Friday April 28, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 28, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota        6   2  1.87    8   3   3    72    52   17   15    2   23   31
Kansas City      6   6  1.95   12   3   1   102    87   25   22    5   29   46
Detroit          6   3  1.96    9   4   2    78    42   18   17    4   31   54
Oakland          6   3  2.36    9   2   3    84    64   25   22    7   17   41
Chicago          7   4  2.51   11   4   2   100    87   30   28    2   38   59
Baltimore        6   5  2.60   11   5   1    90    81   29   26    4   25   32
New York         3   6  2.64    9   1   2    78    70   35   23    3   24   30
Milwaukee        2   6  3.21    8   0   2    70    73   26   25    1   31   37
Cleveland        4   6  3.50   10   2   2    87    75   36   34    7   32   66
Texas            6   5  3.92   11   1   4    96    96   48   42    5   44   67
California       4   7  4.31   11   3   1    94    92   54   45    4   56   69
Boston           3   6  4.32    9   0   3    77    86   47   37    5   35   52

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      3   0  0.25   4   4   3   0   3   36   24    1    1    1    6   23
Paul Splittorff (KC)   2   1  0.41   3   3   2   0   1   22   17    2    1    0    6    7
Tom Timmerman (DET)    1   1  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    5    1    1    1    8    8
Jim Perry (MIN)        1   1  0.61   2   2   1   0   1   15   11    2    1    0    5    5
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
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      1   2  1.66   3   3   1   0   1   22   12    4    4    0   11   18
Joe Coleman (DET)      3   0  1.93   3   3   1   0   0   23    9    6    5    2    9   20
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     0   1  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    4    3    0    3    3
Dave McNally (BAL)     2   1  2.01   3   3   2   0   2   22   15    5    5    0    6    5

 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             1   2  3.86   3   3   1   0   0   19   24   10    8    3    6    8
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
Gary Peters            0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    1    0    3    3
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
Sonny Siebert          2   0  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   20   13    8    1    8   12
Roger Moret            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    1
Marty Pattin           0   3  7.36   3   3   0   0   0   15   21   14   12    1    5    8
Bobby Bolin            0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    0    1
Bill Lee               0   1  9.00   3   0   0   1   0    5    7    6    5    1    2    6

 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
Clyde Wright           1   2  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   18   17   10    6    1    4   10
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
Nolan Ryan             1   2  5.40   3   3   1   0   1   13   10    9    8    1   11   15
Tom Murphy             0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   13    6    6    0    7    2
Mel Queen              0   0 11.37   3   0   0   0   0    6   11    8    8    0    6    5
Eddie Fisher           0   0 12.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    2    2    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    3    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
Terry Forster          0   0  1.69   4   0   0   1   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    7
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   24   27   10    9    0   10    8
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
Dave Lemonds           0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    2    3
Jim Geddes             0   0 33.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    5    5    1    3    1

 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   2  2.59   4   4   1   0   0   31   31    9    9    2   10   19
Denny Riddleberger     0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    1    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          1   1  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    5    1    1    1    8    8
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        2   1  0.41   3   3   2   0   1   22   17    2    1    0    6    7
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
Frank Linzy            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    2
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   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    0    0    0    5    4
Jim Colborn            0   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    0    5    3
Jim Lonborg            0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    3
Jim Slaton             1   2  3.60   3   3   0   0   0   15   16    6    6    0   11    6
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
Bert Blyleven          3   0  3.03   4   4   2   0   0   30   25   10   10    2    7   13
Wayne Granger          0   0  3.86   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    1

 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
Jack Aker              0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    0    1
Mike Kekich            2   0  2.35   2   2   0   0   0   15   14    4    4    1    5    7
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
Mel Stottlemyre        0   3  4.05   3   3   0   0   0   20   23   12    9    1    8    5

 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
Ken Holtzman           2   1  2.79   4   4   2   0   1   29   21    9    9    3    2   11
Catfish Hunter         0   1  3.15   3   3   0   0   0   20   15    7    7    2    4   12
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          2   1  0.00   7   0   0   1   0    8    3    1    0    0    4    7
Horacio Pina           0   0  0.93   5   0   0   3   0   10    7    1    1    0    3    9
Pete Broberg           2   0  2.45   3   3   1   0   1   22   15    6    6    0   14    8
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  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    5    4    0    3    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:

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

Losses:

  M. Pattin (BOS)           3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  H. Pina (TEX)             3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          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
  G. Perry (CLE)         31.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      29.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      29.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        25.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       24.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       23.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)        23.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       22.1
  P. Broberg (TEX)       22.0

Hits:

  G. Perry (CLE)           31
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          24
  W. Wood (CHI)            24
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      23
  D. Bosman (TEX)          22
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        21
  M. Pattin (BOS)          21
  S. Siebert (BOS)         20

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          14
  S. Siebert (BOS)         13
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      12
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  D. Bosman (TEX)          10
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10

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
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  D. Stanhouse (TEX)        2

Walks:

  P. Broberg (TEX)         14
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     14
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9

Strikeouts:

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

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