Saturday August 5, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 5, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       53  47  2.52  100  45  11   894   728  282  250   52  246  514
Oakland         61  40  2.61  101  32  28   917   779  300  266   69  245  543
Minnesota       51  46  2.78   97  21  28   876   740  339  271   68  279  522
New York        50  48  2.90   98  24  26   862   796  314  278   54  265  385
Detroit         56  44  2.95  100  30  20   885   776  324  290   62  310  619
Cleveland       46  54  2.97  100  32  14   900   781  331  297   68  336  564
Kansas City     47  52  3.23   99  24  19   888   851  355  319   57  257  497
Chicago         56  44  3.31  100  22  25   888   809  366  326   72  279  617
Texas           41  60  3.39  101   6  27   915   827  399  345   55  392  567
California      45  56  3.49  101  25  14   893   755  388  346   70  430  617
Milwaukee       41  59  3.50  100  24  21   893   823  389  347   70  312  480
Boston          51  48  3.67   99  27  14   884   863  428  361   63  332  591

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   18   9  1.71  28  27  20   1   4  243  171   49   46    9   54  159
Jim Palmer (BAL)      14   4  1.87  23  23  11   0   1  173  135   44   36   13   42  115
Steve Kline (NY)      11   4  1.88  19  19   7   0   4  144  112   39   30    6   27   30
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  14   4  2.00  24  24  13   0   5  198  130   48   44   17   44  132
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Mickey Lolich (DET)   18   7  2.30  27  27  18   0   3  223  186   60   57   17   56  171
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     17  11  2.43  32  32  11   0   5  244  212   73   66   20   40  124
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   9   4  2.45  18  17   1   0   0  114   97   36   31    7   48   44
Joe Coleman (DET)     12   9  2.45  26  25   5   0   2  183  133   57   50   14   77  146
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    14   9  2.48  25  24  14   0   4  185  162   58   51   18   32   96

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            14   4  1.87  23  23  11   0   1  173  135   44   36   13   42  115
Roric Harrison         0   4  2.26  25   1   0   4   0   60   38   15   15    2   21   44
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.37  11   0   0   0   0   19   16    5    5    1    5   10
Pat Dobson            12  11  2.56  25  25  12   0   3  187  156   60   53    8   45  119
Mike Cuellar          10   9  2.58  22  22  12   0   3  153  124   51   44   11   44   73
Doyle Alexander        5   6  2.60  23   5   1   1   1   69   52   25   20    3   19   32
Dave McNally          10  10  2.81  24  24   9   0   5  170  153   56   53   11   44   83
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.92  22   0   0   2   0   25   17    9    8    1   12   15
Grant Jackson          1   1  3.18  18   0   0   4   0   23   21    9    8    0    5   19
Dave Leonhard          0   0  4.50  11   0   0   0   0   16   16    8    8    2    9    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lynn McGlothen         5   3  2.54   9   9   3   0   1   71   61   27   20    2   17   53
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.61  17   0   0   4   0   21   18    8    6    2   13   14
Don Newhauser          3   1  2.70  16   0   0   3   0   20   13    6    6    1   15   17
Sonny Siebert          9   7  2.91  21  21   6   0   3  148  145   69   48   10   42   97
Luis Tiant             5   4  3.11  30   7   2   3   0   75   68   29   26    4   32   54
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Marty Pattin           9  10  3.64  24  22   7   0   3  148  137   68   60   13   42   93
Bill Lee               6   3  3.93  33   0   0   3   0   53   46   24   23    4   21   30
Gary Peters            2   2  4.04  21   4   0   0   0   65   72   36   29    6   29   53
John Curtis            6   5  4.12  15  13   5   0   1   92  103   45   42    3   26   67
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  5.34  21   7   0   1   0   59   68   40   35    8   26   35
Stan Williams          0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    1    3

 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  1.45  21   2   0   1   0   37   21    6    6    2   18   23
Nolan Ryan            12   9  2.81  25  25  11   0   6  166  100   55   52   12   99  189
Rudy May               4   8  3.15  23  18   3   1   1  120  100   53   42    7   50   87
Clyde Wright          11   6  3.40  22  22   6   0   1  151  143   64   57   12   50   60
Lloyd Allen            3   7  3.41  31   6   0   5   0   71   65   32   27    6   42   40
Andy Messersmith       2   5  3.58  11   8   3   1   2   65   51   28   26    2   35   55
Eddie Fisher           4   5  3.91  41   1   0   4   0   78   72   35   34    6   30   30
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  4.63  22  15   2   1   0  101   90   56   52   10   51   56
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
Dave Sells             0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    1    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          3   3  2.19  38   0   0  16   0   58   38   17   14    0   26   67
Cy Acosta              3   0  2.41  15   0   0   3   0   19   14    5    5    2   10   15
Wilbur Wood           17  11  2.43  32  32  11   0   5  244  212   73   66   20   40  124
Vicente Romo           3   0  2.93  25   0   0   1   0   46   42   15   15    4   17   39
Dave Lemonds           1   4  3.08  19  12   0   0   0   64   59   30   22    5   31   44
Tom Bradley           11   9  3.48  27  27   7   0   2  168  152   70   65   15   47  141
Stan Bahnsen          14  11  3.95  29  29   4   0   1  173  178   81   76   18   48  110
Phil Regan             0   1  4.05  10   0   0   0   0   13   18    7    6    1    6    4
Rich Gossage           2   0  4.10  20   0   0   1   0   42   35   24   19    1   26   29
Steve Kealey           2   2  4.10  34   0   0   3   0   42   39   19   19    3   10   33
Jim Geddes             0   0  8.44   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    5    5    1    5    2
Bart Johnson           0   3  9.22   9   0   0   1   0   14   18   20   14    2   13    9

