Saturday June 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 3, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       23  15  2.39   38   7  14   358   281  115   95   26  102  212
Detroit         23  17  2.54   40  11   9   355   264  113  100   20  145  234
Cleveland       19  19  2.66   38  13   7   341   262  108  101   18  125  211
Baltimore       21  18  2.73   39  16   4   336   284  115  102   22   89  191
New York        18  22  2.84   40   6  11   355   328  141  112   19  127  181
Kansas City     16  24  2.88   40  10   4   363   320  127  116   24   98  190
Milwaukee       15  22  2.90   37   8   8   345   289  134  111   19  137  195
Oakland         26  13  2.99   39  11   9   356   319  128  118   32   94  189
Chicago         23  17  3.17   40  10  10   360   322  150  127   26  117  260
Texas           17  26  3.48   43   3  12   385   344  171  149   21  155  238
California      20  23  3.63   43   7   8   380   331  173  153   25  185  256
Boston          16  21  4.12   37   5   7   325   343  173  149   26  146  231

 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   6  2.68  11  11   5   0   2   81   70   27   24    4   21   47
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  2.55  14   0   0   4   0   18   14    7    5    2   11   12
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
Bill Lee               4   1  3.98  14   0   0   2   0   20   18   10    9    1    6   14
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  5.79   9   0   0   0   0   14   16   10    9    2    8   16
Marty Pattin           1   7  5.81  10   9   1   0   0   53   64   37   34    7   15   42

 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
Lloyd Allen            1   2  2.81  14   0   0   3   0   26   20   10    8    1   11   18
Nolan Ryan             4   4  3.27  10  10   3   0   3   55   38   21   20    4   44   59
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
Rudy May               1   4  4.19  10   6   0   1   0   39   34   23   18    3   15   29
Don Rose               1   0  4.24   5   2   0   0   0   17   12    8    8    5    5   15
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  1.96  17   0   0   6   0   23   19    8    5    0   14   23
Steve Kealey           2   2  2.00  15   0   0   3   0   18   15    4    4    1    8   12
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.20  10   0   0   0   0   16   12    4    4    3    5   17
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
Rich Gossage           1   0  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   16   16   10    7    1    9    8
Stan Bahnsen           6   6  3.96  13  13   2   0   1   77   78   37   34    6   19   52
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
Phil Regan             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    1    0    0    0

 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  3.41  12  12   1   0   0   69   57   27   26    5   26   42
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  3.57  11   0   0   0   0   18   21    7    7    1    4   10
Phil Hennigan          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    1    2    4
Steve Hargan           0   2  4.09   4   1   0   0   0   11    8    6    5    1    6    3
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
Chris Zachary          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Joe Niekro             1   0  1.88   7   2   0   1   0   14   15    3    3    1    2    2
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  2.77  13   1   0   2   0   26   16    8    8    1   11   16
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
Tom Burgmeier          3   1  2.55  16   0   0   2   0   18   15    7    5    0    9    9
Paul Splittorff        4   3  2.85  10  10   4   0   1   60   54   20   19    4   17   29
Tom Murphy             1   1  3.07   6   2   0   0   0   15   10    5    5    1    3    4
Al Fitzmorris          1   3  3.31   7   2   0   0   0   35   30   14   13    3   10   13
Bruce Dal Canton       2   3  3.32  10   4   0   1   0   41   38   16   15    2    8   28
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           5   2  3.64  10   9   2   0   0   59   52   25   24    4   19   34
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
Tom Norton             0   1  3.00   9   0   0   0   0   15   12    8    5    1    5    8
Jim Perry              4   4  3.15  10  10   1   0   1   60   56   26   21    6   22   20
Dick Woodson           3   3  3.42   9   9   0   0   0   53   43   26   20    6   21   33

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   0  0.95  15   0   0  10   0   28   16    4    3    0    7   13
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
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.29   9   0   0   0   0   14   10    9    5    2    6   11
Fritz Peterson         3   7  3.38  10  10   2   0   1   69   70   33   26    3   19   34
Fred Beene             0   3  4.12  10   1   0   1   0   20   20   13    9    2   13   18
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.91   6   3   0   0   0   15   19   10    8    2    5   11
Jim Roland             0   1  5.11   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    7    7    2   10    7
Al Closter             0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    1    4    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
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
Ken Holtzman           8   3  2.32  12  12   7   0   2   93   79   26   24    9   11   41
Blue Moon Odom         2   1  2.32   6   5   1   0   0   31   24    9    8    2   17    9
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  1.23  20   0   0   3   0   29   26    5    4    0   13   17
Horacio Pina           0   1  1.88  18   0   0   7   0   24   16    5    5    0   10   22
Mike Paul              0   2  2.31  18   1   0   1   0   23   23    9    6    0   10   11
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Pete Broberg           3   4  2.96  10  10   2   0   1   67   49   26   22    2   30   47
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  4.40  19   0   0   0   0   31   27   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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5

Losses:

  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  F. Peterson (NY)          7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  P. Dobson (BAL)           6
  J. Slaton (MIL)           6
  D. Bosman (TEX)           5
  K. Brett (MIL)            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)         7
  P. Dobson (BAL)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         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
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      93.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        87.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      84.2
  D. Drago (KC)          81.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)        80.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       80.1
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)       77.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        79
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         78
  M. Lolich (DET)          76
  G. Perry (CLE)           73
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        72
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      72
  P. Dobson (BAL)          70
  F. Peterson (NY)         70
  D. Drago (KC)            69

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         37
  M. Pattin (BOS)          37
  D. Bosman (TEX)          34
  F. Peterson (NY)         33
  S. Siebert (BOS)         33
  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)         9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  J. Coleman (DET)          6
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       6
  M. Hedlund (KC)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            44
  J. Coleman (DET)         38
  R. Clark (CAL)           33
  P. Broberg (TEX)         30
  R. Culp (BOS)            28
  M. Kekich (NY)           28
  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          28
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          26
  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)            59
  D. Drago (KC)            53
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         52
  J. Palmer (BAL)          52


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