Monday June 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 26, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       33  27  2.37   60  26   6   532   442  159  140   30  133  311
Oakland         41  20  2.49   61  21  17   557   466  173  154   43  145  313
Detroit         34  26  2.60   60  17  14   533   408  174  154   38  189  376
Minnesota       33  26  2.66   59  13  19   544   442  194  161   41  171  327
New York        26  32  2.89   58  11  15   508   466  196  163   24  181  253
Cleveland       27  31  2.94   58  19  11   517   436  186  169   35  188  328
Kansas City     28  32  3.05   60  15  10   540   504  201  183   34  141  295
Chicago         36  25  3.29   61  14  17   542   487  229  198   40  181  381
Milwaukee       22  37  3.42   59  11  12   534   473  229  203   34  207  305
Texas           26  36  3.43   62   4  18   554   497  246  211   35  246  346
California      29  35  3.53   64  13  10   562   478  250  220   45  276  378
Boston          25  33  4.12   58  10   9   507   520  276  232   40  216  347

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   3  1.74  15  15   7   0   0  119   89   26   23    8   28   85
Joe Coleman (DET)      9   5  1.75  16  16   3   0   1  123   75   30   24    9   49  103
Jim Kaat (MIN)         9   2  1.90  13  13   5   0   0   99   78   28   21    6   18   56
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   12   6  1.97  19  18  12   1   3  155  115   36   34    5   36  102
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    11   5  2.13  17  17  11   0   3  135  115   38   32   11   19   65
Clyde Wright (CAL)     8   3  2.14  13  13   4   0   1   93   76   26   22    6   29   41
Pat Dobson (BAL)       8   7  2.15  16  16   8   0   3  122  103   34   29    5   24   70
Steve Kline (NY)       5   3  2.17  11  11   2   0   2   79   68   28   19    3   20   15
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   8   3  2.18  16  16   7   0   1  132   87   36   32   13   32   88
Tom Timmerman (DET)    6   6  2.28  16  15   3   0   2   99   69   30   25    8   29   59

 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            10   3  1.74  15  15   7   0   0  119   89   26   23    8   28   85
Pat Dobson             8   7  2.15  16  16   8   0   3  122  103   34   29    5   24   70
Doyle Alexander        3   4  2.36  14   1   0   1   0   34   29   13    9    1   10   13
Eddie Watt             0   0  2.63  13   0   0   2   0   14   12    5    4    1    7   10
Dave McNally           8   6  2.65  15  15   7   0   4  105   90   32   31    6   23   57
Mike Cuellar           4   6  3.07  13  13   4   0   1   76   73   31   26    7   21   40
Dave Leonhard          0   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11    8    7    7    2    5    3
Grant Jackson          0   0  6.00   9   0   0   2   0    9   12    6    6    0    2    8

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    3    7
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  3.48  18   3   0   0   0   34   28   14   13    2   22   29
Bill Lee               5   2  3.53  23   0   0   3   0   36   28   15   14    1   12   22
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Gary Peters            1   1  3.68  15   1   0   0   0   37   42   20   15    2   20   37
Ray Culp               4   7  4.16  13  13   3   0   1   84   77   45   39    5   45   39
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.42  12   0   0   0   0   18   18   10    9    2    9   19
Marty Pattin           3   8  5.06  15  14   2   0   0   84   96   54   47   10   21   55
John Curtis            3   3  5.19   6   5   2   0   1   35   42   20   20    2    9   25
Don Newhauser          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0    5    7    3    3    0    4    6
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.44  14   7   0   1   0   48   56   34   29    6   21   28

