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Tuesday April 20, 1971
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 20, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        6   6  2.19   12   5   1   111    92   33   27    8   50   62
California       8   5  2.36   13   2   5   118    97   35   31    6   41   78
Washington       7   6  3.03   13   4   2   116   102   43   39    7   40   49
Baltimore        8   3  3.08   11   5   1   102    83   39   35    9   32   39
Chicago          5   9  3.16   14   3   1   128   115   57   45    8   46   83
Oakland         10   5  3.37   15   7   2   131   106   55   49    8   50   88
Minnesota        6   8  3.54   14   3   3   125   111   53   49   12   45   70
New York         5   7  3.77   12   3   1   105   107   48   44    7   37   53
Kansas City      6   9  3.79   15   1   4   133   117   60   56    9   48   78
Cleveland        5   6  3.79   11   1   3   102    71   48   43    5   73   72
Boston           6   6  4.20   12   2   4   109    97   57   51    9   47   54
Detroit          5   7  4.56   12   2   1   107   105   59   54    8   61   50

 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
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
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
Jim Palmer             2   0  3.52   3   3   1   0   0   23   16   10    9    2   11   12
Mike Cuellar           1   0  3.98   3   3   1   0   1   20   18   11    9    3    8    5
Tom Dukes              0   1  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    2
Grant Jackson          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    1    1    2
Pete Richert           0   2  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    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
Ken Tatum              0   2  3.38   8   0   0   2   0    8    5    3    3    0    7    3
Gary Peters            2   1  3.80   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    9    9    2    5    6
Bill Lee               0   1  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    3    6
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 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
Jim Maloney            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
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
Andy Messersmith       1   1  1.59   3   3   1   0   0   23   15    7    4    0   17   17
Eddie Fisher           2   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    2    2    6
Tom Murphy             1   2  3.07   4   4   1   0   0   29   30   10   10    1    7    8
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
Bart Johnson           2   2  3.77   4   4   2   0   0   31   34   14   13    1    9   20
Tommy John             1   3  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   25   31   18   12    2   12   14
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  1.08   6   0   0   1   0    8    4    1    1    0    2    9
Vince Colbert          1   0  2.08   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    5    4
Steve Mingori          1   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    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
Camilo Pascual         1   1  4.02   4   1   0   0   0   16   12    7    7    0    8   15
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          3   0  1.93   7   0   0   0   0   14    7    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  3.38   7   0   0   1   0    5    6    4    2    1    7    3
Mickey Lolich          1   2  4.88   4   4   2   0   0   24   26   14   13    1    6   10
Joe Niekro             0   3  6.04   4   4   0   0   0   25   27   17   17    4   16    9
Bill Zepp              0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    4    3    0    3    2
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  0.93   7   0   0   0   0   10    4    1    1    0    6    6
Dick Drago             2   1  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   24    6    5    0    1    9
Ken Wright             0   0  2.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    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   1  4.34   3   3   0   0   0   19   22   10    9    1    6    9
Jim York               0   2  5.11   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    7    0    7   16
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   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    0    0    3    3
Jim Slaton             1   0  0.00   2   1   0   0   0    7    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   1  2.42   3   3   1   0   0   22   16    9    6    1    8   10
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  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    4    2

 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
Ron Perranoski         0   1  3.38   6   0   0   2   0    8    5    3    3    0    7    3
Tom Hall               0   2  3.72   3   3   0   0   0   19   18   10    8    4    4   23
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              2   2  4.44   4   4   0   0   0   26   29   13   13    2   10   11
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  1.13   4   0   0   0   0    8    2    1    1    0    3    8
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   1  4.95   4   3   0   0   0   20   26   12   11    2    7    4
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  5.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    4    4    1    1    5
Mike Kekich            0   0  5.54   3   2   0   0   0   13   17    8    8    1    5    9
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
Catfish Hunter         1   2  5.32   4   4   1   0   1   22   22   14   13    2   12   12
Jim Roland             0   0  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    6    6    1    4    4
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        1   1  4.76   3   3   1   0   0   17   22    9    9    1    8    6
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
  T. Timmerman (DET)        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
  B. Johnson (CHI)          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
  B. Johnson (CHI)          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

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)         3
  M. Queen (CAL)            3
  B. Locker (OAK)           2
  S. Lyle (BOS)             2
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        2
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       2
  K. Tatum (BOS)            2
  J. Aker (NY)              1
  L. Allen (CAL)            1
  J. Janeski (WAS)          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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1
  J. Kaat (MIN)             1
  S. Kline (NY)             1

Innings Pitched:

  B. Johnson (CHI)       31.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)        29.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        29.0
  J. Perry (MIN)         26.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)       26.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       26.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          25.2
  T. John (CHI)          25.1
  J. Niekro (DET)        25.1
  M. Pattin (MIL)        25.1

Hits:

  B. Johnson (CHI)         34
  T. John (CHI)            31
  J. Kaat (MIN)            30
  T. Murphy (CAL)          30
  J. Perry (MIN)           29
  C. Wright (CAL)          29
  R. Culp (BOS)            28
  J. Niekro (DET)          27
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  F. Peterson (NY)         26

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            18
  J. Niekro (DET)          17
  R. Culp (BOS)            16
  S. Hargan (CLE)          14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  B. Johnson (CHI)         14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  J. Perry (MIN)           13
  C. Wright (CAL)          13
  F. Peterson (NY)         12

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
  J. Niekro (DET)          16
  A. Foster (CLE)          15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  T. John (CHI)            12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  M. Pattin (MIL)          10

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            31
  T. Hall (MIN)            23
  T. Bradley (CHI)         22
  B. Johnson (CHI)         20
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  J. York (KC)             16
  C. Pascual (CLE)         15
  M. Pattin (MIL)          15
  T. John (CHI)            14
  S. McDowell (CLE)        14


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