Thursday May 4, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 4, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota        9   3  1.84   12   4   5   108    72   26   22    5   32   56
Detroit          8   5  2.29   13   6   2   114    72   32   29    8   41   80
Baltimore        8   6  2.31   14   7   1   117   102   34   30    5   29   48
Oakland          7   4  2.32   11   2   4   101    76   29   26    8   22   49
Kansas City      7   9  2.38   16   3   1   144   128   42   38    8   37   63
New York         5   8  2.44   13   2   2   114   108   46   31    3   36   47
Cleveland        8   6  2.76   14   4   4   130   106   43   40    7   49   99
Chicago          8   6  2.87   14   4   3   125   110   42   40    7   46   81
Milwaukee        3   8  2.97   11   0   3    97    93   36   32    2   42   63
Texas            7   8  3.71   15   1   4   133   132   63   55    5   58   85
Boston           4   7  3.98   11   0   4    95    95   54   42    6   50   68
California       5   9  4.46   14   3   2   119   114   68   59    5   72   83

 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
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      3   2  1.13   5   5   3   0   1   40   21    6    5    0   18   29
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      3   1  1.40   5   5   3   0   3   39   28    6    6    3    8   24
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   1  1.44   4   4   3   0   3   31   19    5    5    0    7   11
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
Pete Broberg (TEX)     2   1  1.86   4   4   1   0   1   29   23    8    6    0   16   13
Tom Timmerman (DET)    1   2  1.88   3   3   1   0   1   24   10    7    5    2   10   15
Steve Kline (NY)       1   0  1.93   3   3   1   0   1   23   18    6    5    1    5    4
Paul Splittorff (KC)   2   2  1.93   4   4   2   0   1   28   24    7    6    2    6    8

 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
Dave McNally           3   1  1.44   4   4   3   0   3   31   19    5    5    0    7   11
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
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    3    4
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
Eddie Fisher           0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    2    2    4
Andy Messersmith       1   3  4.40   4   4   1   0   1   29   27   16   14    1   20   21
Tom Murphy             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    2
Nolan Ryan             1   2  5.40   3   3   1   0   1   13   10    9    8    1   11   15
Mel Queen              0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    8   11    8    8    0    7    6
Rudy May               0   1 11.25   3   1   0   1   0    4    6    5    5    0    3    6

 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   4   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    5
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   3  3.48   5   5   1   0   0   31   34   13   12    1   12   14
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            3   2  1.13   5   5   3   0   1   40   21    6    5    0   18   29
Ed Farmer              0   0  2.35   5   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    2    1    2    5
Gaylord Perry          3   2  2.48   6   5   1   1   0   40   37   11   11    2   13   32
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 10.29   6   0   0   2   0    7   14    9    8    2    4    7

 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   3   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Timmerman          1   2  1.88   3   3   1   0   1   24   10    7    5    2   10   15
Mickey Lolich          4   1  2.08   5   5   4   0   0   43   35   10   10    1   10   31
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             1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    2    2
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
Paul Splittorff        2   2  1.93   4   4   2   0   1   28   24    7    6    2    6    8
Dick Drago             1   1  2.48   4   4   1   0   1   29   25    8    8    1    5   15
Mike Hedlund           0   2  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    6    5    3    6    4
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  3.32   4   3   0   1   0   22   18    8    8    1    4   13
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
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   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    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
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   3  3.60   4   4   0   0   0   20   21    9    8    0   14    9
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.32   5   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    5    4
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
Bert Blyleven          4   0  2.33   5   5   3   0   1   39   29   10   10    2    8   23
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
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
Mel Stottlemyre        1   3  2.79   4   4   1   0   1   29   30   12    9    1    9    9
Fritz Peterson         0   3  3.15   3   3   0   0   0   20   19   13    7    0    7   12

 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   9   0   0   1   0   11    4    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   1  1.86   4   4   1   0   1   29   23    8    6    0   16   13
Horacio Pina           0   0  2.31   7   0   0   3   0   12   10    3    3    0    3   12
Mike Paul              0   1  2.45   4   1   0   0   0    7    9    3    2    0    4    2
Don Stanhouse          0   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    2    6   12
Dick Bosman            1   3  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   24   29   14   12    0    6   11
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)         4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  T. Bradley (CHI)          2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          2

Losses:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  D. Bosman (TEX)           3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      3
  M. Pattin (BOS)           3
  F. Peterson (NY)          3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  K. Brett (MIL)            2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        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
  S. Mingori (CLE)          2
  F. Scherman (DET)         2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  L. Allen (CAL)            1

Shutouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        43.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         40.0
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        39.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      38.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          38.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)        31.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       31.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       31.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       30.0
  P. Broberg (TEX)       29.0

Hits:

  G. Perry (CLE)           37
  M. Lolich (DET)          35
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         34
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      30
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        29
  D. Bosman (TEX)          29
  W. Wood (CHI)            28
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     27
  T. Bradley (CHI)         25
  D. Drago (KC)            25

Runs:

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

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)          18
  P. Broberg (TEX)         16
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14
  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  T. Bradley (CHI)         12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11

Strikeouts:

  G. Perry (CLE)           32
  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          29
  J. Coleman (DET)         27
  W. Wood (CHI)            24
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        23
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     21
  P. Dobson (BAL)          17
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  D. Drago (KC)            15

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