   15   13   12    1    8   16
Dick Tidrow            3   4  4.93   7   7   2   0   1   38   36   24   21    5   15   20
Jerry Johnson          2   1  5.56   9   0   0   1   0   11   16    9    7    1   10    8
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
Ed Farmer              0   2  9.53   7   0   0   1   0    6   11    9    6    2    2    4
Mike Kilkenny          0   0 22.50   5   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    1    5    3

 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
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
Mickey Lolich          1   4  4.15   8   8   3   0   0   56   57   27   26    5   18   35
Tom Timmerman          0   1  4.32   7   1   0   1   0   17   17    8    8    1    6   10
Woodie Fryman          2   1  4.44   4   4   0   0   0   24   20   12   12    4    7   16
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   2  7.43   6   5   1   0   0   27   40   23   22    3   14   16

 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
Jerry Bell             4   2  3.11   9   5   3   1   0   46   37   20   16    5   25   17
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
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             3   2  3.51   6   6   2   0   0   41   41   17   16    3    9   21
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
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
Steve Kline            2   3  4.30   6   6   1   0   1   38   38   20   18    2   13    6
Jim Magnuson           0   0  5.73   4   0   0   0   0   11   20    7    7    1    5    3
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
Ken Holtzman           5   2  1.44   7   7   6   0   1   63   41   13   10    4   12   39
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
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
Vida Blue              2   1  3.82   4   4   2   0   0   31   27   13   13    0   10   14
Catfish Hunter         2   1  4.10   7   7   1   0   0   48   42   25   22    8   13   25
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
Rich Hand              2   1  3.54   5   4   1   0   0   28   31   15   11    0   11   10
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
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)             7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  J. Bell (MIL)             4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  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
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  F. Peterson (NY)          4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4

Complete Games:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  J. Bell (MIL)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  J. Coleman (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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  G. Perry (CLE)            1
  B. Singer (CAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          73.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      62.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          61.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         58.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       57.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        56.1
  J. Coleman (DET)       55.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       52.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      51.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        50.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        59
  W. Wood (CHI)            58
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  B. Strom (CLE)           53
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         48
  M. Pattin (BOS)          48
  G. Perry (CLE)           48
  N. Ryan (CAL)            48
  J. Coleman (DET)         47
  J. Kaat (MIN)            44

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          31
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         28
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  M. Lolich (DET)          27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  C. Hunter (OAK)          25
  L. Tiant (BOS)           24
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          24
  D. Drago (KC)            23
  W. Simpson (KC)          23

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  J. Kaat (MIN)             7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  J. Bell (MIL)             5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  L. McGlothen (BOS)        5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  J. Bell (MIL)            25
  B. Odom (OAK)            23
  W. Simpson (KC)          22
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  K. Wright (KC)           21
  B. Parsons (MIL)         20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  G. Perry (CLE)           46
  B. Singer (CAL)          46
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        39
  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        36
  M. Lolich (DET)          35
  B. Strom (CLE)           33
  L. Tiant (BOS)           33
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      27


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