Saturday July 8, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 8, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       40  33  2.31   73  34   6   647   526  190  166   40  160  371
Oakland         47  27  2.65   74  24  20   672   571  220  198   55  181  379
Minnesota       37  35  2.76   72  14  21   658   561  246  202   48  212  397
New York        34  36  2.78   70  15  19   615   564  224  190   33  203  296
Detroit         39  33  2.87   72  20  16   637   531  228  203   45  219  438
Kansas City     36  37  3.00   73  21  12   658   613  242  219   40  172  365
Cleveland       31  40  3.05   71  21  11   631   549  238  214   42  240  402
Chicago         42  32  3.19   74  16  20   660   598  268  234   52  210  465
Milwaukee       29  42  3.52   71  13  17   640   586  280  250   48  233  363
California      34  42  3.52   76  17  11   676   579  298  264   55  325  461
Texas           32  43  3.52   75   5  22   673   615  305  263   44  294  426
Boston          34  35  3.84   69  16  10   616   606  308  263   46  249  420

 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   8  2.06  19  19  11   0   3  149  117   39   34    7   29   93
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  10   4  2.09  19  19   9   0   3  155  103   40   36   14   35  103
Joe Coleman (DET)     10   7  2.17  19  19   4   0   2  141   95   40   34   11   54  113
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   8  2.06  19  19  11   0   3  149  117   39   34    7   29   93
Eddie Watt             0   0  2.16  15   0   0   2   0   17   12    5    4    1    7   13
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   5  2.96  17   3   0   1   0   49   40   21   16    3   13   17
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
Bill Lee               5   3  3.73  25   0   0   3   0   41   34   18   17    2   14   26
John Curtis            5   3  3.77   9   8   4   0   1   62   62   26   26    3   16   43
Ray Culp               5   7  4.09  15  15   4   0   1  101   95   52   46    7   51   50
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
Don Newhauser          0   1  5.19   9   0   0   1   0    9   10    5    5    0    7    9
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.44  14   7   0   1   0   48   56   34   29    6   21   28

 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
Steve Barber           2   1  2.37  15   0   0   1   0   19   11    5    5    1   14   11
Nolan Ryan            10   5  2.48  18  18   8   0   4  116   72   33   32    6   73  122
Clyde Wright           8   4  2.81  16  16   5   0   1  109   98   38   34    9   32   50
Lloyd Allen            2   5  2.93  25   3   0   5   0   55   47   21   18    3   27   31
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
Eddie Fisher           3   4  4.25  31   1   0   2   0   66   62   32   31    6   24   25
Don Rose               1   3  4.26  13   4   0   0   0   38   44   23   18    9   15   35
Rickey Clark           4   8  4.36  19  15   2   1   0   97   78   51   47   10   50   51
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  1.94  29   0   0  11   0   42   29   12    9    0   21   49
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          11   9  4.26  22  22   2   0   1  127  139   63   60   14   35   84
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          2   1  1.82   8   4   1   0   0   30   24    6    6    1   16   25
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  3.22  16   0   0   1   0   22   21    8    8    1    4   14
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
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
Bill Slayback          1   3  2.39   4   4   0   0   0   26   20   10    7    0   10   17
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
Joe Niekro             2   1  3.77  12   5   0   1   0   31   39   13   13    3    4   16
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Phil Meeler            0   1  4.32   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    4    0    7    5
John Hiller            0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    1    1    2
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   3  1.07  17   3   2   2   1   42   25    6    5    1    9   34
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
Jim Colborn            2   0  2.36  21   0   0   0   0   50   46   14   13    2   21   35
Gary Ryerson           1   1  2.59   3   3   1   0   0   24   28    8    7    4    2   13
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  3.47  30   0   0  12   0   49   44   19   19    3   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
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
Wayne Granger          3   1  2.08  31   0   0  13   0   48   38   16   11    3   12   22
Bert Blyleven          8  10  2.88  21  20   4   0   2  147  127   49   47   13   33  109
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  0.89  25   0   0  18   0   50   27    6    5    1    9   30
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
Mel Stottlemyre        8  10  2.84  18  18   4   0   3  133  125   46   42    6   46   67
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
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        10   4  2.09  19  19   9   0   3  155  103   40   36   14   35  103
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  1.52  35   0   0   8   0   59   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
Rich Hand              6   6  2.97  15  13   1   0   0   76   59   27   25    5   48   53
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.06   5   2   0   0   0   18   14    7    6    2   14   15
Casey Cox              2   0  3.38  16   1   0   3   0   29   33   16   11    3   12   13
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
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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  T. Bradley (CHI)         10
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  P. Dobson (BAL)          10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           14
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         12
  T. Forster (CHI)         11
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         8
  F. Scherman (DET)         8
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         7
  D. Knowles (OAK)          7

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         181.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        173.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       163.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       155.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       148.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     146.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     143.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      141.0
  D. Drago (KC)         140.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      136.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        139
  M. Lolich (DET)         135
  F. Peterson (NY)        135
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       132
  D. Drago (KC)           131
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       127
  G. Perry (CLE)          127
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     125
  P. Dobson (BAL)         117

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         63
  B. Parsons (MIL)         63
  M. Pattin (BOS)          58
  D. Bosman (TEX)          55
  F. Peterson (NY)         53
  R. Culp (BOS)            52
  S. Siebert (BOS)         52
  R. Clark (CAL)           51
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  T. Bradley (CHI)         50

Home Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  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. Culp (BOS)            51
  R. Clark (CAL)           50
  D. Woodson (MIN)         49
  R. Hand (TEX)            48
  M. Kekich (NY)           48
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        46
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      46

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         126
  N. Ryan (CAL)           122
  T. Bradley (CHI)        117
  J. Coleman (DET)        113
  G. Perry (CLE)          113
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       109
  C. Hunter (OAK)         103
  W. Wood (CHI)            94
  P. Dobson (BAL)          93
  J. Palmer (BAL)          89


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