Tuesday May 15, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 15, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      17  13  2.87   30  17   2   273   225  103   87   16  111  218
Baltimore       14  17  2.94   31  13   2   284   222   99   93   31   82  125
Milwaukee       15  15  3.02   30   6   4   277   242  116   93   16  132  107
Chicago         19   9  3.15   28  12  10   254   246  107   89   18  103  142
Detroit         15  17  3.41   32  10   8   291   266  119  110   26   78  145
Oakland         18  16  3.43   34  12   6   313   245  137  119   29  115  177
New York        14  17  3.47   31   8   7   270   273  121  104   23   84  128
Cleveland       15  19  3.75   34  12   5   305   287  148  127   30  115  207
Kansas City     20  14  3.89   34  10   8   308   302  151  133   19  142  155
Boston          14  15  4.09   29   8   6   258   268  136  117   34  106  170
Minnesota       14  15  4.33   29   8   7   256   267  139  123   21   77  150
Texas           11  19  4.55   30   4   6   261   280  147  132   22  121  137

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     7   2  1.26   9   9   7   0   1   79   48   15   11    5   14   48
Rudy May (CAL)         4   2  1.60   7   6   4   0   4   45   28   10    8    3   13   29
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      8   3  1.75  11  11   7   0   3   92   76   28   18    4   17   48
Bill Singer (CAL)      6   1  1.76   8   8   5   0   1   72   44   16   14    1   25   70
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   2  2.09   7   7   3   0   2   52   42   13   12    2   11   27
Jim Perry (DET)        4   2  2.18   7   7   2   0   0   54   46   17   13    5    7   17
Doyle Alexander (BAL)  3   0  2.23   7   5   2   0   0   44   28   13   11    4   13   20
Joe Coleman (DET)      7   2  2.25   9   9   4   0   1   68   62   18   17    5   16   30
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    5   4  2.25   9   9   8   0   2   76   58   24   19    5   22   56
B. Dal Canton (KC)     2   2  2.32   9   2   1   2   0   43   36   16   11    4   21   14

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Watt             3   2  1.74   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    2    2    1    5    5
Jim Palmer             3   2  2.09   7   7   3   0   2   52   42   13   12    2   11   27
Doyle Alexander        3   0  2.23   7   5   2   0   0   44   28   13   11    4   13   20
Dave McNally           3   5  2.33   9   9   6   0   1   70   53   20   18    4   15   20
Grant Jackson          0   0  2.38   7   0   0   1   0   11    6    4    3    2    6    3
Bob Reynolds           1   2  2.84   5   0   0   0   0   13   13    4    4    0    4    5
Orlando Pena           0   1  3.12   6   2   0   1   0   26   18    9    9    5    4   20
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            1   0  0.00  10   0   0   1   0    8    7    0    0    0    4    5
Roger Moret            1   0  0.00   3   1   0   0   0   15   10    1    0    0    9   12
Bill Lee               3   0  2.34   8   4   1   1   0   50   44   13   13    3   17   30
Bob Veale              1   0  2.84  10   0   0   4   0   13    9    6    4    1    5    6
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           2   6  6.40   8   8   2   0   0   45   59   35   32    9   15   29
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
Rudy May               4   2  1.60   7   6   4   0   4   45   28   10    8    3   13   29
Bill Singer            6   1  1.76   8   8   5   0   1   72   44   16   14    1   25   70
Nolan Ryan             5   3  2.71  10   9   5   1   1   73   52   26   22    6   40   82
Ron Perranoski         0   2  3.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    0    5    5
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  1.38  12   0   0   8   0   26   18    5    4    1   14   23
Wilbur Wood            8   3  1.75  11  11   7   0   3   92   76   28   18    4   17   48
Cy Acosta              1   0  2.45   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    2    2    0    3    4
Stan Bahnsen           5   2  3.05   9   9   3   0   0   62   60   25   21    4   32   29
Eddie Fisher           4   1  3.90   6   6   1   0   0   32   38   16   14    4   11   15
Steve Stone            0   1  6.28   6   0   0   1   0   14   17   10   10    1   12   12
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   2  9.39   4   2   1   0   0   15   20   16   16    2   13    8

