Thursday August 31, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 31, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       67  57  2.51  124  55  16  1107   897  343  309   69  320  650
Oakland         73  51  2.61  124  34  36  1133   955  367  329   83  327  684
Minnesota       61  60  2.88  121  29  28  1102   944  433  353   89  352  656
Cleveland       58  66  2.96  124  40  18  1115   985  401  366   92  405  674
New York        66  59  2.99  125  28  33  1111  1049  420  369   69  333  501
Detroit         67  58  3.04  125  36  25  1114   985  419  377   80  373  754
Chicago         71  52  3.09  123  28  33  1106   989  430  379   78  353  752
California      57  67  3.29  124  37  15  1101   907  453  402   81  520  779
Kansas City     60  63  3.35  123  30  24  1105  1056  450  411   71  333  617
Milwaukee       49  75  3.53  124  28  25  1108  1042  484  434   86  397  596
Texas           49  76  3.58  125   8  32  1124  1017  508  447   80  491  704
Boston          64  58  3.72  122  36  18  1087  1045  524  450   81  412  729

 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  14  2.13  34  33  23   1   4  279  214   69   66   15   60  185
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)  12   4  2.15  24  23   2   0   1  155  126   43   37    8   68   62
Ray Corbin (MIN)       7   6  2.24  25  14   3   0   2  125   99   40   31   10   48   65
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     22  12  2.36  40  40  15   0   6  309  264   92   81   21   58  157
Nolan Ryan (CAL)      15  12  2.47  31  31  14   0   9  215  127   62   59   12  125  243
Joe Coleman (DET)     14  11  2.50  31  30   6   0   3  220  161   69   61   16   87  173

 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
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.18  28   0   0   5   0   33   20    9    8    1   14   19
Roric Harrison         1   4  2.34  31   1   0   4   0   73   51   19   19    2   25   52
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.53  13   0   0   0   0   21   19    6    6    1    5   10
Dave McNally          12  13  2.64  29  29  11   0   6  208  189   65   61   11   60  105
Pat Dobson            15  13  2.65  31  31  13   0   3  231  191   75   68   10   56  140
Doyle Alexander        5   8  2.68  27   6   1   1   1   81   62   29   24    5   24   37
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         6   4  3.06  15  15   4   0   1  106   92   47   36    5   37   86
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            15  12  2.47  31  31  14   0   9  215  127   62   59   12  125  243
Andy Messersmith       5   8  2.91  18  14   6   2   2  114   82   40   37    4   48   95
Clyde Wright          14   7  3.11  27  27  10   0   1  194  176   77   67   13   65   73
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  12  2.36  40  40  15   0   6  309  264   92   81   21   58  157
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  3.51  26   0   0   1   0   56   42   27   22    2   33   40
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  14  2.13  34  33  23   1   4  279  214   69   66   15   60  185
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  1.14  17   0   0   0   0   24   19    3    3    1   10   14
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  2.16  10   0   0   2   0   17   15    4    4    0    4    7
John Hiller            0   1  2.28  18   1   0   2   0   28   30   10    7    3    5   17
Woodie Fryman          3   2  2.36   8   6   3   0   1   53   44   14   14    3   13   25
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  2.86  31  25   3   0   2  148  120   56   47   12   40   86
Bill Slayback          5   5  2.86  18  12   3   0   1   72   64   29   23    3   22   58
Fred Scherman          5   1  3.24  50   1   0  11   0   81   78   34   29    3   45   47
Chuck Seelbach         8   8  3.38  49   3   0   9   0   93   83   37   35    5   33   60
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
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Bruce Dal Canton       6   6  3.38  28  16   1   2   0  120  122   49   45    5   26   69
Paul Splittorff       10  10  3.42  30  28   8   0   2  179  165   73   68   10   58  114
Tom Burgmeier          6   2  3.74  50   0   0   9   0   55   64   29   23    0   32   18
Al Fitzmorris          2   5  3.78  33   2   0   2   0   95   93   44   40   10   27   48
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
Mike Jackson           1   1  6.75   4   2   0   0   0   12   13    9    9    0    9    9

 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   8  2.89  27  24   7   1   1  177  165   62   57   15   58  116
Earl Stephenson        2   5  3.07  28   8   1   0   0   70   69   27   24    5   31   28
Skip Lockwood          7  10  3.40  23  21   5   0   3  132  107   55   50    6   61   86
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  4.80  21  17   1   0   1   99   90   61   53   10   32   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         11  15  3.09  31  30   6   0   2  222  198   81   76   19   55  172
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  1.52  47   0   0  29   0   89   63   17   15    3   22   61
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
Rob Gardner            5   2  2.69  14   8   1   0   0   60   53   25   18    4   17   37
Lindy McDaniel         1   1  2.74  27   0   0   0   0   46   36   18   14    4   21   34
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Fritz Peterson        14  13  3.29  29  29  10   0   3  210  236   84   77   13   37   84
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  1.40  45   0   0  10   0   51   44    9    8    1   27   31
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        12   4  2.15  24  23   2   0   1  155  126   43   37    8   68   62
Bob Locker             5   1  2.37  42   0   0   8   0   57   48   17   15    1   14   32
Rollie Fingers         7   6  2.62  48   0   0  17   0   82   66   27   24    6   20   85
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  2.31   9   0   0   1   0   12    8    3    3    1    6    9
Paul Lindblad          4   7  2.70  56   0   0   9   0   87   87   27   26    6   25   46
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Horacio Pina           2   6  2.86  49   0   0  14   0   66   54   28   21    3   34   51
Rich Hand             10  10  3.00  25  23   2   0   1  141  103   50   47   10   87   93
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
Pete Broberg           5  11  4.30  29  24   3   1   2  157  132   80   75   12   76  118
Casey Cox              3   5  4.41  35   4   0   4   0   65   73   41   32    7   26   27
Jim Panther            5   8  4.61  45   4   0   0   0   80   87   49   41    7   41   41
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
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           23
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  P. Dobson (BAL)          13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             29
  T. Forster (CHI)         22
  R. Fingers (OAK)         17
  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)             9
  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)         309.1
  G. Perry (CLE)        279.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       264.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       244.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       231.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       222.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     221.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      219.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         215.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     215.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           264
  F. Peterson (NY)        236
  M. Lolich (DET)         226
  G. Perry (CLE)          214
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        213
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     207
  D. Drago (KC)           201
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       198
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       192
  P. Dobson (BAL)         191

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         95
  W. Wood (CHI)            92
  S. Siebert (BOS)         89
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      88
  B. Parsons (MIL)         87
  M. Pattin (BOS)          87
  F. Peterson (NY)         84
  M. Lolich (DET)          82
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        81
  P. Broberg (TEX)         80

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           125
  J. Coleman (DET)         87
  R. Hand (TEX)            87
  P. Broberg (TEX)         76
  D. Woodson (MIN)         75
  M. Kekich (NY)           72
  B. Odom (OAK)            68
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          67
  R. May (CAL)             65
  C. Wright (CAL)          65

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           243
  M. Lolich (DET)         201
  G. Perry (CLE)          185
  J. Coleman (DET)        173
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       172
  T. Bradley (CHI)        172
  C. Hunter (OAK)         158
  J. Palmer (BAL)         157
  W. Wood (CHI)           157
  P. Dobson (BAL)         140

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