Monday May 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 1, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota        8   3  2.01   11   3   5    99    68   26   22    5   31   46
Kansas City      6   8  2.06   14   3   1   127   111   33   29    5   36   59
Detroit          7   4  2.25   11   5   2    96    56   25   24    7   37   70
Oakland          7   4  2.32   11   2   4   101    76   29   26    8   22   49
Baltimore        7   6  2.50   13   6   1   108    98   34   30    5   28   42
New York         4   8  2.65   12   1   2   105   101   46   31    3   35   43
Milwaukee        3   7  2.76   10   0   3    88    83   29   27    1   39   59
Chicago          8   5  2.84   13   4   3   117   103   39   37    6   44   74
Cleveland        6   6  3.04   12   3   3   112    94   40   38    7   41   78
Boston           4   7  3.98   11   0   4    95    95   54   42    6   50   68
Texas            7   6  3.98   13   1   4   115   115   57   51    5   52   77
California       5   8  4.38   13   3   2   111   108   63   54    5   67   81

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche (MIN)     0   1  0.00   7   0   0   4   0   14    6    2    0    0    5   10
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 Shellenback (TEX)  0   0  1.38   3   1   0   0   0   13    8    2    2    1    5    7
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
Mike Cuellar (BAL)     1   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   22    5    4    0    5    6
Jim Perry (MIN)        1   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   1   20   14    6    4    1   10    5
Steve Kline (NY)       1   0  1.93   3   3   1   0   1   23   18    6    5    1    5    4
Pat Dobson (BAL)       2   2  2.01   4   4   2   0   1   31   24    8    7    1    6   17

 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
Mike Cuellar           1   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   22    5    4    0    5    6
Pat Dobson             2   2  2.01   4   4   2   0   1   31   24    8    7    1    6   17
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  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    3    2
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
Lew Krausse            1   0  0.75   3   1   0   1   0   12    7    1    1    0    4    7
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
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
Bill Lee               0   1  7.50   4   0   0   2   0    6    7    6    5    1    2    6
Bobby Bolin            0   1  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    3    1    2    4

 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  2.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    7    3    2    0    4    8
Clyde Wright           1   2  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   18   17   10    6    1    4   10
Rickey Clark           2   1  3.18   3   3   0   0   0   17   12    7    6    0   10    7
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
Terry Forster          0   0  0.96   5   0   0   2   0    9    8    1    1    0    3    9
Wilbur Wood            3   1  1.40   5   5   3   0   3   39   28    6    6    3    8   24
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
Bart Johnson           0   2  3.60   5   0   0   1   0    5    3    2    2    0    2    5
Tom Bradley            2   0  3.91   4   4   0   0   0   25   25   12   11    1   12   15
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    4    2
Milt Wilcox            2   2  1.47   4   4   2   0   1   31   16    5    5    0   15   21
Ed Farmer              0   0  2.35   5   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    2    1    2    5
Gaylord Perry          2   2  2.51   5   4   1   1   0   32   31    9    9    2   10   20
Ray Lamb               1   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0    3    6
Dick Tidrow            1   1  4.19   4   4   0   0   0   19   17   10    9    1    4   14
Denny Riddleberger     0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    1    4
Steve Mingori          0   1 12.71   5   0   0   1   0    6   13    9    8    2    2    6

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Perranoski         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    0
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    5    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
Mickey Lolich          3   1  2.36   4   4   3   0   0   34   25    9    9    1    8   28
Joe Coleman            3   1  3.00   4   4   1   0   0   30   16   11   10    3   14   27
Les Cain               0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    4    5
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0

 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
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
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  0.77   2   0   0   0   0   12    7    2    1    0    3    7
Tom Burgmeier          2   0  1.42   8   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    2    4
Dick Drago             1   1  2.48   4   4   1   0   1   29   25    8    8    1    5   15
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   5   0   0   3   0    8    4    0    0    0    1    6
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
Ken Brett              1   2  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   19   13    8    7    1    4   13
Jim Slaton             1   2  3.60   3   3   0   0   0   15   16    6    6    0   11    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   2   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    2    1
Jim Kaat               1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    0    3
Dave LaRoche           0   1  0.00   7   0   0   4   0   14    6    2    0    0    5   10
Jim Perry              1   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   1   20   14    6    4    1   10    5
Wayne Granger          0   0  2.70   3   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    2
Dick Woodson           2   0  2.89   3   3   0   0   0   19   13    6    6    2    5   11
Bert Blyleven          3   0  3.03   4   4   2   0   0   30   25   10   10    2    7   13
Tom Norton             0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Roland             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Fred Beene             0   1  1.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    5    5    1    0    4    6
Sparky Lyle            1   0  1.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    5    1    1    0    2    3
Steve Kline            1   0  1.93   3   3   1   0   1   23   18    6    5    1    5    4
Jack Aker              0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    0    1
Mike Kekich            2   0  2.57   3   3   0   0   0   21   24    7    6    1    7   11
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    1
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    2    4
Bob Locker             2   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    3    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
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
Denny McLain           1   2  3.12   3   3   0   0   0   17   20    8    6    1    6    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          2   1  0.00   8   0   0   1   0    9    3    1    0    0    5    7
Jim Shellenback        0   0  1.38   3   1   0   0   0   13    8    2    2    1    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
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   1 14.73   5   0   0   0   0    7   14   13   12    1    5    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
  T. Bradley (CHI)          2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          2
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         2
  R. Clark (CAL)            2
  P. Dobson (BAL)           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
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2
  M. Hedlund (KC)           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:

  D. LaRoche (MIN)          4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  H. Pina (TEX)             3
  K. Sanders (MIL)          3
  T. Forster (CHI)          2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  F. Scherman (DET)         2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  L. Allen (CAL)            1
  F. Beene (NY)             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)         32.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)        31.1
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        30.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       30.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      29.2
  D. Drago (KC)          29.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      29.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   28.2

Hits:

  G. Perry (CLE)           31
  W. Wood (CHI)            28
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         27
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        25
  T. Bradley (CHI)         25
  D. Drago (KC)            25
  M. Lolich (DET)          25
  P. Dobson (BAL)          24
  M. Kekich (NY)           24

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     16
  M. Pattin (BOS)          14
  J. Panther (TEX)         13
  F. Peterson (NY)         13
  S. Siebert (BOS)         13
  T. Bradley (CHI)         12
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      12
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  M. Hedlund (KC)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         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
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  T. Bradley (CHI)         12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  R. Clark (CAL)           10

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  J. Coleman (DET)         27
  W. Wood (CHI)            24
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     21
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          21
  G. Perry (CLE)           20
  P. Dobson (BAL)          17
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15

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