Monday April 19, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 19, 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
Chicago          4   9  3.33   13   2   1   119   107   56   44    7   45   78
Minnesota        5   8  3.50   13   3   2   116   101   49   45   12   40   64
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        5   5  3.73   10   1   3    94    63   44   39    5   73   65
Kansas City      6   8  3.74   14   1   4   125   107   55   52    9   45   74
Detroit          4   7  4.42   11   2   1    98    94   53   48    8   54   46
Boston           5   6  4.49   11   2   3   100    91   56   50    8   42   52

 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
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    3    4    0    0    0    1    0
Sonny Siebert          2   0  0.37   3   3   1   0   1   24   15    4    1    0    4   14
Bill Lee               0   1  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    3    6
Gary Peters            1   1  4.60   2   2   0   0   0   16   13    8    8    1    1    5
Mike Nagy              0   0  4.85   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    7    7    1    7    3
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
Ken Brett              0   1  8.53   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    6    0    7    3
Bobby Bolin            0   1  9.82   5   0   0   0   0    4    1    5    4    1    4    5
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
Ray Lamb               0   0  1.69   5   0   0   1   0    5    3    1    1    0    2    6
Vince Colbert          1   0  2.08   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    5    4
Camilo Pascual         1   0  2.31   3   0   0   0   0   12    6    3    3    0    8   11
Steve Mingori          1   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    4    1
Chuck Machemehl        0   1  3.52   5   0   0   2   0    8    4    6    3    0    9    5
Alan Foster            1   0  3.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   13    8    7    1   15   10
Sam McDowell           0   2  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   11    9    8    3   17   14
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   7   0   0   3   0    9    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  7.50   3   1   0   0   0   12    8   10   10    3    5    4
Jim Rooker             0   3 10.24   3   3   0   0   0   10   13   12   11    0    6    5

 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
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
Ron Perranoski         0   1  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    3    3    0    6    2
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.26   4   3   1   0   1   19   30   10    9    1    3    9
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
Steve Barber           1   0  4.50   2   1   0   0   0    8    2    4    4    1    5    3

 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
  J. Rooker (KC)            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

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
  J. Kaat (MIN)            30
  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

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
  J. Rooker (KC)           12
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  D. McLain (WAS)           3

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        17
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  A. Foster (CLE)          15
  T. John (CHI)            12
  J. Niekro (DET)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  M. Pattin (MIL)          10
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        9
  T. Abernathy (KC)         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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