 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
Tom Dukes              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    3
Steve Barber           1   0  2.08  10   0   0   1   0   13    7    3    3    0   13    8
Lloyd Allen            2   3  2.11  22   0   0   5   0   38   31   11    9    1   18   23
Clyde Wright           8   3  2.14  13  13   4   0   1   93   76   26   22    6   29   41
Nolan Ryan             7   5  2.83  15  15   5   0   3   89   57   29   28    6   61   91
Rudy May               1   5  3.67  14  10   0   1   0   61   55   33   25    5   25   51
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Don Rose               1   2  4.25  10   4   0   0   0   30   35   19   14    7   12   29
Rickey Clark           4   8  4.38  16  15   2   0   0   90   74   48   44    9   46   49
Eddie Fisher           3   4  4.74  27   1   0   2   0   57   57   31   30    6   19   20
Mel Queen              0   0  5.25  13   0   0   0   0   24   28   16   14    1   16   17
Tom Murphy             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    2
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   7  2.29  21  21   7   0   4  161  133   46   41   10   32   85
Dave Lemonds           0   1  2.51  11   4   0   0   0   29   22   14    8    0   17   19
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.82  14   0   0   1   0   22   20    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            9   3  3.36  18  18   5   0   1  113  100   44   42    8   31   99
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.52  19   0   0   3   0   23   21    9    9    2    9   15
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  4.50   5   0   0   2   0    6    4    3    3    2    2    6
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          1   0  0.61   4   1   1   0   0   15   11    1    1    0    7   10
Gaylord Perry         12   6  1.97  19  18  12   1   3  155  115   36   34    5   36  102
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  3.00  16   0   0   3   0   21   15    7    7    2   10   11
Phil Hennigan          0   0  3.00  11   0   0   1   0   15   13    5    5    1    3    8
Vince Colbert          1   5  3.64  13   8   1   0   1   54   43   24   22    6   29   28
Ray Lamb               2   1  3.86  11   2   0   0   0   30   32   13   13    0   11   23
Dick Tidrow            4   7  4.10  16  14   1   0   0   79   72   38   36    8   30   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  1.29   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
Bill Slayback          1   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    3    2    0    3    5
Tom Timmerman          6   6  2.28  16  15   3   0   2   99   69   30   25    8   29   59
Mickey Lolich         11   5  2.44  17  17  11   0   2  140  108   40   38   12   38  108
Fred Scherman          2   0  2.61  23   0   0   7   0   38   34   13   11    1   18   23
Joe Niekro             2   1  3.45  10   5   0   1   0   29   35   11   11    3    4   16
Chuck Seelbach         3   4  3.49  23   1   0   6   0   39   29   15   15    2   13   24
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           1   1  0.96  13   0   0   1   0   19   12    2    2    1    5   20
Tom Burgmeier          4   1  1.80  24   0   0   7   0   30   24    9    6    0   14   12
Ted Abernathy          0   1  2.12  13   0   0   0   0   17   13    7    4    1    9    9
Dick Drago             5   6  2.43  15  15   5   0   2  115  108   33   31    8   16   72
Paul Splittorff        6   4  2.57  15  14   6   0   2   98   84   30   28    4   26   53
Bruce Dal Canton       4   3  3.05  14   5   1   2   0   56   49   20   19    3   12   40
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.63  12   2   0   0   0   52   49   22   21    5   15   25
Mike Hedlund           0   5  3.99  10   7   0   0   0   47   47   24   21    6   17   17
Jim Rooker             3   5  4.22  15   8   3   0   2   53   53   27   25    3   16   30
Tom Murphy             3   2  5.23  10   6   0   0   0   31   40   19   18    3    6   10

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Earl Stephenson        1   0  0.54  16   1   0   0   0   33   25    3    2    2    9   13
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  3.22  27   0   0  10   0   45   39   16   16    2   17   24
Skip Lockwood          4   8  3.24  14  12   3   0   2   75   54   31   27    3   40   60
Ken Brett              3   8  4.10  13  13   1   0   1   75   62   41   34    6   24   42
Bill Parsons           6   6  4.67  15  14   2   0   0   91   88   51   47    9   32   46
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  0.70  24   0   0  13   0   38   23    4    3    1    8   16
Ray Corbin             3   0  1.75  12   1   0   0   0   36   24    9    7    1   16   22
Jim Kaat               9   2  1.90  13  13   5   0   0   99   78   28   21    6   18   56
Tom Norton             0   1  2.10  15   0   0   0   0   26   20    9    6    1   10   18
Bert Blyleven          8   8  2.98  18  17   4   0   2  124  109   42   41   12   25   96
Dave LaRoche           1   3  3.15  24   0   0   6   0   40   29   16   14    4   19   26
Dick Woodson           5   6  3.35  14  14   1   0   0   89   72   39   33    8   38   56
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   3  2.17  11  11   2   0   2   79   68   28   19    3   20   15
Mike Kekich            6   6  2.64  14  14   0   0   0   95   84   31   28    3   44   55
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  2.76  12   0   0   0   0   16   12    9    5    2    7   12
Mel Stottlemyre        6   9  2.94  15  15   4   0   3  110  106   39   36    4   39   55
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Rob Gardner            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    6
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
Jim Roland             0   1  4.70   8   0   0   0   0   15   12    8    8    2   11    8
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
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  1.25  21   0   0   6   0   22   19    4    3    0    8   17
Bob Locker             4   0  1.50  17   0   0   5   0   24   19    4    4    0    5   15
Ken Holtzman          11   5  2.13  17  17  11   0   3  135  115   38   32   11   19   65
Catfish Hunter         8   3  2.18  16  16   7   0   1  132   87   36   32   13   32   88
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         4   2  2.53  10   9   1   0   0   57   47   18   16    5   27   17
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   3  1.38  27   0   0   6   0   46   42    8    7    1   17   25
Mike Paul              2   2  2.06  27   3   0   1   0   39   34   13    9    0   15   21
Horacio Pina           0   3  2.83  25   0   0   9   0   35   30   14   11    1   15   33
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
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
Rich Hand              4   5  3.27  12  10   0   0   0   55   41   22   20    3   36   32
Dick Bosman            4   6  3.54  14  14   0   0   0   84   90   41   33    3   25   41
Jim Shellenback        1   3  4.08  14   6   0   0   0   46   40   23   21    6   14   24
Casey Cox              1   0  4.12  13   0   0   2   0   20   25   14    9    3   11   11
Jim Panther            3   2  4.50  25   0   0   0   0   42   39   24   21    4   22   21
Bill Gogolewski        3   6  5.46  16  12   1   0   0   64   65   40   39    8   26   47

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League Leaders

Wins:

  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  J. Kaat (MIN)             9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8

Losses:

  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  K. Brett (MIL)            8
  R. Clark (CAL)            8
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          7
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  P. Dobson (BAL)           7

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             14
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         10
  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  D. Knowles (OAK)          6
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          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)         161.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        155.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       140.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     135.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       132.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     124.0
  J. Coleman (DET)      123.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       121.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       118.2
  D. Drago (KC)         115.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           133
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       115
  G. Perry (CLE)          115
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       109
  D. Drago (KC)           108
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        107
  F. Peterson (NY)        107
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     106
  P. Dobson (BAL)         103

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          54
  B. Parsons (MIL)         51
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         50
  S. Siebert (BOS)         49
  R. Clark (CAL)           48
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  R. Culp (BOS)            45
  F. Peterson (NY)         45
  T. Bradley (CHI)         44
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        42

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
  R. Clark (CAL)            9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  B. Parsons (MIL)          9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            61
  J. Coleman (DET)         49
  R. Clark (CAL)           46
  R. Culp (BOS)            45
  P. Broberg (TEX)         44
  M. Kekich (NY)           44
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        40
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      39
  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  D. Woodson (MIN)         38

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  J. Coleman (DET)        103
  G. Perry (CLE)          102
  T. Bradley (CHI)         99
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        96
  N. Ryan (CAL)            91
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  J. Palmer (BAL)          85
  W. Wood (CHI)            85
  D. Drago (KC)            72

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