Tuesday August 29, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 29, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       67  56  2.47  123  55  16  1099   886  336  302   69  317  645
Oakland         72  51  2.63  123  34  35  1124   948  367  329   83  322  674
Minnesota       60  60  2.90  120  28  28  1093   937  432  352   88  350  647
Cleveland       58  65  2.96  123  39  18  1107   979  399  364   91  404  669
New York        64  59  3.03  123  27  32  1093  1036  419  368   69  331  486
Detroit         67  56  3.03  123  36  25  1098   971  411  370   80  368  742
Chicago         71  51  3.08  122  28  33  1098   982  426  376   78  348  748
Kansas City     59  62  3.33  121  29  24  1088  1041  441  402   70  323  605
California      55  67  3.34  122  35  15  1083   901  452  402   81  517  760
Milwaukee       48  74  3.52  122  27  25  1090  1023  475  426   85  393  589
Texas           49  74  3.56  123   8  32  1108  1000  498  438   78  483  689
Boston          63  58  3.74  121  35  18  1078  1040  522  448   80  411  722

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      18   6  1.78  29  29  16   0   2  222  170   53   44   17   61  157
Steve Kline (NY)      14   5  1.79  25  25   9   0   4  191  156   51   38    8   31   42
Roger Nelson (KC)      8   4  1.91  28  13   8   2   5  127   82   28   27   10   24   95
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  17   7  2.06  31  30  13   0   5  245  167   62   56   19   58  158
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   19  13  2.13  33  32  22   1   4  271  208   67   64   14   59  180
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  12  2.50  28  28   8   0   2  194  150   70   54   13   75  112

