Wednesday May 31, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 31, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       23  12  2.18   35   7  14   331   252  100   80   20   95  202
New York        17  20  2.43   37   5  11   322   296  116   87   11  105  164
Detroit         21  16  2.53   37  11   8   327   247  105   92   18  136  219
Cleveland       18  17  2.55   35  12   7   314   236   96   89   15  119  199
Baltimore       20  16  2.62   36  14   4   309   253  103   90   20   85  177
Milwaukee       12  22  2.83   34   7   7   315   266  120   99   16  129  185
Kansas City     13  24  2.90   37   9   3   336   299  119  108   23   94  171
Oakland         25  12  2.95   37  10   9   339   303  121  111   30   89  178
Chicago         22  16  3.03   38   9  10   338   296  131  114   22  104  246
Texas           17  24  3.39   41   3  12   369   323  161  139   20  147  225
California      18  23  3.63   41   7   7   362   314  166  146   24  176  246
Boston          15  19  3.90   34   4   7   300   309  153  130   26  134  212

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kaat (MIN)         6   1  1.11   7   7   2   0   0   57   39   10    7    4    9   31
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      4   4  1.79   9   9   4   0   2   65   37   14   13    3   28   45
Jim Lonborg (MIL)      2   2  1.83   8   5   3   1   1   44   40   11    9    2   19   24
Mickey Lolich (DET)    8   3  1.85  11  11   8   0   1   92   72   20   19    3   24   67
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    8   3  1.91  12  11   7   1   2   94   66   21   20    3   24   60
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      7   3  1.92  13  13   4   0   3   99   80   26   21    7   15   62
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   3  2.06   9   9   3   0   0   66   45   18   15    6   17   46
Tom Timmerman (DET)    3   4  2.06  10   9   1   0   1   57   34   17   13    5   21   30
Steve Kline (NY)       3   1  2.10   7   7   1   0   1   51   45   17   12    3    9   12
Joe Coleman (DET)      7   3  2.21  10  10   2   0   0   73   48   20   18    6   36   63

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        3   1  1.00   8   0   0   1   0   18   10    3    2    1    3    7
Mickey Scott           0   0  1.08   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    1    4
Roric Harrison         0   0  1.72   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    3    3    0    6   12
Jim Palmer             5   3  2.06   9   9   3   0   0   66   45   18   15    6   17   46
Dave McNally           5   3  2.31   9   9   5   0   4   66   54   17   17    3   16   40
Pat Dobson             5   5  2.51  10  10   4   0   2   72   60   23   20    3   20   41
Mike Cuellar           2   4  3.57   8   8   2   0   1   40   42   21   16    4   12   15
Eddie Watt             0   0  4.32   8   0   0   2   0    8    8    5    4    1    3    4
Grant Jackson          0   0  7.11   5   0   0   1   0    6    8    5    5    0    2    5
Dave Leonhard          0   0  7.27   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    7    7    2    5    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Curtis            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.20  12   0   0   4   0   16   11    6    4    2   11   12
Bill Lee               4   1  2.66  13   0   0   2   0   20   16    7    6    1    5   14
Ray Culp               4   4  2.94   9   9   3   0   1   64   57   22   21    3   28   34
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Gary Peters            1   1  3.97   9   1   0   0   0   23   29   13   10    2   14   24
Lew Krausse            1   2  3.99   8   6   0   1   0   38   41   19   17    3   16   21
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.13   8   8   0   0   0   52   62   32   24    5   19   36
Luis Tiant             0   1  4.19   9   2   0   0   0   19   17   10    9    1   12   15
Bobby Bolin            0   1  5.54   8   0   0   0   0   13   13    9    8    2    8   13
Marty Pattin           1   6  5.67   9   8   1   0   0   46   56   32   29    7   14   38

 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
Lloyd Allen            1   2  1.78  13   0   0   3   0   25   19    7    5    1    9   18
Steve Barber           1   0  2.08   7   0   0   1   0    9    4    2    2    0    9    3
Alan Foster            0   1  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    1    1    1    4
Nolan Ryan             4   4  2.79   9   9   3   0   3   52   33   17   16    3   39   55
Clyde Wright           3   2  2.82   7   7   1   0   0   45   45   18   14    2   12   20
Rickey Clark           4   4  3.55  10  10   1   0   0   63   52   28   25    3   33   38
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Don Rose               1   0  4.24   5   2   0   0   0   17   12    8    8    5    5   15
Eddie Fisher           2   2  4.38  17   1   0   1   0   37   39   18   18    3    9   12
Rudy May               0   4  4.91   9   6   0   1   0   33   33   23   18    3   14   27
Tom Murphy             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    2
Mel Queen              0   0  5.95  10   0   0   0   0   20   24   15   13    1   13   14

