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Monday May 15, 1972
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American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 15, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       16   6  1.96   22   5  10   216   152   55   47   13   58  122
Cleveland       14   8  2.35   22   8   6   203   145   57   53    9   74  144
Detroit         13   9  2.52   22   8   5   193   144   62   54   12   74  132
Oakland         14   7  2.69   21   5   7   194   158   64   58   20   42   93
Milwaukee        6  14  2.72   20   2   5   192   160   69   58    6   84  112
Chicago         14   9  2.73   23   7   6   204   178   73   62   10   62  144
New York         8  14  2.76   22   3   4   189   182   78   58   11   62   92
Kansas City     10  15  2.77   25   5   2   221   206   74   68   14   65   96
Baltimore       12  11  3.00   23   9   3   195   170   71   65   14   48  100
Texas           10  14  3.55   24   2   7   210   192   94   83   11   84  128
California       9  15  3.83   24   5   3   209   179   99   89    9   99  151
Boston           8  12  3.91   20   1   6   177   189   97   77   14   74  125

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche (MIN)     1   1  1.09  12   0   0   5   0   25   15    5    3    1    8   15
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      4   3  1.24   7   7   4   0   2   51   27    8    7    1   20   37
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      6   2  1.38   9   9   4   0   3   72   51   15   11    4   11   48
Jim Kaat (MIN)         4   0  1.50   4   4   1   0   0   30   22    6    5    4    4   17
Dave McNally (BAL)     4   2  1.52   6   6   4   0   4   47   35    8    8    1    8   19
Tom Timmerman (DET)    2   2  1.56   6   5   1   0   1   35   15    8    6    3   13   18
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    6   2  1.99   9   8   4   1   1   68   51   16   15    2   20   47
Mickey Lolich (DET)    6   1  2.05   7   7   6   0   0   61   51   15   14    1   15   47
Pete Broberg (TEX)     2   2  2.16   6   6   2   0   1   42   32   13   10    0   20   21
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   3   3  2.17   6   6   2   0   2   46   43   14   11    1   15   19

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave McNally           4   2  1.52   6   6   4   0   4   47   35    8    8    1    8   19
Doyle Alexander        1   0  1.69   5   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    2
Mickey Scott           0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    1    1
Jim Palmer             3   3  2.89   6   6   2   0   0   44   35   16   14    6   10   33
Roric Harrison         0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    2    4
Pat Dobson             3   3  3.25   6   6   2   0   1   44   39   17   16    3   11   23
Mike Cuellar           1   3  3.58   5   5   1   0   0   28   30   13   11    2    9    8
Eddie Watt             0   0  4.50   6   0   0   2   0    6    6    4    3    1    3    4
Dave Leonhard          0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    1    2    3
Grant Jackson          0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    5    5    0    1    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Tatum              0   1  0.87   8   0   0   3   0   10    3    2    1    1    6    7
Ray Culp               2   3  2.70   5   5   1   0   0   37   34   12   11    2   14   22
Gary Peters            1   0  3.14   6   0   0   0   0   14   17    8    5    1   10   15
Lew Krausse            1   0  3.15   5   3   0   1   0   20   19    8    7    2    6    9
Bill Lee               2   1  3.55   7   0   0   2   0   13   11    6    5    1    3   12
Sonny Siebert          2   1  3.86   5   5   0   0   0   33   39   22   14    2    9   21
Luis Tiant             0   1  4.91   5   2   0   0   0   15   13    9    8    0   12   11
Roger Moret            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    3    3
Marty Pattin           0   4  6.18   6   5   0   0   0   28   39   21   19    4    8   20
Bobby Bolin            0   1  8.44   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    6    5    1    3    5

 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
Eddie Fisher           1   0  2.14  10   0   0   0   0   21   16    5    5    2    4    9
Lloyd Allen            0   1  2.20   9   0   0   2   0   16   11    5    4    0    8   11
Clyde Wright           2   2  2.93   5   5   1   0   0   31   31   14   10    1    7   15
Nolan Ryan             2   3  3.23   6   6   2   0   2   31   17   12   11    2   19   37
Rickey Clark           2   3  3.86   5   5   0   0   0   30   25   14   13    1   15   18
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.12   6   6   2   0   2   44   35   22   20    2   21   34
Tom Murphy             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    2
Rudy May               0   2  6.75   5   2   0   1   0   12   13    9    9    0    5   12
Mel Queen              0   0  8.25   6   0   0   0   0   12   16   12   11    1    9    9

