Saturday April 29, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 29, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota        7   2  1.66    9   3   4    81    56   17   15    2   24   36
Detroit          7   3  1.86   10   5   2    87    48   19   18    5   32   63
Kansas City      6   7  2.03   13   3   1   111    95   28   25    5   32   49
Oakland          7   3  2.23   10   2   4    93    69   26   23    8   19   45
Baltimore        7   5  2.45   12   6   1    99    89   30   27    4   27   35
New York         3   7  2.58   10   1   2    87    76   37   25    3   26   34
Chicago          7   5  2.82   12   4   2   108    94   36   34    5   40   68
Milwaukee        2   7  3.08    9   0   2    79    80   28   27    1   38   50
Cleveland        5   6  3.27   11   3   2    96    79   37   35    7   36   69
Texas            7   5  4.10   12   1   4   105   106   54   48    5   48   74
Boston           3   7  4.45   10   0   3    85    93   54   42    6   47   63
California       4   8  4.50   12   3   1   102   103   60   51    5   62   74

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche (MIN)     0   1  0.00   6   0   0   3   0   12    4    1    0    0    5    8
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
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      3   1  1.40   5   5   3   0   3   39   28    6    6    3    8   24
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      2   2  1.47   4   4   2   0   1   31   16    5    5    0   15   21
Pat Dobson (BAL)       2   1  1.54   3   3   2   0   1   23   15    4    4    0    5   11
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     1   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   22    5    4    0    5    6
Steve Kline (NY)       1   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    3    3    1    0    3
Joe Coleman (DET)      3   0  1.93   3   3   1   0   0   23    9    6    5    2    9   20

 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           1   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   22    5    4    0    5    6
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  1.50   4   0   0   1   0    6    2    1    1    1    4    3
Luis Tiant             0   0  2.45   2   1   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    0    7    9
Gary Peters            0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    2    1    0    4    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  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    3    3
Marty Pattin           0   3  7.36   3   3   0   0   0   15   21   14   12    1    5    8
Bobby Bolin            0   1  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    3    1    2    4
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   3  4.40   4   4   1   0   1   29   27   16   14    1   20   21
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
Eddie Fisher           0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    2    2    3
Mel Queen              0   0 11.37   3   0   0   0   0    6   11    8    8    0    6    5

 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   3   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    4
Wilbur Wood            3   1  1.40   5   5   3   0   3   39   28    6    6    3    8   24
Terry Forster          0   0  1.69   4   0   0   1   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    7
Vicente Romo           0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    1    1    5
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  3.60   5   0   0   1   0    5    3    2    2    0    2    5
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
Milt Wilcox            2   2  1.47   4   4   2   0   1   31   16    5    5    0   15   21
Ed Farmer              0   0  1.50   4   0   0   1   0    6    2    1    1    1    1    5
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          3   1  2.36   4   4   3   0   0   34   25    9    9    1    8   28
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  1.50   7   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    4
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
Mike Hedlund           0   2  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    6    5    3    6    4
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.26   3   3   0   0   0   19   23    7    7    0    5    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
Frank Linzy            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    2
Ken Sanders            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    7    3    0    0    0    1    4
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    0    0    0    5    4
Jim Lonborg            0   0  1.35   2   0   0   0   0    7    8    1    1    0    3    5
Jim Colborn            0   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    0    5    3
Skip Lockwood          0   1  3.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    6   11
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
Jim Kaat               1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    0    3
Dave LaRoche           0   1  0.00   6   0   0   3   0   12    4    1    0    0    5    8
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
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    1
Fritz Peterson         0   3  3.15   3   3   0   0   0   20   19   13    7    0    7   12
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  1.04   5   0   0   3   0    9    3    1    1    1    2    6
Denny McLain           1   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    5    3    1    3    4
Catfish Hunter         1   1  2.54   4   4   0   0   0   28   20    8    8    3    6   15
Ken Holtzman           2   1  2.79   4   4   2   0   1   29   21    9    9    3    2   11
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   8   0   0   1   0    9    3    1    0    0    5    7
Pete Broberg           2   0  2.45   3   3   1   0   1   22   15    6    6    0   14    8
Horacio Pina           0   0  2.61   6   0   0   3   0   10    9    3    3    0    3   11
Don Stanhouse          0   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    2    6   12
Mike Paul              0   1  3.38   3   1   0   0   0    5    9    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              1   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    4    0    3    5
Bill Gogolewski        0   1  8.18   4   3   0   0   0   11   16   10   10    1    5   12
Jim Panther            1   0 15.19   4   0   0   0   0    5   11   10    9    1    3    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  M. Lolich (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

Losses:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)      3
  M. Pattin (BOS)           3
  F. Peterson (NY)          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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          3
  H. Pina (TEX)             3
  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)          38.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        34.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         31.1
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        30.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      29.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      29.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   28.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        28.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       24.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       23.1

Hits:

  G. Perry (CLE)           31
  W. Wood (CHI)            28
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         27
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        25
  M. Lolich (DET)          25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          24
  M. Montgomery (KC)       23
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      23
  D. Bosman (TEX)          22

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     16
  M. Pattin (BOS)          14
  F. Peterson (NY)         13
  S. Siebert (BOS)         13
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      12
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  D. Bosman (TEX)          10
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)      10

Home Runs:

  M. Hedlund (KC)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  E. Fisher (CAL)           2
  S. Mingori (CLE)          2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     20
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          15
  P. Broberg (TEX)         14
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  W. Wood (CHI)            24
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     21
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          21
  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  G. Perry (CLE)           19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  R. Culp (BOS)            13

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