Wednesday August 23, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 23, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       63  55  2.50  118  52  14  1055   858  326  293   64  307  627
Oakland         69  49  2.62  118  34  32  1079   912  352  314   79  305  642
Minnesota       60  55  2.87  115  28  28  1042   890  410  332   83  331  616
New York        60  56  2.97  116  27  32  1021   965  380  337   61  309  446
Cleveland       57  61  2.97  118  38  18  1060   937  384  350   89  384  647
Detroit         64  55  3.07  119  34  24  1057   941  402  361   78  349  712
Chicago         69  48  3.10  117  28  32  1051   940  410  362   77  323  721
Kansas City     56  59  3.27  115  28  22  1029   967  413  374   65  301  576
California      52  66  3.44  118  31  15  1042   878  448  398   80  508  732
Texas           47  69  3.44  116   8  30  1048   937  461  401   70  456  652
Milwaukee       45  71  3.59  116  26  24  1032   973  456  412   83  368  552
Boston          59  57  3.77  116  32  18  1033  1008  507  433   78  397  693

 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
Roger Nelson (KC)      7   4  1.75  27  12   7   2   5  118   74   24   23    8   23   87
Jim Palmer (BAL)      17   6  1.86  28  28  15   0   1  213  165   53   44   17   59  151
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   19  12  1.97  32  31  22   1   4  270  201   62   59   14   57  178
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  16   6  2.01  29  28  13   0   5  228  155   57   51   18   53  146
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)  11   4  2.28  22  21   2   0   1  142  116   42   36    8   60   51
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     22  11  2.34  38  38  15   0   6  296  252   86   77   21   49  151
Mickey Lolich (DET)   19  10  2.55  31  31  19   0   4  251  214   76   71   22   57  187
Dick Woodson (MIN)    11  11  2.56  27  27   8   0   2  186  143   68   53   12   74  106
Rich Hand (TEX)       10   8  2.56  23  21   2   0   1  137   94   42   39    8   79   90

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            17   6  1.86  28  28  15   0   1  213  165   53   44   17   59  151
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  2.25  27   0   0   4   0   32   20    9    8    1   13   19
Pat Dobson            14  12  2.62  29  29  13   0   3  217  178   70   63   10   55  132
Dave McNally          12  12  2.70  28  28  10   0   6  200  182   63   60   11   57  105
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
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  2.83  23   0   0   4   0   29   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  10  3.31  25  25   6   0   3  171  171   84   63   13   50  108
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Marty Pattin          12  12  3.75  29  26   9   0   3  182  171   84   76   16   54  115
John Curtis            8   6  3.87  19  16   6   0   2  114  124   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            13  12  2.73  29  29  12   0   7  194  118   62   59   12  118  223
Clyde Wright          14   6  3.20  26  26   9   0   1  183  167   75   65   13   63   69
Andy Messersmith       3   8  3.36  16  12   4   2   2   96   75   38   36    4   47   81
Lloyd Allen            3   7  3.50  36   6   0   5   0   80   72   36   31    7   49   48
Rudy May               5  10  3.54  27  22   4   1   1  142  121   68   56   11   63  117
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  25  15   2   1   0  108  102   58   54   10   53   60
Dave Sells             1   0  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    5    4    0    3    0
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

 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           22  11  2.34  38  38  15   0   6  296  252   86   77   21   49  151
Terry Forster          4   3  2.45  46   0   0  21   0   70   51   25   19    0   32   78
Dave Lemonds           3   4  2.59  23  14   0   0   0   80   69   31   23    5   34   56
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           3   0  3.51  23   0   0   1   0   49   37   24   19    1   29   34
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.88  35   0   0   3   0   46   45   20   20    3   11   34
Stan Bahnsen          16  13  3.94  34  33   4   0   1  197  205   91   86   21   56  126
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         19  12  1.97  32  31  22   1   4  270  201   62   59   14   57  178
Steve Dunning          3   1  2.55   8   8   1   0   0   53   49   15   15    8   15   22
Phil Hennigan          5   1  2.65  31   1   0   4   0   58   47   17   17    8   14   37
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
Ray Lamb               3   4  3.30  24   6   0   0   0   71   74   30   26    2   23   43
Milt Wilcox            7  11  3.36  25  22   4   0   2  129  121   53   48   15   62   81
Mike Kilkenny          4   1  3.46  17   7   1   0   0   52   47   21   20    4   33   38
Steve Mingori          0   4  4.00  32   0   0   9   0   45   54   21   20    4   29   38
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
Chris Zachary          1   0  1.27  15   0   0   0   0   21   19    3    3    1    8   12
Woodie Fryman          3   1  1.49   6   4   3   0   1   42   28    7    7    3   10   19
John Hiller            0   1  2.33  17   1   0   2   0   27   30   10    7    3    5   17
Mickey Lolich         19  10  2.55  31  31  19   0   4  251  214   76   71   22   57  187
Joe Coleman           13  11  2.63  30  29   5   0   2  209  157   69   61   16   82  166
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  2.63   8   0   0   1   0   14   14    4    4    0    3    6
Tom Timmerman          8  10  2.90  30  25   3   0   2  146  119   56   47   12   39   84
Bill Slayback          4   5  2.92  16  12   3   0   1   71   62   29   23    3   22   57
Fred Scherman          4   1  3.38  48   1   0  11   0   77   77   34   29    3   44   44
Chuck Seelbach         8   7  3.39  46   2   0   9   0   85   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           7   4  1.75  27  12   7   2   5  118   74   24   23    8   23   87
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
Paul Splittorff        9  10  3.57  28  26   7   0   2  164  154   70   65    9   51  105
Al Fitzmorris          2   4  3.58  29   2   0   2   0   88   85   39   35   10   23   43
Tom Burgmeier          6   2  3.60  47   0   0   9   0   50   57   26   20    0   28   17
Mike Hedlund           4   6  3.91  24  14   1   0   0  104   97   51   45    9   38   42
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
Ken Wright             1   2  4.91  17   0   0   4   0   18   15   10   10    0   15   18
Mike Jackson           0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    4    4

