Tuesday August 8, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 8, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       56  47  2.50  103  46  13   921   747  288  256   53  262  530
Oakland         62  43  2.65  105  32  29   954   816  316  281   71  265  564
Minnesota       54  47  2.76  101  23  28   917   773  351  281   70  288  538
New York        53  48  2.87  101  24  27   890   819  320  284   55  269  396
Detroit         57  46  2.96  103  30  21   910   802  335  299   66  316  633
Cleveland       48  56  2.98  104  32  15   935   818  344  310   73  350  580
Kansas City     49  54  3.22  103  25  19   924   882  367  331   60  264  511
Chicago         59  44  3.24  103  24  26   915   831  371  329   72  283  635
California      47  57  3.44  104  26  15   920   776  397  352   73  445  626
Texas           41  64  3.50  105   6  27   949   867  427  369   59  408  590
Milwaukee       41  63  3.52  104  24  21   930   867  407  364   74  327  503
Boston          52  50  3.74  102  28  14   911   891  446  379   65  343  610

 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
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  14   5  2.12  25  25  13   0   5  204  137   52   48   17   46  133
Mickey Lolich (DET)   18   8  2.31  28  28  18   0   3  230  195   64   59   18   57  173
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     18  11  2.38  33  33  12   0   5  253  217   74   67   20   40  129
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
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   9   4  2.48  19  18   1   0   0  116  101   38   32    7   52   45

