Thursday May 11, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 11, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       14   4  1.89   18   4  10   162   117   41   34   10   43   84
Oakland         12   5  2.21   17   4   7   155   120   42   38   12   35   68
Detroit         11   7  2.28   18   7   4   158   112   48   40   10   59  114
Cleveland       12   7  2.31   19   7   5   175   128   48   45    8   62  127
Baltimore       11   8  2.61   19   8   3   162   136   52   47    8   41   78
Kansas City      8  13  2.68   21   5   1   185   171   60   55   11   49   84
New York         6  13  2.81   19   2   3   163   154   69   51    7   56   75
Milwaukee        5  12  2.88   17   2   4   147   126   57   47    4   59   91
Chicago         10   9  2.94   19   6   3   168   154   63   55    8   57  111
Texas            9  11  3.43   20   2   6   176   160   77   67    7   77  113
Boston           6  11  3.77   17   1   5   148   156   79   62    9   65  101
California       8  12  4.01   20   5   2   173   152   86   77    7   86  135

 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 McNally (BAL)     4   1  1.12   5   5   4   0   4   40   26    5    5    0    7   15
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   2  1.32   7   7   4   0   3   55   39    9    8    3    8   34
Pete Broberg (TEX)     2   2  1.43   5   5   2   0   1   38   25    9    6    0   19   19
Jim Perry (MIN)        3   1  1.56   5   5   1   0   1   35   27    8    6    2   12    9
Tom Timmerman (DET)    2   2  1.59   5   5   1   0   1   34   15    8    6    3   13   18
Jim Kaat (MIN)         3   0  1.71   3   3   0   0   0   21   16    4    4    3    4   13
Paul Splittorff (KC)   2   3  2.00   5   5   3   0   1   36   30    9    8    3    7   13
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    5   2  2.02   8   7   3   1   1   58   45   13   13    2   18   43
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
Dave McNally           4   1  1.12   5   5   4   0   4   40   26    5    5    0    7   15
Doyle Alexander        1   0  2.08   4   0   0   1   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    2
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   3  3.12   5   5   1   0   0   35   31   14   12    4    9   25
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
Ray Culp               2   3  2.70   5   5   1   0   0   37   34   12   11    2   14   22
Gary Peters            0   0  3.24   5   0   0   0   0    8   13    6    3    0    8    8
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   4  6.65   5   4   0   0   0   22   32   18   16    2    6   14
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  2.03   7   0   0   1   0   13   10    4    3    0    6   10
Eddie Fisher           1   0  2.57   7   0   0   0   0   14   10    4    4    2    4    7
Nolan Ryan             2   2  3.00   5   5   2   0   2   27   15   10    9    1   16   34
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
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.12   6   6   2   0   2   44   35   22   20    2   21   34
Tom Murphy             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    2
Mel Queen              0   0  9.00   5   0   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    0    8    7
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
Tom Bradley            3   1  3.63   6   6   1   0   1   35   34   15   14    2   12   22
Stan Bahnsen           2   4  3.86   6   6   1   0   0   35   40   16   15    1   12   18
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          5   2  2.02   8   7   3   1   1   58   45   13   13    2   18   43
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
Joe Niekro             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ron Perranoski         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    0
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    3    4
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.87   6   0   0   3   0   10    7    2    1    0    3    8
Tom Timmerman          2   2  1.59   5   5   1   0   1   34   15    8    6    3   13   18
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
Phil Meeler            0   1  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    1    0    0    1
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Bob Strampe            0   0 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    4    4    4    0    1    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
Tom Murphy             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
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
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Mike Hedlund           0   3  3.42   4   4   0   0   0   26   24   11   10    4   11    6
Bruce Dal Canton       1   2  4.05   5   4   0   1   0   27   26   13   12    1    5   18
Jim Rooker             1   0  4.05   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    3    4
Roger Nelson           0   1  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    1    3    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
Ken Brett              2   3  3.13   5   5   1   0   1   32   21   12   11    1    7   18
Jim Colborn            0   0  3.18   7   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    4    1    6    5
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
Wayne Granger          0   0  1.17   7   0   0   5   0    8    5    1    1    0    2    4
Ray Corbin             1   0  1.29   3   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    2
Jim Perry              3   1  1.56   5   5   1   0   1   35   27    8    6    2   12    9
Jim Kaat               3   0  1.71   3   3   0   0   0   21   16    4    4    3    4   13
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  0.84   5   0   0   1   0   11    8    5    1    0    7   13
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   2  2.91   5   5   0   0   0   34   36   12   11    3   14   17
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   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    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
Ken Holtzman           4   1  2.30   6   6   4   0   1   47   35   12   12    5    3   15
Catfish Hunter         2   2  2.40   6   6   0   0   0   45   29   13   12    4    9   24
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  11   0   0   1   0   13    6    2    1    0    7    9
Jim Shellenback        0   0  1.20   4   1   0   0   0   15    8    2    2    1    7    9
Pete Broberg           2   2  1.43   5   5   2   0   1   38   25    9    6    0   19   19
Horacio Pina           0   0  1.98   9   0   0   4   0   14   10    3    3    0    4   14
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  4.00   7   0   0   1   0    9   14    5    4    0    3    5
Bill Gogolewski        2   1  4.26   6   5   0   0   0   25   23   12   12    2    7   19
Rich Hand              0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    2    5
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
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  P. Broberg (TEX)          2
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2

Saves:

  W. Granger (MIN)          5
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          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)          4
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  T. Bradley (CHI)          1
  K. Brett (MIL)            1
  P. Broberg (TEX)          1
  P. Dobson (BAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (CLE)         58.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          54.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        52.1
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        48.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      47.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      45.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        45.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   43.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       42.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       40.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          46
  G. Perry (CLE)           45
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         40
  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      38
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        36
  D. Bosman (TEX)          36
  D. Drago (KC)            36
  M. Kekich (NY)           36
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        35

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     22
  D. Bosman (TEX)          20
  F. Peterson (NY)         19
  M. Pattin (BOS)          18
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  S. Siebert (BOS)         16
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     21
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          20
  P. Broberg (TEX)         19
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  J. Slaton (MIL)          16
  R. Culp (BOS)            14
  M. Kekich (NY)           14
  T. Timmerman (DET)       13

Strikeouts:

  G. Perry (CLE)           43
  J. Coleman (DET)         40
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          36
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     34
  N. Ryan (CAL)            34
  W. Wood (CHI)            34
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        27
  J. Palmer (BAL)          25
  C. Hunter (OAK)          24

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