Wednesday May 30, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 30, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      23  20  3.05   43  25   4   384   327  148  130   27  157  312
Baltimore       20  20  3.06   40  17   3   362   286  130  123   36  123  161
Detroit         25  20  3.17   45  15  12   412   374  158  145   34  107  212
Chicago         26  15  3.18   41  15  12   382   359  161  135   28  151  232
Milwaukee       19  25  3.45   44   9   6   401   371  179  154   27  184  161
New York        24  22  3.48   46  11  12   404   416  186  156   35  126  197
Oakland         23  24  3.58   47  16   7   428   361  192  170   44  153  227
Cleveland       20  26  3.83   46  13   8   423   414  204  180   38  159  270
Boston          20  22  3.93   42  15   8   371   373  182  162   43  145  231
Kansas City     26  23  3.94   49  14  11   439   442  212  192   25  199  227
Minnesota       24  19  3.98   43  14  11   380   382  190  168   35  121  221
Texas           14  28  4.72   42   6   7   362   387  218  190   34  161  176

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     9   2  1.67  12  12   9   0   1  102   69   25   19    7   22   60
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     13   3  1.71  16  15   9   0   4  132  106   37   25    5   23   78
Jim Perry (DET)        6   2  1.82  10  10   3   0   1   79   65   20   16    5   12   28
Jim Colborn (MIL)      5   1  2.09  12   6   2   1   1   73   54   24   17    5   24   29
Bill Lee (BOS)         5   1  2.17  11   7   3   1   0   75   67   18   18    4   25   43
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   3  2.19  10  10   5   0   2   78   62   20   19    3   25   41
Bill Singer (CAL)      8   2  2.23  11  11   7   0   1   97   66   26   24    3   36   93
Skip Lockwood (MIL)    3   2  2.50  14   4   0   0   0   50   50   17   14    1   16   25
Joe Coleman (DET)      9   3  2.53  12  12   5   0   1   93   86   29   26    6   20   44
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    6   6  2.63  13  13   9   0   2  113  101   38   33    7   34   73

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  2.08   8   0   0   1   0   13    7    4    3    2    6    4
Jim Palmer             5   3  2.19  10  10   5   0   2   78   62   20   19    3   25   41
Dave McNally           4   6  2.65  11  11   6   0   1   85   63   27   25    5   24   20
Bob Reynolds           1   2  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   13   13    4    4    0    4    5
Eddie Watt             3   2  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    1    6    6
Doyle Alexander        4   1  2.91   9   7   3   0   0   56   40   20   18    4   21   29
Orlando Pena           1   1  3.31   9   2   0   1   0   35   27   13   13    8    5   23
Mike Cuellar           2   5  4.79  10  10   3   0   0   68   63   37   36   12   30   31
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
Don Newhauser          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    0
Bobby Bolin            1   0  0.84  13   0   0   2   0   11    9    1    1    0    4    6
Bill Lee               5   1  2.17  11   7   3   1   0   75   67   18   18    4   25   43
Bob Veale              1   1  2.87  13   0   0   5   0   16   12    7    5    1    6    8
Roger Moret            1   0  2.89   4   1   0   0   0   19   17    7    6    1   11   15
John Curtis            2   5  2.94  11   8   3   0   0   64   58   31   21    4   30   30
Luis Tiant             6   5  4.11  12  12   7   0   0   88   73   41   40   14   31   64
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    2    4
Marty Pattin           3   7  5.64  11  11   2   0   0   67   82   46   42   12   24   38
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            8   2  2.23  11  11   7   0   1   97   66   26   24    3   36   93
Steve Barber           0   0  2.51  10   0   0   1   0   14   14    6    4    1    8   12
Nolan Ryan             6   5  2.66  13  12   8   1   1   98   68   33   29    7   51  117
Rudy May               4   5  2.81  10   9   5   0   4   64   49   24   20    8   22   45
Clyde Wright           3   6  3.65  11  11   5   0   0   74   84   34   30    8   17   23
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.50   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    5    0    7    5
Lloyd Allen            0   0 10.38   5   0   0   1   0    9   15   10   10    0    5    4
Rich Hand              0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    0    2    3
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           13   3  1.71  16  15   9   0   4  132  106   37   25    5   23   78
Terry Forster          2   0  1.91  17   0   0   8   0   38   29    9    8    1   20   35
Stan Bahnsen           6   4  2.92  13  13   4   0   0   96   89   39   31    5   43   46
Bart Johnson           0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    2    0    2    4
Cy Acosta              1   0  3.27   9   0   0   3   0   11   11    4    4    0    6    6
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  9.67   7   4   1   0   0   22   31   25   24    6   16   16