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kealey           1   0  0.00   6   0   0   2   0    6    2    0    0    0    0    7
Vicente Romo           0   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    1    5
Terry Forster          0   0  1.35   8   0   0   3   0   13   12    3    2    0    8   13
Wilbur Wood            6   2  1.38   9   9   4   0   3   72   51   15   11    4   11   48
Rich Gossage           0   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    1    0    4    4
Tom Bradley            4   1  3.09   7   7   2   0   1   44   40   16   15    2   12   30
Stan Bahnsen           3   4  3.80   7   7   1   0   0   43   45   19   18    2   14   26
Dave Lemonds           0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    3    4
Bart Johnson           0   2  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   10    8    7    0    5    6
Jim Geddes             0   0 19.29   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    5    5    1    4    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vince Colbert          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    7    0    0    0    0    5    4
Steve Hargan           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
Milt Wilcox            4   3  1.24   7   7   4   0   2   51   27    8    7    1   20   37
Ed Farmer              0   0  1.86   6   0   0   1   0   10    4    2    2    1    5    5
Gaylord Perry          6   2  1.99   9   8   4   1   1   68   51   16   15    2   20   47
Ray Lamb               1   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0   12   10    3    3    0    4    9
Dick Tidrow            3   2  3.24   7   7   0   0   0   42   32   16   15    2   14   29
Denny Riddleberger     0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    1    1    4
Steve Mingori          0   1  8.31   8   0   0   4   0    9   15    9    8    2    4    9

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Niekro             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ron Perranoski         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    0
Tom Timmerman          2   2  1.56   6   5   1   0   1   35   15    8    6    3   13   18
Mickey Lolich          6   1  2.05   7   7   6   0   0   61   51   15   14    1   15   47
Joe Coleman            5   2  2.36   7   7   1   0   0   50   34   15   13    4   25   43
Fred Scherman          0   0  2.77   8   0   0   4   0   13   10    5    4    0    5    8
Phil Meeler            0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    1    0    1    1
Les Cain               0   2  4.38   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    6    6    2    6    9
Chuck Seelbach         0   1  4.50   7   1   0   1   0   10    7    5    5    1    7    4
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Bob Strampe            0   0 21.60   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    0    1    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Ted Abernathy          0   0  1.29   6   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    1    0    5    4
Tom Burgmeier          3   1  1.50  11   0   0   1   0   12    9    2    2    0    4    5
Al Fitzmorris          0   2  1.64   4   1   0   0   0   22   18    5    4    2    6    7
Dick Drago             2   2  2.35   6   6   2   0   1   46   44   12   12    3   10   26
Paul Splittorff        2   3  2.79   6   6   3   0   1   39   33   13   12    3   10   13
Mike Hedlund           0   3  3.24   5   5   0   0   0   33   29   14   12    4   14   10
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Bruce Dal Canton       2   2  3.72   6   4   0   1   0   29   28   13   12    1    5   19
Jim Rooker             1   0  4.05   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    3    4
Roger Nelson           0   1  4.91   6   0   0   0   0    4    7    2    2    1    3    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Bell             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Ken Sanders            0   0  0.00   7   0   0   4   0   16   10    0    0    0    2   11
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   8   0   0   0   0   16   11    0    0    0    5    6
Frank Linzy            0   0  1.65   8   0   0   0   0   16   12    5    3    0    8    5
Jim Lonborg            0   1  1.83   5   2   1   1   0   20   20    6    4    1   10   10
Jim Colborn            1   0  1.96   8   0   0   0   0   18   17    5    4    1    8   11
Ken Brett              2   3  3.13   5   5   1   0   1   32   21   12   11    1    7   18
Skip Lockwood          0   3  3.38   5   3   0   0   0   16   15    9    6    1   13   20
Jim Slaton             1   5  4.71   6   5   0   0   0   29   28   16   15    1   18   12
Bill Parsons           2   2  4.88   6   5   0   0   0   28   26   16   15    1   12   18

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Gebhard            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    2    1
Ray Corbin             1   0  0.71   5   0   0   0   0   13    5    1    1    0    4    9
Wayne Granger          0   0  0.71   8   0   0   5   0   13    6    1    1    0    3    8
Tom Norton             0   1  0.96   5   0   0   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    3    6
Dave LaRoche           1   1  1.09  12   0   0   5   0   25   15    5    3    1    8   15
Jim Kaat               4   0  1.50   4   4   1   0   0   30   22    6    5    4    4   17
Jim Perry              3   2  2.50   6   6   1   0   1   36   32   12   10    2   15   11
Dick Woodson           3   0  2.56   5   5   0   0   0   32   21   11    9    2    9   20
Bert Blyleven          4   2  2.75   8   7   3   0   1   56   45   18   17    4   10   35

