Saturday May 19, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 19, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      20  14  2.77   34  20   2   309   253  111   95   19  124  248
Baltimore       17  17  2.80   34  15   2   311   238  103   97   32   97  137
Detroit         19  17  3.27   36  12   9   328   296  130  119   30   87  171
Milwaukee       16  18  3.36   34   7   5   313   285  140  117   22  146  115
Chicago         20  12  3.46   32  12  11   289   278  130  111   20  123  175
Oakland         20  18  3.47   38  14   6   348   278  153  134   34  122  191
New York        16  19  3.52   35   9   8   307   315  139  120   28   96  150
Kansas City     22  16  3.73   38  10  10   343   332  161  142   20  152  174
Cleveland       16  21  3.83   37  12   6   332   318  162  141   32  128  219
Boston          14  19  4.05   33  11   6   291   300  151  131   40  119  182
Minnesota       17  16  4.20   33  10   8   292   291  153  136   25   84  177
Texas           12  22  4.63   34   4   6   295   314  170  152   26  133  145

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     8   2  1.44  10  10   8   0   1   88   56   19   14    6   18   51
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   1  1.67   9   9   6   0   1   81   52   17   15    1   27   80
Jim Perry (DET)        5   2  1.87   8   8   3   0   1   63   52   17   13    5   10   21
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      9   3  1.89  12  12   7   0   3  100   84   32   21    5   20   58
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   2  1.93   8   8   4   0   2   61   45   14   13    3   16   31
Doyle Alexander (BAL)  4   0  2.03   8   6   3   0   0   53   34   14   12    4   19   26
Rudy May (CAL)         4   3  2.12   8   7   4   0   4   51   33   14   12    5   15   33
Joe Coleman (DET)      8   2  2.22  10  10   5   0   1   77   68   20   19    6   17   39
B. Dal Canton (KC)     2   2  2.32   9   2   1   2   0   43   36   16   11    4   21   14
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   5  2.33   9   9   6   0   1   70   53   20   18    4   15   20

 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             4   2  1.93   8   8   4   0   2   61   45   14   13    3   16   31
Doyle Alexander        4   0  2.03   8   6   3   0   0   53   34   14   12    4   19   26
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
Orlando Pena           1   1  2.61   7   2   0   1   0   31   21    9    9    5    4   21
Bob Reynolds           1   2  2.84   5   0   0   0   0   13   13    4    4    0    4    5
Mike Cuellar           1   5  5.19   9   9   2   0   0   61   58   35   35   12   26   24
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   1  2.48   9   5   2   1   0   58   51   16   16    4   20   33
Bob Veale              1   0  2.57  11   0   0   4   0   14    9    6    4    1    5    7
John Curtis            1   4  2.87   9   6   2   0   0   47   47   25   15    4   23   21
Luis Tiant             4   4  4.25   9   9   5   0   0   66   56   32   31   13   27   47
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    2    4
Marty Pattin           2   7  6.27   9   9   2   0   0   52   66   40   36   11   18   30
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  1.32   9   0   0   0   0   14   15    4    2    0    7    7
Bill Singer            7   1  1.67   9   9   6   0   1   81   52   17   15    1   27   80
Rudy May               4   3  2.12   8   7   4   0   4   51   33   14   12    5   15   33
Nolan Ryan             6   3  2.52  11  10   6   1   1   82   56   27   23    6   45   94
Steve Barber           0   0  3.00   9   0   0   0   0   12   13    6    4    1    8    8
Ron Perranoski         0   2  3.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    0    5    5
Clyde Wright           1   5  4.01   8   8   4   0   0   52   61   27   23    6   10   17
Lloyd Allen            0   0 10.38   5   0   0   1   0    9   15   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
Wilbur Wood            9   3  1.89  12  12   7   0   3  100   84   32   21    5   20   58
Terry Forster          1   0  2.57  14   0   0   8   0   28   23    9    8    1   16   25
Stan Bahnsen           5   3  3.31  10  10   3   0   0   68   67   29   25    4   35   33
Cy Acosta              1   0  4.15   7   0   0   2   0    9    9    4    4    0    6    5
Steve Stone            0   1  4.43   8   0   0   1   0   22   18   11   11    1   17   18
Eddie Fisher           4   2  4.46   7   7   1   0   0   38   43   21   19    4   14   20
Bart Johnson           0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    2    0    0    2
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    2    2    2    1    3
Rich Gossage           0   3  9.68   5   3   1   0   0   18   24   19   19    3   14   11

