Friday April 23, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 23, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        7   7  2.16   14   5   2   129   107   37   31   10   53   74
California       8   8  2.90   16   2   5   149   121   54   48   12   54  109
Baltimore        9   4  3.02   13   6   1   119    97   46   40   10   37   49
Oakland         13   5  3.11   18   9   2   162   127   62   56   11   62  108
Chicago          6  10  3.29   16   3   2   145   130   66   53    9   55   93
Washington       8   7  3.29   15   4   2   134   118   53   49    8   47   61
Kansas City      7   9  3.68   16   1   5   142   125   62   58    9   49   81
Minnesota        6   9  3.73   15   3   3   133   123   60   55   14   49   75
New York         6   8  3.95   14   4   1   123   130   60   54   11   42   64
Boston           8   6  4.10   14   3   5   127   117   65   58   10   50   65
Cleveland        5   8  4.35   13   1   3   118    88   62   57    7   90   79
Detroit          6   8  4.51   14   3   1   124   123   69   62   10   66   68

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    3   0  0.54   4   4   2   0   1   33   26    5    2    0    4   19
Tom Bradley (CHI)      2   0  0.82   4   4   1   0   1   33   23    5    3    0   11   27
Bill Parsons (MIL)     1   2  1.42   3   3   2   0   0   25   18    4    4    1   13   18
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
Dean Chance (DET)      0   2  1.61   4   4   0   0   0   22   21    6    4    2    7   15
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      0   1  1.62   3   2   0   1   0   17    9    6    3    1    4    8
Dick Drago (KC)        3   1  2.01   4   4   1   0   0   31   32    8    7    0    2   12
Diego Segui (OAK)      3   0  2.25   4   4   3   0   0   32   26    8    8    3   12   17
Mike Hedlund (KC)      2   0  2.33   3   3   0   0   0   19   16    5    5    2    6    7

 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           3   0  2.57   4   4   3   0   0   35   31   10   10    1    2   13
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          3   0  0.54   4   4   2   0   1   33   26    5    2    0    4   19
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
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   3  4.10   5   5   0   0   0   37   36   18   17    4    6   16
Lloyd Allen            0   0  5.63   6   0   0   1   0    8    4    5    5    2    4   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  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    0    3
Terry Forster          0   1  2.08   3   1   0   0   0    9    3    2    2    1    2    6
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
Steve Kealey           0   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    1
Pat Jacquez            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Tommy John             1   4  5.76   5   5   0   0   0   30   36   25   19    3   15   16
Vicente Romo           1   1  6.52   7   0   0   1   0   10    7    7    7    1    5    7

 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  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    5    1
Vince Colbert          1   1  3.00   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    0    7    5
Alan Foster            1   0  3.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   13    8    7    1   15   10
Camilo Pascual         1   1  4.02   4   1   0   0   0   16   12    7    7    0    8   15
Sam McDowell           0   3  4.13   4   4   0   0   0   24   12   12   11    3   26   18
Chuck Machemehl        0   1  7.94   7   0   0   2   0   11   11   13   10    1   11    7
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   2  1.61   4   4   0   0   0   22   21    6    4    2    7   15
Tom Timmerman          3   0  1.93   7   0   0   0   0   14    7    3    3    0    6    5
Fred Scherman          0   0  2.57   8   0   0   1   0    7    7    4    2    1    7    5
Dave Boswell           0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    5    1
Mickey Lolich          2   2  3.82   5   5   3   0   0   33   31   15   14    2    7   19
Jim Hannan             1   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    1    5    4
Joe Niekro             0   3  6.04   4   4   0   0   0   25   27   17   17    4   16    9
Jim Foor               0   0 18.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    4    2
Bill Zepp              0   0 18.90   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    8    7    0    5    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   8   0   0   3   0   10    3    0    0    0    8    6
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  0.87   8   0   0   1   0   10    4    1    1    0    6    6
Ken Wright             0   0  2.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    0    2    8
Dick Drago             3   1  2.01   4   4   1   0   0   31   32    8    7    0    2   12
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           1   2  1.42   3   3   2   0   0   25   18    4    4    1   13   18
Ken Sanders            1   0  2.25   6   0   0   2   0   12   13    3    3    1    3    7
Skip Lockwood          1   1  2.42   3   3   1   0   0   22   16    9    6    1    8   10
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   2  2.61   4   4   2   0   2   31   23   10    9    5    8   17
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
Stan Williams          0   2  3.95   8   0   0   1   0   14   10    6    6    0    7    5
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    3    2
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.26   4   3   1   0   1   19   30   10    9    1    3    9
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
Steve Kline            2   1  2.52   3   3   2   0   1   25   17    8    7    2    6    9
Mel Stottlemyre        1   0  2.78   3   3   1   0   1   23   18    8    7    3    6   15
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            3   0  2.25   4   4   3   0   0   32   26    8    8    3   12   17
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
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Darold Knowles         2   0  0.93   5   0   0   1   0   10    8    1    1    0    3    9
Horacio Pina           0   0  1.29   5   0   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    0    3    6
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   2  3.64   4   4   2   0   1   30   25   13   12    3    8   19
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  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    2    2    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  D. Drago (KC)             3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  D. Segui (OAK)            3
  S. Siebert (BOS)          3
  T. Timmerman (DET)        3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  T. Bradley (CHI)          2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             4
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  J. Niekro (DET)           3
  J. Rooker (KC)            3
  C. Wright (CAL)           3
  J. Aker (NY)              2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  D. Chance (DET)           2
  C. Cox (WAS)              2

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  D. Segui (OAK)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2
  S. Kline (NY)             2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2
  B. Parsons (MIL)          2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2

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. Sanders (MIL)          2
  K. Tatum (BOS)            2
  J. Aker (NY)              1
  L. Allen (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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1
  J. Kaat (MIN)             1
  S. Kline (NY)             1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Wright (CAL)        37.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       35.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          34.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)        33.1
  S. Siebert (BOS)       33.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)       33.0
  M. Lolich (DET)        33.0
  D. Segui (OAK)         32.0
  D. Drago (KC)          31.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      31.0

Hits:

  T. John (CHI)            36
  C. Wright (CAL)          36
  B. Johnson (CHI)         34
  R. Culp (BOS)            33
  D. Drago (KC)            32
  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  D. McNally (BAL)         31
  J. Kaat (MIN)            30
  T. Murphy (CAL)          30
  M. Pattin (MIL)          29

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            25
  R. Culp (BOS)            21
  C. Wright (CAL)          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

Home Runs:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  T. Hall (MIN)             4
  L. Krausse (MIL)          4
  J. Niekro (DET)           4
  C. Wright (CAL)           4
  W. Bunker (KC)            3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  E. Fisher (CAL)           3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        26
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     22
  J. Niekro (DET)          16
  A. Foster (CLE)          15
  T. John (CHI)            15
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13
  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  D. Segui (OAK)           12
  T. Bradley (CHI)         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
  D. McLain (WAS)          19
  S. Siebert (BOS)         19


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