Tuesday July 4, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 4, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       38  30  2.38   68  31   6   602   495  179  159   38  150  342
Oakland         46  24  2.57   70  23  20   636   537  201  182   50  171  358
Detroit         37  31  2.79   68  19  15   603   492  211  187   44  209  417
Minnesota       36  33  2.83   69  14  21   630   537  241  198   47  200  378
New York        31  35  2.83   66  14  17   578   528  216  182   32  198  279
Kansas City     34  35  2.99   69  18  12   623   584  228  207   38  162  340
Cleveland       28  39  3.04   67  20  11   592   513  223  200   38  222  377
Chicago         41  29  3.21   70  15  19   624   567  257  223   47  202  440
Milwaukee       27  40  3.48   67  12  16   605   544  263  234   43  226  341
California      32  40  3.56   72  16  11   632   547  284  250   51  305  430
Texas           29  41  3.59   70   4  21   627   572  289  250   41  283  398
Boston          32  34  3.96   66  15  10   581   576  301  256   45  239  395

 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
Pat Dobson (BAL)      10   7  2.06  18  18  10   0   3  140  110   37   32    7   28   86
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
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
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   6   2  2.34  12  11   1   0   0   73   57   21   19    5   33   23

 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            10   7  2.06  18  18  10   0   3  140  110   37   32    7   28   86
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
Lynn McGlothen         1   1  1.82   3   3   1   0   1   25   16    6    5    0    5   20
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
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  1.80  12   0   0   1   0   15    7    3    3    0   13    9
Clyde Wright           8   4  2.51  15  15   5   0   1  108   92   34   30    9   31   50
Lloyd Allen            2   5  2.68  24   2   0   5   0   50   42   18   15    3   24   29
Nolan Ryan             9   5  2.69  17  17   7   0   3  107   68   33   32    6   69  114
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  4.55  18  15   2   1   0   93   77   51   47   10   49   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  4.97  15   0   0   0   0   25   29   16   14    1   17   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  1.67  27   0   0  10   0   38   25   10    7    0   19   45
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
Steve Kealey           2   2  2.89  23   0   0   3   0   28   23    9    9    2    9   21
Tom Bradley           10   4  3.10  20  20   5   0   1  128  109   48   44   10   34  108
Stan Bahnsen          10   9  4.36  21  21   2   0   1  120  134   61   58   13   32   80
Rich Gossage           1   0  4.36  16   0   0   1   0   33   33   21   16    1   21   19
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  1.96   7   3   1   0   0   23   17    5    5    0   12   18
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
Dick Tidrow            5   8  3.83  20  15   1   0   0   89   81   42   38    8   33   51
Steve Mingori          0   3  3.95  22   0   0   6   0   27   33   13   12    2   19   24
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   2  1.93   3   3   0   0   0   23   17    7    5    0    9   15
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  2.60  28   0   0   7   0   45   40   15   13    1   23   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           2   2  1.06  16   2   1   2   1   34   19    4    4    1    8   27
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            7   3  2.60  16  13   5   1   1   97   88   31   28    7   30   68
Jim Colborn            1   0  2.70  20   0   0   0   0   43   42   14   13    2   21   31
Frank Linzy            0   1  2.72  22   0   0   3   0   40   30   14   12    1   15   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   1  1.38  14   3   1   0   1   52   36   11    8    2   21   27
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  3.15  31   0   0   7   0   46   34   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  2.21  14   0   0   0   0   20   13    9    5    2    8   15
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
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Mel Stottlemyre        7  10  3.06  17  17   4   0   3  123  117   46   42    6   44   61
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  1.08  24   0   0   7   0   25   21    4    3    0   10   18
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         6   2  2.34  12  11   1   0   0   73   57   21   19    5   33   23
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  1.33  32   0   0   7   0   54   47    9    8    2   18   30
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   6  3.24  14  12   0   0   0   67   52   26   24    4   44   46
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
  P. Dobson (BAL)          10
  J. Kaat (MIN)            10
  J. Coleman (DET)          9

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          9
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           9
  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)          10
  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. Knowles (OAK)          7
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          7
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         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
  P. Dobson (BAL)       139.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     136.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     135.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      132.0
  D. Drago (KC)         131.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       129.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           147
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        134
  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)     117
  P. Dobson (BAL)         110

Runs:

  B. Parsons (MIL)         63
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         61
  M. Pattin (BOS)          58
  S. Siebert (BOS)         52
  D. Bosman (TEX)          51
  R. Clark (CAL)           51
  F. Peterson (NY)         50
  W. Wood (CHI)            50
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        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. Clark (CAL)           49
  R. Culp (BOS)            47
  M. Kekich (NY)           47
  D. Woodson (MIN)         46
  R. Hand (TEX)            44
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      44
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        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
  P. Dobson (BAL)          86


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