Monday May 3, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 3, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        9  13  2.88   22   6   3   197   170   69   63   12   96  116
California      14  11  3.01   25   4   6   230   190   84   77   19   84  159
Chicago         10  13  3.20   23   4   5   208   189   90   74   15   81  133
Oakland         18  10  3.20   28  14   3   253   202  104   90   22   96  178
Baltimore       13   9  3.25   22  10   1   197   173   77   71   15   60   86
Washington      12  12  3.38   24   5   2   216   201   90   81   15   69  102
Minnesota       10  14  3.41   24   7   3   211   194   93   80   21   88  112
Kansas City     12  12  3.47   24   3   7   215   183   88   83   13   80  118
New York        10  11  3.82   21   7   1   191   191   91   81   18   62   92
Boston          14   8  3.88   22   4   9   199   187   96   86   13   79  104
Detroit         10  12  4.25   22   4   4   193   193  105   91   13   97  112
Cleveland        8  15  4.35   23   1   5   203   163  109   98   13  142  133

 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
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
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    4   0  1.99   6   6   2   0   1   45   43   14   10    0    7   27
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    2   4  2.15   6   6   3   0   2   46   34   13   11    5   11   31
A. Messersmith (CAL)   2   2  2.23   6   6   2   0   0   44   30   16   11    1   27   31
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      1   1  2.51   6   4   0   1   0   29   24   11    8    2    8   17
Diego Segui (OAK)      3   2  2.53   6   6   3   0   0   43   32   13   12    4   21   22

 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           2   0  4.09   6   6   2   0   1   44   44   22   20    5   15   11
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   9   0   0   3   0    7    5    0    0    0    2    4
Sonny Siebert          4   0  1.99   6   6   2   0   1   45   43   14   10    0    7   27
Ken Tatum              1   2  2.51  12   0   0   5   0   14    9    4    4    0    8    4
Mike Nagy              1   0  3.67   4   4   0   0   0   27   26   12   11    1   11    6
Bill Lee               1   1  3.86   8   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    7   11
Ray Culp               3   1  4.89   6   6   2   0   1   39   40   24   21    5   13   23
Ken Brett              0   1  5.06   5   0   0   0   0   11    8    6    6    0    9    6
Bobby Bolin            0   1  5.19  10   0   0   1   0    9    6    6    5    1    7    6
Gary Peters            2   2  5.23   5   5   0   0   0   33   34   19   19    4   12   15
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           4   1  1.96  10   0   0   0   0   18    9    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  3.71   7   7   0   0   0   51   50   23   21    5    9   22
Lloyd Allen            2   0  3.75   9   0   0   2   0   12    9    5    5    2    5   15
Tom Murphy             1   2  3.86   6   6   1   0   0   42   43   18   18    4   13   12
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
Wilbur Wood            1   1  2.51   6   4   0   1   0   29   24   11    8    2    8   17
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
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  5.79  11   0   0   2   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  1.59   8   2   0   1   0   23   13    4    4    0    8   15
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
Rick Austin            0   0  3.38   9   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    6    4
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.38   8   1   0   0   0   21   16    9    8    0   10   18
Vince Colbert          1   1  3.60  10   0   0   0   0   20   18    9    8    1   12    7
Sam McDowell           1   4  4.33   7   6   0   0   0   35   24   20   17    5   37   30
Alan Foster            1   2  5.70   5   5   0   0   0   24   21   18   15    1   22   12
Chuck Machemehl        0   1  6.46  12   0   0   3   0   15   15   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  1.69  12   0   0   2   0   11    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  3.27   8   8   4   0   0   55   49   21   20    3   13   36
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   1  9.82   7   0   0   2   0    7    8    9    8    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  1.13  12   0   0   1   0   16    7    2    2    0    7    9
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   1  3.24   7   1   0   1   0   17   12    7    6    2    5   15
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  5.09   6   1   0   0   0   18   11   10   10    3    7    6
Jim York               0   2  5.29  10   0   0   1   0   17   15   10   10    0   12   20
Jim Rooker             0   4 11.77   5   4   0   0   0   13   19   18   17    0   12    9

