Friday July 28, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 28, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       50  40  2.47   90  42  11   807   659  252  222   46  217  466
Oakland         57  36  2.68   93  28  28   847   729  283  252   68  230  509
Detroit         53  38  2.72   91  28  20   807   677  276  244   54  274  576
New York        44  44  2.83   88  22  22   776   711  278  244   49  240  352
Minnesota       46  43  2.85   89  18  26   806   692  315  255   60  261  472
Cleveland       38  51  3.07   89  27  13   796   705  305  272   58  304  497
Kansas City     45  47  3.23   92  22  19   826   785  331  296   54  239  457
Chicago         51  42  3.27   93  19  24   826   748  337  300   69  260  580
Texas           37  55  3.39   92   6  24   837   756  365  315   52  365  518
California      42  52  3.49   94  23  14   830   706  362  322   70  387  568
Milwaukee       36  54  3.61   90  18  20   808   744  360  324   64  291  441
Boston          46  43  3.61   89  24  12   797   765  381  320   56  300  543

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   17   8  1.70  26  25  18   1   3  223  161   45   42    6   50  145
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   4  1.91  21  21  10   0   0  155  125   41   33   11   37  103
Steve Kline (NY)      10   4  1.93  18  18   6   0   4  135  109   38   29    5   24   28
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  2.21  24  24   5   0   2  179  126   51   44   14   73  144
Mickey Lolich (DET)   17   6  2.35  25  25  17   0   3  207  173   57   54   15   49  161
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
Pat Dobson (BAL)      12   9  2.44  23  23  12   0   3  173  145   53   47    8   39  114

 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   9  2.44  23  23  12   0   3  173  145   53   47    8   39  114
Dave McNally          10   8  2.53  22  22   9   0   5  160  140   48   45    9   41   81
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
Don Newhauser          3   1  2.50  14   0   0   2   0   18   11    5    5    0   14   16
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   6  2.80  20  20   6   0   3  142  135   64   44   10   42   96
Luis Tiant             4   3  3.02  27   5   1   2   0   60   50   21   20    3   30   46
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Bill Lee               6   3  3.63  31   0   0   3   0   52   44   22   21    4   19   30
John Curtis            6   3  3.74  12  11   5   0   1   79   86   34   33    3   19   58
Marty Pattin           8   9  3.78  22  20   6   0   2  133  126   64   56   11   35   85
Gary Peters            1   2  3.95  20   3   0   0   0   57   61   32   25    5   27   50
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  5.17  19   7   0   1   0   56   63   37   32    7   24   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           4   1  1.53  19   2   0   1   0   35   21    6    6    2   18   22
Nolan Ryan            12   8  2.95  23  23  11   0   6  152   94   51   50   12   88  170
Clyde Wright          11   5  3.03  21  21   6   0   1  148  139   57   50   12   46   60
Lloyd Allen            2   7  3.34  29   6   0   5   0   67   61   30   25    6   37   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  1.86  36   0   0  15   0   53   33   14   11    0   23   65
Wilbur Wood           16  10  2.49  30  30  10   0   5  228  199   70   63   17   38  120
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.61  22   0   0   1   0   38   33   11   11    4   14   33
Cy Acosta              3   0  2.70  13   0   0   3   0   17   12    5    5    2   10   15
Dave Lemonds           1   3  2.97  17  10   0   0   0   58   51   25   19    5   26   39
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.07  32   0   0   3   0   41   33   14   14    3   10   31
Tom Bradley           11   9  3.34  26  26   7   0   2  167  148   67   62   15   46  138
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  11  4.30  27  27   2   0   1  155  166   78   74   18   46   97
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         17   8  1.70  26  25  18   1   3  223  161   45   42    6   50  145
Denny Riddleberger     1   2  2.43  26   0   0   0   0   41   38   18   11    2   17   24
Phil Hennigan          1   1  3.08  21   1   0   1   0   38   30   13   13    5    9   23
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.26  20  19   4   0   2  113  105   46   41   12   52   71
Dick Tidrow            7   9  3.40  24  19   3   0   1  119  102   50   45   11   38   72
Ray Lamb               2   4  3.51  18   5   0   0   0   56   60   26   22    1   18   36
Steve Dunning          0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    2    2    3
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  3.89  13   6   1   0   0   39   39   18   17    3   29   32
Steve Mingori          0   3  3.97  26   0   0   7   0   34   39   16   15    3   25   29
Ed Farmer              1   3  4.01  26   1   0   4   0   34   31   16   15    4   16   18
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          1   0  1.59  12   0   0   0   0   17   16    3    3    1    7    9
Joe Coleman           12   8  2.21  24  24   5   0   2  179  126   51   44   14   73  144
Mickey Lolich         17   6  2.35  25  25  17   0   3  207  173   57   54   15   49  161
Fred Scherman          3   1  2.66  38   1   0  11   0   64   61   24   19    3   33   39
Tom Timmerman          7   8  2.82  24  22   3   0   2  125  106   48   39   11   33   73
Chuck Seelbach         7   5  2.90  35   1   0   7   0   62   46   21   20    2   22   45
John Hiller            0   0  3.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    5    2    2    1    1    4
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
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    0    1    3
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  1.15  24   0   0   0   0   31   21    8    4    1   13   15
Roger Nelson           3   4  2.18  22   7   3   2   2   74   54   19   18    6   14   57
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  2.49  40   0   0   9   0   43   47   17   12    0   22   13
Dick Drago             7  12  2.82  23  23   7   0   2  169  164   58   53   14   32   96
Paul Splittorff        9   6  3.19  23  22   7   0   2  141  126   55   50    6   45   86
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.30  22   2   0   2   0   79   72   32   29    8   21   35
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Bruce Dal Canton       5   4  3.51  20  10   1   2   0   74   72   33   29    4   18   49
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
Ken Wright             1   1  4.63  11   0   0   4   0   12    9    6    6    0    9   11
Tom Murphy             3   2  4.79  11   6   0   0   0   36   46   20   19    3    7   12
Norm Angelini          1   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    2    2

