Wednesday April 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 26, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Chicago          7   3  1.56   10   4   2    92    74   18   16    1   29   55
Minnesota        5   2  1.99    7   2   3    63    44   16   14    2   21   27
Kansas City      5   6  2.14   11   2   1    93    82   25   22    5   27   43
Detroit          5   3  2.22    8   3   2    69    39   18   17    4   26   49
New York         3   5  2.47    8   1   2    69    63   31   19    2   21   26
Oakland          5   3  2.52    8   1   3    75    59   24   21    7   15   37
Baltimore        5   5  2.89   10   4   1    81    72   27   26    4   22   27
Milwaukee        2   5  2.95    7   0   2    61    63   21   20    1   24   33
Cleveland        4   5  3.40    9   2   2    79    63   32   30    6   30   62
California       4   6  3.45   10   3   1    86    76   42   33    4   47   62
Texas            5   5  3.71   10   1   3    87    88   42   36    5   38   61
Boston           3   5  4.17    8   0   3    69    75   38   32    4   30   44

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche (MIN)     0   1  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    9    4    1    0    0    4    6
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      3   0  0.25   4   4   3   0   3   36   24    1    1    1    6   23
Pete Broberg (TEX)     2   0  0.53   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    1    1    0    9    5
Jim Perry (MIN)        1   1  0.61   2   2   1   0   1   15   11    2    1    0    5    5
Paul Splittorff (KC)   1   1  0.69   2   2   1   0   0   13   12    2    1    0    4    4
Pat Dobson (BAL)       2   1  1.54   3   3   2   0   1   23   15    4    4    0    5   11
Steve Kline (NY)       1   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    3    3    1    0    3
Stan Bahnsen (CHI)     2   1  1.66   3   3   1   0   0   22   21    5    4    0    8    8
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      1   2  1.66   3   3   1   0   1   22   12    4    4    0   11   18
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   1  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    2    2    0    6    4

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    3    0    0    0    0    2
Dave Leonhard          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    0
Pat Dobson             2   1  1.54   3   3   2   0   1   23   15    4    4    0    5   11
Mike Cuellar           0   1  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    4    3    0    3    3
Dave McNally           2   1  2.01   3   3   2   0   2   22   15    5    5    0    6    5
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   3   0   0   1   0    5    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   2  3.05   3   3   0   0   0   21   18    8    7    1   11   13
Gary Peters            0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    1    0    2    2
Bobby Bolin            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Roger Moret            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    1
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
Marty Pattin           0   3  7.36   3   3   0   0   0   15   21   14   12    1    5    8

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Doyle             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    4
Rudy May               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    6
Lloyd Allen            0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    1    0    2    4
Mel Queen              0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    4    2
Clyde Wright           1   2  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   18   17   10    6    1    4   10
Nolan Ryan             1   1  3.18   2   2   1   0   1   11    9    5    4    1    6   12
Rickey Clark           1   1  3.27   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    5    4    0    7    4
Andy Messersmith       1   2  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   22   17   10    8    0   14   17
Tom Murphy             0   0  6.43   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    0    5    2
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
Rich Gossage           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Steve Kealey           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    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            3   0  0.25   4   4   3   0   3   36   24    1    1    1    6   23
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  1.66   3   3   1   0   0   22   21    5    4    0    8    8
Terry Forster          0   0  1.69   4   0   0   1   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    7
Tom Bradley            1   0  3.54   3   3   0   0   0   20   19    9    8    0    9   11
Bart Johnson           0   2  4.50   4   0   0   1   0    4    3    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  1.50   4   0   0   1   0    6    2    1    1    1    1    5
Milt Wilcox            1   2  1.66   3   3   1   0   1   22   12    4    4    0   11   18
Gaylord Perry          2   1  2.22   3   3   1   0   0   24   21    6    6    1    9   15
Denny Riddleberger     0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    0    4
Dick Tidrow            1   1  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   13   14    9    8    1    3   10
Ray Lamb               0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    0    1    3
Steve Mingori          0   1 13.50   4   0   0   1   0    5    8    8    7    2    2    5

