Sunday August 6, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 6, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       54  47  2.51  101  46  11   903   734  284  252   53  252  520
Oakland         62  41  2.63  103  32  29   938   799  308  274   71  251  559
Minnesota       52  47  2.77   99  22  28   898   759  346  276   69  283  529
New York        52  48  2.88  100  24  27   881   809  318  282   55  267  392
Detroit         57  45  2.96  102  30  21   902   793  331  297   65  315  631
Cleveland       47  55  2.98  102  32  15   918   800  338  304   72  345  571
Kansas City     47  54  3.24  101  24  19   906   869  362  326   59  262  508
Chicago         58  44  3.26  102  24  25   906   821  368  328   72  280  631
California      47  56  3.47  103  26  15   911   771  393  351   72  441  619
Texas           41  62  3.47  103   6  27   931   849  416  359   57  399  576
Milwaukee       41  61  3.51  102  24  21   912   850  398  356   72  316  487
Boston          51  49  3.75  100  27  14   893   878  439  372   65  334  597

 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
Steve Kline (NY)      12   4  1.78  20  20   7   0   4  152  116   39   30    6   27   31
Jim Palmer (BAL)      15   4  1.88  24  24  12   0   1  182  141   46   38   14   48  121
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)     18  11  2.38  33  33  12   0   5  253  217   74   67   20   40  129
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   9   4  2.45  18  17   1   0   0  114   97   36   31    7   48   44
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    14   9  2.47  26  25  14   0   4  193  165   60   53   19   34   99
Joe Coleman (DET)     12  10  2.47  27  26   5   0   2  189  140   59   52   16   79  150

