Tuesday May 9, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 9, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       13   4  2.00   17   4   9   153   107   41   34   10   43   82
Detroit         11   6  2.10   17   7   4   150   102   41   35   10   57  110
Oakland         12   4  2.16   16   4   7   146   114   38   35   11   33   61
Cleveland       11   7  2.33   18   6   5   166   123   46   43    8   60  120
Kansas City      8  12  2.45   20   5   1   177   161   53   48   10   46   81
Baltimore       10   7  2.75   17   7   3   144   124   49   44    8   37   65
New York         6  12  2.84   18   2   3   155   147   67   49    6   50   68
Milwaukee        4  12  3.07   16   1   4   138   123   57   47    4   58   87
Chicago          9   9  3.11   18   5   3   159   150   63   55    8   57  104
Texas            8  10  3.75   18   1   5   158   154   75   66    6   71  103
Boston           5  10  3.85   15   0   5   131   135   73   56    9   60   90
California       7  11  3.95   18   5   2   155   140   77   68    6   83  119

 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   2  1.32   7   7   4   0   3   55   39    9    8    3    8   34
Dave McNally (BAL)     3   1  1.44   4   4   3   0   3   31   19    5    5    0    7   11
Jim Kaat (MIN)         3   0  1.71   3   3   0   0   0   21   16    4    4    3    4   13
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   3  2.00   5   5   3   0   1   36   30    9    8    3    7   13
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

 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
Ken Tatum              0   0  1.00   6   0   0   2   0    9    2    1    1    1    5    6
Lew Krausse            1   0  1.59   4   2   0   1   0   17   14    4    3    1    4    8
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
Bill Lee               1   1  5.63   5   0   0   2   0    8    8    6    5    1    3    6
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
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   1  2.19   6   0   0   1   0   12   10    4    3    0    6    9
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
Clyde Wright           1   2  3.42   4   4   1   0   0   24   26   13    9    1    5   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
Steve Kealey           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    5
Vicente Romo           0   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    1    5
Wilbur Wood            4   2  1.32   7   7   4   0   3   55   39    9    8    3    8   34
Terry Forster          0   0  1.38   7   0   0   2   0   13   12    3    2    0    8   12
Rich Gossage           0   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    1    0    4    4
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            2   2  3.18   6   6   0   0   0   34   28   13   12    2    9   23
Denny Riddleberger     0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    1    4
Steve Mingori          0   1  9.82   7   0   0   3   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
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    2    3
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.87   6   0   0   3   0   10    7    2    1    0    3    8
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            4   2  2.32   6   6   1   0   0   43   27   13   11    4   22   40
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   3  2.00   5   5   3   0   1   36   30    9    8    3    7   13
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
Ken Sanders            0   0  0.00   6   0   0   4   0   11    7    0    0    0    1    8
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0   10    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   2  1.38   4   2   0   0   0   13    9    5    2    0   12   19
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.38   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    5    3    0    3    3
Jim Colborn            0   0  3.18   7   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    4    1    6    5
Ken Brett              1   3  4.37   4   4   0   0   0   23   18   12   11    1    6   14
Jim Slaton             1   4  5.09   5   5   0   0   0   23   25   14   13    0   16   10
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
Dave LaRoche           0   1  1.00   9   0   0   5   0   18   12    4    2    0    6   11
Ray Corbin             1   0  1.29   3   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    2
Wayne Granger          0   0  1.35   6   0   0   4   0    7    4    1    1    0    2    4
Jim Kaat               3   0  1.71   3   3   0   0   0   21   16    4    4    3    4   13
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   1  2.56   6   6   3   0   1   46   36   14   13    3    8   27
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  2.16   5   0   0   2   0    8    6    2    2    0    2    5
Mel Stottlemyre        2   3  2.70   5   5   1   0   1   37   38   14   11    1   11   13
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
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Fritz Peterson         0   5  3.55   5   5   0   0   0   33   32   19   13    1   10   18
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  0.71   6   0   0   4   0   13    6    1    1    1    3    9
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  1.35   2   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    8    1
Catfish Hunter         2   1  2.19   5   5   0   0   0   37   25    9    9    3    7   17
Ken Holtzman           4   1  2.30   6   6   4   0   1   47   35   12   12    5    3   15
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

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

Losses:

  F. Peterson (NY)          5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  D. Bosman (TEX)           4
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4
  K. Brett (MIL)            3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      3
  M. Pattin (BOS)           3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2

Saves:

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

  W. Wood (CHI)          54.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        52.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         49.0
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        48.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      47.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      45.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       42.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)        39.1
  D. Drago (KC)          38.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   37.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          46
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         40
  G. Perry (CLE)           40
  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      38
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        36
  D. Bosman (TEX)          36
  D. Drago (KC)            36
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        35
  P. Dobson (BAL)          33

Runs:

  D. Bosman (TEX)          20
  F. Peterson (NY)         19
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     16
  S. Siebert (BOS)         16
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  M. Pattin (BOS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14

Home Runs:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  M. Hedlund (KC)           3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  T. Timmerman (DET)        3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3

Walks:

  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     20
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          20
  P. Broberg (TEX)         16
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  J. Slaton (MIL)          16
  T. Timmerman (DET)       13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  T. Bradley (CHI)         12

Strikeouts:

  J. Coleman (DET)         40
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  G. Perry (CLE)           36
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          36
  W. Wood (CHI)            34
  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     28
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        27
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          23
  P. Dobson (BAL)          21

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