Tuesday April 27, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 27, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        8   9  2.37   17   6   2   156   132   47   41   10   69   94
California      11   9  2.92   20   3   5   185   152   66   60   16   67  134
Baltimore       11   6  2.99   17   8   1   154   124   57   51   13   46   66
Washington      11   8  3.16   19   5   2   171   150   66   60   11   56   82
Oakland         15   7  3.41   22  11   2   198   157   82   75   15   78  139
Chicago          6  13  3.55   19   3   2   172   168   81   68   13   69  105
Minnesota        9  10  3.55   19   5   3   170   154   72   67   18   65   96
Kansas City     10  10  3.59   20   3   6   178   155   75   71   10   64   96
Boston          10   7  3.85   17   3   7   154   142   75   66   13   63   80
New York         7  10  4.35   17   4   1   155   169   84   75   15   56   79
Detroit          8  10  4.51   18   3   3   158   158   87   79   12   82   92
Cleveland        5  12  4.72   17   1   3   151   117   84   79   10  103   92

 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
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
Skip Lockwood (MIL)    1   1  2.35   4   4   1   0   0   31   23   11    8    1   13   15
Dave McNally (BAL)     4   0  2.45   5   5   4   0   0   44   38   12   12    2    4   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
Dave McNally           4   0  2.45   5   5   4   0   0   44   38   12   12    2    4   17
Eddie Watt             0   0  2.45   4   0   0   1   0    4    4    2    1    0    1    2
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
Bill Lee               0   1  3.68   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    5    8
Gary Peters            2   1  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   28   25   13   13    4    8   12
Bobby Bolin            0   1  5.87   8   0   0   1   0    8    4    6    5    1    7    6
Ken Brett              0   1  6.23   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    6    0    7    5
Ray Culp               2   1  6.37   5   5   1   0   0   30   38   24   21    5   12   20
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
Andy Messersmith       1   2  2.55   5   5   1   0   0   35   26   15   10    1   24   24
Eddie Fisher           2   1  2.84   8   0   0   0   0   13    8    4    4    3    3   12
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            2   0  4.50   8   0   0   1   0   10    7    5    5    2    4   14
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
Steve Kealey           0   0  2.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    9    2    2    0    4    4
Terry Forster          0   2  2.70   4   1   0   0   0   10    4    3    3    1    3    6
Wilbur Wood            0   1  3.15   5   3   0   1   0   20   18   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  3.68   8   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    2    7    4
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Vicente Romo           1   2  5.93  10   0   0   1   0   14   11    9    9    3    9    8
Tommy John             1   4  6.17   6   6   0   0   0   35   45   30   24    3   16   17

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Lamb               0   0  1.08   7   1   0   1   0   17    8    2    2    0    3   12
Steve Mingori          1   0  1.35   8   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    6    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   2  4.08   6   1   0   0   0   18   13    8    8    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  7.82   9   0   0   2   0   13   14   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  1.80   8   0   0   0   0    5    8    1    1    0    2    4
Fred Scherman          0   0  1.93  10   0   0   2   0    9    8    4    2    1    7    6
Dean Chance            0   3  2.51   5   5   0   0   0   29   30   11    8    3    9   20
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
Dave Boswell           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    6    3
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       1   1  3.25   4   4   1   0   0   28   28   11   10    1    9   14
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           3   2  2.55   5   5   3   0   1   42   35   12   12    3   15   27
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   3  2.61   5   5   2   0   2   38   28   12   11    5    9   26
Jim Kaat               2   0  2.89   5   4   2   0   2   28   32   10    9    1    5   11
Ron Perranoski         0   1  3.48   8   0   0   2   0   10    8    4    4    0    8    3
Jim Perry              3   2  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   35   35   15   15    4   11   15
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   8   0   0   1   0    8    9    3    2    0    6    4
Steve Kline            2   1  2.52   3   3   2   0   1   25   17    8    7    2    6    9
Lindy McDaniel         1   2  3.09   7   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    1    2    7
Gary Waslewski         0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   11    6    4    4    1    3    9
Mel Stottlemyre        1   0  3.62   4   4   1   0   1   27   28   12   11    3    9   16
Fritz Peterson         2   2  4.15   5   4   0   0   0   26   36   16   12    3    7    6
Mike Kekich            0   0  6.38   6   2   0   0   0   18   21   13   13    1   11   14
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  6.57   5   4   1   0   0   25   34   18   18    4    7   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   5   0   0   0   0   11    4    0    0    0    8    6
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   1  2.78   5   5   3   0   0   36   29   11   11    3   17   17
Bob Locker             1   0  4.63   8   0   0   2   0   12    9    6    6    1    4   11
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
Denny McLain           3   2  2.79   5   5   3   0   2   39   31   13   12    3    9   27
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
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. McNally (BAL)          4
  D. Drago (KC)             3
  M. Hedlund (KC)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McLain (WAS)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  J. Perry (MIN)            3
  D. Segui (OAK)            3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McLain (WAS)           3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  D. Segui (OAK)            3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             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. McLain (WAS)           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

Innings Pitched:

  D. McNally (BAL)       44.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          43.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)        42.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        40.0
  D. McLain (WAS)        38.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      38.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)        37.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        37.1
  B. Johnson (CHI)       37.0
  D. Segui (OAK)         35.2

Hits:

  T. John (CHI)            45
  B. Johnson (CHI)         41
  R. Culp (BOS)            38
  D. McNally (BAL)         38
  J. Niekro (DET)          38
  T. Murphy (CAL)          37
  F. Peterson (NY)         36
  C. Wright (CAL)          36
  M. Pattin (MIL)          35
  J. Perry (MIN)           35

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            30
  R. Culp (BOS)            24
  S. Hargan (CLE)          22
  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. Culp (BOS)             5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          5
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          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)     24
  J. Niekro (DET)          20
  A. Foster (CLE)          17
  D. Segui (OAK)           17
  T. John (CHI)            16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  M. Pattin (MIL)          15
  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            49
  R. May (CAL)             31
  T. Bradley (CHI)         27
  T. Hall (MIN)            27
  D. McLain (WAS)          27
  M. Pattin (MIL)          27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  B. Johnson (CHI)         24
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     24


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