Friday August 4, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 4, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       53  46  2.48   99  45  11   886   720  276  244   51  243  510
Oakland         61  39  2.60  100  32  28   909   770  296  263   69  241  541
Minnesota       50  46  2.81   96  20  28   867   735  339  271   68  277  520
New York        50  47  2.89   97  24  26   854   785  310  274   54  262  382
Detroit         55  44  2.95   99  30  20   874   768  321  287   62  302  612
Cleveland       46  53  2.97   99  31  14   889   773  327  293   65  334  556
Chicago         56  43  3.23   99  22  25   879   798  355  315   72  271  609
Kansas City     46  52  3.25   98  23  19   879   846  354  318   57  253  495
Texas           40  60  3.38  100   6  26   906   816  394  340   54  389  562
California      45  55  3.50  100  25  14   885   748  386  344   70  425  612
Milwaukee       40  59  3.53   99  23  21   884   818  389  347   70  310  475
Boston          50  48  3.68   98  26  14   875   856  425  358   63  332  585

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   18   8  1.63  27  26  19   1   4  232  163   45   42    6   52  151
Jim Palmer (BAL)      14   4  1.87  23  23  11   0   1  173  135   44   36   13   42  115
Steve Kline (NY)      11   4  1.88  19  19   7   0   4  144  112   39   30    6   27   30
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  14   4  2.00  24  24  13   0   5  198  130   48   44   17   44  132
Jim Kaat (MIN)        10   2  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   94   36   26    6   20   64
Mickey Lolich (DET)   18   7  2.30  27  27  18   0   3  223  186   60   57   17   56  171
Rich Hand (TEX)        8   7  2.33  19  17   2   0   1  108   76   31   28    5   62   72
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     17  11  2.43  32  32  11   0   5  244  212   73   66   20   40  124
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   9   4  2.45  18  17   1   0   0  114   97   36   31    7   48   44
Joe Coleman (DET)     12   9  2.45  26  25   5   0   2  183  133   57   50   14   77  146

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            14   4  1.87  23  23  11   0   1  173  135   44   36   13   42  115
Mickey Scott           0   1  2.37  11   0   0   0   0   19   16    5    5    1    5   10
Roric Harrison         0   4  2.41  24   1   0   4   0   56   37   15   15    2   20   41
Dave McNally          10   9  2.53  23  23   9   0   5  167  147   50   47   10   42   82
Pat Dobson            12  11  2.56  25  25  12   0   3  187  156   60   53    8   45  119
Mike Cuellar          10   9  2.58  22  22  12   0   3  153  124   51   44   11   44   73
Doyle Alexander        5   6  2.60  23   5   1   1   1   69   52   25   20    3   19   32
Grant Jackson          1   1  3.18  18   0   0   4   0   23   21    9    8    0    5   19
Eddie Watt             1   1  3.18  21   0   0   2   0   23   16    9    8    1   12   15
Dave Leonhard          0   0  4.50  11   0   0   0   0   16   16    8    8    2    9    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lynn McGlothen         5   3  2.54   9   9   3   0   1   71   61   27   20    2   17   53
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.61  17   0   0   4   0   21   18    8    6    2   13   14
Don Newhauser          3   1  2.70  16   0   0   3   0   20   13    6    6    1   15   17
Sonny Siebert          9   7  2.91  21  21   6   0   3  148  145   69   48   10   42   97
Luis Tiant             4   4  3.12  29   6   1   3   0   66   61   26   23    4   32   48
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Marty Pattin           9  10  3.64  24  22   7   0   3  148  137   68   60   13   42   93
Bill Lee               6   3  3.93  33   0   0   3   0   53   46   24   23    4   21   30
Gary Peters            2   2  4.04  21   4   0   0   0   65   72   36   29    6   29   53
John Curtis            6   5  4.12  15  13   5   0   1   92  103   45   42    3   26   67
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
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.34  21   7   0   1   0   59   68   40   35    8   26   35
Stan Williams          0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    1    3

