Saturday June 10, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 10, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       25  19  2.59   44   7  15   414   327  146  119   32  129  254
Baltimore       24  22  2.64   46  19   4   405   345  133  119   26  109  231
Detroit         25  21  2.77   46  12  10   409   324  143  126   29  153  280
Oakland         33  13  2.79   46  13  14   420   372  143  130   36  107  226
Cleveland       22  22  2.86   44  15   9   396   320  134  126   24  144  258
Chicago         28  18  2.93   46  13  11   414   364  161  135   28  126  289
Kansas City     20  27  2.96   47  11   6   426   385  154  140   27  112  222
New York        20  27  3.14   47   7  12   413   390  174  144   23  150  217
Milwaukee       16  27  3.24   43   8   9   395   343  165  142   23  156  218
Texas           20  29  3.42   49   3  15   439   388  195  167   24  190  270
California      23  26  3.59   49   9   9   429   366  197  171   32  213  283
Boston          19  24  3.92   43   7   7   374   386  194  163   30  160  266

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   10   4  1.77  15  14  10   1   3  122   87   25   24    5   26   82
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      9   4  1.88  16  16   6   0   3  125  100   31   26    8   21   71
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      6   4  1.91  11  11   4   0   2   80   51   18   17    4   34   54
Jim Kaat (MIN)         6   1  1.93   9   9   2   0   0   65   52   18   14    5   12   40
Joe Coleman (DET)      7   5  2.06  12  12   2   0   0   87   61   25   20    7   38   69
Tom Timmerman (DET)    4   4  2.14  12  11   2   0   2   71   44   21   17    7   24   42
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   3  2.17  11  11   4   0   0   83   64   23   20    7   20   63
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     9   3  2.21  13  13   8   0   2  102   93   30   25   10   11   45
Dick Drago (KC)        3   4  2.28  11  11   4   0   1   87   77   23   22    5   11   56
Clyde Wright (CAL)     6   2  2.30  10  10   2   0   1   67   60   21   17    4   21   30

 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             6   6  2.61  12  12   6   0   2   90   80   29   26    4   21   52
Dave McNally           6   5  2.69  12  12   6   0   4   84   73   26   25    5   20   48
Mike Cuellar           3   5  3.25  10  10   3   0   1   55   53   25   20    6   17   25
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   1  2.50   3   2   1   0   1   18   18    5    5    0    3   16
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
Bill Lee               4   1  3.47  16   0   0   2   0   23   20   10    9    1    6   17
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Luis Tiant             0   2  4.00  12   3   0   0   0   27   24   13   12    1   21   24
Gary Peters            1   1  4.62  11   1   0   0   0   25   33   16   13    2   16   26
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.02  10   7   0   1   0   43   48   27   24    4   21   24
Bobby Bolin            0   1  5.17  10   0   0   0   0   16   16   10    9    2    8   17
Marty Pattin           2   7  5.83  11  10   1   0   0   59   72   42   38    9   15   43

 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           6   2  2.30  10  10   2   0   1   67   60   21   17    4   21   30
Lloyd Allen            1   2  2.43  16   0   0   4   0   30   22   10    8    1   15   22
Nolan Ryan             5   4  2.95  11  11   4   0   3   64   41   22   21    4   46   64
Rickey Clark           4   5  3.97  12  12   1   0   0   70   59   35   31    5   37   41
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Eddie Fisher           2   3  4.19  21   1   0   2   0   43   46   21   20    4    9   13
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            9   4  1.88  16  16   6   0   3  125  100   31   26    8   21   71
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            7   2  2.84  14  14   5   0   1   92   75   31   29    6   22   78
Rich Gossage           1   0  3.22  11   0   0   1   0   22   21   11    8    1    9   11
Stan Bahnsen           7   6  3.78  14  14   2   0   1   83   84   38   35    6   22   55
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         10   4  1.77  15  14  10   1   3  122   87   25   24    5   26   82
Milt Wilcox            6   4  1.91  11  11   4   0   2   80   51   18   17    4   34   54
Vince Colbert          0   3  2.55  10   5   0   0   0   35   24   12   10    1   19   21
Phil Hennigan          0   0  3.18   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    1    2    4
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.50  12   0   0   2   0   18   14    7    7    2   10    9
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  3.93  12   0   0   0   0   18   23    8    8    1    5   10
Dick Tidrow            4   6  4.00  13  13   1   0   0   72   64   34   32    7   29   46
Steve Hargan           0   2  4.20   5   1   0   0   0   15   13    8    7    1    8    8
Ray Lamb               1   0  5.06   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    9    9    0    6   10
Steve Mingori          0   3  6.43  14   0   0   6   0   14   20   11   10    2    5   14

