Thursday May 10, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 10, 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  12  2.93   25  14   1   227   183   89   74   15   96  169
Chicago         17   6  2.97   23  10   8   209   201   84   69   13   85  117
Milwaukee       12  13  3.17   25   5   3   224   199  100   79   14  114   83
Detroit         13  15  3.41   28   8   8   254   233  102   96   23   65  118
Oakland         15  14  3.42   29  11   4   266   210  118  101   25   95  147
New York        12  14  3.44   26   6   6   225   229  101   86   21   66  109
Cleveland       13  16  3.93   29  11   4   254   238  131  111   24   97  175
Kansas City     18  11  4.16   29   7   8   262   260  136  121   16  133  132
Boston          11  14  4.26   25   6   6   220   233  121  104   30   95  145
Minnesota       11  12  4.46   23   6   7   202   222  113  100   18   59  116
Texas            9  15  4.56   24   4   5   205   216  116  104   17   96  106

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     6   2  1.29   8   8   6   0   1   70   44   14   10    4   13   40
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      8   2  1.39  10  10   6   0   3   84   70   23   13    2   13   43
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   5  1.74   8   8   6   0   1   67   46   15   13    4   15   20
Bill Singer (CAL)      5   1  1.75   7   7   4   0   1   62   36   14   12    0   23   59
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
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   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
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
Bill Lee               3   0  2.85   7   3   1   1   0   41   39   13   13    3   13   27
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  1.75   7   7   4   0   1   62   36   14   12    0   23   59
Dave Sells             1   0  1.93   7   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    2    0    6    2
Rudy May               3   2  2.00   6   5   3   0   3   36   22   10    8    3   10   19
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
Clyde Wright           0   5  3.92   6   6   3   0   0   39   46   21   17    5    6   12
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    3    3
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  0.81  10   0   0   7   0   22   13    2    2    0   13   20
Wilbur Wood            8   2  1.39  10  10   6   0   3   84   70   23   13    2   13   43
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
Dick Tidrow            3   4  4.43   8   8   2   0   1   45   39   25   22    5   16   25
Milt Wilcox            2   0  4.50   6   3   1   0   0   30   21   16   15    1   11   20
Jerry Johnson          2   2  5.79  11   0   0   2   0   14   19   12    9    1   11    9
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  1.17   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    0    3    6
Jim Perry              4   2  1.84   6   6   2   0   0   49   40   13   10    4    7   15
Joe Coleman            6   2  2.59   8   8   3   0   0   59   56   18   17    5   12   22
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.74  10   0   0   2   0   22   15    9    9    2    9   10
John Hiller            0   1  4.15   9   0   0   5   0    9    7    4    4    0    2    4
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
Dick Drago             3   2  6.06   7   6   2   0   0   36   49   25   24    3   16   17
Mike Jackson           0   0  6.06   6   0   0   0   0   16   14   11   11    1   16    8

 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           6   2  1.29   8   8   6   0   1   70   44   14   10    4   13   40
Rollie Fingers         0   2  1.77   7   2   0   1   0   20   13    8    4    1   10   18
Horacio Pina           3   1  2.18   9   0   0   2   0   21   12    5    5    1    9   14
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  3.05   8   0   0   0   0   21   17    7    7    3   11   16
Rich Hand              2   1  3.54   5   4   1   0   0   28   31   15   11    0   11   10
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Mike Paul              3   2  4.41   8   6   1   0   0   33   38   16   16    3   10   17
Don Stanhouse          0   3  5.12   7   2   0   0   0   19   20   12   11    2   14   13
Jim Merritt            0   0  6.35   6   0   0   0   0   11   17    9    8    1    2    8
Pete Broberg           0   3  6.37   5   5   1   0   0   30   29   22   21    2   17   12
Charlie Hudson         1   0  6.94   6   0   0   0   0   12   11    9    9    0    5   11

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  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)          7
  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)          84.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      69.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       67.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         67.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          61.2
  B. Singer (CAL)        61.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       59.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        58.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        56.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    55.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            70
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        59
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  J. Coleman (DET)         56
  J. Kaat (MIN)            53
  B. Strom (CLE)           53
  M. Pattin (BOS)          52
  G. Perry (CLE)           52
  F. Peterson (NY)         52
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         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
  D. Drago (KC)            25
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      25
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          25
  D. Bosman (TEX)          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
  B. Singer (CAL)          23
  W. Simpson (KC)          22
  K. Wright (KC)           22
  J. Curtis (BOS)          21
  B. Parsons (MIL)         20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  B. Singer (CAL)          59
  G. Perry (CLE)           51
  W. Wood (CHI)            43
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        40
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        36
  M. Lolich (DET)          35
  B. Strom (CLE)           33
  L. Tiant (BOS)           33
  J. Kaat (MIN)            31

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