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Bosman            0   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    1    1    0    1    2
Ray Lamb               1   1  1.69  11   0   0   2   0   27   19    5    5    3   14   20
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  2.45   9   0   0   0   0   15   11    5    4    1    4   11
Gaylord Perry          5   5  2.50  10  10   8   0   2   83   68   28   23    5   24   58
Brent Strom            1   4  3.98   9   8   1   0   0   54   62   27   24    7   14   39
Dick Tidrow            4   5  4.15  10  10   2   0   1   56   48   29   26    6   23   32
Milt Wilcox            3   0  4.65   8   5   1   0   0   41   35   22   21    2   15   28
Jerry Johnson          2   2  5.17  13   0   0   3   0   16   21   12    9    1   11   10
Ed Farmer              0   2  6.35  10   0   0   1   0   11   20   11    8    3    3    5
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
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Perry              5   2  1.87   8   8   3   0   1   63   52   17   13    5   10   21
Joe Coleman            8   2  2.22  10  10   5   0   1   77   68   20   19    6   17   39
Fred Scherman          0   0  2.38   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    5    7
John Hiller            1   2  3.31  12   0   0   6   0   16   10    6    6    1    6   13
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.38  10   1   0   1   0   27   23   11   10    2    7   15
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.74  10   0   0   2   0   22   15    9    9    2    9   10
Mickey Lolich          2   4  4.19  10  10   4   0   0   73   75   37   34    8   20   46
Woodie Fryman          2   3  5.82   7   7   0   0   0   34   38   24   22    6   12   19
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  1.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    6    1    1    1    2   13
Gene Garber            3   1  1.21  11   0   0   6   0   30   24    5    4    0    3   11
Bruce Dal Canton       2   2  2.32   9   2   1   2   0   43   36   16   11    4   21   14
Paul Splittorff        6   2  2.56   9   9   4   0   1   70   58   25   20    2   17   31
Ken Wright             1   1  4.50   8   3   0   0   0   20   23   12   10    0   22   16
Dick Drago             4   3  4.67   9   8   3   0   0   54   61   30   28    4   18   29
Wayne Simpson          3   2  4.85   7   7   1   0   0   43   42   24   23    1   26   16
Steve Busby            3   5  4.98   9   9   1   0   1   47   52   29   26    4   23   30
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
Jim Colborn            3   1  2.40  10   4   1   1   0   56   42   22   15    5   19   18
Skip Lockwood          3   2  2.91  10   4   0   0   0   34   36   14   11    1   15   18
Jim Slaton             2   3  3.02   8   8   2   0   1   48   51   17   16    2   16    8
Ray Newman             2   1  3.12  10   0   0   1   0   17   18    6    6    2    4   10
Jerry Bell             4   4  3.30  12   8   4   1   0   71   59   31   26    6   34   24
Frank Linzy            0   2  3.75  10   0   0   2   0   12   12    5    5    1    3    6
Gary Ryerson           0   0  4.02   5   3   0   0   0   16   13    9    7    0    6    6
Bill Champion          0   2  4.13  10   2   0   0   0   33   32   15   15    4   16   19
Chris Short            1   1  4.63   6   0   0   0   0   12   12    6    6    1   10    4
Bill Parsons           1   2  6.00   6   5   0   0   0   15   10   15   10    0   23    2

