Friday May 5, 1972
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 5, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       10   3  1.85   13   4   6   117    79   28   24    6   35   63
Detroit          8   6  2.20   14   6   2   123    77   34   30    9   48   92
Oakland          8   4  2.21   12   3   4   110    80   30   27    8   22   50
Baltimore        9   6  2.29   15   7   2   126   105   36   32    6   29   57
Kansas City      7  10  2.43   17   3   1   152   135   45   41    8   41   64
New York         5   9  2.50   14   2   2   122   115   49   34    4   38   48
Chicago          9   6  2.68   15   5   3   134   115   43   40    7   46   88
Cleveland        8   7  2.71   15   4   4   139   113   45   42    7   51  103
Milwaukee        3   9  3.09   12   0   3   105   100   40   36    2   45   68
Texas            8   8  3.54   16   1   5   142   138   64   56    5   59   90
Boston           4   8  3.89   12   0   4   104   105   59   45    7   53   75
California       6   9  4.15   15   4   2   128   117   68   59    5   77   97

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   1  1.13   6   6   4   0   3   48   33    7    6    3    8   31
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      3   2  1.13   5   5   3   0   1   40   21    6    5    0   18   29
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
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
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             2   2  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   27   27   12   10    4    6   16
Eddie Watt             0   0  4.91   3   0   0   1   0    4    3    2    2    1    3    3
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
Gary Peters            0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    1    0    6    5
Luis Tiant             0   0  2.45   2   1   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    0    7    9
Ray Culp               1   3  3.25   4   4   0   0   0   28   25   11   10    2   12   18
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
Nolan Ryan             2   2  3.22   4   4   2   0   2   22   13    9    8    1   16   29
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
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            4   1  1.13   6   6   4   0   3   48   33    7    6    3    8   31
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   4   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    4    3
Steve Hargan           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
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   2  3.91   5   5   0   0   0   25   24   12   11    1    5   17
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   4   0   0   2   0    6    2    0    0    0    3    3
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    2
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   2  2.70   5   5   1   0   0   37   21   13   11    4   18   36
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
Paul Splittorff        2   2  1.93   4   4   2   0   1   28   24    7    6    2    6    8
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  2.45   9   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    2    4
Dick Drago             1   1  2.48   4   4   1   0   1   29   25    8    8    1    5   15
Mike Hedlund           0   2  2.95   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    8    7    3   10    5
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   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    0    0    0    1    3
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  2.25   3   1   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0    7   14
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
Ken Brett              1   3  4.37   4   4   0   0   0   23   18   12   11    1    6   14
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
Dave LaRoche           0   1  0.00   7   0   0   4   0   14    6    2    0    0    5   10
Jim Kaat               2   0  1.42   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    2    2    1    2    9
Wayne Granger          0   0  1.59   4   0   0   2   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    3
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
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
Rich Hinton            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
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   4  3.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   26   16   10    1    9   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
Ken Holtzman           3   1  2.37   5   5   3   0   1   38   25   10   10    3    2   12
Catfish Hunter         1   1  2.54   4   4   0   0   0   28   20    8    8    3    6   15
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  2.03   8   0   0   4   0   13   10    3    3    0    4   13
Mike Paul              0   1  2.35   5   1   0   0   0    8   10    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        1   1  5.50   5   4   0   0   0   18   21   11   11    1    5   16
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
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           3
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          2
  T. Bradley (CHI)          2

Losses:

  F. Peterson (NY)          4
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  D. Bosman (TEX)           3
  K. Brett (MIL)            3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      3
  M. Pattin (BOS)           3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  J. Coleman (DET)          2

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          1

Saves:

  D. LaRoche (MIN)          4
  H. Pina (TEX)             4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  K. Sanders (MIL)          3
  T. Forster (CHI)          2
  W. Granger (MIN)          2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  S. Mingori (CLE)          2
  F. Scherman (DET)         2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1

Shutouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          47.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        43.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         40.0
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        39.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      38.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      38.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       36.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)        31.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       31.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       31.0

Hits:

  G. Perry (CLE)           37
  M. Lolich (DET)          35
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         34
  W. Wood (CHI)            33
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      30
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        29
  D. Bosman (TEX)          29
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     27
  J. Palmer (BAL)          27
  F. Peterson (NY)         26

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  M. Hedlund (KC)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  E. Fisher (CAL)           2
  S. Mingori (CLE)          2

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     20
  J. Coleman (DET)         18
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          18
  P. Broberg (TEX)         16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14
  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  T. Bradley (CHI)         12
  R. Culp (BOS)            12

Strikeouts:

  J. Coleman (DET)         36
  G. Perry (CLE)           32
  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          29
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        23
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     21
  R. Culp (BOS)            18
  P. Dobson (BAL)          17

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