Monday April 26, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 26, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        7   9  2.39   16   5   2   147   126   45   39   10   65   87
California      10   9  3.02   19   3   5   176   145   65   59   15   65  128
Baltimore       10   6  3.05   16   7   1   145   117   55   49   12   44   62
Oakland         15   6  3.29   21  11   2   189   151   76   69   15   69  134
Washington      10   8  3.33   18   4   2   162   144   66   60   11   55   74
Chicago          6  12  3.47   18   3   2   161   152   75   62   13   64  102
Minnesota        9   9  3.62   18   5   3   162   148   70   65   18   63   87
Kansas City      9  10  3.73   19   2   6   169   149   74   70   10   61   91
Boston          10   6  3.90   16   3   7   145   135   71   63   12   56   72
Detroit          8   9  4.33   17   3   3   150   146   79   72   11   78   85
New York         6  10  4.41   16   4   1   143   156   79   70   15   51   74
Cleveland        5  11  4.88   16   1   3   142   111   82   77   10  101   89

 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
Rudy May (CAL)         2   0  1.03   4   4   1   0   1   26   14    3    3    2    8   31
Vida Blue (OAK)        5   1  1.24   6   6   5   0   3   44   23    9    6    1   14   49
Bill Parsons (MIL)     1   2  1.42   3   3   2   0   0   25   18    4    4    1   13   18
Mike Hedlund (KC)      3   0  1.59   4   4   1   0   1   28   19    5    5    2   10    8
Dean Chance (DET)      0   2  1.61   4   4   0   0   0   22   21    6    4    2    7   15
Dick Drago (KC)        3   1  2.01   4   4   1   0   0   31   32    8    7    0    2   12
Pat Dobson (BAL)       1   2  2.15   4   4   1   0   0   29   21    9    7    2   10   16
Diego Segui (OAK)      3   0  2.25   4   4   3   0   0   32   26    8    8    3   12   17

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Dobson             1   2  2.15   4   4   1   0   0   29   21    9    7    2   10   16
Grant Jackson          0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    4
Eddie Watt             0   0  2.45   4   0   0   1   0    4    4    2    1    0    1    2
Dave McNally           3   0  2.57   4   4   3   0   0   35   31   10   10    1    2   13
Jim Palmer             3   0  2.81   4   4   2   0   0   32   22   11   10    2   15   13
Mike Cuellar           1   0  4.13   4   4   1   0   1   28   25   15   13    4    9    8
Dick Hall              2   1  4.26   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    1    1    2
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            2   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    6    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  2.70  10   0   0   4   0   10    6    3    3    0    7    3
Mike Nagy              1   0  3.43   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    9    8    1    9    4
Gary Peters            2   1  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   28   25   13   13    4    8   12
Bill Lee               0   1  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    3    7
Bobby Bolin            0   1  6.35   7   0   0   1   0    6    2    5    4    1    6    5
Ray Culp               2   0  6.58   4   4   1   0   0   26   33   21   19    4    8   16
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
Mel Queen              0   0  0.00   8   0   0   3   0    8    3    0    0    0    4    7
Rudy May               2   0  1.03   4   4   1   0   1   26   14    3    3    2    8   31
Eddie Fisher           2   1  2.84   8   0   0   0   0   13    8    4    4    3    3   12
Andy Messersmith       1   2  2.96   4   4   1   0   0   27   21   14    9    0   22   20
Tom Murphy             1   2  3.38   5   5   1   0   0   37   37   14   14    3    9   12
Clyde Wright           2   3  4.10   5   5   0   0   0   37   36   18   17    4    6   16
Lloyd Allen            1   0  5.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    5    5    5    2    4   12
Jim Maloney            0   1  6.14   2   1   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    1    4    2
Billy Wynne            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    2    2    0    2    5