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            15   4  1.88  24  24  12   0   1  182  141   46   38   14   48  121
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
Don Newhauser          3   1  2.53  17   0   0   3   0   21   15    6    6    1   15   18
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.53  18   0   0   4   0   21   18    8    6    2   13   14
Lynn McGlothen         5   3  2.54   9   9   3   0   1   71   61   27   20    2   17   53
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   6  4.32  16  14   5   0   1   98  112   50   47    4   27   72
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  6.18  22   7   0   1   0   60   72   46   41    9   27   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  1.66  22   3   0   1   0   43   26    8    8    3   23   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          12   6  3.33  23  23   7   0   1  160  150   66   59   13   55   62
Lloyd Allen            3   7  3.41  31   6   0   5   0   71   65   32   27    6   42   40
Andy Messersmith       2   5  3.53  12   8   3   2   2   66   52   28   26    2   36   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             1   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    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
Wilbur Wood           18  11  2.38  33  33  12   0   5  253  217   74   67   20   40  129
Cy Acosta              3   0  2.41  15   0   0   3   0   19   14    5    5    2   10   15
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           12   9  3.35  28  28   8   0   2  177  159   71   66   15   48  150
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
Tom Hilgendorf         2   0  2.70   5   2   1   0   0   20   19    7    6    1    7   11
Phil Hennigan          2   1  2.76  24   1   0   2   0   42   33   13   13    5   12   25
Dick Tidrow            9   9  2.96  26  21   5   0   3  137  111   50   45   11   41   81
Denny Riddleberger     1   3  2.98  29   0   0   0   0   45   42   22   15    4   20   30
Steve Dunning          1   1  3.04   4   4   0   0   0   27   22    9    9    5    9   14
Ray Lamb               2   4  3.29  20   6   0   0   0   66   70   28   24    1   21   40
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.33  23  21   4   0   2  122  116   50   45   14   59   77
Mike Kilkenny          4   1  3.55  16   7   1   0   0   51   47   21   20    4   32   37
Steve Mingori          0   4  3.83  28   0   0   8   0   40   46   18   17    4   26   34
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
John Hiller            0   0  2.35  11   0   0   2   0   15   13    4    4    1    3   12
Joe Coleman           12  10  2.47  27  26   5   0   2  189  140   59   52   16   79  150
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
Chuck Seelbach         8   6  3.62  40   2   0   7   0   75   66   31   30    5   26   50
Joe Niekro             3   2  3.68  16   7   1   1   0   44   59   18   18    3    7   22
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
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  2.08  24   9   4   2   3   91   64   22   21    7   18   67
Norm Angelini          1   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    3    4
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   8  3.29  25  24   7   0   2  153  143   61   56    7   45   94
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Al Fitzmorris          2   4  3.40  24   2   0   2   0   82   75   34   31   10   22   37
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
Ken Wright             1   2  3.86  15   0   0   4   0   16   13    7    7    0   13   17
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
Jerry Bell             0   1  2.88  12   0   0   0   0   25   16    8    8    0   15    8
Gary Ryerson           2   4  2.89   9   8   3   0   0   65   72   24   21    6   10   29
Frank Linzy            2   2  3.04  31   0   0   5   0   53   46   21   18    2   20   19
Ken Sanders            1   8  3.50  42   0   0  14   0   64   61   25   25    5   19   31
Bill Parsons           9   9  3.98  23  20   6   0   2  145  137   72   64   16   49   70
Skip Lockwood          5   9  4.02  19  17   4   0   3   96   80   47   43    5   50   70
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             2   0  1.37   4   2   1   0   0   20   14    3    3    1    3    4
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  2.22  21  10   2   0   2   93   72   31   23    6   37   44
Jim Strickland         1   0  2.57  14   0   0   3   0   21   18   10    6    4    9   18
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
Wayne Granger          3   3  2.97  41   0   0  15   0   61   53   31   20    5   18   30
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            3   3  1.15  36   0   0  24   0   70   42   10    9    2   16   47
Steve Kline           12   4  1.78  20  20   7   0   4  152  116   39   30    6   27   31
Fred Beene             0   3  2.88  19   1   0   3   0   41   40   18   13    3   19   26
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
Fritz Peterson        12  11  3.18  23  23   8   0   2  170  187   67   60   11   30   66
Mike Kekich           10  10  3.25  23  23   2   0   0  150  142   57   54    8   62   69
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
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  4.76   3   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    6    2    5    3
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
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         3   1  1.13  33   0   0   8   0   40   34    6    5    0   19   27
Catfish Hunter        14   4  2.00  24  24  13   0   5  198  130   48   44   17   44  132
Rollie Fingers         5   3  2.35  36   0   0  14   0   61   46   19   16    5   11   60
Blue Moon Odom         9   4  2.45  18  17   1   0   0  114   97   36   31    7   48   44
Ken Holtzman          14   9  2.47  26  25  14   0   4  193  165   60   53   19   34   99
Bob Locker             4   1  2.81  33   0   0   7   0   48   44   17   15    1   11   26
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.82  21   3   0   0   0   54   49   20   17    2   14   36
Vida Blue              4   6  3.00  14  13   3   0   2   90   73   33   30    8   29   69
Dave Hamilton          6   5  3.23  13  13   1   0   0   78   81   29   28    4   23   40
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
Steve Lawson           0   0  1.69   3   0   0   1   0    5    5    1    1    0    1    5
Paul Lindblad          4   5  1.81  46   0   0   8   0   75   65   16   15    4   20   38
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
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   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   4  4.17  27   4   0   3   0   54   62   34   25    6   19   21
Pete Broberg           5  10  4.28  23  23   3   0   2  141  122   71   67    9   72  100
Jim Panther            5   7  4.44  38   3   0   0   0   71   78   43   35    5   36   35
Bill Gogolewski        3   7  5.04  26  14   1   0   0   95   97   55   53    8   41   63

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  T. Bradley (CHI)         12
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          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
  P. Broberg (TEX)         10
  J. Coleman (DET)         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)          12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  D. McNally (BAL)          9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             24
  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)         253.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        242.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       222.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       197.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     193.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      189.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     188.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       186.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       182.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   181.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           217
  F. Peterson (NY)        187
  M. Lolich (DET)         186
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        178
  D. Drago (KC)           174
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     168
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       165
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       164
  T. Bradley (CHI)        159

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         81
  W. Wood (CHI)            74
  B. Parsons (MIL)         72
  T. Bradley (CHI)         71
  P. Broberg (TEX)         71
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        70
  S. Siebert (BOS)         69
  M. Pattin (BOS)          68
  F. Peterson (NY)         67
  C. Wright (CAL)          66

Home Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        19
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  B. Parsons (MIL)         16
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  D. Drago (KC)            15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            99
  J. Coleman (DET)         79
  P. Broberg (TEX)         72
  D. Woodson (MIN)         66
  R. Hand (TEX)            64
  M. Kekich (NY)           62
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          59
  M. Lolich (DET)          56
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      55
  C. Wright (CAL)          55

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           189
  M. Lolich (DET)         171
  G. Perry (CLE)          159
  T. Bradley (CHI)        150
  J. Coleman (DET)        150
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       142
  C. Hunter (OAK)         132
  W. Wood (CHI)           129
  J. Palmer (BAL)         121
  P. Dobson (BAL)         119


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