Tuesday June 6, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 6, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       25  16  2.35   41   7  15   390   301  124  102   28  117  239
Detroit         25  18  2.50   43  12  10   382   291  123  106   24  146  257
Baltimore       21  22  2.69   43  16   4   378   323  127  113   24  105  218
Oakland         30  13  2.80   43  12  12   393   344  132  122   33   97  205
Cleveland       20  21  2.80   41  14   8   369   294  122  115   22  135  233
Kansas City     18  25  2.91   43  10   6   390   346  138  126   26  104  199
Chicago         25  18  3.04   43  11  10   387   345  157  131   27  118  273
New York        18  25  3.06   43   6  11   379   356  158  129   22  138  200
Milwaukee       15  24  3.11   39   8   8   362   312  148  125   19  144  201
Texas           19  26  3.35   45   3  14   403   354  174  150   22  165  248
California      21  25  3.63   46   8   8   405   352  187  163   28  200  270
Boston          18  22  3.87   40   7   7   351   362  180  151   27  153  246

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Timmerman (DET)    4   4  1.78  11  10   2   0   2   66   38   17   13    5   22   36
Gaylord Perry (CLE)    9   4  1.83  14  13   9   1   3  113   81   24   23    5   24   71
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      8   4  1.87  15  15   5   0   3  116   94   29   24    8   18   70
Jim Kaat (MIN)         6   1  1.93   9   9   2   0   0   65   52   18   14    5   12   40
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      5   4  2.00  10  10   4   0   2   72   45   17   16    4   33   49
Joe Coleman (DET)      7   5  2.06  12  12   2   0   0   87   61   25   20    7   38   69
Clyde Wright (CAL)     5   2  2.08   9   9   2   0   1   61   56   18   14    2   16   28
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   3  2.17  11  11   4   0   0   83   64   23   20    7   20   63

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         0   0  1.00  12   0   0   0   0   27   17    3    3    0    9   14
Mickey Scott           0   1  1.69   6   0   0   0   0   11    7    2    2    0    3    5
Jim Palmer             6   3  2.17  11  11   4   0   0   83   64   23   20    7   20   63
Doyle Alexander        3   2  2.33  10   1   0   1   0   27   23    8    7    1    7    9
Pat Dobson             5   6  2.68  11  11   5   0   2   81   70   27   24    4   21   47
Dave McNally           5   5  2.77  11  11   5   0   4   75   68   24   23    4   19   46
Mike Cuellar           2   5  3.50   9   9   2   0   1   46   46   23   18    5   14   19
Eddie Watt             0   0  3.60  10   0   0   2   0   10   10    5    4    1    5    5
Grant Jackson          0   0  5.40   7   0   0   1   0    8   10    5    5    0    2    7
Dave Leonhard          0   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11    8    7    7    2    5    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Curtis            2   0  0.00   2   1   1   0   1   12    9    0    0    0    3    6
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.55  14   0   0   4   0   18   14    7    5    2   11   12
Ray Culp               4   5  2.82  10  10   3   0   1   70   63   28   22    4   30   37
Sonny Siebert          5   2  3.07  10  10   2   0   1   70   73   33   24    5   23   46
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  4.09  11   2   0   0   0   22   20   11   10    1   15   20
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  1.69   8   0   0   1   0   11    5    2    2    0   12    6
Clyde Wright           5   2  2.08   9   9   2   0   1   61   56   18   14    2   16   28
Lloyd Allen            1   2  2.70  15   0   0   3   0   27   20   10    8    1   12   19
Nolan Ryan             4   4  3.27  10  10   3   0   3   55   38   21   20    4   44   59
Rickey Clark           4   5  3.93  11  11   1   0   0   66   57   32   29    4   34   38
Eddie Fisher           2   2  3.95  20   1   0   2   0   41   43   18   18    3    9   13
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Rudy May               1   4  4.19  10   6   0   1   0   39   34   23   18    3   15   29
Don Rose               1   1  4.58   6   3   0   0   0   20   19   14   10    6    6   17
Tom Murphy             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    2
Mel Queen              0   0  5.40  11   0   0   0   0   22   24   15   13    1   15   15
Alan Foster            0   1  6.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    5    2    5    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Cy Acosta              1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Wilbur Wood            8   4  1.87  15  15   5   0   3  116   94   29   24    8   18   70
Steve Kealey           2   2  1.89  16   0   0   3   0   19   15    4    4    1    8   12
Terry Forster          0   1  1.96  17   0   0   6   0   23   19    8    5    0   14   23
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.20  10   0   0   0   0   16   12    4    4    3    5   17
Dave Lemonds           0   0  2.30   7   2   0   0   0   16   14    7    4    0    8   11
Tom Bradley            6   2  3.04  13  13   4   0   1   83   70   30   28    5   20   68
Rich Gossage           1   0  3.72  10   0   0   0   0   19   19   11    8    1    9    9
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
Gaylord Perry          9   4  1.83  14  13   9   1   3  113   81   24   23    5   24   71
Milt Wilcox            5   4  2.00  10  10   4   0   2   72   45   17   16    4   33   49
Vince Colbert          0   3  2.55  10   5   0   0   0   35   24   12   10    1   19   21
Dick Tidrow            4   5  3.41  12  12   1   0   0   69   57   27   26    5   26   42
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.50  12   0   0   2   0   18   14    7    7    2   10    9
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   3  6.92  13   0   0   5   0   13   20   11   10    2    5   14

