Monday May 21, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 21, 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  18  2.84   35  15   2   320   248  107  101   32  103  145
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
Oakland         21  19  3.50   40  15   6   366   302  161  142   36  129  201
New York        18  20  3.54   38   9  10   333   343  154  131   31  104  161
Kansas City     23  17  3.73   40  11  10   360   348  168  149   22  157  183
Cleveland       17  23  3.94   40  13   6   359   349  178  157   36  135  232
Boston          15  19  3.96   34  12   6   300   304  152  132   40  120  188
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
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   3  2.22   9   9   4   0   2   69   55   18   17    3   22   38
Joe Coleman (DET)      8   2  2.22  10  10   5   0   1   77   68   20   19    6   17   39
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   5  2.33   9   9   6   0   1   70   53   20   18    4   15   20
Jim Colborn (MIL)      3   1  2.40  10   4   1   1   0   56   42   22   15    5   19   18

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Watt             3   2  1.64   6   0   0   0   0   11    6    2    2    1    5    6
Doyle Alexander        4   0  2.03   8   6   3   0   0   53   34   14   12    4   19   26
Jim Palmer             4   3  2.22   9   9   4   0   2   69   55   18   17    3   22   38
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             5   4  3.86  10  10   6   0   0   75   60   33   32   13   28   53
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
Dick Bosman            0   1  2.57   2   2   0   0   0   14   18    4    4    0    1    3
Gaylord Perry          6   5  2.75  11  11   9   0   2   92   79   33   28    6   26   62
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
Paul Splittorff        7   2  2.50  10  10   5   0   1   79   66   27   22    3   19   35
Bruce Dal Canton       2   3  2.54  10   3   1   2   0   50   43   19   14    4   22   18
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
Ken Wright             1   1  5.14   9   3   0   0   0   21   24   14   12    1   24   17
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
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
Doc Medich             3   1  3.33   8   8   2   0   1   51   49   21   19    5    9   33
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
Jim Magnuson           0   1  5.48   6   0   0   0   0   21   32   16   13    2    6    8
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           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         5   2  3.25  11  11   3   0   2   80   72   33   29   11   20   39
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
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  J. Perry (DET)            6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           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:

  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  M. Lolich (DET)           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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  D. Bosman (CLE)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  J. Kaat (MIN)             1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         109.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         91.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      87.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          82.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        81.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        80.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        80.1
  P. Splittorff (KC)     79.1
  J. Coleman (DET)       77.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)         74.2

Hits:

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

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
  G. Perry (CLE)           33

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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           28
  B. Singer (CAL)          27
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         26
  B. Parsons (MIL)         26
  G. Perry (CLE)           26
  W. Simpson (KC)          26

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            94
  B. Singer (CAL)          80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        64
  W. Wood (CHI)            63
  G. Perry (CLE)           62
  L. Tiant (BOS)           53
  M. Lolich (DET)          52
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        51
  B. Strom (CLE)           42
  J. Coleman (DET)         39


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