Monday April 24, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 24, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Chicago          5   3  1.35    8   3   2    73    57   13   11    1   21   41
Kansas City      3   6  2.19    9   1   1    78    73   22   19    5   23   35
Oakland          4   2  2.29    6   1   2    55    43   17   14    5    6   25
Baltimore        5   3  2.38    8   3   1    68    55   19   18    4   15   22
New York         2   4  2.42    6   1   1    48    45   25   13    1   14   16
Minnesota        3   2  2.58    5   1   2    45    34   15   13    2   18   20
Detroit          3   3  2.65    6   1   2    51    32   16   15    4   18   38
Milwaukee        2   3  2.72    5   0   2    43    44   14   13    0   18   21
Cleveland        4   3  2.76    7   2   2    62    42   19   19    4   25   48
Texas            5   3  3.25    8   1   3    69    66   30   25    4   30   53
Boston           3   3  3.40    6   0   3    53    52   23   20    4   22   31
California       2   6  4.10    8   2   0    68    65   40   31    4   43   54

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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)     2   0  0.00   2   2   2   0   2   18    7    0    0    0    2    5
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      2   0  0.33   3   3   2   0   2   27   17    1    1    1    3   17
Pete Broberg (TEX)     2   0  0.53   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    1    1    0    9    5
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      1   1  0.54   2   2   1   0   1   17    6    1    1    0    8   14
Pat Dobson (BAL)       2   0  0.59   2   2   1   0   1   15    7    1    1    0    2    6
Paul Splittorff (KC)   1   1  0.69   2   2   1   0   0   13   12    2    1    0    4    4
Tom Timmerman (DET)    0   1  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    1    3    3

 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   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    0
Dave McNally           2   0  0.00   2   2   2   0   2   18    7    0    0    0    2    5
Pat Dobson             2   0  0.59   2   2   1   0   1   15    7    1    1    0    2    6
Mike Cuellar           0   1  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    4    3    0    3    3
Roric Harrison         0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    2
Jim Palmer             0   2  7.45   2   2   0   0   0   10   15    8    8    3    3    3
Eddie Watt             0   0 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    3    1
Grant Jackson          0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    3    3    0    1    0

 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
Lew Krausse            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    5    1    1    0    1    2
Ray Culp               1   1  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    5    5    1   10    6
Marty Pattin           0   2  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13   15    6    5    1    2    6
Sonny Siebert          2   0  4.61   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    9    7    1    6    8
Bill Lee               0   0  5.40   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    1    0    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lloyd Allen            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    0    0    2    4
Paul Doyle             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    4
Rudy May               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    5
Mel Queen              0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    4    2
Nolan Ryan             1   1  3.18   2   2   1   0   1   11    9    5    4    1    6   12
Andy Messersmith       1   2  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   22   17   10    8    0   14   17
Clyde Wright           0   2  5.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   13    9    5    1    3    6
Tom Murphy             0   0  6.43   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    0    5    2
Rickey Clark           0   1  8.31   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    5    4    0    4    1
Eddie Fisher           0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    2    2    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    4
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            2   0  0.33   3   3   2   0   2   27   17    1    1    1    3   17
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  1.66   3   3   1   0   0   22   21    5    4    0    8    8
Tom Bradley            1   0  2.51   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    5    4    0    5    6
Bart Johnson           0   2  4.91   3   0   0   1   0    4    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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    3    2
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    5
Ray Lamb               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Milt Wilcox            1   1  0.54   2   2   1   0   1   17    6    1    1    0    8   14
Gaylord Perry          2   1  2.22   3   3   1   0   0   24   21    6    6    1    9   15
Denny Riddleberger     0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    2
Dick Tidrow            1   1  7.71   2   2   0   0   0    7    9    6    6    1    3    5
Steve Mingori          0   0 19.29   3   0   0   1   0    2    4    5    5    1    1    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Perranoski         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    0
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    1
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            2   0  2.51   2   2   0   0   0   14    6    5    4    2    6   15
Mickey Lolich          1   1  3.86   2   2   1   0   0   16   15    7    7    0    2   13
Les Cain               0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    4    5

