Saturday September 2, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 2, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       68  58  2.51  126  56  16  1124   905  347  313   71  322  658
Oakland         74  52  2.60  126  34  37  1153   972  371  333   85  333  699
Minnesota       62  61  2.91  123  29  28  1121   964  442  362   92  357  665
New York        68  59  2.94  127  30  33  1129  1061  421  369   69  334  507
Cleveland       59  67  2.96  126  40  19  1133  1004  409  373   94  409  688
Detroit         68  59  3.02  127  36  26  1133   997  424  380   81  380  763
Chicago         71  54  3.09  125  28  33  1122  1007  436  385   79  356  760
California      58  68  3.24  126  38  15  1119   918  456  403   81  526  793
Kansas City     60  65  3.35  125  30  24  1121  1074  456  417   72  335  630
Milwaukee       51  75  3.48  126  30  25  1126  1052  486  436   87  400  608
Texas           49  78  3.58  127   8  32  1142  1036  517  454   81  495  715
Boston          66  58  3.69  124  37  19  1105  1062  527  453   82  419  737

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline (NY)      15   5  1.71  26  26  10   0   4  200  164   52   38    8   32   44
Jim Palmer (BAL)      18   7  1.81  30  30  16   0   2  229  174   55   46   18   61  161
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
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
Joe Coleman (DET)     14  12  2.55  32  31   6   0   3  226  165   73   64   17   88  175

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            18   7  1.81  30  30  16   0   2  229  174   55   46   18   61  161
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.18  28   0   0   5   0   33   20    9    8    1   14   19
Roric Harrison         1   4  2.32  32   1   0   4   0   74   52   19   19    2   26   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  2.89  23   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         11  11  3.50  27  27   6   0   3  183  183   92   71   15   54  116
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
Bobby Bolin            0   1  3.68  14   0   0   1   0   22   18   10    9    2    9   20
Bill Lee               6   3  3.84  40   0   0   5   0   61   53   27   26    5   26   33
John Curtis            8   6  3.95  20  16   6   0   2  116  125   55   51    5   34   84
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               7  10  3.20  29  24   6   1   2  160  128   69   57   12   66  135
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
Terry Forster          5   4  2.33  50   0   0  22   0   81   59   27   21    0   35   88
Wilbur Wood           22  12  2.36  40  40  15   0   6  309  264   92   81   21   58  157
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  12  3.04  34  34   9   0   2  219  190   81   74   17   61  174
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
Denny Riddleberger     1   3  3.00  32   0   0   0   0   48   43   23   16    5   21   30
Steve Dunning          4   2  3.02  10  10   1   0   0   66   63   22   22    8   20   29
Tom Hilgendorf         2   1  3.13  10   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
Ed Farmer              1   3  3.97  34   1   0   5   0   45   39   21   20    6   21   25
Steve Mingori          0   5  3.99  35   0   0   9   0   47   57   22   21    4   30   38
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  1.03  19   0   0   1   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  2.56  34  34  20   0   4  271  230   83   77   24   61  205
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          6   1  3.12  51   1   0  11   0   84   81   34   29    3   48   49
Chuck Seelbach         8   8  3.33  50   3   0   9   0   95   83   37   35    5   34   61
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  1.38  16   0   0   2   0   13    9    2    2    1    9   13
Ted Abernathy          3   3  1.55  37   0   0   3   0   52   40   13    9    1   18   25
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
Bruce Dal Canton       6   6  3.36  29  16   1   2   0  121  122   49   45    5   26   70
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Paul Splittorff       10  10  3.42  30  28   8   0   2  179  165   73   68   10   58  114
Al Fitzmorris          2   5  3.67  34   2   0   2   0   98   95   44   40   10   27   51
Tom Burgmeier          6   2  3.74  50   0   0   9   0   55   64   29   23    0   32   18
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
Mike Hedlund           4   7  4.51  26  16   1   0   0  108  111   60   54   10   38   46
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          10  12  4.03  28  25   8   0   2  181  169   89   81   20   60   99
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
Jim Strickland         3   1  2.50  25   0   0   3   0   36   28   16   10    7   19   30
Dick Woodson          11  13  2.66  29  29   8   0   2  200  159   75   59   15   77  115
Dave LaRoche           3   5  2.71  50   0   0   9   0   76   55   26   23    8   32   61
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           15   5  1.71  26  26  10   0   4  200  164   52   38    8   32   44
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  1.35  46   0   0  10   0   53   44    9    8    1   28   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  2.31  43   0   0   8   0   58   49   17   15    1   14   33
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  2.90  19  18   4   0   3  118   94   41   38    9   36   87
Dave Hamilton          6   6  3.38  19  13   1   0   0   85   87   33   32    7   25   49
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  12  4.39  30  25   3   1   2  162  138   85   79   13   77  120
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  4.50  46   4   0   0   0   82   89   49   41    7   41   42
Jim Roland             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    2

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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
  S. Kline (NY)            15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15

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
  D. Woodson (MIN)         13

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)       270.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       244.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       231.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       229.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      225.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     221.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     220.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      219.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           264
  F. Peterson (NY)        236
  M. Lolich (DET)         230
  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
  S. Siebert (BOS)         92
  W. Wood (CHI)            92
  B. Parsons (MIL)         89
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      88
  M. Pattin (BOS)          87
  P. Broberg (TEX)         85
  F. Peterson (NY)         84
  M. Lolich (DET)          83
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        81

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         21
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        21
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  B. Parsons (MIL)         20
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19
  D. Drago (KC)            19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           125
  J. Coleman (DET)         88
  R. Hand (TEX)            87
  P. Broberg (TEX)         77
  D. Woodson (MIN)         77
  M. Kekich (NY)           72
  C. Wright (CAL)          70
  B. Odom (OAK)            68
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          68
  R. May (CAL)             66

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           243
  M. Lolich (DET)         205
  G. Perry (CLE)          185
  J. Coleman (DET)        175
  T. Bradley (CHI)        174
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       172
  J. Palmer (BAL)         161
  C. Hunter (OAK)         158
  W. Wood (CHI)           157
  P. Dobson (BAL)         140


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