Friday July 7, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 7, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       40  31  2.30   71  33   6   629   514  185  161   39  158  360
Oakland         46  27  2.69   73  23  20   663   566  220  198   55  180  369
Minnesota       37  34  2.80   71  14  21   647   552  245  201   47  206  387
New York        33  36  2.83   69  15  18   604   556  224  190   33  201  288
Detroit         39  32  2.85   71  20  16   629   523  223  199   44  217  434
Kansas City     36  36  3.02   72  20  12   650   607  240  218   40  171  358
Cleveland       30  40  3.08   70  21  11   622   542  237  213   41  235  392
Chicago         41  32  3.21   73  16  19   651   591  266  232   51  207  459
Milwaukee       29  41  3.46   70  13  17   632   573  273  243   44  232  358
California      33  42  3.56   75  17  11   660   569  295  261   55  319  452
Texas           30  43  3.59   73   4  21   655   602  303  261   43  290  417
Boston          34  34  3.88   68  16  10   600   593  304  259   46  242  409

 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  2.00  18  18   8   0   0  131  108   36   29   11   32   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   2  1.31  17   0   0   1   0   41   26    6    6    0   15   29
Jim Palmer            11   4  2.00  18  18   8   0   0  131  108   36   29   11   32   89
Pat Dobson            10   7  2.06  18  18  10   0   3  140  110   37   32    7   28   86
Eddie Watt             0   0  2.30  14   0   0   2   0   16   12    5    4    1    7   12
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
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             4   2  2.82  22   4   1   1   0   51   40   17   16    3   26   41
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  3.77   9   8   4   0   1   62   62   26   26    3   16   43
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   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    0    0    0    6
Nolan Ryan            10   5  2.48  18  18   8   0   4  116   72   33   32    6   73  122
Steve Barber           1   1  2.65  14   0   0   1   0   17    9    5    5    1   13    9
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  3.76  17  13   0   1   0   81   77   44   34    6   36   67
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  4.60  30   1   0   2   0   61   60   32   31    6   23   22
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   2  2.04  28   0   0  10   0   40   27   12    9    0   21   47
Wilbur Wood           12   9  2.24  24  24   8   0   5  181  154   51   45   11   33   94
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.57  17   0   0   1   0   28   25    8    8    4    7   25
Phil Regan             0   1  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    3    1    4    3
Dave Lemonds           1   1  2.74  14   7   0   0   0   46   38   20   14    3   23   32
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
Cy Acosta              3   0  3.75   9   0   0   3   0   12   10    5    5    2    6   10
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  2.52  23   0   0   0   0   36   33   14   10    1   14   22
Ed Farmer              1   0  2.63  20   0   0   3   0   27   22    8    8    2   11   15
Milt Wilcox            6  10  2.93  17  17   4   0   2  104   89   39   34   12   46   65
Phil Hennigan          0   0  3.60  15   0   0   1   0   20   21    8    8    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
Steve Mingori          0   3  4.30  24   0   0   6   0   29   35   15   14    2   21   25
Vince Colbert          1   6  4.43  16   9   1   0   1   61   55   32   30    8   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           10   7  2.17  19  19   4   0   2  141   95   40   34   11   54  113
Tom Timmerman          6   7  2.51  19  18   3   0   2  111   89   39   31    9   31   65
Mickey Lolich         13   6  2.53  20  20  13   0   3  164  135   48   46   13   41  126
Fred Scherman          3   0  2.56  29   0   0   8   0   46   40   15   13    1   24   25
Chuck Seelbach         4   4  3.59  29   1   0   7   0   48   38   19   19    2   15   31
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
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
Dick Drago             7   7  2.44  18  18   7   0   2  140  131   41   38   12   20   83
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  2.98  29   0   0  12   0   48   41   16   16    2   18   26
Skip Lockwood          4   9  4.08  16  14   3   0   2   82   67   41   37    5   46   65
Ken Brett              5   8  4.15  15  15   1   0   1   89   77   49   41    7   27   49
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
Jim Strickland         0   0  1.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    3    6
Wayne Granger          3   0  1.93  30   0   0  13   0   47   36   15   10    2   12   22
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  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  3.46  17  17   1   0   0  104   89   48   40   10   49   69
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
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
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  2.91  15   0   0   0   0   22   17   11    7    2    8   16
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  10  3.36  17  17   6   0   1  123  135   53   46    6   26   53
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  1.00  25   0   0   7   0   27   21    4    3    0   11   18
Bob Locker             4   1  1.95  23   0   0   5   0   32   26    7    7    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   5  3.23  10   9   2   0   1   61   50   24   22    7   23   44
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  3.87  17  17   0   0   0  102  111   55   44    6   28   56
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            4   3  4.67  30   0   0   0   0   52   54   30   27    4   27   23
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
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          10
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          9
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         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)         12
  T. Forster (CHI)         10
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  F. Scherman (DET)         8
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         7
  D. Knowles (OAK)          7
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          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
  D. Drago (KC)         140.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       139.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     136.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      136.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  M. Lolich (DET)         135
  F. Peterson (NY)        135
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        134
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       132
  D. Drago (KC)           131
  G. Perry (CLE)          127
  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
  D. Bosman (TEX)          55
  F. Peterson (NY)         53
  S. Siebert (BOS)         52
  R. Clark (CAL)           51
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  T. Bradley (CHI)         50
  P. Broberg (TEX)         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
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          12
  T. Bradley (CHI)         11
  J. Coleman (DET)         11

Walks:

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