Tuesday June 20, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 20, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       31  24  2.45   55  25   5   485   406  146  132   28  124  282
Minnesota       30  23  2.54   53  11  17   492   387  169  139   36  156  302
Oakland         38  17  2.61   55  18  15   503   431  162  146   42  132  268
Detroit         31  24  2.66   55  15  12   487   382  163  144   35  174  340
New York        25  29  2.88   54   9  15   475   436  182  152   24  170  243
Cleveland       23  30  2.97   53  17   9   472   399  173  156   34  176  308
Kansas City     25  30  3.13   55  13   9   495   466  188  172   33  126  265
Chicago         33  22  3.19   55  14  14   491   441  205  174   36  164  350
Texas           24  33  3.31   57   4  18   508   444  219  187   31  220  313
Milwaukee       18  34  3.46   52  10   9   471   423  204  181   32  188  265
California      26  32  3.51   58  11  10   511   434  226  199   39  250  341
Boston          23  29  4.05   52   9   9   455   464  244  205   39  192  312

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       9   3  1.81  14  14   6   0   0  110   82   25   22    7   28   80
Joe Coleman (DET)      8   5  1.84  15  15   3   0   1  112   71   29   23    9   46   92
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   10   6  1.89  17  16  11   1   3  138   99   31   29    5   30   93
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     11   5  2.01  19  19   7   0   4  148  119   38   33    8   29   78
Jim Kaat (MIN)         8   2  2.09  12  12   4   0   0   90   70   27   21    6   18   55
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
Dick Drago (KC)        5   5  2.21  14  14   5   0   2  110  101   28   27    7   14   70
Pat Dobson (BAL)       8   6  2.26  14  14   8   0   3  108   93   30   27    4   22   63

 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             9   3  1.81  14  14   6   0   0  110   82   25   22    7   28   80
Doyle Alexander        3   2  2.08  12   1   0   1   0   30   26    8    7    1    7   10
Pat Dobson             8   6  2.26  14  14   8   0   3  108   93   30   27    4   22   63
Dave McNally           7   6  2.72  14  14   7   0   4   99   85   31   30    6   22   55
Eddie Watt             0   0  3.27  11   0   0   2   0   11   10    5    4    1    5    7
Mike Cuellar           4   6  3.29  12  12   4   0   1   68   67   30   25    7   20   34
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          7   3  2.86  13  13   3   0   2   91   92   44   29    7   31   61
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  3.78  21   0   0   3   0   33   25   15   14    1   11   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   8  5.67  14  13   1   0   0   75   90   53   47   10   20   50
Don Newhauser          0   0  8.10   3   0   0   1   0    3    6    3    3    0    3    4

