Sunday July 9, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 9, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       40  34  2.31   74  34   6   657   537  193  169   40  165  375
Oakland         48  27  2.63   75  24  21   681   576  221  199   55  181  388
New York        35  36  2.83   71  15  20   624   573  230  196   34  205  298
Minnesota       37  36  2.83   73  14  21   667   576  255  210   48  215  405
Detroit         40  34  2.88   74  21  16   654   550  235  209   46  228  452
Kansas City     38  37  3.02   75  21  14   676   630  251  227   43  179  375
Cleveland       31  42  3.11   73  21  11   649   572  252  224   45  252  413
Chicago         43  33  3.21   76  16  20   678   617  276  242   55  214  472
California      35  42  3.47   77  18  11   685   580  298  264   55  326  477
Texas           33  43  3.49   76   5  22   683   621  307  265   44  296  431
Milwaukee       29  43  3.51   72  13  17   648   590  283  253   49  234  366
Boston          34  36  3.82   70  17  10   624   614  311  265   46  249  428

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Steve Kline (NY)       8   3  2.10  14  14   4   0   3  103   88   33   24    3   21   19
Joe Coleman (DET)     10   7  2.17  19  19   4   0   2  141   95   40   34   11   54  113
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   7   2  2.20  13  12   1   0   0   82   62   22   20    5   33   31
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      11   5  2.30  19  19   9   0   5  125   73   33   32    6   74  138
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     12   9  2.33  25  25   8   0   5  189  161   55   49   12   34   98

 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
Dave McNally           9   7  2.37  18  18   8   0   5  129  111   35   34    7   31   67
Eddie Watt             0   1  2.50  16   0   0   2   0   18   13    6    5    1    8   13
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  5.06  11   0   0   2   0   11   13    6    6    0    2   10
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   5  3.21  16  16   4   0   2  109  114   55   39    9   37   74
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
Nolan Ryan            11   5  2.30  19  19   9   0   5  125   73   33   32    6   74  138
Steve Barber           2   1  2.37  15   0   0   1   0   19   11    5    5    1   14   11
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  2.33  25  25   8   0   5  189  161   55   49   12   34   98
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.48  18   0   0   1   0   29   26    8    8    4    8   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  2.79  24   0   0   3   0   29   23    9    9    2    9   22
Tom Bradley           10   6  3.11  22  22   6   0   1  145  125   54   50   13   36  119
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   1  2.33  24   0   0   0   0   39   35   17   10    2   16   24
Milt Wilcox            6  10  2.88  18  17   4   0   2  106   90   39   34   12   46   67
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
Ed Farmer              1   1  4.08  21   1   0   3   0   29   27   13   13    3   14   16
Steve Mingori          0   3  4.09  25   0   0   6   0   33   38   16   15    3   24   28
Ray Lamb               2   3  4.23  15   5   0   0   0   45   47   25   21    1   18   34
Vince Colbert          1   6  4.30  17  10   1   0   1   67   65   35   32    8   34   33
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  1.69  11   0   0   0   0   16   16    3    3    1    7    9
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
Mickey Lolich         14   6  2.50  21  21  14   0   3  173  143   50   48   13   44  136
Tom Timmerman          6   7  2.51  20  18   3   0   2  111   90   39   31    9   31   65
Fred Scherman          3   0  2.82  30   1   0   8   0   51   46   19   16    2   26   28
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   2  4.06  13   5   0   1   0   31   41   14   14    3    5   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  7.41  16   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   3  1.07  17   3   2   2   1   42   25    6    5    1    9   34
Ted Abernathy          1   1  1.50  18   0   0   0   0   24   17    8    4    1   11   11
Tom Burgmeier          4   2  2.21  31   0   0   9   0   37   34   12    9    0   16   12
Dick Drago             7   7  2.44  18  18   7   0   2  140  131   41   38   12   20   83
Paul Splittorff        9   4  2.49  19  18   7   0   2  130  106   40   36    5   36   79
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
Ken Wright             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    4
Mike Hedlund           2   5  4.14  13   9   0   0   0   59   59   30   27    8   22   24
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
Frank Linzy            0   1  2.66  23   0   0   3   0   41   30   14   12    1   15   16
Jim Lonborg            7   4  2.68  17  14   5   1   1  104   92   34   31    8   31   70
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
Jim Strickland         0   0  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    2    0    3   11
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
Ray Corbin             4   2  2.19  15   4   1   0   1   53   42   16   13    2   22   27
Bert Blyleven          8  10  2.88  21  20   4   0   2  147  127   49   47   13   33  109
Dave LaRoche           1   4  3.14  33   0   0   7   0   49   37   19   17    4   22   36
Jim Perry              6   8  3.22  17  17   3   0   1  106  101   45   38    9   34   42
Dick Woodson           5   8  3.46  17  17   1   0   0  104   89   48   40   10   49   69
Bob Gebhard            0   0  9.00   8   0   0   1   0   10   18   15   10    0   10    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   1  1.04  26   0   0  19   0   52   28    7    6    1   10   31
Steve Kline            8   3  2.10  14  14   4   0   3  103   88   33   24    3   21   19
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
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.18  16   0   0   0   0   23   19   12    8    3    8   16
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         7   2  2.20  13  12   1   0   0   82   62   22   20    5   33   31
Joel Horlen            2   0  2.37  16   0   0   0   0   30   27    9    8    1    5   20
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.44  24   0   0   9   0   44   32   13   12    3   11   40
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  2.22  33   5   0   1   0   57   52   21   14    0   21   38
Horacio Pina           1   3  2.55  31   0   0   9   0   42   35   16   12    1   21   35
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        2   4  3.67  20   6   0   1   0   54   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)          14
  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  T. Bradley (CHI)         10
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  P. Dobson (BAL)          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:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             19
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         12
  T. Forster (CHI)         11
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         8
  F. Scherman (DET)         8
  D. Knowles (OAK)          7

Shutouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  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)         189.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        173.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       172.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       155.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       148.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     146.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      144.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     143.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      141.0
  D. Drago (KC)         140.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           161
  M. Lolich (DET)         143
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        139
  F. Peterson (NY)        135
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       132
  D. Drago (KC)           131
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       127
  G. Perry (CLE)          127
  T. Bradley (CHI)        125
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     125

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         63
  B. Parsons (MIL)         63
  M. Pattin (BOS)          58
  D. Bosman (TEX)          55
  S. Siebert (BOS)         55
  W. Wood (CHI)            55
  T. Bradley (CHI)         54
  F. Peterson (NY)         53
  R. Culp (BOS)            52
  R. Clark (CAL)           51

Home Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  T. Bradley (CHI)         13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            74
  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:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           138
  M. Lolich (DET)         136
  T. Bradley (CHI)        119
  J. Coleman (DET)        113
  G. Perry (CLE)          113
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       109
  C. Hunter (OAK)         103
  W. Wood (CHI)            98
  P. Dobson (BAL)          93
  J. Palmer (BAL)          89

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