Sunday June 18, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 18, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       30  23  2.44   53  24   5   468   391  141  127   27  120  269
Minnesota       28  23  2.58   51   9  17   474   375  165  136   35  150  292
Detroit         31  22  2.59   53  15  12   469   368  153  135   31  167  327
Oakland         36  17  2.61   53  17  15   483   414  156  140   39  127  258
Cleveland       23  28  2.88   51  17   9   456   384  163  146   32  165  301
New York        24  29  2.89   53   9  14   466   425  180  150   24  168  240
Kansas City     25  29  3.13   54  13   9   487   456  184  169   32  124  260
Chicago         33  21  3.15   54  14  14   483   430  198  169   36  163  348
Texas           23  32  3.22   55   4  17   491   426  205  176   26  208  300
California      25  31  3.51   56  10  10   493   422  219  192   38  243  336
Milwaukee       17  34  3.51   51   9   9   462   414  203  180   32  187  257
Boston          22  28  4.14   50   8   9   437   451  239  201   38  183  304

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   3  1.88  13  13   5   0   0  101   76   24   21    7   26   72
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   10   6  1.89  17  16  11   1   3  138   99   31   29    5   30   93
Joe Coleman (DET)      8   5  1.90  14  14   3   0   1  104   66   27   22    8   44   85
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     11   4  1.91  18  18   7   0   4  142  112   35   30    8   29   78
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
Steve Kline (NY)       5   2  2.11  10  10   2   0   2   73   61   23   17    3   17   13
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    10   4  2.12  15  15  10   0   3  119  104   33   28   11   15   54
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      6   6  2.13  13  13   4   0   2   85   62   25   20    8   35   58
Clyde Wright (CAL)     6   3  2.17  11  11   2   0   1   75   66   22   18    4   24   33

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         0   0  0.93  13   0   0   0   0   29   18    3    3    0   10   17
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  2.17  11   1   0   1   0   29   25    8    7    1    7    9
Pat Dobson             8   6  2.26  14  14   8   0   3  108   93   30   27    4   22   63
Dave McNally           7   5  2.50  13  13   7   0   4   94   77   27   26    5   20   53
Mike Cuellar           4   6  3.29  12  12   4   0   1   68   67   30   25    7   20   34
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
Sonny Siebert          6   3  3.17  12  12   2   0   1   82   89   44   29    7   26   56
Ray Culp               4   6  3.23  11  11   3   0   1   75   68   33   27    5   35   38
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Bill Lee               5   2  3.86  20   0   0   3   0   33   25   15   14    1   10   21
Luis Tiant             0   2  3.94  15   3   0   0   0   30   26   14   13    2   21   26
Gary Peters            1   1  4.13  12   1   0   0   0   28   33   16   13    2   17   29
John Curtis            3   2  4.40   5   4   2   0   1   31   34   15   15    2    7   20
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.42  12   0   0   0   0   18   18   10    9    2    9   19
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.29  13   7   0   1   0   48   53   31   28    6   21   28
Marty Pattin           2   7  5.66  13  12   1   0   0   68   83   48   43    9   18   48
Don Newhauser          0   0 20.25   2   0   0   1   0    1    3    3    3    0    2    3

 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
Clyde Wright           6   3  2.17  11  11   2   0   1   75   66   22   18    4   24   33
Lloyd Allen            2   3  2.23  19   0   0   5   0   36   28   11    9    1   18   22
Steve Barber           1   0  2.45   9   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    3    0   13    7
Nolan Ryan             6   5  3.04  14  14   4   0   3   80   55   28   27    5   57   81
Rudy May               1   4  3.59  12   8   0   1   0   53   47   27   21    4   18   44
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   9   3   0   0   0   24   26   16   12    7    9   24
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
Terry Forster          0   1  1.91  21   0   0   8   0   28   22    9    6    0   16   32
Wilbur Wood           11   4  1.91  18  18   7   0   4  142  112   35   30    8   29   78
Dave Lemonds           0   0  2.49  10   3   0   0   0   22   18   12    6    0   14   15
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.82  13   0   0   1   0   22   17    7    7    4    7   22
Phil Regan             0   1  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    2    0    1    2
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.15  17   0   0   3   0   20   18    7    7    2    8   13
Tom Bradley            7   3  3.17  16  16   5   0   1   99   86   37   35    8   27   90
Rich Gossage           1   0  3.21  13   0   0   1   0   28   25   13   10    1   15   16
Stan Bahnsen           9   7  4.20  17  17   2   0   1   96  102   48   45    9   27   66
Cy Acosta              2   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    2    3
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    2    6
Gaylord Perry         10   6  1.89  17  16  11   1   3  138   99   31   29    5   30   93
Milt Wilcox            6   6  2.13  13  13   4   0   2   85   62   25   20    8   35   58
Vince Colbert          1   4  2.63  12   7   1   0   1   51   38   17   15    4   25   27
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.10  15   0   0   2   0   20   15    7    7    2   10   11
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  3.32  15   0   0   0   0   22   26   12    8    1    9   12
Phil Hennigan          0   0  3.38   8   0   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    1    2    6
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 Hargan           0   2  4.96   7   1   0   0   0   16   16   10    9    1    9    8
Steve Mingori          0   3  5.63  16   0   0   6   0   16   23   11   10    2    8   16

