Friday June 30, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 30, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       35  29  2.40   64  28   6   567   470  171  151   33  142  324
Oakland         43  23  2.60   66  21  19   601   512  193  174   48  161  341
Detroit         36  28  2.61   64  18  15   568   447  188  165   39  200  397
Minnesota       35  29  2.75   64  14  20   589   494  220  180   45  184  348
New York        28  34  2.88   62  12  16   543   502  208  174   29  190  271
Cleveland       27  36  2.96   63  20  11   559   475  207  184   37  205  359
Kansas City     31  33  3.04   64  16  12   575   538  214  194   37  149  317
Chicago         39  27  3.27   66  15  17   588   538  247  214   45  190  412
Milwaukee       26  37  3.33   63  12  15   570   500  238  211   34  216  322
California      31  37  3.57   68  14  11   596   518  269  236   51  292  401
Texas           27  38  3.58   65   4  19   581   525  270  231   39  264  366
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
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   12   7  1.92  20  19  13   1   3  164  119   37   35    5   37  110
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   4  1.95  16  16   7   0   0  120   94   29   26    9   29   85
Steve Kline (NY)       6   3  1.95  12  12   3   0   3   88   76   28   19    3   20   18
Joe Coleman (DET)      9   6  1.97  17  17   3   0   1  128   83   34   28    9   51  105
Jim Kaat (MIN)         9   2  2.04  14  14   5   0   0  106   88   32   24    6   18   58
Pat Dobson (BAL)       9   7  2.14  17  17   9   0   3  131  107   36   31    6   27   75
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     12   7  2.17  22  22   8   0   5  170  140   46   41   10   32   88
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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   8   4  2.36  17  17   7   0   1  137   96   40   36   14   33   90

 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             9   7  2.14  17  17   9   0   3  131  107   36   31    6   27   75
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  1.93  11   0   0   1   0   14    7    3    3    0   13    8
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
Lloyd Allen            2   4  2.70  23   1   0   5   0   43   38   16   13    3   21   29
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
Rickey Clark           4   8  4.39  17  15   2   1   0   92   76   49   45   10   46   49
Don Rose               1   2  4.70  11   4   0   0   0   31   38   21   16    7   13   30
Eddie Fisher           3   4  4.84  28   1   0   2   0   58   59   32   31    6   20   20
Mel Queen              0   0  5.04  14   0   0   0   0   25   29   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  1.82  25   0   0   9   0   35   25   10    7    0   18   40
Wilbur Wood           12   7  2.17  22  22   8   0   5  170  140   46   41   10   32   88
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.63  16   0   0   1   0   27   24    8    8    4    7   25
Cy Acosta              3   0  3.00   6   0   0   2   0    9    6    3    3    2    5    7
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  4.43  20  20   2   0   1  114  125   59   56   13   30   76
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   7  1.92  20  19  13   1   3  164  119   37   35    5   37  110
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   1  2.20   2   2   0   0   0   16   10    6    4    0    5   11
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  3.21  26   1   0   7   0   42   30   15   15    2   14   26
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   2  1.44  15   1   0   2   0   25   15    4    4    1    7   23
Ted Abernathy          0   1  1.93  14   0   0   0   0   19   13    7    4    1    9    9
Tom Burgmeier          4   1  2.01  26   0   0   7   0   31   28   10    7    0   14   12
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             4   0  1.40  13   2   1   0   1   45   30    9    7    1   18   25
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            6   3  1.95  12  12   3   0   3   88   76   28   19    3   20   18
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  1.14  23   0   0   6   0   24   20    4    3    0   10   17
Dave Hamilton          5   1  1.30   6   6   1   0   0   42   35    7    6    1   12   18
Bob Locker             4   1  1.98  20   0   0   5   0   27   21    6    6    0    8   17
Joel Horlen            2   0  2.28  15   0   0   0   0   28   24    7    7    1    5   17
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
Ken Holtzman          11   5  2.46  18  18  11   0   3  135  121   43   37   12   19   65
Rollie Fingers         5   2  2.51  22   0   0   8   0   43   32   13   12    3   11   39
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  1.40  29   0   0   7   0   51   45    9    8    2   18   28
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              5   5  3.28  13  11   0   0   0   60   47   24   22    3   42   36
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
  P. Dobson (BAL)           9
  J. Kaat (MIN)             9

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:

  G. Perry (CLE)           13
  M. Lolich (DET)          12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  P. Dobson (BAL)           9
  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
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  C. Seelbach (DET)         7

Shutouts:

  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  S. Kline (NY)             3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         170.0
  G. Perry (CLE)        164.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       149.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       137.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     135.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     130.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       130.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      128.0
  D. Drago (KC)         124.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      120.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           140
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)        125
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       121
  G. Perry (CLE)          119
  M. Lolich (DET)         118
  D. Drago (KC)           117
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       115
  F. Peterson (NY)        114
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     113
  P. Dobson (BAL)         107

Runs:

  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         59
  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
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        12
  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
  R. Hand (TEX)            42
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      42
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        40

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)         117
  G. Perry (CLE)          110
  J. Coleman (DET)        105
  T. Bradley (CHI)        104
  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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