Saturday May 1, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 1, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        9  11  2.79   20   6   3   181   157   62   56   12   87  104
California      13  11  3.01   24   4   5   221   179   81   74   18   80  157
Oakland         17   9  3.04   26  14   2   234   179   92   79   18   91  170
Baltimore       12   9  3.26   21   9   1   188   163   74   68   15   58   83
Chicago          9  13  3.30   22   4   4   199   183   89   73   15   78  127
Washington      12  11  3.39   23   5   2   207   195   87   78   13   69   97
Kansas City     12  11  3.45   23   3   7   206   176   83   79   12   74  108
Minnesota       10  12  3.51   22   6   3   195   175   83   76   20   73  104
Boston          12   8  3.92   20   3   9   181   173   88   79   13   75   94
New York         8  11  4.01   19   6   1   173   180   86   77   17   60   83
Detroit         10  11  4.24   21   4   4   185   185  101   87   12   95  110
Cleveland        7  14  4.44   21   1   5   185   147   98   91   11  126  123

 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
A. Messersmith (CAL)   2   2  2.23   6   6   2   0   0   44   30   16   11    1   27   31
Steve Dunning (CLE)    2   1  2.31   4   3   1   0   1   23   10    6    6    1   13   26
Diego Segui (OAK)      3   2  2.53   6   6   3   0   0   43   32   13   12    4   21   22
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
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
Dave McNally           4   1  2.81   6   6   4   0   0   48   43   15   15    2    6   19
Eddie Watt             0   0  3.18   5   0   0   1   0    6    7    3    2    0    2    4
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  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    2    2

 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
Ken Brett              0   1  5.06   5   0   0   0   0   11    8    6    6    0    9    6
Gary Peters            2   2  5.23   5   5   0   0   0   33   34   19   19    4   12   15
Bobby Bolin            0   1  5.63   9   0   0   1   0    8    5    6    5    1    7    6
Ray Culp               2   1  6.37   5   5   1   0   0   30   38   24   21    5   12   20
Cal Koonce             0   0 10.13   3   1   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    1    3    2

 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       2   2  2.23   6   6   2   0   0   44   30   16   11    1   27   31
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
Steve Kealey           0   0  2.57   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    4    4    1    5    8
Terry Forster          0   2  2.61   5   1   0   1   0   10    4    3    3    1    3    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  3.24   9   0   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    2    8    5
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Tommy John             2   4  5.31   7   7   0   0   0   41   49   33   24    3   17   20
Vicente Romo           1   2  5.93  10   0   0   1   0   14   11    9    9    3    9    8

 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          2   1  2.31   4   3   1   0   1   23   10    6    6    1   13   26
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  6.91  11   0   0   3   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
Bill Denehy            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    0
Fred Scherman          0   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0    9    9    4    2    1    7    6
Dean Chance            0   4  2.67   6   6   0   0   0   30   34   16    9    3   10   22
Mickey Lolich          4   2  3.06   7   7   4   0   0   50   44   18   17    2   11   34
Tom Timmerman          3   1  3.45   9   0   0   0   0   16   10    6    6    1    8    5
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    4    4    1    6    4
Joe Coleman            1   0  4.26   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    6    6    0    9   10
Daryl Patterson        0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0    6   11    5    3    0    2    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  0.69  11   0   0   4   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
Wally Bunker           2   1  4.87   4   4   0   0   0   20   24   12   11    5    3   10
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  5.29   5   1   0   0   0   17   11   10   10    3    7    5
Jim York               0   2  5.29  10   0   0   1   0   17   15   10   10    0   12   20
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
Lew Krausse            1   2  2.56   5   5   0   0   0   32   27   10    9    4   15   18
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  2.93   9   0   0   3   0   15   17    5    5    1    4   10
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              4   2  3.65   6   6   2   0   0   44   43   18   18    6   14   16
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
Stan Bahnsen           1   3  5.08   6   5   2   0   0   34   41   19   19    5   10   13
Mike Kekich            0   0  6.38   6   2   0   0   0   18   21   13   13    1   11   14
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   6   0   0   0   0   13    4    0    0    0    8    7
Vida Blue              6   1  1.20   7   7   6   0   3   53   29   10    7    1   18   58
Rob Gardner            0   0  1.35   3   1   0   0   0    7    6    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   2  2.53   6   6   3   0   0   43   32   13   12    4   21   22
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
Darold Knowles         2   1  2.70  10   0   0   1   0   13   14    4    4    1    6   13
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
Denny McLain           3   3  3.15   6   6   3   0   2   46   40   18   16    4   13   31
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
  J. Perry (MIN)            4
  S. Siebert (BOS)          4
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  D. Drago (KC)             3
  E. Fisher (CAL)           3
  M. Hedlund (KC)           3

Losses:

  D. Chance (DET)           4
  S. Hargan (CLE)           4
  T. John (CHI)             4
  J. Rooker (KC)            4
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  D. McLain (WAS)           3
  J. Niekro (DET)           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)         4
  S. Lyle (BOS)             3
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        3
  M. Queen (CAL)            3
  K. Sanders (MIL)          3
  B. Locker (OAK)           2
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       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
  D. McNally (BAL)       48.0
  B. Johnson (CHI)       46.0
  D. McLain (WAS)        45.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        45.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   44.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         44.1
  D. Segui (OAK)         42.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)        42.1

Hits:

  T. John (CHI)            49
  B. Johnson (CHI)         46
  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  D. McNally (BAL)         43
  T. Murphy (CAL)          43
  J. Perry (MIN)           43
  C. Wright (CAL)          42
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          41
  D. McLain (WAS)          40
  D. Drago (KC)            39

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            33
  R. Culp (BOS)            24
  S. Hargan (CLE)          24
  C. Hunter (OAK)          22
  J. Niekro (DET)          20
  C. Wright (CAL)          20
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          19
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  G. Peters (BOS)          19

Home Runs:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          7
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  S. Hargan (CLE)           4
  L. Krausse (MIL)          4

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        31
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     27
  A. Foster (CLE)          22
  D. Segui (OAK)           21
  J. Niekro (DET)          20
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        19
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  T. John (CHI)            17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  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
  D. McLain (WAS)          31
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     31
  R. Fingers (OAK)         29
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27


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