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Saturday July 29, 1972
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American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 29, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       51  40  2.47   91  42  11   818   665  255  225   48  220  474
Oakland         58  36  2.67   94  29  28   856   734  285  254   69  231  517
Detroit         53  39  2.76   92  28  20   815   689  284  250   57  278  579
New York        45  44  2.81   89  23  22   785   716  279  245   50  242  354
Minnesota       46  44  2.85   90  18  26   814   701  322  258   63  263  478
Cleveland       38  52  3.08   90  27  13   807   716  309  276   59  306  504
Kansas City     45  48  3.24   93  22  19   834   797  335  300   54  242  464
Chicago         52  42  3.25   94  19  24   835   755  340  301   69  262  584
Texas           37  56  3.42   93   6  24   845   769  373  321   52  368  522
California      43  52  3.47   95  24  14   839   710  363  323   70  390  573
Milwaukee       37  54  3.60   91  19  20   817   752  363  327   66  293  448
Boston          46  44  3.67   90  24  12   805   776  389  328   56  304  549

 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
Steve Kline (NY)      10   4  1.93  18  18   6   0   4  135  109   38   29    5   24   28
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   4  1.97  22  22  10   0   0  164  131   44   36   13   40  110
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  13   4  2.10  23  23  12   0   4  189  125   48   44   17   43  127
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  1.97  22  22  10   0   0  164  131   44   36   13   40  110
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          1   1  3.72  16   0   0   4   0   19   19    8    8    0    4   17
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
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.41  16   0   0   4   0   19   15    7    5    2   12   13
Don Newhauser          3   1  2.50  14   0   0   2   0   18   11    5    5    0   14   16
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
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
John Curtis            6   4  4.10  13  12   5   0   1   83   92   39   38    3   22   61
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
Stan Williams          0   0  8.10   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    1    2

 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
Rudy May               4   8  3.30  22  17   3   1   1  112   95   52   41    7   46   82
Lloyd Allen            2   7  3.34  29   6   0   5   0   67   61   30   25    6   37   40
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          3   3  1.81  37   0   0  15   0   55   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  2.50  23   0   0   1   0   40   34   11   11    4   14   34
Cy Acosta              3   0  2.70  13   0   0   3   0   17   12    5    5    2   10   15
Dave Lemonds           1   3  2.83  18  11   0   0   0   64   57   28   20    5   28   42
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
Steve Dunning          0   0  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    5    5    2    4    7
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
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  3.89  13   6   1   0   0   39   39   18   17    3   29   32
Ed Farmer              1   3  4.01  26   1   0   4   0   34   31   16   15    4   16   18
Steve Mingori          0   4  4.10  27   0   0   7   0   37   44   18   17    4   25   32
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
Chris Zachary          1   0  1.42  13   0   0   0   0   19   18    3    3    1    7   10
Bill Slayback          4   4  1.78   9   8   3   0   1   61   44   17   12    2   17   48
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  3.68   5   0   0   1   0    7    8    3    3    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  7.71  17   0   0   0   0   19   23   16   16    2    8   10
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   2  1.35  25   0   0   0   0   33   23    9    5    1   13   17
Roger Nelson           3   4  2.18  22   7   3   2   2   74   54   19   18    6   14   57
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  2.40  41   0   0   9   0   45   48   17   12    0   24   14
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  3.63  21  11   1   2   0   79   81   36   32    4   19   53
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            3   2  2.71  26   3   2   0   0   80   72   25   24    5   27   55
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   4  2.58  19   8   2   0   2   77   59   25   22    5   31   34
Jim Strickland         1   0  2.66  13   0   0   3   0   20   17   10    6    4    9   18
Wayne Granger          3   2  2.67  38   0   0  13   0   54   47   27   16    4   16   30
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.83  39   0   0   9   0   54   39   19   17    4   26   41
Bert Blyleven          9  13  2.84  25  24   5   0   2  178  153   61   56   15   38  129
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  9.00  10   0   0   1   0   14   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           10   9  2.85  21  21   2   0   0  142  132   48   45    7   59   68
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        13   4  2.10  23  23  12   0   4  189  125   48   44   17   43  127
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  2.03  37   8   0   1   0   80   72   26   18    0   26   54
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  4.44  24   3   0   3   0   47   56   30   23    4   16   21
Jim Panther            5   7  4.44  38   3   0   0   0   71   78   43   35    5   36   35
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         12
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          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)          12
  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)       188.2
  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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  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)           59
  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
  C. Hunter (OAK)         127
  W. Wood (CHI)           120
  P. Dobson (BAL)         114
  J. Palmer (BAL)         110


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