Saturday July 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 1, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       35  30  2.39   65  28   6   575   478  173  153   34  145  325
Detroit         37  28  2.57   65  19  15   577   454  188  165   39  201  401
Oakland         43  24  2.64   67  21  19   609   522  198  179   50  162  345
Minnesota       35  30  2.79   65  14  20   597   506  225  185   45  187  355
New York        29  34  2.85   63  13  16   552   507  209  175   30  193  271
Cleveland       27  37  3.00   64  20  11   567   484  212  189   37  209  362
Kansas City     32  33  3.01   65  16  12   586   548  216  196   37  153  324
Chicago         40  27  3.24   67  15  18   597   542  248  215   46  193  419
Milwaukee       26  38  3.37   64  12  15   578   508  243  216   37  218  326
California      32  37  3.56   69  15  11   605   523  272  239   51  295  417
Texas           27  39  3.56   66   4  19   592   533  273  234   39  273  369
Boston          28  34  4.11   62  11  10   543   546  293  248   42  233  372

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   12   7  1.92  20  19  13   1   3  164  119   37   35    5   37  110
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   4  1.95  16  16   7   0   0  120   94   29   26    9   29   85
Steve Kline (NY)       6   3  1.95  12  12   3   0   3   88   76   28   19    3   20   18
Joe Coleman (DET)      9   6  1.97  17  17   3   0   1  128   83   34   28    9   51  105
Jim Kaat (MIN)         9   2  2.04  14  14   5   0   0  106   88   32   24    6   18   58
Pat Dobson (BAL)       9   7  2.14  17  17   9   0   3  131  107   36   31    6   27   75
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     12   7  2.17  22  22   8   0   5  170  140   46   41   10   32   88
Mickey Lolich (DET)   13   5  2.27  19  19  13   0   3  158  125   42   40   13   39  121
Tom Timmerman (DET)    6   6  2.28  17  16   3   0   2  103   75   33   26    8   29   60
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   5   2  2.34  11  10   1   0   0   65   52   19   17    5   30   22

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Scott           0   1  1.17   8   0   0   0   0   15   11    2    2    0    4    7
Roric Harrison         0   1  1.25  16   0   0   1   0   36   22    5    5    0   13   22
Jim Palmer            10   4  1.95  16  16   7   0   0  120   94   29   26    9   29   85
Pat Dobson             9   7  2.14  17  17   9   0   3  131  107   36   31    6   27   75
Dave McNally           8   7  2.56  16  16   7   0   4  112   97   33   32    7   25   58
Eddie Watt             0   0  2.63  13   0   0   2   0   14   12    5    4    1    7   10
Mike Cuellar           5   6  2.74  14  14   5   0   2   85   78   31   26    7   21   42
Doyle Alexander        3   4  2.88  16   2   0   1   0   41   35   18   13    2   12   14
Grant Jackson          0   0  5.40  10   0   0   2   0   10   12    6    6    0    2    9
Dave Leonhard          0   0  6.35   7   0   0   0   0   11   10    8    8    2    5    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.55  14   0   0   4   0   18   14    7    5    2   11   12
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  2.87   2   2   0   0   0   16   13    6    5    0    4   13
Luis Tiant             2   2  2.97  20   3   0   1   0   39   29   14   13    2   24   34
Sonny Siebert          7   4  3.29  15  15   3   0   2  101  106   52   37    9   37   66
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Gary Peters            1   1  3.68  15   1   0   0   0   37   42   20   15    2   20   37
Bill Lee               5   2  3.96  24   0   0   3   0   36   29   17   16    2   13   23
Ray Culp               4   7  4.16  13  13   3   0   1   84   77   45   39    5   45   39
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.42  12   0   0   0   0   18   18   10    9    2    9   19
John Curtis            4   3  4.53   7   6   3   0   1   44   45   22   22    2   14   29
Marty Pattin           4   8  5.03  16  15   2   0   0   91  103   58   51   10   24   62
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.44  14   7   0   1   0   48   56   34   29    6   21   28
Don Newhauser          0   1  7.94   8   0   0   1   0    6    9    5    5    0    5    6

