Friday June 2, 1972
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 2, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       23  14  2.31   37   7  14   350   275  110   90   24   99  208
Cleveland       19  18  2.52   37  13   7   332   251  100   93   16  123  206
Detroit         22  17  2.52   39  11   8   346   256  110   97   19  144  232
New York        17  22  2.68   39   6  11   342   316  131  102   17  116  174
Baltimore       21  17  2.69   38  15   4   327   274  111   98   21   88  185
Kansas City     15  24  2.85   39  10   3   354   307  123  112   24   97  182
Milwaukee       14  22  2.95   36   7   8   336   284  133  110   18  136  191
Chicago         23  16  2.98   39  10  10   347   304  132  115   23  107  252
Oakland         25  13  3.01   38  10   9   347   310  126  116   31   93  187
Texas           17  25  3.48   42   3  12   377   336  168  146   21  153  230
California      19  23  3.62   42   7   8   371   325  169  149   24  179  250
Boston          16  20  3.94   36   5   7   317   328  163  139   26  144  224

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kaat (MIN)         6   1  1.69   8   8   2   0   0   59   45   14   11    5    9   32
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    9   3  1.75  13  12   8   1   3  103   73   21   20    3   24   63
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      4   4  1.79   9   9   4   0   2   65   37   14   13    3   28   45
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      8   3  1.84  14  14   5   0   3  108   88   27   22    8   18   68
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   3  1.93  10  10   4   0   0   75   54   19   16    6   18   52
Mickey Lolich (DET)    8   3  2.06  12  12   8   0   1  100   76   24   23    4   28   73
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
Dick Drago (KC)        3   4  2.11  10  10   4   0   1   81   69   20   19    4   11   53
Joe Coleman (DET)      7   4  2.13  11  11   2   0   0   80   51   21   19    6   38   65

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Scott           0   0  1.08   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    1    4
Roric Harrison         0   0  1.27  10   0   0   0   0   21   16    3    3    0    6   13
Jim Palmer             6   3  1.93  10  10   4   0   0   75   54   19   16    6   18   52
Doyle Alexander        3   1  2.25   9   0   0   1   0   20   15    6    5    1    4    7
Pat Dobson             5   5  2.51  10  10   4   0   2   72   60   23   20    3   20   41
Dave McNally           5   4  2.79  10  10   5   0   4   68   59   21   21    4   17   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  2.08  13   0   0   4   0   17   12    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
Sonny Siebert          4   2  3.52   9   9   1   0   0   61   69   33   24    5   22   43
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Luis Tiant             0   1  4.05  10   2   0   0   0   20   18   10    9    1   13   16
Gary Peters            1   1  4.81  10   1   0   0   0   24   33   16   13    2   16   25
Lew Krausse            1   3  4.81   9   7   0   1   0   43   47   25   23    3   20   24
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
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
Clyde Wright           4   2  2.44   8   8   1   0   0   52   52   18   14    2   13   24
Nolan Ryan             4   4  2.79   9   9   3   0   3   52   33   17   16    3   39   55
Lloyd Allen            1   2  2.81  14   0   0   3   0   26   20   10    8    1   11   18
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
Eddie Fisher           2   2  4.19  18   1   0   2   0   39   42   18   18    3    9   12
Don Rose               1   0  4.24   5   2   0   0   0   17   12    8    8    5    5   15
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            8   3  1.84  14  14   5   0   3  108   88   27   22    8   18   68
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
Gaylord Perry          9   3  1.75  13  12   8   1   3  103   73   21   20    3   24   63
Milt Wilcox            4   4  1.79   9   9   4   0   2   65   37   14   13    3   28   45
Vince Colbert          0   3  2.54   9   4   0   0   0   28   19   10    8    1   18   14
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
Phil Hennigan          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    1    2    4
Ray Lamb               1   0  5.06   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    9    9    0    6   10
Steve Mingori          0   2  6.57  12   0   0   5   0   12   17   10    9    2    4   13