 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   1  1.45  21   2   0   1   0   37   21    6    6    2   18   23
Nolan Ryan            12   9  2.81  25  25  11   0   6  166  100   55   52   12   99  189
Rudy May               4   8  3.30  22  17   3   1   1  112   95   52   41    7   46   82
Clyde Wright          11   6  3.40  22  22   6   0   1  151  143   64   57   12   50   60
Lloyd Allen            3   7  3.41  31   6   0   5   0   71   65   32   27    6   42   40
Andy Messersmith       2   5  3.58  11   8   3   1   2   65   51   28   26    2   35   55
Eddie Fisher           4   4  3.81  40   1   0   4   0   78   70   34   33    6   29   30
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  4.63  22  15   2   1   0  101   90   56   52   10   51   56
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
Dave Sells             0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    1    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          3   3  2.19  38   0   0  16   0   58   38   17   14    0   26   67
Vicente Romo           3   0  2.30  24   0   0   1   0   43   38   11   11    4   15   36
Cy Acosta              3   0  2.41  15   0   0   3   0   19   14    5    5    2   10   15
Wilbur Wood           17  11  2.43  32  32  11   0   5  244  212   73   66   20   40  124
Dave Lemonds           1   3  2.83  18  11   0   0   0   64   57   28   20    5   28   42
Tom Bradley           11   9  3.48  27  27   7   0   2  168  152   70   65   15   47  141
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.70  33   0   0   3   0   41   36   17   17    3   10   32
Rich Gossage           2   0  3.72  19   0   0   1   0   39   34   21   16    1   24   27
Stan Bahnsen          14  11  3.95  29  29   4   0   1  173  178   81   76   18   48  110
Phil Regan             0   1  4.05  10   0   0   0   0   13   18    7    6    1    6    4
Bart Johnson           0   3  9.22   9   0   0   1   0   14   18   20   14    2   13    9
Jim Geddes             0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    5    5    1    4    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry         18   8  1.63  27  26  19   1   4  232  163   45   42    6   52  151
Denny Riddleberger     1   2  2.42  28   0   0   0   0   45   39   19   12    2   20   28
Tom Hilgendorf         2   0  2.70   5   2   1   0   0   20   19    7    6    1    7   11
Phil Hennigan          2   1  2.85  23   1   0   2   0   41   32   13   13    5   11   25
Dick Tidrow            9   9  2.96  26  21   5   0   3  137  111   50   45   11   41   81
Mike Kilkenny          4   1  3.30  15   6   1   0   0   46   41   18   17    3   32   37
Ray Lamb               2   4  3.32  19   6   0   0   0   65   70   28   24    1   21   39
Milt Wilcox            6  11  3.38  22  21   4   0   2  120  114   50   45   14   56   75
Steve Dunning          0   1  3.54   3   3   0   0   0   20   17    8    8    4    5   14
Steve Mingori          0   4  4.10  27   0   0   7   0   37   44   18   17    4   25   32
Vince Colbert          1   7  4.50  19  11   1   0   1   72   71   40   36    8   36   35
Ed Farmer              1   3  4.54  28   1   0   4   0   38   35   20   19    5   19   20
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
Woodie Fryman          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Don Leshnock           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
Chris Zachary          1   0  1.27  15   0   0   0   0   21   19    3    3    1    8   12
Bill Slayback          4   5  2.07  10   9   3   0   1   61   47   19   14    2   17   48
Mickey Lolich         18   7  2.30  27  27  18   0   3  223  186   60   57   17   56  171
Joe Coleman           12   9  2.45  26  25   5   0   2  183  133   57   50   14   77  146
Tom Timmerman          7   8  2.77  25  22   3   0   2  127  107   48   39   11   34   73
Fred Scherman          3   1  2.84  40   1   0  11   0   67   66   26   21    3   34   41
John Hiller            0   0  3.09   9   0   0   1   0   12   12    4    4    1    1    9
Chuck Seelbach         7   6  3.28  38   2   0   7   0   71   61   27   26    4   25   48
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Joe Niekro             3   2  3.83  15   6   1   1   0   40   55   17   17    3    7   19
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
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
Ted Abernathy          2   3  1.45  27   0   0   0   0   37   28   10    6    1   14   20
Roger Nelson           4   4  1.94  23   8   4   2   3   83   57   19   18    6   15   66
Norm Angelini          1   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    3    3
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  2.80  43   0   0   9   0   45   50   19   14    0   25   14
Dick Drago             7  13  2.93  24  24   7   0   2  175  174   63   57   15   34  100
Paul Splittorff        9   7  3.33  24  23   7   0   2  146  136   59   54    7   45   87
Al Fitzmorris          2   4  3.38  23   2   0   2   0   80   73   33   30    9   21   36
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Ken Wright             1   1  3.52  14   0   0   4   0   15   11    6    6    0   12   16
Bruce Dal Canton       5   4  3.69  22  12   1   2   0   85   89   39   35    4   20   55
Mike Hedlund           2   5  3.99  20  10   0   0   0   79   76   40   35    8   28   35
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