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Leshnock           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
Chris Zachary          0   0  1.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    2    4
Joe Coleman            7   5  2.06  12  12   2   0   0   87   61   25   20    7   38   69
Tom Timmerman          4   4  2.14  12  11   2   0   2   71   44   21   17    7   24   42
Mickey Lolich          9   4  2.60  14  14   8   0   1  114   91   35   33    9   31   86
Fred Scherman          2   0  2.76  19   0   0   6   0   33   31   12   10    1   13   21
Chuck Seelbach         2   2  3.23  16   1   0   3   0   31   23   11   11    1   11   20
Joe Niekro             1   1  3.38   8   3   0   1   0   19   21    7    7    1    2    6
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Ron Perranoski         0   1  4.15  10   0   0   0   0   13   10    6    6    0    3    7
Phil Meeler            0   1  4.91   6   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  2.28  11  11   4   0   1   87   77   23   22    5   11   56
Tom Burgmeier          4   1  2.53  19   0   0   4   0   21   19    8    6    0   10   10
Ted Abernathy          0   1  2.57  10   0   0   0   0   14   13    7    4    1    8    8
Paul Splittorff        4   4  2.84  12  11   4   0   1   73   62   25   23    4   20   33
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.05  10   2   0   0   0   44   39   16   15    3   11   21
Jim Rooker             3   2  3.07  12   5   3   0   2   41   34   15   14    3   13   19
Bruce Dal Canton       2   3  3.24  11   4   0   1   0   42   38   16   15    2    9   30
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Mike Hedlund           0   5  3.86   8   7   0   0   0   44   44   22   19    6   17   15
Tom Murphy             2   2  4.56   8   4   0   0   0   24   23   12   12    2    4    9

