Thursday April 22, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 22, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        6   7  2.33   13   5   1   120   100   37   31   10   51   67
California       8   7  2.57   15   2   5   140   113   46   40    9   52  104
Chicago          6   9  3.02   15   3   2   137   123   59   46    8   51   89
Baltimore        8   4  3.10   12   5   1   110    90   44   38   10   37   45
Oakland         12   5  3.18   17   8   2   153   121   60   54   10   58  102
Washington       8   6  3.24   14   4   2   125   112   49   45    8   44   50
Minnesota        6   8  3.54   14   3   3   125   111   53   49   12   45   70
Kansas City      6   9  3.79   15   1   4   133   117   60   56    9   48   78
New York         5   8  4.11   13   3   1   114   125   57   52   10   41   59
Cleveland        5   7  4.25   12   1   3   110    84   57   52    7   79   73
Detroit          6   7  4.28   13   3   1   116   110   60   55    9   62   59
Boston           7   6  4.34   13   2   5   118   106   64   57   10   50   60

 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)      2   0  0.82   4   4   1   0   1   33   23    5    3    0   11   27
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
Vida Blue (OAK)        4   1  1.56   5   5   4   0   2   35   19    9    6    1   12   40
Rudy May (CAL)         1   0  1.56   3   3   0   0   0   17   11    3    3    2    6   23
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      0   1  1.62   3   2   0   1   0   17    9    6    3    1    4    8
Dick Drago (KC)        2   1  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   24    6    5    0    1    9
Tom Timmerman (DET)    3   0  1.93   7   0   0   0   0   14    7    3    3    0    6    5
Bill Parsons (MIL)     0   2  2.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   12    4    4    1   11   11

 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   1  2.42   3   3   1   0   0   22   16    8    6    2    9    9
Grant Jackson          0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    4
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
Pete Richert           0   2  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    2    2
Jim Hardin             0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    2    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            1   0  0.00   6   0   0   2   0    5    5    0    0    0    2    2
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  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    3    7
Mike Nagy              0   0  4.85   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    7    7    1    7    3
Ray Culp               2   0  6.58   4   4   1   0   0   26   33   21   19    4    8   16
Bobby Bolin            0   1  7.71   6   0   0   1   0    5    1    5    4    1    5    5
Ken Brett              0   1  8.53   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    6    0    7    3
Cal Koonce             0   0 15.00   2   1   0   0   0    3    5    6    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   7   0   0   1   0    8    6    0    0    0    3   11
Jim Maloney            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Mel Queen              0   0  0.00   7   0   0   3   0    7    3    0    0    0    2    6
Billy Wynne            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    3
Rudy May               1   0  1.56   3   3   0   0   0   17   11    3    3    2    6   23
Lloyd Allen            0   0  2.45   5   0   0   1   0    7    3    2    2    2    2   11
Andy Messersmith       1   2  2.96   4   4   1   0   0   27   21   14    9    0   22   20
Tom Murphy             1   2  3.07   4   4   1   0   0   29   30   10   10    1    7    8
Eddie Fisher           2   1  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    3    3   10
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            2   0  0.82   4   4   1   0   1   33   23    5    3    0   11   27
Wilbur Wood            0   1  1.62   3   2   0   1   0   17    9    6    3    1    4    8
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   5   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    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
Steve Mingori          1   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    1
Vince Colbert          1   1  3.18   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    4    4    0    7    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
Chuck Machemehl        0   1  7.20   6   0   0   2   0   10    9   11    8    1   10    5
Steve Hargan           0   2 10.80   4   4   0   0   0   13   20   16   16    2    8    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          2   2  3.82   5   5   3   0   0   33   31   15   14    2    7   19
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   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    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
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
Marty Pattin           2   2  2.70   4   4   2   0   1   33   29   10   10    3   11   20
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
Gary Waslewski         0   0  1.13   4   0   0   0   0    8    2    1    1    0    3    8
Mel Stottlemyre        1   0  2.78   3   3   1   0   1   23   18    8    7    3    6   15
Steve Kline            1   1  2.81   2   2   1   0   1   16   12    5    5    1    5    4
Jack Aker              0   2  3.00   6   0   0   1   0    6    8    3    2    0    5    3
Bill Burbach           0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    1    0    3    2
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    7   11    4    4    1    1    5
Fritz Peterson         2   1  4.95   4   3   0   0   0   20   26   12   11    2    7    4
Mike Kekich            0   0  5.54   3   2   0   0   0   13   17    8    8    1    5    9
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  6.27   4   3   1   0   0   19   26   13   13    2    6    9

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Klimkowski         2   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    7    4
Vida Blue              4   1  1.56   5   5   4   0   2   35   19    9    6    1   12   40
Rob Gardner            0   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    3    3
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0   13   11    3    3    0    2    3
Diego Segui            2   0  2.35   3   3   2   0   0   23   20    6    6    2    8   11
Bob Locker             1   0  2.79   7   0   0   2   0   10    7    3    3    1    1    8
Rollie Fingers         1   1  3.28   4   4   1   0   1   25   22    9    9    2    3   13
Catfish Hunter         1   2  5.32   4   4   1   0   1   22   22   14   13    2   12   12
Jim Roland             0   0  7.04   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    6    6    1    5    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  0.93   5   0   0   1   0   10    8    1    1    0    3    9
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
Dick Bosman            2   1  2.89   4   4   1   0   1   28   19    9    9    2   10    7
Denny McLain           2   1  3.00   3   3   2   0   1   24   21    9    8    3    5   14
Jerry Janeski          1   1  3.68   6   1   0   1   0   15   13    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)             4
  T. Timmerman (DET)        3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  T. Bradley (CHI)          2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  E. Fisher (CAL)           2
  D. Hall (BAL)             2
  M. Hedlund (KC)           2

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             3
  J. Niekro (DET)           3
  J. Rooker (KC)            3
  J. Aker (NY)              2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           2
  C. Cox (WAS)              2
  T. Hall (MIN)             2
  S. Hargan (CLE)           2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          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
  B. Bolin (BOS)            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:

  V. Blue (OAK)          34.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)        33.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)       33.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        33.0
  B. Johnson (CHI)       31.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)        29.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        29.0
  D. Bosman (WAS)        28.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   27.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         26.1

Hits:

  B. Johnson (CHI)         34
  R. Culp (BOS)            33
  T. John (CHI)            31
  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  J. Kaat (MIN)            30
  T. Murphy (CAL)          30
  M. Pattin (MIL)          29
  J. Perry (MIN)           29
  C. Wright (CAL)          29
  J. Niekro (DET)          27

Runs:

  R. Culp (BOS)            21
  T. John (CHI)            18
  J. Niekro (DET)          17
  S. Hargan (CLE)          16
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  B. Johnson (CHI)         14
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     14
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          13
  J. Perry (MIN)           13

Home Runs:

  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  T. Hall (MIN)             4
  L. Krausse (MIL)          4
  J. Niekro (DET)           4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  W. Bunker (KC)            3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  E. Fisher (CAL)           3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (CAL)     22
  S. McDowell (CLE)        17
  J. Niekro (DET)          16
  A. Foster (CLE)          15
  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  T. John (CHI)            12
  T. Bradley (CHI)         11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            40
  T. Bradley (CHI)         27
  T. Hall (MIN)            23
  R. May (CAL)             23
  B. Johnson (CHI)         20
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     20
  M. Pattin (MIL)          20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  R. Culp (BOS)            16
  J. York (KC)             16


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