Thursday June 29, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 29, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       34  29  2.40   63  27   6   558   466  169  149   32  139  319
Oakland         43  22  2.56   65  21  19   591   501  187  168   47  155  330
Detroit         36  27  2.62   63  18  15   559   441  185  163   39  198  390
Minnesota       34  29  2.79   63  13  20   580   488  220  180   45  182  345
New York        27  34  2.93   61  11  16   534   494  208  174   29  190  268
Cleveland       27  35  2.99   62  19  11   550   471  206  183   37  204  351
Kansas City     31  32  3.05   63  16  12   567   533  212  192   37  147  315
Chicago         38  27  3.26   65  15  17   577   525  242  209   43  187  404
Milwaukee       26  37  3.33   63  12  15   570   500  238  211   34  216  322
California      31  36  3.52   67  14  11   588   507  262  230   49  288  394
Texas           26  38  3.59   64   4  18   572   518  267  228   38  258  361
Boston          27  34  4.11   61  11   9   534   539  289  244   42  229  365

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   4  1.95  16  16   7   0   0  120   94   29   26    9   29   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
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     12   7  2.17  22  22   8   0   5  170  140   46   41   10   32   88
Steve Kline (NY)       5   3  2.17  11  11   2   0   2   79   68   28   19    3   20   15
Tom Timmerman (DET)    6   6  2.28  17  16   3   0   2  103   75   33   26    8   29   60
Blue Moon Odom (OAK)   5   2  2.34  11  10   1   0   0   65   52   19   17    5   30   22

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Scott           0   1  1.17   8   0   0   0   0   15   11    2    2    0    4    7
Roric Harrison         0   1  1.25  16   0   0   1   0   36   22    5    5    0   13   22
Jim Palmer            10   4  1.95  16  16   7   0   0  120   94   29   26    9   29   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
Grant Jackson          0   0  5.40  10   0   0   2   0   10   12    6    6    0    2    9
Dave Leonhard          0   0  6.35   7   0   0   0   0   11   10    8    8    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
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  2.87   2   2   0   0   0   16   13    6    5    0    4   13
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
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
Bill Lee               5   2  3.96  24   0   0   3   0   36   29   17   16    2   13   23
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
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.44  14   7   0   1   0   48   56   34   29    6   21   28
Don Newhauser          0   1  9.00   7   0   0   1   0    5    9    5    5    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
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               2   5  3.56  15  11   0   1   0   68   64   36   27    5   29   58
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  4.39  17  15   2   1   0   92   76   49   45   10   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           12   7  2.17  22  22   8   0   5  170  140   46   41   10   32   88
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
Tom Bradley            9   4  3.21  19  19   5   0   1  121  106   47   43    9   34  104
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.24  21   0   0   3   0   25   22    9    9    2    9   18
Phil Regan             0   1  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    4    3    1    2    2
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  0.57   5   1   1   0   0   16   13    1    1    0    7   12
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   2  3.41  12   3   0   0   0   34   35   16   13    0   12   26
Steve Mingori          0   3  3.91  20   0   0   6   0   23   26   11   10    2   14   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 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  1.17   7   0   0   0   0    8    9    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  17  16   3   0   2  103   75   33   26    8   29   60
Mickey Lolich         12   5  2.41  18  18  12   0   2  149  118   42   40   13   38  117
Fred Scherman          3   0  2.83  25   0   0   7   0   41   39   15   13    1   22   23
Chuck Seelbach         3   4  3.29  25   1   0   7   0   41   30   15   15    2   14   25
Joe Niekro             2   1  3.45  10   5   0   1   0   29   35   11   11    3    4   16
Ron Perranoski         0   1  3.60  12   0   0   0   0   15   12    6    6    0    4    8
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
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             6   6  2.47  16  16   6   0   2  124  117   36   34   10   17   79
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  3.70  13   2   0   1   0   56   53   24   23    6   16   25
Mike Hedlund           1   5  3.96  11   8   0   0   0   52   54   26   23    6   19   21
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        2   0  0.44  17   2   0   0   0   41   31    4    2    2   10   16
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  2.72  20   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   11    1   12   14
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  0.85  26   0   0  13   0   42   28    9    4    2   10   19
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
Dave LaRoche           1   3  2.93  27   0   0   6   0   43   31   16   14    4   19   27
Bert Blyleven          8   9  3.03  19  18   4   0   2  131  115   46   44   12   26   99
Jim Perry              6   7  3.51  15  15   3   0   1   92   86   43   36    9   31   35
Dick Woodson           5   7  3.56  15  15   1   0   0   94   78   44   37   10   43   60
Bob Gebhard            0   0  8.00   7   0   0   1   0    9   15   12    8    0    9    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   1  1.05  22   0   0  15   0   43   25    6    5    1    8   25
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        7   9  2.94  16  16   4   0   3  116  113   42   38    5   42   60
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
Bob Locker             4   1  2.13  19   0   0   5   0   25   20    6    6    0    6   16
Blue Moon Odom         5   2  2.34  11  10   1   0   0   65   52   19   17    5   30   22
Catfish Hunter         8   4  2.36  17  17   7   0   1  137   96   40   36   14   33   90
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.56  21   0   0   8   0   39   30   12   11    3   10   32
Joel Horlen            2   0  2.66  14   0   0   0   0   24   22    7    7    1    4   14
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  1.32  28   0   0   6   0   48   44    8    7    1   18   27
Mike Paul              2   2  2.55  29   3   0   1   0   42   40   19   12    0   17   25
Horacio Pina           0   3  2.75  26   0   0   9   0   36   30   14   11    1   15   33
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
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
Pete Broberg           5   6  3.49  15  15   3   0   2   95   68   41   37    5   50   72
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  5.08  27   0   0   0   0   44   45   28   25    4   23   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
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        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:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       9
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          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
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  D. Drago (KC)             6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             15
  W. Granger (MIN)         13
  K. Sanders (MIL)         11
  T. Forster (CHI)          9
  H. Pina (TEX)             9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  C. Seelbach (DET)         7
  D. Knowles (OAK)          6

Shutouts:

  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  D. McNally (BAL)          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)         170.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        155.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       149.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       137.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     135.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     130.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      128.0
  D. Drago (KC)         124.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       121.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      120.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           140
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        118
  M. Lolich (DET)         118
  D. Drago (KC)           117
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       115
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       115
  G. Perry (CLE)          115
  F. Peterson (NY)        114
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     113
  T. Bradley (CHI)        106

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         55
  M. Pattin (BOS)          54
  S. Siebert (BOS)         52
  B. Parsons (MIL)         51
  R. Clark (CAL)           49
  F. Peterson (NY)         49
  T. Bradley (CHI)         47
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        46
  D. Bosman (TEX)          46
  W. Wood (CHI)            46

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  R. Clark (CAL)           10
  D. Drago (KC)            10
  M. Pattin (BOS)          10
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  J. Coleman (DET)         51
  P. Broberg (TEX)         50
  R. Clark (CAL)           46
  R. Culp (BOS)            45
  M. Kekich (NY)           44
  D. Woodson (MIN)         43
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      42
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        40
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          39

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         117
  J. Coleman (DET)        105
  T. Bradley (CHI)        104
  G. Perry (CLE)          102
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        99
  N. Ryan (CAL)            98
  C. Hunter (OAK)          90
  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  J. Palmer (BAL)          85
  D. Drago (KC)            79


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