Saturday August 19, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 19, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       61  53  2.53  114  50  14  1019   830  318  286   62  296  598
Oakland         67  47  2.58  114  34  30  1045   884  338  300   76  296  622
Minnesota       59  52  2.81  111  27  28  1008   854  391  315   78  321  592
New York        59  54  2.96  113  27  32   995   938  370  327   59  299  433
Detroit         62  53  2.97  115  34  22  1021   898  377  337   74  342  693
Cleveland       53  61  3.01  114  36  16  1024   905  377  343   85  373  621
Chicago         66  47  3.09  113  27  31  1015   907  392  348   77  307  700
Kansas City     55  57  3.28  112  27  22  1002   946  401  365   64  291  560
California      51  63  3.39  114  30  15  1009   846  427  380   76  489  703
Texas           46  68  3.49  114   8  29  1029   929  458  399   70  443  639
Milwaukee       44  70  3.63  114  26  23  1014   960  453  409   83  363  539
Boston          57  55  3.70  112  32  16   999   962  484  411   73  384  675

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline (NY)      14   5  1.63  23  23   9   0   4  177  136   44   32    7   29   39
Jim Palmer (BAL)      16   6  1.94  27  27  14   0   1  204  160   52   44   17   57  142
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   18  12  1.97  31  30  21   1   4  261  192   60   57   12   56  170
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  15   6  2.05  28  27  13   0   5  220  147   56   50   17   52  143
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
Joe Coleman (DET)     12  11  2.57  29  28   5   0   2  200  150   64   57   16   80  159

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            16   6  1.94  27  27  14   0   1  204  160   52   44   17   57  142
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
Luis Tiant             7   4  2.67  33   9   4   3   1   94   76   33   28    5   38   71
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
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
Clyde Wright          14   6  3.04  25  25   9   0   1  178  159   68   60   13   61   68
Rudy May               5   9  3.25  26  21   4   1   1  138  115   62   50   10   60  111
Andy Messersmith       3   7  3.32  15  11   4   2   2   89   70   35   33    3   42   76
Lloyd Allen            3   7  3.57  34   6   0   5   0   76   69   35   30    6   47   44
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  4.51  24  15   2   1   0  106   99   57   53   10   52   59
Tom Murphy             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    2
Dave Sells             1   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    0    3    0
Alan Foster            0   1  6.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    5    2    5    6

 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  10  3.05  31  31   9   0   2  201  174   75   68   16   55  164
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  2.74   7   7   1   0   0   46   43   14   14    7   13   17
Phil Hennigan          5   1  2.75  30   1   0   3   0   56   45   17   17    8   13   35
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  3.04  31   0   0   0   0   47   43   23   16    5   21   30
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.27  24  21   4   0   2  124  116   50   45   14   59   78
Ray Lamb               3   4  3.39  23   6   0   0   0   69   74   30   26    2   22   42
Mike Kilkenny          4   1  3.46  17   7   1   0   0   52   47   21   20    4   33   38
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  1.59   6   0   0   1   0   11    7    2    2    0    3    5
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          8  10  2.90  30  25   3   0   2  146  119   56   47   12   39   84
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  1.49  31   0   0   2   0   42   31   11    7    1   16   21
Roger Nelson           6   4  1.90  26  11   6   2   4  109   73   24   23    8   22   78
Dick Drago             9  14  2.96  27  27   8   0   2  195  193   70   64   17   38  104
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  3.69  46   0   0  14   0   68   64   28   28    6   25   34
Skip Lockwood          6  10  3.72  21  19   4   0   3  111   92   51   46    6   53   76
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  1.80  20   0   0   3   0   30   22   11    6    4   13   23
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  15  3.18  29  28   5   0   2  204  181   77   72   18   50  158
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           14   5  1.63  23  23   9   0   4  177  136   44   32    7   29   39
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
Darold Knowles         3   1  1.53  40   0   0   8   0   47   41    9    8    1   25   30
Gary Waslewski         0   2  1.98   5   0   0   0   0   14    8    4    3    2    7    6
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
Rollie Fingers         6   5  2.40  41   0   0  14   0   75   59   23   20    6   17   77
Ken Holtzman          14   9  2.46  28  27  14   0   4  205  179   64   56   20   35  105
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.49  24   3   0   1   0   61   52   20   17    2   16   43
Bob Locker             5   1  2.66  38   0   0   7   0   51   47   17   15    1   13   27
Vida Blue              5   7  2.99  17  16   4   0   3  105   84   38   35    8   33   78
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  1.04   5   0   0   1   0    9    6    1    1    0    3    7
Paul Lindblad          4   6  2.05  50   0   0   8   0   79   72   19   18    4   23   41
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  11  4.36  25  24   3   0   2  147  126   75   71   11   75  107
Jim Panther            5   7  4.40  41   3   0   0   0   76   81   45   37    7   37   38
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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  S. Kline (NY)            14
  C. Wright (CAL)          14
  T. Bradley (CHI)         13

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  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
  P. Broberg (TEX)         11
  J. Coleman (DET)         11

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           21
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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. Palmer (BAL)       204.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     204.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      200.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      200.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           235
  F. Peterson (NY)        215
  M. Lolich (DET)         209
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        201
  D. Drago (KC)           193
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     193
  G. Perry (CLE)          192
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       181
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       179
  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)        77
  T. Bradley (CHI)         75
  P. Broberg (TEX)         75
  M. Pattin (BOS)          75
  F. Peterson (NY)         75

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. Palmer (BAL)          17
  T. Bradley (CHI)         16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           112
  J. Coleman (DET)         80
  P. Broberg (TEX)         75
  R. Hand (TEX)            73
  D. Woodson (MIN)         72
  M. Kekich (NY)           66
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      61
  C. Wright (CAL)          61
  R. May (CAL)             60
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          59

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           212
  M. Lolich (DET)         186
  G. Perry (CLE)          170
  T. Bradley (CHI)        164
  J. Coleman (DET)        159
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       158
  C. Hunter (OAK)         143
  J. Palmer (BAL)         142
  W. Wood (CHI)           142
  P. Dobson (BAL)         127


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