Wednesday June 14, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 14, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       28  22  2.48   50  23   4   442   364  136  122   27  114  253
Minnesota       27  21  2.56   48   8  16   447   350  155  127   35  141  272
Detroit         28  22  2.71   50  13  11   442   352  151  133   31  166  306
Oakland         33  17  2.75   50  15  14   456   396  154  139   39  122  249
Cleveland       22  25  2.83   47  16   9   423   344  146  133   29  155  277
Chicago         31  19  2.86   50  14  12   449   391  172  143   32  143  326
New York        21  29  3.01   50   7  13   439   404  177  147   24  161  228
Kansas City     22  28  3.05   50  12   7   452   411  167  153   29  120  240
Texas           23  30  3.26   53   4  17   475   406  200  172   26  203  292
Milwaukee       16  32  3.54   48   8   9   435   390  194  171   31  179  241
California      25  27  3.61   52   9  10   457   398  210  183   33  229  302
Boston          21  25  3.90   46   8   8   401   413  205  174   32  168  279

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     10   4  1.75  17  17   7   0   4  134  103   31   26    8   23   75
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   10   5  1.77  16  15  11   1   3  132   93   28   26    5   29   91
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      6   5  1.90  12  12   4   0   2   81   55   22   17    6   35   54
Jim Kaat (MIN)         7   1  1.99  10  10   2   0   0   72   56   21   16    6   13   43
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   3  2.05  12  12   5   0   0   92   68   24   21    7   23   66
Dick Drago (KC)        4   4  2.06  12  12   5   0   2   96   82   23   22    5   13   60
Joe Coleman (DET)      7   5  2.08  13  13   2   0   0   95   63   27   22    8   43   75
Tom Timmerman (DET)    4   5  2.26  13  12   2   0   2   76   51   24   19    7   26   44
Ken Holtzman (OAK)     9   4  2.29  14  14   9   0   2  110   97   33   28   11   15   49
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             7   3  2.05  12  12   5   0   0   92   68   24   21    7   23   66
Doyle Alexander        3   2  2.33  10   1   0   1   0   27   23    8    7    1    7    9
Pat Dobson             7   6  2.37  13  13   7   0   3   99   84   29   26    4   22   60
Dave McNally           7   5  2.50  13  13   7   0   4   94   77   27   26    5   20   53
Mike Cuellar           4   5  2.94  11  11   4   0   1   64   60   26   21    7   18   31
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
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.55  14   0   0   4   0   18   14    7    5    2   11   12
John Curtis            3   1  2.67   4   3   2   0   1   27   25    8    8    2    6   18
Ray Culp               4   5  2.82  10  10   3   0   1   70   63   28   22    4   30   37
Sonny Siebert          6   2  3.29  11  11   2   0   1   77   83   37   28    5   25   52
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
Bill Lee               4   2  4.33  18   0   0   3   0   27   23   14   13    1    7   19
Gary Peters            1   1  4.62  11   1   0   0   0   25   33   16   13    2   16   26
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.96  11   0   0   0   0   16   18   10    9    2    8   17
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.02  10   7   0   1   0   43   48   27   24    4   21   24
Marty Pattin           2   7  5.18  12  11   1   0   0   66   77   42   38    9   17   46

 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            2   2  2.10  18   0   0   5   0   34   26   10    8    1   17   22
Clyde Wright           6   2  2.30  10  10   2   0   1   67   60   21   17    4   21   30
Steve Barber           1   0  2.45   9   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    3    0   13    7
Nolan Ryan             6   4  3.21  13  13   4   0   3   73   52   27   26    4   54   72
Rudy May               1   4  3.74  11   7   0   1   0   46   41   25   19    3   16   32
Rickey Clark           4   5  3.88  13  12   1   0   0   72   60   35   31    5   37   41
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Don Rose               1   1  4.50   8   3   0   0   0   22   23   15   11    6    8   20
Eddie Fisher           2   4  4.70  22   1   0   2   0   46   49   25   24    5   11   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              2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    3
Terry Forster          0   1  1.69  19   0   0   7   0   27   20    8    5    0   15   30
Wilbur Wood           10   4  1.75  17  17   7   0   4  134  103   31   26    8   23   75
Steve Kealey           2   2  1.89  16   0   0   3   0   19   15    4    4    1    8   12
Dave Lemonds           0   0  2.29   9   3   0   0   0   20   17   11    5    0   11   13
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.45  12   0   0   0   0   18   15    5    5    3    6   18
Tom Bradley            7   3  2.88  15  15   5   0   1   97   79   33   31    8   26   87
Phil Regan             0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    1    0    1    1
Rich Gossage           1   0  3.04  12   0   0   1   0   24   23   11    8    1   12   13
Stan Bahnsen           8   6  3.93  15  15   2   0   1   89   93   42   39    8   24   63
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

