Saturday July 22, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 22, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       49  38  2.43   87  40  10   779   638  240  210   45  204  455
Oakland         55  35  2.69   90  27  26   820   709  273  245   65  225  487
Detroit         51  36  2.70   87  28  18   773   646  263  232   54  262  551
New York        42  42  2.78   84  21  21   740   677  263  229   45  233  336
Minnesota       43  42  2.85   85  18  23   771   662  303  244   57  246  452
Cleveland       36  49  3.10   85  25  12   761   674  295  262   54  292  476
Kansas City     44  44  3.16   88  21  19   792   748  311  278   49  229  431
Chicago         47  41  3.34   88  17  23   781   720  327  290   66  246  553
Texas           36  53  3.41   89   6  23   811   733  356  307   52  354  505
Boston          45  40  3.55   85  24  12   763   729  361  301   53  285  523
California      39  52  3.55   91  22  13   803   685  357  317   70  372  548
Milwaukee       35  50  3.62   85  16  20   763   705  338  307   60  273  418

 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  1.91  21  21  10   0   0  155  125   41   33   11   37  103
Steve Kline (NY)       9   4  2.00  17  17   5   0   4  126  102   37   28    5   24   26
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  12   4  2.10  22  22  11   0   4  180  120   46   42   16   42  119
Joe Coleman (DET)     12   8  2.20  23  23   5   0   2  172  119   49   42   14   71  139
Pat Dobson (BAL)      12   8  2.36  22  22  11   0   3  164  137   49   43    7   36  106
Mickey Lolich (DET)   17   6  2.39  24  24  17   0   3  200  168   56   53   15   48  156
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   9   2  2.43  15  14   1   0   0   96   78   28   26    7   39   40
Dave McNally (BAL)    10   7  2.45  21  21   8   0   5  150  133   44   41    9   38   79

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         0   3  1.67  23   0   0   4   0   54   31   10   10    0   20   41
Jim Palmer            13   4  1.91  21  21  10   0   0  155  125   41   33   11   37  103
Pat Dobson            12   8  2.36  22  22  11   0   3  164  137   49   43    7   36  106
Dave McNally          10   7  2.45  21  21   8   0   5  150  133   44   41    9   38   79
Mike Cuellar           8   8  2.51  19  19  10   0   2  129  108   43   36   11   32   62
Doyle Alexander        5   5  2.69  20   4   1   1   1   60   44   23   18    3   16   25
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    5    5    1    5    7
Eddie Watt             1   1  3.79  18   0   0   2   0   19   14    9    8    1    9   13
Grant Jackson          0   1  4.50  14   0   0   3   0   16   18    8    8    0    4   15
Dave Leonhard          0   0  4.91   9   0   0   0   0   15   14    8    8    2    7    4

 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  15   0   0   4   0   18   15    7    5    2   12   12
Sonny Siebert          9   5  2.79  19  19   6   0   3  136  131   62   42   10   38   92
Don Newhauser          2   1  2.81  13   0   0   2   0   16   11    5    5    0   14   15
Luis Tiant             4   3  3.02  27   5   1   2   0   60   50   21   20    3   30   46
Bill Lee               6   3  3.51  28   0   0   3   0   49   40   20   19    3   18   28
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Gary Peters            1   2  3.60  19   2   0   0   0   50   52   27   20    4   24   43
John Curtis            6   3  3.74  12  11   5   0   1   79   86   34   33    3   19   58
Marty Pattin           8   8  3.75  20  19   6   0   2  127  117   60   53   10   33   84
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
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.09  17   7   0   1   0   53   59   35   30    7   22   32

