Saturday May 12, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 12, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       13  15  2.91   28  13   1   257   201   88   83   27   70  109
Chicago         18   7  3.07   25  10   9   226   219   94   77   13   90  125
California      14  13  3.12   27  14   2   245   211  101   85   15  103  185
Milwaukee       13  14  3.21   27   6   3   241   214  108   86   15  121   86
New York        13  15  3.26   28   8   6   243   242  104   88   22   72  118
Oakland         17  14  3.36   31  11   6   284   222  123  106   26  105  161
Detroit         14  16  3.48   30   9   8   272   251  113  105   24   71  130
Cleveland       14  17  3.85   31  12   4   271   251  137  116   26  103  185
Kansas City     20  11  3.95   31   9   8   280   274  140  123   16  137  142
Boston          12  15  4.32   27   7   6   238   255  133  114   33   99  162
Texas            9  17  4.51   26   4   5   223   236  124  112   17  102  113
Minnesota       11  14  4.54   25   6   7   218   240  123  110   19   65  126

 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)    5   4  2.25   9   9   8   0   2   76   58   24   19    5   22   56

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Bob Reynolds           1   1  2.19   4   0   0   0   0   12   11    3    3    0    3    5
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   5  5.24   8   8   2   0   0   57   54   33   33   12   22   23
Mickey Scott           0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    2    2

 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
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
John Curtis            1   3  3.23   8   5   1   0   0   39   38   24   14    3   22   20
Luis Tiant             4   3  4.02   8   8   4   0   0   56   47   26   25   11   21   41
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    2    4
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  8.22   6   3   0   0   0   23   39   23   21    6    8   16
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
Dave Sells             2   0  1.42   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    4    2    0    7    6
Bill Singer            5   1  1.75   7   7   4   0   1   62   36   14   12    0   23   59
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  3.09   9   8   4   1   0   64   52   26   22    6   37   70
Steve Barber           0   0  3.27   8   0   0   0   0   11   12    6    4    1    7    8
Clyde Wright           0   5  4.43   7   7   3   0   0   43   55   25   21    5    7   14
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
Cy Acosta              0   0  3.86   4   0   0   1   0    5    2    2    2    0    2    3
Eddie Fisher           4   1  3.90   6   6   1   0   0   32   38   16   14    4   11   15
Steve Stone            0   1  6.59   5   0   0   0   0   14   17   10   10    1   12   10
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          5   4  2.25   9   9   8   0   2   76   58   24   19    5   22   56
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
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Perry              4   2  1.84   6   6   2   0   0   49   40   13   10    4    7   15
Fred Scherman          0   0  2.38   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    5    7
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  4.15   9   1   0   1   0   22   19   10   10    2    7   13
Woodie Fryman          2   3  5.87   6   6   0   0   0   31   33   21   20    5    9   18
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        6   1  2.61   8   8   4   0   1   62   53   23   18    2   17   26
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             2   2  2.68   7   7   2   0   1   44   45   14   13    2   16    8
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   3  3.88   7   7   2   0   0   46   49   21   20    3   11   22
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
Ken Sanders            1   1  6.00  10   0   0   4   0   18   15   13   12    1   10   10
Dave Goltz             0   0  6.35   5   0   0   0   0    6   10    4    4    0    1    2
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
Doc Medich             3   1  2.88   6   6   2   0   1   41   38   15   13    4    5   27
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
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  2.22  10   0   0   2   0   24   15    6    6    1    9   15
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         1   5  5.48   8   8   2   0   0   43   36   29   26    5   28   26
Paul Lindblad          0   0 11.45   5   0   0   1   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
Steve Dunning          0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    0    3
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
Pete Broberg           0   4  6.17   6   6   1   0   0   35   36   25   24    2   19   13
Jim Merritt            0   0  6.35   6   0   0   0   0   11   17    9    8    1    2    8
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
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  J. Bell (MIL)             4
  E. Fisher (CHI)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  B. Singer (CAL)           4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4

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
  D. Medich (NY)            1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          84.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         76.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      69.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       67.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        65.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          64.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)     62.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        61.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       59.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        58.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            70
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        67
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  G. Perry (CLE)           58
  B. Strom (CLE)           57
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         56
  J. Coleman (DET)         56
  C. Wright (CAL)          55
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         54
  J. Kaat (MIN)            53

Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         33
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        32
  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  M. Pattin (BOS)          32
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  C. Hunter (OAK)          28
  J. Bell (MIL)            26
  N. Ryan (CAL)            26
  B. Strom (CLE)           26
  L. Tiant (BOS)           26

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  J. Kaat (MIN)             7
  D. Bosman (TEX)           6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  L. McGlothen (BOS)        6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  B. Strom (CLE)            6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            37
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         29
  J. Bell (MIL)            29
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  B. Singer (CAL)          23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         22
  J. Curtis (BOS)          22
  G. Perry (CLE)           22
  W. Simpson (KC)          22
  K. Wright (KC)           22

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            70
  B. Singer (CAL)          59
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  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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