Sunday July 23, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 23, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       50  38  2.44   88  40  11   788   644  244  214   45  211  456
Oakland         56  35  2.67   91  27  27   829   716  276  246   65  227  492
Detroit         51  37  2.71   88  28  18   781   651  266  235   54  265  558
New York        42  43  2.82   85  21  21   749   688  269  235   47  235  342
Minnesota       45  42  2.84   87  18  25   789   677  308  249   59  252  460
Cleveland       36  51  3.10   87  26  12   777   689  301  268   58  296  485
Kansas City     44  45  3.21   89  21  19   801   757  319  286   51  231  437
Chicago         49  41  3.31   90  18  23   799   729  331  294   68  250  568
Texas           37  53  3.38   90   6  24   820   737  357  308   52  356  508
California      40  52  3.55   92  22  14   812   694  360  320   70  377  548
Boston          45  41  3.58   86  24  12   772   740  367  307   53  288  528
Milwaukee       35  52  3.63   87  16  20   781   725  347  315   62  283  425

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   16   8  1.74  25  24  17   1   3  213  155   44   41    6   48  139
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  2.40  16  15   1   0   0  101   83   30   27    7   41   42
Rich Hand (TEX)        8   6  2.41  18  16   2   0   1  101   74   29   27    5   59   64

 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           9   8  2.64  20  20  10   0   2  136  113   47   40   11   36   62
Doyle Alexander        5   5  2.69  21   4   1   1   1   60   44   23   18    3   17   25
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    5    5    1    5    7
Eddie Watt             1   1  3.66  19   0   0   2   0   20   14    9    8    1   11   13
Grant Jackson          0   1  4.15  15   0   0   4   0   17   19    8    8    0    4   16
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
Stan Williams          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.55  15   0   0   4   0   18   15    7    5    2   12   12
Lynn McGlothen         3   3  2.65   7   7   2   0   1   54   47   22   16    1   10   42
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  29   0   0   3   0   49   41   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  21  19   6   0   2  127  118   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  5.07  18   7   0   1   0   55   62   36   31    7   22   33

 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          11   5  3.09  20  20   6   0   1  140  130   55   48   12   43   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  3.95  38   1   0   4   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          2   3  1.73  35   0   0  14   0   52   32   13   10    0   22   64
Wilbur Wood           15  10  2.49  29  29  10   0   5  220  190   68   61   16   38  118
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.61  22   0   0   1   0   38   33   11   11    4   14   33
Cy Acosta              3   0  2.76  12   0   0   3   0   16   12    5    5    2   10   15
Steve Kealey           2   2  2.93  31   0   0   3   0   40   31   13   13    3   10   31
Dave Lemonds           1   3  2.97  17  10   0   0   0   58   51   25   19    5   26   39
Tom Bradley           10   9  3.53  25  25   6   0   1  158  144   67   62   15   42  131
Rich Gossage           2   0  3.72  19   0   0   1   0   39   34   21   16    1   24   27
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   8  1.74  25  24  17   1   3  213  155   44   41    6   48  139
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  3.51  18   5   0   0   0   56   60   26   22    1   18   36
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  3.72  12   6   1   0   0   39   37   17   16    3   28   31
Steve Dunning          0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    2    2    3
Ed Farmer              1   3  4.01  26   1   0   4   0   34   31   16   15    4   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  1.40   8   7   3   0   1   58   39   12    9    0   15   47
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
Fred Scherman          3   1  2.76  35   1   0   9   0   62   60   24   19    3   31   36
Tom Timmerman          7   8  2.82  24  22   3   0   2  125  106   48   39   11   33   73
Chuck Seelbach         6   4  2.90  33   1   0   7   0   59   41   19   19    2   19   44
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  2.48  21   6   2   2   1   65   50   19   18    6   13   50
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  2.55  39   0   0   9   0   42   46   15   12    0   21   12
Dick Drago             7  11  2.72  22  22   7   0   2  162  155   54   49   13   31   91
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  3.51  20  10   1   2   0   74   72   33   29    4   18   49
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   4  2.25  22   6   1   0   0   60   54   18   15    5   19   23
Gary Ryerson           2   1  2.27   6   5   2   0   0   44   45   12   11    5    7   20
Jim Colborn            2   2  2.67  25   2   1   0   0   71   64   22   21    3   25   48
Jim Lonborg            8   5  2.87  20  17   5   1   1  125  113   43   40   12   37   83
Frank Linzy            2   1  2.98  29   0   0   5   0   51   43   19   17    1   19   19
Ken Sanders            1   7  3.45  37   0   0  13   0   57   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  5.91   3   1   0   0   0   11   14    8    7    1    6    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Goltz             1   0  1.86   2   1   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    1    2    1
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  2.56  36   0   0  13   0   53   46   26   15    4   14   29
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
Jim Strickland         1   0  2.89  11   0   0   3   0   19   12    6    6    2    7   16
Dick Woodson           6   9  3.04  20  20   3   0   0  127  107   54   43   10   56   74
Jim Perry              8   9  3.21  21  21   3   0   1  132  123   55   47   11   39   54
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  1.07  29   0   0  19   0   59   35    8    7    1   13   36
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   9  2.97  20  20   1   0   0  133  127   47   44    6   57   66
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
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
Fred Beene             0   3  3.21  16   1   0   2   0   34   33   16   12    3   16   23
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
Rollie Fingers         5   3  2.35  32   0   0  13   0   57   43   18   15    4   11   53
Blue Moon Odom         9   2  2.40  16  15   1   0   0  101   83   30   27    7   41   42
Ken Holtzman          13   8  2.58  23  22  12   0   3  167  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  2.09  37   0   0  11   0   52   39   17   12    1   26   40
Rich Hand              8   6  2.41  18  16   2   0   1  101   74   29   27    5   59   64
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)            15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  D. Drago (KC)            11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         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)           17
  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)            10
  D. McNally (BAL)          8

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             19
  T. Forster (CHI)         14
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         13
  H. Pina (TEX)            11
  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)         220.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        212.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       199.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       179.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      172.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     170.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     167.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       164.1
  D. Drago (KC)         162.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      158.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           190
  M. Lolich (DET)         168
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        163
  F. Peterson (NY)        158
  D. Drago (KC)           155
  G. Perry (CLE)          155
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       153
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       146
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     145
  T. Bradley (CHI)        144

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         76
  W. Wood (CHI)            68
  T. Bradley (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
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            82
  J. Coleman (DET)         71
  P. Broberg (TEX)         65
  R. Hand (TEX)            59
  M. Kekich (NY)           57
  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)          139
  T. Bradley (CHI)        131
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       124
  C. Hunter (OAK)         119
  W. Wood (CHI)           118
  P. Dobson (BAL)         106
  J. Palmer (BAL)         103


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