Tuesday May 22, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 22, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      21  15  2.79   36  21   3   326   270  119  101   23  131  260
Baltimore       17  19  2.90   36  15   2   329   256  112  106   33  107  146
Milwaukee       18  19  3.28   37   7   6   340   305  147  124   22  154  130
Chicago         22  13  3.30   35  14  11   316   304  138  116   21  130  191
Detroit         20  19  3.31   39  13  10   354   322  141  130   31   98  187
Oakland         22  19  3.41   41  16   6   375   309  162  142   36  130  205
New York        19  20  3.47   39  10  10   342   348  156  132   31  106  164
Kansas City     23  18  3.84   41  11  10   368   360  176  157   22  163  189
Cleveland       18  23  3.92   41  13   7   368   357  181  160   36  138  238
Boston          15  20  3.96   35  12   6   309   309  156  136   40  124  192
Minnesota       19  17  4.22   36  10  10   318   322  169  149   29   98  191
Texas           12  24  4.54   36   5   6   311   326  178  157   27  138  150

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     9   2  1.30  11  11   9   0   1   97   63   20   14    6   19   55
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
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
Jim Colborn (MIL)      4   1  2.38  11   5   1   1   0   64   49   24   17    5   20   22
Rudy May (CAL)         4   4  2.44   9   8   5   0   4   59   42   20   16    8   17   41
Bill Lee (BOS)         3   1  2.48   9   5   2   1   0   58   51   16   16    4   20   33

 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
Grant Jackson          0   0  2.38   7   0   0   1   0   11    6    4    3    2    6    3
Orlando Pena           1   1  2.59   8   2   0   1   0   31   22    9    9    5    4   22
Dave McNally           3   6  2.64  10  10   6   0   1   78   60   25   23    5   19   20
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  11   0   0   1   0    9    8    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   5  3.09  10   7   2   0   0   55   51   29   19    4   27   25
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   4  2.44   9   8   5   0   4   59   42   20   16    8   17   41
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           6   3  2.92  11  11   4   0   0   77   70   31   25    4   39   39
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         1   0  1.93  10   0   0   0   0   19   13    5    4    1    6   14
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  4.30  11  11   2   0   1   61   53   32   29    6   24   35
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
Jerry Johnson          2   2  4.96  14   0   0   4   0   16   22   12    9    1   11   10
Steve Mingori          0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    2    3    2
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
John Hiller            1   2  2.75  13   0   0   7   0   20   11    6    6    1    7   17
Fred Scherman          0   0  3.29   7   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    1    8    8
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   4  5.98   8   8   0   0   0   41   47   29   27    6   14   21
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  1.65  12   0   0   6   0   33   30    7    6    0    4   12
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
Ken Wright             1   1  4.70  10   3   0   0   0   23   25   14   12    1   26   20
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
Wayne Simpson          3   3  5.40   8   8   1   0   0   45   45   28   27    1   28   18
Mike Jackson           0   0  7.50   8   0   0   0   0   18   19   15   15    2   17   10

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Colborn            4   1  2.38  11   5   1   1   0   64   49   24   17    5   20   22
Skip Lockwood          3   2  2.72  11   4   0   0   0   36   39   14   11    1   15   19
Frank Linzy            1   2  2.87  12   0   0   3   0   16   13    5    5    1    3    7
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
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
Dick Woodson           3   2  4.46   6   6   1   0   1   34   33   19   17    3   16   17
Bill Hands             4   4  4.55   9   9   2   0   0   57   62   33   29    6   13   28
Ken Sanders            1   2  6.04  14   0   0   7   0   25   24   18   17    3   14   12
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
Mel Stottlemyre        6   4  2.69  11  11   5   0   1   77   70   30   23    4   24   37
Sparky Lyle            0   3  2.77  12   0   0   6   0   26   20   11    8    3    4   23
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           9   2  1.30  11  11   9   0   1   97   63   20   14    6   19   55
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  1.77  13   0   0   5   0   20   17    5    4    1   12    8
Sonny Siebert          1   2  2.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    7    4    1    5    8
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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  J. Perry (DET)            6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  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
  K. Sanders (MIN)          7
  G. Garber (KC)            6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  S. Foucault (TEX)         5
  J. Johnson (CLE)          4
  L. McDaniel (NY)          4
  B. Veale (BOS)            4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      96.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         91.2
  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
  D. McNally (BAL)       78.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       77.0

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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         70
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      70
  C. Wright (CAL)          69
  J. Coleman (DET)         68

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
  R. May (CAL)              8
  F. Peterson (NY)          7
  C. Wright (CAL)           7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         39
  J. Bell (MIL)            34
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  W. Simpson (KC)          28
  L. Tiant (BOS)           28
  J. Curtis (BOS)          27
  B. Singer (CAL)          27
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         26
  B. Parsons (MIL)         26

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            94
  B. Singer (CAL)          80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        64
  W. Wood (CHI)            63
  G. Perry (CLE)           62
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        55
  L. Tiant (BOS)           53
  M. Lolich (DET)          52
  B. Strom (CLE)           42
  R. May (CAL)             41


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