 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
Tom Dukes              0   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    0    0    0    3
Steve Barber           1   0  1.93  11   0   0   1   0   14    7    3    3    0   13    8
Clyde Wright           8   3  2.46  14  14   4   0   1   99   83   31   27    9   31   43
Nolan Ryan             9   5  2.69  17  17   7   0   3  107   68   33   32    6   69  114
Lloyd Allen            2   4  2.70  23   1   0   5   0   43   38   16   13    3   21   29
Rudy May               2   5  3.56  15  11   0   1   0   68   64   36   27    5   29   58
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Rickey Clark           4   8  4.39  17  15   2   1   0   92   76   49   45   10   46   49
Don Rose               1   2  4.70  11   4   0   0   0   31   38   21   16    7   13   30
Eddie Fisher           3   4  4.84  28   1   0   2   0   58   59   32   31    6   20   20
Mel Queen              0   0  5.04  14   0   0   0   0   25   29   16   14    1   16   17
Tom Murphy             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    2
Alan Foster            0   1  6.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    5    2    5    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          1   1  1.82  25   0   0   9   0   35   25   10    7    0   18   40
Wilbur Wood           12   7  2.17  22  22   8   0   5  170  140   46   41   10   32   88
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.63  16   0   0   1   0   27   24    8    8    4    7   25
Dave Lemonds           1   1  2.66  13   6   0   0   0   41   32   18   12    1   21   31
Cy Acosta              3   0  2.70   7   0   0   3   0   10    7    3    3    2    5    7
Tom Bradley            9   4  3.21  19  19   5   0   1  121  106   47   43    9   34  104
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.24  21   0   0   3   0   25   22    9    9    2    9   18
Phil Regan             0   1  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    4    3    1    2    2
Rich Gossage           1   0  4.20  15   0   0   1   0   30   29   19   14    1   18   17
Stan Bahnsen          10   8  4.43  20  20   2   0   1  114  125   59   56   13   30   76
Bart Johnson           0   3  9.22   9   0   0   1   0   14   18   20   14    2   13    9
Jim Geddes             0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    5    5    1    4    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry         12   7  1.92  20  19  13   1   3  164  119   37   35    5   37  110
Mike Kilkenny          1   1  2.21   6   2   1   0   0   20   17    5    5    0   11   13
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  2.67  21   0   0   0   0   34   33   14   10    1   11   21
Milt Wilcox            6   8  2.70  15  15   4   0   2   93   75   33   28   10   39   60
Phil Hennigan          0   0  2.84  14   0   0   1   0   19   19    6    6    1    3   11
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.13  18   0   0   3   0   23   19    8    8    2   11   12
Ray Lamb               2   2  3.41  12   3   0   0   0   34   35   16   13    0   12   26
Steve Mingori          0   3  3.91  20   0   0   6   0   23   26   11   10    2   14   23
Dick Tidrow            4   8  4.04  18  15   1   0   0   82   74   41   37    8   32   48
Vince Colbert          1   6  4.37  14   9   1   0   1   58   50   30   28    7   30   30
Steve Hargan           0   2  4.96   8   1   0   0   0   16   17   11    9    1    9    8