 Cleveland             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    2    2    0    0    0    0    2
Gaylord Perry         10   5  1.77  16  15  11   1   3  132   93   28   26    5   29   91
Milt Wilcox            6   5  1.90  12  12   4   0   2   81   55   22   17    6   35   54
Phil Hennigan          0   0  2.57   7   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    1    2    6
Vince Colbert          0   4  3.19  11   6   0   0   0   42   33   17   15    4   22   25
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.32  13   0   0   2   0   19   14    7    7    2   10    9
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  3.79  13   0   0   0   0   19   23    8    8    1    7   10
Dick Tidrow            4   6  3.82  14  13   1   0   0   75   65   34   32    7   29   47
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  6.00  15   0   0   6   0   15   21   11   10    2    7   15

 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  2.08  13  13   2   0   0   95   63   27   22    8   43   75
Tom Timmerman          4   5  2.26  13  12   2   0   2   76   51   24   19    7   26   44
Fred Scherman          2   0  2.52  20   0   0   7   0   36   33   12   10    1   15   23
Mickey Lolich         10   4  2.55  15  15   9   0   1  123   96   37   35   10   33   95
Joe Niekro             2   1  2.92   9   4   0   1   0   25   30    8    8    1    3   12
Chuck Seelbach         3   2  2.97  18   1   0   3   0   33   25   11   11    1   12   21
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Ron Perranoski         0   1  4.15  11   0   0   0   0   13   11    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  1.20  11   0   0   1   0   15   11    2    2    1    5   14
Dick Drago             4   4  2.06  12  12   5   0   2   96   82   23   22    5   13   60
Tom Burgmeier          4   1  2.45  20   0   0   5   0   22   19    8    6    0   10   10
Ted Abernathy          0   1  2.51  11   0   0   0   0   14   13    7    4    1    8    8
Paul Splittorff        4   4  2.81  13  12   4   0   1   80   69   27   25    4   22   41
Bruce Dal Canton       3   3  3.14  12   4   0   1   0   43   39   16   15    2    9   32
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.65  11   2   0   0   0   49   47   21   20    5   12   23
Mike Hedlund           0   5  3.86   8   7   0   0   0   44   44   22   19    6   17   15
Jim Rooker             3   3  4.22  13   6   3   0   2   43   39   21   20    3   15   21
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  0.68  15   0   0   0   0   26   19    3    2    2    8   12
Jerry Bell             0   0  1.50   5   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    6    6
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.32  17   0   0   1   0   31   22   10    8    1    9   10
Jim Colborn            1   0  2.78  17   0   0   0   0   36   35   12   11    2   20   27
Jim Lonborg            3   3  2.97  11   8   3   1   1   58   57   22   19    5   22   31
Ken Sanders            1   5  3.11  21   0   0   7   0   38   33   13   13    2   16   23
Skip Lockwood          2   7  3.93  11   9   2   0   1   53   42   27   23    3   33   44
Bill Parsons           6   3  4.18  12  11   2   0   0   71   65   34   33    7   25   36
Ken Brett              2   8  4.46  12  12   1   0   1   67   59   40   33    6   19   35
Jim Slaton             1   6  5.52   9   8   0   0   0   44   50   31   27    3   21   17

