Friday May 25, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 25, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       17  19  2.90   36  15   2   329   256  112  106   33  107  146
California      22  17  2.90   39  22   4   351   295  131  113   24  137  289
Detroit         22  20  3.14   42  14  10   385   347  147  134   31  103  198
Chicago         24  14  3.33   38  14  12   343   327  150  127   26  142  212
Oakland         23  20  3.39   43  16   7   396   329  169  149   37  138  214
Milwaukee       18  22  3.50   40   7   6   365   337  167  142   24  167  143
New York        21  21  3.62   42  10  11   368   378  172  148   34  118  178
Boston          17  20  3.85   37  13   7   327   322  160  140   41  130  205
Cleveland       19  23  3.89   42  13   7   377   365  184  163   36  140  244
Kansas City     24  20  3.91   44  12  11   394   391  190  171   24  182  204
Minnesota       21  18  4.11   39  11  11   346   350  180  158   31  107  204
Texas           12  26  4.76   38   5   6   327   346  195  173   30  147  159

 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
Jim Perry (DET)        6   2  1.82  10  10   3   0   1   79   65   20   16    5   12   28
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 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
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
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  12   0   0   1   0   16   16    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
Steve Barber           0   0  2.51  10   0   0   1   0   14   14    6    4    1    8   12
Nolan Ryan             6   4  2.70  12  11   7   1   1   90   63   31   27    6   46  107
Ron Perranoski         0   2  3.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    0    5    5
Clyde Wright           3   5  3.82  10  10   4   0   0   66   77   32   28    7   16   22
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
Bart Johnson           0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    2    0    2    4
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  5.26   9   0   0   1   0   26   23   15   15    3   20   19
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    2    2    2    1    3
Rich Gossage           0   4  9.43   6   4   1   0   0   21   29   23   22    5   15   15

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Lamb               2   1  1.29  13   0   0   2   0   35   24    5    5    3   15   27
Tom Hilgendorf         1   0  1.93  10   0   0   0   0   19   13    5    4    1    6   14
Gaylord Perry          6   5  2.75  11  11   9   0   2   92   79   33   28    6   26   62
Dick Bosman            0   1  3.63   3   3   0   0   0   17   24    7    7    0    2    4
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  4.78  11   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  1.82  10  10   3   0   1   79   65   20   16    5   12   28
Joe Coleman            8   3  2.42  11  11   5   0   1   86   79   26   23    6   19   41
John Hiller            2   2  2.45  15   0   0   7   0   22   14    6    6    1    9   19
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
Norm Angelini          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Gene Garber            3   1  1.65  12   0   0   6   0   33   30    7    6    0    4   12
Doug Bird              0   0  2.31   7   0   0   1   0   12   10    3    3    1    7   15
Bruce Dal Canton       3   3  2.49  11   3   1   2   0   51   43   19   14    4   22   19
Paul Splittorff        7   2  2.68  11  11   5   0   1   87   73   31   26    4   24   38
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  2.76  13   4   0   0   0   46   47   17   14    1   16   23
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   3  4.63   8   7   0   0   0   23   14   17   12    1   34   10
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  3.54  10   0   0   0   0   20   19    8    8    1    7   12
Jim Kaat               5   2  4.17  10  10   2   0   1   69   76   34   32    9   11   35
Bill Hands             4   4  4.21  10  10   2   0   0   66   69   37   31    7   17   32
Dick Woodson           3   2  4.46   6   6   1   0   1   34   33   19   17    3   16   17
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   1 12.46   5   0   0   0   0    4   10    7    6    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  2.37  14   0   0   7   0   30   22   11    8    3    5   28
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
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  3.55  16   0   0   4   0   38   43   16   15    5   15   22
Steve Kline            3   4  3.63   8   8   2   0   1   52   47   24   21    4   20   10
Fritz Peterson         3   6  4.10  10  10   1   0   0   64   79   33   29    9   17   29
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
Mike Kekich            1   0  9.26   4   3   0   0   0   12   15   12   12    0   11    4

 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   4  1.59  13   2   0   3   0   34   24   10    6    1   14   29
Horacio Pina           4   1  2.60  14   0   0   2   0   35   23   10   10    2   12   23
Darold Knowles         1   2  2.84  14   0   0   1   0   19   15    6    6    0   12    9
Catfish Hunter         5   2  2.95  12  12   3   0   2   88   78   33   29   11   21   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
Sonny Siebert          1   2  2.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    7    4    1    5    8
Steve Foucault         2   3  3.38  14   0   0   5   0   21   20    9    8    2   13    9
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  4.96   9   0   0   0   0   16   22   10    9    2    2   10
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Charlie Hudson         2   0  5.79  10   0   0   0   0   23   24   15   15    1    9   15
Pete Broberg           0   4  6.15   9   8   1   0   0   45   49   32   31    3   24   17
Mike Paul              3   3  6.20  12   9   1   0   0   41   57   32   28    6   15   22

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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
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  K. Sanders (MIN)          7
  G. Garber (KC)            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
  C. Hunter (OAK)        88.1
  B. Singer (CAL)        87.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     87.1
  J. Coleman (DET)       85.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      82.1

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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          78
  C. Wright (CAL)          77
  J. Kaat (MIN)            76
  P. Splittorff (KC)       73

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          43
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  B. Odom (OAK)            39
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  B. Hands (MIN)           37
  J. Bell (MIL)            36
  W. Wood (CHI)            36
  S. Busby (KC)            35
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         35
  J. Kaat (MIN)            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
  B. Hands (MIN)            7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         39
  J. Bell (MIL)            35
  B. Parsons (MIL)         34
  B. Singer (CAL)          31
  S. Busby (KC)            29
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  W. Simpson (KC)          28
  L. Tiant (BOS)           28
  J. Curtis (BOS)          27

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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