Sunday April 29, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 29, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        9   9  2.87   18   3   3   160   143   68   51    8   87   57
Baltimore       10   9  2.93   19   8   1   178   135   60   58   19   48   73
Detroit         10  10  3.09   20   8   5   181   151   67   62   16   47   87
California       9   8  3.20   17   9   1   152   138   62   54   13   54  120
New York         9  10  3.38   19   6   3   165   155   72   62   20   50   80
Cleveland        9  12  3.65   21  10   1   182   163   85   74   19   59  120
Oakland          9  11  3.73   20   6   2   186   154   85   77   19   73  102
Chicago         10   5  3.90   15   7   3   134   136   70   58   12   60   80
Texas            6  10  4.00   16   3   4   137   133   70   61    9   58   67
Minnesota        9   8  4.10   17   4   6   147   156   75   67   16   31   87
Kansas City     13   8  4.36   21   4   6   192   194  106   93   11  104   95
Boston           7  10  4.42   17   2   5   151   161   87   74   24   71  101

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      5   2  1.30   7   7   4   0   2   55   42   18    8    2    8   30
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   0   1  1.45   6   1   0   1   0   19   10    4    3    1    8   18
Bill Lee (BOS)         1   0  1.45   4   0   0   1   0   19   14    3    3    2    5   11
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   1  1.65   4   4   1   0   1   27   25    5    5    0   11    4
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     3   2  1.65   5   5   4   0   0   44   30   10    8    4    9   26
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   3  1.68   6   6   4   0   1   48   28   10    9    3   12   13
Gene Garber (KC)       3   1  1.74   7   0   0   3   0   21   16    5    4    0    3   11
Rudy May (CAL)         2   1  1.88   4   3   2   0   2   24   17    6    5    3    4   14
Bill Singer (CAL)      3   1  1.93   4   4   2   0   1   33   26    8    7    0    9   33
Joe Coleman (DET)      5   1  2.08   6   6   3   0   0   48   42   12   11    5    9   18

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Reynolds           1   1  1.29   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    3    3
Dave McNally           3   3  1.68   6   6   4   0   1   48   28   10    9    3   12   13
Eddie Watt             2   2  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    4    2
Jim Palmer             1   1  2.93   4   4   1   0   0   28   29    9    9    2    7   15
Orlando Pena           0   0  3.00   4   1   0   1   0   18   13    6    6    2    1   13
Doyle Alexander        2   0  3.55   5   3   1   0   0   25   19   11   10    3    5   10
Mike Cuellar           1   2  4.10   5   5   2   0   0   42   32   19   19    7   14   17
Grant Jackson          0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    2    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bobby Bolin            0   0  0.00   8   0   0   1   0    5    4    0    0    0    3    3
Roger Moret            1   0  0.00   3   1   0   0   0   15   10    1    0    0    9   12
Bill Lee               1   0  1.45   4   0   0   1   0   19   14    3    3    2    5   11
Bob Veale              1   0  3.27   8   0   0   3   0   11    8    6    4    1    5    6
John Curtis            0   2  3.46   6   3   0   0   0   26   25   19   10    2   17   14
Luis Tiant             2   2  4.01   5   5   2   0   0   34   29   15   15    6   14   23
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    2
Sonny Siebert          0   1  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    1    5
Marty Pattin           1   4  9.00   5   5   0   0   0   25   43   26   25    8    9   19
Lynn McGlothen         1   1  9.69   3   3   0   0   0   13   20   14   14    4    6    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rudy May               2   1  1.88   4   3   2   0   2   24   17    6    5    3    4   14
Bill Singer            3   1  1.93   4   4   2   0   1   33   26    8    7    0    9   33
Dave Sells             1   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    5    2
Nolan Ryan             3   1  2.72   5   5   3   0   0   43   35   13   13    5   20   54
Ron Perranoski         0   1  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    1    2
Clyde Wright           0   4  4.35   5   5   2   0   0   31   38   19   15    4    4    9
Steve Barber           0   0  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    2    1    5    2
Lloyd Allen            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    8    5    5    0    4    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
Terry Forster          1   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0   10    7    0    0    0    8   11
Wilbur Wood            5   2  1.30   7   7   4   0   2   55   42   18    8    2    8   30
Stan Bahnsen           3   1  3.82   5   5   2   0   0   33   36   15   14    3   15   13
Cy Acosta              0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    2    3
Steve Stone            0   0  6.97   4   0   0   0   0   10   12    8    8    1   11    9
Eddie Fisher           1   1  7.36   2   2   1   0   0   11   14    9    9    3    6    6
Dennis O'Toole         0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    2    2    2    1    3
Bart Johnson           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    2    0    0    0
Rich Gossage           0   1 15.95   3   1   0   0   0    7   13   13   13    1    9    5

