Thursday May 24, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 24, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      21  17  2.89   38  22   3   342   285  128  110   24  136  283
Baltimore       17  19  2.90   36  15   2   329   256  112  106   33  107  146
Chicago         24  13  3.23   37  14  12   334   316  142  120   22  136  205
Detroit         21  20  3.24   41  14  10   372   340  147  134   31  100  192
Milwaukee       18  21  3.46   39   7   6   356   328  162  137   23  159  138
Oakland         23  19  3.47   42  16   7   384   317  168  148   37  135  210
New York        20  21  3.53   41  10  10   359   365  165  141   34  113  172
Boston          17  20  3.85   37  13   7   327   322  160  140   41  130  205
Cleveland       18  23  3.92   41  13   7   368   357  181  160   36  138  238
Kansas City     23  20  3.92   43  12  10   384   382  186  167   23  174  200
Minnesota       21  17  4.16   38  11  11   336   339  175  155   30  103  200
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)     11   3  1.91  14  14   8   0   3  118  100   36   25    5   20   69
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
Bill Lee (BOS)         4   1  2.28  10   6   3   1   0   67   56   17   17    4   22   39
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

 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               4   1  2.28  10   6   3   1   0   67   56   17   17    4   22   39
Bob Veale              1   0  2.30  12   0   0   5   0   16   11    6    4    1    5    8
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   4  2.70  12  11   7   1   1   90   63   31   27    6   46  107
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           11   3  1.91  14  14   8   0   3  118  100   36   25    5   20   69
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  4.00   8   0   0   3   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
Mickey Lolich          3   5  3.50  12  12   6   0   1   90   86   38   35    8   24   55
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.74  10   0   0   2   0   22   15    9    9    2    9   10
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   4  4.35  10   9   4   0   0   62   72   32   30    4   20   35
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
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Jim Slaton             2   3  3.02   8   8   2   0   1   48   51   17   16    2   16    8
Jerry Bell             4   5  3.63  13   9   4   1   0   74   64   36   30    6   35   25
Chris Short            1   1  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   16    7    7    1   13    7
Bill Champion          0   3  4.43  12   3   0   0   0   41   41   20   20    5   18   23
Bill Parsons           1   2  4.74   7   6   0   0   0   19   11   15   10    0   26    6
Gary Ryerson           0   1  6.98   7   4   0   0   0   19   23   18   15    0    7    8

 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
Bert Blyleven          5   6  3.28  11  11   6   0   1   82   80   40   30    6   23   71
Dave Goltz             2   0  3.66   9   0   0   0   0   20   18    8    8    1    7   12
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   2  3.53   9   9   2   0   1   59   55   25   23    6   13   36
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  5.32   7   0   0   0   0   22   33   16   13    2    7    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)            11
  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
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  B. Singer (CAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Coleman (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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  D. Bosman (CLE)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         117.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      96.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         91.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        90.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          90.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        87.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       85.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      82.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        80.1
  P. Splittorff (KC)     79.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           100
  M. Lolich (DET)          86
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        80
  J. Coleman (DET)         79
  G. Perry (CLE)           79
  F. Peterson (NY)         79
  J. Kaat (MIN)            76
  D. Drago (KC)            72
  C. Hunter (OAK)          72
  M. Pattin (BOS)          72

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          43
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  B. Odom (OAK)            39
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  J. Bell (MIL)            36
  W. Wood (CHI)            36
  S. Busby (KC)            35
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         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)            46
  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)           107
  B. Singer (CAL)          88
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        71
  W. Wood (CHI)            69
  G. Perry (CLE)           62
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        55
  M. Lolich (DET)          55
  L. Tiant (BOS)           53
  B. Strom (CLE)           42
  J. Coleman (DET)         41


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