Saturday August 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 26, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       65  55  2.49  120  52  16  1073   870  330  297   66  310  637
Oakland         69  51  2.66  120  34  32  1097   929  362  324   80  316  656
Minnesota       60  56  2.88  116  28  28  1053   902  415  337   84  335  622
New York        61  58  2.95  119  27  32  1048   988  392  344   64  319  462
Cleveland       58  62  2.98  120  39  18  1079   960  392  357   90  392  654
Detroit         65  55  3.07  120  34  25  1068   947  405  364   80  356  720
Chicago         70  49  3.08  119  28  32  1072   958  415  367   77  332  734
Kansas City     58  60  3.26  118  28  24  1055   993  421  382   68  314  587
California      53  67  3.40  120  33  15  1062   891  451  401   80  510  741
Texas           48  72  3.47  120   8  31  1081   967  477  417   73  468  674
Milwaukee       47  73  3.50  120  27  25  1072  1003  466  417   84  386  575
Boston          61  57  3.76  118  33  18  1051  1021  513  439   79  407  705

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline (NY)      14   5  1.61  24  24   9   0   4  184  143   45   33    7   31   39
Jim Palmer (BAL)      17   6  1.86  28  28  15   0   1  213  165   53   44   17   59  151
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   19  13  2.13  33  32  22   1   4  271  208   67   64   14   59  180
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  16   7  2.13  30  29  13   0   5  236  163   62   56   19   57  153
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)  11   4  2.26  23  22   2   0   1  148  120   43   37    8   64   54
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     22  11  2.34  38  38  15   0   6  296  252   86   77   21   49  151
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
Pat Dobson (BAL)      15  12  2.56  30  30  13   0   3  225  183   71   64   10   56  136
Mickey Lolich (DET)   19  10  2.59  32  32  19   0   4  257  217   79   74   24   59  194

 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  2.18  28   0   0   5   0   33   20    9    8    1   14   19
Pat Dobson            15  12  2.56  30  30  13   0   3  225  183   71   64   10   56  136
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          13  10  2.75  27  27  13   0   3  183  150   63   56   16   55   99
Grant Jackson          1   1  2.93  22   0   0   6   0   28   22   10    9    0    8   25
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             8   4  2.44  34  10   5   3   2  103   80   33   28    5   39   80
Don Newhauser          4   2  2.73  24   0   0   4   0   30   24    9    9    2   24   22
Ken Tatum              0   2  2.73  21   0   0   4   0   26   26   10    8    3   15   15
Lynn McGlothen         5   4  3.15  14  14   3   0   1   97   87   45   34    4   36   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  3.95  20  16   6   0   2  116  125   55   51    5   34   84
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   7  3.11  27  27  10   0   1  194  176   77   67   13   65   73
Andy Messersmith       4   8  3.16  17  13   5   2   2  105   79   39   37    4   47   86
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    1
Cy Acosta              3   0  1.93  20   0   0   5   0   28   19    6    6    2   13   22
Terry Forster          5   3  2.30  47   0   0  21   0   74   56   25   19    0   35   81
Wilbur Wood           22  11  2.34  38  38  15   0   6  296  252   86   77   21   49  151
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  2.97  32  32   9   0   2  209  179   76   69   16   57  169
Rich Gossage           3   0  3.38  24   0   0   1   0   51   39   24   19    1   29   35
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.88  35   0   0   3   0   46   45   20   20    3   11   34
Stan Bahnsen          16  14  4.02  35  34   4   0   1  202  211   95   90   21   60  129
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  13  2.13  33  32  22   1   4  271  208   67   64   14   59  180
Steve Dunning          3   1  2.55   8   8   1   0   0   53   49   15   15    8   15   22
Dick Tidrow           12  11  2.62  31  26   9   0   3  182  150   59   53   11   51   99
Phil Hennigan          5   1  2.65  31   1   0   4   0   58   47   17   17    8   14   37
Denny Riddleberger     1   3  3.00  32   0   0   0   0   48   43   23   16    5   21   30
Tom Hilgendorf         2   1  3.16   9   5   1   0   0   37   38   14   13    4   17   20
Ray Lamb               3   4  3.16  25   6   0   0   0   74   76   30   26    2   25   45
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  3.91  33   0   0   9   0   46   55   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  1.19  16   0   0   0   0   23   19    3    3    1   10   13
Woodie Fryman          3   1  1.49   6   4   3   0   1   42   28    7    7    3   10   19
John Hiller            0   1  2.28  18   1   0   2   0   28   30   10    7    3    5   17
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  2.45   9   0   0   2   0   15   14    4    4    0    3    6
Mickey Lolich         19  10  2.59  32  32  19   0   4  257  217   79   74   24   59  194
Joe Coleman           13  11  2.63  30  29   5   0   2  209  157   69   61   16   82  166
Tom Timmerman          8  10  2.90  30  25   3   0   2  146  119   56   47   12   39   84
Bill Slayback          5   5  2.90  17  12   3   0   1   71   63   29   23    3   22   57
Fred Scherman          4   1  3.32  49   1   0  11   0   79   78   34   29    3   45   44
Chuck Seelbach         8   7  3.38  47   2   0   9   0   85   77   33   32    5   27   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   5   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    1    4    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  0.84  13   0   0   2   0   11    7    1    1    1    8   12
Ted Abernathy          3   3  1.37  33   0   0   3   0   46   33   11    7    1   18   22
Roger Nelson           7   4  1.75  27  12   7   2   5  118   74   24   23    8   23   87
Dick Drago            10  14  3.00  28  28   8   0   2  201  201   73   67   19   41  105
Bruce Dal Canton       6   5  3.25  25  15   1   2   0  108  104   43   39    4   22   62
Mike Jackson           1   0  3.27   3   1   0   0   0   11   10    4    4    0    5    9
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Paul Splittorff        9  10  3.49  29  27   7   0   2  170  159   71   66   10   56  107
Tom Burgmeier          6   2  3.60  47   0   0   9   0   50   57   26   20    0   28   17
Al Fitzmorris          2   5  3.84  30   2   0   2   0   89   87   42   38   10   24   43
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