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Leshnock           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
Chris Zachary          0   0  1.17   7   0   0   0   0    8    9    1    1    0    4    5
Joe Coleman            9   6  1.97  17  17   3   0   1  128   83   34   28    9   51  105
Bill Slayback          1   1  2.20   2   2   0   0   0   16   10    6    4    0    5   11
Mickey Lolich         13   5  2.27  19  19  13   0   3  158  125   42   40   13   39  121
Tom Timmerman          6   6  2.28  17  16   3   0   2  103   75   33   26    8   29   60
Fred Scherman          3   0  2.83  25   0   0   7   0   41   39   15   13    1   22   23
Chuck Seelbach         3   4  3.21  26   1   0   7   0   42   30   15   15    2   14   26
Joe Niekro             2   1  3.45  10   5   0   1   0   29   35   11   11    3    4   16
Ron Perranoski         0   1  3.60  12   0   0   0   0   15   12    6    6    0    4    8
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Phil Meeler            0   1  4.32   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    4    0    7    5
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Bob Strampe            0   0 18.00   6   0   0   0   0    3    5    6    6    0    6    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roger Nelson           1   2  1.44  15   1   0   2   0   25   15    4    4    1    7   23
Ted Abernathy          1   1  1.80  15   0   0   0   0   20   14    7    4    1   10   10
Tom Burgmeier          4   1  1.93  27   0   0   7   0   33   31   10    7    0   15   12
Paul Splittorff        7   4  2.45  17  16   6   0   2  114   97   35   31    4   30   67
Dick Drago             6   6  2.47  16  16   6   0   2  124  117   36   34   10   17   79
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.05  14   5   1   2   0   56   49   20   19    3   12   40
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.70  13   2   0   1   0   56   53   24   23    6   16   25
Mike Hedlund           1   5  3.96  11   8   0   0   0   52   54   26   23    6   19   21
Jim Rooker             3   5  4.22  15   8   3   0   2   53   53   27   25    3   16   30
Tom Murphy             3   2  5.23  10   6   0   0   0   31   40   19   18    3    6   10

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    7    4    0    0    0    2    1
Earl Stephenson        2   0  0.44  17   2   0   0   0   41   31    4    2    2   10   16
Jerry Bell             0   0  1.50   5   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    6    6
Gary Ryerson           1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    2    2    0    0    5
Jim Lonborg            6   3  2.63  15  12   5   1   1   89   82   29   26    6   28   60
Jim Colborn            1   0  2.70  20   0   0   0   0   43   42   14   13    2   21   31
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.72  20   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   11    1   12   14
Ken Sanders            1   6  3.11  28   0   0  11   0   46   39   16   16    2   18   24
Skip Lockwood          4   8  3.24  14  12   3   0   2   75   54   31   27    3   40   60
Ken Brett              4   8  4.17  14  14   1   0   1   82   68   45   38    6   27   45
Bill Parsons           6   7  5.03  16  15   2   0   0   93   94   56   52   12   33   47
Jim Slaton             1   6  5.52   9   8   0   0   0   44   50   31   27    3   21   17

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Strickland         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Wayne Granger          2   0  1.27  27   0   0  13   0   43   30   11    6    2   10   20
Ray Corbin             4   0  1.40  13   2   1   0   1   45   30    9    7    1   18   25
Tom Norton             0   1  1.98  17   0   0   0   0   27   23    9    6    1   10   19
Jim Kaat               9   2  2.04  14  14   5   0   0  106   88   32   24    6   18   58
Bert Blyleven          8   9  3.03  19  18   4   0   2  131  115   46   44   12   26   99
Dave LaRoche           1   4  3.35  28   0   0   6   0   43   32   18   16    4   20   27
Jim Perry              6   7  3.35  16  16   3   0   1   99   94   44   37    9   33   40
Dick Woodson           5   7  3.56  15  15   1   0   0   94   78   44   37   10   43   60
Bob Gebhard            0   0  8.00   7   0   0   1   0    9   15   12    8    0    9    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   1  1.05  22   0   0  15   0   43   25    6    5    1    8   25
Rob Gardner            0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    6
Steve Kline            6   3  1.95  12  12   3   0   3   88   76   28   19    3   20   18
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  2.33  13   0   0   0   0   19   12    9    5    2    8   14
Mike Kekich            7   6  2.50  15  15   1   0   0  104   89   32   29    4   47   55
Mel Stottlemyre        7   9  2.94  16  16   4   0   3  116  113   42   38    5   42   60
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Fred Beene             0   3  3.51  12   1   0   1   0   26   28   14   10    2   14   22
Fritz Peterson         6   9  3.51  15  15   5   0   1  108  114   49   42    5   24   46
Jim Roland             0   1  4.15   9   0   0   0   0   17   15    8    8    2   12    8
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
Al Closter             0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    1    4    2
Wade Blasingame        0   1 36.00   2   1   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    3    1    1

