Tuesday July 18, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 18, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       47  36  2.32   83  39   8   744   599  218  192   44  190  428
Oakland         53  31  2.65   84  26  24   761   648  250  224   60  203  438
Detroit         48  35  2.78   83  25  18   737   620  256  228   51  251  520
Minnesota       42  39  2.83   81  17  22   738   636  281  232   55  234  441
New York        38  41  2.90   79  18  20   695   644  258  224   44  220  322
Kansas City     43  41  3.08   84  21  18   755   700  285  258   47  215  413
Cleveland       34  48  3.14   82  23  12   735   654  287  256   51  285  463
Chicago         45  40  3.31   85  17  21   754   691  314  277   65  240  531
Texas           35  50  3.38   85   6  22   775   698  340  291   49  338  483
California      38  48  3.47   86  21  12   762   648  333  294   61  351  526
Milwaukee       33  48  3.57   81  14  20   727   663  319  288   60  261  395
Boston          40  39  3.69   79  21  12   702   689  346  288   52  264  481

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   15   7  1.75  23  22  15   1   3  195  140   41   38    5   45  132
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   4  1.83  20  20  10   0   0  148  118   38   30   11   35  100
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  12   4  2.03  21  21  11   0   4  173  111   43   39   14   40  113
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   8   2  2.05  14  13   1   0   0   88   69   22   20    5   35   34
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Steve Kline (NY)       9   4  2.12  16  16   5   0   4  119   97   37   28    5   22   23
Pat Dobson (BAL)      11   8  2.21  21  21  11   0   3  159  129   44   39    7   35   99
Joe Coleman (DET)     11   8  2.26  22  22   4   0   2  163  112   47   41   13   66  133
Dave McNally (BAL)    10   7  2.39  20  20   8   0   5  143  123   40   38    9   36   72
Dick Drago (KC)        7   9  2.44  20  20   7   0   2  155  145   46   42   12   30   87

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         0   2  1.04  21   0   0   3   0   52   28    6    6    0   17   39
Jim Palmer            13   4  1.83  20  20  10   0   0  148  118   38   30   11   35  100
Pat Dobson            11   8  2.21  21  21  11   0   3  159  129   44   39    7   35   99
Dave McNally          10   7  2.39  20  20   8   0   5  143  123   40   38    9   36   72
Doyle Alexander        5   5  2.41  19   4   1   1   1   60   43   21   16    3   16   25
Mike Cuellar           8   7  2.60  18  18   9   0   2  121  103   40   35   10   28   58
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    5    5    1    5    7
Eddie Watt             0   1  3.93  17   0   0   2   0   18   14    9    8    1    9   13
Dave Leonhard          0   0  4.91   8   0   0   0   0   15   14    8    8    2    6    4
Grant Jackson          0   1  4.97  12   0   0   2   0   13   13    7    7    0    3   11

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lynn McGlothen         2   2  2.09   5   5   1   0   1   39   33   15    9    1    6   31
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.55  14   0   0   4   0   18   14    7    5    2   11   12
Luis Tiant             4   3  2.91  26   4   1   2   0   53   44   18   17    3   26   41
Sonny Siebert          8   5  2.98  18  18   5   0   2  127  126   62   42   10   38   86
John Curtis            6   3  3.51  11  10   5   0   1   74   79   30   29    3   17   53
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Gary Peters            1   1  3.73  17   1   0   0   0   41   46   22   17    3   22   40
Bill Lee               6   3  3.83  26   0   0   3   0   45   38   20   19    3   16   27
Marty Pattin           7   8  3.95  19  18   5   0   2  118  113   59   52   10   30   77
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.42  12   0   0   0   0   18   18   10    9    2    9   19
Ray Culp               5   8  4.46  16  16   4   0   1  105  104   60   52    8   53   52
Don Newhauser          0   1  5.00  11   0   0   2   0    9   10    5    5    0    8    9
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.29  16   7   0   1   0   51   59   35   30    7   22   30