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Marcelino Lopez        1   1  1.23  10   0   0   0   0   15   10    4    2    0    9    8
Ken Sanders            1   1  2.55  11   0   0   3   0   18   19    5    5    1    7   11
Marty Pattin           3   3  2.55   6   6   3   0   1   49   38   14   14    3   16   35
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
Jim Slaton             1   0  3.52   3   2   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    6    4
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  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    1    0    4    4
Bert Blyleven          2   4  2.15   6   6   3   0   2   46   34   13   11    5   11   31
Jim Kaat               2   1  3.09   6   5   2   0   2   35   39   14   12    1    5   12
Jim Perry              4   2  3.65   6   6   2   0   0   44   43   18   18    6   14   16
Tom Hall               0   2  3.69   6   5   0   0   0   32   30   16   13    6   13   33
Stan Williams          0   2  3.93  11   0   0   1   0   18   17   11    8    0   12    7
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Ron Perranoski         0   3  5.11  10   0   0   2   0   12   13    8    7    0   12    3
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              1   2  1.64   9   0   0   1   0   11   10    3    2    0    6    4
Steve Kline            3   1  2.12   4   4   3   0   1   34   21    9    8    3    7   11
Mel Stottlemyre        2   0  2.97   5   5   2   0   1   36   31   13   12    4   11   20
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
Fritz Peterson         2   2  4.22   6   5   0   0   0   32   43   20   15    3    7   11
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
Chuck Dobson           0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    1
Vida Blue              6   1  1.20   7   7   6   0   3   53   29   10    7    1   18   58
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Ron Klimkowski         2   1  2.45   7   0   0   0   0   15    7    4    4    1   10    9
Diego Segui            3   2  2.53   6   6   3   0   0   43   32   13   12    4   21   22
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.93   7   0   0   0   0   15   16    5    5    1    2    3
Bob Locker             1   0  3.86  10   0   0   3   0   14   10    6    6    1    4   11
Catfish Hunter         4   2  3.99   7   7   3   0   1   47   42   27   21    4   17   31
Rollie Fingers         1   3  4.03   6   6   2   0   1   38   35   19   17    7    9   29
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
Casey Cox              0   2  2.63   7   6   0   0   0   41   36   15   12    1    9   12
Dick Bosman            2   1  2.85   6   6   1   0   1   41   33   13   13    3   11    9
Denny McLain           3   3  3.15   6   6   3   0   2   46   40   18   16    4   13   31
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.77  11   0   0   1   0   14   16    6    6    2    6   15
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
  E. Fisher (CAL)           4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  J. Perry (MIN)            4
  S. Siebert (BOS)          4
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  D. Chance (DET)           4
  S. Hargan (CLE)           4
  T. John (CHI)             4
  S. McDowell (CLE)         4
  J. Rooker (KC)            4
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  D. McLain (WAS)           3
  J. Niekro (DET)           3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  K. Tatum (BOS)            5
  T. Abernathy (KC)         4
  B. Locker (OAK)           3
  S. Lyle (BOS)             3
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        3
  M. Queen (CAL)            3
  K. Sanders (MIL)          3
  L. Allen (CAL)            2
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       2
  V. Romo (CHI)             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
  R. Culp (BOS)             1
  S. Dunning (CLE)          1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        55.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          52.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        51.0
  M. Pattin (MIL)        49.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       48.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        47.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      46.0
  B. Johnson (CHI)       46.0
  D. McLain (WAS)        45.2
  S. Siebert (BOS)       45.1

Hits:

  C. Wright (CAL)          50
  T. John (CHI)            49
  M. Lolich (DET)          49
  B. Johnson (CHI)         46
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         44
  D. McNally (BAL)         43
  T. Murphy (CAL)          43
  J. Perry (MIN)           43
  F. Peterson (NY)         43
  S. Siebert (BOS)         43

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            33
  C. Hunter (OAK)          27
  R. Culp (BOS)            24
  S. Hargan (CLE)          24
  C. Wright (CAL)          23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         22
  M. Lolich (DET)          21
  S. McDowell (CLE)        20
  J. Niekro (DET)          20
  F. Peterson (NY)         20

Home Runs:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          7
  T. Hall (MIN)             6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  S. McDowell (CLE)         5
  C. Wright (CAL)           5

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        37
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     27
  A. Foster (CLE)          22
  D. Segui (OAK)           21
  J. Niekro (DET)          20
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        19
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          17
  T. John (CHI)            17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            58
  M. Lolich (DET)          36
  M. Pattin (MIL)          35
  T. Hall (MIN)            33
  R. May (CAL)             33
  T. Bradley (CHI)         32
  B. Johnson (CHI)         32
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        31
  C. Hunter (OAK)          31
  D. McLain (WAS)          31


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