Friday May 12, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 12, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       14   5  1.86   19   4  10   184   130   45   38   10   51   97
Detroit         11   7  2.28   18   7   4   158   112   48   40   10   59  114
Cleveland       12   8  2.34   20   7   5   184   134   51   48    9   67  132
Oakland         12   6  2.37   18   4   7   167   133   49   44   15   37   75
Milwaukee        6  12  2.66   18   2   5   169   143   60   50    4   71  107
Kansas City      8  13  2.68   21   5   1   185   171   60   55   11   49   84
Baltimore       11   9  2.70   20   8   3   170   144   56   51   10   43   83
New York         7  13  2.72   20   2   4   172   165   72   52    8   56   82
Chicago         11   9  2.89   20   6   4   177   160   66   57    8   60  121
Texas           10  11  3.31   21   2   7   185   167   78   68    7   78  116
Boston           7  11  3.71   18   1   6   160   169   85   66   10   67  110
California       8  13  4.05   21   5   2   182   161   92   82    8   90  140

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche (MIN)     0   1  0.87  10   0   0   5   0   21   13    4    2    0    7   12
Dave McNally (BAL)     4   1  1.12   5   5   4   0   4   40   26    5    5    0    7   15
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      4   3  1.24   7   7   4   0   2   51   27    8    7    1   20   37
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      5   2  1.43   8   8   4   0   3   63   45   12   10    3   11   43
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

 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
Roric Harrison         0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    4
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
Jim Palmer             2   3  3.12   5   5   1   0   0   35   31   14   12    4    9   25
Eddie Watt             0   0  3.18   5   0   0   2   0    6    4    2    2    1    3    3
Mike Cuellar           1   3  3.58   5   5   1   0   0   28   30   13   11    2    9    8
Dave Leonhard          0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    1    2    3
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  0.90   7   0   0   3   0   10    2    1    1    1    5    7
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
Luis Tiant             0   1  3.77   4   2   0   0   0   14   11    7    6    0   12   11
Sonny Siebert          2   1  3.86   5   5   0   0   0   33   39   22   14    2    9   21
Bill Lee               2   1  4.09   6   0   0   2   0   11   10    6    5    1    3   11
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  2.45   8   0   0   0   0   15   10    4    4    2    4    7
Nolan Ryan             2   2  3.00   5   5   2   0   2   27   15   10    9    1   16   34
Clyde Wright           1   2  3.42   4   4   1   0   0   24   26   13    9    1    5   15
Rickey Clark           2   3  3.86   5   5   0   0   0   30   25   14   13    1   15   18
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  8.25   6   0   0   0   0   12   16   12   11    1    9    9
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   5   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    0    6
Vicente Romo           0   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    1    5
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
Wilbur Wood            5   2  1.43   8   8   4   0   3   63   45   12   10    3   11   43
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   5   0   0   0   0    7    0    0    0    0    5    4
Steve Hargan           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
Milt Wilcox            4   3  1.24   7   7   4   0   2   51   27    8    7    1   20   37
Ed Farmer              0   0  1.86   6   0   0   1   0   10    4    2    2    1    5    5
Gaylord Perry          5   2  2.02   8   7   3   1   1   58   45   13   13    2   18   43
Ray Lamb               1   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0   12   10    3    3    0    4    9
Dick Tidrow            2   2  3.18   6   6   0   0   0   34   28   13   12    2    9   23
Denny Riddleberger     0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    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   7   0   0   4   0   16   10    0    0    0    2   11
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    0    0    0    5    5
Jim Lonborg            0   1  1.15   4   1   1   1   0   16   14    3    2    1    5    9
Skip Lockwood          0   2  1.38   4   2   0   0   0   13    9    5    2    0   12   19
Frank Linzy            0   0  1.88   7   0   0   0   0   14   11    5    3    0    6    5
Jim Colborn            1   0  1.96   8   0   0   0   0   18   17    5    4    1    8   11
Ken Brett              2   3  3.13   5   5   1   0   1   32   21   12   11    1    7   18
Jim Slaton             1   4  5.09   5   5   0   0   0   23   25   14   13    0   16   10
Bill Parsons           2   2  5.70   5   5   0   0   0   24   26   16   15    1    9   18

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Gebhard            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    2    1
Wayne Granger          0   0  0.71   8   0   0   5   0   13    6    1    1    0    3    8
Dave LaRoche           0   1  0.87  10   0   0   5   0   21   13    4    2    0    7   12
Ray Corbin             1   0  0.90   4   0   0   0   0   10    4    1    1    0    4    6
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  2.56   5   5   0   0   0   32   21   11    9    2    9   20
Bert Blyleven          4   2  2.70   7   6   3   0   1   47   38   15   14    3    9   27
Tom Norton             0   1  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    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  1.86   6   0   0   3   0   10    6    2    2    0    2    7
Steve Kline            2   1  2.57   5   5   1   0   1   35   34   15   10    3    7   10
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
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
Diego Segui            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0   10    9    1    0    0    1    6
Rollie Fingers         1   1  1.23   7   0   0   4   0   15    8    2    2    2    3   11
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  1.35   2   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    8    1
Bob Locker             2   0  1.42   6   0   0   2   0    6    3    1    1    0    2    5
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  6.04   5   5   0   0   0   22   32   17   15    4    8    8

 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
Mike Paul              0   1  1.64   7   1   0   0   0   11   10    4    2    0    8    3
Horacio Pina           0   0  1.88  10   0   0   5   0   14   10    3    3    0    4   15
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
Dick Bosman            2   4  5.03   6   6   0   0   0   34   43   21   19    1    8   16
Rich Hand              0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    2    5
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
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           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. Clark (CAL)            3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  R. Culp (BOS)             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
  H. Pina (TEX)             5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  K. Sanders (MIL)          4
  S. Lyle (NY)              3
  S. Mingori (CLE)          3
  F. Scherman (DET)         3
  K. Tatum (BOS)            3
  T. Forster (CHI)          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:

  W. Wood (CHI)          63.0
  G. Perry (CLE)         58.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        52.1
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        50.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      47.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      46.2
  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
  W. Wood (CHI)            45
  D. Bosman (TEX)          43
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         40
  S. Siebert (BOS)         39
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        38
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      38
  D. Drago (KC)            36
  M. Kekich (NY)           36

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     22
  S. Siebert (BOS)         22
  D. Bosman (TEX)          21
  F. Peterson (NY)         19
  M. Pattin (BOS)          18
  D. McLain (OAK)          17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  B. Parsons (MIL)         16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15

Home Runs:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         5
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  M. Hedlund (KC)           4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  D. McLain (OAK)           4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             3
  M. Kekich (NY)            3
  S. Kline (NY)             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. Clark (CAL)           15
  R. Culp (BOS)            14
  M. Kekich (NY)           14

Strikeouts:

  G. Perry (CLE)           43
  W. Wood (CHI)            43
  J. Coleman (DET)         40
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          37
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     34
  N. Ryan (CAL)            34
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        27
  J. Palmer (BAL)          25
  C. Hunter (OAK)          24


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