 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  1.17   5   0   0   1   0    8    9    2    1    0    0    7
Steve Barber           2   1  1.95  17   1   0   1   0   28   17    6    6    2   15   15
Clyde Wright          10   4  2.64  18  18   6   0   1  126  112   44   37   11   36   53
Nolan Ryan            11   7  2.76  21  21  10   0   5  140   86   44   43    9   80  153
Lloyd Allen            2   6  3.00  27   5   0   5   0   63   55   25   21    3   31   40
Rudy May               3   7  3.52  20  15   1   1   1   95   85   48   37    6   40   76
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Eddie Fisher           3   4  4.13  35   1   0   2   0   70   64   33   32    6   25   28
Don Rose               1   4  4.29  15   4   0   0   0   42   48   25   20    9   19   38
Mel Queen              0   0  4.45  16   0   0   0   0   28   29   16   14    1   18   18
Rickey Clark           4   9  4.76  21  15   2   1   0   98   87   56   52   10   50   52
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   3  1.93  32   0   0  12   0   47   31   13   10    0   22   56
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.43  21   0   0   1   0   33   28    9    9    4   12   29
Wilbur Wood           13  10  2.55  27  27   9   0   5  204  181   65   58   15   36  106
Steve Kealey           2   2  2.63  29   0   0   3   0   38   28   11   11    2   10   28
Dave Lemonds           1   3  2.93  16   9   0   0   0   55   48   24   18    5   26   38
Cy Acosta              3   0  3.00  11   0   0   3   0   15   11    5    5    2    9   14
Tom Bradley           10   8  3.26  24  24   6   0   1  155  135   61   56   15   40  129
Rich Gossage           2   0  4.04  18   0   0   1   0   36   34   21   16    1   21   24
Phil Regan             0   1  4.05  10   0   0   0   0   13   18    7    6    1    6    4
Stan Bahnsen          11  10  4.41  25  25   2   0   1  141  156   73   69   17   41   92
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
Gaylord Perry         15   7  1.75  23  22  15   1   3  195  140   41   38    5   45  132
Denny Riddleberger     1   2  2.43  26   0   0   0   0   41   38   18   11    2   17   24
Phil Hennigan          0   0  2.70  19   0   0   1   0   30   24    9    9    2    5   17
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.26  20  19   4   0   2  113  105   46   41   12   52   71
Ray Lamb               2   4  3.54  17   5   0   0   0   56   59   26   22    1   18   36
Dick Tidrow            6   9  3.61  22  17   2   0   1  105   90   46   42   11   35   64
Ed Farmer              1   2  3.82  25   1   0   4   0   33   30   15   14    3   16   18
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  3.93  11   6   1   0   0   37   35   16   16    3   25   29
Steve Mingori          0   3  4.09  25   0   0   6   0   33   38   16   15    3   24   28
Vince Colbert          1   7  4.50  19  11   1   0   1   72   71   40   36    8   36   35
Steve Hargan           0   2  4.96   8   1   0   0   0   16   17   11    9    1    9    8
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    3    1