 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         2   0  1.71  13   0   0   0   0   26   18    6    5    1    7   17
Gaylord Perry          6   6  2.63  13  13   9   0   2  113  101   38   33    7   34   73
Jerry Johnson          2   2  4.22  17   0   0   5   0   21   28   13   10    1   14   15
Dick Tidrow            4   6  4.48  12  12   2   0   1   66   60   36   33    6   28   40
Milt Wilcox            3   1  4.60   9   5   1   0   0   45   38   24   23    2   17   29
Dick Bosman            0   1  4.74   4   4   0   0   0   19   29   13   10    0    3    5
Brent Strom            1   5  4.78  11   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
Ed Farmer              0   2  6.23  12   0   0   1   0   13   22   12    9    4    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         1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    2    2
Jim Perry              6   2  1.82  10  10   3   0   1   79   65   20   16    5   12   28
John Hiller            2   2  2.28  17   0   0   9   0   24   15    6    6    1   10   19
Joe Coleman            9   3  2.53  12  12   5   0   1   93   86   29   26    6   20   44
Fred Scherman          0   0  3.29   7   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    1    8    8
Mickey Lolich          4   5  3.45  13  13   7   0   1   99   93   41   38    9   25   61
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.74  10   0   0   2   0   22   15    9    9    2    9   10
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.77  11   1   0   1   0   29   27   13   12    3    7   16
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.91   9   9   0   0   0   46   54   32   30    7   14   24
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   2   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Doug Bird              1   0  1.93   8   0   0   1   0   14   12    3    3    1    7   16
Gene Garber            4   1  1.94  13   1   1   6   0   42   40   10    9    0    7   17
Paul Splittorff        7   3  2.71  12  12   6   0   1   96   82   34   29    4   26   41
Bruce Dal Canton       3   3  2.97  13   3   1   2   0   58   49   24   19    4   26   21
Ken Wright             1   1  4.05  11   3   0   0   0   27   28   14   12    1   29   24
Dick Drago             4   4  4.35  11  10   4   0   0   68   82   36   33    5   22   37
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    2    4    4
Wayne Simpson          3   4  5.40  10   9   1   0   0   50   53   31   30    1   28   22
Steve Busby            3   7  5.93  11  11   1   0   1   55   63   39   36    5   32   34
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            5   1  2.09  12   6   2   1   1   73   54   24   17    5   24   29
Skip Lockwood          3   2  2.50  14   4   0   0   0   50   50   17   14    1   16   25
Jim Slaton             2   4  2.70   9   9   3   0   1   57   58   18   17    3   18   14
Ray Newman             2   1  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    6    6    2    5   10
Frank Linzy            1   2  3.63  13   0   0   3   0   17   17    7    7    1    5    7
Chris Short            1   1  3.63   9   0   0   0   0   17   16    7    7    1   13    8
Jerry Bell             4   6  3.92  14  10   4   1   0   80   74   41   35    7   38   26
Bill Champion          0   3  4.43  12   3   0   0   0   41   41   20   20    5   18   23
Bill Parsons           1   4  5.20   9   8   0   0   0   28   19   21   16    2   40   11
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          6   6  2.96  12  12   7   0   2   91   86   40   30    6   25   80
Dave Goltz             2   0  3.54  10   0   0   0   0   20   19    8    8    1    7   12
Bill Hands             5   4  3.70  11  11   3   0   1   75   73   37   31    7   19   36
Jim Kaat               6   2  4.04  11  11   3   0   1   78   88   37   35   11   14   39
Dick Woodson           3   3  5.35   7   7   1   0   1   37   39   24   22    5   20   17
Ken Sanders            1   2  6.04  14   0   0   7   0   25   24   18   17    3   14   12
Joe Decker             0   0  8.18   4   0   0   0   0   11   14   10   10    2    9    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  1.76   5   1   0   1   0   15   11    3    3    1    6    6
Sparky Lyle            2   3  2.25  15   0   0   7   0   32   23   11    8    3    6   29
Mel Stottlemyre        7   4  2.73  12  12   5   0   1   82   82   34   25    5   24   39
Lindy McDaniel         3   1  3.24  17   0   0   4   0   42   46   16   15    5   15   26
Fritz Peterson         4   6  3.59  11  11   2   0   0   73   84   34   29    9   17   32
Steve Kline            3   5  3.72   9   9   2   0   1   56   52   28   23    4   22   12
Doc Medich             3   2  3.75  10  10   2   0   1   62   60   28   26    6   15   40
Jim Magnuson           0   1  4.28   8   0   0   0   0   27   38   17   13    2    9    9
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
Rollie Fingers         0   4  1.59  13   2   0   3   0   34   24   10    6    1   14   29
Ken Holtzman           9   2  1.67  12  12   9   0   1  102   69   25   19    7   22   60
Darold Knowles         1   3  2.70  16   0   0   1   0   23   16    7    7    1   13   12
Horacio Pina           4   2  2.92  15   0   0   2   0   37   25   13   12    2   13   24
Catfish Hunter         5   3  3.46  13  13   3   0   2   91   84   39   35   14   22   39
Rob Gardner            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    2    4    2
Vida Blue              3   2  4.97   9   9   2   0   0   58   49   33   32    6   26   26
Paul Lindblad          0   0  6.33  11   0   0   1   0   21   27   18   15    4    8    5
Blue Moon Odom         1   8  6.75  11  11   2   0   0   53   57   43   40    7   31   30