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry         18   9  1.71  28  27  20   1   4  243  171   49   46    9   54  159
Denny Riddleberger     1   2  2.42  28   0   0   0   0   45   39   19   12    2   20   28
Tom Hilgendorf         2   0  2.70   5   2   1   0   0   20   19    7    6    1    7   11
Phil Hennigan          2   1  2.85  23   1   0   2   0   41   32   13   13    5   11   25
Dick Tidrow            9   9  2.96  26  21   5   0   3  137  111   50   45   11   41   81
Mike Kilkenny          4   1  3.30  15   6   1   0   0   46   41   18   17    3   32   37
Ray Lamb               2   4  3.32  19   6   0   0   0   65   70   28   24    1   21   39
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.38  22  21   4   0   2  120  114   50   45   14   56   75
Steve Dunning          0   1  3.54   3   3   0   0   0   20   17    8    8    4    5   14
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
Ed Farmer              1   3  4.54  28   1   0   4   0   38   35   20   19    5   19   20
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
Woodie Fryman          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    1    6
Don Leshnock           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
Chris Zachary          1   0  1.27  15   0   0   0   0   21   19    3    3    1    8   12
Mickey Lolich         18   7  2.30  27  27  18   0   3  223  186   60   57   17   56  171
Bill Slayback          4   5  2.34  11  10   3   0   1   62   49   21   16    2   20   49
Joe Coleman           12   9  2.45  26  25   5   0   2  183  133   57   50   14   77  146
Tom Timmerman          7   8  2.77  25  22   3   0   2  127  107   48   39   11   34   73
Fred Scherman          4   1  2.80  41   1   0  11   0   71   69   27   22    3   38   43
John Hiller            0   0  3.09   9   0   0   1   0   12   12    4    4    1    1    9
Chuck Seelbach         7   6  3.28  38   2   0   7   0   71   61   27   26    4   25   48
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Joe Niekro             3   2  3.83  15   6   1   1   0   40   55   17   17    3    7   19
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
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Fred Holdsworth        0   1 12.86   2   2   0   0   0    7   13   10   10    0    2    5
Bill Gilbreth          0   0 16.20   2   0   0   0   0    5   10    9    9    1    4    2
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   3  1.45  27   0   0   0   0   37   28   10    6    1   14   20
Roger Nelson           4   4  1.94  23   8   4   2   3   83   57   19   18    6   15   66
Norm Angelini          1   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    3    3
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  2.80  43   0   0   9   0   45   50   19   14    0   25   14
Dick Drago             7  13  2.93  24  24   7   0   2  175  174   63   57   15   34  100
Paul Splittorff        9   7  3.33  24  23   7   0   2  146  136   59   54    7   45   87
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
Ken Wright             1   1  3.52  14   0   0   4   0   15   11    6    6    0   12   16
Mike Hedlund           3   5  3.68  21  11   1   0   0   88   81   41   36    8   32   37
Bruce Dal Canton       5   4  3.69  22  12   1   2   0   85   89   39   35    4   20   55
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

