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Game Log for 1972
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record MIN Apr 29 W, 2-0 at Yankees Start 6.0 4 21 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 W (1-0) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record MIN May 05 W, 5-2 at Red Sox Start 6.2 6 27 2 2 1 2 0 6 1.42 W (2-0) MIN May 09 W, 4-2 vs Yankees Start 8.1 6 32 2 2 2 2 0 4 1.71 W (3-0) MIN May 14 W, 4-2 vs Brewers Start 1 9.0 6 32 2 1 1 0 0 4 1.50 W (4-0) MIN May 19 L, 1-2 at Rangers Start 7.0 7 29 2 2 0 0 1 4 1.70 L (4-1) MIN May 24 W, 1-0 at Royals Start 11.0 5 40 0 0 0 2 1 7 1.31 W (5-1) MIN May 28 W, 7-2 vs Rangers Start 2 9.0 5 35 2 0 0 1 0 3 1.11 W (6-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record MIN Jun 02 L, 4-5 at Tigers Start 1.2 6 11 4 4 1 0 0 1 1.69 MIN Jun 06 W, 5-4 at Orioles Start 6.2 7 30 4 3 0 3 0 8 1.93 MIN Jun 11 W, 5-3 at Indians Start 7.0 4 26 3 2 1 1 0 3 1.99 W (7-1) MIN Jun 16 L, 0-3 vs Orioles Start 3 9.0 8 36 3 3 0 2 0 8 2.10 L (7-2) MIN Jun 20 (1) W, 7-3 vs Indians Start 4 9.0 6 36 3 2 0 3 0 4 2.09 W (8-2) MIN Jun 24 W, 4-1 at Royals Start 5 9.0 8 30 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.90 W (9-2) MIN Jun 28 W, 7-6 vs Angels Start 6.1 10 28 4 3 0 0 0 2 2.04 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record MIN Jul 02 (1) W, 6-4 at White Sox Start 7.2 6 30 4 2 0 2 0 6 2.06 W (10-2)

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter      10   2   2.06   15  15   5   0   0   0  113.1   94   443   36   26   6   18   2   64   12-3   4.13 runs/start

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB               61    7   15   22   4   0   1    7   1   0    3   0   0   13   0  .246  .361  .281  .642
vs RHB              353   28   79  111  13   2   5   26   5   3   15   2   0   51  14  .224  .314  .257  .571

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             4   1   1.95    6   6   4   0   0   0   50.2   41   199   16   11   3    8   0   25    5-1   4.83 runs/start
Road             6   1   2.15    9   9   1   0   0   0   62.2   53   244   20   15   3   10   2   39    7-2   3.67 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              6   0   1.94    8   8   3   0   0   0   55.2   49   213   20   12   3    4   0   23    7-1   4.88 runs/start
Night            4   2   2.18    7   7   2   0   0   0   57.2   45   230   16   14   3   14   2   41    5-2   3.29 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            1   0   0.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.0    4    21    0    0   0    0   0    3    1-0   2.00 runs/start
May              5   1   1.24    6   6   2   0   0   0   51.0   35   195   10    7   4    7   2   28    5-1   3.67 runs/start
June             3   1   3.14    7   7   3   0   0   0   48.2   49   197   22   17   2    9   0   27    5-2   4.57 runs/start
July             1   0   2.35    1   1   0   0   0   0    7.2    6    30    4    2   0    2   0    6    1-0   6.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Angels           0   0   4.26    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.1   10    28    4    3   0    0   0    2    1-0   7.00 runs/start
Brewers          1   0   1.00    1   1   1   0   0   0    9.0    6    32    2    1   1    0   0    4    1-0   4.00 runs/start
Indians          2   0   2.25    2   2   1   0   0   0   16.0   10    62    6    4   1    4   0    7    2-0   6.00 runs/start
Orioles          0   1   3.45    2   2   1   0   0   0   15.2   15    66    7    6   0    5   0   16    1-1   2.50 runs/start
Rangers          1   1   1.12    2   2   1   0   0   0   16.0   12    64    4    2   0    1   1    7    1-1   4.00 runs/start
Red Sox          1   0   2.70    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.2    6    27    2    2   1    2   0    6    1-0   5.00 runs/start
Royals           2   0   0.00    2   2   1   0   0   0   20.0   13    70    1    0   0    2   1    8    2-0   2.50 runs/start
Tigers           0   0  21.60    1   1   0   0   0   0    1.2    6    11    4    4   1    0   0    1    0-1   4.00 runs/start
White Sox        1   0   2.35    1   1   0   0   0   0    7.2    6    30    4    2   0    2   0    6    1-0   6.00 runs/start
Yankees          2   0   1.26    2   2   0   0   0   0   14.1   10    53    2    2   2    2   0    7    2-0   3.00 runs/start

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