Tuesday May 8, 1973
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 8, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      13  10  2.70   23  14   1   207   169   75   62   15   82  153
Baltimore       12  13  2.82   25  11   1   230   176   76   72   24   63   99
Chicago         16   6  3.02   22  10   7   197   189   81   66   13   83  113
Milwaukee       11  13  3.27   24   4   3   215   198   99   78   13  111   80
Detroit         12  14  3.31   26   8   7   237   212   93   87   22   61  113
Oakland         13  14  3.54   27  11   2   247   198  113   97   23   92  140
New York        11  14  3.58   25   6   5   216   220  101   86   21   65  101
Texas            9  13  3.97   22   4   5   188   186   94   83   12   83   90
Cleveland       12  15  3.98   27  11   3   237   226  124  105   24   92  165
Kansas City     17  10  4.24   27   6   8   244   239  130  115   15  130  121
Boston          10  14  4.31   24   5   6   211   227  118  101   30   93  140
Minnesota       11  11  4.57   22   5   7   193   213  111   98   18   56  110

 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
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    4   4  2.28   8   8   7   0   2   67   52   22   17    4   19   51
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

 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        3   0  2.88   6   4   2   0   0   34   24   13   11    4    8   12
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
John Curtis            1   2  2.83   7   4   1   0   0   35   30   20   11    2   21   17
Bob Veale              1   0  2.84  10   0   0   4   0   13    9    6    4    1    5    6
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
Marty Pattin           1   6  7.25   7   7   1   0   0   36   52   32   29    8   13   24
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
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
Clyde Wright           0   5  3.92   6   6   3   0   0   39   46   21   17    5    6   12
Ron Perranoski         0   1  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    1    2
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  0.84   9   0   0   6   0   21   13    2    2    0   13   20
Wilbur Wood            7   2  1.23   9   9   6   0   3   73   58   20   10    2   11   39
Eddie Fisher           4   1  3.10   5   5   1   0   0   29   31   12   10    4   10   14
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.19   7   7   3   0   0   48   50   19   17    3   26   20
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          4   4  2.28   8   8   7   0   2   67   52   22   17    4   19   51
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  4.58   8   1   0   1   0   20   19   10   10    2    6   10
Woodie Fryman          2   2  4.91   5   5   0   0   0   29   29   17   16    5    8   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        5   1  2.72   7   7   3   0   1   53   49   21   16    2   16   18
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  2.86   6   6   1   0   1   35   39   12   11    1   15    7
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  3.16   7   4   0   0   0   26   28   12    9    0   12   17
Bill Parsons           1   2  3.68   5   5   0   0   0   15    9   11    6    0   20    1
Bill Champion          0   1  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   23   20   10   10    3    9   14
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
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
Dick Woodson           1   1  5.28   3   3   0   0   0   15   15   10    9    1    8    7
Dave Goltz             0   0  6.35   5   0   0   0   0    6   10    4    4    0    1    2
Ken Sanders            1   1  7.04   9   0   0   4   0   15   14   13   12    1    8    8
Joe Decker             0   0 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    8    8    2    6    3
Jim Strickland         0   0 22.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    6    6    5    0    3    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            0   2  2.77   6   0   0   1   0   13   10    5    4    3    2    9
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  2.78  10   0   0   4   0   23   22    7    7    2    7   16
Mel Stottlemyre        4   4  3.07   8   8   4   0   1   56   48   25   19    4   18   29
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   2  1.77   7   2   0   1   0   20   13    8    4    1   10   18
Horacio Pina           3   1  1.93   8   0   0   1   0   19   11    4    4    1    8   13
Darold Knowles         1   2  2.45   8   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    0    8    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 11.81   4   0   0   0   0   11   19   17   14    3    6    4

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         1   1  1.54   9   0   0   5   0   12   11    2    2    0    9    5
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  2.76   7   0   0   0   0   16   14    5    5    2    7   11
Charlie Hudson         1   0  3.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    4    3    3    0    4   10
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  6.37   5   5   1   0   0   30   29   22   21    2   17   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  J. Bell (MIL)             4
  E. Fisher (CHI)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4

Losses:

  M. Pattin (BOS)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  B. Odom (OAK)             5
  C. Wright (CAL)           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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Bell (MIL)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)          6
  S. Foucault (TEX)         5
  G. Garber (KC)            5
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  L. McDaniel (NY)          4
  K. Sanders (MIN)          4
  B. Veale (BOS)            4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           3
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        2
  L. LaGrow (DET)           2

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  D. Bosman (TEX)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  B. Singer (CAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          73.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         67.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      62.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          61.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       57.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        56.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    55.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       55.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)     53.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       52.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        59
  W. Wood (CHI)            58
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  B. Strom (CLE)           53
  M. Pattin (BOS)          52
  G. Perry (CLE)           52
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         50
  P. Splittorff (KC)       49
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         48
  N. Ryan (CAL)            48

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          32
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         28
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  M. Lolich (DET)          27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  C. Hunter (OAK)          25
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      25
  L. Tiant (BOS)           24
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          24
  D. Drago (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
  W. Fryman (DET)           5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         26
  J. Bell (MIL)            25
  B. Odom (OAK)            23
  W. Simpson (KC)          22
  J. Curtis (BOS)          21
  K. Wright (KC)           21
  B. Parsons (MIL)         20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19
  G. Perry (CLE)           19

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  G. Perry (CLE)           51
  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)      29

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