 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   3  2.19  20   0   0   5   0   37   29   11    9    1   18   23
Clyde Wright           7   3  2.26  12  12   3   0   1   84   71   25   21    5   25   36
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   7  3.92  15  14   2   0   0   87   69   42   38    7   45   48
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Eddie Fisher           2   4  4.41  24   1   0   2   0   49   50   25   24    5   13   17
Don Rose               1   1  4.50   9   3   0   0   0   24   26   16   12    7    9   24
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   5  2.01  19  19   7   0   4  148  119   38   33    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
Rich Gossage           1   0  3.10  14   0   0   1   0   29   26   15   10    1   16   17
Tom Bradley            7   3  3.17  16  16   5   0   1   99   86   37   35    8   27   90
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.86  18   0   0   3   0   21   21    9    9    2    8   14
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   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    0    0    0    3    8
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
Phil Hennigan          0   0  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    1    3    6
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  3.04  16   0   0   0   0   24   28   12    8    1    9   15
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.10  15   0   0   2   0   20   15    7    7    2   10   11
Vince Colbert          1   5  3.64  13   8   1   0   1   54   43   24   22    6   29   28
Dick Tidrow            4   7  4.10  16  14   1   0   0   79   72   38   36    8   30   48
Ray Lamb               1   1  4.44  10   1   0   0   0   24   26   12   12    0   10   17
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  1.29   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    1    1    0    3    5
Joe Coleman            8   5  1.84  15  15   3   0   1  112   71   29   23    9   46   92
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  2.78  21   0   0   7   0   36   33   13   11    1   17   23
Joe Niekro             2   1  3.45  10   5   0   1   0   29   35   11   11    3    4   16
Chuck Seelbach         3   4  3.62  21   1   0   4   0   37   29   15   15    2   13   22
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  4.32   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    4    0    7    5
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
Tom Burgmeier          4   1  2.16  22   0   0   6   0   25   22    9    6    0   12   11
Dick Drago             5   5  2.21  14  14   5   0   2  110  101   28   27    7   14   70
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 Lonborg            4   3  2.69  13  10   4   1   1   74   70   25   22    5   26   46
Jim Colborn            1   0  2.87  18   0   0   0   0   38   39   13   12    2   21   27
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               8   2  2.09  12  12   4   0   0   90   70   27   21    6   18   55
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           5   5  3.11  13  13   1   0   0   84   66   35   29    8   35   52
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  1.13  21   0   0  14   0   40   24    6    5    1    8   23
Steve Kline            5   2  2.11  10  10   2   0   2   73   61   23   17    3   17   13
Mike Kekich            6   5  2.42  13  13   0   0   0   89   77   27   24    3   42   53
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
Dave Hamilton          4   0  1.30   4   4   0   0   0   28   22    4    4    0   10    9
Darold Knowles         1   0  1.42  19   0   0   4   0   19   18    4    3    0    7   15
Bob Locker             4   0  1.50  17   0   0   5   0   24   19    4    4    0    5   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         7   3  2.34  15  15   6   0   1  123   84   35   32   13   31   79
Vida Blue              1   3  2.38   6   5   1   0   1   34   23    9    9    1   13   23
Blue Moon Odom         3   2  2.94   9   8   1   0   0   49   41   18   16    5   23   12
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  1.07  25   0   0   6   0   42   36    6    5    1   16   21
Mike Paul              1   2  2.29  24   3   0   1   0   35   31   12    9    0   14   19
Horacio Pina           0   2  2.37  23   0   0   9   0   30   23   10    8    0   12   28
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Rich Hand              4   4  2.94  11   9   0   0   0   52   38   19   17    3   31   30
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.06   5   2   0   0   0   18   14    7    6    2   14   15
Pete Broberg           5   5  3.16  13  13   3   0   2   85   61   34   30    4   40   58
Jim Panther            3   2  3.46  23   0   0   0   0   39   34   17   15    2   20   21
Casey Cox              1   0  3.57  11   0   0   2   0   18   21   12    7    3    9   11
Dick Bosman            4   6  3.59  13  13   0   0   0   78   81   39   31    3   22   40
Jim Shellenback        1   3  4.26  13   6   0   0   0   44   40   23   21    6   14   22
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. Palmer (BAL)           9
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8
  J. Kaat (MIN)             8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7

Losses:

  K. Brett (MIL)            8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  R. Clark (CAL)            7
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         7
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           7
  D. Bosman (TEX)           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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  D. Drago (KC)             5

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             14
  W. Granger (MIN)         11
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  T. Forster (CHI)          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)         147.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        138.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       132.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       123.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     119.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      112.1
  D. Drago (KC)         110.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       109.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     109.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       107.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           119
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       104
  M. Lolich (DET)         103
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        102
  D. Drago (KC)           101
  F. Peterson (NY)        101
  G. Perry (CLE)           99
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      97
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        94
  P. Dobson (BAL)          93

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          53
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         48
  F. Peterson (NY)         44
  S. Siebert (BOS)         44
  R. Clark (CAL)           42
  K. Brett (MIL)           40
  D. Bosman (TEX)          39
  B. Parsons (MIL)         39
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          38
  W. Wood (CHI)            38

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  M. Pattin (BOS)          10
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  T. Bradley (CHI)          8
  B. Parsons (MIL)          8
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  J. Coleman (DET)         46
  R. Clark (CAL)           45
  M. Kekich (NY)           42
  P. Broberg (TEX)         40
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  R. Culp (BOS)            35
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          35
  D. Woodson (MIN)         35
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        33

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         103
  G. Perry (CLE)           93
  J. Coleman (DET)         92
  T. Bradley (CHI)         90
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        83
  N. Ryan (CAL)            81
  J. Palmer (BAL)          80
  C. Hunter (OAK)          79
  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  D. Drago (KC)            70


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