 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         1   0  1.14  23   0   0   6   0   24   20    4    3    0   10   17
Bob Locker             4   1  1.84  21   0   0   5   0   29   22    6    6    0    8   19
Dave Hamilton          5   2  2.08   7   7   1   0   0   48   44   12   11    3   13   20
Joel Horlen            2   0  2.28  15   0   0   0   0   28   24    7    7    1    5   17
Blue Moon Odom         5   2  2.34  11  10   1   0   0   65   52   19   17    5   30   22
Catfish Hunter         8   4  2.36  17  17   7   0   1  137   96   40   36   14   33   90
Ken Holtzman          11   5  2.46  18  18  11   0   3  135  121   43   37   12   19   65
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.51  22   0   0   8   0   43   32   13   12    3   11   39
Vida Blue              1   4  2.91   8   7   1   0   1   46   37   15   15    4   16   33
Diego Segui            0   1  3.57   7   3   0   0   0   23   25   10    9    2    7   11
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
Don Shaw               0   1 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    5   12   10   10    2    2    4

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          3   3  1.38  30   0   0   7   0   52   46    9    8    2   18   28
Mike Paul              2   2  2.53  30   3   0   1   0   43   40   19   12    0   17   25
Horacio Pina           0   3  2.63  27   0   0   9   0   38   32   14   11    1   18   33
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.06   5   2   0   0   0   18   14    7    6    2   14   15
Rich Hand              5   5  3.28  13  11   0   0   0   60   47   24   22    3   42   36
Pete Broberg           5   6  3.49  15  15   3   0   2   95   68   41   37    5   50   72
Dick Bosman            4   7  3.66  15  15   0   0   0   91   95   46   37    5   27   47
Jim Shellenback        1   3  4.05  15   6   0   0   0   47   40   23   21    6   14   24
Casey Cox              1   0  4.12  13   0   0   2   0   20   25   14    9    3   11   11
Jim Panther            3   3  5.05  28   0   0   0   0   46   47   29   26    4   26   21
Bill Gogolewski        3   6  5.32  17  13   1   0   0   69   68   42   41    8   29   50

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  P. Dobson (BAL)           9
  J. Kaat (MIN)             9

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8
  K. Brett (MIL)            8
  R. Clark (CAL)            8
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           8
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           8

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  P. Dobson (BAL)           9
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  D. Drago (KC)             6

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             15
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         11
  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         7
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  C. Seelbach (DET)         7

Shutouts:

  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  S. Kline (NY)             3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         170.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       158.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       137.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     135.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     130.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       130.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      128.0
  D. Drago (KC)         124.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      120.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           140
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        125
  M. Lolich (DET)         125
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       121
  G. Perry (CLE)          119
  D. Drago (KC)           117
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       115
  F. Peterson (NY)        114
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     113
  P. Dobson (BAL)         107

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         59
  M. Pattin (BOS)          58
  B. Parsons (MIL)         56
  S. Siebert (BOS)         52
  R. Clark (CAL)           49
  F. Peterson (NY)         49
  T. Bradley (CHI)         47
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        46
  D. Bosman (TEX)          46
  W. Wood (CHI)            46

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  B. Parsons (MIL)         12
  R. Clark (CAL)           10
  D. Drago (KC)            10
  M. Pattin (BOS)          10
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  J. Coleman (DET)         51
  P. Broberg (TEX)         50
  M. Kekich (NY)           47
  R. Clark (CAL)           46
  R. Culp (BOS)            45
  D. Woodson (MIN)         43
  R. Hand (TEX)            42
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      42
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        40

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         121
  N. Ryan (CAL)           114
  G. Perry (CLE)          110
  J. Coleman (DET)        105
  T. Bradley (CHI)        104
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        99
  C. Hunter (OAK)          90
  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  J. Palmer (BAL)          85
  D. Drago (KC)            79


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