 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  26   1   0   4   0   60   38   15   15    2   22   44
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.37  11   0   0   0   0   19   16    5    5    1    5   10
Doyle Alexander        5   6  2.51  24   5   1   1   1   72   53   25   20    3   20   34
Pat Dobson            13  11  2.53  26  26  12   0   3  195  163   62   55    8   49  123
Mike Cuellar          11   9  2.60  23  23  12   0   3  159  129   53   46   11   48   77
Dave McNally          10  10  2.81  24  24   9   0   5  170  153   56   53   11   44   83
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.88  23   0   0   3   0   25   17    9    8    1   12   15
Grant Jackson          1   1  3.04  19   0   0   5   0   24   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
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.53  18   0   0   4   0   21   18    8    6    2   13   14
Lynn McGlothen         5   4  2.65  10  10   3   0   1   78   66   30   23    2   22   62
Don Newhauser          3   1  2.78  18   0   0   3   0   23   17    7    7    1   17   18
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
Marty Pattin          10  10  3.49  25  23   8   0   3  157  142   69   61   13   43   96
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Gary Peters            2   2  4.02  22   4   0   0   0   65   72   36   29    6   29   54
Bill Lee               6   3  4.25  34   0   0   3   0   53   47   26   25    4   22   30
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  1.64  23   3   0   1   0   44   27   11    8    3   24   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
Andy Messersmith       2   6  3.31  13   9   3   2   2   73   55   29   27    3   38   62
Clyde Wright          12   6  3.33  23  23   7   0   1  160  150   66   59   13   55   62
Lloyd Allen            3   7  3.39  32   6   0   5   0   72   66   32   27    6   43   40
Eddie Fisher           4   5  3.86  42   1   0   4   0   79   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  2.26  39   0   0  17   0   60   40   20   15    0   28   68
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          15  11  3.80  30  30   4   0   1  180  186   81   76   18   49  113
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  2.39   6   3   1   0   0   26   26    8    7    1   11   14
Phil Hennigan          3   1  2.80  25   1   0   2   0   45   36   14   14    6   12   26
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
Dick Tidrow            9  10  3.06  27  22   5   0   3  144  118   54   49   11   42   86
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  3.76  29   0   0   8   0   41   47   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
Lerrin LaGrow          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
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   8  2.31  28  28  18   0   3  230  195   64   59   18   57  173
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          3   3  1.41  28   0   0   0   0   38   28   10    6    1   14   20
Norm Angelini          1   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    3    5
Roger Nelson           4   4  2.08  24   9   4   2   3   91   64   22   21    7   18   67
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  2.80  43   0   0   9   0   45   50   19   14    0   25   14
Dick Drago             8  13  2.88  25  25   8   0   2  184  181   65   59   16   35  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  23  13   1   2   0   93   95   42   38    4   21   57
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 Lonborg           10   6  2.72  23  20   6   1   1  149  133   49   45   14   49   97
Jim Colborn            4   3  2.79  28   5   3   0   0   97   87   32   30    6   31   65
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  3.05  32   0   0   5   0   56   49   23   19    2   20   19
Ken Sanders            1   8  3.44  43   0   0  14   0   65   62   25   25    5   21   33
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         2   0  2.45  15   0   0   3   0   22   19   10    6    4    9   19
Dick Woodson           9   9  2.70  23  23   5   0   2  153  121   57   46   11   66   91
Jim Perry             11   9  2.74  24  24   5   0   2  158  134   56   48   11   41   64
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  3.19  28  27   5   0   2  197  175   75   70   18   47  148
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            4   3  1.10  37   0   0  24   0   73   43   10    9    2   17   50
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  3.17  24  24   8   0   2  176  196   69   62   11   31   67
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   3   0   0   0   0   11    6    1    0    0    5    4
Darold Knowles         3   1  1.26  35   0   0   8   0   43   36    7    6    0   22   27
Catfish Hunter        14   5  2.12  25  25  13   0   5  204  137   52   48   17   46  133
Rollie Fingers         5   4  2.44  37   0   0  14   0   63   49   20   17    5   12   62
Ken Holtzman          14   9  2.47  26  25  14   0   4  193  165   60   53   19   34   99
Blue Moon Odom         9   4  2.48  19  18   1   0   0  116  101   38   32    7   52   45
Bob Locker             4   1  2.79  34   0   0   7   0   48   45   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  1.59   4   0   0   1   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    5
Paul Lindblad          4   6  1.89  47   0   0   8   0   76   69   17   16    4   20   39
Mike Paul              4   4  2.21  39  10   0   1   0   94   81   31   23    0   32   64
Horacio Pina           2   4  2.21  42   0   0  13   0   57   46   19   14    1   29   46
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
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
Dick Bosman            4   8  4.17  20  20   0   0   0  114  125   66   53    7   33   63
Pete Broberg           5  10  4.20  24  23   3   0   2  144  122   71   67    9   73  102
Jim Panther            5   7  4.50  39   3   0   0   0   72   79   44   36    6   36   36
Bill Gogolewski        3   7  4.97  27  14   1   0   0   96   97   55   53    8   42   64

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  W. Wood (CHI)            18
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  P. Dobson (BAL)          13
  T. Bradley (CHI)         12
  J. Coleman (DET)         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)         17
  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)       230.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       203.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     197.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       195.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     193.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      189.1
  D. Drago (KC)         184.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       182.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           217
  F. Peterson (NY)        196
  M. Lolich (DET)         195
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        186
  D. Drago (KC)           181
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       175
  G. Perry (CLE)          171
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     168
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       165
  P. Dobson (BAL)         163

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         81
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        75
  W. Wood (CHI)            74
  B. Parsons (MIL)         72
  T. Bradley (CHI)         71
  P. Broberg (TEX)         71
  M. Pattin (BOS)          69
  F. Peterson (NY)         69
  S. Siebert (BOS)         69
  D. Bosman (TEX)          66

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            99
  J. Coleman (DET)         79
  P. Broberg (TEX)         73
  D. Woodson (MIN)         66
  R. Hand (TEX)            64
  M. Kekich (NY)           62
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          59
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      55
  C. Wright (CAL)          55

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           189
  M. Lolich (DET)         173
  G. Perry (CLE)          159
  T. Bradley (CHI)        150
  J. Coleman (DET)        150
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       148
  C. Hunter (OAK)         133
  W. Wood (CHI)           129
  P. Dobson (BAL)         123
  J. Palmer (BAL)         121

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