Monday July 31, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 31, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       52  42  2.46   94  43  11   845   685  262  231   48  229  489
Oakland         59  38  2.65   97  30  28   883   755  291  260   69  237  530
Detroit         55  40  2.76   95  30  20   842   716  292  258   58  290  592
New York        47  45  2.80   92  23  24   811   734  287  252   52  249  367
Minnesota       47  45  2.87   92  18  27   832   716  330  265   66  267  485
Cleveland       42  52  3.00   94  29  13   844   743  314  281   60  321  526
Chicago         53  43  3.19   96  20  24   852   766  342  302   70  264  591
Kansas City     46  49  3.21   95  23  19   853   810  339  304   55  245  479
Texas           39  57  3.36   96   6  25   871   785  378  325   52  377  543
California      44  53  3.42   97  24  14   859   724  367  326   70  402  590
Milwaukee       37  58  3.55   95  21  20   851   788  376  336   69  305  466
Boston          47  46  3.67   93  24  13   830   806  404  339   60  314  563

 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
Rich Hand (TEX)        8   7  2.33  19  17   2   0   1  108   76   31   28    5   62   72
Mickey Lolich (DET)   18   6  2.34  26  26  18   0   3  216  180   59   56   16   54  167
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   9   3  2.37  17  16   1   0   0  110   93   32   29    7   45   43
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     16  11  2.45  31  31  10   0   5  235  204   71   64   18   40  121

 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
Mike Cuellar          10   8  2.48  21  21  11   0   3  145  116   47   40   11   41   68
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.50  10   0   0   0   0   18   15    5    5    1    5    8
Dave McNally          10   8  2.53  22  22   9   0   5  160  140   48   45    9   41   81
Pat Dobson            12  10  2.55  24  24  12   0   3  180  152   58   51    8   42  116
Doyle Alexander        5   6  2.63  22   5   1   1   1   68   51   25   20    3   18   31
Eddie Watt             1   1  3.48  20   0   0   2   0   21   15    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  4.70  10   0   0   0   0   15   15    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  2.61  17   0   0   4   0   21   18    8    6    2   13   14
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  10  3.88  23  21   6   0   2  139  135   68   60   13   37   88
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   9  2.81  24  24  11   0   6  160   95   52   50   12   94  181
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  3.89  39   1   0   4   0   74   67   33   32    6   26   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          13  11  4.06  28  28   3   0   1  164  172   79   74   18   46  103
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
Dick Tidrow            8   9  3.16  25  20   4   0   2  128  107   50   45   11   40   75
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.25  21  20   4   0   2  116  108   47   42   13   54   72
Ray Lamb               2   4  3.32  19   6   0   0   0   65   70   28   24    1   21   39
Mike Kilkenny          3   1  3.76  14   6   1   0   0   41   39   18   17    3   29   34
Ed Farmer              1   3  3.79  27   1   0   4   0   36   32   16   15    4   18   20
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         18   6  2.34  26  26  18   0   3  216  180   59   56   16   54  167
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           4   4  1.94  23   8   4   2   3   83   57   19   18    6   15   66
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
Gary Ryerson           2   3  2.73   8   7   3   0   0   59   62   21   18    5   10   28
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
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   9  4.25  22  19   5   0   1  136  132   72   64   16   47   65
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  1.69   3   1   0   0   0   11    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
Jim Strickland         1   0  2.57  14   0   0   3   0   21   18   10    6    4    9   18
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
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.83  39   0   0   9   0   54   39   19   17    4   26   41
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
Bert Blyleven          9  14  3.07  26  25   5   0   2  182  158   67   62   17   41  132
Bob Gebhard            0   0  7.94  11   0   0   1   0   17   28   23   15    2   11   12

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   3  1.22  33   0   0  22   0   66   39   10    9    2   16   42
Steve Kline           10   4  1.93  18  18   6   0   4  135  109   38   29    5   24   28
Rob Gardner            3   0  2.57   7   3   1   0   0   28   22    9    8    3    9   18
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        11  11  3.11  22  22   8   0   2  162  175   63   56   11   30   63
Fred Beene             0   3  3.21  16   1   0   2   0   34   33   16   12    3   16   23
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
Vida Blue              4   5  2.83  13  12   3   0   2   86   68   29   27    8   26   67
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
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  1.40  44   0   0   8   0   71   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   7  2.33  19  17   2   0   1  108   76   31   28    5   62   72
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  4.40  25   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)          18
  G. Perry (CLE)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  P. Dobson (BAL)          10
  M. Pattin (BOS)          10
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  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)             22
  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)       215.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       188.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     182.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      181.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       179.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     176.1
  D. Drago (KC)         169.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      167.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           204
  M. Lolich (DET)         180
  F. Peterson (NY)        175
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        172
  D. Drago (KC)           164
  G. Perry (CLE)          161
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       159
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       158
  P. Dobson (BAL)         152
  T. Bradley (CHI)        148

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         79
  B. Parsons (MIL)         72
  W. Wood (CHI)            71
  M. Pattin (BOS)          68
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        67
  T. Bradley (CHI)         67
  S. Siebert (BOS)         64
  F. Peterson (NY)         63
  P. Broberg (TEX)         62
  R. Culp (BOS)            60

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            94
  J. Coleman (DET)         75
  P. Broberg (TEX)         68
  R. Hand (TEX)            62
  D. Woodson (MIN)         61
  M. Kekich (NY)           59
  M. Lolich (DET)          54
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          54
  R. Culp (BOS)            53
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      52

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           181
  M. Lolich (DET)         167
  J. Coleman (DET)        145
  G. Perry (CLE)          145
  T. Bradley (CHI)        138
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       132
  C. Hunter (OAK)         127
  W. Wood (CHI)           121
  P. Dobson (BAL)         116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         110


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