Friday April 30, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 30, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        8  11  2.94   19   6   2   172   152   62   56   12   83   99
California      12  11  3.10   23   3   5   212   175   80   73   18   77  150
Oakland         17   8  3.12   25  14   2   225   174   90   78   17   87  164
Baltimore       12   8  3.16   20   9   1   180   152   69   63   15   55   77
Washington      12  10  3.36   22   5   2   198   186   82   74   12   64   90
Chicago          8  13  3.45   21   4   3   190   178   86   73   15   76  121
Kansas City     11  11  3.52   22   3   6   197   169   81   77   10   70  105
Minnesota        9  12  3.54   21   5   3   186   167   80   73   18   70  103
Boston          12   7  3.76   19   3   9   172   160   81   72   13   68   89
New York         8  10  4.17   18   5   1   164   173   85   76   16   57   81
Detroit         10  10  4.28   20   4   4   177   176   92   84   12   90  108
Cleveland        6  14  4.61   20   1   4   176   141   97   90   11  122  110

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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)        6   1  1.20   7   7   6   0   3   53   29   10    7    1   18   58
Dick Drago (KC)        3   1  1.83   5   5   1   0   0   39   39    9    8    0    2   16
Mike Hedlund (KC)      3   0  2.10   5   5   1   0   1   34   23    8    8    2   13   10
Steve Kline (NY)       3   1  2.12   4   4   3   0   1   34   21    9    8    3    7   11
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
A. Messersmith (CAL)   1   2  2.55   5   5   1   0   0   35   26   15   10    1   24   24
Marty Pattin (MIL)     3   2  2.55   5   5   3   0   1   42   35   12   12    3   15   27

 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
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
Pat Dobson             1   2  2.80   5   5   1   0   0   35   27   13   11    2   12   18
Tom Dukes              0   2  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    1    4
Mike Cuellar           1   0  4.37   5   5   1   0   1   35   34   19   17    5   13    8
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   8   0   0   3   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
Bill Lee               1   1  2.89   7   0   0   0   0    9    7    3    3    1    6   11
Mike Nagy              1   0  3.67   4   4   0   0   0   27   26   12   11    1   11    6
Gary Peters            2   1  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   28   25   13   13    4    8   12
Bobby Bolin            0   1  5.63   9   0   0   1   0    8    5    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   9   0   0   1   0   10    6    0    0    0    3   12
Mel Queen              0   1  1.64  10   0   0   3   0   11    9    2    2    0    6   12
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
Rudy May               2   1  2.67   5   5   1   0   1   30   19    9    9    3   11   33
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
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    6
Jim Maloney            0   1  6.14   2   1   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    1    4    2

 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
Bart Johnson           3   2  3.13   6   6   3   0   0   46   46   17   16    2   15   32
Wilbur Wood            0   1  3.15   5   3   0   1   0   20   18   10    7    2    5   11
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  2.16  10   0   0   1   0    8    6    2    2    0    7    5
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  7.24  10   0   0   2   0   14   14   14   11    1   13    7
Steve Hargan           0   4  8.76   6   6   0   0   0   25   34   24   24    4   14    9

 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  11   0   0   2   0    9    9    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
Tom Timmerman          3   1  3.68   8   0   0   0   0   15   10    6    6    1    7    5
Joe Coleman            1   0  4.26   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    6    6    0    9   10
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 11.12   6   0   0   2   0    6    5    8    7    0    7    4
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          1   1  0.71  10   0   0   3   0   13    5    1    1    0   10    9
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  1.38  11   0   0   1   0   13    7    2    2    0    7    6
Dick Drago             3   1  1.83   5   5   1   0   0   39   39    9    8    0    2   16
Mike Hedlund           3   0  2.10   5   5   1   0   1   34   23    8    8    2   13   10
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  5.29   5   1   0   0   0   17   11   10   10    3    7    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   9   0   0   0   0    9    7    2    0    0    7    5
Jim Slaton             1   0  0.00   2   1   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    4
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
Skip Lockwood          1   2  2.78   5   5   1   0   0   36   26   14   11    1   19   15
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  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    5    3
John Gelnar            0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    0    1    0
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  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    1    0    4    3
Bert Blyleven          2   3  2.61   5   5   2   0   2   38   28   12   11    5    9   26
Jim Kaat               2   1  3.09   6   5   2   0   2   35   39   14   12    1    5   12
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
Steve Kline            3   1  2.12   4   4   3   0   1   34   21    9    8    3    7   11
Jack Aker              0   2  2.25   8   0   0   1   0    8    9    3    2    0    6    4
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              6   1  1.20   7   7   6   0   3   53   29   10    7    1   18   58
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
Joe Grzenda            2   0  0.96   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    3    1    0    2    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   2  3.98   9   2   0   1   0   20   20   11    9    1    7    3
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  4.76   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    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)             6
  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:

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

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          3
  S. Kline (NY)             3
  D. McLain (WAS)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  D. Segui (OAK)            3

Saves:

  K. Tatum (BOS)            5
  T. Abernathy (KC)         3
  S. Lyle (BOS)             3
  M. Queen (CAL)            3
  B. Locker (OAK)           2
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        2
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       2
  K. Sanders (MIL)          2
  F. Scherman (DET)         2
  B. Zepp (DET)             2

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:

  V. Blue (OAK)          52.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        50.0
  B. Johnson (CHI)       46.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        45.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       44.0
  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

Hits:

  B. Johnson (CHI)         46
  T. John (CHI)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  T. Murphy (CAL)          43
  C. Wright (CAL)          42
  D. Drago (KC)            39
  J. Kaat (MIN)            39
  R. Culp (BOS)            38
  D. McNally (BAL)         38
  J. Niekro (DET)          38

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            30
  R. Culp (BOS)            24
  S. Hargan (CLE)          24
  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
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        19
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  D. Segui (OAK)           17
  T. John (CHI)            16
  B. Parsons (MIL)         16

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            58
  M. Lolich (DET)          34
  T. Hall (MIN)            33
  R. May (CAL)             33
  T. Bradley (CHI)         32
  B. Johnson (CHI)         32
  R. Fingers (OAK)         29
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  D. McLain (WAS)          27
  M. Pattin (MIL)          27


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