Tuesday July 11, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 11, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       41  35  2.30   76  36   6   676   550  197  173   41  166  386
Oakland         48  29  2.66   77  24  21   699   594  229  207   57  185  407
Minnesota       38  37  2.81   75  14  22   685   590  261  214   49  217  417
New York        36  37  2.85   73  16  20   641   594  237  203   36  209  303
Detroit         42  34  2.89   76  21  17   672   573  243  216   49  237  464
Kansas City     39  38  2.97   77  21  14   694   642  255  229   43  189  384
Cleveland       32  43  3.08   75  22  11   667   582  257  228   48  257  435
Chicago         44  34  3.20   78  16  21   695   633  281  247   57  217  485
California      36  43  3.47   79  19  11   703   602  308  271   56  330  483
Milwaukee       30  44  3.59   74  13  17   665   611  295  265   51  242  369
Texas           33  45  3.59   78   5  22   699   643  321  279   48  304  442
Boston          36  36  3.74   72  18  11   642   623  313  267   46  252  443

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   14   7  1.88  22  21  15   1   3  182  131   41   38    5   42  123
Jim Palmer (BAL)      12   4  1.92  19  19   9   0   0  141  115   37   30   11   33   95
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
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   7   2  2.20  13  12   1   0   0   82   62   22   20    5   33   31
Joe Coleman (DET)     11   7  2.23  20  20   4   0   2  149  105   43   37   13   59  118
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            12   4  1.92  19  19   9   0   0  141  115   37   30   11   33   95
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   7  2.56  17  17   8   0   2  112   94   37   32   10   26   52
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         2   1  1.91   4   4   1   0   1   33   24    8    7    0    5   28
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.55  14   0   0   4   0   18   14    7    5    2   11   12
Luis Tiant             4   2  2.79  23   4   1   2   0   52   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
Marty Pattin           6   8  4.20  18  17   4   0   2  109  109   58   51   10   29   72
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.42  12   0   0   0   0   18   18   10    9    2    9   19
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           9   4  2.67  17  17   6   0   1  118  106   41   35   10   35   51
Lloyd Allen            2   5  2.93  25   3   0   5   0   55   47   21   18    3   27   31
Rudy May               2   7  3.98  18  14   0   1   0   84   83   48   37    6   36   68
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Don Rose               1   3  4.05  14   4   0   0   0   40   46   23   18    9   15   37
Eddie Fisher           3   4  4.19  32   1   0   2   0   67   63   32   31    6   24   26
Mel Queen              0   0  4.45  16   0   0   0   0   28   29   16   14    1   18   18
Rickey Clark           4   8  4.61  20  15   2   1   0   98   83   54   50   10   50   51
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  1.83  30   0   0  12   0   44   30   12    9    0   22   52
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
Steve Kealey           2   2  2.61  25   0   0   3   0   31   24    9    9    2    9   23
Phil Regan             0   1  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    3    1    4    3
Dave Lemonds           1   2  2.77  15   8   0   0   0   52   44   22   16    4   25   37
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
Rich Gossage           2   0  4.19  17   0   0   1   0   34   34   21   16    1   21   22
Stan Bahnsen          11   9  4.31  23  23   2   0   1  132  146   66   63   15   35   85
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         14   7  1.88  22  21  15   1   3  182  131   41   38    5   42  123
Denny Riddleberger     1   1  2.29  25   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  2.96  17   0   0   1   0   24   22    8    8    1    4   16
Dick Tidrow            5   9  3.95  21  16   1   0   0   96   86   46   42   11   34   61
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           11   7  2.23  20  20   4   0   2  149  105   43   37   13   59  118
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  2.66  21  19   3   0   2  112   94   42   33   10   31   65
Fred Scherman          3   0  2.89  31   1   0   8   0   56   53   21   18    2   29   31
Chuck Seelbach         5   4  3.33  30   1   0   7   0   51   40   19   19    2   16   35
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  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    4    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
Ken Wright             1   0  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    6
Tom Burgmeier          4   2  2.21  32   0   0   9   0   37   34   12    9    0   17   12
Dick Drago             7   8  2.36  19  19   7   0   2  149  138   43   39   12   27   86
Paul Splittorff        9   4  2.49  19  18   7   0   2  130  106   40   36    5   36   79
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.27  16   7   1   2   0   63   57   25   23    3   12   44
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.75  16   2   0   1   0   62   59   28   26    7   19   27
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
Jerry Bell             0   0  1.50   5   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    6    6
Earl Stephenson        2   2  2.05  20   4   1   0   0   53   47   14   12    4   13   21
Jim Colborn            2   0  2.30  22   0   0   0   0   55   50   15   14    3   22   37
Frank Linzy            1   1  2.47  24   0   0   3   0   44   33   14   12    1   16   17
Gary Ryerson           1   1  2.59   3   3   1   0   0   24   28    8    7    4    2   13
Jim Lonborg            7   4  2.68  17  14   5   1   1  104   92   34   31    8   31   70
Ken Sanders            1   6  3.40  31   0   0  12   0   50   45   19   19    3   18   26
Ken Brett              5   8  4.15  15  15   1   0   1   89   77   49   41    7   27   49
Skip Lockwood          4   9  4.35  17  15   3   0   2   83   69   44   40    5   47   65
Bill Parsons           6   7  5.36  18  15   2   0   0  101  108   65   60   13   37   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
Ray Corbin             4   2  2.19  15   4   1   0   1   53   42   16   13    2   22   27
Wayne Granger          3   2  2.32  32   0   0  13   0   50   41   18   13    4   12   25
Bert Blyleven          8  10  2.88  21  20   4   0   2  147  127   49   47   13   33  109
Dave LaRoche           1   4  3.06  34   0   0   8   0   50   38   19   17    4   22   38
Jim Perry              7   8  3.08  18  18   3   0   1  114  107   46   39    9   34   46
Dick Woodson           5   8  3.34  18  18   1   0   0  110   93   51   41   10   51   72
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   7  2.72  17  17   1   0   0  116  106   38   35    5   50   58
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
Fred Beene             0   3  3.25  13   1   0   1   0   28   28   14   10    2   14   23
Fritz Peterson         8  10  3.33  18  18   7   0   1  132  144   56   49    7   28   56
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  1.29  26   0   0   7   0   28   22    5    4    0   11   20
Catfish Hunter        10   4  2.09  19  19   9   0   3  155  103   40   36   14   35  103
Bob Locker             4   1  2.16  24   0   0   5   0   33   29    8    8    0    8   21
Blue Moon Odom         7   2  2.20  13  12   1   0   0   82   62   22   20    5   33   31
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.44  24   0   0   9   0   44   32   13   12    3   11   40
Joel Horlen            2   1  2.58  17   1   0   0   0   38   35   12   11    2    6   24
Dave Hamilton          5   3  2.60   8   8   1   0   0   52   49   16   15    3   16   22
Ken Holtzman          11   7  2.62  20  20  11   0   3  151  138   50   44   15   25   79
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   4  1.61  36   0   0   8   0   61   51   12   11    4   19   31
Mike Paul              3   2  2.22  33   5   0   1   0   57   52   21   14    0   21   38
Horacio Pina           1   3  2.49  32   0   0   9   0   43   37   16   12    1   21   36
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
Casey Cox              2   0  3.38  16   1   0   3   0   29   33   16   11    3   12   13
Jim Shellenback        2   4  3.47  22   6   0   1   0   57   46   24   22    6   16   30
Dick Bosman            4   7  3.87  17  17   0   0   0  102  111   55   44    6   28   56
Pete Broberg           5   7  4.19  18  18   3   0   2  110   91   55   51    6   58   83
Jim Panther            4   3  4.75  31   0   0   0   0   53   56   31   28    5   28   24
Don Stanhouse          0   1  5.16   6   3   0   0   0   23   21   14   13    4   17   18
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)           14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  T. Bradley (CHI)         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
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  K. Brett (MIL)            8
  R. Clark (CAL)            8

