Thursday April 15, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 15, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        5   3  2.03    8   4   1    71    54   17   16    4   30   37
California       5   4  2.09    9   1   3    82    66   23   19    4   31   51
Baltimore        6   1  2.45    7   4   1    66    53   20   18    3   18   25
New York         4   4  2.57    8   3   1    70    62   21   20    3   18   40
Minnesota        4   5  3.05    9   3   1    80    72   28   27    6   31   46
Chicago          3   6  3.18    9   1   1    82    74   34   29    3   30   56
Washington       4   5  3.67    9   2   1    81    81   37   33    6   28   34
Kansas City      4   6  3.74   10   1   3    87    78   39   36    6   34   43
Oakland          6   4  3.98   10   4   1    86    73   44   38    8   31   57
Detroit          3   5  4.52    8   2   1    70    68   38   35    6   36   33
Cleveland        3   3  4.67    6   0   2    54    40   31   28    5   43   41
Boston           3   4  4.98    7   1   2    60    56   38   33    1   26   33

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    2   0  0.00   2   2   2   0   2   18    7    0    0    0    4    9
Steve Kline (NY)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    2    4
Dick Bosman (WAS)      1   1  0.53   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    1    1    1    4    4
Vida Blue (OAK)        2   1  0.54   3   3   2   0   2   17    8    4    1    0    8   20
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    1   0  0.59   2   2   0   0   0   15   10    4    1    0    2    9
A. Messersmith (CAL)   0   1  0.66   2   2   0   0   0   14    8    4    1    0   11   11
Marty Pattin (MIL)     2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   1   18   12    2    2    0    6    9
Tom Bradley (CHI)      0   0  1.06   2   2   0   0   0   17   12    3    2    0    3   12
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    7    2    2    0    5    9
Dick Drago (KC)        1   1  1.15   2   2   1   0   0   16   17    3    2    0    1    4

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Hall              1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Eddie Watt             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    0    0    1    0
Mike Cuellar           1   0  2.25   2   2   1   0   1   16   12    5    4    1    4    2
Dave McNally           2   0  2.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   16    5    5    0    1    7
Jim Palmer             2   0  2.50   2   2   1   0   0   18   13    5    5    1    8   10
Pat Dobson             0   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    4    4
Pete Richert           0   1  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    1

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    2
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Sonny Siebert          1   0  0.59   2   2   0   0   0   15   10    4    1    0    2    9
Ray Culp               2   0  3.57   2   2   1   0   0   18   20    8    7    0    2   11
Mike Nagy              0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    4    4    0    5    1
Ken Tatum              0   1  6.00   5   0   0   1   0    3    3    2    2    0    2    1
Gary Peters            0   1  6.14   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    5    5    0    1    2
Ken Brett              0   1 12.46   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    6    6    0    5    3
Bobby Bolin            0   1 27.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    0    4    3    0    4    3
Cal Koonce             0   0 33.75   1   1   0   0   0    1    4    5    5    1    2    1

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    1    8
Rudy May               0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    2    1
Mel Queen              0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    5
Andy Messersmith       0   1  0.66   2   2   0   0   0   14    8    4    1    0   11   11
Eddie Fisher           2   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    2    5
Tom Murphy             1   1  2.59   3   3   1   0   0   24   25    7    7    0    6    6
Clyde Wright           1   2  3.54   3   3   0   0   0   20   20    9    8    1    5    7
Lloyd Allen            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   1   0    5    2    2    2    2    2    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Magnuson           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Bradley            0   0  1.06   2   2   0   0   0   17   12    3    2    0    3   12
Don Eddy               0   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    3    3
Wilbur Wood            0   1  2.35   1   1   0   0   0    8    3    3    2    0    1    6
Vicente Romo           1   1  3.18   5   0   0   1   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Tommy John             1   2  3.43   3   3   0   0   0   21   21   10    8    2   10   14
Bart Johnson           1   2  4.91   3   3   1   0   0   22   26   13   12    0    8   15
Steve Kealey           0   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    3    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Austin            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Steve Dunning          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Camilo Pascual         1   0  2.31   3   0   0   0   0   12    6    3    3    0    8   11
Vince Colbert          1   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    3    4
Sam McDowell           0   1  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13    6    5    5    3    8   11
Alan Foster            1   0  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12    9    6    5    1   11    7
Ray Lamb               0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    4
Chuck Machemehl        0   1  6.75   4   0   0   2   0    4    3    5    3    0    7    2
Steve Hargan           0   1 20.25   2   2   0   0   0    4    7    9    9    1    4    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Boswell           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    0
Daryl Patterson        0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    3    5    0    0    0    1    2
Dean Chance            0   0  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    2    2    1    4    6
Fred Scherman          0   0  1.93   4   0   0   1   0    5    3    3    1    1    5    3
Jim Hannan             1   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    3    1
Mickey Lolich          1   2  3.18   3   3   2   0   0   23   19    8    8    1    5   10
Tom Timmerman          1   0  3.24   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    0    3    3
Joe Niekro             0   2  7.30   2   2   0   0   0   12   13   10   10    3    6    4
Jim Foor               0   0 18.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    4    2
Mike Kilkenny          0   1 36.00   4   1   0   0   0    2    8    9    8    0    3    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ted Abernathy          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    7    2    0    0    0    6    6
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    1
Dick Drago             1   1  1.15   2   2   1   0   0   16   17    3    2    0    1    4
Mike Hedlund           2   0  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    4    4    2    4    3
Ken Wright             0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    4
Bruce Dal Canton       0   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    5    5    1    4    7
Jim York               0   2  7.00   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    7    0    6   13
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  7.11   2   1   0   0   0    6    5    5    5    2    2    2
Jim Rooker             0   2  7.56   2   2   0   0   0    8    7    8    7    0    6    3
Wally Bunker           0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    3    8    5    4    1    0    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Marcelino Lopez        1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    2
Jim Slaton             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    3    4
Marty Pattin           2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   1   18   12    2    2    0    6    9
Bill Parsons           0   1  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    6    6
Skip Lockwood          1   0  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   16   10    4    4    1    5    7
Lew Krausse            0   2  3.65   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    6    5    3    7    7
Dick Ellsworth         0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Ken Sanders            0   0  6.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    0    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven          2   0  0.00   2   2   2   0   2   18    7    0    0    0    4    9
Jim Kaat               1   0  2.45   3   2   1   0   1   15   22    4    4    1    3    6
Stan Williams          0   2  2.53   5   0   0   1   0   11    6    3    3    0    6    5
Sal Campisi            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    2    2
Ray Corbin             0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    1    0    2    2
Steve Barber           0   0  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    1    2    2    0    2    2
Jim Perry              1   1  5.06   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    6    6    2    5    3
Tom Hall               0   1  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    7    7    2    4   15
Ron Perranoski         0   1  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    0    3    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    2    4
Gary Waslewski         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    3
Mel Stottlemyre        1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    7    2    2    0    5    9
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   16   19    4    4    1    3    9
Jack Aker              0   1  3.38   3   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    1    0    1    2
Fritz Peterson         1   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   14   18    7    7    1    5    3
Mike Kekich            0   0  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    2    6
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    0    4

