Friday June 23, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 23, 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  25  2.60   55  12  17   509   405  178  147   39  160  312
Oakland         38  19  2.61   57  20  15   521   446  169  151   43  133  284
Detroit         32  24  2.65   56  16  12   496   387  165  146   36  176  344
New York        26  29  2.84   55  10  15   484   442  183  153   24  172  244
Cleveland       24  31  2.97   55  18   9   490   414  179  162   35  180  317
Kansas City     26  30  3.07   56  14   9   504   473  188  172   33  128  274
Chicago         35  23  3.18   58  14  16   517   463  214  183   39  173  366
Texas           25  34  3.40   59   4  18   527   472  232  199   34  228  322
California      28  32  3.46   60  12  10   529   443  230  203   41  258  357
Milwaukee       19  36  3.53   55  10  10   498   448  219  195   32  202  284
Boston          24  30  4.16   54   9   9   474   492  261  219   39  202  328

 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
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
Pat Dobson (BAL)       8   6  2.14  15  15   8   0   3  114   98   32   27    4   23   67
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     11   6  2.15  20  20   7   0   4  155  126   42   37   10   32   82
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
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    10   5  2.25  16  16  11   0   3  128  112   38   32   11   16   62

 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
Luis Tiant             1   2  3.51  17   3   0   0   0   33   27   14   13    2   22   29
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
Gary Peters            1   1  4.13  13   1   0   0   0   33   40   19   15    2   19   34
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.42  12   0   0   0   0   18   18   10    9    2    9   19
John Curtis            3   3  5.19   6   5   2   0   1   35   42   20   20    2    9   25
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.44  14   7   0   1   0   48   56   34   29    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  5.79   5   0   0   1   0    5    7    3    3    0    4    6

 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             7   5  2.83  15  15   5   0   3   89   57   29   28    6   61   91
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  1.74  23   0   0   9   0   31   23    9    6    0   17   36
Wilbur Wood           11   6  2.15  20  20   7   0   4  155  126   42   37   10   32   82
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          10   7  4.05  18  18   2   0   1  104  107   50   47   10   30   69
Cy Acosta              2   0  5.40   4   0   0   1   0    3    3    2    2    1    2    4
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
Phil Hennigan          0   0  2.25  10   0   0   0   0   12   10    3    3    1    3    7
Milt Wilcox            6   7  2.42  14  14   4   0   2   89   68   29   24    9   36   58
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  2.77  17   0   0   0   0   26   28   12    8    1    9   16
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        6   4  2.57  15  14   6   0   2   98   84   30   28    4   26   53
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
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.86  19   0   0   1   0   35   28   13   11    1   11   12
Jim Colborn            1   0  2.95  19   0   0   0   0   40   40   14   13    2   21   28
Ken Sanders            1   6  3.54  24   0   0   8   0   41   38   16   16    2   17   23
Skip Lockwood          3   8  3.63  13  11   3   0   2   67   53   31   27    3   36   54
Ken Brett              3   8  4.10  13  13   1   0   1   75   62   41   34    6   24   42
Bill Parsons           6   5  4.39  14  13   2   0   0   84   78   43   41    8   32   44
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   6  3.48  14  14   3   0   1   85   78   40   33    8   30   32
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         6   8  3.36  14  14   5   0   1  102  107   45   38    4   23   43
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   1  1.23   5   5   1   0   0   37   29    6    5    1   10   17
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          3   2  1.02  26   0   0   6   0   44   37    6    5    1   16   23
Mike Paul              1   2  2.27  25   3   0   1   0   36   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
Dick Bosman            4   6  3.54  14  14   0   0   0   84   90   41   33    3   25   41
Jim Panther            3   2  3.67  24   0   0   0   0   42   37   19   17    3   20   21
Casey Cox              1   0  4.00  12   0   0   2   0   18   23   13    8    3   10   11
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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  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
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          7
  R. Clark (CAL)            7
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           7
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           7

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
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             14
  W. Granger (MIN)         11
  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  K. Sanders (MIL)          8
  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)         155.0
  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)           126
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       112
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        107
  G. Perry (CLE)          107
  F. Peterson (NY)        107
  M. Lolich (DET)         103
  D. Drago (KC)           101
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       100
  P. Dobson (BAL)          98
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      97

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          53
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         50
  F. Peterson (NY)         45
  S. Siebert (BOS)         44
  B. Parsons (MIL)         43
  R. Clark (CAL)           42
  W. Wood (CHI)            42
  D. Bosman (TEX)          41
  K. Brett (MIL)           41
  T. Bradley (CHI)         40

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  M. Pattin (BOS)          10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           9
  T. Bradley (CHI)          8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            61
  J. Coleman (DET)         46
  R. Clark (CAL)           45
  M. Kekich (NY)           42
  P. Broberg (TEX)         40
  R. Culp (BOS)            39
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        36
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          36
  D. Woodson (MIN)         35

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         103
  G. Perry (CLE)          100
  T. Bradley (CHI)         94
  J. Coleman (DET)         92
  N. Ryan (CAL)            91
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        90
  W. Wood (CHI)            82
  J. Palmer (BAL)          80
  C. Hunter (OAK)          79
  D. Drago (KC)            70

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