Saturday May 13, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 13, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       15   5  1.90   20   4  10   199   140   49   42   12   53  109
Detroit         12   7  2.21   19   8   4   167   117   49   41   10   62  123
Cleveland       13   8  2.37   21   7   6   193   139   54   51    9   72  140
New York         8  13  2.58   21   3   4   181   170   72   52    8   60   88
Milwaukee        6  13  2.65   19   2   5   184   154   65   54    5   80  111
Oakland         12   7  2.66   19   4   7   176   147   58   52   17   38   83
Kansas City      8  14  2.70   22   5   1   194   181   63   58   12   52   89
Chicago         12   9  2.90   21   6   5   186   166   69   60    9   62  130
Baltimore       11  10  2.98   21   8   3   178   154   65   59   11   46   88
Texas           10  12  3.45   22   2   7   193   176   85   74    8   80  121
Boston           8  11  3.83   19   1   6   169   178   91   72   12   71  118
California       8  14  4.01   22   5   2   191   169   95   85    8   92  145

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave McNally (BAL)     4   1  1.12   5   5   4   0   4   40   26    5    5    0    7   15
Dave LaRoche (MIN)     1   1  1.14  11   0   0   5   0   24   15    5    3    1    8   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
Doyle Alexander        1   0  1.69   5   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    2
Roric Harrison         0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    4
Mickey Scott           0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    1    1
Jim Palmer             2   3  3.12   5   5   1   0   0   35   31   14   12    4    9   25
Pat Dobson             3   3  3.25   6   6   2   0   1   44   39   17   16    3   11   23
Mike Cuellar           1   3  3.58   5   5   1   0   0   28   30   13   11    2    9    8
Eddie Watt             0   0  4.50   6   0   0   2   0    6    6    4    3    1    3    4
Dave Leonhard          0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    1    2    3
Grant Jackson          0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    5    5    0    1    3

 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
Ray Culp               2   3  2.70   5   5   1   0   0   37   34   12   11    2   14   22
Gary Peters            1   0  3.14   6   0   0   0   0   14   17    8    5    1   10   15
Lew Krausse            1   0  3.15   5   3   0   1   0   20   19    8    7    2    6    9
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  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   17   14    5    5    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
Rudy May               0   2  6.75   5   2   0   1   0   12   13    9    9    0    5   12
Mel Queen              0   0  8.25   6   0   0   0   0   12   16   12   11    1    9    9

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kealey           1   0  0.00   6   0   0   2   0    6    2    0    0    0    0    7
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           3   4  3.80   7   7   1   0   0   43   45   19   18    2   14   26
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            3   2  3.24   7   7   0   0   0   42   32   16   15    2   14   29
Denny Riddleberger     0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    1    1    4
Steve Mingori          0   1  8.31   8   0   0   4   0    9   15    9    8    2    4    9

 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          6   1  2.05   7   7   6   0   0   61   51   15   14    1   15   47
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   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    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   2  2.35   6   6   2   0   1   46   44   12   12    3   10   26
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   7   0   0   0   0   15   11    0    0    0    5    6
Skip Lockwood          0   2  1.38   4   2   0   0   0   13    9    5    2    0   12   19
Frank Linzy            0   0  1.65   8   0   0   0   0   16   12    5    3    0    8    5
Jim Lonborg            0   1  1.83   5   2   1   1   0   20   20    6    4    1   10   10
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   5  4.71   6   5   0   0   0   29   28   16   15    1   18   12
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
Ray Corbin             1   0  0.90   4   0   0   0   0   10    4    1    1    0    4    6
Dave LaRoche           1   1  1.14  11   0   0   5   0   24   15    5    3    1    8   15
Tom Norton             0   1  1.42   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    1    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  2.56   5   5   0   0   0   32   21   11    9    2    9   20
Bert Blyleven          4   2  2.75   8   7   3   0   1   56   45   18   17    4   10   35

 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
Mel Stottlemyre        3   3  2.17   6   6   2   0   2   46   43   14   11    1   15   19
Steve Kline            2   1  2.57   5   5   1   0   1   35   34   15   10    3    7   10
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
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0    8    5    0    0    0    2    6
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
Catfish Hunter         2   2  2.40   6   6   0   0   0   45   29   13   12    4    9   24
Ken Holtzman           4   2  2.89   7   7   4   0   1   53   46   18   17    6    3   20
Joel Horlen            1   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    2    2
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  1.50   8   1   0   0   0   12   11    4    2    0    8    4
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  4.09   8   0   0   1   0   11   16    7    5    1    4    6
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   2  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    7    8    7    7    0    3    6
Jim Panther            1   1 10.32   7   0   0   0   0   11   17   14   13    1    7    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  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
  S. Mingori (CLE)          4
  K. Sanders (MIL)          4
  S. Lyle (NY)              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. Stottlemyre (NY)       2
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  T. Bradley (CHI)          1
  K. Brett (MIL)            1
  P. Broberg (TEX)          1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          63.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        61.1
  G. Perry (CLE)         58.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      55.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      53.0
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        50.2
  D. Drago (KC)          46.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    45.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        45.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)        44.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          51
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        46
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         45
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        45
  G. Perry (CLE)           45
  W. Wood (CHI)            45
  D. Drago (KC)            44
  D. Bosman (TEX)          43
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      43
  P. Dobson (BAL)          39

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     22
  S. Siebert (BOS)         22
  D. Bosman (TEX)          21
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         19
  F. Peterson (NY)         19
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        18
  M. Pattin (BOS)          18
  P. Dobson (BAL)          17
  D. McLain (OAK)          17

Home Runs:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  M. Hedlund (KC)           4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  D. McLain (OAK)           4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3
  D. Drago (KC)             3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             3

Walks:

  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     21
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          20
  P. Broberg (TEX)         19
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  J. Slaton (MIL)          18
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  R. Clark (CAL)           15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          47
  G. Perry (CLE)           43
  W. Wood (CHI)            43
  J. Coleman (DET)         40
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          37
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        35
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     34
  N. Ryan (CAL)            34
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          29
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         26


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