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Thursday July 6, 1972
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 6, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       40  30  2.32   70  33   6   620   505  180  160   39  154  351
Oakland         46  26  2.63   72  23  20   654   557  211  191   52  177  366
New York        33  35  2.79   68  15  18   596   540  219  185   32  200  282
Minnesota       36  34  2.82   70  14  21   638   545  243  200   47  202  383
Detroit         38  32  2.83   70  20  15   620   511  219  195   44  213  429
Kansas City     35  36  3.02   71  19  12   641   600  237  215   38  171  356
Cleveland       30  39  3.04   69  21  11   613   532  231  207   39  227  390
Chicago         41  31  3.17   72  16  19   642   579  260  226   49  202  455
Milwaukee       28  41  3.47   69  13  16   623   562  269  240   43  232  352
California      33  41  3.55   74  17  11   650   561  290  256   53  312  443
Texas           29  43  3.61   72   4  21   646   593  299  259   42  288  412
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)   13   7  1.98  21  20  14   1   3  173  127   40   38    5   38  113
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
Joe Coleman (DET)     10   7  2.17  19  19   4   0   2  141   95   40   34   11   54  113
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
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
Mike Cuellar           7   6  2.53  16  16   7   0   2  103   88   34   29    9   26   47
Eddie Watt             0   0  2.63  13   0   0   2   0   14   12    5    4    1    7   10
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  1.69  13   0   0   1   0   16    7    3    3    0   13    9
Nolan Ryan            10   5  2.48  18  18   8   0   4  116   72   33   32    6   73  122
Lloyd Allen            2   5  2.68  24   2   0   5   0   50   42   18   15    3   24   29
Clyde Wright           8   4  2.81  16  16   5   0   1  109   98   38   34    9   32   50
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
Don Rose               1   3  4.26  13   4   0   0   0   38   44   23   18    9   15   35
Rickey Clark           4   8  4.55  18  15   2   1   0   93   77   51   47   10   49   49
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   5  3.03  21  21   6   0   1  137  114   50   46   11   34  117
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
Mike Kilkenny          1   1  1.96   7   3   1   0   0   23   17    5    5    0   12   18
Gaylord Perry         13   7  1.98  21  20  14   1   3  173  127   40   38    5   38  113
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  2.57  22   0   0   0   0   35   33   14   10    1   11   22
Ed Farmer              1   0  2.63  20   0   0   3   0   27   22    8    8    2   11   15
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
Dick Tidrow            5   8  3.83  20  15   1   0   0   89   81   42   38    8   33   51
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.01  14   5   0   0   0   43   45   23   19    1   16   33
Vince Colbert          1   6  4.37  15   9   1   0   1   60   53   31   29    7   32   31
Steve Mingori          0   3  4.45  23   0   0   6   0   28   35   15   14    2   21   24
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           10   7  2.17  19  19   4   0   2  141   95   40   34   11   54  113
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
Ken Wright             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Roger Nelson           2   2  1.06  16   2   1   2   1   34   19    4    4    1    8   27
Ted Abernathy          1   1  1.59  17   0   0   0   0   23   15    7    4    1   11   11
Dick Drago             6   7  2.40  17  17   6   0   2  131  124   38   35   10   20   81
Tom Burgmeier          4   2  2.41  29   0   0   7   0   34   33   12    9    0   16   12
Paul Splittorff        8   4  2.41  18  17   7   0   2  123  100   37   33    4   34   74
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  3.75  16   2   0   1   0   62   59   28   26    7   19   27
Mike Hedlund           1   5  3.88  12   8   0   0   0   53   54   26   23    6   19   21
Jim Rooker             4   6  4.34  17  10   4   0   2   66   73   34   32    3   20   42
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 Colborn            2   0  2.36  21   0   0   0   0   50   46   14   13    2   21   35
Jim Lonborg            7   3  2.60  16  13   5   1   1   97   88   31   28    7   30   68
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  4.08  16  14   3   0   2   82   67   41   37    5   46   65
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  0.91  24   0   0  17   0   49   27    6    5    1    9   28
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            8   6  2.54  16  16   1   0   0  110   94   34   31    4   48   57
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  1.72  22   0   0   5   0   31   23    6    6    0    8   19
Catfish Hunter         9   4  2.21  18  18   8   0   2  146   98   40   36   14   34   93
Blue Moon Odom         6   2  2.34  12  11   1   0   0   73   57   21   19    5   33   23
Joel Horlen            2   0  2.37  16   0   0   0   0   30   27    9    8    1    5   20
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
Dave Hamilton          5   3  2.60   8   8   1   0   0   52   49   16   15    3   16   22
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  1.57  34   0   0   7   0   57   50   11   10    3   18   31
Mike Paul              3   2  2.15  32   4   0   1   0   50   47   19   12    0   20   34
Horacio Pina           1   3  2.70  30   0   0   9   0   40   34   16   12    1   20   34
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   4  3.76  19   6   0   1   0   53   44   24   22    6   16   28
Dick Bosman            4   7  3.84  16  16   0   0   0   98  106   51   42    5   27   53
Pete Broberg           5   7  3.92  17  17   3   0   2  106   83   50   46    6   55   79
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   7  5.26  18  14   1   0   0   75   75   45   44    8   29   53

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  M. Lolich (DET)          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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             17
  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)        173.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       163.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       146.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     143.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      141.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       139.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     136.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      136.2
  D. Drago (KC)         131.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  M. Lolich (DET)         135
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        134
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       132
  G. Perry (CLE)          127
  D. Drago (KC)           124
  F. Peterson (NY)        123
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       120
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     117
  T. Bradley (CHI)        114

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
  T. Bradley (CHI)         50
  P. Broberg (TEX)         50
  F. Peterson (NY)         50

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
  T. Bradley (CHI)         11
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  P. Broberg (TEX)         55
  J. Coleman (DET)         54
  R. Clark (CAL)           49
  M. Kekich (NY)           48
  R. Culp (BOS)            47
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        46
  D. Woodson (MIN)         46
  R. Hand (TEX)            44
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      44

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         126
  N. Ryan (CAL)           122
  T. Bradley (CHI)        117
  J. Coleman (DET)        113
  G. Perry (CLE)          113
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        99
  W. Wood (CHI)            94
  C. Hunter (OAK)          93
  J. Palmer (BAL)          89
  P. Dobson (BAL)          86


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