 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            3   0  1.93   3   3   1   0   0   23    9    6    5    2    9   20
Mickey Lolich          2   1  2.84   3   3   2   0   0   25   19    8    8    0    7   19
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
Tom Burgmeier          2   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    2    3
Dick Drago             1   1  2.14   3   3   1   0   1   21   14    5    5    1    4   10
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  2.60   3   2   0   1   0   17   13    5    5    0    4   13
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
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   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    0    0    0    4    3
Frank Linzy            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Skip Lockwood          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    2
Ken Sanders            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    2
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    0    0    0    4    3
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   2  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    7    7    1    3    6
Bill Parsons           1   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   13   19   11   10    0    2    8

 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   5   0   0   2   0    9    4    1    0    0    4    6
Tom Norton             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
Jim Perry              1   1  0.61   2   2   1   0   1   15   11    2    1    0    5    5
Dick Woodson           1   0  2.31   2   2   0   0   0   12    8    3    3    0    3    6
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

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Beene             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    4    3    0    0    4    3
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    2
Steve Kline            1   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    3    3    1    0    3
Mike Kekich            2   0  2.35   2   2   0   0   0   15   14    4    4    1    5    7
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
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    2    4
Bob Locker             2   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    3
Diego Segui            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Rollie Fingers         1   0  1.13   4   0   0   2   0    8    3    1    1    1    2    5
Denny McLain           1   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    5    3    1    3    4
Catfish Hunter         0   1  3.15   3   3   0   0   0   20   15    7    7    2    4   12
Ken Holtzman           1   1  3.60   3   3   1   0   1   20   16    8    8    3    0    7
Jim Roland             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    1    0    0    0
Blue Moon Odom         0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    3    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          1   1  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    6    2    1    0    0    4    7
Pete Broberg           2   0  0.53   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    1    1    0    9    5
Horacio Pina           0   0  1.17   4   0   0   2   0    8    6    1    1    0    3    6
Don Stanhouse          0   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    2    6   12
Mike Paul              0   1  3.60   2   1   0   0   0    5    8    3    2    0    1    2
Jim Shellenback        0   0  3.60   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    1    3    4
Dick Bosman            1   2  3.93   3   3   0   0   0   18   22   10    8    0    5    9
Casey Cox              0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    3    0    2    5
Bill Gogolewski        0   1 13.50   3   2   0   0   0    6   12    9    9    1    4    7
Jim Panther            1   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    9    7    6    1    1    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          2
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         2
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2
  M. Kekich (NY)            2
  B. Locker (OAK)           2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2

Losses:

  M. Pattin (BOS)           3
  D. Bosman (TEX)           2
  K. Brett (MIL)            2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  M. Hedlund (KC)           2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  B. Parsons (MIL)          2
  F. Peterson (NY)          2

Complete Games:

  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  P. Broberg (TEX)          1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          1
  P. Dobson (BAL)           1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  J. Perry (MIN)            1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          36.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        25.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         24.1
  J. Coleman (DET)       23.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)        23.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       22.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       21.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   21.2
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        21.2
  D. Drago (KC)          21.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            24
  D. Bosman (TEX)          22
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  M. Pattin (BOS)          21
  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  T. Bradley (CHI)         19
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  B. Parsons (MIL)         19
  R. Culp (BOS)            18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          14
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  D. Bosman (TEX)          10
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     10
  C. Wright (CAL)          10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9

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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  S. Mingori (CLE)          2
  D. Stanhouse (TEX)        2
  K. Brett (MIL)            1

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     14
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9
  P. Broberg (TEX)          9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8
  R. Clark (CAL)            7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7

Strikeouts:

  W. Wood (CHI)            23
  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          18
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  R. Culp (BOS)            13
  B. Dal Canton (KC)       13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12


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