Sunday August 20, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 20, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       61  54  2.54  115  50  14  1028   841  322  290   63  298  607
Oakland         67  48  2.59  115  34  30  1053   889  341  303   76  298  628
Minnesota       60  52  2.80  112  28  28  1017   858  392  316   79  323  600
New York        60  54  2.93  114  27  32  1005   944  370  327   59  301  441
Cleveland       54  61  3.00  115  37  16  1033   912  378  344   85  376  626
Detroit         63  53  3.02  116  34  23  1030   912  386  346   75  344  698
Chicago         67  48  3.11  115  27  31  1033   925  404  357   77  315  709
Kansas City     55  58  3.27  113  27  22  1011   953  403  367   64  293  563
California      51  64  3.43  115  30  15  1017   859  438  388   78  491  708
Texas           46  69  3.47  115   8  29  1039   935  460  400   70  449  647
Milwaukee       45  70  3.61  115  26  24  1023   968  454  410   83  366  545
Boston          58  56  3.75  114  32  17  1016   990  497  423   76  393  687

 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
Mickey Lolich (DET)   19   9  2.38  30  30  19   0   4  246  209   70   65   19   57  186
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     21  11  2.39  37  37  14   0   6  287  245   84   76   21   48  145
Ray Corbin (MIN)       7   6  2.43  24  13   3   0   2  115   94   40   31   10   45   63
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
Roric Harrison         1   4  2.10  30   1   0   4   0   73   50   17   17    2   24   52
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.14  12   0   0   0   0   21   17    5    5    1    5   10
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.32  26   0   0   4   0   31   19    9    8    1   12   17
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
Mike Cuellar          12  10  2.72  26  26  13   0   3  175  143   60   53   14   55   94
Dave McNally          12  11  2.72  27  27  10   0   6  192  174   61   58   11   53  101
Grant Jackson          1   1  3.04  21   0   0   5   0   27   22   10    9    0    7   24
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
Luis Tiant             7   4  2.67  33   9   4   3   1   94   76   33   28    5   38   71
Ken Tatum              0   2  2.70  20   0   0   4   0   23   22    9    7    3   13   15
Don Newhauser          3   2  2.86  22   0   0   3   0   28   24    9    9    2   23   22
Lynn McGlothen         5   4  2.96  13  13   3   0   1   94   83   42   31    4   31   79
Sonny Siebert         10   9  3.29  24  24   6   0   3  164  167   81   60   12   48  104
Marty Pattin          11  12  3.58  28  25   9   0   3  174  158   77   69   15   52  113
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
John Curtis            8   6  3.90  18  16   6   0   2  113  123   53   49    4   33   81
Bill Lee               6   3  3.97  38   0   0   5   0   59   52   27   26    5   24   32
Gary Peters            2   2  4.33  27   4   0   1   0   73   79   42   35    7   34   57
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
Stan Williams          0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    1    3
Lew Krausse            1   3  6.38  24   7   0   1   0   61   74   48   43    9   28   35

 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   3  2.19  27   3   0   1   0   49   33   15   12    4   27   25
Nolan Ryan            12  12  2.87  28  28  11   0   6  185  114   62   59   12  112  212
Clyde Wright          14   6  3.20  26  26   9   0   1  183  167   75   65   13   63   69
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  3.59  35   6   0   5   0   78   71   36   31    7   47   47
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  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    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
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Cy Acosta              3   0  1.93  20   0   0   5   0   28   19    6    6    2   13   22
Wilbur Wood           21  11  2.39  37  37  14   0   6  287  245   84   76   21   48  145
Terry Forster          4   3  2.51  45   0   0  20   0   68   51   25   19    0   31   77
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
Rich Gossage           2   0  3.74  22   0   0   1   0   46   35   24   19    1   27   33
Stan Bahnsen          16  13  3.78  33  32   4   0   1  195  201   87   82   21   54  126
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
Eddie Fisher           0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    5    4    0    3    2
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
Dick Tidrow           11  11  2.78  30  25   8   0   3  171  140   58   53   11   48   96
Tom Hilgendorf         2   1  2.83   8   5   1   0   0   35   35   12   11    3   16   20
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
John Hiller            0   1  2.33  17   1   0   2   0   27   30   10    7    3    5   17
Mickey Lolich         19   9  2.38  30  30  19   0   4  246  209   70   65   19   57  186
Joe Coleman           12  11  2.57  29  28   5   0   2  200  150   64   57   16   80  159
Tom Timmerman          8  10  2.90  30  25   3   0   2  146  119   56   47   12   39   84
Bill Slayback          4   5  3.03  14  12   3   0   1   68   61   29   23    3   21   56
Fred Scherman          4   1  3.38  48   1   0  11   0   77   77   34   29    3   44   44
Chuck Seelbach         8   7  3.44  44   2   0   8   0   84   76   33   32    5   26   54
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
Jim Foor               1   0 10.13   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    1    3    1
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
Norm Angelini          1   0  1.17  11   0   0   1   0    8    5    1    1    1    6   10
Ted Abernathy          3   3  1.43  32   0   0   2   0   44   31   11    7    1   17   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
Bruce Dal Canton       6   5  3.25  25  15   1   2   0  108  104   43   39    4   22   62
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Al Fitzmorris          2   4  3.56  28   2   0   2   0   86   82   37   34   10   22   43
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  2.74  36   0   0   8   0   62   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            5   4  2.88  31   7   3   0   0  113  106   38   36    9   34   75
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  4.80  18  17   1   0   1   96   87   59   51   10   30   55
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
Ray Corbin             7   6  2.43  24  13   3   0   2  115   94   40   31   10   45   63
Dick Woodson          11  10  2.50  26  26   8   0   2  180  138   64   50   12   72  105
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            5   3  1.31  42   0   0  28   0   83   56   13   12    2   22   57
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
Rob Gardner            4   1  3.04  12   6   1   0   0   50   42   19   17    3   14   29
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
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  2.34  42   0   0  14   0   77   59   23   20    6   17   78
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.42  25   3   0   1   0   63   54   20   17    2   16   45
Ken Holtzman          14  10  2.57  29  28  14   0   4  207  182   67   59   20   37  106
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  3.11  16  13   1   0   0   81   81   29   28    4   23   43
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  51   0   0   8   0   79   73   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   5  2.80  47   0   0  14   0   64   53   27   20    3   31   49
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Don Stanhouse          2   3  3.33  15   9   1   0   0   73   54   28   27    8   44   52
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
Casey Cox              3   4  3.88  30   4   0   3   0   58   64   34   25    6   21   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
  M. Pattin (BOS)          12
  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  F. Peterson (NY)         12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  P. Broberg (TEX)         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)         286.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        260.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       245.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       220.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       207.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     206.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       204.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     204.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      200.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      200.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           245
  F. Peterson (NY)        215
  M. Lolich (DET)         209
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        201
  D. Drago (KC)           193
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     193
  G. Perry (CLE)          192
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       182
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       181
  P. Dobson (BAL)         175

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         87
  W. Wood (CHI)            84
  B. Parsons (MIL)         83
  S. Siebert (BOS)         81
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        77
  M. Pattin (BOS)          77
  T. Bradley (CHI)         75
  P. Broberg (TEX)         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
  C. Wright (CAL)          63
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      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
  W. Wood (CHI)           145
  C. Hunter (OAK)         143
  J. Palmer (BAL)         142
  P. Dobson (BAL)         127

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