 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   5  2.62  24   8   1   0   0   69   68   23   20    5   22   28
Jim Colborn            4   2  2.64  27   4   3   0   0   89   80   28   26    5   28   58
Jim Lonborg           10   5  2.66  22  19   6   1   1  142  127   46   42   13   43   90
Gary Ryerson           2   3  2.73   8   7   3   0   0   59   62   21   18    5   10   28
Frank Linzy            2   2  3.04  31   0   0   5   0   53   46   21   18    2   20   19
Jerry Bell             0   1  3.13  11   0   0   0   0   23   15    8    8    0   14    7
Ken Sanders            1   7  3.25  40   0   0  14   0   61   55   22   22    4   18   30
Bill Parsons           9   9  3.98  23  20   6   0   2  145  137   72   64   16   49   70
Skip Lockwood          5   9  4.06  18  16   4   0   3   89   70   44   40    5   48   66
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  7.23   5   2   0   0   0   19   26   18   15    2    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
Ray Corbin             6   5  2.38  20   9   2   0   2   83   64   28   22    5   35   40
Jim Strickland         1   0  2.57  14   0   0   3   0   21   18   10    6    4    9   18
Wayne Granger          3   2  2.65  40   0   0  15   0   58   48   28   17    5   17   30
Dick Woodson           9   9  2.70  23  23   5   0   2  153  121   57   46   11   66   91
Jim Perry             10   9  2.91  23  23   4   0   1  149  132   56   48   11   40   62
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.93  40   0   0   9   0   55   40   20   18    5   26   43
Bert Blyleven         10  14  3.11  27  26   5   0   2  188  164   70   65   17   43  142
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  1.20  34   0   0  23   0   67   40   10    9    2   16   43
Steve Kline           11   4  1.88  19  19   7   0   4  144  112   39   30    6   27   30
Mel Stottlemyre       11  12  2.93  24  24   6   0   5  181  168   63   59    8   55   85
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Fred Beene             0   3  3.03  18   1   0   3   0   39   38   18   13    3   19   25
Mike Kekich           10  10  3.11  22  22   2   0   0  145  137   53   50    7   60   68
Fritz Peterson        12  11  3.18  23  23   8   0   2  170  187   67   60   11   30   66
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.30  21   0   0   0   0   30   26   15   11    3   12   22
Rob Gardner            3   0  3.64   8   3   1   0   0   30   27   13   12    3   11   18
Jim Roland             0   1  4.58  12   0   0   0   0   20   17   10   10    3   14    8
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  5.23   2   2   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    2    5    3
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   2   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    0    0    1    3
Darold Knowles         2   1  1.24  32   0   0   8   0   36   29    6    5    0   17   23
Catfish Hunter        14   4  2.00  24  24  13   0   5  198  130   48   44   17   44  132
Rollie Fingers         5   3  2.31  34   0   0  14   0   58   43   18   15    4   11   55
Blue Moon Odom         9   4  2.45  18  17   1   0   0  114   97   36   31    7   48   44
Ken Holtzman          14   9  2.48  25  24  14   0   4  185  162   58   51   18   32   96
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.58  20   3   0   0   0   52   47   18   15    2   12   35
Dave Hamilton          6   4  2.96  12  12   1   0   0   76   74   26   25    4   23   38
Bob Locker             4   1  2.98  31   0   0   6   0   45   44   17   15    1   11   25
Vida Blue              4   6  3.00  14  13   3   0   2   90   73   33   30    8   29   69
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   5  1.49  45   0   0   8   0   73   61   13   12    4   20   36
Mike Paul              4   3  1.97  38   9   0   1   0   87   76   27   19    0   27   59
Horacio Pina           2   4  2.10  41   0   0  13   0   56   43   18   13    1   28   44
Rich Hand              9   7  2.49  20  18   2   0   1  116   85   35   32    6   64   76
Steve Lawson           0   0  2.70   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    1
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
Pete Broberg           5   9  3.95  22  22   3   0   2  139  117   65   61    9   69   99
Dick Bosman            4   8  4.02  19  19   0   0   0  112  120   62   50    6   32   61
Don Stanhouse          1   2  4.10  12   6   0   0   0   48   38   23   22    6   31   37
Casey Cox              2   3  4.31  26   3   0   3   0   48   57   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  4.96  25  14   1   0   0   91   90   51   50    8   40   61

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  F. Peterson (NY)         12

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  P. Dobson (BAL)          11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  M. Kekich (NY)           10
  D. McNally (BAL)         10

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           20
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  D. McNally (BAL)          9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             23
  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  W. Granger (MIN)         15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  K. Sanders (MIL)         14
  H. Pina (TEX)            13
  F. Scherman (DET)        11
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          9
  D. Knowles (OAK)          8

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  S. Kline (NY)             4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         244.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        242.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       222.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       197.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     188.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       186.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     185.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      183.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   181.0
  D. Drago (KC)         175.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           212
  F. Peterson (NY)        187
  M. Lolich (DET)         186
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        178
  D. Drago (KC)           174
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     168
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       164
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       162
  P. Dobson (BAL)         156

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         81
  W. Wood (CHI)            73
  B. Parsons (MIL)         72
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        70
  T. Bradley (CHI)         70
  S. Siebert (BOS)         69
  M. Pattin (BOS)          68
  F. Peterson (NY)         67
  P. Broberg (TEX)         65
  C. Wright (CAL)          64

Home Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  B. Parsons (MIL)         16
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            99
  J. Coleman (DET)         77
  P. Broberg (TEX)         69
  D. Woodson (MIN)         66
  R. Hand (TEX)            64
  M. Kekich (NY)           60
  M. Lolich (DET)          56
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          56
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      55
  G. Perry (CLE)           54

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           189
  M. Lolich (DET)         171
  G. Perry (CLE)          159
  J. Coleman (DET)        146
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       142
  T. Bradley (CHI)        141
  C. Hunter (OAK)         132
  W. Wood (CHI)           124
  P. Dobson (BAL)         119
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115

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