Friday May 11, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 11, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       13  14  2.71   27  13   1   249   189   80   75   25   65  105
Chicago         18   6  2.93   24  10   9   218   207   88   71   13   88  123
California      13  13  3.09   26  14   1   236   198   96   81   15  100  175
Milwaukee       12  14  3.26   26   5   3   232   208  106   84   14  120   85
New York        12  15  3.38   27   7   6   234   233  104   88   22   72  112
Detroit         14  15  3.39   29   9   8   263   243  107   99   24   67  123
Oakland         16  14  3.41   30  11   5   275   214  121  104   26  100  153
Cleveland       13  17  3.91   30  11   4   262   245  135  114   25  100  180
Kansas City     19  11  4.02   30   8   8   271   270  138  121   16  136  134
Boston          12  14  4.17   26   7   6   229   237  123  106   31   98  153
Texas            9  16  4.54   25   4   5   214   225  120  108   17  100  109
Minnesota       11  13  4.54   24   6   7   210   231  119  106   19   61  123

 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
B. Dal Canton (KC)     2   1  1.95   8   1   1   2   0   37   28   13    8    3   20   14
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   2  2.09   7   7   3   0   2   52   42   13   12    2   11   27
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    4   4  2.28   8   8   7   0   2   67   52   22   17    4   19   51

 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             3   2  2.09   7   7   3   0   2   52   42   13   12    2   11   27
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             4   3  4.02   8   8   4   0   0   56   47   26   25   11   21   41
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
Ron Perranoski         0   2  3.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    0    5    5
Nolan Ryan             4   3  3.19   8   8   4   0   0   62   52   26   22    6   36   66
Steve Barber           0   0  3.27   8   0   0   0   0   11   12    6    4    1    7    8
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  0.78  11   0   0   8   0   23   13    2    2    0   13   21
Wilbur Wood            8   2  1.39  10  10   6   0   3   84   70   23   13    2   13   43
Stan Bahnsen           5   2  3.04   8   8   3   0   0   56   56   23   19    3   29   25
Eddie Fisher           4   1  3.10   5   5   1   0   0   29   31   12   10    4   10   14
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  1.17   7   0   0   1   0   23   18    3    3    2    9   19
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   3  4.09   8   8   1   0   0   51   57   26   23    6   13   34
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
Mickey Lolich          2   4  3.99   9   9   4   0   0   65   67   32   29    6   20   40
John Hiller            0   1  4.15   9   0   0   5   0    9    7    4    4    0    2    4
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       2   1  1.95   8   1   1   2   0   37   28   13    8    3   20   14
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
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
Jerry Bell             4   3  3.71  10   6   3   1   0   51   45   26   21    5   29   18
Bill Champion          0   1  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   23   20   10   10    3    9   14
Chris Short            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    3
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  2.11   8   0   0   3   0   21   15    5    5    0    4    9
Bill Hands             3   2  3.51   6   6   2   0   0   41   41   17   16    3    9   21
Bert Blyleven          2   6  4.07   8   8   3   0   0   55   67   32   25    5   15   41
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   4  3.86   7   7   2   0   1   47   42   23   20    3   19    9
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  1.54   8   2   0   2   0   23   14    8    4    1   10   19
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
Catfish Hunter         3   1  3.88   8   8   1   0   0   58   50   28   25   10   14   30
Vida Blue              3   1  3.93   5   5   2   0   0   37   30   16   16    1   15   19
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   2  4.11   6   5   1   0   0   31   37   18   14    0   13   10
Don Stanhouse          0   3  4.21   8   2   0   0   0   26   23   13   12    2   16   16
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
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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  J. Bell (MIL)             4
  E. Fisher (CHI)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  M. Pattin (BOS)           6
  D. Bosman (TEX)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  B. Odom (OAK)             5
  C. Wright (CAL)           5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4
  S. Kline (NY)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  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
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  D. Bosman (TEX)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  D. McNally (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
  M. Lolich (DET)        65.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          62.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        61.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       59.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        58.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       56.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            70
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        67
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  B. Strom (CLE)           57
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         56
  J. Coleman (DET)         56
  J. Kaat (MIN)            53
  M. Pattin (BOS)          52
  G. Perry (CLE)           52
  F. Peterson (NY)         52

Runs:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        32
  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  M. Pattin (BOS)          32
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         28
  C. Hunter (OAK)          28
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  J. Bell (MIL)            26
  N. Ryan (CAL)            26
  B. Strom (CLE)           26
  L. Tiant (BOS)           26

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            36
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         29
  J. Bell (MIL)            29
  B. Odom (OAK)            23
  B. Singer (CAL)          23
  W. Simpson (KC)          22
  K. Wright (KC)           22
  J. Curtis (BOS)          21
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  B. Dal Canton (KC)       20

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  B. Singer (CAL)          59
  G. Perry (CLE)           51
  W. Wood (CHI)            43
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        41
  L. Tiant (BOS)           41
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        40
  M. Lolich (DET)          40
  B. Strom (CLE)           34
  J. Kaat (MIN)            31


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