Saturday June 24, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 24, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       32  26  2.38   58  25   6   514   428  155  136   28  130  302
Minnesota       31  25  2.55   56  13  17   518   413  179  147   39  160  313
Detroit         33  25  2.62   58  17  13   516   396  169  150   38  184  361
Oakland         38  20  2.62   58  20  15   530   453  172  154   43  136  294
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  31  3.09   57  14   9   513   482  192  176   33  132  280
Chicago         35  24  3.24   59  14  16   525   470  220  189   39  178  370
Texas           26  34  3.36   60   4  18   536   477  233  200   34  233  333
California      29  32  3.41   61  13  10   538   448  231  204   42  262  362
Milwaukee       20  36  3.50   56  11  10   507   455  221  197   33  202  295
Boston          24  31  4.18   55   9   9   482   503  266  224   40  205  334

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Coleman (DET)      9   5  1.75  16  16   3   0   1  123   75   30   24    9   49  103
Jim Palmer (BAL)       9   3  1.81  14  14   6   0   0  110   82   25   22    7   28   80
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   11   6  1.90  18  17  12   1   3  147  107   33   31    5   33  100
Jim Kaat (MIN)         9   2  1.90  13  13   5   0   0   99   78   28   21    6   18   56
Steve Kline (NY)       5   2  2.11  10  10   2   0   2   73   61   23   17    3   17   13
Clyde Wright (CAL)     8   3  2.14  13  13   4   0   1   93   76   26   22    6   29   41
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         0   0  0.84  14   0   0   1   0   32   19    3    3    0   10   20
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   4  2.36  14   1   0   1   0   34   29   13    9    1   10   13
Dave McNally           8   6  2.65  15  15   7   0   4  105   90   32   31    6   23   57
Eddie Watt             0   0  2.77  12   0   0   2   0   13   12    5    4    1    5    9
Mike Cuellar           4   6  3.07  13  13   4   0   1   76   73   31   26    7   21   40
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   4  3.14  14  14   3   0   2   97  102   49   34    8   33   64
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  3.89  14   1   0   0   0   35   41   19   15    2   20   37
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
Clyde Wright           8   3  2.14  13  13   4   0   1   93   76   26   22    6   29   41
Lloyd Allen            2   3  2.17  21   0   0   5   0   37   30   11    9    1   18   23
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   1  2.51  11   4   0   0   0   29   22   14    8    0   17   19
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
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
Rich Gossage           1   0  4.20  15   0   0   1   0   30   29   19   14    1   18   17
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            9   5  1.75  16  16   3   0   1  123   75   30   24    9   49  103
Tom Timmerman          6   5  2.23  15  14   3   0   2   93   62   28   23    8   28   50
Mickey Lolich         11   5  2.44  17  17  11   0   2  140  108   40   38   12   38  108
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  3.52  22   1   0   5   0   38   29   15   15    2   13   23
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  2.08  23   0   0   6   0   26   23    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  2.25  12   0   0   0   0   16   13    7    4    1    8    9
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  3.63  12   2   0   0   0   52   49   22   21    5   15   25
Jim Rooker             3   5  4.22  15   8   3   0   2   53   53   27   25    3   16   30
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            5   3  2.61  14  11   5   1   1   83   77   27   24    6   26   57
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
Jim Kaat               9   2  1.90  13  13   5   0   0   99   78   28   21    6   18   56
Tom Norton             0   1  1.99  14   0   0   0   0   23   17    8    5    1    8   17
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
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
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.38  19   0   0   6   0   34   25   10    9    3    9   29
Vida Blue              1   4  2.41   7   6   1   0   1   41   29   11   11    1   15   30
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              2   2  2.17  26   3   0   1   0   37   31   12    9    0   15   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
Pete Broberg           5   5  3.01  14  14   3   0   2   93   66   35   31    4   44   69
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.06   5   2   0   0   0   18   14    7    6    2   14   15
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. Coleman (DET)          9
  J. Kaat (MIN)             9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  T. Bradley (CHI)          8
  P. Dobson (BAL)           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)          11
  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)       140.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     128.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      123.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       123.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     116.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       113.2
  D. Drago (KC)         110.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       109.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           126
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       112
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        107
  G. Perry (CLE)          107
  F. Peterson (NY)        107
  S. Siebert (BOS)        102
  D. Drago (KC)           101
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       100
  P. Dobson (BAL)          98

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          53
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         50
  S. Siebert (BOS)         49
  F. Peterson (NY)         45
  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
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         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)         49
  R. Clark (CAL)           45
  P. Broberg (TEX)         44
  M. Kekich (NY)           42
  R. Culp (BOS)            39
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        36
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          36

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  J. Coleman (DET)        103
  G. Perry (CLE)          100
  T. Bradley (CHI)         94
  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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