Friday April 16, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 16, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California       6   4  1.98   10   1   4    91    74   24   20    4   32   63
Milwaukee        5   3  2.03    8   4   1    71    54   17   16    4   30   37
Baltimore        7   1  2.28    8   5   1    75    57   21   19    4   20   26
New York         4   5  3.00    9   3   1    78    70   27   26    4   22   40
Chicago          3   7  3.13   10   1   1    92    82   39   32    6   32   58
Minnesota        4   6  3.15   10   3   1    89    79   32   31    6   32   49
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          7   4  3.94   11   4   2    96    80   48   42    8   35   61
Detroit          3   6  4.46    9   2   1    79    78   43   39    7   44   36
Cleveland        3   3  4.67    6   0   2    54    40   31   28    5   43   41
Boston           4   4  4.72    8   1   3    69    64   41   36    2   26   37

 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
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
Dean Chance (DET)      0   0  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    2    2    1    4    6

 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
Pat Dobson             1   0  2.12   2   2   1   0   0   17   10    4    4    1    6    5
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
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   4   0   0   2   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
Gary Peters            1   1  4.60   2   2   0   0   0   16   13    8    8    1    1    5
Ken Tatum              0   1  5.40   6   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    2    2
Mike Nagy              0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    4    4    0    5    1
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   4   0   0   1   0    7    4    0    0    0    1   10
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
Rudy May               1   0  1.08   2   2   0   0   0    8    7    1    1    0    3   10
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
Lloyd Allen            0   0  3.18   4   0   0   1   0    6    3    2    2    2    2    9
Clyde Wright           1   2  3.54   3   3   0   0   0   20   20    9    8    1    5    7

 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
Wilbur Wood            0   1  1.84   2   2   0   0   0   15    8    6    3    1    3    7
Tommy John             1   2  3.43   3   3   0   0   0   21   21   10    8    2   10   14
Vicente Romo           1   1  3.52   6   0   0   1   0    8    6    3    3    1    2    6
Don Eddy               0   1  3.60   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    2    3    3
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   6   0   0   0   0    4    6    0    0    0    1    3
Dean Chance            0   0  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    2    2    1    4    6
Fred Scherman          0   0  1.80   5   0   0   1   0    5    3    3    1    1    6    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
Bill Zepp              0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    1    0    2    1
Joe Niekro             0   3  6.38   3   3   0   0   0   18   19   13   13    4   11    5
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
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
Stan Williams          0   2  3.00   6   0   0   1   0   12    7    4    4    0    6    5
Steve Barber           0   0  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    1    2    2    0    2    2
Jim Perry              1   2  4.42   3   3   0   0   0   18   20    9    9    2    6    6
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
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
Steve Kline            1   1  2.81   2   2   1   0   1   16   12    5    5    1    5    4
Gary Waslewski         0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    1    3
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
Vida Blue              2   1  0.54   3   3   2   0   2   17    8    4    1    0    8   20
Rob Gardner            0   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    3    3
Rollie Fingers         1   0  2.08   2   2   1   0   1   13    9    3    3    1    2    6
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.31   5   0   0   0   0   12    9    3    3    0    1    3
Bob Locker             1   0  3.00   6   0   0   2   0    9    7    3    3    1    1    8
Diego Segui            1   0  3.21   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    5    5    2    4    5
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:

  J. Niekro (DET)           3
  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. Perry (MIN)            2
  J. Rooker (KC)            2
  S. Williams (MIN)         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
  P. Dobson (BAL)           1

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)         2
  B. Locker (OAK)           2
  S. Lyle (BOS)             2
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        2
  M. Queen (CAL)            2
  J. Aker (NY)              1
  L. Allen (CAL)            1
  J. Janeski (WAS)          1
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          1
  V. Romo (CHI)             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
  J. Niekro (DET)        18.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         18.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      18.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       18.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        18.0

Hits:

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

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  J. Niekro (DET)           4
  L. Krausse (MIL)          3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  D. McLain (WAS)           3
  L. Allen (CAL)            2
  D. Eddy (CHI)             2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  T. Hall (MIN)             2
  M. Hedlund (KC)           2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2

Walks:

  A. Foster (CLE)          11
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     11
  J. Niekro (DET)          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

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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