Wednesday July 5, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 5, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       39  30  2.34   69  32   6   611   500  179  159   38  152  348
Oakland         46  25  2.59   71  23  20   645   548  205  186   52  174  361
New York        32  35  2.80   67  15  17   587   534  217  183   32  198  279
Minnesota       36  34  2.82   70  14  21   638   545  243  200   47  202  383
Detroit         37  32  2.87   69  19  15   611   505  219  195   44  212  422
Kansas City     35  35  2.98   70  19  12   632   587  230  209   38  166  347
Cleveland       28  39  3.04   67  20  11   592   513  223  200   38  222  377
Chicago         41  30  3.18   71  15  19   633   574  258  224   48  202  446
Milwaukee       27  41  3.44   68  13  16   614   551  264  235   43  228  346
California      33  40  3.51   73  17  11   641   551  284  250   51  309  438
Texas           29  41  3.59   70   4  21   627   572  289  250   41  283  398
Boston          33  34  3.90   67  16  10   590   581  301  256   45  241  398

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline (NY)       7   3  1.86  13  13   4   0   3   97   82   29   20    3   20   18
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   12   7  1.92  20  19  13   1   3  164  119   37   35    5   37  110
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
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     12   9  2.24  24  24   8   0   5  181  154   51   45   11   33   94
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
Dave McNally (BAL)     9   7  2.37  17  17   8   0   5  121  102   33   32    7   27   64

 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           9   7  2.37  17  17   8   0   5  121  102   33   32    7   27   64
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           5   8  4.57  17  16   3   0   1  100  108   58   51   10   26   65
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
Nolan Ryan            10   5  2.48  18  18   8   0   4  116   72   33   32    6   73  122
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
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   9  2.24  24  24   8   0   5  181  154   51   45   11   33   94
Cy Acosta              3   0  2.45   8   0   0   3   0   11    7    3    3    2    5    9
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
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  1.98  10   0   0   0   0   14   14    3    3    1    4    8
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
Mickey Lolich         13   6  2.53  20  20  13   0   3  164  135   48   46   13   41  126
Fred Scherman          3   0  2.60  28   0   0   7   0   45   40   15   13    1   23   25
Chuck Seelbach         3   4  3.56  28   1   0   7   0   43   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  7.56  15   0   0   0   0   17   21   14   14    1    6    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        8   4  2.41  18  17   7   0   2  123  100   37   33    4   34   74
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   1  1.05  19   3   1   0   0   51   42    8    6    3   12   21
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
Jim Perry              6   8  3.22  17  17   3   0   1  106  101   45   38    9   34   42
Dave LaRoche           1   4  3.28  32   0   0   7   0   47   35   19   17    4   21   33
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            7   3  1.86  13  13   4   0   3   97   82   29   20    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
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.45  23   0   0   8   0   44   32   13   12    3   11   39
Ken Holtzman          11   6  2.57  19  19  11   0   3  143  132   47   41   14   22   68
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
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10

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
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  K. Brett (MIL)            8
  R. Clark (CAL)            8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  P. Dobson (BAL)          10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7

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:

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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         181.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       163.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       146.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     143.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       139.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     136.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      132.0
  D. Drago (KC)         131.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       129.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  M. Lolich (DET)         135
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        134
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       132
  D. Drago (KC)           124
  F. Peterson (NY)        123
  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
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  F. Peterson (NY)         50
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        49
  R. Culp (BOS)            49

Home Runs:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  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)         126
  N. Ryan (CAL)           122
  G. Perry (CLE)          110
  T. Bradley (CHI)        108
  J. Coleman (DET)        106
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        99
  W. Wood (CHI)            94
  C. Hunter (OAK)          93
  J. Palmer (BAL)          89
  P. Dobson (BAL)          86

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