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood            7   3  1.92  13  13   4   0   3   99   80   26   21    7   15   62
Terry Forster          0   1  2.11  16   0   0   6   0   21   18    8    5    0   13   19
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.20  10   0   0   0   0   16   12    4    4    3    5   17
Steve Kealey           2   2  2.40  14   0   0   3   0   15   14    4    4    1    6   11
Rich Gossage           1   0  3.14   8   0   0   0   0   14   14    8    5    1    8    8
Tom Bradley            5   2  3.28  12  12   3   0   1   74   64   29   27    4   19   60
Dave Lemonds           0   0  3.38   6   1   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    0    8    9
Stan Bahnsen           6   6  3.45  12  12   2   0   1   73   71   31   28    5   18   50
Bart Johnson           0   2  8.49   8   0   0   1   0   12   13   12   11    0    8    8
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
Ed Farmer              0   0  1.26  10   0   0   1   0   14    6    2    2    1    7    7
Milt Wilcox            4   4  1.79   9   9   4   0   2   65   37   14   13    3   28   45
Gaylord Perry          8   3  1.91  12  11   7   1   2   94   66   21   20    3   24   60
Vince Colbert          0   2  2.11   8   3   0   0   0   21   13    7    5    0   15   12
Phil Hennigan          0   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    1    1    4
Dick Tidrow            4   5  2.97  11  11   1   0   0   67   53   23   22    4   25   41
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  3.07  10   0   0   0   0   15   16    5    5    1    4    8
Steve Hargan           0   1  3.86   3   1   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    5    1
Ray Lamb               1   0  5.06   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    9    9    0    6   10
Steve Mingori          0   2  7.15  11   0   0   5   0   11   17   10    9    2    4   11

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Niekro             0   0  0.00   6   1   0   1   0    6    7    0    0    0    1    1
Chris Zachary          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Mickey Lolich          8   3  1.85  11  11   8   0   1   92   72   20   19    3   24   67
Tom Timmerman          3   4  2.06  10   9   1   0   1   57   34   17   13    5   21   30
Fred Scherman          1   0  2.12  16   0   0   6   0   30   25    9    7    0   11   17
Joe Coleman            7   3  2.21  10  10   2   0   0   73   48   20   18    6   36   63
Chuck Seelbach         2   1  2.96  11   1   0   1   0   24   16    8    8    1   11   15
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Phil Meeler            0   1  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    4    0    7    4
Ron Perranoski         0   1  5.40   8   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    6    0    3    3
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
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
Roger Nelson           0   1  1.29  10   0   0   1   0   14   11    2    2    1    4   14
Ted Abernathy          0   1  1.74   8   0   0   0   0   10    8    5    2    0    7    6
Tom Murphy             0   1  1.93   4   1   0   0   0    9    7    2    2    0    1    0
Dick Drago             2   4  2.25   9   9   3   0   1   72   64   19   18    4   11   47
Paul Splittorff        4   3  2.64   9   9   4   0   1   58   48   18   17    4   17   27
Tom Burgmeier          3   1  2.87  15   0   0   1   0   16   14    7    5    0    8    6
Bruce Dal Canton       2   3  3.25   9   4   0   1   0   36   32   14   13    2    8   25
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.68   9   3   2   0   1   29   27   12   12    3    8   14
Al Fitzmorris          0   3  3.73   6   2   0   0   0   31   30   14   13    3    9   12
Mike Hedlund           0   4  3.76   6   6   0   0   0   38   33   18   16    6   16   13

 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
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   13    0    0    0    5    7
Jim Lonborg            2   2  1.83   8   5   3   1   1   44   40   11    9    2   19   24
Jim Colborn            1   0  2.16  12   0   0   0   0   25   22    7    6    1   14   19
Skip Lockwood          2   4  2.25   8   6   2   0   1   40   28   14   10    2   20   33
Ken Sanders            0   3  2.45  13   0   0   6   0   26   22    7    7    1    9   16
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.53  12   0   0   0   0   21   17    8    6    1    9    7
Ken Brett              2   5  3.20   9   9   1   0   1   56   42   27   20    5   16   34
Bill Parsons           4   2  4.11   9   8   1   0   0   50   47   24   23    3   18   30
Jim Slaton             1   6  4.96   7   6   0   0   0   33   35   22   18    1   18   14

