Wednesday August 9, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 9, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       57  47  2.48  104  47  13   930   751  288  256   53  265  536
Oakland         62  44  2.67  106  32  29   962   825  321  286   72  267  569
Minnesota       54  48  2.73  102  24  28   926   778  354  281   70  291  544
New York        54  49  2.87  103  24  28   908   832  327  290   55  276  400
Detroit         58  47  2.92  105  31  21   927   812  337  301   66  319  637
Cleveland       48  57  3.01  105  32  15   943   827  349  315   74  354  585
Chicago         60  44  3.21  104  25  26   924   837  371  329   72  285  641
Kansas City     50  54  3.21  104  25  20   933   886  369  333   60  268  513
California      47  58  3.42  105  26  15   929   780  398  353   73  450  637
Texas           42  64  3.49  106   7  27   958   872  429  371   59  412  594
Milwaukee       41  64  3.58  105  24  21   939   879  417  374   75  333  508
Boston          53  50  3.73  103  28  15   920   896  448  381   65  346  610

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline (NY)      12   4  1.78  20  20   7   0   4  152  116   39   30    6   27   31
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   18  10  1.82  29  28  20   1   4  247  179   53   50    9   55  161
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
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     19  11  2.30  34  34  13   0   6  262  223   74   67   20   42  135
Mickey Lolich (DET)   18   8  2.31  28  28  18   0   3  230  195   64   59   18   57  173
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          11  10  2.67  25  25  10   0   6  179  157   56   53   11   47   89
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         10   7  2.91  22  22   6   0   3  155  150   71   50   10   44   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  3.86  23   4   0   1   0   68   72   36   29    6   30   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  10  2.75  26  26  11   0   6  173  103   56   53   12  103  198
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  3.76  43   1   0   4   0   81   73   35   34    6   31   32
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           19  11  2.30  34  34  13   0   6  262  223   74   67   20   42  135
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  10  1.82  29  28  20   1   4  247  179   53   50    9   55  161
Tom Hilgendorf         2   0  2.39   6   3   1   0   0   26   26    8    7    1   11   14
Phil Hennigan          3   1  2.76  26   1   0   2   0   46   36   14   14    6   12   27
Denny Riddleberger     1   3  2.93  30   0   0   0   0   46   42   22   15    4   21   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  3.22  21   6   0   0   0   67   70   28   24    1   21   41
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  4.62  29   1   0   4   0   39   36   21   20    6   21   21
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          1   0  0.00   3   1   1   0   1   17    9    0    0    0    2    7
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
John Hiller            0   0  2.20  12   0   0   2   0   16   13    4    4    1    3   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
Joe Coleman           12  10  2.47  27  26   5   0   2  189  140   59   52   16   79  150
Tom Timmerman          7   9  2.77  26  23   3   0   2  133  110   50   41   11   35   76
Fred Scherman          4   1  2.78  42   1   0  11   0   71   70   27   22    3   39   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  1.33  29   0   0   1   0   41   28   10    6    1   15   20
Norm Angelini          1   0  1.80   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    4    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           4   5  3.63  22  12   1   0   0   94   85   43   38    8   34   39
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  25   8   1   0   0   69   68   23   20    5   24   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  2.83  13   0   0   0   0   29   21    9    9    0   16    9
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
Skip Lockwood          5   9  4.02  19  17   4   0   3   96   80   47   43    5   50   70
Bill Parsons           9  10  4.38  24  21   6   0   2  150  144   81   73   17   52   74
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  10  2.55  24  24   6   0   2  162  126   60   46   11   69   97
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  1.09  38   0   0  25   0   74   43   10    9    2   17   52
Steve Kline           12   4  1.78  20  20   7   0   4  152  116   39   30    6   27   31
Rob Gardner            4   0  2.87   9   4   1   0   0   38   29   14   12    3   13   19
Fred Beene             0   3  2.88  19   1   0   3   0   41   40   18   13    3   19   26
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Mel Stottlemyre       11  13  3.12  25  25   6   0   5  187  176   69   65    8   57   86
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
Jim Roland             0   1  4.22  13   0   0   0   0   21   18   10   10    3   16    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 12.00   4   1   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    3    2    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  1.60  36   0   0   8   0   45   39    9    8    1   23   28
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  2.76  35   0   0   7   0   49   46   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   7  3.12  15  14   3   0   2   95   78   36   33    8   30   73
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
Don Stanhouse          2   2  3.77  13   7   1   0   0   57   43   25   24    6   35   41
Jan Dukes              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    1    0    5    0
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:

  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  G. Perry (CLE)           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)      13
  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
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             25
  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:

  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       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)         262.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        246.2
  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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   187.1
  D. Drago (KC)         184.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           223
  F. Peterson (NY)        196
  M. Lolich (DET)         195
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        186
  D. Drago (KC)           181
  G. Perry (CLE)          179
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     176
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       175
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       165
  P. Dobson (BAL)         163

Runs:

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

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
  B. Parsons (MIL)         17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  D. Drago (KC)            16
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           103
  J. Coleman (DET)         79
  P. Broberg (TEX)         73
  D. Woodson (MIN)         69
  R. Hand (TEX)            64
  M. Kekich (NY)           62
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          59
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      57
  G. Perry (CLE)           55

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           198
  M. Lolich (DET)         173
  G. Perry (CLE)          161
  T. Bradley (CHI)        150
  J. Coleman (DET)        150
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       148
  W. Wood (CHI)           135
  C. Hunter (OAK)         133
  P. Dobson (BAL)         123
  J. Palmer (BAL)         121


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