 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
Fred Scherman          2   0  1.97  17   0   0   6   0   32   27    9    7    0   13   20
Mickey Lolich          8   3  2.06  12  12   8   0   1  100   76   24   23    4   28   73
Tom Timmerman          3   4  2.06  10   9   1   0   1   57   34   17   13    5   21   30
Joe Coleman            7   4  2.13  11  11   2   0   0   80   51   21   19    6   38   65
Chuck Seelbach         2   1  2.88  12   1   0   1   0   25   16    8    8    1   11   15
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Ron Perranoski         0   1  4.91   9   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    6    0    3    5
Phil Meeler            0   1  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    4    0    7    4
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
Dick Drago             3   4  2.11  10  10   4   0   1   81   69   20   19    4   11   53
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
Tom Murphy             0   1  3.14   5   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    5    1    3    4
Bruce Dal Canton       2   3  3.25   9   4   0   1   0   36   32   14   13    2    8   25
Al Fitzmorris          1   3  3.31   7   2   0   0   0   35   30   14   13    3   10   13
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
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  0.45  11   0   0   0   0   20   16    2    1    1    6    8
Ken Sanders            1   3  2.15  14   0   0   6   0   29   23    7    7    1   11   18
Jim Colborn            1   0  2.16  12   0   0   0   0   25   22    7    6    1   14   19
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.16  13   0   0   1   0   25   18    8    6    1    9    7
Skip Lockwood          2   4  2.25   8   6   2   0   1   40   28   14   10    2   20   33
Jim Lonborg            3   2  2.36   9   6   3   1   1   50   45   16   13    2   21   25
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  5.54   8   7   0   0   0   39   43   28   24    2   20   16

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Granger          1   0  0.68  16   0   0   8   0   27   12    2    2    0    3   13
Ray Corbin             1   0  1.59   9   0   0   0   0   23   14    4    4    1    8   16
Jim Kaat               6   1  1.69   8   8   2   0   0   59   45   14   11    5    9   32
Bob Gebhard            0   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    4    4
Dave LaRoche           1   3  2.18  17   0   0   6   0   33   22   10    8    2   13   21
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  3.42   9   9   0   0   0   53   43   26   20    6   21   33
Tom Norton             0   1  3.46   8   0   0   0   0   13   11    8    5    1    4    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Closter             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
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
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
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Jim Roland             0   1  3.09   5   0   0   0   0   12    7    4    4    2   10    6
Fritz Peterson         3   7  3.38  10  10   2   0   1   69   70   33   26    3   19   34
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   12    9    9    5    2    4   10
Rich Hinton            1   0  5.27   5   3   0   0   0   14   19   10    8    2    3   10

 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  3.12  11   0   0   0   0   17   18    6    6    1    3   10
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
Vida Blue              0   2  4.91   3   2   0   0   0   11    7    6    6    1    8   12
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
Jim Shellenback        1   2  3.05  11   5   0   0   0   41   32   16   14    5   13   21
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.38   3   2   0   0   0   16   12    6    6    2    9   13
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  4.66  18   0   0   0   0   29   26   16   15    2   16   15
Bill Gogolewski        3   5  6.07  11   9   1   0   0   43   44   29   29    6   17   32

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League Leaders

Wins:

  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5

Losses:

  F. Peterson (NY)          7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  M. Pattin (BOS)           6
  J. Slaton (MIL)           6
  D. Bosman (TEX)           5
  K. Brett (MIL)            5
  P. Dobson (BAL)           5
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           5

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  G. Perry (CLE)            8
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         6
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  P. Dobson (BAL)           4
  D. Drago (KC)             4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4

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
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  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
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         107.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        103.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       100.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        87.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      84.2
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      84.0
  D. Drago (KC)          81.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       80.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    76.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        74.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  M. Lolich (DET)          76
  G. Perry (CLE)           73
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        72
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      72
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         71
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        70
  F. Peterson (NY)         70
  D. Drago (KC)            69
  S. Siebert (BOS)         69

Runs:

  D. Bosman (TEX)          34
  F. Peterson (NY)         33
  S. Siebert (BOS)         33
  M. Pattin (BOS)          32
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         31
  T. Bradley (CHI)         29
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)      29
  R. Clark (CAL)           28
  J. Slaton (MIL)          28
  K. Brett (MIL)           27

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            39
  J. Coleman (DET)         38
  R. Clark (CAL)           33
  P. Broberg (TEX)         28
  R. Culp (BOS)            28
  M. Kekich (NY)           28
  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          28
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          25
  G. Perry (CLE)           24

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          73
  W. Wood (CHI)            68
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        65
  J. Coleman (DET)         65
  G. Perry (CLE)           63
  T. Bradley (CHI)         60
  N. Ryan (CAL)            55
  D. Drago (KC)            53
  J. Palmer (BAL)          52
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         50

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