Sunday April 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 18, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        6   5  2.12   11   5   1   102    85   26   24    8   45   58
California       8   4  2.23   12   2   5   109    91   31   27    4   39   74
Baltimore        8   2  2.78   10   5   1    94    76   32   29    7   27   34
Washington       6   6  3.11   12   3   2   107    94   41   37    6   36   47
Minnesota        4   8  3.21   12   3   1   107    92   41   38   11   37   60
Kansas City      6   7  3.31   13   1   4   117    98   46   43    8   42   70
Chicago          4   9  3.33   13   2   1   119   107   56   44    7   45   78
New York         5   6  3.56   11   3   1    96    96   41   38    5   33   49
Oakland          9   5  3.61   14   6   2   122   103   55   49    8   45   82
Cleveland        4   5  4.00    9   1   2    81    56   40   36    5   62   57
Detroit          4   7  4.42   11   2   1    98    94   53   48    8   54   46
Boston           5   5  4.64   10   2   3    87    81   51   45    6   37   45

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    2   0  0.37   3   3   1   0   1   24   15    4    1    0    4   14
Tom Bradley (CHI)      1   0  0.69   3   3   1   0   1   26   16    3    2    0    7   22
Vida Blue (OAK)        3   1  1.05   4   4   3   0   2   26   14    6    3    0   10   31
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
Dean Chance (DET)      0   1  1.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   13    3    3    2    5   10
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Dukes              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    0    0    0    0    1
Dick Hall              2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    0    2
Pat Dobson             1   0  2.12   2   2   1   0   0   17   10    4    4    1    6    5
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
Mike Cuellar           1   0  3.98   3   3   1   0   1   20   18   11    9    3    8    5
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          2   0  0.37   3   3   1   0   1   24   15    4    1    0    4   14
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   5   0   0   1   0    7    5    0    0    0    1   10
Mel Queen              0   0  0.00   6   0   0   3   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    6
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           2   2  3.72   4   4   0   0   0   29   29   13   12    1    6   11

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Jim Magnuson           0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    0    0    3
Terry Forster          0   1  2.35   2   1   0   0   0    8    3    2    2    1    2    5
Don Eddy               0   1  3.18   6   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    2    3    4
Tommy John             1   3  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   25   31   18   12    2   12   14
Bart Johnson           1   2  4.91   3   3   1   0   0   22   26   13   12    0    8   15
Pat Jacquez            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Vicente Romo           1   1  6.52   7   0   0   1   0   10    7    7    7    1    5    7
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   4   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    0
Steve Dunning          1   0  0.00   2   1   1   0   1   10    1    0    0    0    6    9
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Ray Lamb               0   0  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    2    5
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
Alan Foster            1   0  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12    9    6    5    1   11    7
Sam McDowell           0   2  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   11    9    8    3   17   14
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   1  1.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   13    3    3    2    5   10
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
Bill Zepp              0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    1    0    2    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
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   6   0   0   3   0    8    3    0    0    0    8    6
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  1.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    6    5
Dick Drago             2   1  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   24    6    5    0    1    9
Ken Wright             0   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    0    2    8
Mike Hedlund           2   0  2.33   3   3   0   0   0   19   16    5    5    2    6    7
Bruce Dal Canton       0   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    5    5    1    4    7
Jim York               0   2  5.56   7   0   0   1   0   11   11    7    7    0    6   15
Wally Bunker           0   1  5.79   2   2   0   0   0    9   11    7    6    3    1    8
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

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Marcelino Lopez        1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    0    0    3    3
Jim Slaton             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    3    4
Bill Parsons           0   2  2.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   12    4    4    1   11   11
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
Ken Sanders            1   0  2.61   5   0   0   1   0   10   12    3    3    1    3    7
Lew Krausse            0   2  3.12   3   3   0   0   0   17   18    7    6    4    8   10
Dick Ellsworth         0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    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  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    3    2
Ray Corbin             0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    1    0    2    2
Tom Hall               0   2  3.72   3   3   0   0   0   19   18   10    8    4    4   23
Steve Barber           0   0  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    1    2    2    0    2    2
Stan Williams          0   2  4.26   7   0   0   1   0   13   10    6    6    0    6    5
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

 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
Jack Aker              0   1  2.25   5   0   0   1   0    4    6    2    1    0    2    3
Steve Kline            1   1  2.81   2   2   1   0   1   16   12    5    5    1    5    4
Bill Burbach           0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    1    0    3    2
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  5.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    4    4    1    1    5
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  5.60   3   3   1   0   0   18   23   11   11    2    6    9

 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              3   1  1.05   4   4   3   0   2   26   14    6    3    0   10   31
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
Diego Segui            2   0  2.35   3   3   2   0   0   23   20    6    6    2    8   11
Bob Locker             1   0  3.00   6   0   0   2   0    9    7    3    3    1    1    8
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   2  2.75   4   3   0   0   0   20   18    7    6    0    6    6
Denny McLain           2   1  3.00   3   3   2   0   1   24   21    9    8    3    5   14
Jerry Janeski          0   1  4.50   5   1   0   1   0   12   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)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  E. Fisher (CAL)           2
  D. Hall (BAL)             2
  M. Hedlund (KC)           2
  D. Knowles (WAS)          2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             3
  J. Niekro (DET)           3
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           2
  C. Cox (WAS)              2
  T. Hall (MIN)             2
  S. Hargan (CLE)           2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2
  L. Krausse (MIL)          2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  B. Parsons (MIL)          2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2
  D. Segui (OAK)            2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)         3
  M. Queen (CAL)            3
  B. Locker (OAK)           2
  S. Lyle (BOS)             2
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        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
  S. Dunning (CLE)          1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1
  J. Kaat (MIN)             1
  S. Kline (NY)             1
  D. McLain (WAS)           1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Wright (CAL)        29.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)       26.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       26.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          25.2
  T. John (CHI)          25.1
  M. Pattin (MIL)        25.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      25.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)        24.1
  S. Siebert (BOS)       24.1
  D. Drago (KC)          24.0

Hits:

  T. John (CHI)            31
  C. Wright (CAL)          29
  R. Culp (BOS)            28
  B. Johnson (CHI)         26
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  T. Murphy (CAL)          25
  D. Drago (KC)            24
  D. McNally (BAL)         24
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          23
  J. Kaat (MIN)            22

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            18
  R. Culp (BOS)            16
  S. Hargan (CLE)          14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  B. Johnson (CHI)         13
  J. Niekro (DET)          13
  C. Wright (CAL)          13
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11

Home Runs:

  T. Hall (MIN)             4
  L. Krausse (MIL)          4
  J. Niekro (DET)           4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  W. Bunker (KC)            3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  D. McLain (WAS)           3
  L. Allen (CAL)            2

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        17
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  T. John (CHI)            12
  A. Foster (CLE)          11
  J. Niekro (DET)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  M. Pattin (MIL)          10
  T. Abernathy (KC)         8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            31
  T. Hall (MIN)            23
  T. Bradley (CHI)         22
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  B. Johnson (CHI)         15
  M. Pattin (MIL)          15
  J. York (KC)             15
  T. John (CHI)            14
  S. McDowell (CLE)        14
  D. McLain (WAS)          14


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