Wednesday July 19, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 19, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       47  37  2.31   84  40   8   752   604  221  193   45  194  432
Oakland         54  31  2.69   85  26  25   770   658  256  230   62  207  445
Detroit         48  36  2.76   84  25  18   746   627  259  229   53  252  527
New York        39  41  2.90   80  18  21   704   655  261  227   44  224  325
Minnesota       42  40  2.91   82  17  22   746   648  294  241   57  239  445
Kansas City     43  42  3.10   85  21  18   764   712  291  263   47  216  415
Cleveland       35  48  3.11   83  24  12   744   661  288  257   51  286  464
Chicago         46  40  3.29   86  17  22   763   698  316  279   65  242  538
Texas           36  50  3.36   86   6  23   784   709  342  293   49  340  487
California      38  49  3.53   87  21  12   770   659  341  302   62  355  531
Milwaukee       33  49  3.63   82  14  20   736   676  328  297   60  265  404
Boston          41  39  3.67   80  22  12   711   697  348  290   52  265  488

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   16   7  1.72  24  23  16   1   3  204  147   42   39    5   46  133
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
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
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   9   2  2.43  15  14   1   0   0   96   78   28   26    7   39   40
Mickey Lolich (DET)   16   6  2.45  23  23  16   0   3  191  161   55   52   15   45  151

 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   8  2.51  19  19  10   0   2  129  108   43   36   11   32   62
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         3   2  2.08   6   6   2   0   1   48   41   17   11    1    7   38
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
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
Clyde Wright          10   5  3.08  19  19   6   0   1  131  121   52   45   12   38   54
Rudy May               3   7  3.52  20  15   1   1   1   95   85   48   37    6   40   76
Andy Messersmith       2   4  3.80   8   6   2   1   2   47   37   22   20    2   23   38
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  1.85  33   0   0  13   0   49   32   13   10    0   22   58
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.43  21   0   0   1   0   33   28    9    9    4   12   29
Wilbur Wood           14  10  2.56  28  28   9   0   5  211  187   67   60   15   38  111
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         16   7  1.72  24  23  16   1   3  204  147   42   39    5   46  133
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  2.61  23  21   3   0   2  124  104   45   36   11   32   71
Fred Scherman          3   1  2.80  34   1   0   9   0   61   59   24   19    3   29   35
Chuck Seelbach         6   4  3.00  32   1   0   7   0   57   40   19   19    2   19   41
John Hiller            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   1   0    5    4    2    2    1    1    3
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
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  2.57  38   0   0   9   0   42   45   15   12    0   20   12
Dick Drago             7  10  2.59  21  21   7   0   2  156  150   50   45   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
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.36  19   2   0   2   0   72   65   29   27    7   20   31
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Mike Hedlund           2   5  4.00  16   9   0   0   0   63   60   32   28    8   25   25
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
Frank Linzy            2   1  2.23  27   0   0   5   0   48   36   14   12    1   16   19
Jim Colborn            2   1  2.64  24   1   1   0   0   65   57   20   19    3   24   43
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  3.51  36   0   0  13   0   56   53   22   22    4   18   28
Archie Reynolds        0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    3    6
Jerry Bell             0   1  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   16   11    7    7    0   11    6
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  1.88   8   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
Ray Corbin             5   3  2.51  17   6   2   0   2   65   52   21   18    4   27   30
Wayne Granger          3   2  2.68  33   0   0  13   0   50   43   22   15    4   13   25
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.89  36   0   0   8   0   53   38   19   17    4   25   39
Bert Blyleven          9  11  2.91  23  22   5   0   2  164  143   56   53   15   37  121
Dick Woodson           6   8  3.17  19  19   2   0   0  119  100   52   42   10   54   73
Jim Perry              7   9  3.43  20  20   3   0   1  123  119   55   47   11   37   50
Bob Gebhard            0   0  9.69   9   0   0   1   0   13   25   21   14    1   11    9

 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            9   8  2.71  19  19   1   0   0  129  120   42   39    5   56   63
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
Fred Beene             0   3  3.13  15   1   0   2   0   32   31   15   11    2   16   23
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
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         9   2  2.43  15  14   1   0   0   96   78   28   26    7   39   40
Rollie Fingers         5   3  2.50  28   0   0  11   0   50   38   16   14    4   11   46
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  1.94  35   7   0   1   0   74   65   23   16    0   23   50
Horacio Pina           2   3  2.20  36   0   0  10   0   49   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            5   5  4.08  36   1   0   0   0   64   66   35   29    5   30   29
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)           16
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          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
  D. Drago (KC)            10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  K. Brett (MIL)            9
  R. Clark (CAL)            9
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         9

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             19
  T. Forster (CHI)         13
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         13
  R. Fingers (OAK)         11
  H. Pina (TEX)            10
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         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)         211.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        204.0
  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)         156.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      154.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           187
  M. Lolich (DET)         161
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        156
  F. Peterson (NY)        154
  D. Drago (KC)           150
  G. Perry (CLE)          147
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       145
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       143
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     141
  T. Bradley (CHI)        135

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         73
  W. Wood (CHI)            67
  B. Parsons (MIL)         66
  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
  M. Kekich (NY)           56
  D. Woodson (MIN)         54
  R. Culp (BOS)            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)          133
  T. Bradley (CHI)        129
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       121
  C. Hunter (OAK)         113
  W. Wood (CHI)           111
  J. Palmer (BAL)         100
  P. Dobson (BAL)          99

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