Friday September 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, September 1, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       68  57  2.51  125  56  16  1116   900  345  311   70  321  654
Oakland         74  51  2.60  125  34  37  1142   963  368  330   83  330  691
Minnesota       62  60  2.89  122  29  28  1112   953  437  357   90  354  660
Cleveland       58  67  2.96  125  40  18  1124   993  406  370   94  408  680
New York        67  59  2.97  126  29  33  1120  1053  420  369   69  333  505
Detroit         67  59  3.05  126  36  25  1122   990  423  380   81  375  756
Chicago         71  53  3.10  124  28  33  1114  1000  434  383   78  355  755
California      57  68  3.27  125  37  15  1110   915  456  403   81  525  784
Kansas City     60  64  3.33  124  30  24  1113  1065  451  412   71  335  620
Milwaukee       50  75  3.50  125  29  25  1117  1045  484  434   86  397  601
Texas           49  77  3.57  126   8  32  1133  1025  511  449   80  493  710
Boston          65  58  3.69  123  37  18  1096  1052  524  450   81  415  733

 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
Jim Colborn (MIL)      7   4  2.49  33   9   4   0   1  130  112   38   36    9   39   87

 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          13  13  2.62  30  30  12   0   6  217  192   67   63   12   61  109
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
Marty Pattin          14  12  3.55  31  28  11   0   4  200  187   87   79   16   57  125
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
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   8  3.04  28  28  10   0   1  201  184   80   68   13   70   76
Rudy May               6  10  3.39  28  23   5   1   1  151  125   69   57   12   65  126
Lloyd Allen            3   7  3.43  37   6   0   5   0   81   72   36   31    7   49   50
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   4   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    2    2
Ken Frailing           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
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   5  2.67  25  16   0   0   0   84   76   33   25    5   37   57
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  3.72  27   0   0   1   0   58   46   29   24    2   34   41
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.80  36   0   0   3   0   47   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  6.00   3   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  2.59  33   1   0   4   0   63   51   18   18    8   16   43
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
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  3.21  27  24   4   0   2  143  130   57   51   17   68   85
Mike Kilkenny          4   1  3.54  19   7   1   0   0   53   48   22   21    5   34   40
Steve Mingori          0   5  3.99  35   0   0   9   0   47   57   22   21    4   30   38
Ed Farmer              1   3  4.22  33   1   0   4   0   43   39   21   20    6   21   22
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  1.05  18   0   0   0   0   26   20    3    3    1   11   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  12  2.55  32  31   6   0   3  226  165   73   64   17   88  175
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  1.61  36   0   0   3   0   50   40   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  15  3.00  29  29   8   0   2  204  202   74   68   19   43  106
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
Tom Murphy             3   2  4.31  12   6   0   0   0   40   53   20   19    3    7   14
Jim Rooker             5   6  4.38  18  10   4   0   2   72   78   37   35    3   24   44
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            7   4  2.49  33   9   4   0   1  130  112   38   36    9   39   87
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
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
Dave Goltz             3   0  2.28   9   7   2   0   0   59   52   16   15    4   10   23
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           3   5  2.82  49   0   0   9   0   73   54   26   23    8   32   59
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
Mel Stottlemyre       13  15  3.47  30  30   7   0   6  215  211   88   83    9   64   94
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
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  2.50  49   0   0  18   0   86   68   27   24    6   21   91
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.67  26   3   0   1   0   64   56   22   19    3   16   45
Ken Holtzman          15  11  2.70  32  31  14   0   4  220  198   74   66   21   43  113
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
Horacio Pina           2   6  2.82  50   0   0  14   0   67   54   28   21    3   34   53
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
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
Bill Gogolewski        3   8  4.50  30  16   1   1   0  114  108   60   57    9   46   76
Jim Panther            5   8  4.61  45   4   0   0   0   80   87   49   41    7   41   41

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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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14

Losses:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             29
  T. Forster (CHI)         22
  R. Fingers (OAK)         18
  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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  R. Nelson (KC)            5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  S. Kline (NY)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  M. Pattin (BOS)           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. Coleman (DET)      225.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       222.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     221.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     220.0
  D. McNally (BAL)      216.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           264
  F. Peterson (NY)        236
  M. Lolich (DET)         226
  G. Perry (CLE)          214
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        213
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     211
  D. Drago (KC)           202
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       198
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       198
  D. McNally (BAL)        192

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. Coleman (DET)         17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           125
  J. Coleman (DET)         88
  R. Hand (TEX)            87
  P. Broberg (TEX)         76
  D. Woodson (MIN)         75
  M. Kekich (NY)           72
  C. Wright (CAL)          70
  B. Odom (OAK)            68
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          68
  R. May (CAL)             65

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           243
  M. Lolich (DET)         201
  G. Perry (CLE)          185
  J. Coleman (DET)        175
  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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