Wednesday June 28, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 28, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       34  28  2.37   62  27   6   550   458  165  145   31  135  316
Oakland         42  21  2.56   63  21  18   574   486  182  163   46  150  319
Detroit         35  27  2.63   62  18  14   550   430  181  161   39  195  387
Minnesota       34  27  2.69   61  13  20   562   467  203  168   43  173  333
New York        26  34  2.95   60  11  15   525   486  205  172   28  187  261
Kansas City     29  32  3.03   61  15  11   549   513  205  185   34  143  304
Cleveland       27  34  3.04   61  19  11   542   464  203  183   37  201  343
Chicago         37  26  3.35   63  14  17   559   511  239  208   42  184  394
Milwaukee       25  37  3.39   62  12  14   561   494  237  211   34  214  317
Texas           26  37  3.50   63   4  18   563   507  255  219   37  248  353
California      30  36  3.53   66  14  10   579   496  258  227   48  284  387
Boston          27  33  4.06   60  11   9   525   528  281  237   41  227  358

 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   6  1.97  17  17   3   0   1  128   83   34   28    9   51  105
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   12   6  1.97  19  18  12   1   3  155  115   36   34    5   36  102
Jim Kaat (MIN)         9   2  2.04  14  14   5   0   0  106   88   32   24    6   18   58
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    11   5  2.13  17  17  11   0   3  135  115   38   32   11   19   65
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
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     11   7  2.29  21  21   7   0   4  161  133   46   41   10   32   85

 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           5   6  2.74  14  14   5   0   2   85   78   31   26    7   21   42
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
Luis Tiant             2   2  3.03  19   3   0   0   0   39   29   14   13    2   24   34
Sonny Siebert          7   4  3.29  15  15   3   0   2  101  106   52   37    9   37   66
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   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    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  2.46  14  14   4   0   1   99   83   31   27    9   31   43
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  4.84  28   1   0   2   0   58   59   32   31    6   20   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          1   1  1.62  24   0   0   9   0   33   24    9    6    0   18   39
Wilbur Wood           11   7  2.29  21  21   7   0   4  161  133   46   41   10   32   85
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.88  15   0   0   1   0   25   21    8    8    4    7   24
Dave Lemonds           0   1  3.03  12   5   0   0   0   33   29   17   11    0   18   24
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
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  2.45  20   0   0   0   0   33   30   13    9    1   11   20
Milt Wilcox            6   8  2.70  15  15   4   0   2   93   75   33   28   10   39   60
Phil Hennigan          0   0  3.06  13   0   0   1   0   18   17    6    6    1    3   10
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.13  18   0   0   3   0   23   19    8    8    2   11   12
Ray Lamb               2   1  3.86  11   2   0   0   0   30   32   13   13    0   11   23
Dick Tidrow            4   8  4.11  17  15   1   0   0   81   74   41   37    8   32   48
Vince Colbert          1   6  4.37  14   9   1   0   1   58   50   30   28    7   30   30
Steve Mingori          0   3  4.50  19   0   0   6   0   20   24   11   10    2   12   20
Steve Hargan           0   2  4.96   8   1   0   0   0   16   17   11    9    1    9    8

 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  1.23   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    1    1    0    4    5
Joe Coleman            9   6  1.97  17  17   3   0   1  128   83   34   28    9   51  105
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  2.72  24   0   0   7   0   40   37   14   12    1   20   23
Chuck Seelbach         3   4  3.38  24   1   0   6   0   40   30   15   15    2   14   24
Joe Niekro             2   1  3.45  10   5   0   1   0   29   35   11   11    3    4   16
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   3   0   0   1   0    5    4    0    0    0    1    1
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
Gary Ryerson           1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    2    2    0    0    5
Jim Lonborg            6   3  2.63  15  12   5   1   1   89   82   29   26    6   28   60
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          2   0  0.90  25   0   0  13   0   40   26    6    4    2    9   16
Ray Corbin             3   0  1.75  12   1   0   0   0   36   24    9    7    1   16   22
Tom Norton             0   1  1.98  17   0   0   0   0   27   23    9    6    1   10   19
Jim Kaat               9   2  2.04  14  14   5   0   0  106   88   32   24    6   18   58
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  3.86   5   0   0   1   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
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  2.33  13   0   0   0   0   19   12    9    5    2    8   14
Mike Kekich            6   6  2.64  14  14   0   0   0   95   84   31   28    3   44   55
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
Fred Beene             0   3  3.51  12   1   0   1   0   26   28   14   10    2   14   22
Fritz Peterson         6   9  3.51  15  15   5   0   1  108  114   49   42    5   24   46
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  1.16  22   0   0   6   0   23   20    4    3    0    8   17
Dave Hamilton          5   1  1.30   6   6   1   0   0   42   35    7    6    1   12   18
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
Bob Locker             4   1  2.22  18   0   0   5   0   24   20    6    6    0    6   15
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  2.91  13   0   0   0   0   22   22    7    7    1    3   12
Vida Blue              1   4  2.91   8   7   1   0   1   46   37   15   15    4   16   33
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:

  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  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
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           8
  M. Wilcox (CLE)           8

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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          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
  J. Coleman (DET)      128.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     124.0
  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
  F. Peterson (NY)        114
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       109
  D. Drago (KC)           108
  S. Siebert (BOS)        106
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     106

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         55
  M. Pattin (BOS)          54
  S. Siebert (BOS)         52
  B. Parsons (MIL)         51
  F. Peterson (NY)         49
  R. Clark (CAL)           48
  D. Bosman (TEX)          46
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  K. Brett (MIL)           45
  R. Culp (BOS)            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
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  R. Clark (CAL)            9
  J. Coleman (DET)          9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  J. Coleman (DET)         51
  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. Wilcox (CLE)          39
  M. Lolich (DET)          38

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         117
  J. Coleman (DET)        105
  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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