Thursday May 31, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 31, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       20  21  3.09   41  17   3   370   292  134  127   36  129  162
California      24  20  3.11   44  25   5   393   341  154  136   27  161  317
Chicago         27  15  3.15   42  16  12   391   368  163  137   29  153  237
Detroit         25  21  3.32   46  15  12   420   386  168  155   36  110  214
Milwaukee       19  26  3.44   45  10   6   410   381  183  157   28  185  167
Oakland         24  24  3.50   48  16   8   437   362  192  170   44  154  230
New York        24  23  3.53   47  12  12   413   424  192  162   37  128  203
Kansas City     27  23  3.88   50  15  11   448   448  213  193   26  199  231
Minnesota       25  19  3.91   44  14  12   389   389  192  169   35  126  225
Cleveland       20  27  3.95   47  13   8   431   427  213  189   39  165  276
Boston          20  23  4.01   43  15   8   380   384  189  169   45  146  238
Texas           15  28  4.73   43   6   8   371   397  223  195   35  162  182

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    10   2  1.56  13  13   9   0   1  110   70   25   19    7   22   61
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     13   3  1.71  16  15   9   0   4  132  106   37   25    5   23   78
Gene Garber (KC)       5   1  1.78  14   2   2   6   0   51   46   11   10    1    7   21
Jim Perry (DET)        6   3  2.15  11  11   3   0   1   80   67   23   19    5   14   28
Bill Lee (BOS)         5   1  2.17  11   7   3   1   0   75   67   18   18    4   25   43
Jim Colborn (MIL)      5   2  2.19  13   7   3   1   1   82   64   28   20    6   25   35
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.88   9   0   0   1   0   14    8    4    3    2    6    5
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  3.21  10   2   0   1   0   42   31   15   15    8    8   23
Mike Cuellar           2   6  5.05  11  11   3   0   0   68   64   39   38   12   33   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
Bill Lee               5   1  2.17  11   7   3   1   0   75   67   18   18    4   25   43
Bobby Bolin            1   1  2.53  14   0   0   2   0   11   11    3    3    1    4    6
Bob Veale              1   1  2.60  14   0   0   5   0   17   13    7    5    1    6   11
Roger Moret            1   0  2.89   4   1   0   0   0   19   17    7    6    1   11   15
John Curtis            2   5  3.27  12   9   3   0   0   72   66   36   26    5   31   34
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  1.08  13   0   0   2   0   17   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  11   0   0   1   0   14   15    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  3.31  11  10   5   0   4   68   56   29   25    8   25   48
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
Rich Hand              1   0  5.68   2   0   0   0   0    6   11    4    4    0    3    5
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           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           5   3  3.99  10  10   2   0   0   59   68   29   26    7   22   30
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
Tom Hilgendorf         2   0  1.71  13   0   0   0   0   26   18    6    5    1    7   17
Ray Lamb               2   1  2.13  14   0   0   2   0   38   30    9    9    4   18   31
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
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    2    5    2
Dick Bosman            0   1  4.74   4   4   0   0   0   19   29   13   10    0    3    5
Brent Strom            1   6  5.34  12  10   1   0   0   59   72   38   35    9   17   43
Ed Farmer              0   2  5.40  13   0   0   1   0   15   22   12    9    4    4    8
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
Jim Perry              6   3  2.15  11  11   3   0   1   80   67   23   19    5   14   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
Mickey Lolich          4   5  3.45  13  13   7   0   1   99   93   41   38    9   25   61
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3  3.55  11   0   0   2   0   25   18   10   10    3    9   11
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.64  12   1   0   1   0   30   27   13   12    3    8   16
Chuck Seelbach         1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    2    2
Fred Scherman          0   0  4.91   8   0   0   0   0   15   15    8    8    1    8    9
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
Gene Garber            5   1  1.78  14   2   2   6   0   51   46   11   10    1    7   21
Doug Bird              1   0  1.93   8   0   0   1   0   14   12    3    3    1    7   16
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   2  2.19  13   7   3   1   1   82   64   28   20    6   25   35
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           4   3  4.70   8   8   1   0   1   44   44   26   23    5   25   20
Ken Sanders            1   2  5.60  15   0   0   8   0   27   26   18   17    3   14   13
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   5  3.05  13  13   6   0   1   91   90   40   31    7   26   45
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  1.51  14   2   0   4   0   36   24   10    6    1   15   31
Ken Holtzman          10   2  1.56  13  13   9   0   1  110   70   25   19    7   22   61
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
Steve Dunning          0   0  1.98   4   0   0   0   0   14   11    6    3    0   12    6
Sonny Siebert          3   2  2.40   5   5   0   0   0   30   26   12    8    3    6   13
Steve Foucault         2   3  2.96  15   0   0   5   0   24   24    9    8    2   14   11
Bill Gogolewski        0   2  3.35  14   0   0   3   0   40   32   16   15    4   14   26
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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  J. Coleman (DET)          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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  F. Peterson (NY)          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
  K. Sanders (MIN)          8
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  G. Garber (KC)            6
  S. Foucault (TEX)         5
  J. Johnson (CLE)          5
  B. Veale (BOS)            5
  R. Corbin (MIN)           4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          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)     109.2
  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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      90
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         89
  J. Kaat (MIN)            88
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        86
  J. Coleman (DET)         86
  C. Hunter (OAK)          84
  F. Peterson (NY)         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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      40
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         39
  S. Busby (KC)            39
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         39

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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         33
  S. Busby (KC)            32
  J. Curtis (BOS)          31
  B. Odom (OAK)            31

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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        61
  M. Lolich (DET)          61
  R. May (CAL)             48
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         46

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