Friday August 11, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 11, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       58  48  2.45  106  49  13   947   762  290  258   53  272  553
Oakland         63  45  2.63  108  32  29   990   840  325  289   72  278  595
Minnesota       54  50  2.73  104  24  28   942   795  360  286   72  294  555
New York        55  50  2.84  105  24  29   926   845  331  292   56  281  408
Detroit         58  49  2.90  107  31  21   944   829  343  304   66  322  645
Cleveland       49  57  2.99  106  33  15   952   834  350  316   75  358  586
Chicago         61  45  3.16  106  25  27   951   856  376  334   73  292  656
Kansas City     51  54  3.18  105  26  20   942   889  369  333   60  269  517
California      49  58  3.36  107  28  15   947   790  400  354   74  458  654
Texas           42  65  3.47  107   7  27   967   876  431  373   61  417  597
Milwaukee       43  64  3.53  107  25  22   957   897  419  375   75  334  513
Boston          53  51  3.71  104  28  15   928   901  450  383   67  348  619

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline (NY)      13   4  1.69  21  21   7   0   4  160  119   39   30    6   27   34
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   18  10  1.82  29  28  20   1   4  247  179   53   50    9   55  161
Jim Palmer (BAL)      15   5  1.84  25  25  13   0   1  190  146   47   39   14   52  125
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  15   6  2.06  27  26  13   0   5  214  143   53   49   17   49  140
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
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
Rich Hand (TEX)        9   8  2.40  21  19   2   0   1  124   88   36   33    7   69   79
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    14   9  2.43  27  26  14   0   4  200  169   62   54   19   35  103
Joe Coleman (DET)     12  11  2.43  28  27   5   0   2  196  145   60   53   16   80  156