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Klimkowski         1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    3
Paul Lindblad          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    0    2
Vida Blue              2   1  0.54   3   3   2   0   2   17    8    4    1    0    8   20
Rollie Fingers         1   0  2.08   2   2   1   0   1   13    9    3    3    1    2    6
Diego Segui            1   0  3.21   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    5    5    2    4    5
Bob Locker             1   0  3.24   5   0   0   1   0    8    7    3    3    1    1    8
Catfish Hunter         0   2  9.00   3   3   0   0   0   13   19   14   13    2    7    6
Jim Roland             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    6    6    1    4    3
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    9    7    1    4    4

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         2   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    7
Dick Bosman            1   1  0.53   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    1    1    1    4    4
Horacio Pina           0   0  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    0    3    4
Joe Grzenda            0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    0
Casey Cox              0   1  3.55   3   2   0   0   0   13   15    6    5    0    4    3
Denny McLain           1   1  4.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   18    9    8    3    2    8
Jerry Janeski          0   1  4.91   4   1   0   1   0   11   11    8    6    0    6    2
Jim Shellenback        0   1  7.88   2   2   0   0   0    8   14    7    7    0    4    4
Denny Riddleberger     0   0 12.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    7    4    4    2    2    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  E. Fisher (CAL)           2
  M. Hedlund (KC)           2
  D. Knowles (WAS)          2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1

Losses:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  T. John (CHI)             2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2
  L. Krausse (MIL)          2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  L. McDaniel (NY)          2
  J. Niekro (DET)           2
  J. Rooker (KC)            2
  S. Williams (MIN)         2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  R. Culp (BOS)             1
  D. Drago (KC)             1

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)         2
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        2
  M. Queen (CAL)            2
  J. Aker (NY)              1
  L. Allen (CAL)            1
  J. Janeski (WAS)          1
  B. Locker (OAK)           1
  S. Lyle (BOS)             1
  V. Romo (CHI)             1
  K. Sanders (MIL)          1

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1
  J. Kaat (MIN)             1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  M. Pattin (MIL)           1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       1

Innings Pitched:

  T. Murphy (CAL)        24.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        22.2
  B. Johnson (CHI)       22.0
  T. John (CHI)          21.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        20.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      18.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       18.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        18.0
  M. Pattin (MIL)        18.0
  R. Culp (BOS)          17.2

Hits:

  B. Johnson (CHI)         26
  T. Murphy (CAL)          25
  J. Kaat (MIN)            22
  T. John (CHI)            21
  R. Culp (BOS)            20
  C. Wright (CAL)          20
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          19
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  D. McLain (WAS)          18

Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  B. Johnson (CHI)         13
  T. John (CHI)            10
  J. Niekro (DET)          10
  S. Hargan (CLE)           9
  M. Kilkenny (DET)         9
  D. McLain (WAS)           9
  J. Panther (OAK)          9
  C. Wright (CAL)           9
  R. Culp (BOS)             8

Home Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)          3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  D. McLain (WAS)           3
  J. Niekro (DET)           3
  L. Allen (CAL)            2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  T. Hall (MIN)             2
  M. Hedlund (KC)           2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  T. John (CHI)             2

Walks:

  A. Foster (CLE)          11
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     11
  T. John (CHI)            10
  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  B. Johnson (CHI)          8
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  C. Pascual (CLE)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  L. Krausse (MIL)          7

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            20
  T. Hall (MIN)            15
  B. Johnson (CHI)         15
  T. John (CHI)            14
  J. York (KC)             13
  T. Bradley (CHI)         12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  S. McDowell (CLE)        11
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     11
  C. Pascual (CLE)         11

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