 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  2.45  17   0   0   0   0   37   31   10   10    1   20   10
Jim Colborn            6   4  2.68  32   8   3   0   0  121  109   38   36    9   39   82
Frank Linzy            2   2  2.77  38   0   0   9   0   65   55   24   20    2   23   21
Jim Lonborg           12   7  2.86  26  23   7   1   1  170  156   58   54   14   58  112
Gary Ryerson           3   6  3.06  13  11   4   0   1   85   97   35   29    8   14   36
Earl Stephenson        2   5  3.07  28   8   1   0   0   70   69   27   24    5   31   28
Skip Lockwood          6  10  3.43  22  20   4   0   3  123   99   52   47    6   58   83
Ken Sanders            1   9  3.60  48   0   0  14   0   70   66   30   28    6   27   34
Bill Parsons           9  12  4.15  26  23   7   0   2  165  154   84   76   18   55   83
Ken Brett              5  10  4.78  19  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
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
Jim Strickland         3   1  2.67  22   0   0   3   0   34   27   16   10    7   16   28
Dave LaRoche           2   4  2.70  45   0   0   9   0   67   47   22   20    7   27   54
Bert Blyleven         10  15  3.17  30  29   5   0   2  213  191   80   75   18   53  163
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            6   3  1.28  43   0   0  28   0   84   57   13   12    2   22   58
Steve Kline           14   5  1.61  24  24   9   0   4  184  143   45   33    7   31   39
Fred Beene             1   3  2.57  23   1   0   3   0   49   46   19   14    3   21   30
Rob Gardner            4   2  2.89  13   7   1   0   0   53   46   24   17    4   16   30
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  3.20   8   2   0   1   0   20   18    7    7    2    9    8
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.23  26   0   0   0   0   39   35   18   14    4   17   28
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
Mike Kekich           10  12  3.46  26  26   2   0   0  166  160   69   64   12   70   76
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
Jim Roland             0   1  5.25  15   0   0   0   0   24   26   14   14    3   16   10
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   7  2.13  30  29  13   0   5  236  163   62   56   19   57  153
Blue Moon Odom        11   4  2.26  23  22   2   0   1  148  120   43   37    8   64   54
Bob Locker             5   1  2.41  40   0   0   7   0   56   48   17   15    1   13   32
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.67  26   3   0   1   0   64   56   22   19    3   16   45
Rollie Fingers         6   6  2.71  45   0   0  15   0   80   63   27   24    6   20   81
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  2.08   6   0   0   1   0    9    7    2    2    0    4    7
Mike Paul              6   5  2.09  42  13   1   1   1  116   95   35   27    2   36   77
Paul Lindblad          4   7  2.14  52   0   0   8   0   80   75   20   19    4   23   41
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   4  3.23  16  10   1   0   0   78   58   29   28    8   47   56
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
Dick Bosman            6   8  4.01  23  23   0   0   0  132  147   72   59    8   38   72
Pete Broberg           5  11  4.35  27  24   3   1   2  149  128   76   72   11   75  108
Casey Cox              3   5  4.48  33   4   0   4   0   60   70   39   30    7   23   25
Jim Panther            5   7  4.54  43   3   0   0   0   77   82   47   39    7   40   40
Bill Gogolewski        3   7  4.67  29  15   1   1   0  106  100   57   55    9   44   72

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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)          15
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  S. Kline (NY)            14
  C. Wright (CAL)          14

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            14
  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  F. Peterson (NY)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  M. Kekich (NY)           12
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  B. Parsons (MIL)         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)        271.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       256.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       236.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       224.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       213.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     212.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      209.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      208.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     208.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           252
  F. Peterson (NY)        223
  M. Lolich (DET)         217
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        211
  G. Perry (CLE)          208
  D. Drago (KC)           201
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     201
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       191
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       186
  P. Dobson (BAL)         183

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         95
  W. Wood (CHI)            86
  B. Parsons (MIL)         84
  M. Pattin (BOS)          84
  S. Siebert (BOS)         84
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      83
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        80
  F. Peterson (NY)         80
  M. Lolich (DET)          79
  C. Wright (CAL)          77

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        20
  D. Drago (KC)            19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          19
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        18
  B. Parsons (MIL)         18
  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)           70
  C. Wright (CAL)          65
  B. Odom (OAK)            64
  R. May (CAL)             63
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      63

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           223
  M. Lolich (DET)         194
  G. Perry (CLE)          180
  T. Bradley (CHI)        169
  J. Coleman (DET)        166
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       163
  C. Hunter (OAK)         153
  J. Palmer (BAL)         151
  W. Wood (CHI)           151
  P. Dobson (BAL)         136


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