Monday July 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 3, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       37  30  2.40   67  30   6   593   492  178  158   37  149  331
Oakland         45  24  2.58   69  23  19   627   531  199  180   50  168  356
New York        31  34  2.81   65  14  17   570   523  212  178   31  196  277
Detroit         37  30  2.81   67  19  15   595   485  210  186   44  204  413
Minnesota       36  32  2.85   68  14  21   622   529  239  197   46  197  376
Kansas City     33  35  3.04   68  17  12   614   580  228  207   38  161  336
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  39  3.56   71  16  11   623   542  280  246   51  298  429
Texas           29  40  3.61   69   4  21   619   567  287  248   40  281  386
Boston          31  34  4.03   65  14  10   572   573  301  256   45  238  388

 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
Steve Kline (NY)       6   3  1.95  12  12   3   0   3   88   76   28   19    3   20   18
Jim Palmer (BAL)      11   4  2.02  17  17   8   0   0  129  103   32   29   11   30   89
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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   9   4  2.21  18  18   8   0   2  146   98   40   36   14   34   93
Mickey Lolich (DET)   13   5  2.27  19  19  13   0   3  158  125   42   40   13   39  121
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
Dick Drago (KC)        6   7  2.40  17  17   6   0   2  131  124   38   35   10   20   81

 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            11   4  2.02  17  17   8   0   0  129  103   32   29   11   30   89
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
Luis Tiant             3   2  2.79  21   4   1   1   0   48   37   16   15    3   26   38
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  2.87   2   2   0   0   0   16   13    6    5    0    4   13
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   6  3.69  16  12   0   1   0   76   72   41   31    5   32   62
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  4.60  12   4   0   0   0   31   40   21   16    7   13   30
Eddie Fisher           3   4  4.76  29   1   0   2   0   59   59   32   31    6   20   21
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
Bill Slayback          1   1  2.20   2   2   0   0   0   16   10    6    4    0    5   11
Chris Zachary          0   0  2.25   9   0   0   0   0   12   14    3    3    1    4    8
Mickey Lolich         13   5  2.27  19  19  13   0   3  158  125   42   40   13   39  121
Joe Coleman            9   7  2.32  18  18   3   0   1  132   89   40   34   11   53  106
Tom Timmerman          6   7  2.42  18  17   3   0   2  108   82   37   29    9   29   64
Fred Scherman          3   0  2.66  27   0   0   7   0   44   40   15   13    1   22   25
Chuck Seelbach         3   4  3.61  27   1   0   7   0   42   33   17   17    2   14   27
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Joe Niekro             2   1  4.03  11   5   0   1   0   29   38   13   13    3    4   16
Phil Meeler            0   1  4.32   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    4    0    7    5
Ron Perranoski         0   1  6.61  14   0   0   0   0   16   18   12   12    1    5    9
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
Dick Drago             6   7  2.40  17  17   6   0   2  131  124   38   35   10   20   81
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
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  3.54  15   2   0   1   0   61   56   25   24    7   16   26
Mike Hedlund           1   5  3.88  12   8   0   0   0   53   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
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
Wayne Granger          2   0  2.06  29   0   0  13   0   44   34   15   10    2   11   20
Jim Kaat              10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Jim Strickland         0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    3    5
Bert Blyleven          8  10  3.10  20  19   4   0   2  137  120   49   47   13   27   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
Catfish Hunter         9   4  2.21  18  18   8   0   2  146   98   40   36   14   34   93
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
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              3   2  2.22  31   4   0   1   0   49   46   19   12    0   19   31
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
Jim Shellenback        1   3  3.68  18   6   0   1   0   51   42   23   21    6   16   27
Dick Bosman            4   7  3.84  16  16   0   0   0   98  106   51   42    5   27   53
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  5.17  29   0   0   0   0   47   50   30   27    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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  T. Bradley (CHI)         10
  J. Kaat (MIN)            10
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  P. Dobson (BAL)           9

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  D. McNally (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)       146.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     136.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     135.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      132.0
  D. Drago (KC)         131.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       130.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       129.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           147
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        125
  M. Lolich (DET)         125
  D. Drago (KC)           124
  F. Peterson (NY)        123
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       121
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       120
  G. Perry (CLE)          119
  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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        49
  R. Clark (CAL)           49
  R. Culp (BOS)            49

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  T. Bradley (CHI)         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)          93
  W. Wood (CHI)            90
  J. Palmer (BAL)          89
  D. Drago (KC)            81


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