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    0    0    0    1
Fred Beene             0   1  1.46   6   0   0   1   0   12    9    6    2    1    7   14
Sparky Lyle            1   0  1.86   6   0   0   3   0   10    6    2    2    0    2    7
Mel Stottlemyre        3   3  2.17   6   6   2   0   2   46   43   14   11    1   15   19
Steve Kline            2   1  2.57   5   5   1   0   1   35   34   15   10    3    7   10
Mike Kekich            2   2  2.91   5   5   0   0   0   34   36   12   11    3   14   17
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Fritz Peterson         0   6  3.86   6   6   0   0   0   37   41   22   16    1   11   19
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    1    2
Jim Roland             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    2    2    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         0   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0    8    5    0    0    0    2    6
Diego Segui            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0   10    9    1    0    0    1    6
Blue Moon Odom         2   0  1.15   3   2   1   0   0   16    6    2    2    0   10    5
Bob Locker             3   0  1.23   7   0   0   2   0    7    4    1    1    0    2    6
Rollie Fingers         1   1  2.30   8   0   0   4   0   16   11    4    4    3    4   12
Catfish Hunter         2   2  2.60   7   7   0   0   0   52   34   16   15    6   10   28
Ken Holtzman           4   2  2.89   7   7   4   0   1   53   46   18   17    6    3   20
Joel Horlen            1   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    2    2
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

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          2   1  0.64  12   0   0   1   0   14    7    2    1    0    7   10
Mike Paul              0   1  1.50   8   1   0   0   0   12   11    4    2    0    8    4
Jim Shellenback        0   0  1.71   5   2   0   0   0   21   12    4    4    3    8   10
Pete Broberg           2   2  2.16   6   6   2   0   1   42   32   13   10    0   20   21
Horacio Pina           0   1  2.65  12   0   0   5   0   17   13    5    5    0    5   17
Don Stanhouse          0   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    2    6   12
Casey Cox              1   0  4.09   8   0   0   1   0   11   16    7    5    1    4    6
Bill Gogolewski        2   2  4.39   7   5   0   0   0   27   24   13   13    3    7   20
Dick Bosman            2   4  5.03   6   6   0   0   0   34   43   21   19    1    8   16
Jim Panther            1   1  8.78   8   0   0   0   0   13   17   14   13    1    8    6
Rich Hand              0   2  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    7    8    7    7    0    3    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  G. Perry (CLE)            6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Coleman (DET)          5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  T. Bradley (CHI)          4
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           4

Losses:

  F. Peterson (NY)          6
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          4
  D. Bosman (TEX)           4
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      4
  M. Pattin (BOS)           4
  K. Brett (MIL)            3
  R. Clark (CAL)            3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  G. Perry (CLE)            4
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          2

Saves:

  W. Granger (MIN)          5
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          5
  H. Pina (TEX)             5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  S. Mingori (CLE)          4
  K. Sanders (MIL)          4
  F. Scherman (DET)         4
  T. Forster (CHI)          3
  S. Lyle (NY)              3
  K. Tatum (BOS)            3

Shutouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       2
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  T. Bradley (CHI)          1
  K. Brett (MIL)            1
  P. Broberg (TEX)          1

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          71.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         68.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        61.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      55.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      53.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        52.0
  M. Wilcox (CLE)        50.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       49.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       47.1
  D. Drago (KC)          46.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          51
  G. Perry (CLE)           51
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        46
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         45
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        45
  D. Drago (KC)            44
  D. Bosman (TEX)          43
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      43
  F. Peterson (NY)         41

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     22
  F. Peterson (NY)         22
  S. Siebert (BOS)         22
  D. Bosman (TEX)          21
  M. Pattin (BOS)          21
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         19
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        18
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        18
  P. Dobson (BAL)          17
  D. McLain (OAK)          17

Home Runs:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  M. Hedlund (KC)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  D. McLain (OAK)           4
  M. Pattin (BOS)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4

Walks:

  J. Coleman (DET)         25
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     21
  P. Broberg (TEX)         20
  G. Perry (CLE)           20
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          20
  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  J. Slaton (MIL)          18
  R. Clark (CAL)           15
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  J. Perry (MIN)           15

Strikeouts:

  W. Wood (CHI)            48
  M. Lolich (DET)          47
  G. Perry (CLE)           47
  J. Coleman (DET)         43
  N. Ryan (CAL)            37
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          37
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        35
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     34
  J. Palmer (BAL)          33
  T. Bradley (CHI)         30


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