 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
Dave Goltz             1   0  2.70   7   0   0   0   0   17   12    5    5    0    6   10
Bert Blyleven          4   6  3.68  10  10   5   0   0   73   79   40   30    6   21   64
Jim Kaat               5   2  3.84   9   9   2   0   1   63   66   29   27    8    8   35
Bill Hands             4   3  4.17   8   8   2   0   0   54   55   27   25    5   11   27
Dick Woodson           2   2  4.61   5   5   1   0   1   27   25   15   14    2   12   15
Ken Sanders            1   2  6.00  12   0   0   5   0   21   18   15   14    2   12   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
Doc Medich             3   1  2.72   7   7   2   0   1   50   43   17   15    5    9   32
Mel Stottlemyre        5   4  2.91  10  10   4   0   1   68   65   28   22    4   22   34
Sparky Lyle            0   3  2.96  10   0   0   4   0   24   20   11    8    3    4   23
Fred Beene             0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    1    2    1
Lindy McDaniel         2   1  3.49  12   0   0   4   0   28   28   11   11    3   11   17
Steve Kline            3   4  3.63   8   8   2   0   1   52   47   24   21    4   20   10
Fritz Peterson         3   6  3.90   9   9   1   0   0   58   72   29   25    7   16   26
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           8   2  1.44  10  10   8   0   1   88   56   19   14    6   18   51
Rollie Fingers         0   3  1.55  11   2   0   2   0   29   18    9    5    1   11   23
Horacio Pina           3   1  2.83  12   0   0   2   0   29   19    9    9    2   10   21
Rob Gardner            0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    2    1
Darold Knowles         1   2  3.00  12   0   0   1   0   18   14    6    6    0   11    8
Catfish Hunter         4   2  3.66  10  10   2   0   1   71   64   33   29   11   16   32
Vida Blue              3   2  4.50   7   7   2   0   0   50   40   25   25    5   20   22
Blue Moon Odom         1   6  5.98   9   9   2   0   0   47   43   34   31    5   28   29
Paul Lindblad          0   0  9.45   8   0   0   1   0   13   21   17   14    3    6    4

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         2   2  1.86  12   0   0   5   0   19   17    5    4    1   12    8
Sonny Siebert          1   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    3    3    1    3    6
Steve Dunning          0   0  3.68   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    0    7    5
Bill Gogolewski        0   1  3.68  11   0   0   1   0   29   25   12   12    4   13   22
Don Stanhouse          0   3  4.11   9   3   0   0   0   31   30   16   14    2   20   19
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Jim Merritt            0   0  5.06   8   0   0   0   0   16   22   10    9    2    2    9
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Pete Broberg           0   4  5.44   7   7   1   0   0   41   43   26   25    2   20   15
Charlie Hudson         2   0  5.75   9   0   0   0   0   20   20   13   13    1    7   14
Mike Paul              3   3  5.92  11   8   1   0   0   38   52   29   25    5   13   19

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  J. Perry (DET)            5

Losses:

  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  B. Odom (OAK)             6
  F. Peterson (NY)          6
  D. Bosman (CLE)           5
  S. Busby (KC)             5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           5

Complete Games:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  J. Bell (MIL)             4

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  G. Garber (KC)            6
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  S. Foucault (TEX)         5
  K. Sanders (MIN)          5
  S. Lyle (NY)              4
  L. McDaniel (NY)          4
  B. Veale (BOS)            4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           3
  J. Johnson (CLE)          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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1
  J. Kaat (MIN)             1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         100.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      87.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         82.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          82.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        80.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       77.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      73.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        73.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        71.1
  J. Bell (MIL)          71.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            84
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        79
  M. Lolich (DET)          75
  F. Peterson (NY)         72
  J. Coleman (DET)         68
  G. Perry (CLE)           68
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         67
  J. Kaat (MIN)            66
  M. Pattin (BOS)          66
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      65

Runs:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  M. Pattin (BOS)          40
  M. Lolich (DET)          37
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         35
  B. Odom (OAK)            34
  C. Hunter (OAK)          33
  L. Tiant (BOS)           32
  W. Wood (CHI)            32
  J. Bell (MIL)            31
  D. Drago (KC)            30

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  M. Pattin (BOS)          11
  J. Kaat (MIN)             8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  F. Peterson (NY)          7
  B. Strom (CLE)            7
  J. Bell (MIL)             6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         35
  J. Bell (MIL)            34
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  B. Singer (CAL)          27
  L. Tiant (BOS)           27
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         26
  W. Simpson (KC)          26
  G. Perry (CLE)           24
  S. Busby (KC)            23

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            94
  B. Singer (CAL)          80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        64
  G. Perry (CLE)           58
  W. Wood (CHI)            58
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        51
  L. Tiant (BOS)           47
  M. Lolich (DET)          46
  J. Coleman (DET)         39
  B. Strom (CLE)           39


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