Wednesday May 23, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 23, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      21  16  2.86   37  21   3   334   278  124  106   24  135  270
Baltimore       17  19  2.90   36  15   2   329   256  112  106   33  107  146
Chicago         23  13  3.30   36  14  11   325   310  141  119   22  136  199
Milwaukee       18  20  3.31   38   7   6   348   312  152  128   22  156  134
Detroit         20  20  3.33   40  13  10   363   334  147  134   31  100  189
Oakland         23  19  3.47   42  16   7   384   317  168  148   37  135  210
New York        20  20  3.51   40  10  10   351   358  161  137   33  108  169
Cleveland       18  23  3.92   41  13   7   368   357  181  160   36  138  238
Boston          16  20  3.93   36  12   7   318   317  159  139   41  128  199
Kansas City     23  19  3.95   42  11  10   376   371  184  165   23  172  194
Minnesota       20  17  4.27   37  10  11   327   338  175  155   30  101  193
Texas           12  25  4.62   37   5   6   319   334  186  164   28  141  153

 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
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
Bill Singer (CAL)      7   2  2.05  10  10   6   0   1   88   60   22   20    2   31   88
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
Jim Colborn (MIL)      4   1  2.38  11   5   1   1   0   64   49   24   17    5   20   22
Skip Lockwood (MIL)    3   2  2.41  12   4   0   0   0   41   41   14   11    1   16   22
Joe Coleman (DET)      8   3  2.42  11  11   5   0   1   86   79   26   23    6   19   41
Rudy May (CAL)         4   4  2.44   9   8   5   0   4   59   42   20   16    8   17   41

 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
Bob Veale              1   0  2.30  12   0   0   5   0   16   11    6    4    1    5    8
Bill Lee               3   1  2.48   9   5   2   1   0   58   51   16   16    4   20   33
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           3   7  5.95  10  10   2   0   0   59   72   43   39   12   22   36
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  1.13  11   0   0   1   0   16   15    4    2    0    7   10
Bill Singer            7   2  2.05  10  10   6   0   1   88   60   22   20    2   31   88
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          2   0  2.08  16   0   0   8   0   35   26    9    8    1   19   33
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  4.35   9   9   1   0   0   50   59   27   24    6   20   25
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   3  2.42  11  11   5   0   1   86   79   26   23    6   19   41
John Hiller            1   2  2.70  14   0   0   7   0   20   12    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
Gene Garber            3   1  1.65  12   0   0   6   0   33   30    7    6    0    4   12
Doug Bird              0   0  2.31   6   0   0   1   0   12    9    3    3    1    5   15
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
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
Steve Busby            3   6  5.50  10  10   1   0   1   52   60   35   32    5   29   33
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  2.41  12   4   0   0   0   41   41   14   11    1   16   22
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
Bill Champion          0   2  3.58  11   2   0   0   0   38   33   15   15    4   17   21
Jerry Bell             4   5  3.63  13   9   4   1   0   74   64   36   30    6   35   25
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  2.19  11   2   0   4   0   37   29    9    9    0   10   17
Dave Goltz             2   0  3.66   9   0   0   0   0   20   18    8    8    1    7   12
Bert Blyleven          4   6  3.68  10  10   5   0   0   73   79   40   30    6   21   64
Jim Kaat               5   2  4.17  10  10   2   0   1   69   76   34   32    9   11   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
Sparky Lyle            1   3  2.51  13   0   0   6   0   29   21   11    8    3    5   25
Mel Stottlemyre        6   4  2.69  11  11   5   0   1   77   70   30   23    4   24   37
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  3.94  15   0   0   4   0   32   37   15   14    5   12   19
Fritz Peterson         3   6  4.10  10  10   1   0   0   64   79   33   29    9   17   29
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  1.48  12   2   0   3   0   30   18    9    5    1   12   26
Horacio Pina           4   1  2.60  14   0   0   2   0   35   23   10   10    2   12   23
Darold Knowles         1   2  2.89  13   0   0   1   0   19   15    6    6    0   12    8
Catfish Hunter         5   2  3.25  11  11   3   0   2   80   72   33   29   11   20   39
Rob Gardner            0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    3    2
Vida Blue              3   2  5.19   8   8   2   0   0   52   43   30   30    6   22   23
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
Bill Gogolewski        0   2  3.41  12   0   0   1   0   34   27   14   13    4   13   23
Steve Dunning          0   0  3.68   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    0    7    5
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
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
Pete Broberg           0   4  6.29   8   8   1   0   0   44   49   32   31    3   23   17

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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
  S. Busby (KC)             6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  F. Peterson (NY)          6
  J. Bell (MIL)             5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  J. Curtis (BOS)           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
  B. Veale (BOS)            5
  R. Corbin (MIN)           4
  J. Johnson (CLE)          4
  L. McDaniel (NY)          4

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
  B. Singer (CAL)        87.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       85.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          82.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        81.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        80.1
  P. Splittorff (KC)     79.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       78.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            94
  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        79
  J. Coleman (DET)         79
  G. Perry (CLE)           79
  F. Peterson (NY)         79
  J. Kaat (MIN)            76
  C. Hunter (OAK)          72
  M. Pattin (BOS)          72
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         70

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          43
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  B. Odom (OAK)            39
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  J. Bell (MIL)            36
  S. Busby (KC)            35
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         35
  W. Wood (CHI)            35
  J. Kaat (MIN)            34
  B. Strom (CLE)           34

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         39
  J. Bell (MIL)            35
  B. Singer (CAL)          31
  S. Busby (KC)            29
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  W. Simpson (KC)          28
  L. Tiant (BOS)           28
  J. Curtis (BOS)          27
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         26

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            94
  B. Singer (CAL)          88
  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
  J. Coleman (DET)         41


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