 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
Earl Stephenson        2   5  2.62  24   8   1   0   0   69   68   23   20    5   22   28
Jim Colborn            4   2  2.64  27   4   3   0   0   89   80   28   26    5   28   58
Jim Lonborg           10   5  2.66  22  19   6   1   1  142  127   46   42   13   43   90
Gary Ryerson           2   3  2.73   8   7   3   0   0   59   62   21   18    5   10   28
Frank Linzy            2   2  3.04  31   0   0   5   0   53   46   21   18    2   20   19
Jerry Bell             0   1  3.13  11   0   0   0   0   23   15    8    8    0   14    7
Ken Sanders            1   7  3.25  40   0   0  14   0   61   55   22   22    4   18   30
Skip Lockwood          5   9  4.06  18  16   4   0   3   89   70   44   40    5   48   66
Bill Parsons           8   9  4.25  22  19   5   0   1  136  132   72   64   16   47   65
Ken Brett              5   9  4.52  16  16   1   0   1   94   83   55   47   10   29   53
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             1   0  1.69   3   1   0   0   0   11    8    2    2    1    2    1
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             6   5  2.38  20   9   2   0   2   83   64   28   22    5   35   40
Jim Strickland         1   0  2.57  14   0   0   3   0   21   18   10    6    4    9   18
Wayne Granger          3   2  2.65  40   0   0  15   0   58   48   28   17    5   17   30
Dick Woodson           8   9  2.87  22  22   4   0   1  144  116   57   46   11   64   89
Jim Perry             10   9  2.91  23  23   4   0   1  149  132   56   48   11   40   62
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.93  40   0   0   9   0   55   40   20   18    5   26   43
Bert Blyleven         10  14  3.11  27  26   5   0   2  188  164   70   65   17   43  142
Bob Gebhard            0   0  7.94  11   0   0   1   0   17   28   23   15    2   11   12

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   3  1.20  34   0   0  23   0   67   40   10    9    2   16   43
Steve Kline           11   4  1.88  19  19   7   0   4  144  112   39   30    6   27   30
Mel Stottlemyre       11  11  2.84  23  23   6   0   5  174  157   59   55    8   53   82
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Fred Beene             0   3  3.03  18   1   0   3   0   39   38   18   13    3   19   25
Mike Kekich           10  10  3.11  22  22   2   0   0  145  137   53   50    7   60   68
Fritz Peterson        12  11  3.18  23  23   8   0   2  170  187   67   60   11   30   66
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.30  21   0   0   0   0   30   26   15   11    3   12   22
Rob Gardner            3   0  3.64   8   3   1   0   0   30   27   13   12    3   11   18
Jim Roland             0   1  4.82  11   0   0   0   0   19   17   10   10    3   13    8
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  5.23   2   2   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    2    5    3
Al Closter             0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    1    4    2
Wade Blasingame        0   1 18.00   3   1   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    3    1    1

