Wednesday May 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 9, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       12  14  2.81   26  12   1   240   186   80   75   25   65  102
California      13  11  2.93   24  14   1   215   179   85   70   15   88  156
Chicago         16   6  3.02   22  10   7   197   189   81   66   13   83  113
Milwaukee       12  13  3.17   25   5   3   224   199  100   79   14  114   83
Detroit         13  14  3.22   27   8   8   246   220   94   88   23   61  114
New York        12  14  3.44   26   6   6   225   229  101   86   21   66  109
Oakland         14  14  3.51   28  11   3   257   206  116  100   25   93  145
Cleveland       13  15  3.95   28  11   4   246   232  127  108   24   95  169
Texas            9  14  3.99   23   4   5   196   193   99   87   15   89   98
Kansas City     17  11  4.23   28   6   8   253   251  134  119   16  131  131
Boston          10  14  4.31   24   5   6   211   227  118  101   30   93  140
Minnesota       11  12  4.46   23   6   7   202   222  113  100   18   59  116

 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
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     5   2  1.44   7   7   6   0   1   63   41   13   10    4   12   39
Bill Singer (CAL)      5   1  1.60   6   6   4   0   1   51   33   11    9    0   16   46
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   5  1.74   8   8   6   0   1   67   46   15   13    4   15   20
Joe Coleman (DET)      6   1  1.80   7   7   3   0   0   55   47   12   11    5   10   21
Jim Perry (DET)        4   2  1.84   6   6   2   0   0   49   40   13   10    4    7   15
Rudy May (CAL)         3   2  2.00   6   5   3   0   3   36   22   10    8    3   10   19
Jim Colborn (MIL)      3   1  2.06   8   2   1   1   0   39   26   15    9    3   16    9
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    4   4  2.28   8   8   7   0   2   67   52   22   17    4   19   51
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   5  1.74   8   8   6   0   1   67   46   15   13    4   15   20
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
Bill Singer            5   1  1.60   6   6   4   0   1   51   33   11    9    0   16   46
Rudy May               3   2  2.00   6   5   3   0   3   36   22   10    8    3   10   19
Dave Sells             1   0  2.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    2    0    6    2
Nolan Ryan             4   2  2.48   7   7   4   0   0   62   48   21   17    6   35   66
Steve Barber           0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    5    3    4    2    1    6    4
Ron Perranoski         0   1  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    2    3
Clyde Wright           0   5  3.92   6   6   3   0   0   39   46   21   17    5    6   12
Lloyd Allen            0   0 11.74   4   0   0   1   0    8   14   10   10    0    5    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            2   0  4.50   6   3   1   0   0   30   21   16   15    1   11   20
Dick Tidrow            3   4  4.93   7   7   2   0   1   38   36   24   21    5   15   20
Jerry Johnson          2   1  5.11  10   0   0   2   0   12   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              4   2  1.84   6   6   2   0   0   49   40   13   10    4    7   15
John Hiller            0   1  3.38   8   0   0   5   0    8    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  1.59   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    1    0    9
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  4.50   8   3   0   0   0   20   23   12   10    0   22   16
Steve Busby            3   3  5.13   7   7   1   0   1   33   34   21   19    3   17   22
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            3   1  2.06   8   2   1   1   0   39   26   15    9    3   16    9
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   2  4.18   7   7   1   0   0   47   53   24   22    7    7   31
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  2.40   7   0   0   2   0   15   10    5    4    3    2   12
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  2.78  10   0   0   4   0   23   22    7    7    2    7   16
Fritz Peterson         3   4  2.89   7   7   0   0   0   44   52   17   14    4   13   21
Mel Stottlemyre        4   4  3.07   8   8   4   0   1   56   48   25   19    4   18   29
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  2.40   9   0   0   1   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         3   1  3.88   8   8   1   0   0   58   50   28   25   10   14   30
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
Jim Merritt            0   0  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    4    0    2    7
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Don Stanhouse          0   3  5.12   7   2   0   0   0   19   20   12   11    2   14   13
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
  D. Bosman (TEX)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  B. Odom (OAK)             5
  C. Wright (CAL)           5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  F. Peterson (NY)          4

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  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)           5
  L. McDaniel (NY)          4
  K. Sanders (MIN)          4
  B. Veale (BOS)            4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           3
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        2
  J. Johnson (CLE)          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
  D. McNally (BAL)       67.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         67.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      62.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          61.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        58.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        56.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    55.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       55.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)     53.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        59
  W. Wood (CHI)            58
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  J. Kaat (MIN)            53
  B. Strom (CLE)           53
  M. Pattin (BOS)          52
  G. Perry (CLE)           52
  F. Peterson (NY)         52
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         50
  C. Hunter (OAK)          50

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          32
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         28
  C. Hunter (OAK)          28
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  M. Lolich (DET)          27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      25
  D. Bosman (TEX)          24
  J. Kaat (MIN)            24
  L. Tiant (BOS)           24

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         26
  J. Bell (MIL)            25
  B. Odom (OAK)            23
  W. Simpson (KC)          22
  K. Wright (KC)           22
  J. Curtis (BOS)          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
  J. Kaat (MIN)            31


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