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chris Zachary          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    0    0    0    0    3
Tom Timmerman          4   4  1.78  11  10   2   0   2   66   38   17   13    5   22   36
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
Joe Coleman            7   5  2.06  12  12   2   0   0   87   61   25   20    7   38   69
Mickey Lolich          9   3  2.33  13  13   8   0   1  108   85   30   28    7   28   80
Chuck Seelbach         2   1  2.63  14   1   0   3   0   27   17    8    8    1   11   19
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
Dick Drago             3   4  2.11  10  10   4   0   1   81   69   20   19    4   11   53
Ted Abernathy          0   1  2.25   9   0   0   0   0   12   10    6    3    1    8    7
Tom Burgmeier          3   1  2.33  18   0   0   4   0   19   16    7    5    0    9   10
Tom Murphy             2   1  2.78   7   3   0   0   0   23   17    7    7    2    4    8
Paul Splittorff        4   3  2.86  11  10   4   0   1   66   57   22   21    4   18   30
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.12   8   2   0   0   0   40   34   15   14    3   11   15
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  3.94  11   4   2   0   1   32   30   15   14    3   10   14
Mike Hedlund           0   5  4.02   7   7   0   0   0   40   39   20   18    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   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    4    4
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.43  12   0   0   0   0   21   17    2    1    1    6    9
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.33  14   0   0   1   0   27   20    9    7    1    9    7
Jim Lonborg            3   2  2.36   9   6   3   1   1   50   45   16   13    2   21   25
Ken Sanders            1   3  2.37  15   0   0   6   0   30   25    8    8    1   11   18
Jim Colborn            1   0  3.00  13   0   0   0   0   27   26   10    9    1   15   21
Ken Brett              2   6  3.32  10  10   1   0   1   62   49   30   23    5   17   34
Skip Lockwood          2   5  3.54   9   7   2   0   1   41   33   20   16    2   22   33
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  0.58  19   0   0   9   0   31   16    3    2    0    6   16
Ray Corbin             2   0  1.35  10   0   0   0   0   27   16    4    4    1   12   18
Bob Gebhard            0   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    4    4
Jim Kaat               6   1  1.93   9   9   2   0   0   65   52   18   14    5   12   40
Dave LaRoche           1   3  2.14  18   0   0   6   0   34   22   10    8    2   13   21
Bert Blyleven          7   4  2.45  13  12   4   0   2   92   74   26   25    6   18   71
Tom Norton             0   1  2.76  10   0   0   0   0   16   12    8    5    1    5   10
Jim Perry              4   4  3.15  10  10   1   0   1   60   56   26   21    6   22   20
Dick Woodson           4   3  3.26  10  10   0   0   0   61   48   28   22    7   25   39