 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
Gary Waslewski         0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    0    0    1    3
Darold Knowles         2   1  1.27  31   0   0   8   0   35   28    6    5    0   16   23
Catfish Hunter        14   4  2.00  24  24  13   0   5  198  130   48   44   17   44  132
Rollie Fingers         5   3  2.31  34   0   0  14   0   58   43   18   15    4   11   55
Blue Moon Odom         9   4  2.45  18  17   1   0   0  114   97   36   31    7   48   44
Ken Holtzman          14   9  2.48  25  24  14   0   4  185  162   58   51   18   32   96
Joel Horlen            2   3  2.58  20   3   0   0   0   52   47   18   15    2   12   35
Vida Blue              4   5  2.83  13  12   3   0   2   86   68   29   27    8   26   67
Dave Hamilton          6   4  2.96  12  12   1   0   0   76   74   26   25    4   23   38
Bob Locker             4   1  2.98  31   0   0   6   0   45   44   17   15    1   11   25
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  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Paul Lindblad          4   5  1.49  45   0   0   8   0   73   61   13   12    4   20   36
Mike Paul              4   3  1.97  38   9   0   1   0   87   76   27   19    0   27   59
Horacio Pina           2   4  2.10  41   0   0  13   0   56   43   18   13    1   28   44
Rich Hand              8   7  2.33  19  17   2   0   1  108   76   31   28    5   62   72
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
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
Pete Broberg           5   9  3.95  22  22   3   0   2  139  117   65   61    9   69   99
Dick Bosman            4   8  4.02  19  19   0   0   0  112  120   62   50    6   32   61
Don Stanhouse          1   2  4.10  12   6   0   0   0   48   38   23   22    6   31   37
Casey Cox              2   3  4.31  26   3   0   3   0   48   57   30   23    4   16   21
Jim Panther            5   7  4.44  38   3   0   0   0   71   78   43   35    5   36   35
Bill Gogolewski        3   7  4.96  25  14   1   0   0   91   90   51   50    8   40   61

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  G. Perry (CLE)           18
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         14
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  J. Coleman (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  F. Peterson (NY)         12

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  P. Dobson (BAL)          11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  M. Kekich (NY)           10
  M. Pattin (BOS)          10

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           19
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  D. McNally (BAL)          9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             23
  T. Forster (CHI)         16
  W. Granger (MIN)         15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  K. Sanders (MIL)         14
  H. Pina (TEX)            13
  F. Scherman (DET)        11
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          9
  D. Knowles (OAK)          8

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  S. Kline (NY)             4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         244.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        231.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       222.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       197.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     188.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       186.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     185.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      183.1
  D. Drago (KC)         175.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   174.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           212
  F. Peterson (NY)        187
  M. Lolich (DET)         186
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        178
  D. Drago (KC)           174
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       164
  G. Perry (CLE)          163
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       162
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     157
  P. Dobson (BAL)         156

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         81
  W. Wood (CHI)            73
  B. Parsons (MIL)         72
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        70
  T. Bradley (CHI)         70
  S. Siebert (BOS)         69
  M. Pattin (BOS)          68
  F. Peterson (NY)         67
  P. Broberg (TEX)         65
  C. Wright (CAL)          64

Home Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            20
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  B. Parsons (MIL)         16
  T. Bradley (CHI)         15
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            99
  J. Coleman (DET)         77
  P. Broberg (TEX)         69
  D. Woodson (MIN)         64
  R. Hand (TEX)            62
  M. Kekich (NY)           60
  M. Lolich (DET)          56
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          56
  R. Culp (BOS)            53
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      53

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           189
  M. Lolich (DET)         171
  G. Perry (CLE)          151
  J. Coleman (DET)        146
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       142
  T. Bradley (CHI)        141
  C. Hunter (OAK)         132
  W. Wood (CHI)           124
  P. Dobson (BAL)         119
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115

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