Sunday May 20, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 20, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      21  14  2.75   35  20   3   318   261  113   97   20  129  252
Baltimore       17  17  2.80   34  15   2   311   238  103   97   32   97  137
Detroit         20  18  3.21   38  13  10   345   310  134  123   30   93  184
Milwaukee       17  19  3.31   36   7   5   331   297  145  122   22  153  126
Chicago         21  13  3.40   34  13  11   307   301  136  116   21  126  185
New York        18  19  3.43   37   9  10   325   330  144  124   30  103  158
Oakland         20  19  3.58   39  14   6   357   294  161  142   36  125  194
Kansas City     23  16  3.69   39  11  10   352   340  163  144   21  154  178
Cleveland       16  23  3.91   39  12   6   350   338  173  152   35  133  228
Boston          14  19  4.05   33  11   6   291   300  151  131   40  119  182
Minnesota       18  17  4.17   35  10   9   309   310  162  143   27   93  188
Texas           12  23  4.63   35   5   6   303   320  174  156   27  136  148

 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 Palmer (BAL)       4   2  1.93   8   8   4   0   2   61   45   14   13    3   16   31
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     10   3  1.98  13  13   8   0   3  109   94   35   24    5   20   63
Doyle Alexander (BAL)  4   0  2.03   8   6   3   0   0   53   34   14   12    4   19   26
Jim Perry (DET)        6   2  2.11   9   9   3   0   1   68   60   20   16    5   11   24
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  1.20  10   0   0   1   0   15   15    4    2    0    7    8
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           2   5  3.79   9   9   4   0   0   59   69   29   25    7   15   20
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           10   3  1.98  13  13   8   0   3  109   94   35   24    5   20   63
Terry Forster          1   0  2.37  15   0   0   8   0   30   24    9    8    1   16   28
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
Eddie Fisher           4   3  4.20   8   8   1   0   0   45   55   24   21    5   17   22
Steve Stone            0   1  4.43   8   0   0   1   0   22   18   11   11    1   17   18
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
Ray Lamb               1   1  1.52  12   0   0   2   0   30   22    5    5    3   14   22
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
Dick Bosman            0   1  2.57   2   2   0   0   0   14   18    4    4    0    1    3
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
Brent Strom            1   5  4.81  10   9   1   0   0   58   68   34   31    9   16   42
Steve Mingori          0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    2    3    2
Jerry Johnson          2   2  5.17  13   0   0   3   0   16   21   12    9    1   11   10
Ed Farmer              0   2  5.68  11   0   0   1   0   13   21   11    8    3    4    7
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.50   4   3   0   0   0   18   17   15   13    2   13   10
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              6   2  2.11   9   9   3   0   1   68   60   20   16    5   11   24
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  2.75  13   0   0   7   0   20   11    6    6    1    7   17
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   5  3.89  11  11   5   0   0   81   80   38   35    8   24   52
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        7   2  2.50  10  10   5   0   1   79   66   27   22    3   19   35
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  2.72  11   4   0   0   0   36   39   14   11    1   15   19
Jim Slaton             2   3  3.02   8   8   2   0   1   48   51   17   16    2   16    8
Frank Linzy            1   2  3.07  11   0   0   2   0   15   12    5    5    1    3    7
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
Bill Champion          0   2  3.58  11   2   0   0   0   38   33   15   15    4   17   21
Chris Short            1   1  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   14   13    6    6    1   12    6
Bill Parsons           1   2  4.74   7   6   0   0   0   19   11   15   10    0   26    6
Gary Ryerson           0   1  6.23   6   4   0   0   0   17   19   14   12    0    7    7

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Corbin             1   1  2.12  10   2   0   3   0   34   24    8    8    0   10   15
Bert Blyleven          4   6  3.68  10  10   5   0   0   73   79   40   30    6   21   64
Dave Goltz             1   0  3.72   8   0   0   0   0   19   17    8    8    1    7   12
Jim Kaat               5   2  3.84   9   9   2   0   1   63   66   29   27    8    8   35
Bill Hands             4   4  4.55   9   9   2   0   0   57   62   33   29    6   13   28
Dick Woodson           2   2  4.61   5   5   1   0   1   27   25   15   14    2   12   15
Ken Sanders            1   2  5.40  13   0   0   6   0   23   20   15   14    2   13   11
Joe Decker             0   0 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    8    8    2    6    3
Jim Strickland         0   0 11.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    5    0    3    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Beene             1   0  1.54   4   1   0   0   0   12    9    2    2    1    5    4
Doc Medich             3   1  2.72   7   7   2   0   1   50   43   17   15    5    9   32
Sparky Lyle            0   3  2.77  12   0   0   6   0   26   20   11    8    3    4   23
Mel Stottlemyre        5   4  2.91  10  10   4   0   1   68   65   28   22    4   22   34
Steve Kline            3   4  3.63   8   8   2   0   1   52   47   24   21    4   20   10
Lindy McDaniel         2   1  3.69  14   0   0   4   0   32   35   14   13    5   12   19
Fritz Peterson         3   6  3.90   9   9   1   0   0   58   72   29   25    7   16   26
Mike Kekich            1   0  5.23   3   2   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    0    9    4
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

 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  2.73  13   0   0   2   0   30   19    9    9    2   11   22
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
Rob Gardner            0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    3    2
Blue Moon Odom         1   7  6.66  10  10   2   0   0   49   50   39   36    6   29   30
Paul Lindblad          0   0  8.22   9   0   0   1   0   15   23   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   4  4.19  10   4   1   0   0   39   36   20   18    3   23   22
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)            10
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  J. Perry (DET)            6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5

Saves:

  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  G. Garber (KC)            6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  K. Sanders (MIN)          6
  S. Foucault (TEX)         5
  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)         109.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      87.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         82.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          82.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        81.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        80.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     79.1
  J. Coleman (DET)       77.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      73.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        71.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            94
  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        79
  F. Peterson (NY)         72
  C. Wright (CAL)          69
  J. Coleman (DET)         68
  G. Perry (CLE)           68
  B. Strom (CLE)           68
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         67
  J. Kaat (MIN)            66

Runs:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  M. Pattin (BOS)          40
  B. Odom (OAK)            39
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         35
  W. Wood (CHI)            35
  B. Strom (CLE)           34
  B. Hands (MIN)           33
  C. Hunter (OAK)          33
  L. Tiant (BOS)           32

Home Runs:

  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  M. Pattin (BOS)          11
  B. Strom (CLE)            9
  J. Kaat (MIN)             8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  F. Peterson (NY)          7
  C. Wright (CAL)           7
  J. Bell (MIL)             6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         35
  J. Bell (MIL)            34
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  B. Singer (CAL)          27
  L. Tiant (BOS)           27
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         26
  B. Parsons (MIL)         26
  W. Simpson (KC)          26
  M. Lolich (DET)          24

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            94
  B. Singer (CAL)          80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        64
  W. Wood (CHI)            63
  G. Perry (CLE)           58
  M. Lolich (DET)          52
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        51
  L. Tiant (BOS)           47
  B. Strom (CLE)           42
  J. Coleman (DET)         39

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