lowest earned run average as an al pitcher in 1973

Jim Palmer had the best ERA in the AL in a season in 1973, with an ERA of 2.40.

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NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.40
1973
BAL BAL
38
22
9
.710
37
158
19
6
1
296.1
225
79
86
16
113
3
1
5
1,190
7
4.80
3.43
1.40
0.49
13.3
9.5
1.14
.232
2.61
65
3.37
91
6.83
10.3
2Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.52
1973
MIN MIN
40
20
17
.541
40
258
25
9
0
325.0
296
91
109
16
67
9
0
4
1,321
7
7.14
1.86
3.85
0.44
19.5
5.1
1.12
.288
3.02
63
2.31
58
8.20
57.6
3Bill Lee
B. Lee
2.75
1973
BOS BOS
38
17
11
.607
33
120
18
1
1
284.2
275
87
100
20
76
5
1
2
1,173
3
3.79
2.40
1.58
0.63
10.2
6.5
1.23
.268
3.16
68
3.48
86
8.69
17.2
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2.87
1973
CAL CAL
41
21
16
.568
39
383
26
4
1
326.0
238
104
113
18
162
7
2
2
1,355
15
10.57
4.47
2.36
0.50
28.3
12.0
1.23
.280
3.12
80
2.48
69
6.57
40.9
5Doc Medich
D. Medich
2.95
1973
NYY NYY
34
14
9
.609
32
145
11
3
0
235.0
217
77
84
20
74
3
2
6
991
7
5.55
2.83
1.96
0.77
14.6
7.5
1.24
.263
3.22
80
3.41
93
8.31
6.9
6Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
2.97
1973
OAK OAK
40
21
13
.618
40
157
16
4
0
297.1
275
98
109
22
66
4
0
5
1,210
12
4.75
2.00
2.38
0.67
13.0
5.5
1.15
.263
3.30
83
3.17
89
8.32
13.1
7Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
3.07
1973
NYY NYY
38
16
16
.500
38
95
19
4
0
273.0
259
93
112
13
79
5
0
3
1,122
5
3.13
2.60
1.20
0.43
8.5
7.0
1.24
.265
3.69
83
3.40
92
8.54
8.4
8Jim Colborn
J. Colborn
3.18
1973
MIL MIL
43
20
12
.625
36
135
22
4
1
314.1
297
111
133
21
87
3
2
5
1,287
6
3.87
2.49
1.55
0.60
10.5
6.8
1.22
.265
3.81
83
3.43
90
8.50
13
9Dave McNally
D. McNally
3.21
1973
BAL BAL
38
17
17
.500
38
87
17
4
0
266.0
247
95
100
16
81
5
0
6
1,083
5
2.94
2.74
1.07
0.54
8.0
7.5
1.23
.258
3.38
87
3.66
99
8.36
0.5
10Bill Singer
B. Singer
3.22
1973
CAL CAL
40
20
14
.588
40
241
19
2
0
315.2
280
113
124
15
130
9
0
5
1,348
7
6.87
3.71
1.85
0.43
17.9
9.6
1.30
.278
3.54
90
2.97
83
7.98
21.4
11Terry Forster
T. Forster
3.23
1973
CWS CWS
51
6
11
.353
12
120
4
0
16
172.2
174
62
69
7
78
0
29
6
744
6
6.25
4.07
1.54
0.36
16.1
10.5
1.46
.310
3.60
83
3.05
79
9.07
15.7
12Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
3.24
1973
TEX TEX
26
9
10
.474
23
155
11
2
1
180.1
121
65
73
14
106
6
1
4
753
10
7.74
5.29
1.46
0.70
20.6
14.1
1.26
.227
3.64
86
3.71
99
6.04
0.9
13Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
3.27
1973
BAL BAL
38
18
13
.581
38
140
17
2
0
267.0
265
97
120
29
84
0
0
2
1,127
8
4.72
2.83
1.67
0.98
12.4
7.5
1.31
.270
4.04
88
3.86
105
8.93
-5.9
14Vida Blue
V. Blue
3.28
1973
OAK OAK
37
20
9
.690
37
158
13
4
0
263.2
214
96
108
26
105
4
0
2
1,083
15
5.39
3.58
1.50
0.89
14.6
9.7
1.21
.238
3.69
91
3.88
109
7.30