 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           3   1  1.56  18   2   0   1   0   35   21    6    6    2   18   22
Clyde Wright          10   5  3.08  19  19   6   0   1  131  121   52   45   12   38   54
Nolan Ryan            11   8  3.14  22  22  10   0   5  143   92   51   50   12   82  156
Lloyd Allen            2   7  3.34  28   6   0   5   0   67   60   30   25    6   36   40
Rudy May               3   8  3.51  21  16   2   1   1  103   91   51   40    7   43   77
Andy Messersmith       2   4  3.51   9   6   2   1   2   51   38   22   20    2   26   41
Eddie Fisher           3   4  3.96  37   1   0   3   0   73   65   33   32    6   25   29
Don Rose               1   4  4.22  16   4   0   0   0   43   49   25   20    9   19   39
Mel Queen              0   0  4.35  17   0   0   0   0   31   31   17   15    2   19   19
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  1.76  34   0   0  14   0   51   32   13   10    0   22   62
Wilbur Wood           14  10  2.56  28  28   9   0   5  211  187   67   60   15   38  111
Steve Kealey           2   2  2.56  30   0   0   3   0   39   29   11   11    2   10   30
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.61  22   0   0   1   0   38   33   11   11    4   14   33
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   9  3.53  25  25   6   0   1  158  144   67   62   15   42  131
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          12  10  4.40  26  26   2   0   1  147  163   76   72   18   41   95
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   1  3.25  20   1   0   1   0   36   28   13   13    5    7   22
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.26  20  19   4   0   2  113  105   46   41   12   52   71
Dick Tidrow            7   9  3.40  23  18   3   0   1  114   97   48   43   11   36   69
Ray Lamb               2   4  3.54  17   5   0   0   0   56   59   26   22    1   18   36
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  3.72  12   6   1   0   0   39   37   17   16    3   28   31
Ed Farmer              1   2  3.82  25   1   0   4   0   33   30   15   14    3   16   18
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          4   3  1.52   7   7   3   0   1   53   38   12    9    0   15   46
Chris Zachary          0   0  1.69  11   0   0   0   0   16   16    3    3    1    7    9
Joe Coleman           12   8  2.20  23  23   5   0   2  172  119   49   42   14   71  139
Mickey Lolich         17   6  2.39  24  24  17   0   3  200  168   56   53   15   48  156
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  1.19  23   0   0   0   0   30   20    8    4    1   13   14
Roger Nelson           2   4  1.99  20   6   2   2   1   63   46   15   14    5   12   49
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  2.55  39   0   0   9   0   42   46   15   12    0   21   12
Dick Drago             7  10  2.59  21  21   7   0   2  156  150   50   45   12   30   87
Paul Splittorff        9   5  2.99  22  21   7   0   2  139  119   51   46    5   43   84
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.39  21   2   0   2   0   74   67   31   28    7   20   32
Bruce Dal Canton       5   4  3.56  19  10   1   2   0   73   72   33   29    4   18   48
Ken Wright             1   1  3.86  10   0   0   4   0   12    9    5    5    0    8   11
Mike Hedlund           2   5  4.06  18   9   0   0   0   71   69   37   32    8   27   30
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
Norm Angelini          1   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1

 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
Gary Ryerson           2   1  2.38   5   5   2   0   0   42   43   12   11    5    6   19
Jim Colborn            2   2  2.67  25   2   1   0   0   71   64   22   21    3   25   48
Frank Linzy            2   1  2.74  28   0   0   5   0   49   39   17   15    1   18   19
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
Jerry Bell             0   1  3.71   9   0   0   0   0   17   12    7    7    0   12    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           8   7  4.67  20  17   3   0   1  118  121   66   61   13   41   53
Jim Slaton             1   6  5.52   9   8   0   0   0   44   50   31   27    3   21   17
Archie Reynolds        0   0  8.53   2   1   0   0   0    6   11    6    6    0    4    6

