Sunday July 2, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 2, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       36  30  2.39   66  29   6   584   483  175  155   35  148  327
Oakland         44  24  2.62   68  22  19   618   529  199  180   50  167  353
Detroit         37  29  2.64   66  19  15   586   464  195  172   41  203  406
Minnesota       36  31  2.77   67  14  21   614   519  231  189   45  194  376
New York        31  34  2.81   65  14  17   570   523  212  178   31  196  277
Kansas City     33  34  3.07   67  17  12   605   573  226  206   38  158  334
Cleveland       27  39  3.09   66  20  11   583   509  223  200   38  221  369
Chicago         41  28  3.23   69  15  19   615   557  255  221   47  199  432
Milwaukee       26  40  3.50   66  12  15   596   538  261  232   42  223  333
California      32  38  3.55   70  16  11   614   532  275  242   51  295  424
Texas           28  40  3.65   68   4  20   610   556  286  247   40  278  379
Boston          30  34  4.06   64  13  10   563   565  299  254   44  236  384

 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
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Pat Dobson (BAL)       9   7  2.14  17  17   9   0   3  131  107   36   31    6   27   75
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
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     12   8  2.29  23  23   8   0   5  173  147   50   44   10   33   90
Joe Coleman (DET)      9   7  2.32  18  18   3   0   1  132   89   40   34   11   53  106
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   8   4  2.36  17  17   7   0   1  137   96   40   36   14   33   90

 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           6   6  2.67  15  15   6   0   2   94   83   33   28    8   24   44
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
John Curtis            5   3  3.95   8   7   4   0   1   55   53   24   24    2   15   35
Bill Lee               5   2  3.96  24   0   0   3   0   36   29   17   16    2   13   23
Ray Culp               5   7  4.15  14  14   4   0   1   93   88   49   43    7   47   45
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.42  12   0   0   0   0   18   18   10    9    2    9   19
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   4  2.51  15  15   5   0   1  108   92   34   30    9   31   50
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  1.72  26   0   0  10   0   37   25   10    7    0   18   43
Wilbur Wood           12   8  2.29  23  23   8   0   5  173  147   50   44   10   33   90
Phil Regan             0   1  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    3    1    4    3
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           10   4  3.10  20  20   5   0   1  128  109   48   44   10   34  108
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.12  22   0   0   3   0   26   22    9    9    2    9   19
Rich Gossage           1   0  4.36  16   0   0   1   0   33   33   21   16    1   21   19
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  2.57  22   0   0   0   0   35   33   14   10    1   11   22
Milt Wilcox            6   9  2.81  16  16   4   0   2   99   83   36   31   11   41   64
Phil Hennigan          0   0  2.84  14   0   0   1   0   19   19    6    6    1    3   11
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.09  19   0   0   3   0   23   19    8    8    2   11   12
Steve Mingori          0   3  3.95  22   0   0   6   0   27   33   13   12    2   19   24
Dick Tidrow            4   8  4.12  19  15   1   0   0   83   77   42   38    8   33   48
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.29  13   4   0   0   0   36   39   20   17    0   14   26
Vince Colbert          1   6  4.37  15   9   1   0   1   60   53   31   29    7   32   31
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  0.84   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    1    1    0    4    7
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
Joe Coleman            9   7  2.32  18  18   3   0   1  132   89   40   34   11   53  106
Fred Scherman          3   0  2.76  26   0   0   7   0   42   39   15   13    1   22   24
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
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Ron Perranoski         0   1  3.94  13   0   0   0   0   16   14    7    7    0    4    9
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  1.74  16   0   0   0   0   21   15    7    4    1   10   10
Paul Splittorff        7   4  2.45  17  16   6   0   2  114   97   35   31    4   30   67
Tom Burgmeier          4   2  2.45  28   0   0   7   0   33   33   12    9    0   16   12
Dick Drago             6   6  2.47  16  16   6   0   2  124  117   36   34   10   17   79
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.51  15   6   1   2   0   56   52   23   22    3   12   40
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.60  14   2   0   1   0   60   56   25   24    7   16   26
Mike Hedlund           1   5  3.96  11   8   0   0   0   52   54   26   23    6   19   21
Jim Rooker             4   5  4.04  16   9   4   0   2   62   63   30   28    3   19   37
Tom Murphy             3   2  4.79  11   6   0   0   0   36   46   20   19    3    7   12

