Sunday August 27, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 27, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       65  56  2.48  121  53  16  1081   877  332  298   66  313  637
Oakland         70  51  2.64  121  34  33  1106   938  363  325   81  318  664
Minnesota       60  58  2.86  118  28  28  1075   920  421  342   86  340  633
Cleveland       58  63  2.95  121  39  18  1091   966  393  358   90  399  661
New York        63  58  2.99  121  27  32  1073  1010  406  357   67  327  473
Detroit         67  55  3.03  122  35  25  1090   962  408  367   80  367  735
Chicago         70  50  3.08  120  28  32  1081   967  419  370   77  337  738
Kansas City     58  62  3.32  120  28  24  1079  1033  437  398   68  322  597
California      54  67  3.36  121  34  15  1074   897  451  401   80  515  751
Milwaukee       48  73  3.50  121  27  25  1081  1011  469  420   85  389  584
Texas           48  73  3.53  121   8  31  1089   975  487  427   75  474  680
Boston          62  57  3.75  119  34  18  1060  1030  516  442   79  407  711

 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
Ray Corbin (MIN)       7   6  2.24  25  14   3   0   2  125   99   40   31   10   48   65
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  2.32  39  39  15   0   6  302  257   88   78   21   53  154
Joe Coleman (DET)     14  11  2.50  31  30   6   0   3  220  161   69   61   16   87  173
Dick Woodson (MIN)    11  11  2.56  27  27   8   0   2  186  143   68   53   12   74  106
Pat Dobson (BAL)      15  12  2.56  30  30  13   0   3  225  183   71   64   10   56  136

 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  13  2.64  29  29  11   0   6  208  189   65   61   11   60  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          13  12  3.72  30  27  10   0   3  191  180   87   79   16   54  121
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            14  12  2.57  30  30  13   0   8  206  124   62   59   12  123  233
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  21   0   0   5   0   28   21    6    6    2   14   22
Wilbur Wood           22  11  2.32  39  39  15   0   6  302  257   88   78   21   53  154
Terry Forster          5   4  2.48  48   0   0  21   0   76   58   27   21    0   35   82
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   2  2.66  32   1   0   4   0   61   49   18   18    8   16   42
Denny Riddleberger     1   3  3.00  32   0   0   0   0   48   43   23   16    5   21   30
Milt Wilcox            7  11  3.15  26  23   4   0   2  137  125   53   48   15   67   83
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
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  1.86   7   5   3   0   1   48   39   10   10    3   12   22
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
Joe Coleman           14  11  2.50  31  30   6   0   3  220  161   69   61   16   87  173
Mickey Lolich         19  10  2.59  32  32  19   0   4  257  217   79   74   24   59  194
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          5   1  3.24  50   1   0  11   0   81   78   34   29    3   45   47
Chuck Seelbach         8   7  3.26  48   2   0   9   0   88   77   33   32    5   31   56
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   1  1.50  15   0   0   2   0   12    9    2    2    1    9   12
Ted Abernathy          3   3  1.64  35   0   0   3   0   49   39   13    9    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
Mike Jackson           1   0  3.27   3   1   0   0   0   11   10    4    4    0    5    9
Bruce Dal Canton       6   6  3.29  27  16   1   2   0  118  118   47   43    4   25   69
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  3.81  49   0   0   9   0   54   64   29   23    0   31   18
Al Fitzmorris          2   5  3.94  32   2   0   2   0   91   91   44   40   10   25   43
Mike Hedlund           4   6  4.15  25  15   1   0   0  106  104   55   49    9   38   44
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             1   1  2.33  18   0   0   0   0   39   31   10   10    1   21   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  4.13  27  24   7   0   2  172  162   87   79   19   57   92
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  1.97   8   6   2   0   0   50   43   12   11    3    9   20
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  2.24  25  14   3   0   2  125   99   40   31   10   48   65
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   5  2.70  47   0   0   9   0   70   52   24   21    8   27   56
Bert Blyleven         10  15  3.17  30  29   5   0   2  213  191   80   75   18   53  163
Jim Perry             11  12  3.42  27  27   5   0   2  169  151   72   64   12   48   68
Wayne Granger          3   5  3.51  48   0   0  15   0   67   62   37   26    6   22   31
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            7   3  1.57  45   0   0  28   0   86   62   17   15    3   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
Lindy McDaniel         1   1  2.74  27   0   0   0   0   46   36   18   14    4   21   34
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  2.78  10   2   0   1   0   23   18    7    7    2   10    9
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
Fritz Peterson        13  13  3.44  28  28   9   0   2  201  231   84   77   13   36   77
Mike Kekich           10  12  3.46  26  26   2   0   0  166  160   69   64   12   70   76
Mel Stottlemyre       12  15  3.63  29  29   6   0   5  206  207   88   83    9   64   90
Wade Blasingame        0   1  4.82   6   1   0   0   0    9    8    5    5    4    5    4
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
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  42   0   0   9   0   49   43    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  2.38  41   0   0   8   0   57   48   17   15    1   13   32
Rollie Fingers         7   6  2.67  46   0   0  15   0   81   65   27   24    6   20   84
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.67  26   3   0   1   0   64   56   22   19    3   16   45
Ken Holtzman          14  11  2.72  31  30  14   0   4  215  192   73   65   21   41  112
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  1.86   7   0   0   1   0   10    7    2    2    0    4    8
Mike Paul              6   5  2.09  42  13   1   1   1  116   95   35   27    2   36   77
Paul Lindblad          4   7  2.53  53   0   0   8   0   82   78   24   23    5   25   42
Rich Hand             10   9  2.76  24  22   2   0   1  137   96   45   42    8   82   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  4.38  28  24   3   1   2  154  131   79   75   12   76  112
Casey Cox              3   5  4.48  33   4   0   4   0   60   70   39   30    7   23   25
Jim Panther            5   7  4.52  44   3   0   0   0   78   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
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  S. Kline (NY)            14

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        15
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            14
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  F. Peterson (NY)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  M. Kekich (NY)           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)            13
  D. McNally (BAL)         11

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)             8
  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)         302.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        271.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       256.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       236.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       224.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      219.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     215.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       213.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     212.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      209.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           257
  F. Peterson (NY)        231
  M. Lolich (DET)         217
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        211
  G. Perry (CLE)          208
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     207
  D. Drago (KC)           201
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       192
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       191
  D. McNally (BAL)        189

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         95
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      88
  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  B. Parsons (MIL)         87
  M. Pattin (BOS)          87
  F. Peterson (NY)         84
  S. Siebert (BOS)         84
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        80
  P. Broberg (TEX)         79
  M. Lolich (DET)          79

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  D. Drago (KC)            19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          19
  B. Parsons (MIL)         19
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  T. Bradley (CHI)         16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           123
  J. Coleman (DET)         87
  R. Hand (TEX)            82
  P. Broberg (TEX)         76
  D. Woodson (MIN)         74
  M. Kekich (NY)           70
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          67
  C. Wright (CAL)          65
  B. Odom (OAK)            64
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      64

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           233
  M. Lolich (DET)         194
  G. Perry (CLE)          180
  J. Coleman (DET)        173
  T. Bradley (CHI)        169
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       163
  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  C. Hunter (OAK)         153
  J. Palmer (BAL)         151
  P. Dobson (BAL)         136

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