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            18   6  1.78  29  29  16   0   2  222  170   53   44   17   61  157
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          14  10  2.81  28  28  14   0   3  192  154   67   60   19   57  101
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             9   4  2.24  35  11   6   3   3  112   85   33   28    5   40   85
Don Newhauser          4   2  2.70  25   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  11  3.47  26  26   6   0   3  176  174   89   68   14   52  113
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
Bill Lee               6   3  3.90  39   0   0   5   0   60   52   27   26    5   24   32
John Curtis            8   6  3.95  20  16   6   0   2  116  125   55   51    5   34   84
Bobby Bolin            0   1  3.98  13   0   0   0   0   20   18   10    9    2    9   20
Gary Peters            2   2  4.42  28   4   0   1   0   73   81   43   36    7   35   57
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
Rudy May               6  10  3.39  28  23   5   1   1  151  125   69   57   12   65  126
Lloyd Allen            3   7  3.50  36   6   0   5   0   80   72   36   31    7   49   48
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    1
Cy Acosta              3   0  1.86  22   0   0   5   0   29   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  2.41  49   0   0  22   0   78   58   27   21    0   35   85
Dave Lemonds           3   4  2.57  24  15   0   0   0   81   70   31   23    5   36   56
Vicente Romo           3   0  2.93  25   0   0   1   0   46   42   15   15    4   17   39
Tom Bradley           13  11  3.03  33  33   9   0   2  214  184   79   72   16   60  172
Rich Gossage           4   0  3.58  25   0   0   1   0   55   42   27   22    2   33   39
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.88  35   0   0   3   0   46   45   20   20    3   11   34
Stan Bahnsen          16  14  3.97  36  34   4   0   1  204  213   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  6.35   2   1   0   0   0    6    9    6    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
Dick Tidrow           12  12  2.57  32  27   9   0   3  189  157   60   54   11   52  105
Phil Hennigan          5   2  2.66  32   1   0   4   0   61   49   18   18    8   16   42
Steve Dunning          3   2  2.87   9   9   1   0   0   60   52   19   19    8   19   24
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  3.63  18   7   1   0   0   52   48   22   21    5   33   38
Steve Mingori          0   4  3.83  34   0   0   9   0   47   56   21   20    4   29   38
Ed Farmer              1   3  4.25  32   1   0   4   0   42   39   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  11  2.62  33  33  20   0   4  265  226   82   77   24   60  201
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           8   4  1.91  28  13   8   2   5  127   82   28   27   10   24   95
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  2.18  19   0   0   0   0   41   33   10   10    1   21   12
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
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  3.50  49   0   0  14   0   72   67   30   28    6   28   34
Gary Ryerson           3   7  3.59  14  12   4   0   1   88  105   41   35    8   16   38
Bill Parsons           9  12  4.13  27  24   7   0   2  172  162   87   79   19   57   92
Ken Brett              5  10  4.68  20  17   1   0   1   98   88   59   51   10   31   56
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  12  2.50  28  28   8   0   2  194  150   70   54   13   75  112
Jim Strickland         3   1  2.52  24   0   0   3   0   36   27   16   10    7   18   30
Dave LaRoche           2   5  2.86  48   0   0   9   0   72   54   26   23    8   31   58
Bert Blyleven         10  15  3.17  30  29   5   0   2  213  191   80   75   18   53  163
Wayne Granger          3   5  3.48  49   0   0  15   0   67   62   37   26    6   22   31
Jim Perry             11  13  3.68  28  28   5   0   2  174  159   79   71   13   51   72
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            8   3  1.55  46   0   0  28   0   87   62   17   15    3   22   60
Steve Kline           14   5  1.79  25  25   9   0   4  191  156   51   38    8   31   42
Fred Beene             1   3  2.49  24   1   0   3   0   51   47   19   14    3   21   32
Lindy McDaniel         1   1  2.74  27   0   0   0   0   46   36   18   14    4   21   34
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
Ron Klimkowski         0   3  3.51  12   2   0   1   0   26   23   11   10    3   11   10
Mike Kekich           10  12  3.53  27  27   2   0   0  171  166   72   67   12   72   78
Mel Stottlemyre       12  15  3.63  29  29   6   0   5  206  207   88   83    9   64   90
Wade Blasingame        0   1  3.97   7   1   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    4    6    4
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
Jim Roland             0   1  5.04  16   0   0   0   0   25   27   14   14    3   16   13
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         4   1  1.42  44   0   0  10   0   51   44    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        17   7  2.06  31  30  13   0   5  245  167   62   56   19   58  158
Blue Moon Odom        11   4  2.26  23  22   2   0   1  148  120   43   37    8   64   54
Bob Locker             5   1  2.37  42   0   0   8   0   57   48   17   15    1   14   32
Rollie Fingers         7   6  2.66  47   0   0  16   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  18  17   4   0   3  111   88   40   37    9   34   81
Dave Hamilton          6   5  3.20  18  13   1   0   0   84   85   31   30    5   25   48
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
Mike Paul              6   5  2.21  43  14   1   1   1  122  104   38   30    2   37   81
Steve Lawson           0   0  2.45   8   0   0   1   0   11    8    3    3    1    6    9
Rich Hand             10   9  2.76  24  22   2   0   1  137   96   45   42    8   82   90
Paul Lindblad          4   7  2.76  55   0   0   9   0   85   85   27   26    6   25   44
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Horacio Pina           2   6  2.91  48   0   0  14   0   65   54   28   21    3   34   49
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            7   8  4.03  24  24   0   0   0  138  153   75   62    9   40   73
Casey Cox              3   5  4.33  34   4   0   4   0   62   71   39   30    7   24   26
Pete Broberg           5  11  4.38  28  24   3   1   2  154  131   79   75   12   76  112
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)          18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         16
  P. Dobson (BAL)          15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        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
  J. Perry (MIN)           13
  F. Peterson (NY)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  M. Kekich (NY)           12

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           22
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  P. Dobson (BAL)          13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  D. McNally (BAL)         11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             28
  T. Forster (CHI)         22
  R. Fingers (OAK)         16
  W. Granger (MIN)         15
  H. Pina (TEX)            14
  K. Sanders (MIL)         14
  F. Scherman (DET)        11
  D. Knowles (OAK)         10
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         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)       264.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       244.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       224.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       222.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      219.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     215.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      213.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     212.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           257
  F. Peterson (NY)        231
  M. Lolich (DET)         226
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        213
  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
  S. Siebert (BOS)         89
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      88
  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  B. Parsons (MIL)         87
  M. Pattin (BOS)          87
  F. Peterson (NY)         84
  M. Lolich (DET)          82
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        80
  T. Bradley (CHI)         79

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           123
  J. Coleman (DET)         87
  R. Hand (TEX)            82
  P. Broberg (TEX)         76
  D. Woodson (MIN)         75
  M. Kekich (NY)           72
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          67
  R. May (CAL)             65
  C. Wright (CAL)          65
  B. Odom (OAK)            64

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           233
  M. Lolich (DET)         201
  G. Perry (CLE)          180
  J. Coleman (DET)        173
  T. Bradley (CHI)        172
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       163
  C. Hunter (OAK)         158
  J. Palmer (BAL)         157
  W. Wood (CHI)           154
  P. Dobson (BAL)         136


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