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Thursday April 20, 1972
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 20, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland          4   1  1.34    5   1   2    47    30    9    7    4    6   22
Chicago          2   3  1.55    5   2   0    46    32    9    8    1   14   30
Baltimore        4   1  1.67    5   2   1    43    31    8    8    1    5   16
New York         2   2  1.95    4   1   1    32    23    9    7    1    5   13
Milwaukee        1   2  2.16    3   0   1    25    23    6    6    0    8   10
Minnesota        2   2  2.23    4   0   2    36    31   11    9    1   17   17
Kansas City      3   3  2.33    6   0   1    54    49   15   14    3   19   29
Cleveland        2   2  2.57    4   1   1    35    23   10   10    2   14   26
Detroit          2   2  2.65    4   1   1    34    23   11   10    2    9   26
Boston           1   3  2.83    4   0   1    35    30   12   11    2   13   18
California       2   2  3.75    4   2   0    36    32   17   15    1   18   29
Texas            1   3  4.05    4   0   1    33    31   18   15    1   17   30

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Bosman (TEX)      0   1  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    0    0    2    6
Steve Kline (NY)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    0    1
Dave LaRoche (MIN)     0   1  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    8    3    1    0    0    4    4
Denny McLain (OAK)     1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    2    0    0    0    2
Dave McNally (BAL)     1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    1    4
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    5   10
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    2    0    0    0    3    8
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      1   0  0.50   2   2   1   0   1   18   10    1    1    1    2   12
Pat Dobson (BAL)       2   0  0.59   2   2   1   0   1   15    7    1    1    0    2    6
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    8    2    2    2    0    5

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    2
Dave Leonhard          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Dave McNally           1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    1    4
Pat Dobson             2   0  0.59   2   2   1   0   1   15    7    1    1    0    2    6
Mike Cuellar           0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    1    1
Roric Harrison         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    2
Jim Palmer             0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    1    1    1

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    2
Luis Tiant             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    4
Ray Culp               0   1  2.35   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    2    0    4    3
Sonny Siebert          1   0  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    4    2
Marty Pattin           0   2  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13   15    6    5    1    2    6
Lew Krausse            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    1
Bill Lee               0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    1    0    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lloyd Allen            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    0    0
Nolan Ryan             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    5   10
Andy Messersmith       1   1  2.40   2   2   1   0   1   15   11    4    4    0    7   15
Mel Queen              0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    0
Clyde Wright           0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    4    3    0    1    3
Tom Murphy             0   0 15.43   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    4    4    0    2    0
Eddie Fisher           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    1    2    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    3
Rich Gossage           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Steve Kealey           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Vicente Romo           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Wilbur Wood            1   0  0.50   2   2   1   0   1   18   10    1    1    1    2   12
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  2.08   2   2   1   0   0   13   11    3    3    0    5    6
Tom Bradley            0   0  3.18   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    2    0    2    3
Bart Johnson           0   2  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    2    4

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vince Colbert          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    3    2
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    2
Ray Lamb               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Milt Wilcox            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    2    0    0    0    3    8
Gaylord Perry          1   1  2.93   2   2   0   0   0   15   14    5    5    1    6    8
Denny Riddleberger     0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    2
Dick Tidrow            0   1 36.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    5    4    4    0    1    1

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Timmerman          0   1  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    1    3    3
Joe Coleman            1   0  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    3    2    1    3    9
Mickey Lolich          1   1  3.86   2   2   1   0   0   16   15    7    7    0    2   13

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ted Abernathy          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    0    0    2    2
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    0    2
Roger Nelson           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    1
Jim Rooker             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  1.54   2   1   0   1   0   12    6    2    2    0    2    9
Paul Splittorff        1   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    1    1    0    2    1
Tom Burgmeier          2   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    1
Monty Montgomery       0   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    2    4
Dick Drago             0   1  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    2    6
Mike Hedlund           0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    2    4    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Colborn            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    3    1
Frank Linzy            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ken Sanders            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    3    0    0    0    0    1
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    1
Bill Parsons           1   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    0    3
Jim Slaton             0   1  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    3    1
Ken Brett              0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    1    3

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Corbin             1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    0
Dave LaRoche           0   1  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    8    3    1    0    0    4    4
Tom Norton             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
Jim Perry              0   1  1.59   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    2    1    0    3    3
Bert Blyleven          1   0  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    5    5    1    4    6
Wayne Granger          0   0  3.86   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    1
Dick Woodson           0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    2    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    0    1
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Lindy McDaniel         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Mel Stottlemyre        0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    3    1    0    2    2
Mike Kekich            1   0  2.08   1   1   0   0   0    9    4    2    2    1    1    4
Fritz Peterson         0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    0    2    6
Jack Aker              0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    3
Bob Locker             2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Denny McLain           1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    2    0    0    0    2
Ken Holtzman           1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    8    2    2    2    0    5
Rollie Fingers         0   0  1.93   3   0   0   2   0    5    1    1    1    1    0    4
Catfish Hunter         0   1  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    1    4    7

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Bosman            0   1  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    0    0    2    6
Paul Lindblad          0   1  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    1    0    0    2    2
Mike Paul              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Horacio Pina           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Shellenback        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    2
Pete Broberg           1   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    4    3
Don Stanhouse          0   0  1.35   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    3    9
Bill Gogolewski        0   1 19.64   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    8    8    1    3    6
Jim Panther            0   0 67.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    6    6    5    0    1    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. Burgmeier (KC)         2
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2
  B. Locker (OAK)           2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  P. Broberg (TEX)          1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  R. Corbin (MIN)           1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1

Losses:

  B. Johnson (CHI)          2
  M. Pattin (BOS)           2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  D. Bosman (TEX)           1
  K. Brett (MIL)            1
  R. Culp (BOS)             1
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       1
  M. Hedlund (KC)           1

Complete Games:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  P. Dobson (BAL)           1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  M. Lolich (DET)           1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           1
  W. Wood (CHI)             1

Saves:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        1
  W. Granger (MIN)          1
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          1
  S. Lyle (NY)              1
  S. Mingori (CLE)          1
  H. Pina (TEX)             1
  K. Sanders (MIL)          1
  F. Scherman (DET)         1

Shutouts:

  P. Dobson (BAL)           1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           1
  W. Wood (CHI)             1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          18.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      17.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        16.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)        15.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         15.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   15.0
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       13.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        13.0
  M. Pattin (BOS)        13.0
  D. Drago (KC)          12.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  M. Pattin (BOS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     11
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       8

Runs:

  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       8
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  J. Panther (TEX)          6
  M. Pattin (BOS)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  D. Drago (KC)             5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      4
  T. Murphy (CAL)           4

Home Runs:

  M. Hedlund (KC)           2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1
  E. Fisher (CAL)           1
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       1
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1
  M. Kekich (NY)            1

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)      7
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  P. Broberg (TEX)          4
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  M. Hedlund (KC)           4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          4

Strikeouts:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     15
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        9
  D. Stanhouse (TEX)        9
  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7


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