 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          3   3  1.62   6   6   2   0   1   44   33   11    8    0   13   33
Chris Zachary          0   0  1.69  11   0   0   0   0   16   16    3    3    1    7    9
Joe Coleman           11   8  2.26  22  22   4   0   2  163  112   47   41   13   66  133
Mickey Lolich         16   6  2.45  23  23  16   0   3  191  161   55   52   15   45  151
Tom Timmerman          7   7  2.67  22  20   3   0   2  118  100   44   35   10   31   68
Fred Scherman          3   0  2.90  33   1   0   9   0   59   56   22   19    2   29   32
Chuck Seelbach         6   4  3.00  32   1   0   7   0   57   40   19   19    2   19   41
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
Ted Abernathy          2   1  1.24  21   0   0   0   0   29   19    8    4    1   12   14
Roger Nelson           2   4  1.79  19   5   2   2   1   55   37   12   11    5   10   46
Ken Wright             1   0  1.93   8   0   0   3   0    9    7    2    2    0    5    9
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  2.25  37   0   0   9   0   40   40   13   10    0   19   12
Dick Drago             7   9  2.44  20  20   7   0   2  155  145   46   42   12   30   87
Paul Splittorff        9   5  3.03  21  20   7   0   2  137  116   50   46    5   41   81
Bruce Dal Canton       5   3  3.31  18   9   1   2   0   71   64   28   26    3   17   47
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.54  18   2   0   2   0   69   63   29   27    7   20   30
Mike Hedlund           2   5  4.13  15   9   0   0   0   61   60   32   28    8   25   24
Jim Rooker             5   6  4.38  18  10   4   0   2   72   78   37   35    3   24   44
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   3  1.97  21   5   1   0   0   59   51   16   13    5   17   23
Jim Colborn            2   1  2.12  23   1   1   0   0   64   53   16   15    3   24   41
Frank Linzy            2   1  2.23  27   0   0   5   0   48   36   14   12    1   16   19
Jerry Bell             0   0  2.35   7   0   0   0   0   15    9    4    4    0   10    6
Gary Ryerson           1   1  2.76   4   4   1   0   0   33   34   11   10    5    5   15
Jim Lonborg            8   4  2.84  19  16   5   1   1  117  105   40   37   11   33   80
Ken Sanders            1   7  3.64  35   0   0  13   0   54   53   22   22    4   18   27
Skip Lockwood          4   9  4.35  17  15   3   0   2   83   69   44   40    5   47   65
Ken Brett              5   9  4.52  16  16   1   0   1   94   83   55   47   10   29   53
Bill Parsons           7   7  5.05  19  16   2   0   0  109  116   66   61   13   39   48
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
Dave Goltz             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Strickland         1   0  1.93   7   0   0   0   0   14   10    3    3    1    5   14
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   2  2.32  32   0   0  13   0   50   41   18   13    4   12   25
Ray Corbin             5   3  2.51  17   6   2   0   2   65   52   21   18    4   27   30
Bert Blyleven          9  11  2.91  23  22   5   0   2  164  143   56   53   15   37  121
Dave LaRoche           1   4  3.00  35   0   0   8   0   51   38   19   17    4   24   38
Dick Woodson           6   8  3.17  19  19   2   0   0  119  100   52   42   10   54   73
Jim Perry              7   8  3.28  19  19   3   0   1  121  116   52   44   10   35   50
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  1.00  27   0   0  19   0   54   30    7    6    1   10   32
Steve Kline            9   4  2.12  16  16   5   0   4  119   97   37   28    5   22   23
Mike Kekich            8   8  2.63  18  18   1   0   0  123  110   39   36    5   53   60
Mel Stottlemyre        9  11  2.85  20  20   5   0   4  148  141   51   47    8   46   74
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.16  18   0   0   0   0   26   20   13    9    3   10   19
Fritz Peterson         8  11  3.36  19  19   7   0   1  139  154   59   52    9   30   57
Fred Beene             0   3  3.41  14   1   0   1   0   29   30   15   11    2   15   23
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
Jim Roland             0   1  5.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   17   10   10    3   13    8
Rob Gardner            1   0  5.25   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    7    7    2    5    9
Al Closter             0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    1    4    2
Wade Blasingame        0   1 18.00   3   1   0   0   0    2    4    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  1.10  28   0   0   8   0   33   25    5    4    0   14   21
Catfish Hunter        12   4  2.03  21  21  11   0   4  173  111   43   39   14   40  113
Blue Moon Odom         8   2  2.05  14  13   1   0   0   88   69   22   20    5   35   34
Rollie Fingers         5   3  2.54  27   0   0  10   0   50   37   16   14    4   11   45
Ken Holtzman          12   7  2.61  21  21  11   0   3  158  145   52   46   16   27   81
Dave Hamilton          6   3  2.70  10  10   1   0   0   63   61   20   19    3   20   28
Joel Horlen            2   2  2.70  18   2   0   0   0   43   40   15   13    2    6   28
Bob Locker             4   1  2.87  26   0   0   6   0   38   36   14   12    1   10   21
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  1.53  41   0   0   8   0   65   53   12   11    4   20   34
Mike Paul              3   2  1.86  34   6   0   1   0   68   55   21   14    0   21   48
Horacio Pina           2   3  2.25  35   0   0   9   0   48   39   17   12    1   26   39
Rich Hand              7   6  2.47  17  15   2   0   1   95   70   28   26    5   57   62
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Jim Shellenback        2   4  3.47  22   6   0   1   0   57   46   24   22    6   16   30
Casey Cox              2   3  3.86  20   3   0   3   0   40   48   24   17    3   15   18
Dick Bosman            4   7  3.87  17  17   0   0   0  102  111   55   44    6   28   56
Pete Broberg           5   7  4.04  19  19   3   0   2  118   99   57   53    6   63   86
Jim Panther            4   5  4.16  35   1   0   0   0   63   65   35   29    5   30   27
Don Stanhouse          0   1  4.67   7   3   0   0   0   27   22   15   14    5   17   20
Bill Gogolewski        3   7  4.95  21  14   1   0   0   80   78   45   44    8   35   56
Jan Dukes              0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    1    0    3    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  P. Dobson (BAL)          11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  K. Brett (MIL)            9
  R. Clark (CAL)            9
  D. Drago (KC)             9
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         9

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  G. Perry (CLE)           15
  P. Dobson (BAL)          11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  D. McNally (BAL)          8

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             19
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         13
  T. Forster (CHI)         12
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  F. Scherman (DET)         9
  D. Knowles (OAK)          8
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          8

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         204.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        195.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       190.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       173.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     163.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      163.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       158.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     158.1
  D. Drago (KC)         155.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      154.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           181
  M. Lolich (DET)         161
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        156
  F. Peterson (NY)        154
  D. Drago (KC)           145
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       145
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       143
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     141
  G. Perry (CLE)          140
  T. Bradley (CHI)        135

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         73
  B. Parsons (MIL)         66
  W. Wood (CHI)            65
  S. Siebert (BOS)         62
  T. Bradley (CHI)         61
  R. Culp (BOS)            60
  M. Pattin (BOS)          59
  F. Peterson (NY)         59
  P. Broberg (TEX)         57
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        56

Home Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         17
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13
  D. Drago (KC)            12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            80
  J. Coleman (DET)         66
  P. Broberg (TEX)         63
  R. Hand (TEX)            57
  D. Woodson (MIN)         54
  R. Culp (BOS)            53
  M. Kekich (NY)           53
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          52
  R. Clark (CAL)           50
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        47

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           153
  M. Lolich (DET)         151
  J. Coleman (DET)        133
  G. Perry (CLE)          132
  T. Bradley (CHI)        129
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       121
  C. Hunter (OAK)         113
  W. Wood (CHI)           106
  J. Palmer (BAL)         100
  P. Dobson (BAL)          99


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