 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          5   5  2.26  14  13   2   0   2   84   57   26   21    7   26   46
Mickey Lolich         11   4  2.38  16  16  10   0   2  132  103   37   35   10   33  103
Fred Scherman          2   0  2.52  20   0   0   7   0   36   33   12   10    1   15   23
Chuck Seelbach         3   2  2.88  19   1   0   4   0   34   25   11   11    1   12   22
Joe Niekro             2   1  2.92   9   4   0   1   0   25   30    8    8    1    3   12
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  1.13  12   0   0   1   0   16   11    2    2    1    5   16
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        5   4  2.83  14  13   5   0   1   89   77   30   28    4   24   44
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   4  3.99  14   7   3   0   2   50   47   24   22    3   15   27
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
Ray Newman             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
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  2.87  18   0   0   0   0   38   39   13   12    2   21   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          3   7  3.36  12  10   3   0   2   62   47   27   23    3   33   50
Bill Parsons           6   4  4.44  13  12   2   0   0   77   71   39   38    8   28   39
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  0.50  22   0   0  11   0   36   20    3    2    0    6   16
Ray Corbin             2   0  1.57  11   0   0   0   0   29   18    6    5    1   14   20
Tom Norton             0   1  1.99  14   0   0   0   0   23   17    8    5    1    8   17
Jim Kaat               7   2  2.10  11  11   3   0   0   81   64   24   19    6   15   51
Dave LaRoche           1   3  2.15  22   0   0   6   0   38   25   11    9    2   16   24
Bert Blyleven          7   7  2.97  16  15   4   0   2  109   94   37   36   11   22   83
Dick Woodson           4   5  3.36  12  12   0   0   0   75   60   34   28    7   32   46
Jim Perry              6   5  3.38  13  13   2   0   1   77   68   35   29    7   30   30
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  0.96  20   0   0  13   0   38   19    5    4    1    8   22
Steve Kline            5   2  2.11  10  10   2   0   2   73   61   23   17    3   17   13
Mike Kekich            5   5  2.50  12  12   0   0   0   83   71   26   23    3   40   51
Mel Stottlemyre        6   8  2.81  14  14   3   0   3  102   97   35   32    4   36   54
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          4   0  1.30   4   4   0   0   0   28   22    4    4    0   10    9
Darold Knowles         1   0  1.42  18   0   0   4   0   19   17    4    3    0    7   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
Vida Blue              1   3  2.38   6   5   1   0   1   34   23    9    9    1   13   23
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
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  1.11  24   0   0   6   0   41   35    6    5    1   15   21
Mike Paul              1   2  2.36  23   3   0   1   0   34   30   12    9    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
Jim Panther            3   2  3.46  23   0   0   0   0   39   34   17   15    2   20   21
Dick Bosman            4   6  3.59  13  13   0   0   0   78   81   39   31    3   22   40
Jim Shellenback        1   3  3.95  12   6   0   0   0   43   37   21   19    5   14   21
Bill Gogolewski        3   6  5.63  14  10   1   0   0   54   54   35   34    7   21   41

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          9
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  T. Bradley (CHI)          7

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8
  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)             13
  W. Granger (MIN)         11
  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  H. Pina (TEX)             8
  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)         141.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        138.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       132.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     119.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       112.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     109.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       107.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      104.1
  D. Drago (KC)         104.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   102.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           112
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       104
  M. Lolich (DET)         103
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        102
  F. Peterson (NY)        101
  G. Perry (CLE)           99
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      97
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        94
  P. Dobson (BAL)          93
  D. Drago (KC)            92

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         48
  M. Pattin (BOS)          48
  F. Peterson (NY)         44
  S. Siebert (BOS)         44
  K. Brett (MIL)           40
  D. Bosman (TEX)          39
  B. Parsons (MIL)         39
  R. Clark (CAL)           38
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          38
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        37

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
  B. Parsons (MIL)          8
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  J. Coleman (DET)         44
  R. Clark (CAL)           40
  M. Kekich (NY)           40
  P. Broberg (TEX)         37
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  R. Culp (BOS)            35
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          35
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        33
  M. Lolich (DET)          33

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         103
  G. Perry (CLE)           93
  T. Bradley (CHI)         90
  J. Coleman (DET)         85
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        83
  N. Ryan (CAL)            81
  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  J. Palmer (BAL)          72
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         66


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