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  P. Dobson (BAL)          11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8

Saves:

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

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)        182.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       172.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       155.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     151.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      149.0
  D. Drago (KC)         149.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       148.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     146.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      144.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           161
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        146
  F. Peterson (NY)        144
  M. Lolich (DET)         143
  D. Drago (KC)           138
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       138
  G. Perry (CLE)          131
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       127
  T. Bradley (CHI)        125
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     125

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         66
  B. Parsons (MIL)         65
  M. Pattin (BOS)          58
  F. Peterson (NY)         56
  D. Bosman (TEX)          55
  P. Broberg (TEX)         55
  S. Siebert (BOS)         55
  W. Wood (CHI)            55
  T. Bradley (CHI)         54
  R. Clark (CAL)           54

Home Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  T. Bradley (CHI)         13
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            74
  J. Coleman (DET)         59
  P. Broberg (TEX)         58
  R. Culp (BOS)            51
  D. Woodson (MIN)         51
  R. Clark (CAL)           50
  M. Kekich (NY)           50
  R. Hand (TEX)            48
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        47
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      46

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           138
  M. Lolich (DET)         136
  G. Perry (CLE)          123
  T. Bradley (CHI)        119
  J. Coleman (DET)        118
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       109
  C. Hunter (OAK)         103
  W. Wood (CHI)            98
  J. Palmer (BAL)          95
  P. Dobson (BAL)          93


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