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Granger          1   0  0.53  21   0   0  10   0   34   18    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               7   1  1.99  10  10   2   0   0   72   56   21   16    6   13   43
Tom Norton             0   1  2.18  13   0   0   0   0   21   13    8    5    1    6   14
Dave LaRoche           1   3  2.19  21   0   0   6   0   37   25   11    9    2   15   24
Bert Blyleven          7   6  2.81  15  14   4   0   2  103   86   33   32   11   21   78
Dick Woodson           4   5  3.36  12  12   0   0   0   75   60   34   28    7   32   46
Jim Perry              5   5  3.47  12  12   2   0   1   70   65   32   27    7   27   26
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
Wade Blasingame        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Sparky Lyle            2   1  1.01  19   0   0  12   0   36   19    5    4    1    7   19
Steve Kline            4   2  2.40   9   9   1   0   1   64   56   23   17    3   16   12
Mike Kekich            5   5  2.50  12  12   0   0   0   83   71   26   23    3   40   51
Mel Stottlemyre        5   8  2.83  13  13   3   0   3   95   90   33   30    4   32   49
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  1.23  16   0   0   5   0   22   15    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  1.50  17   0   0   3   0   18   16    3    3    0    6   15
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.25  18   0   0   6   0   32   24    9    8    3    8   26
Ken Holtzman           9   4  2.29  14  14   9   0   2  110   97   33   28   11   15   49
Catfish Hunter         6   3  2.40  14  14   5   0   1  112   79   33   30   11   28   70
Blue Moon Odom         3   2  2.79   8   7   1   0   0   42   34   15   13    4   22   11
Joel Horlen            2   0  3.00  12   0   0   0   0   21   22    7    7    1    3   12
Vida Blue              0   3  3.24   5   4   0   0   0   25   19    9    9    1   11   21
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
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  1.18  23   0   0   6   0   38   33    6    5    1   15   19
Mike Paul              1   2  1.89  22   2   0   1   0   33   25   10    7    0   14   18
Horacio Pina           0   2  2.43  22   0   0   8   0   30   23   10    8    0   12   27
Pete Broberg           5   4  2.66  12  12   3   0   2   81   54   28   24    2   37   56
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Rich Hand              3   4  3.00  10   8   0   0   0   45   34   17   15    2   26   24
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.06   5   2   0   0   0   18   14    7    6    2   14   15
Casey Cox              1   0  3.45  10   0   0   2   0   16   19    8    6    2    6    9
Dick Bosman            4   5  3.61  12  12   0   0   0   72   73   37   29    3   19   39
Jim Shellenback        1   3  3.95  12   6   0   0   0   43   37   21   19    5   14   21
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:

  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  T. Bradley (CHI)          7
  J. Coleman (DET)          7
  P. Dobson (BAL)           7
  J. Kaat (MIN)             7

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  P. Dobson (BAL)           7
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  D. Drago (KC)             5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             12
  W. Granger (MIN)         10
  H. Pina (TEX)             8
  T. Forster (CHI)          7
  K. Sanders (MIL)          7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          6
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         6
  S. Mingori (CLE)          6

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         133.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        132.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       123.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       112.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     110.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     102.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)        98.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)       97.0
  D. Drago (KC)          96.0
  J. Coleman (DET)       95.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           103
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        97
  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         93
  G. Perry (CLE)           93
  F. Peterson (NY)         92
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      90
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        86
  P. Dobson (BAL)          84
  S. Siebert (BOS)         83

Runs:

  F. Peterson (NY)         43
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         42
  M. Pattin (BOS)          42
  K. Brett (MIL)           40
  D. Bosman (TEX)          37
  M. Lolich (DET)          37
  S. Siebert (BOS)         37
  R. Clark (CAL)           35
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)      35
  B. Parsons (MIL)         34

Home Runs:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  M. Pattin (BOS)           9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8
  T. Bradley (CHI)          8
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  J. Coleman (DET)         43
  M. Kekich (NY)           40
  P. Broberg (TEX)         37
  R. Clark (CAL)           37
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          35
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        33
  M. Lolich (DET)          33
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      32
  D. Woodson (MIN)         32

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          95
  G. Perry (CLE)           91
  T. Bradley (CHI)         87
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        78
  J. Coleman (DET)         75
  W. Wood (CHI)            75
  N. Ryan (CAL)            72
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  J. Palmer (BAL)          66
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         63


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