Thursday April 29, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 29, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        8  10  2.80   18   6   2   164   147   57   51   12   74   98
California      12  10  2.93   22   3   5   203   165   73   66   17   73  141
Baltimore       12   7  3.05   19   9   1   171   143   64   58   15   53   73
Oakland         16   8  3.21   24  13   2   216   168   89   77   17   83  155
Washington      12   9  3.24   21   5   2   189   171   74   68   11   62   88
Kansas City     10  11  3.49   21   3   6   188   163   77   73   10   66  103
Minnesota        9  11  3.55   20   5   3   178   160   76   70   18   69  102
Chicago          7  13  3.57   20   3   3   181   173   85   72   15   72  113
Boston          11   7  3.80   18   3   8   163   152   78   69   13   65   84
Detroit          9  10  4.29   19   4   3   168   168   88   80   12   84  100
New York         7  10  4.35   17   4   1   155   169   84   75   15   56   79
Cleveland        6  13  4.67   19   1   4   168   134   94   87   11  115  105

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rudy May (CAL)         2   0  1.03   4   4   1   0   1   26   14    3    3    2    8   31
Tom Bradley (CHI)      3   0  1.15   5   5   1   0   1   39   26    7    5    1   13   32
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    4   0  1.15   5   5   2   0   1   39   35    8    5    0    5   23
Vida Blue (OAK)        5   1  1.24   6   6   5   0   3   44   23    9    6    1   14   49
Mike Hedlund (KC)      3   0  1.59   4   4   1   0   1   28   19    5    5    2   10    8
Dick Drago (KC)        3   1  1.83   5   5   1   0   0   39   39    9    8    0    2   16
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
Dean Chance (DET)      0   3  2.51   5   5   0   0   0   29   30   11    8    3    9   20

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    1    5
Pat Dobson             1   2  2.15   4   4   1   0   0   29   21    9    7    2   10   16
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             4   0  2.63   5   5   3   0   0   41   30   13   12    3   17   19
Mike Cuellar           1   0  4.37   5   5   1   0   1   35   34   19   17    5   13    8
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
Dick Hall              2   2  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    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          4   0  1.15   5   5   2   0   1   39   35    8    5    0    5   23
Ken Tatum              0   2  2.03  11   0   0   5   0   13    7    3    3    0    8    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   8   0   0   1   0    9    6    0    0    0    3   11
Rudy May               2   0  1.03   4   4   1   0   1   26   14    3    3    2    8   31
Mel Queen              0   1  1.13   9   0   0   3   0    8    4    1    1    0    5    7
Eddie Fisher           3   1  2.12   9   0   0   0   0   17    8    4    4    3    4   14
Andy Messersmith       1   2  2.55   5   5   1   0   0   35   26   15   10    1   24   24
Clyde Wright           2   3  3.57   6   6   0   0   0   45   42   20   18    4    6   21
Tom Murphy             1   2  3.86   6   6   1   0   0   42   43   18   18    4   13   12
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            3   0  1.15   5   5   1   0   1   39   26    7    5    1   13   32
Jim Magnuson           0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    1    3
Terry Forster          0   2  2.70   4   1   0   0   0   10    4    3    3    1    3    6
Steve Kealey           0   0  3.00   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    4    4    1    5    7
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  1.17   9   0   0   1   0    8    4    1    1    0    6    4
Steve Dunning          1   1  3.00   3   2   1   0   1   15    4    5    5    1    9   13
Vince Colbert          1   1  3.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    1    9    7
Sam McDowell           0   3  3.77   5   5   0   0   0   31   19   14   13    3   31   26
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.86   7   1   0   0   0   19   14    8    8    0    9   16
Rick Austin            0   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    0    5    3
Alan Foster            1   2  5.70   5   5   0   0   0   24   21   18   15    1   22   12
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
Mickey Lolich          4   2  3.06   7   7   4   0   0   50   44   18   17    2   11   34
Joe Coleman            0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    5    4
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   1  0.75   9   0   0   3   0   12    4    1    1    0   10    9
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  1.83   5   5   1   0   0   39   39    9    8    0    2   16
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
John Gelnar            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
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
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
Bill Parsons           1   3  2.76   4   4   2   0   0   29   25    9    9    3   16   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
Larry Bearnarth        0   0 15.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    0    2    2

 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
Tom Hall               0   2  3.41   5   5   0   0   0   32   29   15   12    5   10   33
Jim Perry              3   2  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   35   35   15   15    4   11   15
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Ron Perranoski         0   2  4.22   9   0   0   2   0   11   10    5    5    0    9    3
Stan Williams          0   2  4.60  10   0   0   1   0   16   12    8    8    0   10    6
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
Catfish Hunter         3   2  3.83   6   6   3   0   1   40   33   22   17    3   15   27
Rollie Fingers         1   3  4.03   6   6   2   0   1   38   35   19   17    7    9   29
Bob Locker             1   0  4.63   8   0   0   2   0   12    9    6    6    1    4   11
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    1
Joe Grzenda            2   0  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    1    6
Horacio Pina           1   0  1.64  10   0   0   0   0   11    3    2    2    0    5    8
Denny McLain           3   2  2.79   5   5   3   0   2   39   31   13   12    3    9   27
Dick Bosman            2   1  2.85   6   6   1   0   1   41   33   13   13    3   11    9
Casey Cox              0   2  3.00   6   5   0   0   0   33   32   14   11    0    9    9
Darold Knowles         2   1  3.18   9   0   0   1   0   11   14    4    4    1    5   10
Jerry Janeski          1   1  3.52   8   1   0   1   0   15   13    8    6    0    6    2
Jim Shellenback        1   2  4.91   5   4   1   0   0   22   28   12   12    2   11    8
Denny Riddleberger     0   0 11.12   8   0   0   0   0    6   11    7    7    2    4    8

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  S. Siebert (BOS)          4
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  D. Drago (KC)             3
  E. Fisher (CAL)           3
  M. Hedlund (KC)           3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             4
  J. Rooker (KC)            4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  D. Chance (DET)           3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  S. Hargan (CLE)           3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  J. Niekro (DET)           3
  B. Parsons (MIL)          3
  C. Wright (CAL)           3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  K. Tatum (BOS)            5
  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:

  M. Lolich (DET)        50.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        45.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       44.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          43.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)        42.1
  T. Murphy (CAL)        42.0
  D. Bosman (WAS)        41.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        41.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        40.0
  D. Drago (KC)          39.1

Hits:

  T. John (CHI)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  T. Murphy (CAL)          43
  C. Wright (CAL)          42
  B. Johnson (CHI)         41
  D. Drago (KC)            39
  R. Culp (BOS)            38
  D. McNally (BAL)         38
  J. Niekro (DET)          38
  F. Peterson (NY)         36

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            30
  R. Culp (BOS)            24
  S. Hargan (CLE)          22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          22
  J. Niekro (DET)          20
  C. Wright (CAL)          20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          18
  A. Foster (CLE)          18

Home Runs:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           4
  S. Hargan (CLE)           4
  L. Krausse (MIL)          4
  T. Murphy (CAL)           4
  J. Niekro (DET)           4

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        31
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     24
  A. Foster (CLE)          22
  J. Niekro (DET)          20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  D. Segui (OAK)           17
  T. John (CHI)            16
  B. Parsons (MIL)         16
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  M. Pattin (MIL)          15

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            49
  M. Lolich (DET)          34
  T. Hall (MIN)            33
  T. Bradley (CHI)         32
  R. May (CAL)             31
  R. Fingers (OAK)         29
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  D. McLain (WAS)          27
  M. Pattin (MIL)          27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26

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