 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  1.05  18   2   0   0   0   43   35    7    5    3   10   16
Jerry Bell             0   0  1.50   5   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    6    6
Gary Ryerson           1   0  1.56   2   2   1   0   0   17   18    4    3    1    1    8
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   1  2.79  21   0   0   2   0   39   30   14   12    1   14   15
Ken Sanders            1   6  3.11  28   0   0  11   0   46   39   16   16    2   18   24
Skip Lockwood          4   9  3.65  15  13   3   0   2   79   60   36   32    5   42   63
Ken Brett              4   8  4.17  14  14   1   0   1   82   68   45   38    6   27   45
Bill Parsons           6   7  5.49  17  15   2   0   0   95  102   63   58   13   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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    5
Wayne Granger          2   0  1.25  28   0   0  13   0   43   31   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              10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Bert Blyleven          8   9  3.03  19  18   4   0   2  131  115   46   44   12   26   99
Dave LaRoche           1   4  3.22  30   0   0   7   0   45   32   18   16    4   20   30
Jim Perry              6   7  3.35  16  16   3   0   1   99   94   44   37    9   33   40
Dick Woodson           5   8  3.56  16  16   1   0   0   99   84   46   39   10   46   68
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  0.98  23   0   0  16   0   46   26    6    5    1    8   27
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
Rob Gardner            1   0  2.45   4   1   0   0   0   11   11    3    3    1    4    8
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
Fritz Peterson         7   9  3.32  16  16   6   0   1  117  123   50   43    5   25   48
Fred Beene             0   3  3.51  12   1   0   1   0   26   28   14   10    2   14   22
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              2   4  2.60   9   8   2   0   1   55   44   16   16    4   21   41
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  1.37  31   0   0   7   0   53   47    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           1   3  2.54  28   0   0   9   0   39   33   14   11    1   19   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
Dick Bosman            4   7  3.84  16  16   0   0   0   98  106   51   42    5   27   53
Jim Shellenback        1   3  3.86  17   6   0   0   0   49   40   23   21    6   15   26
Pete Broberg           5   7  3.99  16  16   3   0   2   99   76   48   44    6   52   74
Casey Cox              1   0  4.03  15   0   0   3   0   22   27   15   10    3   12   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
  T. Bradley (CHI)         10
  J. Kaat (MIN)            10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  P. Dobson (BAL)           9

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       9
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8
  K. Brett (MIL)            8
  R. Clark (CAL)            8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  D. Tidrow (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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             16
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         11
  T. Forster (CHI)         10
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         7
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          7
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         7
  F. Scherman (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)         173.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       158.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       137.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     135.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      132.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     130.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       130.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      127.2
  D. Drago (KC)         124.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           147
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        125
  M. Lolich (DET)         125
  F. Peterson (NY)        123
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       121
  G. Perry (CLE)          119
  D. Drago (KC)           117
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       115
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     113
  T. Bradley (CHI)        109

Runs:

  B. Parsons (MIL)         63
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         59
  M. Pattin (BOS)          58
  S. Siebert (BOS)         52
  D. Bosman (TEX)          51
  F. Peterson (NY)         50
  W. Wood (CHI)            50
  R. Clark (CAL)           49
  R. Culp (BOS)            49
  T. Bradley (CHI)         48

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  T. Bradley (CHI)         10
  R. Clark (CAL)           10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  J. Coleman (DET)         53
  P. Broberg (TEX)         52
  R. Culp (BOS)            47
  M. Kekich (NY)           47
  R. Clark (CAL)           46
  D. Woodson (MIN)         46
  R. Hand (TEX)            42
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        42
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      42

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         121
  N. Ryan (CAL)           114
  G. Perry (CLE)          110
  T. Bradley (CHI)        108
  J. Coleman (DET)        106
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        99
  C. Hunter (OAK)          90
  W. Wood (CHI)            90
  J. Palmer (BAL)          85
  D. Drago (KC)            79

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