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Friday June 16, 1972
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 16, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       29  22  2.43   51  23   5   451   372  136  122   27  117  260
Minnesota       27  22  2.57   49   9  16   456   358  158  130   35  143  280
Detroit         29  22  2.65   51  14  11   451   355  151  133   31  167  316
Oakland         34  17  2.69   51  16  14   465   403  154  139   39  122  254
Cleveland       23  26  2.82   49  17   9   440   359  151  138   30  159  287
New York        22  29  2.97   51   8  13   448   413  178  148   24  162  231
Chicago         31  20  2.97   51  14  12   457   402  180  151   34  147  332
Kansas City     24  28  3.14   52  12   9   470   440  178  164   32  122  249
Texas           23  30  3.26   53   4  17   475   406  200  172   26  203  292
Milwaukee       16  33  3.53   49   8   9   444   397  197  174   31  183  248
California      25  29  3.55   54  10  10   475   408  214  187   35  236  311
Boston          21  26  3.97   47   8   8   410   428  218  181   35  172  284

 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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   3  1.88  13  13   5   0   0  101   76   24   21    7   26   72
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      6   5  1.90  12  12   4   0   2   81   55   22   17    6   35   54
Joe Coleman (DET)      8   5  1.90  14  14   3   0   1  104   66   27   22    8   44   85
Dick Drago (KC)        5   4  2.08  13  13   5   0   2  104   92   25   24    6   14   66
Jim Kaat (MIN)         7   2  2.10  11  11   3   0   0   81   64   24   19    6   15   51
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    10   4  2.12  15  15  10   0   3  119  104   33   28   11   15   54
Clyde Wright (CAL)     6   3  2.17  11  11   2   0   1   75   66   22   18    4   24   33
Tom Timmerman (DET)    4   5  2.26  13  12   2   0   2   76   51   24   19    7   26   44

 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             8   3  1.88  13  13   5   0   0  101   76   24   21    7   26   72
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  5.19   8   0   0   2   0    9   10    5    5    0    2    8
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   3  3.17  12  12   2   0   1   82   89   44   29    7   26   56
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Luis Tiant             0   2  3.95  13   3   0   0   0   27   25   13   12    1   21   24
Bill Lee               4   2  4.08  19   0   0   3   0   29   24   14   13    1    9   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
Marty Pattin           2   7  5.18  12  11   1   0   0   66   77   42   38    9   17   46
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.52  11   7   0   1   0   44   52   30   27    5   21   24
Don Newhauser          0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    3    3    0    1    1

 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   3  2.17  11  11   2   0   1   75   66   22   18    4   24   33
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   6  3.78  14  13   2   0   0   81   63   38   34    7   40   47
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  4.60  23   1   0   2   0   47   50   25   24    5   12   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
Phil Regan             0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    0    1    2
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
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.45  12   0   0   0   0   18   15    5    5    3    6   18
Dave Lemonds           0   0  2.49  10   3   0   0   0   22   18   12    6    0   14   15
Tom Bradley            7   3  2.88  15  15   5   0   1   97   79   33   31    8   26   87
Rich Gossage           1   0  3.04  12   0   0   1   0   24   23   11    8    1   12   13
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.15  17   0   0   3   0   20   18    7    7    2    8   13
Stan Bahnsen           8   7  4.24  16  16   2   0   1   91   98   46   43    9   25   65
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
Vince Colbert          1   4  2.63  12   7   1   0   1   51   38   17   15    4   25   27
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.32  13   0   0   2   0   19   14    7    7    2   10    9
Phil Hennigan          0   0  3.38   8   0   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    1    2    6
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  3.60  14   0   0   0   0   20   23    8    8    1    8   11
Steve Hargan           0   2  3.94   6   1   0   0   0   16   13    8    7    1    8    8
Ray Lamb               1   0  3.98   9   0   0   0   0   20   22    9    9    0    6   16
Dick Tidrow            4   7  4.26  15  14   1   0   0   76   69   38   36    8   29   48
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            8   5  1.90  14  14   3   0   1  104   66   27   22    8   44   85
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             5   4  2.08  13  13   5   0   2  104   92   25   24    6   14   66
Tom Burgmeier          4   1  2.35  21   0   0   6   0   23   21    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
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Bruce Dal Canton       3   3  3.45  13   4   0   2   0   47   43   19   18    3   10   35
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.65  11   2   0   0   0   49   47   21   20    5   12   23
Jim Rooker             3   3  4.22  13   6   3   0   2   43   39   21   20    3   15   21
Mike Hedlund           0   5  4.26   9   7   0   0   0   44   46   24   21    6   17   15
Tom Murphy             3   2  5.02   9   5   0   0   0   29   34   16   16    3    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  2.92  12   9   3   1   1   65   61   24   21    5   25   38
Ken Sanders            1   6  3.18  22   0   0   7   0   40   36   14   14    2   17   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   2  2.10  11  11   3   0   0   81   64   24   19    6   15   51
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
Fritz Peterson         5   8  3.59  13  13   4   0   1   93  101   44   37    4   21   42
Fred Beene             0   3  3.74  11   1   0   1   0   22   23   13    9    2   13   19
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
Ken Holtzman          10   4  2.12  15  15  10   0   3  119  104   33   28   11   15   54
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.25  18   0   0   6   0   32   24    9    8    3    8   26
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:

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

Losses:

  K. Brett (MIL)            8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          7
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         7
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  R. Clark (CAL)            6
  P. Dobson (BAL)           6

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  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
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          6
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         6

Shutouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         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

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         133.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        132.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       123.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     119.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       112.1
  J. Coleman (DET)      104.1
  D. Drago (KC)         104.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     102.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       100.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)        98.2

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (OAK)       104
  W. Wood (CHI)           103
  F. Peterson (NY)        101
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         98
  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  G. Perry (CLE)           93
  D. Drago (KC)            92
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      90
  S. Siebert (BOS)         89
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        86

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         46
  F. Peterson (NY)         44
  S. Siebert (BOS)         44
  M. Pattin (BOS)          42
  K. Brett (MIL)           40
  R. Clark (CAL)           38
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          38
  D. Bosman (TEX)          37
  M. Lolich (DET)          37
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)      35

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  J. Coleman (DET)         44
  R. Clark (CAL)           40
  M. Kekich (NY)           40
  P. Broberg (TEX)         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
  J. Coleman (DET)         85
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        78
  W. Wood (CHI)            75
  J. Palmer (BAL)          72
  N. Ryan (CAL)            72
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  D. Drago (KC)            66


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