Sunday May 7, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 7, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       12   3  1.87   15   4   8   135    92   34   28    7   40   72
Detroit         10   6  2.17   16   7   3   141    92   39   34   10   53  102
Oakland         10   4  2.32   14   3   6   128    98   36   33    9   26   55
Cleveland       10   7  2.40   17   6   4   157   119   45   42    7   56  114
Kansas City      8  11  2.45   19   4   1   169   155   51   46    9   45   76
New York         5  11  2.73   16   2   2   138   131   60   42    6   44   56
Baltimore       10   7  2.75   17   7   3   144   124   49   44    8   37   65
Milwaukee        4  10  2.88   14   1   4   122   111   44   39    4   48   80
Chicago          9   8  3.05   17   5   3   150   141   58   51    8   54   99
Texas            8  10  3.75   18   1   5   158   154   75   66    6   71  103
California       7  10  3.95   17   5   2   146   128   73   64    6   80  113
Boston           4  10  3.98   14   0   4   122   127   70   54    8   58   87

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      4   2  0.92   6   6   4   0   2   49   24    6    5    0   20   36
Dave LaRoche (MIN)     0   1  1.00   9   0   0   5   0   18   12    4    2    0    6   11
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   1  1.13   6   6   4   0   3   48   33    7    6    3    8   31
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
Paul Splittorff (KC)   2   2  1.93   4   4   2   0   1   28   24    7    6    2    6    8
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    4   2  2.02   7   6   2   1   1   49   40   11   11    2   16   36
Jim Perry (MIN)        2   1  2.03   4   4   1   0   1   27   18    8    6    2   12    7
Dick Drago (KC)        2   1  2.13   5   5   2   0   1   38   36    9    9    2    7   21

 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
Mickey Scott           0   0  2.25   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    1
Pat Dobson             3   2  2.52   5   5   2   0   1   39   33   12   11    2    8   21
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  3.86   4   0   0   2   0    5    4    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
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
Luis Tiant             0   1  4.38   3   2   0   0   0   12   11    7    6    0   11   11
Roger Moret            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    3    3
Marty Pattin           0   3  7.02   4   3   0   0   0   17   24   15   13    2    5   10
Bill Lee               0   1  7.50   4   0   0   2   0    6    7    6    5    1    2    6
Bobby Bolin            0   1  8.44   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    6    5    1    3    5

 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
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
Rickey Clark           2   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   24   18   10    9    1   12   15
Eddie Fisher           0   0  3.72   6   0   0   0   0   10    9    4    4    2    3    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 12.60   4   1   0   1   0    5    9    7    7    0    3    7

 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  0.73   6   0   0   2   0   12   10    1    1    0    6   11
Wilbur Wood            4   1  1.13   6   6   4   0   3   48   33    7    6    3    8   31
Vicente Romo           0   0  1.42   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    1    1    5
Stan Bahnsen           2   4  3.86   6   6   1   0   0   35   40   16   15    1   12   18
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            4   2  0.92   6   6   4   0   2   49   24    6    5    0   20   36
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          5   1  2.24   6   6   5   0   0   52   46   14   13    1   12   38
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   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    0    0    3    3
Jim Rooker             1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    2    2
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  0.66   3   0   0   0   0   14    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
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Bruce Dal Canton       1   2  4.05   5   4   0   1   0   27   26   13   12    1    5   18
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   6   0   0   4   0   11    7    0    0    0    1    8
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           2   2  5.59   4   4   0   0   0   19   22   13   12    1    4   14

 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  1.00   9   0   0   5   0   18   12    4    2    0    6   11
Jim Kaat               2   0  1.42   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    2    2    1    2    9
Wayne Granger          0   0  1.50   5   0   0   3   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
Dick Woodson           3   0  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   16    8    6    2    7   17
Bert Blyleven          4   0  2.33   5   5   3   0   1   39   29   10   10    2    8   23
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    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  1.04   4   0   0   1   0    9    7    5    1    0    5   10
Sparky Lyle            1   0  1.29   4   0   0   1   0    7    5    1    1    0    2    3
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
Steve Kline            1   1  2.96   4   4   1   0   1   27   23   12    9    2    7    5
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            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    1
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    7    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   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    1    3
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
Jim Roland             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    1    0    0    0
Denny McLain           1   2  4.87   4   4   0   0   0   20   28   13   11    2    7    7
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  1.20   4   1   0   0   0   15    8    2    2    1    7    9
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  2.08   6   1   0   0   0    9   10    4    2    0    7    2
Don Stanhouse          0   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    2    6   12
Casey Cox              1   0  4.70   6   0   0   0   0    8   12    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
Dick Bosman            1   4  5.79   5   5   0   0   0   28   36   20   18    1    8   15
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:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Coleman (DET)          3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  D. Woodson (MIN)          3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  D. McNally (BAL)          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
  K. Sanders (MIL)          4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  W. Granger (MIN)          3
  F. Scherman (DET)         3
  T. Forster (CHI)          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
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  P. Broberg (TEX)          1
  P. Dobson (BAL)           1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        52.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         49.0
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        48.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          47.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)        39.1
  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

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          46
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         40
  G. Perry (CLE)           40
  D. Bosman (TEX)          36
  D. Drago (KC)            36
  P. Dobson (BAL)          33
  W. Wood (CHI)            33
  T. Bradley (CHI)         30
  M. Kekich (NY)           30
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      30

Runs:

  D. Bosman (TEX)          20
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     16
  F. Peterson (NY)         16
  S. Siebert (BOS)         16
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  M. Pattin (BOS)          15
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  B. Dal Canton (KC)       13

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
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          20
  J. Coleman (DET)         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:

  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  J. Coleman (DET)         36
  G. Perry (CLE)           36
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          36
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     28
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        23
  P. Dobson (BAL)          21
  D. Drago (KC)            21


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