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  0.77   7   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    1    1    2    7
Dick Bosman            0   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    1    1    0    1    2
Ray Lamb               1   1  1.54   9   0   0   1   0   23   18    4    4    2   12   19
Gaylord Perry          5   4  2.25   9   9   8   0   2   76   58   24   19    5   22   56
Dick Tidrow            4   4  3.93   9   9   2   0   1   53   44   26   23    5   18   31
Brent Strom            1   4  3.98   9   8   1   0   0   54   62   27   24    7   14   39
Milt Wilcox            2   0  4.63   7   4   1   0   0   35   28   19   18    2   13   25
Jerry Johnson          2   2  5.17  13   0   0   3   0   16   21   12    9    1   11   10
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
Steve Mingori          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    1    1
Ed Farmer              0   2 10.80   8   0   0   1   0    7   14   11    8    3    3    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  2.18   7   7   2   0   0   54   46   17   13    5    7   17
Joe Coleman            7   2  2.25   9   9   4   0   1   68   62   18   17    5   16   30
Fred Scherman          0   0  2.38   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    5    7
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.74  10   0   0   2   0   22   15    9    9    2    9   10
John Hiller            0   2  3.86  10   0   0   5   0   14   10    6    6    1    5    9
Mickey Lolich          2   4  3.99   9   9   4   0   0   65   67   32   29    6   20   40
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
Gene Garber            3   1  1.38  10   0   0   5   0   26   23    5    4    0    3   11
Doug Bird              0   0  1.59   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    1    0    9
Bruce Dal Canton       2   2  2.32   9   2   1   2   0   43   36   16   11    4   21   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   4  4.57   8   8   1   0   1   41   41   24   21    3   21   28
Wayne Simpson          2   2  5.30   6   6   1   0   0   37   36   23   22    1   22   15
Dick Drago             3   3  5.32   8   7   3   0   0   46   56   28   27    4   16   22
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Mike Jackson           0   0  6.75   7   0   0   0   0   17   17   13   13    2   16   10

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             2   1  2.40   9   0   0   1   0   15   13    4    4    1    3    8
Jim Colborn            3   1  2.45   9   3   1   1   0   48   36   20   13    4   19   15
Jim Slaton             2   2  2.68   7   7   2   0   1   44   45   14   13    2   16    8
Skip Lockwood          2   2  2.79   9   4   0   0   0   29   30   12    9    0   13   18
Gary Ryerson           0   0  3.14   4   3   0   0   0   14   11    7    5    0    6    6
Jerry Bell             4   3  3.19  11   7   3   1   0   62   51   27   22    5   30   23
Chris Short            1   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    4    4    0    9    3
Bill Champion          0   2  3.64   9   1   0   0   0   30   27   12   12    3   13   19
Bill Parsons           1   2  3.68   5   5   0   0   0   15    9   11    6    0   20    1
Frank Linzy            0   2  4.09   9   0   0   1   0   11   12    5    5    1    3    6