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Lamb               0   0  0.87   3   0   0   1   0   10    7    1    1    1    2    8
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    1    1    0    5
Gaylord Perry          3   3  2.47   6   6   6   0   1   51   42   16   14    4   11   38
Brent Strom            1   1  2.70   5   5   1   0   0   37   39   13   11    2    6   26
Dick Tidrow            3   3  4.38   6   6   2   0   1   37   31   19   18    5   14   19
Milt Wilcox            1   0  4.41   4   1   1   0   0   16   10    8    8    1    5    9
Jerry Johnson          1   1  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    6    4
Steve Dunning          0   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   13   11   12   10    1   10    8
Ed Farmer              0   2 16.88   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    7    5    2    2    1
Mike Kilkenny          0   0 18.00   4   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    3    2

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    4
Joe Coleman            5   1  2.08   6   6   3   0   0   48   42   12   11    5    9   18
Jim Perry              2   2  2.14   4   4   2   0   0   34   26   11    8    3    5   12
Woodie Fryman          2   0  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   21   14    8    8    2    5   15
Mickey Lolich          1   3  3.63   6   6   3   0   0   40   37   17   16    3   12   26
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.63   7   0   0   2   0   17   11    7    7    2    8    6
Tom Timmerman          0   1  4.76   5   1   0   1   0   11   11    6    6    1    5    5
John Hiller            0   1  7.36   5   0   0   2   0    4    3    3    3    0    2    1
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
Doug Bird              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Gene Garber            3   1  1.74   7   0   0   3   0   21   16    5    4    0    3   11
Paul Splittorff        3   1  3.00   5   5   2   0   1   36   30   16   12    2   14   12
Ken Wright             1   0  3.12   5   2   0   0   0   17   17    8    6    0   17   15
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  3.79   6   0   0   2   0   19   14   10    8    3   12    9
Wayne Simpson          2   2  4.34   5   5   1   0   0   37   35   19   18    1   19   15
Steve Busby            2   2  5.11   5   5   1   0   1   25   26   16   14    2   11   16
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  5.63   5   0   0   1   0    8   10    5    5    1    4    3
Mike Jackson           0   0  6.52   4   0   0   0   0   10   10    7    7    1   10    3
Dick Drago             2   1  9.16   5   4   0   0   0   19   36   20   19    1   14   10