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Granger          1   0  0.73  15   0   0   8   0   25   12    2    2    0    3   13
Jim Kaat               6   1  1.11   7   7   2   0   0   57   39   10    7    4    9   31
Dave LaRoche           1   1  1.55  15   0   0   6   0   29   18    7    5    1   11   19
Ray Corbin             1   0  1.86   8   0   0   0   0   19   10    4    4    1    8   14
Bob Gebhard            0   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    4    4
Bert Blyleven          7   3  2.44  12  11   4   0   2   85   72   24   23    5   17   65
Jim Perry              4   3  2.67   9   9   1   0   1   54   51   21   16    4   20   17
Dick Woodson           3   3  3.30   8   8   0   0   0   46   36   23   17    4   19   32
Tom Norton             0   1  4.09   7   0   0   0   0   11    9    8    5    1    4    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            1   0  1.16  14   0   0  10   0   23   13    4    3    0    6   12
Steve Kline            3   1  2.10   7   7   1   0   1   51   45   17   12    3    9   12
Mel Stottlemyre        5   5  2.24  10  10   3   0   3   76   72   22   19    1   23   34
Rich Hinton            1   0  2.25   4   2   0   0   0   12   13    5    3    0    1    9
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  2.45   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    2    0    3    6
Mike Kekich            4   4  2.66   9   9   0   0   0   61   59   21   18    3   28   38
Fred Beene             0   3  2.70   9   0   0   1   0   17   16    9    5    1   11   16
Fritz Peterson         3   6  2.93   9   9   1   0   1   61   62   27   20    1   17   31
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Jim Roland             0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    2    4    5

 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
Dave Hamilton          1   0  1.42   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    5    2
Bob Locker             3   0  1.56  13   0   0   3   0   17   13    3    3    0    4   12
Darold Knowles         0   0  2.13  12   0   0   1   0   13   14    3    3    0    4    9
Blue Moon Odom         2   1  2.32   6   5   1   0   0   31   24    9    8    2   17    9
Ken Holtzman           7   3  2.36  11  11   6   0   2   84   70   24   22    8   10   39
Catfish Hunter         5   2  2.48  11  11   3   0   0   87   64   26   24    8   19   49
Rollie Fingers         4   1  2.73  14   0   0   5   0   26   22    9    8    3    6   22
Joel Horlen            2   0  2.76  10   0   0   0   0   16   15    5    5    1    3    8
Vida Blue              0   1  3.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    0    5    6
Jim Roland             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    1    0    0    0
Diego Segui            0   1  3.92   6   3   0   0   0   21   25   10    9    2    6   10
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
Paul Lindblad          2   2  1.27  19   0   0   3   0   28   25    5    4    0   13   16
Horacio Pina           0   1  1.88  18   0   0   7   0   24   16    5    5    0   10   22
Mike Paul              0   2  2.35  17   1   0   1   0   23   23    9    6    0   10   11
Pete Broberg           3   3  2.76   9   9   2   0   1   62   43   23   19    2   28   40
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Don Stanhouse          0   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    2    6   12
Jim Shellenback        1   2  2.90  10   5   0   0   0   40   30   15   13    5   13   18
Rich Hand              1   3  3.45   7   5   0   0   0   29   21   13   11    1   12   16
Casey Cox              1   0  4.09   8   0   0   1   0   11   16    7    5    1    4    6
Dick Bosman            3   5  4.32  10  10   0   0   0   58   67   34   28    2   14   31
Jim Panther            3   1  5.19  17   0   0   0   0   26   22   16   15    2   14   14
Bill Gogolewski        3   4  5.32  10   8   1   0   0   42   40   25   25    5   16   32

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  P. Dobson (BAL)           5

Losses:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  M. Pattin (BOS)           6
  F. Peterson (NY)          6
  J. Slaton (MIL)           6
  D. Bosman (TEX)           5
  K. Brett (MIL)            5
  P. Dobson (BAL)           5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           5
  R. Clark (CAL)            4

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  G. Perry (CLE)            7
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  P. Dobson (BAL)           4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             10
  W. Granger (MIN)          8
  H. Pina (TEX)             7
  T. Forster (CHI)          6
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          6
  K. Sanders (MIL)          6
  F. Scherman (DET)         6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5
  S. Mingori (CLE)          5
  K. Tatum (BOS)            4

Shutouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  P. Dobson (BAL)           2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  G. Perry (CLE)            2
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)          98.2
  G. Perry (CLE)         94.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        92.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        87.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      84.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      84.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    76.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)       74.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       73.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       73.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        72
  M. Lolich (DET)          72
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      72
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         71
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        70
  D. Bosman (TEX)          67
  G. Perry (CLE)           66
  T. Bradley (CHI)         64
  D. Drago (KC)            64

Runs:

  D. Bosman (TEX)          34
  M. Pattin (BOS)          32
  S. Siebert (BOS)         32
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         31
  T. Bradley (CHI)         29
  R. Clark (CAL)           28
  K. Brett (MIL)           27
  F. Peterson (NY)         27
  C. Hunter (OAK)          26
  W. Wood (CHI)            26

Home Runs:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  M. Hedlund (KC)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  K. Brett (MIL)            5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            39
  J. Coleman (DET)         36
  R. Clark (CAL)           33
  P. Broberg (TEX)         28
  R. Culp (BOS)            28
  M. Kekich (NY)           28
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          28
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          25
  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  G. Perry (CLE)           24

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        65
  J. Coleman (DET)         63
  W. Wood (CHI)            62
  T. Bradley (CHI)         60
  G. Perry (CLE)           60
  N. Ryan (CAL)            55
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         50
  C. Hunter (OAK)          49
  D. Drago (KC)            47

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