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Saturday April 17, 1971
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American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 17, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California       7   4  2.07   11   2   4   100    81   27   23    4   38   69
Milwaukee        5   4  2.36    9   4   1    80    67   22   21    6   36   43
Baltimore        7   2  2.54    9   5   1    85    67   26   24    5   23   29
Chicago          4   7  2.85   11   2   1   101    86   39   32    6   36   68
New York         5   5  2.97   10   3   1    88    81   30   29    4   25   46
Minnesota        4   7  3.23   11   3   1    98    85   36   35    9   36   52
Washington       5   5  3.60   10   2   2    90    88   40   36    6   31   38
Kansas City      5   6  3.67   11   1   4    96    85   42   39    6   35   48
Oakland          7   5  3.98   12   4   2   104    89   52   46    8   39   65
Cleveland        3   4  4.71    7   0   2    63    48   36   33    5   45   46
Detroit          4   6  4.77   10   2   1    89    91   52   47    7   53   41
Boston           4   5  5.17    9   1   3    78    76   51   45    6   35   40

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Tom Bradley (CHI)      1   0  0.69   3   3   1   0   1   26   16    3    2    0    7   22
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    7    2    2    0    5    9
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    2   1  1.44   3   3   2   0   2   25   13    4    4    3    5   12
Dick Bosman (WAS)      2   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   1   23   14    4    4    1    7    7
A. Messersmith (CAL)   1   1  1.59   3   3   1   0   0   23   15    7    4    0   17   17
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      0   1  1.84   2   2   0   0   0   15    8    6    3    1    3    7
Dick Drago (KC)        2   1  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   24    6    5    0    1    9
Pat Dobson (BAL)       1   0  2.12   2   2   1   0   0   17   10    4    4    1    6    5

 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
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
Jim Palmer             2   0  2.50   2   2   1   0   0   18   13    5    5    1    8   10
Dave McNally           2   0  2.77   3   3   2   0   0   26   24    8    8    1    2    9
Eddie Watt             0   0  3.38   3   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    1    0    1    0
Pete Richert           0   2  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    1    2    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    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
Gary Peters            1   1  4.60   2   2   0   0   0   16   13    8    8    1    1    5
Ray Culp               2   0  5.32   3   3   1   0   0   24   28   16   14    3    7   13
Ken Tatum              0   2  5.79   7   0   0   1   0    5    5    3    3    0    6    2
Mike Nagy              0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    4    4    0    5    1
Bobby Bolin            0   1 12.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    5    4    1    4    4
Ken Brett              0   1 12.46   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    6    6    0    5    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
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
Andy Messersmith       1   1  1.59   3   3   1   0   0   23   15    7    4    0   17   17
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            1   0  0.69   3   3   1   0   1   26   16    3    2    0    7   22
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    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  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    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   2 12.19   3   3   0   0   0   10   15   14   14    1    6    5

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Daryl Patterson        0   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    4    7    0    0    0    1    4
Dean Chance            0   0  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    2    2    1    4    6
Tom Timmerman          2   0  2.19   6   0   0   0   0   12    5    3    3    0    6    5
Dave Boswell           0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    5    1
Jim Hannan             1   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    5    2
Fred Scherman          0   0  3.60   6   0   0   1   0    5    5    4    2    1    6    3
Mickey Lolich          1   2  4.88   4   4   2   0   0   24   26   14   13    1    6   10
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   5   0   0   3   0    8    2    0    0    0    7    6
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    1
Dick Drago             2   1  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   24    6    5    0    1    9
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
Bill Parsons           0   1  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    6    6
Marty Pattin           2   1  2.13   3   3   2   0   1   25   22    6    6    1   10   15
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  5.79   4   0   0   1   0    5    7    3    3    1    2    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven          2   1  1.44   3   3   2   0   2   25   13    4    4    3    5   12
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
Ron Perranoski         0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    0    6    2
Tom Hall               0   1  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    7    7    2    4   15

 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
Gary Waslewski         0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    1    1    1    0    1    5
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
Jack Aker              0   1  3.00   4   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    1    0    1    3
Fritz Peterson         2   0  3.94   3   2   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    5    3
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    6    6    0    5    9
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    3    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
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
Rollie Fingers         1   1  3.57   3   3   1   0   1   18   17    7    7    1    3    9
Jim Roland             0   0  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    6    6    1    4    4
Catfish Hunter         0   2  9.00   3   3   0   0   0   13   19   14   13    2    7    6
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    1    5    4

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         2   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    8    5    0    0    0    2    8
Dick Bosman            2   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   1   23   14    4    4    1    7    7
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
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  E. Fisher (CAL)           2
  M. Hedlund (KC)           2
  D. Knowles (WAS)          2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2

Losses:

  J. Niekro (DET)           3
  S. Hargan (CLE)           2
  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
  P. Richert (BAL)          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
  T. Bradley (CHI)          1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  R. Culp (BOS)             1

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)         3
  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. Knowles (WAS)          1
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          1

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  T. Bradley (CHI)          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. Bradley (CHI)       26.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       26.0
  M. Pattin (MIL)        25.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      25.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)        24.1
  D. Drago (KC)          24.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        24.0
  R. Culp (BOS)          23.2
  D. Bosman (WAS)        23.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   22.2

Hits:

  R. Culp (BOS)            28
  B. Johnson (CHI)         26
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  T. Murphy (CAL)          25
  D. Drago (KC)            24
  D. McNally (BAL)         24
  J. Kaat (MIN)            22
  M. Pattin (MIL)          22
  T. John (CHI)            21
  J. Perry (MIN)           20

Runs:

  R. Culp (BOS)            16
  S. Hargan (CLE)          14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  B. Johnson (CHI)         13
  J. Niekro (DET)          13
  T. John (CHI)            10
  M. Kilkenny (DET)         9
  D. McLain (WAS)           9
  J. Panther (OAK)          9

Home Runs:

  J. Niekro (DET)           4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  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

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  A. Foster (CLE)          11
  J. Niekro (DET)          11
  T. John (CHI)            10
  M. Pattin (MIL)          10
  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  B. Johnson (CHI)          8
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  C. Pascual (CLE)          8

Strikeouts:

  T. Bradley (CHI)         22
  V. Blue (OAK)            20
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  T. Hall (MIN)            15
  B. Johnson (CHI)         15
  M. Pattin (MIL)          15
  T. John (CHI)            14
  R. Culp (BOS)            13
  J. York (KC)             13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12


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