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            15   5  1.84  25  25  13   0   1  190  146   47   39   14   52  125
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
Mike Cuellar          12   9  2.52  24  24  13   0   3  168  135   54   47   11   51   90
Pat Dobson            13  11  2.53  26  26  12   0   3  195  163   62   55    8   49  123
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  2.57  11  11   3   0   1   84   69   31   24    3   23   70
Sonny Siebert         10   7  2.91  22  22   6   0   3  155  150   71   50   10   44   97
Don Newhauser          3   2  2.92  19   0   0   3   0   25   19    8    8    2   18   19
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               5   8  3.00  24  19   4   1   1  129  105   54   43    8   54  103
Clyde Wright          13   6  3.15  24  24   8   0   1  169  155   67   59   13   59   63
Andy Messersmith       2   6  3.31  13   9   3   2   2   73   55   29   27    3   38   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
Cy Acosta              3   0  1.99  17   0   0   4   0   23   14    5    5    2   11   17
Wilbur Wood           19  11  2.30  34  34  13   0   6  262  223   74   67   20   42  135
Terry Forster          3   3  2.54  40   0   0  17   0   60   44   22   17    0   28   68
Dave Lemonds           2   4  2.78  21  13   0   0   0   71   61   30   22    5   32   47
Vicente Romo           3   0  2.93  25   0   0   1   0   46   42   15   15    4   17   39
Tom Bradley           12   9  3.23  29  29   8   0   2  184  163   71   66   15   51  154
Rich Gossage           2   0  3.83  21   0   0   1   0   45   35   24   19    1   27   33
Stan Bahnsen          15  12  3.87  31  30   4   0   1  181  189   83   78   19   49  114
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.88  35   0   0   3   0   46   45   20   20    3   11   34
Phil Regan             0   1  4.05  10   0   0   0   0   13   18    7    6    1    6    4
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
Steve Dunning          2   1  2.52   5   5   1   0   0   36   29   10   10    6   13   15
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
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    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   1  1.86  13   1   0   2   0   19   18    7    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  11  2.43  28  27   5   0   2  196  145   60   53   16   80  156
Tom Timmerman          7   9  2.77  26  23   3   0   2  133  110   50   41   11   35   76
Fred Scherman          4   1  2.91  44   1   0  11   0   74   73   29   24    3   41   44
Chuck Seelbach         8   6  3.52  41   2   0   7   0   77   68   31   30    5   26   51
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           5   4  1.89  25  10   5   2   4  100   67   22   21    7   19   71
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
Gary Ryerson           3   4  2.54  10   9   4   0   1   74   82   24   21    6   10   31
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
Frank Linzy            2   2  3.00  33   0   0   6   0   57   50   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          6   9  3.80  20  18   4   0   3  104   87   49   44    5   51   73
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
Jim Strickland         2   0  2.25  16   0   0   3   0   24   19   10    6    4    9   21
Ray Corbin             6   6  2.27  22  11   2   0   2   99   81   34   25    8   39   49
Dick Woodson           9  10  2.55  24  24   6   0   2  162  126   60   46   11   69   97
Jim Perry             11  10  2.79  25  25   5   0   2  165  141   59   51   11   42   68
Wayne Granger          3   3  2.92  42   0   0  15   0   62   54   31   20    5   18   30
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.93  40   0   0   9   0   55   40   20   18    5   26   43
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  1.08  39   0   0  26   0   75   45   10    9    2   18   54
Steve Kline           13   4  1.69  21  21   7   0   4  160  119   39   30    6   27   34
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
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.09  22   0   0   0   0   32   27   15   11    3   13   23
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  11  3.23  24  24   2   0   0  156  149   61   56    9   64   71
Jim Roland             0   1  4.22  13   0   0   0   0   21   18   10   10    3   16    8
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  4.50   4   2   0   0   0   12   13    6    6    2    6    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   4   0   0   0   0   11    6    1    0    0    5    4
Darold Knowles         3   1  1.55  38   0   0   8   0   46   39    9    8    1   24   30
Catfish Hunter        15   6  2.06  27  26  13   0   5  214  143   53   49   17   49  140
Rollie Fingers         5   4  2.38  38   0   0  14   0   68   53   21   18    5   15   70
Ken Holtzman          14   9  2.43  27  26  14   0   4  200  169   62   54   19   35  103
Blue Moon Odom         9   4  2.48  19  18   1   0   0  116  101   38   32    7   52   45
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.65  22   3   0   0   0   58   50   20   17    2   16   39
Bob Locker             4   1  2.74  36   0   0   7   0   49   46   17   15    1   12   27
Vida Blue              4   7  3.12  15  14   3   0   2   95   78   36   33    8   30   73
Dave Hamilton          6   5  3.22  14  13   1   0   0   78   81   29   28    4   23   41
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  2.33  43   0   0  13   0   58   47   20   15    2   29   46
Rich Hand              9   8  2.40  21  19   2   0   1  124   88   36   33    7   69   79
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  P. Dobson (BAL)          13
  S. Kline (NY)            13
  C. Wright (CAL)          13

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           20
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             26
  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
  R. Nelson (KC)            4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         262.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        246.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       230.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       213.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     200.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     197.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      196.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       195.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       190.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   187.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           223
  F. Peterson (NY)        196
  M. Lolich (DET)         195
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        189
  D. Drago (KC)           181
  G. Perry (CLE)          179
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     176
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       175
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       169
  T. Bradley (CHI)        163

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         83
  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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         19
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        19
  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)         80
  P. Broberg (TEX)         73
  R. Hand (TEX)            69
  D. Woodson (MIN)         69
  M. Kekich (NY)           64
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          59
  C. Wright (CAL)          59
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      57

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           198
  M. Lolich (DET)         173
  G. Perry (CLE)          161
  J. Coleman (DET)        156
  T. Bradley (CHI)        154
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       148
  C. Hunter (OAK)         140
  W. Wood (CHI)           135
  J. Palmer (BAL)         125
  P. Dobson (BAL)         123


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