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.41  13   0   0   0   0   22   17    2    1    1    6    9
Jerry Bell             0   0  0.96   3   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    5    6
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.25  15   0   0   1   0   28   20    9    7    1    9    8
Jim Lonborg            3   2  2.45  10   7   3   1   1   55   50   18   15    2   22   29
Ken Sanders            1   4  2.94  17   0   0   7   0   34   29   11   11    1   13   21
Jim Colborn            1   0  3.10  14   0   0   0   0   29   29   11   10    2   16   23
Skip Lockwood          2   6  3.59  10   8   2   0   1   48   38   23   19    3   27   37
Bill Parsons           6   2  3.59  11  10   2   0   0   68   59   28   27    5   20   35
Ken Brett              2   7  3.84  11  11   1   0   1   63   53   34   27    6   18   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  1.57  11   0   0   0   0   29   18    6    5    1   14   20
Jim Kaat               6   1  1.93   9   9   2   0   0   65   52   18   14    5   12   40
Tom Norton             0   1  2.18  13   0   0   0   0   21   13    8    5    1    6   14
Dave LaRoche           1   3  2.38  19   0   0   6   0   34   24   11    9    2   13   21
Bert Blyleven          7   5  2.82  14  13   4   0   2   96   81   31   30    9   19   74
Dick Woodson           4   4  3.31  11  11   0   0   0   68   53   31   25    7   28   43
Jim Perry              4   5  3.66  11  11   1   0   1   64   61   31   26    7   24   21
Bob Gebhard            0   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    7    3    0    7    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   1  1.13  17   0   0  11   0   32   18    5    4    1    7   18
Steve Kline            4   1  2.54   8   8   1   0   1   57   52   22   16    3   13   12
Mike Kekich            4   5  2.71  11  11   0   0   0   76   67   26   23    3   38   46
Mel Stottlemyre        5   7  2.89  12  12   3   0   3   87   85   31   28    3   26   45
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  2.93  11   0   0   0   0   15   12    9    5    2    7   11
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Fred Beene             0   3  3.74  11   1   0   1   0   22   23   13    9    2   13   19
Fritz Peterson         4   8  3.87  12  12   3   0   1   84   92   43   36    4   20   39
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
Jim Roland             0   1  5.02   7   0   0   0   0   14   12    8    8    2   11    8
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
Bob Locker             3   0  1.29  15   0   0   5   0   21   14    3    3    0    4   15
Dave Hamilton          3   0  1.37   3   3   0   0   0   20   16    3    3    0    8    7
Darold Knowles         1   0  1.69  16   0   0   3   0   16   16    3    3    0    5   15
Ken Holtzman           9   3  2.21  13  13   8   0   2  102   93   30   25   10   11   45
Blue Moon Odom         3   1  2.21   7   6   1   0   0   41   31   11   10    3   19   11
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.40  17   0   0   6   0   30   23    9    8    3    7   25
Catfish Hunter         6   2  2.55  13  13   4   0   1  102   73   31   29   10   25   61
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  1.25  22   0   0   5   0   36   32    6    5    1   14   19
Horacio Pina           0   1  1.88  21   0   0   8   0   29   20    8    6    0   11   26
Mike Paul              0   2  2.05  21   1   0   1   0   26   23    9    6    0   12   15
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Pete Broberg           4   4  2.99  11  11   2   0   1   72   51   28   24    2   35   50
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.06   5   2   0   0   0   18   14    7    6    2   14   15
Rich Hand              2   4  3.32   9   7   0   0   0   38   31   16   14    1   22   19
Dick Bosman            4   5  3.92  11  11   0   0   0   64   68   36   28    2   17   34
Jim Shellenback        1   3  3.95  12   6   0   0   0   43   37   21   19    5   14   21
Casey Cox              1   0  3.95   9   0   0   1   0   14   18    8    6    2    5    7
Jim Panther            3   1  3.97  22   0   0   0   0   34   29   16   15    2   18   18
Bill Gogolewski        3   6  5.85  13  10   1   0   0   52   54   35   34    7   21   39

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League Leaders

Wins:

  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  T. Bradley (CHI)          7
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  P. Dobson (BAL)           6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6

Losses:

  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  K. Brett (MIL)            7
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          6
  P. Dobson (BAL)           6
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       6
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         6
  J. Slaton (MIL)           6
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           6

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  P. Dobson (BAL)           6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  D. Drago (KC)             4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             11
  W. Granger (MIN)          9
  H. Pina (TEX)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          7
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  T. Forster (CHI)          6
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          6
  S. Mingori (CLE)          6
  F. Scherman (DET)         6
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         5

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
  J. Rooker (KC)            2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         124.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        122.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       114.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       102.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     102.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      95.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)       92.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)        89.2
  J. Coleman (DET)       87.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    87.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           100
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        93
  F. Peterson (NY)         92
  M. Lolich (DET)          91
  G. Perry (CLE)           87
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      85
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         84
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        81
  P. Dobson (BAL)          80
  D. Drago (KC)            77

Runs:

  F. Peterson (NY)         43
  M. Pattin (BOS)          42
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         38
  D. Bosman (TEX)          36
  R. Clark (CAL)           35
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)      35
  M. Lolich (DET)          35
  K. Brett (MIL)           34
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          34
  S. Siebert (BOS)         33

Home Runs:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  M. Pattin (BOS)           9
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)       7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  J. Coleman (DET)         38
  M. Kekich (NY)           38
  R. Clark (CAL)           37
  P. Broberg (TEX)         35
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          34
  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  R. Culp (BOS)            30
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          29
  D. Woodson (MIN)         28

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          86
  G. Perry (CLE)           82
  T. Bradley (CHI)         78
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        74
  W. Wood (CHI)            71
  J. Coleman (DET)         69
  N. Ryan (CAL)            64
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  C. Hunter (OAK)          61
  D. Drago (KC)            56

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