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             2   1  1.54   5   0   0   1   0   12   10    2    2    0    2    5
Jim Colborn            1   1  1.62   5   1   0   1   0   17   12    8    3    1    9    4
Jim Slaton             1   1  1.65   4   4   1   0   1   27   25    5    5    0   11    4
Bill Parsons           1   2  2.08   3   3   0   0   0   13    8    7    3    0   14    1
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    1    2    2
Gary Ryerson           0   0  3.14   4   3   0   0   0   14   11    7    5    0    6    6
Jerry Bell             3   2  3.68   7   3   2   1   0   29   24   15   12    3   21   10
Skip Lockwood          1   2  3.68   5   4   0   0   0   22   24   12    9    0   11   15
Bill Champion          0   0  4.02   6   0   0   0   0   16   17    7    7    3    6    8
Chris Short            0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    0    5    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Goltz             0   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    0    1
Ray Corbin             0   1  2.92   5   0   0   3   0   12   10    4    4    0    3    5
Bert Blyleven          2   4  3.09   6   6   3   0   0   47   51   22   16    4   12   34
Dick Woodson           1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    2    2
Bill Hands             2   2  3.94   5   5   1   0   0   32   31   14   14    3    4   17
Jim Kaat               3   1  4.60   5   5   0   0   0   31   36   17   16    6    3   19
Joe Decker             0   0  7.20   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    2    1    2
Ken Sanders            1   0  8.00   6   0   0   3   0    9   10    8    8    1    4    7
Jim Strickland         0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    2    0    2    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Beene             0   0  2.25   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    1    2    1
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  2.87   8   0   0   3   0   16   15    5    5    1    6   12
Mel Stottlemyre        3   3  2.96   6   6   4   0   1   46   33   18   15    4   15   25
Fritz Peterson         2   3  3.06   5   5   0   0   0   32   38   14   11    4    9   13
Doc Medich             2   0  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   27   22   12   10    4    4   18
Steve Kline            1   2  3.86   4   4   1   0   1   26   22   11   11    2    9    5
Sparky Lyle            0   2  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    4    3    2    5
Jim Magnuson           0   0  5.79   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    3    3    1    2    1
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
Rollie Fingers         0   1  1.45   6   1   0   1   0   19   10    4    3    1    8   18
Horacio Pina           3   1  1.56   6   0   0   1   0   17   11    3    3    1    7   13
Ken Holtzman           3   2  1.65   5   5   4   0   0   44   30   10    8    4    9   26
Darold Knowles         1   1  1.74   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    2    0    5    6
Rob Gardner            0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    2    1
Catfish Hunter         1   1  4.12   6   6   0   0   0   39   34   21   18    6   11   17
Vida Blue              1   1  4.15   3   3   1   0   0   22   21   10   10    0    9   10
Blue Moon Odom         0   4  6.75   5   5   1   0   0   25   23   20   19    3   18   10
Paul Lindblad          0   0 18.47   3   0   0   0   0    6   15   14   13    3    4    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         0   1  2.08   7   0   0   4   0    9    8    2    2    0    7    3
Rich Hand              1   1  2.51   3   2   0   0   0   14   14    7    4    0    7    7
Mike Paul              3   0  3.08   6   4   1   0   0   26   26    9    9    2    6   15
Dick Bosman            2   3  3.18   5   5   1   0   1   34   30   16   12    3   13   12
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.97   5   0   0   0   0   11   10    5    5    2    4    6
Jim Merritt            0   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    3    0    0    3
Charlie Hudson         0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    0    2    4
Pete Broberg           0   2  6.05   3   3   1   0   0   19   18   14   13    1   10    8
Don Stanhouse          0   3  7.82   5   2   0   0   0   13   17   11   11    1    9    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  J. Bell (MIL)             3
  G. Garber (KC)            3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  M. Paul (TEX)             3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  B. Odom (OAK)             4
  M. Pattin (BOS)           4
  C. Wright (CAL)           4
  D. Bosman (TEX)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  F. Peterson (NY)          3
  D. Stanhouse (TEX)        3

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2

Saves:

  S. Foucault (TEX)         4
  R. Corbin (MIN)           3
  T. Forster (CHI)          3
  G. Garber (KC)            3
  L. McDaniel (NY)          3
  K. Sanders (MIN)          3
  B. Veale (BOS)            3
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  L. LaGrow (DET)           2

Shutouts:

  R. May (CAL)              2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  D. Bosman (TEX)           1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1
  G. Perry (CLE)            1
  B. Singer (CAL)           1
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1
  P. Splittorff (KC)        1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          55.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         51.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       48.1
  J. Coleman (DET)       47.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      46.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    45.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      43.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          43.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       41.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        39.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        51
  M. Pattin (BOS)          43
  J. Coleman (DET)         42
  G. Perry (CLE)           42
  W. Wood (CHI)            42
  B. Strom (CLE)           39
  F. Peterson (NY)         38
  C. Wright (CAL)          38
  M. Lolich (DET)          37
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         36

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          26
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  D. Drago (KC)            20
  B. Odom (OAK)            20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19
  J. Curtis (BOS)          19
  W. Simpson (KC)          19
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          19
  C. Wright (CAL)          19

Home Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4

Walks:

  J. Bell (MIL)            21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            20
  W. Simpson (KC)          19
  B. Odom (OAK)            18
  J. Curtis (BOS)          17
  K. Wright (KC)           17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            14

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  G. Perry (CLE)           38
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        34
  B. Singer (CAL)          33
  W. Wood (CHI)            30
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        26
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  B. Strom (CLE)           26
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      25
  L. Tiant (BOS)           23

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