 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  1.69   9   0   0   1   0   16   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             6   3  2.39  18   7   2   0   2   72   54   22   19    4   29   31
Wayne Granger          3   2  2.61  35   0   0  13   0   52   44   26   15    4   14   27
Bert Blyleven          9  12  2.85  24  23   5   0   2  171  146   58   54   15   38  124
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.89  37   0   0   8   0   53   39   19   17    4   26   39
Dick Woodson           6   9  3.04  20  20   3   0   0  127  107   54   43   10   56   74
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   2  1.13  28   0   0  19   0   56   33    8    7    1   12   33
Steve Kline            9   4  2.00  17  17   5   0   4  126  102   37   28    5   24   26
Mel Stottlemyre       10  11  2.69  21  21   6   0   5  157  145   51   47    8   48   75
Mike Kekich            9   8  2.71  19  19   1   0   0  129  120   42   39    5   56   63
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
Fritz Peterson         9  11  3.16  20  20   8   0   2  148  158   59   52    9   30   60
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.16  18   0   0   0   0   26   20   13    9    3   10   19
Rob Gardner            2   0  3.43   6   2   1   0   0   21   20    8    8    3    8   12
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
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
Gary Waslewski         0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    0    0    1    3
Darold Knowles         2   1  1.27  31   0   0   8   0   35   28    6    5    0   16   23
Catfish Hunter        12   4  2.10  22  22  11   0   4  180  120   46   42   16   42  119
Blue Moon Odom         9   2  2.43  15  14   1   0   0   96   78   28   26    7   39   40
Rollie Fingers         5   3  2.48  31   0   0  12   0   54   41   17   15    4   11   50
Ken Holtzman          12   8  2.60  22  22  12   0   3  166  153   54   48   16   30   85
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.68  19   3   0   0   0   50   46   18   15    2   12   34
Dave Hamilton          6   3  2.73  11  11   1   0   0   69   66   22   21    4   21   34
Bob Locker             4   1  3.07  28   0   0   6   0   41   41   16   14    1   11   23
Vida Blue              2   5  3.15  11  10   2   0   1   69   59   26   24    7   25   53
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  1.49  42   0   0   8   0   67   54   12   11    4   20   36
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
Jan Dukes              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    1    0    5    0
Dick Bosman            4   7  3.87  17  17   0   0   0  102  111   55   44    6   28   56
Pete Broberg           5   8  4.03  20  20   3   0   2  125  106   60   56    8   65   93
Casey Cox              2   3  4.29  22   3   0   3   0   42   51   27   20    4   16   18
Jim Panther            5   6  4.30  37   2   0   0   0   67   70   38   32    5   33   33
Bill Gogolewski        3   7  4.76  23  14   1   0   0   85   82   46   45    8   36   59
Don Stanhouse          0   2  4.91   9   4   0   0   0   33   27   19   18    5   22   22

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  D. Drago (KC)            10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9
  K. Brett (MIL)            9
  R. Clark (CAL)            9

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  G. Perry (CLE)           16
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          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)         14
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         13
  R. Fingers (OAK)         12
  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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  S. Kline (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)       199.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       179.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      172.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     170.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     166.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       164.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      158.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   157.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           187
  M. Lolich (DET)         168
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        163
  F. Peterson (NY)        158
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       153
  D. Drago (KC)           150
  G. Perry (CLE)          147
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       146
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     145
  T. Bradley (CHI)        144

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         76
  T. Bradley (CHI)         67
  W. Wood (CHI)            67
  B. Parsons (MIL)         66
  S. Siebert (BOS)         62
  P. Broberg (TEX)         60
  R. Culp (BOS)            60
  M. Pattin (BOS)          60
  F. Peterson (NY)         59
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        58

Home Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13
  D. Drago (KC)            12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            82
  J. Coleman (DET)         71
  P. Broberg (TEX)         65
  R. Hand (TEX)            57
  M. Kekich (NY)           56
  D. Woodson (MIN)         56
  R. Culp (BOS)            53
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          52
  R. Clark (CAL)           50
  M. Lolich (DET)          48

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         156
  N. Ryan (CAL)           156
  J. Coleman (DET)        139
  G. Perry (CLE)          133
  T. Bradley (CHI)        131
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       124
  C. Hunter (OAK)         119
  W. Wood (CHI)           111
  P. Dobson (BAL)         106
  J. Palmer (BAL)         103


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