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Corbin             0   1  2.63   9   1   0   3   0   27   20    8    8    0    5   11
Dick Woodson           2   1  3.33   4   4   1   0   1   24   18   10    9    1   11   14
Bert Blyleven          3   6  3.78   9   9   4   0   0   64   74   37   27    5   17   51
Bill Hands             3   3  3.88   7   7   2   0   0   46   49   21   20    3   11   22
Dave Goltz             1   0  4.22   6   0   0   0   0   11   12    5    5    0    5    4
Jim Kaat               4   2  4.47   8   8   1   0   0   54   60   29   27    8    8   33
Ken Sanders            1   2  6.41  11   0   0   4   0   20   18   15   14    2   11   11
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  2.12   8   0   0   3   0   17   10    5    4    3    3   13
Mel Stottlemyre        5   4  2.73   9   9   4   0   1   63   56   25   19    4   21   32
Doc Medich             3   1  2.88   6   6   2   0   1   41   38   15   13    4    5   27
Fred Beene             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    1    2    1
Fritz Peterson         3   5  3.44   8   8   0   0   0   50   60   23   19    4   13   22
Lindy McDaniel         1   1  3.76  11   0   0   4   0   26   27   11   11    3    9   17
Steve Kline            2   4  3.86   7   7   2   0   1   47   42   23   20    3   19    9
Casey Cox              0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    1    0
Jim Magnuson           0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0   15   25   10   10    1    5    6
Mike Kekich            0   0 10.80   2   1   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    0    6    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman           7   2  1.26   9   9   7   0   1   79   48   15   11    5   14   48
Rollie Fingers         0   3  1.63  10   2   0   2   0   28   17    9    5    1   11   21
Horacio Pina           3   1  2.52  11   0   0   2   0   25   15    7    7    1   10   16
Rob Gardner            0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    2    1
Darold Knowles         1   2  3.18  11   0   0   1   0   17   13    6    6    0   11    8
Vida Blue              3   1  4.06   6   6   2   0   0   44   35   20   20    2   18   22
Catfish Hunter         3   2  4.19   9   9   1   0   0   62   59   33   29   11   15   31
Blue Moon Odom         1   5  5.48   8   8   2   0   0   43   36   29   26    5   28   26
Paul Lindblad          0   0 10.50   6   0   0   1   0   12   19   17   14    3    6    4

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sonny Siebert          1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    3
Steve Foucault         1   2  2.30  10   0   0   5   0   16   15    5    4    1   11    7
Rich Hand              2   2  4.06   7   6   1   0   0   38   43   21   17    1   14   14
Don Stanhouse          0   3  4.11   9   3   0   0   0   31   30   16   14    2   20   19
Bill Gogolewski        0   1  4.15  10   0   0   1   0   26   24   12   12    4   13   20
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Charlie Hudson         2   0  4.96   7   0   0   0   0   16   13    9    9    0    7   14
Steve Dunning          0   0  5.06   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    5    5
Mike Paul              3   2  5.20  10   7   1   0   0   36   48   22   21    4   11   19
Pete Broberg           0   4  6.17   6   6   1   0   0   35   36   25   24    2   19   13
Jim Merritt            0   0  6.23   7   0   0   0   0   13   21   10    9    2    2    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         7
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  J. Bell (MIL)             4

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  M. Pattin (BOS)           6
  D. Bosman (CLE)           5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  B. Odom (OAK)             5
  F. Peterson (NY)          5
  C. Wright (CAL)           5
  P. Broberg (TEX)          4
  S. Busby (KC)             4

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  B. Singer (CAL)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  R. May (CAL)              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
  J. Johnson (CLE)          3
  S. Lyle (NY)              3

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              4
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  D. Bosman (CLE)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          92.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      78.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         76.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          73.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        71.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       69.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       68.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        65.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      64.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    62.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            76
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        74
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  J. Coleman (DET)         62
  B. Strom (CLE)           62
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         60
  J. Kaat (MIN)            60
  F. Peterson (NY)         60
  C. Hunter (OAK)          59
  M. Pattin (BOS)          59

Runs:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        37
  M. Pattin (BOS)          35
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         33
  C. Hunter (OAK)          33
  M. Lolich (DET)          32
  J. Kaat (MIN)            29
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  D. Drago (KC)            28
  W. Wood (CHI)            28
  J. Bell (MIL)            27

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  M. Pattin (BOS)           9
  J. Kaat (MIN)             8
  B. Strom (CLE)            7
  D. Bosman (CLE)           6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  L. McGlothen (BOS)        6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            40
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         32
  J. Bell (MIL)            30
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  B. Singer (CAL)          25
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         22
  J. Curtis (BOS)          22
  G. Perry (CLE)           22
  W. Simpson (KC)          22
  K. Wright (KC)           22

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            82
  B. Singer (CAL)          70
  G. Perry (CLE)           56
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        51
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        48
  W. Wood (CHI)            48
  L. Tiant (BOS)           41
  M. Lolich (DET)          40
  B. Strom (CLE)           39
  J. Kaat (MIN)            33

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