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sonny Siebert          2   2  1.82   4   4   0   0   0   25   20    9    5    2    6   10
Steve Dunning          0   0  1.98   4   0   0   0   0   14   11    6    3    0   12    6
Steve Foucault         2   3  2.96  15   0   0   5   0   24   24    9    8    2   14   11
Bill Gogolewski        0   2  3.19  13   0   0   2   0   37   28   14   13    4   13   23
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.24   7   7   1   0   1   40   42   24   19    6   17   14
Jim Merritt            0   0  4.42  10   0   0   0   0   18   25   10    9    2    2   10
Rich Hand              2   3  5.40   8   7   1   0   0   42   49   29   25    2   19   14
Pete Broberg           1   4  5.47  10   9   2   0   0   54   58   34   33    4   25   22
Don Stanhouse          0   5  5.58  11   5   1   0   0   40   42   27   25    5   25   22
Charlie Hudson         2   0  5.79  10   0   0   0   0   23   24   15   15    1    9   15
Mike Paul              3   3  6.43  13   9   1   0   0   42   60   34   30    6   16   24
Lloyd Allen            0   1 16.88   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    7    5    0    3    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  B. Singer (CAL)           8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6

Losses:

  B. Odom (OAK)             8
  S. Busby (KC)             7
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  J. Bell (MIL)             6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  D. Bosman (CLE)           6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  F. Peterson (NY)          6
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           6

Complete Games:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  B. Singer (CAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6

Saves:

  J. Hiller (DET)           9
  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  K. Sanders (MIN)          7
  G. Garber (KC)            6
  S. Foucault (TEX)         5
  J. Johnson (CLE)          5
  B. Veale (BOS)            5
  R. Corbin (MIN)           4
  L. McDaniel (NY)          4

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  D. Bosman (CLE)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  J. Colborn (MIL)          1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         131.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        113.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     102.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        99.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          98.0
  B. Singer (CAL)        96.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     96.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       95.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       92.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      91.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           106
  G. Perry (CLE)          101
  M. Lolich (DET)          93
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         89
  J. Kaat (MIN)            88
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        86
  J. Coleman (DET)         86
  C. Hunter (OAK)          84
  F. Peterson (NY)         84
  C. Wright (CAL)          84

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          46
  B. Odom (OAK)            43
  J. Bell (MIL)            41
  M. Lolich (DET)          41
  L. Tiant (BOS)           41
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         39
  S. Busby (KC)            39
  C. Hunter (OAK)          39
  G. Perry (CLE)           38

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  M. Pattin (BOS)          12
  J. Kaat (MIN)            11
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  B. Strom (CLE)            9
  R. May (CAL)              8
  O. Pena (BAL)             8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            51
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         43
  B. Parsons (MIL)         40
  J. Bell (MIL)            38
  B. Singer (CAL)          36
  G. Perry (CLE)           34
  S. Busby (KC)            32
  B. Odom (OAK)            31
  L. Tiant (BOS)           31
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         30

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           117
  B. Singer (CAL)          93
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        80
  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  G. Perry (CLE)           73
  L. Tiant (BOS)           64
  M. Lolich (DET)          61
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        60
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         46
  R. May (CAL)             45

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