Saturday May 6, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 6, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       11   3  1.86   14   4   7   126    86   30   26    7   37   66
Detroit          9   6  2.11   15   6   3   132    81   35   31   10   51   95
Oakland          9   4  2.12   13   3   5   119    85   31   28    8   23   53
Kansas City      8  10  2.35   18   4   1   161   146   46   42    9   43   70
Cleveland        9   7  2.55   16   5   4   148   116   45   42    7   54  107
New York         5  10  2.62   15   2   2   130   123   53   38    5   41   51
Baltimore        9   7  2.67   16   7   2   135   114   45   40    7   35   61
Milwaukee        3  10  2.95   13   1   3   113   105   42   37    3   46   72
Chicago          9   7  3.04   16   5   3   142   133   55   48    8   51   93
Texas            8   9  3.59   17   1   5   150   145   68   60    5   64   97
Boston           4   9  3.74   13   0   4   113   113   62   47    7   53   82
California       7   9  3.88   16   5   2   137   119   68   59    5   77  104

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche (MIN)     0   1  0.00   8   0   0   5   0   16    9    2    0    0    5   11
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
Tom Timmerman (DET)    2   2  1.76   4   4   1   0   1   31   13    8    6    3   13   16
Pete Broberg (TEX)     2   1  1.86   4   4   1   0   1   29   23    8    6    0   16   13
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
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    4   2  2.02   7   6   2   1   1   49   40   11   11    2   16   36

 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 McNally           3   1  1.44   4   4   3   0   3   31   19    5    5    0    7   11
Pat Dobson             2   2  2.01   4   4   2   0   1   31   24    8    7    1    6   17
Mickey Scott           0   0  2.25   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    1
Mike Cuellar           1   2  2.70   4   4   1   0   0   23   24    9    7    0    8    6
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
Dave Leonhard          0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    1    2    2
Grant Jackson          0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    1    1

 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  1.29   5   0   0   1   0    7    2    1    1    1    4    4
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   1  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   28   16   10    1    8   18
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
Andy Messersmith       2   3  3.35   5   5   2   0   2   38   29   16   14    1   20   28
Eddie Fisher           0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    2    2    4
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   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    0    0    3    3
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
Tom Bradley            2   1  4.91   5   5   0   0   0   26   30   15   14    2   12   15
Dave Lemonds           0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    3    4
Bart Johnson           0   2  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   10    8    7    0    5    6
Jim Geddes             0   0 19.29   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    5    5    1    4    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
Gaylord Perry          4   2  2.02   7   6   2   1   1   49   40   11   11    2   16   36
Ed Farmer              0   0  2.35   5   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    2    1    2    5
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   5   0   0   3   0    8    3    0    0    0    3    5
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    2
Tom Timmerman          2   2  1.76   4   4   1   0   1   31   13    8    6    3   13   16
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
Dick Drago             2   1  2.13   5   5   2   0   1   38   36    9    9    2    7   21
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  2.45   9   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    2    4
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   1  1.23   3   1   1   0   0   15   13    3    2    1    4    9
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   8   0   0   5   0   16    9    2    0    0    5   11
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              2   1  2.03   4   4   1   0   1   27   18    8    6    2   12    7
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
Mel Stottlemyre        1   3  2.79   4   4   1   0   1   29   30   12    9    1    9    9
Mike Kekich            2   1  2.89   4   4   0   0   0   28   30   10    9    2   10   13
Fritz Peterson         0   4  3.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   26   16   10    1    9   12
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    1    2

 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   5   0   0   2   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    4
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         2   1  2.19   5   5   0   0   0   37   25    9    9    3    7   17
Ken Holtzman           3   1  2.37   5   5   3   0   1   38   25   10   10    3    2   12
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  0.71  10   0   0   1   0   13    6    2    1    0    6    9
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
Rich Hand              0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    2    5
Bill Gogolewski        1   1  5.50   5   4   0   0   0   18   21   11   11    1    5   16
Jim Panther            1   1 12.96   6   0   0   0   0    8   15   13   12    1    7    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  D. McNally (BAL)          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
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2

Saves:

  D. LaRoche (MIN)          5
  H. Pina (TEX)             4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  K. Sanders (MIL)          3
  F. Scherman (DET)         3
  T. Forster (CHI)          2
  W. Granger (MIN)          2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  B. Locker (OAK)           2
  S. Mingori (CLE)          2

Shutouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  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

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         49.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          47.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        43.1
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        39.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      38.2
  D. Drago (KC)          38.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      38.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   37.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        37.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       36.2

Hits:

  G. Perry (CLE)           40
  D. Drago (KC)            36
  M. Lolich (DET)          35
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         34
  W. Wood (CHI)            33
  T. Bradley (CHI)         30
  M. Kekich (NY)           30
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      30
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        29
  D. Bosman (TEX)          29

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     16
  F. Peterson (NY)         16
  S. Siebert (BOS)         16
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  D. Bosman (TEX)          14
  M. Pattin (BOS)          14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  J. Panther (TEX)         13
  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
  T. Timmerman (DET)        3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  T. Bradley (CHI)          2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  J. Coleman (DET)         36
  G. Perry (CLE)           36
  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          29
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     28
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        23
  D. Drago (KC)            21
  R. Culp (BOS)            18


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