-10.6
15Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
3.34
1973
OAK OAK
36
21
5
.808
36
124
11
3
0
256.1
222
95
105
39
69
1
0
1
1,040
2
4.35
2.42
1.80
1.37
11.9
6.6
1.14
.227
3.69
93
4.39
123
7.79
-25.6
16Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
3.34
1973
BOS BOS
35
20
13
.606
35
206
23
0
0
272.0
217
101
105
32
78
7
0
3
1,096
2
6.82
2.58
2.64
1.06
18.8
7.1
1.08
.239
3.47
83
3.51
87
7.18
15.6
17Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3.38
1973
CLE CLE
41
19
19
.500
41
238
29
7
0
344.0
315
129
143
34
115
5
0
9
1,410
17
6.23
3.01
2.07
0.89
16.9
8.2
1.25
.276
3.74
87
3.51
90
8.24
14.2
18Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
3.46
1973
CWS CWS
49
24
20
.545
48
199
21
4
0
359.1
381
138
166
25
91
7
1
3
1,531
7
4.98
2.28
2.19
0.63
13.0
5.9
1.31
.294
4.16
89
3.17
82
9.54
27.9
19Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
3.53
1973
DET DET
40
23
15
.605
40
202
13
2
0
288.1
283
113
125
32
93
10
0
2
1,219
6
6.31
2.90
2.17
1.00
16.6
7.6
1.30
.285
3.90
90
3.67
94
8.83
8
20Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
3.57
1973
CWS CWS
42
18
21
.462
42
120
14
4
0
282.1
290
112
128
20
117
5
0
2
1,218
10
3.83
3.73
1.03
0.64
9.9
9.6
1.44
.282
4.08
92
3.92
101
9.24
-1.2
21John Curtis
J. Curtis
3.58
1973
BOS BOS
35
13
13
.500
30
101
10
4
0
221.1
225
88
103
24
83
2
3
10
946
3
4.11
3.38
1.22
0.98
10.7
8.8
1.39
.273
4.19
88
4.21
104
9.15
-3.5
22Clyde Wright
C. Wright
3.68
1973
CAL CAL
37
11
19
.367
36
65
13
1
0
257.0
273
105
120
26
76
3
1
0
1,102
4
2.28
2.66
0.86
0.91
5.9
6.9
1.36
.265
4.20
103
4.29
120
9.56
-22.7
23Jim Slaton
J. Slaton
3.71
1973
MIL MIL
38
13
15
.464
38
134
13
3
0
276.1
266
114
127
30
99
1
0
4
1,170
11
4.36
3.22
1.35
0.98
11.5
8.5
1.32
.260
4.14
97
4.08
108
8.66
-8.8
24Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
3.82
1973
DET DET
42
16
15
.516
42
214
17
3
0
308.2
315
131
143
35
79
5
0
7
1,286
12
6.24
2.30
2.71
1.02
16.6
6.1
1.28
.294
4.17
97
3.46
88
9.18
15.5
25Doyle Alexander
D. Alexander
3.86
1973
BAL BAL
29
12
8
.600
26
63
10
0
0
174.2
169
75
85
19
52
7
2
5
726
3
3.25
2.68
1.21
0.98
8.7
7.2
1.27
.256
4.38
104
4.26
116
8.71
-11.9
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/15
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
5-1
Tue
9/15
BAL BAL
@
NYM NYM
7-5
Tue
9/15
ATL ATL
@
CHC CHC
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Tue
9/15
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
8-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/23
TBR TBR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
TBR TBR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
10/26
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/27
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Wed
10/28
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM