Tuesday June 27, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 27, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       33  28  2.41   61  26   6   541   453  165  145   31  135  314
Oakland         42  20  2.50   62  21  18   566   476  176  157   43  148  316
Detroit         35  26  2.59   61  18  14   542   418  176  156   39  189  385
Minnesota       33  27  2.67   60  13  19   553   453  197  164   42  172  331
New York        26  33  2.93   59  11  15   516   479  201  168   27  185  256
Cleveland       27  32  3.01   59  19  11   526   447  194  176   36  192  332
Kansas City     29  32  3.03   61  15  11   549   513  205  185   34  143  304
Chicago         36  26  3.34   62  14  17   550   502  235  204   42  182  384
Milwaukee       23  37  3.43   60  11  13   543   479  233  207   34  211  308
California      30  35  3.49   65  14  10   571   484  251  221   45  281  385
Texas           26  37  3.50   63   4  18   563   507  255  219   37  248  353
Boston          26  33  4.08   59  11   9   516   523  278  234   40  221  351

 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   1  1.32  15   0   0   1   0   34   22    5    5    0   11   22
Mickey Scott           0   1  1.46   7   0   0   0   0   12   10    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
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
Doyle Alexander        3   4  2.72  15   2   0   1   0   40   34   17   12    2   11   14
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
John Curtis            4   3  4.53   7   6   3   0   1   44   45   22   22    2   14   29
Marty Pattin           3   8  5.06  15  14   2   0   0   84   96   54   47   10   21   55
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             8   5  2.66  16  16   6   0   3   98   63   30   29    6   66   98
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  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    4    3    1    2    2
Tom Bradley            9   3  3.36  18  18   5   0   1  113  100   44   42    8   31   99
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.38  20   0   0   3   0   24   21    9    9    2    9   16
Rich Gossage           1   0  4.20  15   0   0   1   0   30   29   19   14    1   18   17
Stan Bahnsen          10   8  4.28  19  19   2   0   1  109  118   55   52   11   30   71
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
Phil Hennigan          0   0  2.65  12   0   0   1   0   17   14    5    5    1    3    9
Ed Farmer              0   0  2.86  17   0   0   3   0   22   16    7    7    2   10   11
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  2.89  18   0   0   0   0   28   29   13    9    1   10   17
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
Vince Colbert          1   6  4.37  14   9   1   0   1   58   50   30   28    7   30   30
Steve Hargan           0   2  4.96   8   1   0   0   0   16   17   11    9    1    9    8
Steve Mingori          0   3  5.40  17   0   0   6   0   17   23   11   10    2   10   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         12   5  2.41  18  18  12   0   2  149  118   42   40   13   38  117
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  0.95  14   0   0   2   0   19   12    2    2    1    5   21
Tom Burgmeier          4   1  2.03  25   0   0   7   0   31   26   10    7    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        7   4  2.47  16  15   6   0   2  106   91   33   29    4   28   61
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  3.11  28   0   0  11   0   46   39   16   16    2   18   24
Skip Lockwood          4   8  3.24  14  12   3   0   2   75   54   31   27    3   40   60
Ken Brett              4   8  4.17  14  14   1   0   1   82   68   45   38    6   27   45
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  2.03  16   0   0   0   0   27   22    9    6    1   10   19
Bert Blyleven          8   8  2.98  18  17   4   0   2  124  109   42   41   12   25   96
Dave LaRoche           1   3  3.07  25   0   0   6   0   41   30   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   7  3.51  15  15   3   0   1   92   86   43   36    9   31   35
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
Sparky Lyle            2   1  1.13  21   0   0  14   0   40   24    6    5    1    8   23
Rob Gardner            0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    6
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
Fritz Peterson         6   8  3.36  14  14   5   0   1  102  107   45   38    4   23   43
Fred Beene             0   3  3.51  12   1   0   1   0   26   28   14   10    2   14   22
Jim Roland             0   1  4.15   9   0   0   0   0   17   15    8    8    2   12    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
Wade Blasingame        0   1 36.00   2   1   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    3    1    1

 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
Darold Knowles         1   0  1.25  21   0   0   6   0   22   19    4    3    0    8   17
Dave Hamilton          5   1  1.30   6   6   1   0   0   42   35    7    6    1   12   18
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
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
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.61  20   0   0   7   0   38   29   12   11    3   10   31
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  2.23  28   3   0   1   0   40   36   14   10    0   15   22
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   7  3.66  15  15   0   0   0   91   95   46   37    5   27   47
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  5.02  26   0   0   0   0   43   42   27   24    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:

  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  G. Perry (CLE)           12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  K. Brett (MIL)            8
  R. Clark (CAL)            8
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         8
  M. Pattin (BOS)           8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  D. Bosman (TEX)           7
  R. Culp (BOS)             7

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             14
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         11
  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         7
  R. Fingers (OAK)          7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  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)       149.1
  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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        118
  M. Lolich (DET)         118
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       115
  G. Perry (CLE)          115
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       109
  D. Drago (KC)           108
  F. Peterson (NY)        107
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     106
  P. Dobson (BAL)         103

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         55
  M. Pattin (BOS)          54
  B. Parsons (MIL)         51
  S. Siebert (BOS)         49
  R. Clark (CAL)           48
  D. Bosman (TEX)          46
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  K. Brett (MIL)           45
  R. Culp (BOS)            45
  F. Peterson (NY)         45

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  M. Pattin (BOS)          10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  R. Clark (CAL)            9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9
  B. Parsons (MIL)          9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  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)         117
  J. Coleman (DET)        103
  G. Perry (CLE)          102
  T. Bradley (CHI)         99
  N. Ryan (CAL)            98
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        96
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  J. Palmer (BAL)          85
  W. Wood (CHI)            85
  D. Drago (KC)            72


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