 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
Jim Rooker             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Paul Splittorff        1   1  0.69   2   2   1   0   0   13   12    2    1    0    4    4
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  1.54   2   1   0   1   0   12    6    2    2    0    2    9
Tom Burgmeier          2   0  2.08   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    2    3
Monty Montgomery       0   0  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   16    4    4    0    2    4
Mike Hedlund           0   2  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    6    5    3    6    4
Dick Drago             0   1  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    2    6
Roger Nelson           0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    1    2    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Bell             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Colborn            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    0    0    0    3    3
Frank Linzy            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ken Sanders            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    2
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    0    0    0    3    2
Jim Slaton             1   1  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    2    2    0    6    4
Jim Lonborg            0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    3
Ken Brett              0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    1    3
Bill Parsons           1   1  8.59   2   2   0   0   0    7   11    8    7    0    2    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
Wayne Granger          0   0  3.86   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    1
Bert Blyleven          2   0  3.92   3   3   1   0   0   21   17    9    9    2    5    9
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
Fred Beene             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    0    0    3    0
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Mike Kekich            1   0  2.08   1   1   0   0   0    9    4    2    2    1    1    4
Mel Stottlemyre        0   2  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13   17    8    5    0    5    2
Fritz Peterson         0   2  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   13   11    5    0    5    8
Jack Aker              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joel Horlen            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
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
Diego Segui            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
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
Ken Holtzman           1   1  3.60   3   3   1   0   1   20   16    8    8    3    0    7
Jim Roland             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    1    0    0    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          1   1  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    5    1    1    0    0    4    6
Mike Paul              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Horacio Pina           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    7    5    0    0    0    1    6
Jim Shellenback        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    2
Pete Broberg           2   0  0.53   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    1    1    0    9    5
Dick Bosman            1   1  2.03   2   2   0   0   0   13   14    5    3    0    3    8
Don Stanhouse          0   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    2    6   12
Casey Cox              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    2    0    1    4
Jim Panther            1   0 16.20   2   0   0   0   0    3    9    7    6    1    1    4
Bill Gogolewski        0   1 20.25   2   2   0   0   0    4   11    9    9    1    3    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          2
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2
  B. Locker (OAK)           2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  S. Siebert (BOS)          2

Losses:

  M. Hedlund (KC)           2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  M. Pattin (BOS)           2
  F. Peterson (NY)          2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  D. Bosman (TEX)           1

Complete Games:

  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  P. Broberg (TEX)          1
  P. Dobson (BAL)           1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  M. Lolich (DET)           1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1

Saves:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  H. Pina (TEX)             2
  K. Sanders (MIL)          2
  F. Scherman (DET)         2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        1
  E. Farmer (CLE)           1
  T. Forster (CHI)          1
  W. Granger (MIN)          1
  B. Johnson (CHI)          1

Shutouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          1
  P. Dobson (BAL)           1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          27.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         24.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       21.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   21.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      20.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      20.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       18.0
  P. Broberg (TEX)       17.0
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        16.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        16.1

Hits:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        16
  M. Montgomery (KC)       16
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15

Runs:

  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  C. Wright (CAL)           9
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  B. Parsons (MIL)          8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8

Home Runs:

  M. Hedlund (KC)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  E. Fisher (CAL)           2
  D. Stanhouse (TEX)        2
  L. Cain (DET)             1
  R. Culp (BOS)             1
  D. Drago (KC)             1

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     14
  R. Culp (BOS)            10
  P. Broberg (TEX)          9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           8
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  M. Hedlund (KC)           6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  S. Siebert (BOS)          6

Strikeouts:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  J. Coleman (DET)         15
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          14
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  D. Stanhouse (TEX)       12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  B. Dal Canton (KC)        9

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