 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
Jim Magnuson           0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    1    3
Terry Forster          0   1  2.08   3   1   0   0   0    9    3    2    2    1    2    6
Steve Kealey           0   0  2.57   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    2
Wilbur Wood            0   1  3.15   4   3   0   1   0   20   17   10    7    2    5   11
Bart Johnson           2   2  3.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   41   16   15    2   11   24
Don Eddy               0   2  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    2    5    4
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   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   2  6.75   9   0   0   1   0   12   10    9    9    3    8    8

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Lamb               0   0  1.08   6   0   0   1   0    8    4    1    1    0    2    9
Steve Mingori          1   0  1.35   7   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    5    3
Vince Colbert          1   1  2.77   8   0   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    0    8    5
Steve Dunning          1   1  3.00   3   2   1   0   1   15    4    5    5    1    9   13
Camilo Pascual         1   1  3.57   5   1   0   0   0   18   12    7    7    0    8   15
Sam McDowell           0   3  4.13   4   4   0   0   0   24   12   12   11    3   26   18
Rick Austin            0   0  4.76   7   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    0    5    3
Alan Foster            1   1  5.14   4   4   0   0   0   21   20   13   12    1   17   11
Chuck Machemehl        0   1  8.03   8   0   0   2   0   12   13   14   11    1   12    7
Steve Hargan           0   3 10.80   5   5   0   0   0   18   29   22   22    4    9    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
Fred Scherman          0   0  1.93  10   0   0   2   0    9    8    4    2    1    7    6
Dave Boswell           0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    5    1
Joe Coleman            0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    5    4
Mickey Lolich          3   2  3.60   6   6   3   0   0   40   34   17   16    2    9   26
Tom Timmerman          3   1  3.68   8   0   0   0   0   15   10    6    6    1    7    5
Jim Hannan             1   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    1    5    4
Joe Niekro             1   3  5.09   6   5   0   0   0   35   38   20   20    4   20   14
Bill Zepp              0   0 14.54   5   0   0   1   0    4    5    8    7    0    5    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   8   0   0   3   0   10    3    0    0    0    8    6
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  0.82  10   0   0   1   0   11    6    1    1    0    7    6
Mike Hedlund           3   0  1.59   4   4   1   0   1   28   19    5    5    2   10    8
Dick Drago             3   1  2.01   4   4   1   0   0   31   32    8    7    0    2   12
Ken Wright             0   0  2.19   6   0   0   1   0   12    7    3    3    1    2   10
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  4.34   3   3   0   0   0   19   22   10    9    1    6    9
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  5.40   4   1   0   0   0   17   11   10   10    3    6    5
Wally Bunker           1   1  5.52   3   3   0   0   0   15   19   10    9    3    1    9
Jim York               0   2  6.43   9   0   0   1   0   14   13   10   10    0   10   18
Jim Rooker             0   4 12.00   4   4   0   0   0   12   17   17   16    0    9    8

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Marcelino Lopez        1   0  0.00   8   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    0    0    6    4
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
Skip Lockwood          1   1  2.35   4   4   1   0   0   31   23   11    8    1   13   15
Marty Pattin           2   2  2.70   4   4   2   0   1   33   29   10   10    3   11   20
Ken Sanders            1   1  3.14   8   0   0   2   0   14   17    5    5    1    4    9
Lew Krausse            0   2  3.42   4   4   0   0   0   24   22   10    9    4   11   14
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    0    4    3

