Friday August 18, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 18, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       60  53  2.54  113  49  14  1010   823  317  285   61  292  587
Oakland         67  46  2.56  113  34  30  1037   876  333  295   74  292  612
Minnesota       59  51  2.82  110  27  28  1000   848  389  313   78  317  581
New York        58  54  2.97  112  26  32   986   931  368  325   58  298  430
Detroit         61  53  2.99  114  34  21  1012   891  376  336   74  340  685
Cleveland       52  61  3.01  113  36  15  1015   895  373  339   83  371  616
Chicago         66  46  3.10  112  26  31  1006   900  389  347   76  306  693
Kansas City     54  57  3.30  111  27  21   993   940  400  364   64  289  555
California      51  62  3.34  113  30  15  1001   830  417  371   75  483  700
Texas           46  67  3.47  113   8  29  1020   922  452  393   68  436  630
Milwaukee       44  69  3.64  113  26  23  1006   955  451  407   82  359  536
Boston          56  55  3.74  111  31  16   990   960  484  411   73  383  666

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline (NY)      13   5  1.61  22  22   8   0   4  168  129   42   30    6   28   36
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   18  12  1.97  31  30  21   1   4  261  192   60   57   12   56  170
Jim Palmer (BAL)      15   6  1.98  26  26  13   0   1  195  153   51   43   16   53  131
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  15   6  2.05  28  27  13   0   5  220  147   56   50   17   52  143
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)  10   4  2.20  21  20   2   0   1  135  112   39   33    7   58   49
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     21  11  2.35  36  36  14   0   6  279  235   80   73   21   46  142
Mickey Lolich (DET)   19   9  2.38  30  30  19   0   4  246  209   70   65   19   57  186
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    14   9  2.46  28  27  14   0   4  205  179   64   56   20   35  105
Dick Woodson (MIN)    11  10  2.50  26  26   8   0   2  180  138   64   50   12   72  105

