Wednesday June 21, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 21, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       31  25  2.44   56  25   5   493   415  152  134   28  126  288
Minnesota       30  24  2.57   54  11  17   501   395  173  143   38  160  310
Oakland         38  18  2.64   56  19  15   512   439  167  150   42  133  276
Detroit         32  24  2.65   56  16  12   496   387  165  146   36  176  344
New York        25  29  2.88   54   9  15   475   436  182  152   24  170  243
Cleveland       24  30  2.95   54  18   9   481   407  175  158   34  179  315
Kansas City     25  30  3.13   55  13   9   495   466  188  172   33  126  265
Chicago         34  22  3.18   56  14  15   500   449  208  177   36  167  358
Texas           24  34  3.40   58   4  18   518   460  229  196   34  224  319
California      27  32  3.50   59  11  10   520   441  229  202   40  254  347
Milwaukee       18  35  3.55   53  10   9   480   436  213  189   32  193  271
Boston          24  29  4.11   53   9   9   466   479  253  213   39  198  319

 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)   11   6  1.90  18  17  12   1   3  147  107   33   31    5   33  100
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
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      6   6  2.13  13  13   4   0   2   85   62   25   20    8   35   58
Pat Dobson (BAL)       8   6  2.14  15  15   8   0   3  114   98   32   27    4   23   67
Dick Drago (KC)        5   5  2.21  14  14   5   0   2  110  101   28   27    7   14   70
Tom Timmerman (DET)    6   5  2.23  15  14   3   0   2   93   62   28   23    8   28   50

 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
Pat Dobson             8   6  2.14  15  15   8   0   3  114   98   32   27    4   23   67
Doyle Alexander        3   3  2.67  13   1   0   1   0   30   28   12    9    1    8   10
Dave McNally           7   6  2.72  14  14   7   0   4   99   85   31   30    6   22   55
Eddie Watt             0   0  2.77  12   0   0   2   0   13   12    5    4    1    5    9
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
Bill Lee               5   2  3.57  22   0   0   3   0   35   27   15   14    1   11   22
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Ray Culp               4   6  3.78  12  12   3   0   1   79   74   39   33    5   39   38
Luis Tiant             1   2  3.82  16   3   0   0   0   31   26   14   13    2   21   27
Gary Peters            1   1  4.13  13   1   0   0   0   33   40   19   15    2   19   34
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  7.36   4   0   0   1   0    4    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  2.17  21   0   0   5   0   37   30   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  3.64  13   9   0   1   0   59   52   30   24    5   22   49
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           3   4  4.24  25   1   0   2   0   51   51   25   24    5   13   18
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  1.78  22   0   0   9   0   30   22    9    6    0   17   36
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            8   3  3.22  17  17   5   0   1  106   94   40   38    8   29   94
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         11   6  1.90  18  17  12   1   3  147  107   33   31    5   33  100
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          6   5  2.23  15  14   3   0   2   93   62   28   23    8   28   50
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
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
Frank Linzy            0   0  3.00  18   0   0   1   0   33   26   13   11    1   10   11
Skip Lockwood          3   7  3.36  12  10   3   0   2   62   47   27   23    3   33   50
Ken Sanders            1   6  3.63  23   0   0   7   0   40   38   16   16    2   17   23
Bill Parsons           6   5  4.39  14  13   2   0   0   84   78   43   41    8   32   44
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  2.50  23   0   0   6   0   40   27   13   11    3   18   25
Bert Blyleven          7   8  2.95  17  16   4   0   2  116  100   39   38   12   24   90
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
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.25  18   0   0   6   0   32   24    9    8    3    8   26
Ken Holtzman          10   5  2.25  16  16  11   0   3  128  112   38   32   11   16   62
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   3  2.70  24   0   0   9   0   33   27   13   10    1   15   32
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
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 Panther            3   2  3.67  24   0   0   0   0   42   37   19   17    3   20   21
Jim Shellenback        1   3  4.26  13   6   0   0   0   44   40   23   21    6   14   22
Bill Gogolewski        3   6  5.98  15  11   1   0   0   59   63   40   39    8   22   43

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  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
  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  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)        147.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       132.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     128.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       123.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     116.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       113.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      112.1
  D. Drago (KC)         110.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       109.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           119
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       112
  G. Perry (CLE)          107
  M. Lolich (DET)         103
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        102
  D. Drago (KC)           101
  F. Peterson (NY)        101
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       100
  P. Dobson (BAL)          98
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      97

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          53
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         48
  F. Peterson (NY)         44
  S. Siebert (BOS)         44
  B. Parsons (MIL)         43
  R. Clark (CAL)           42
  T. Bradley (CHI)         40
  K. Brett (MIL)           40
  B. Gogolewski (TEX)      40
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        39

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  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. Gogolewski (TEX)       8
  B. Parsons (MIL)          8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  J. Coleman (DET)         46
  R. Clark (CAL)           45
  M. Kekich (NY)           42
  P. Broberg (TEX)         40
  R. Culp (BOS)            39
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          35
  D. Woodson (MIN)         35
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        33

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         103
  G. Perry (CLE)          100
  T. Bradley (CHI)         94
  J. Coleman (DET)         92
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        90
  N. Ryan (CAL)            81
  J. Palmer (BAL)          80
  C. Hunter (OAK)          79
  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  D. Drago (KC)            70

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