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Corbin             1   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    3    3
Bert Blyleven          2   2  2.61   4   4   2   0   2   31   23   10    9    5    8   17
Jim Kaat               2   0  2.89   5   4   2   0   2   28   32   10    9    1    5   11
Jim Perry              3   2  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   35   35   15   15    4   11   15
Ron Perranoski         0   1  3.86   7   0   0   2   0    9    7    4    4    0    7    3
Tom Hall               0   2  4.07   4   4   0   0   0   24   25   13   11    5    8   27
Stan Williams          0   2  4.11   9   0   0   1   0   15   12    7    7    0    9    6
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Steve Barber           1   0  6.75   3   1   0   0   0    9    5    7    7    2    8    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              0   2  2.25   7   0   0   1   0    8    8    3    2    0    6    4
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
Gary Waslewski         0   0  3.48   6   0   0   0   0   10    6    4    4    1    3    9
Fritz Peterson         2   2  4.15   5   4   0   0   0   26   36   16   12    3    7    6
Lindy McDaniel         0   2  4.32   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    4    4    1    1    6
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  6.57   5   4   1   0   0   25   34   18   18    4    7   11
Mike Kekich            0   0  7.36   5   2   0   0   0   15   20   12   12    1   10   11
Bill Burbach           0   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    6    4    0    5    3

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Klimkowski         2   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    7    4
Vida Blue              5   1  1.24   6   6   5   0   3   44   23    9    6    1   14   49
Rob Gardner            0   0  1.50   2   1   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    3    4
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
Catfish Hunter         2   2  4.65   5   5   2   0   1   31   27   18   16    3   13   21
Rollie Fingers         1   2  4.97   5   5   1   0   1   29   30   16   16    5    6   19
Jim Roland             0   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11    8    7    7    1    5    5
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    1    5    4
Marcel Lachemann       0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    1    0

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
Horacio Pina           1   0  0.84   8   0   0   0   0   11    2    1    1    0    4    8
Darold Knowles         2   0  1.64   7   0   0   1   0   11   12    2    2    1    4    9
Joe Grzenda            1   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    1    4
Casey Cox              0   2  2.70   5   4   0   0   0   27   24   11    8    0    7    8
Dick Bosman            2   1  2.83   5   5   1   0   1   35   26   11   11    3   10    8
Jerry Janeski          1   1  3.52   8   1   0   1   0   15   13    8    6    0    6    2
Denny McLain           2   2  3.64   4   4   2   0   1   30   25   13   12    3    8   19
Jim Shellenback        1   2  5.40   4   4   1   0   0   20   27   12   12    2   10    8
Denny Riddleberger     0   0 12.60   6   0   0   0   0    5   10    7    7    2    4    7

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  D. Drago (KC)             3
  M. Hedlund (KC)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  J. Perry (MIN)            3
  D. Segui (OAK)            3
  S. Siebert (BOS)          3
  T. Timmerman (DET)        3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  D. Segui (OAK)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  S. Kline (NY)             2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2

Saves:

  K. Tatum (BOS)            4
  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
  F. Scherman (DET)         2
  J. Aker (NY)              1

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  T. Bradley (CHI)          1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  S. Dunning (CLE)          1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1
  M. Hedlund (KC)           1
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (OAK)          43.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        40.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)        37.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        37.1
  B. Johnson (CHI)       37.0
  J. Niekro (DET)        35.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         35.1
  D. Bosman (WAS)        35.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       35.0
  M. Pattin (MIL)        33.1

Hits:

  B. Johnson (CHI)         41
  J. Niekro (DET)          38
  T. Murphy (CAL)          37
  T. John (CHI)            36
  F. Peterson (NY)         36
  C. Wright (CAL)          36
  J. Perry (MIN)           35
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          34
  M. Lolich (DET)          34
  R. Culp (BOS)            33

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            25
  S. Hargan (CLE)          22
  R. Culp (BOS)            21
  J. Niekro (DET)          20
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  C. Wright (CAL)          18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  J. Rooker (KC)           17
  R. Fingers (OAK)         16

Home Runs:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  S. Hargan (CLE)           4
  L. Krausse (MIL)          4
  J. Niekro (DET)           4
  J. Perry (MIN)            4

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        26
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     22
  J. Niekro (DET)          20
  A. Foster (CLE)          17
  T. John (CHI)            15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        13
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            49
  R. May (CAL)             31
  T. Bradley (CHI)         27
  T. Hall (MIN)            27
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  B. Johnson (CHI)         24
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     20
  M. Pattin (MIL)          20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19

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