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            15   6  1.98  26  26  13   0   1  195  153   51   43   16   53  131
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.14  12   0   0   0   0   21   17    5    5    1    5   10
Roric Harrison         1   4  2.20  29   1   0   4   0   65   43   16   16    2   22   45
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.32  26   0   0   4   0   31   19    9    8    1   12   17
Mike Cuellar          12   9  2.57  25  25  13   0   3  175  139   57   50   13   55   94
Pat Dobson            13  12  2.69  28  28  12   0   3  208  175   69   62    9   53  127
Doyle Alexander        5   8  2.71  26   6   1   1   1   80   62   29   24    5   22   36
Dave McNally          12  11  2.72  27  27  10   0   6  192  174   61   58   11   53  101
Grant Jackson          1   1  3.16  20   0   0   5   0   26   22   10    9    0    7   22
Dave Leonhard          0   0  5.00  12   0   0   0   0   18   19   10   10    3   10    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lynn McGlothen         5   4  2.62  12  12   3   0   1   89   75   37   26    3   28   74
Don Newhauser          3   2  2.86  21   0   0   3   0   28   23    9    9    2   22   22
Ken Tatum              0   2  2.86  19   0   0   4   0   22   19    9    7    3   13   14
Luis Tiant             6   4  2.95  32   8   3   3   0   85   74   33   28    5   37   62
Sonny Siebert         10   9  3.29  24  24   6   0   3  164  167   81   60   12   48  104
Marty Pattin          11  11  3.49  27  25   9   0   3  173  156   75   67   14   52  113
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
John Curtis            7   6  3.95  17  15   6   0   2  107  115   50   47    4   31   77
Bill Lee               6   3  4.07  36   0   0   4   0   55   48   26   25    4   23   32
Gary Peters            2   2  4.40  26   4   0   1   0   72   78   42   35    7   33   55
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  6.08  23   7   0   1   0   61   73   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   2  1.85  26   3   0   1   0   49   31   13   10    3   27   24
Nolan Ryan            12  12  2.87  28  28  11   0   6  185  114   62   59   12  112  212
Rudy May               5   8  2.93  25  20   4   1   1  138  110   56   45    9   59  111
Clyde Wright          14   6  3.04  25  25   9   0   1  178  159   68   60   13   61   68
Lloyd Allen            3   7  3.30  33   6   0   5   0   74   66   32   27    6   45   43
Andy Messersmith       3   7  3.32  15  11   4   2   2   89   70   35   33    3   42   76
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  4.59  23  15   2   1   0  102   91   56   52   10   51   57
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  2.00  19   0   0   5   0   27   19    6    6    2   12   21
Terry Forster          3   3  2.31  44   0   0  20   0   66   49   22   17    0   29   74
Wilbur Wood           21  11  2.35  36  36  14   0   6  279  235   80   73   21   46  142
Dave Lemonds           3   4  2.68  22  14   0   0   0   77   67   31   23    5   32   52
Vicente Romo           3   0  2.93  25   0   0   1   0   46   42   15   15    4   17   39
Tom Bradley           13   9  3.15  30  30   8   0   2  192  167   72   67   15   54  157
Stan Bahnsen          16  13  3.78  33  32   4   0   1  195  201   87   82   21   54  126
Rich Gossage           2   0  3.83  21   0   0   1   0   45   35   24   19    1   27   33
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  12  1.97  31  30  21   1   4  261  192   60   57   12   56  170
Steve Dunning          2   1  2.47   6   6   1   0   0   44   38   12   12    6   13   17
Phil Hennigan          5   1  2.73  29   1   0   2   0   53   42   16   16    8   13   32
Tom Hilgendorf         2   1  2.83   8   5   1   0   0   35   35   12   11    3   16   20
Dick Tidrow           10  11  2.88  29  24   7   0   3  162  133   57   52   11   45   91
Denny Riddleberger     1   3  2.93  30   0   0   0   0   46   42   22   15    4   21   30
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.27  24  21   4   0   2  124  116   50   45   14   59   78
Ray Lamb               2   4  3.44  22   6   0   0   0   68   73   30   26    2   21   41
Mike Kilkenny          4   1  3.55  16   7   1   0   0   51   47   21   20    4   32   37
Steve Mingori          0   4  4.19  31   0   0   8   0   43   51   21   20    4   29   36
Ed Farmer              1   3  4.39  31   1   0   4   0   41   38   21   20    6   21   21
Vince Colbert          1   7  4.50  19  11   1   0   1   72   71   40   36    8   36   35
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
Don Leshnock           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
Woodie Fryman          3   0  1.02   5   3   3   0   1   35   19    4    4    3    8   15
Chris Zachary          1   0  1.27  15   0   0   0   0   21   19    3    3    1    8   12
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    0    3    2
Mickey Lolich         19   9  2.38  30  30  19   0   4  246  209   70   65   19   57  186
John Hiller            0   1  2.45  16   1   0   2   0   26   27   10    7    3    5   16
Joe Coleman           12  11  2.57  29  28   5   0   2  200  150   64   57   16   80  159
Bill Slayback          4   5  2.62  13  11   3   0   1   65   56   25   19    2   21   53
Fred Scherman          4   1  2.82  47   1   0  11   0   77   74   29   24    3   43   44
Tom Timmerman          7  10  2.96  29  24   3   0   2  140  115   55   46   12   37   79
Chuck Seelbach         8   7  3.57  43   2   0   7   0   81   73   33   32    5   26   53
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
Jim Foor               0   0 16.20   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    1    2    1
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
Norm Angelini          1   0  1.17  10   0   0   1   0    8    4    1    1    1    6   10
Ted Abernathy          3   3  1.55  30   0   0   1   0   41   30   11    7    1   16   20
Roger Nelson           6   4  1.90  26  11   6   2   4  109   73   24   23    8   22   78
Dick Drago             8  14  3.03  26  26   8   0   2  187  188   69   63   17   36  100
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Bruce Dal Canton       6   4  3.39  24  14   1   2   0  101   99   42   38    4   21   60
Al Fitzmorris          2   4  3.47  27   2   0   2   0   86   81   36   33   10   22   42
Paul Splittorff        9  10  3.57  28  26   7   0   2  164  154   70   65    9   51  105
Mike Hedlund           4   5  3.67  23  13   1   0   0  101   89   46   41    8   37   40
Tom Burgmeier          6   2  3.75  46   0   0   9   0   48   56   25   20    0   26   16
Jim Rooker             5   6  4.38  18  10   4   0   2   72   78   37   35    3   24   44
Mike Jackson           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    3
Tom Murphy             3   2  4.79  11   6   0   0   0   36   46   20   19    3    7   12
Ken Wright             1   2  4.91  17   0   0   4   0   18   15   10   10    0   15   18