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   1  1.27  16   0   0  10   0   28   17    5    4    1    7   13
Steve Kline            3   1  2.10   7   7   1   0   1   51   45   17   12    3    9   12
Mel Stottlemyre        5   6  2.59  11  11   3   0   3   83   79   27   24    2   25   42
Mike Kekich            4   4  2.86  10  10   0   0   0   69   63   25   22    3   35   44
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  3.14  10   0   0   0   0   14   11    9    5    2    7   11
Fred Beene             0   3  3.74  11   1   0   1   0   22   23   13    9    2   13   19
Fritz Peterson         3   8  3.86  11  11   2   0   1   75   80   39   32    4   20   35
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
Rob Gardner            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    3
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          2   0  0.73   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    1    1    0    5    3
Bob Locker             3   0  1.40  14   0   0   4   0   19   14    3    3    0    4   14
Darold Knowles         0   0  1.76  15   0   0   3   0   15   15    3    3    0    4   13
Blue Moon Odom         3   1  2.21   7   6   1   0   0   41   31   11   10    3   19   11
Catfish Hunter         6   2  2.25  12  12   4   0   1   96   66   26   24    8   19   53
Ken Holtzman           8   3  2.32  12  12   7   0   2   93   79   26   24    9   11   41
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.57  16   0   0   5   0   28   23    9    8    3    7   23
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  4.24   4   3   0   0   0   17   14    8    8    1    8   14
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  1.39  21   0   0   4   0   32   29    6    5    1   13   18
Horacio Pina           0   1  1.73  19   0   0   8   0   26   18    5    5    0   10   24
Mike Paul              0   2  2.13  19   1   0   1   0   25   23    9    6    0   12   14
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Rich Hand              2   3  2.94   8   6   0   0   0   34   25   13   11    1   17   17
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
Dick Bosman            4   5  3.92  11  11   0   0   0   64   68   36   28    2   17   34
Casey Cox              1   0  4.09   8   0   0   1   0   11   16    7    5    1    4    6
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:

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

Losses:

  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  K. Brett (MIL)            6
  P. Dobson (BAL)           6
  J. Slaton (MIL)           6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  D. Bosman (TEX)           5
  R. Clark (CAL)            5
  J. Coleman (DET)          5

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)            9
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         7
  P. Dobson (BAL)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  T. Bradley (CHI)          4
  D. Drago (KC)             4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             10
  W. Granger (MIN)          9
  H. Pina (TEX)             8
  T. Forster (CHI)          6
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          6
  K. Sanders (MIL)          6
  F. Scherman (DET)         6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5
  S. Mingori (CLE)          5
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         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
  T. Timmerman (DET)        2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         115.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        113.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       108.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        96.0
  K. Holtzman (OAK)      93.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      91.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       87.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    83.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)       83.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        83.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            94
  M. Lolich (DET)          85
  G. Perry (CLE)           81
  F. Peterson (NY)         80
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        79
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      79
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         78
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        74
  S. Siebert (BOS)         73
  T. Bradley (CHI)         70

Runs:

  F. Peterson (NY)         39
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         37
  M. Pattin (BOS)          37
  D. Bosman (TEX)          36
  S. Siebert (BOS)         33
  R. Clark (CAL)           32
  T. Bradley (CHI)         30
  K. Brett (MIL)           30
  M. Lolich (DET)          30
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)      29

Home Runs:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  D. Woodson (MIN)          7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            44
  J. Coleman (DET)         38
  M. Kekich (NY)           35
  R. Clark (CAL)           34
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          33
  P. Broberg (TEX)         30
  R. Culp (BOS)            30
  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          26
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      25

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        71
  G. Perry (CLE)           71
  W. Wood (CHI)            70
  J. Coleman (DET)         69
  T. Bradley (CHI)         68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  N. Ryan (CAL)            59
  D. Drago (KC)            53
  C. Hunter (OAK)          53

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