 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
Jim Colborn            2   2  2.67  25   2   1   0   0   71   64   22   21    3   25   48
Jim Lonborg            9   5  2.81  21  18   6   1   1  134  119   45   42   13   42   89
Frank Linzy            2   1  2.98  29   0   0   5   0   51   43   19   17    1   19   19
Gary Ryerson           2   2  3.18   7   6   2   0   0   51   54   20   18    5    9   24
Ken Sanders            1   7  3.36  38   0   0  13   0   59   54   22   22    4   18   28
Jerry Bell             0   1  3.71   9   0   0   0   0   17   12    7    7    0   12    6
Bill Parsons           8   8  4.33  21  18   4   0   1  127  124   69   61   14   42   59
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
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  2.67  38   0   0  13   0   54   47   27   16    4   16   30
Bert Blyleven          9  13  2.84  25  24   5   0   2  178  153   61   56   15   38  129
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.85  38   0   0   9   0   54   39   19   17    4   26   40
Jim Strickland         1   0  2.89  12   0   0   3   0   19   13    6    6    2    9   16
Dick Woodson           7   9  3.06  21  21   3   0   0  135  113   57   46   11   61   79
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   3  1.30  31   0   0  20   0   62   38   10    9    2   14   39
Steve Kline           10   4  1.93  18  18   6   0   4  135  109   38   29    5   24   28
Mel Stottlemyre       10  11  2.78  22  22   6   0   5  165  148   55   51    8   52   77
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        10  11  3.14  21  21   8   0   2  155  168   61   54   10   30   63
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  2.33  33   0   0  14   0   58   43   18   15    4   11   54
Blue Moon Odom         9   2  2.40  16  15   1   0   0  101   83   30   27    7   41   42
Ken Holtzman          13   9  2.60  24  23  13   0   3  176  159   58   51   18   32   92
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              3   5  3.16  12  11   2   0   1   77   66   29   27    8   26   62
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   3  2.07  36   8   0   1   0   78   71   26   18    0   26   53
Horacio Pina           2   4  2.24  38   0   0  11   0   52   41   18   13    1   27   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  3.98  21  21   3   0   2  131  111   62   58    8   68   96
Casey Cox              2   3  4.09  23   3   0   3   0   44   52   27   20    4   16   20
Jim Panther            5   6  4.30  37   2   0   0   0   67   70   38   32    5   33   33
Don Stanhouse          0   2  4.72  10   4   0   0   0   34   28   19   18    5   22   23
Bill Gogolewski        3   7  4.83  24  14   1   0   0   88   86   48   47    8   38   60

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  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)            12

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9
  K. Brett (MIL)            9
  R. Clark (CAL)            9

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  D. McNally (BAL)          9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  T. Forster (CHI)         15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         13
  H. Pina (TEX)            11
  F. Scherman (DET)        11
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          9
  D. Knowles (OAK)          8

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  D. McNally (BAL)          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)         228.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        222.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       206.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       179.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      179.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     177.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     176.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       173.1
  D. Drago (KC)         169.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      167.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           199
  M. Lolich (DET)         173
  F. Peterson (NY)        168
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        166
  D. Drago (KC)           164
  G. Perry (CLE)          161
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       159
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       153
  T. Bradley (CHI)        148
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     148

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         78
  W. Wood (CHI)            70
  B. Parsons (MIL)         69
  T. Bradley (CHI)         67
  M. Pattin (BOS)          64
  S. Siebert (BOS)         64
  P. Broberg (TEX)         62
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        61
  F. Peterson (NY)         61
  R. Culp (BOS)            60

Home Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        18
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            14
  B. Parsons (MIL)         14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            88
  J. Coleman (DET)         73
  P. Broberg (TEX)         68
  D. Woodson (MIN)         61
  R. Hand (TEX)            59
  M. Kekich (NY)           57
  R. Culp (BOS)            53
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      52
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          52
  R. Clark (CAL)           50

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           170
  M. Lolich (DET)         161
  G. Perry (CLE)          145
  J. Coleman (DET)        144
  T. Bradley (CHI)        138
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       129
  W. Wood (CHI)           120
  C. Hunter (OAK)         119
  P. Dobson (BAL)         114
  J. Palmer (BAL)         103


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