 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
Jerry Bell             0   1  2.67  16   0   0   0   0   34   26   10   10    1   18    9
Frank Linzy            2   2  2.79  35   0   0   7   0   61   53   23   19    2   23   19
Jim Lonborg           11   7  2.86  25  22   6   1   1  161  149   55   51   14   57  105
Jim Colborn            4   4  3.00  30   6   3   0   0  105   98   37   35    9   31   70
Earl Stephenson        2   5  3.07  28   8   1   0   0   70   69   27   24    5   31   28
Gary Ryerson           3   5  3.14  12  10   4   0   1   80   91   31   28    7   11   36
Ken Sanders            1   8  3.74  45   0   0  14   0   67   64   28   28    6   23   34
Skip Lockwood          6   9  3.80  20  18   4   0   3  104   87   49   44    5   51   73
Bill Parsons           9  11  4.27  25  22   7   0   2  158  151   83   75   18   53   77
Ken Brett              5  10  4.81  17  17   1   0   1   95   87   59   51   10   30   54
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             3   0  1.72   6   4   2   0   0   37   27    8    7    3    7    9
Jim Strickland         3   0  1.88  19   0   0   3   0   29   22   11    6    4   12   22
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
Dick Woodson          11  10  2.50  26  26   8   0   2  180  138   64   50   12   72  105
Ray Corbin             6   6  2.56  23  12   2   0   2  106   90   39   30    9   43   55
Dave LaRoche           2   4  2.79  41   0   0   9   0   61   43   21   19    6   26   48
Jim Perry             11  11  3.14  26  26   5   0   2  166  145   66   58   11   47   68
Bert Blyleven         10  14  3.19  28  27   5   0   2  197  175   75   70   18   47  148
Wayne Granger          3   3  3.19  44   0   0  15   0   62   56   33   22    5   20   30
Bob Gebhard            0   0  8.14  12   0   0   1   0   21   35   27   19    3   13   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            4   3  1.36  41   0   0  28   0   80   53   13   12    2   21   55
Steve Kline           13   5  1.61  22  22   8   0   4  168  129   42   30    6   28   36
Fred Beene             1   3  2.82  22   1   0   3   0   45   45   19   14    3   20   27
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  2.91  23   0   0   0   0   34   29   15   11    3   14   24
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Fritz Peterson        13  12  3.22  26  26   9   0   2  190  215   75   68   11   34   73
Mike Kekich           10  11  3.35  25  25   2   0   0  161  155   65   60   10   66   71
Mel Stottlemyre       12  14  3.40  27  27   6   0   5  198  193   80   75    9   61   88
Rob Gardner            4   1  3.53  11   5   1   0   0   43   39   19   17    3   13   23
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  4.20   6   2   0   1   0   15   17    7    7    2    7    4
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
Jim Roland             0   1  5.32  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   13   13    3   16    9
Wade Blasingame        0   1  7.20   5   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    3    3    4
Al Closter             0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    1    4    2

 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  1.53  40   0   0   8   0   47   41    9    8    1   25   30
Catfish Hunter        15   6  2.05  28  27  13   0   5  220  147   56   50   17   52  143
Blue Moon Odom        10   4  2.20  21  20   2   0   1  135  112   39   33    7   58   49
Ken Holtzman          14   9  2.46  28  27  14   0   4  205  179   64   56   20   35  105
Rollie Fingers         6   5  2.47  40   0   0  14   0   73   58   23   20    6   17   74
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.58  23   3   0   1   0   59   50   20   17    2   16   40
Bob Locker             5   1  2.70  37   0   0   7   0   50   46   17   15    1   12   27
Vida Blue              5   7  2.85  16  15   4   0   3  104   82   36   33    8   32   76
Dave Hamilton          6   5  3.19  15  13   1   0   0   79   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  1.85  49   0   0   8   0   78   71   17   16    4   21   40
Mike Paul              5   5  2.24  41  12   1   1   1  108   90   35   27    2   34   74
Rich Hand              9   8  2.66  22  20   2   0   1  129   92   41   38    8   73   85
Horacio Pina           2   4  2.69  46   0   0  14   0   64   52   25   19    3   31   48
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   3  3.78  14   8   1   0   0   64   50   28   27    8   39   45
Jan Dukes              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    1    0    5    0
Casey Cox              3   4  3.92  29   4   0   3   0   57   64   34   25    6   20   23
Dick Bosman            6   8  4.02  22  22   0   0   0  125  140   69   56    7   37   67
Pete Broberg           5  10  4.20  24  23   3   0   2  144  122   71   67    9   73  102
Jim Panther            5   7  4.50  40   3   0   0   0   74   80   45   37    7   36   37
Bill Gogolewski        3   7  4.82  28  14   1   1   0   99   98   55   53    8   43   67

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Wright (CAL)          14
  T. Bradley (CHI)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          13

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  D. Drago (KC)            14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  F. Peterson (NY)         12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  J. Coleman (DET)         11
  M. Kekich (NY)           11

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             28
  T. Forster (CHI)         20
  W. Granger (MIN)         15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  H. Pina (TEX)            14
  K. Sanders (MIL)         14
  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
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  R. Nelson (KC)            4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         279.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        260.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       245.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       220.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       207.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     204.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      200.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   198.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     197.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       195.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           235
  F. Peterson (NY)        215
  M. Lolich (DET)         209
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        201
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     193
  G. Perry (CLE)          192
  D. Drago (KC)           188
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       179
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       175
  P. Dobson (BAL)         175

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         87
  B. Parsons (MIL)         83
  S. Siebert (BOS)         81
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      80
  W. Wood (CHI)            80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        75
  M. Pattin (BOS)          75
  F. Peterson (NY)         75
  T. Bradley (CHI)         72
  P. Broberg (TEX)         71

Home Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        18
  B. Parsons (MIL)         18
  D. Drago (KC)            17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           112
  J. Coleman (DET)         80
  P. Broberg (TEX)         73
  R. Hand (TEX)            73
  D. Woodson (MIN)         72
  M. Kekich (NY)           66
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      61
  C. Wright (CAL)          61
  R. May (CAL)             59
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          59

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           212
  M. Lolich (DET)         186
  G. Perry (CLE)          170
  J. Coleman (DET)        159
  T. Bradley (CHI)        157
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       148
  C. Hunter (OAK)         143
  W. Wood (CHI)           142
  J. Palmer (BAL)         131
  P. Dobson (BAL)         127

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