 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  2.80  37   0   0   8   0   64   55   24   20    2   23   20
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  12  4.15  26  23   7   0   2  165  154   84   76   18   55   83
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  1.90   7   5   2   0   0   43   37   10    9    3    7   13
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         3   0  2.20  21   0   0   3   0   33   26   14    8    6   15   27
Ray Corbin             7   6  2.43  24  13   3   0   2  115   94   40   31   10   45   63
Dick Woodson          11  11  2.56  27  27   8   0   2  186  143   68   53   12   74  106
Dave LaRoche           2   4  2.76  44   0   0   9   0   65   46   22   20    7   27   54
Bert Blyleven         10  15  3.18  29  28   5   0   2  204  181   77   72   18   50  158
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.29  47   0   0  15   0   66   60   35   24    5   22   31
Jim Perry             11  12  3.42  27  27   5   0   2  169  151   72   64   12   48   68
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
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
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.16  25   0   0   0   0   37   33   17   13    4   16   25
Mike Kekich           10  11  3.35  25  25   2   0   0  161  155   65   60   10   66   71
Fritz Peterson        13  13  3.39  27  27   9   0   2  194  223   80   73   12   36   74
Mel Stottlemyre       12  15  3.44  28  28   6   0   5  204  201   83   78    9   63   89
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  3.50   7   2   0   1   0   18   18    7    7    2    9    6
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  1.47  41   0   0   9   0   49   42    9    8    1   26   30
Gary Waslewski         0   2  1.84   6   0   0   0   0   15    9    4    3    2    7    7
Catfish Hunter        16   6  2.01  29  28  13   0   5  228  155   57   51   18   53  146
Blue Moon Odom        11   4  2.28  22  21   2   0   1  142  116   42   36    8   60   51
Rollie Fingers         6   5  2.31  43   0   0  15   0   78   59   23   20    6   17   79
Bob Locker             5   1  2.52  39   0   0   7   0   54   47   17   15    1   13   30
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.67  26   3   0   1   0   64   56   22   19    3   16   45
Ken Holtzman          14  11  2.77  30  29  14   0   4  208  186   72   64   20   39  107
Vida Blue              5   7  2.99  17  16   4   0   3  105   84   38   35    8   33   78
Dave Hamilton          6   5  3.04  17  13   1   0   0   83   84   29   28    4   24   46
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             10   8  2.56  23  21   2   0   1  137   94   42   39    8   79   90
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
Casey Cox              3   4  3.84  31   4   0   4   0   59   64   34   25    6   22   23
Jan Dukes              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    1    0    5    0
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)            22
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  G. Perry (CLE)           19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          16
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  S. Kline (NY)            14
  C. Wright (CAL)          14

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  D. Drago (KC)            14
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  F. Peterson (NY)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  B. Parsons (MIL)         12
  M. Pattin (BOS)          12
  G. Perry (CLE)           12

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           22
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  D. McNally (BAL)         10

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             28
  T. Forster (CHI)         21
  R. Fingers (OAK)         15
  W. Granger (MIN)         15
  H. Pina (TEX)            14
  K. Sanders (MIL)         14
  F. Scherman (DET)        11
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  D. Knowles (OAK)          9
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          9

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  R. Nelson (KC)            5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  S. Kline (NY)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         295.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        269.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       250.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       228.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       216.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       213.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      208.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     208.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   204.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     204.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           252
  F. Peterson (NY)        223
  M. Lolich (DET)         214
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        205
  G. Perry (CLE)          201
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     201
  D. Drago (KC)           193
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       186
  D. McNally (BAL)        182
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       181

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         91
  W. Wood (CHI)            86
  B. Parsons (MIL)         84
  M. Pattin (BOS)          84
  S. Siebert (BOS)         84
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      83
  F. Peterson (NY)         80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        77
  M. Lolich (DET)          76
  T. Bradley (CHI)         75

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          22
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        20
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  B. Parsons (MIL)         18
  D. Drago (KC)            17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  T. Bradley (CHI)         16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           118
  J. Coleman (DET)         82
  R. Hand (TEX)            79
  P. Broberg (TEX)         75
  D. Woodson (MIN)         74
  M. Kekich (NY)           66
  R. May (CAL)             63
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      63
  C. Wright (CAL)          63
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          62

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           223
  M. Lolich (DET)         187
  G. Perry (CLE)          178
  J. Coleman (DET)        166
  T. Bradley (CHI)        164
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       158
  J. Palmer (BAL)         151
  W. Wood (CHI)           151
  C. Hunter (OAK)         146
  P. Dobson (BAL)         132

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