Sunday July 30, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 30, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       52  40  2.45   92  43  11   827   668  255  225   48  225  480
Oakland         58  38  2.68   96  29  28   874   753  291  260   69  237  525
Detroit         54  40  2.76   94  29  20   833   709  290  256   57  285  586
Minnesota       47  44  2.82   91  18  27   823   707  322  258   63  264  479
New York        45  45  2.84   90  23  22   793   724  284  250   51  246  358
Cleveland       40  52  3.04   92  28  13   825   728  312  279   60  316  518
Chicago         52  43  3.23   95  19  24   843   760  341  302   70  264  585
Kansas City     45  49  3.24   94  22  19   844   807  339  304   55  244  470
Texas           39  56  3.38   95   6  25   863   783  376  324   52  374  535
California      44  52  3.45   96  24  14   850   721  366  326   70  395  579
Milwaukee       37  56  3.60   93  19  20   834   772  372  333   67  299  456
Boston          47  45  3.66   92  24  13   822   794  399  334   58  311  559

 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  2.19  25  24   5   0   2  181  127   51   44   14   75  145
Mickey Lolich (DET)   17   6  2.35  25  25  17   0   3  207  173   57   54   15   49  161
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   9   3  2.37  17  16   1   0   0  110   93   32   29    7   45   43
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
Mike Cuellar          10   8  2.48  21  21  11   0   3  145  116   47   40   11   41   68
Dave McNally          10   8  2.53  22  22   9   0   5  160  140   48   45    9   41   81
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
Don Newhauser          3   1  2.41  15   0   0   3   0   19   11    5    5    0   14   16
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.41  16   0   0   4   0   19   15    7    5    2   12   13
Lynn McGlothen         4   3  2.76   8   8   2   0   1   62   53   25   19    2   13   49
Sonny Siebert          9   6  2.80  20  20   6   0   3  142  135   64   44   10   42   96
Luis Tiant             4   4  3.18  28   6   1   2   0   65   59   26   23    4   32   47
Bill Lee               6   3  3.59  32   0   0   3   0   53   45   22   21    4   19   30
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
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  4.07  14  12   5   0   1   84   93   41   38    3   23   62
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  4.99  20   7   0   1   0   58   64   37   32    7   25   34
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  1.49  20   2   0   1   0   36   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            3   7  3.28  30   6   0   5   0   71   65   31   26    6   39   40
Rudy May               4   8  3.30  22  17   3   1   1  112   95   52   41    7   46   82
Andy Messersmith       2   4  3.45  10   7   2   1   2   57   45   24   22    2   29   47
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  11  2.45  31  31  10   0   5  235  204   71   64   18   40  121
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.50  23   0   0   1   0   40   34   11   11    4   14   34
Cy Acosta              3   0  2.55  14   0   0   3   0   18   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  2.47  27   0   0   0   0   44   39   19   12    2   20   27
Tom Hilgendorf         1   0  2.77   4   1   1   0   0   13   13    4    4    0    5    8
Phil Hennigan          2   1  3.00  22   1   0   1   0   39   31   13   13    5   10   24
Steve Dunning          0   0  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    5    5    2    4    7
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.25  21  20   4   0   2  116  108   47   42   13   54   72
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
Ed Farmer              1   3  3.79  27   1   0   4   0   36   32   16   15    4   18   20
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  3.89  13   6   1   0   0   39   39   18   17    3   29   32
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

 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  1.31  14   0   0   0   0   21   19    3    3    1    8   12
Bill Slayback          4   4  1.78   9   8   3   0   1   61   44   17   12    2   17   48
Joe Coleman           12   8  2.19  25  24   5   0   2  181  127   51   44   14   75  145
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   6  3.22  36   2   0   7   0   67   53   25   24    2   24   46
John Hiller            0   0  3.52   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    3    3    1    1    4
Joe Niekro             3   2  3.60  14   6   1   1   0   40   52   16   16    3    7   19
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   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  1.27  26   0   0   0   0   35   24    9    5    1   13   18
Roger Nelson           3   4  2.18  22   7   3   2   2   74   54   19   18    6   14   57
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  2.40  42   0   0   9   0   45   48   17   12    0   25   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   4  3.38  23   2   0   2   0   80   73   33   30    9   21   36
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  4.07  19  10   0   0   0   77   76   40   35    8   28   33
Jim Rooker             5   6  4.38  18  10   4   0   2   72   78   37   35    3   24   44
Ken Wright             1   1  4.38  12   0   0   4   0   12   10    6    6    0    9   12
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  2.13  23   7   1   0   0   68   63   19   16    5   21   27
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   2  3.10  30   0   0   5   0   52   45   21   18    2   20   19
Gary Ryerson           2   2  3.18   7   6   2   0   0   51   54   20   18    5    9   24
Jerry Bell             0   1  3.32  10   0   0   0   0   19   13    7    7    0   13    6
Ken Sanders            1   7  3.36  38   0   0  13   0   59   54   22   22    4   18   28
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   1  5.94   4   2   0   0   0   17   22   14   11    1    8   13

 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
Wayne Granger          3   2  2.62  39   0   0  14   0   55   47   27   16    4   17   30
Jim Strickland         1   0  2.66  13   0   0   3   0   20   17   10    6    4    9   18
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
Jim Perry              9   9  3.03  22  22   3   0   1  140  129   55   47   11   39   55
Dick Woodson           7   9  3.06  21  21   3   0   0  135  113   57   46   11   61   79
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
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
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.58  19   0   0   0   0   28   23   15   11    3   12   21
Ron Klimkowski         0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    2    2
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  2.31  34   0   0  14   0   58   43   18   15    4   11   55
Blue Moon Odom         9   3  2.37  17  16   1   0   0  110   93   32   29    7   45   43
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
Bob Locker             4   1  2.91  30   0   0   6   0   43   42   16   14    1   11   25
Dave Hamilton          6   4  2.96  12  12   1   0   0   76   74   26   25    4   23   38
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          4   4  1.41  43   0   0   8   0   70   58   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  2.19  39   0   0  12   0   53   41   18   13    1   28   42
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
Dick Bosman            4   7  3.76  18  18   0   0   0  108  115   56   45    6   29   61
Jan Dukes              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    1    0    5    0
Pete Broberg           5   8  3.98  21  21   3   0   2  131  111   62   58    8   68   96
Don Stanhouse          1   2  4.25  11   5   0   0   0   42   34   21   20    5   26   29
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
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)            11
  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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  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)         14
  K. Sanders (MIL)         13
  H. Pina (TEX)            12
  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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         235.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        222.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       206.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       188.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      181.0
  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)           204
  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)            71
  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)            18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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)         75
  P. Broberg (TEX)         68
  D. Woodson (MIN)         61
  R. Hand (TEX)            59
  M. Kekich (NY)           59
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          54
  R. Culp (BOS)            53
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      52
  R. Clark (CAL)           50

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           170
  M. Lolich (DET)         161
  J. Coleman (DET)        145
  G. Perry (CLE)          145
  T. Bradley (CHI)        138
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       129
  C. Hunter (OAK)         127
  W. Wood (CHI)           121
  P. Dobson (BAL)         114
  J. Palmer (BAL)         110

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