Sunday May 9, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 9, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       12  15  2.72   27   8   4   242   197   82   73   14  112  140
California      16  15  3.00   31   4   8   282   230  102   94   19  112  191
Baltimore       16  11  3.02   27  13   1   242   206   88   81   17   74  123
Oakland         21  11  3.06   32  17   3   289   223  113   98   25  112  210
Kansas City     15  14  3.21   29   3   9   258   224   97   92   17   91  143
Chicago         10  18  3.31   28   4   5   255   236  116   94   18   94  162
Minnesota       15  15  3.37   30   8   5   267   248  117  100   24  114  135
Washington      13  16  3.72   29   6   3   259   255  116  107   20   89  124
Boston          18   9  3.74   27   5  12   243   227  112  101   14   96  141
New York        13  14  3.74   27   9   3   246   249  112  102   22   73  108
Detroit         13  14  4.01   27   5   5   238   231  123  106   15  122  143
Cleveland        9  19  4.04   28   2   5   250   201  125  112   18  160  160

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)        8   1  1.02   9   9   8   0   4   71   37   11    8    1   27   78
Tom Bradley (CHI)      3   1  1.47   7   7   1   0   1   55   40   12    9    2   16   40
Dick Drago (KC)        4   1  1.89   6   6   1   0   0   48   49   11   10    0    3   22
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    5   0  1.89   7   7   2   0   1   52   48   15   11    0    9   34
Bill Parsons (MIL)     3   3  1.90   6   6   4   0   1   47   31   10   10    3   23   31
Steve Kline (NY)       4   1  1.94   6   6   4   0   1   51   37   12   11    4    8   13
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      1   2  2.08   7   5   0   1   0   35   28   13    8    2    8   17
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   1  2.37   7   7   4   0   0   57   41   16   15    4   21   37
Marty Pattin (MIL)     3   3  2.40   7   7   3   0   1   56   44   18   15    4   19   39
Pat Dobson (BAL)       2   2  2.44   6   6   2   0   0   44   36   14   12    3   12   28

 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
Tom Dukes              0   2  2.16   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    0    1    6
Jim Palmer             5   1  2.37   7   7   4   0   0   57   41   16   15    4   21   37
Pat Dobson             2   2  2.44   6   6   2   0   0   44   36   14   12    3   12   28
Dave McNally           5   1  2.53   7   7   5   0   0   57   47   16   16    2    9   22
Eddie Watt             0   0  3.18   5   0   0   1   0    6    7    3    2    0    2    4
Dick Hall              2   2  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    2    3
Mike Cuellar           2   1  4.56   7   7   2   0   1   49   51   28   25    5   21   14
Pete Richert           0   2  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    2    2
Jim Hardin             0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    3    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   0  0.00  11   0   0   5   0   11    9    0    0    0    2    7
Sonny Siebert          5   0  1.89   7   7   2   0   1   52   48   15   11    0    9   34
Ken Tatum              1   2  2.76  13   0   0   6   0   16   10    5    5    1    8    6
Bill Lee               3   1  3.00  10   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    1    9   15
Ken Brett              0   1  3.63   6   0   0   0   0   17   12    7    7    0   10   16
Gary Peters            3   2  4.32   6   6   1   0   0   42   41   20   20    4   15   20
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.82  11   0   0   1   0    9    6    6    5    1    7    8
Ray Culp               3   1  4.91   7   7   2   0   1   44   47   28   24    5   18   25
Mike Nagy              1   1  5.18   6   6   0   0   0   33   37   20   19    1   14    7
Cal Koonce             0   0  8.53   4   1   0   0   0    6    8    7    6    1    4    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Archie Reynolds        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    2
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.68  13   0   0   2   0   13    8    1    1    0    4   15
Mel Queen              1   1  1.17  12   0   0   3   0   15   13    2    2    0    8   13
Eddie Fisher           4   1  1.66  13   0   0   1   0   22    9    4    4    3    4   16
Andy Messersmith       2   3  2.45   7   7   2   0   0   51   35   19   14    1   31   35
Rudy May               3   1  2.61   6   6   1   0   1   38   25   11   11    3   18   37
Clyde Wright           2   3  3.53   8   8   0   0   0   59   54   25   23    5   12   31
Tom Murphy             1   4  4.08   8   8   1   0   0   53   56   25   24    4   18   13
Lloyd Allen            2   1  4.24  10   0   0   2   0   17   14    8    8    2    7   21
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    6
Jim Maloney            0   1  5.63   3   2   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    1    6    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bradley            3   1  1.47   7   7   1   0   1   55   40   12    9    2   16   40
Joel Horlen            0   1  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    4    7
Jim Magnuson           0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    1    3
Wilbur Wood            1   2  2.08   7   5   0   1   0   35   28   13    8    2    8   17
Terry Forster          0   2  2.63   8   1   0   1   0   14    9    4    4    1    3   10
Don Eddy               0   2  2.70  10   0   0   0   0   10   11    3    3    2    8    6
Bart Johnson           3   3  3.63   7   7   3   0   0   52   53   23   21    3   17   38
Steve Kealey           0   0  3.86  11   0   0   1   0   16   16    9    7    2    6   10
Vicente Romo           1   2  4.34  13   0   0   2   0   19   13    9    9    3   11   10
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Tommy John             2   5  6.38   9   8   0   0   0   42   56   39   30    3   18   20

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Hennigan          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ray Lamb               0   0  1.30   9   3   0   1   0   28   17    5    4    0    9   17
Steve Mingori          1   0  1.64  13   0   0   1   0   11    7    2    2    0    8    9
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Steve Dunning          2   2  3.10   5   4   1   0   1   29   16   10   10    2   18   32
Vince Colbert          1   1  3.32  12   0   0   0   0   22   18    9    8    1   12    7
Rick Austin            0   0  3.38   9   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    6    4
Sam McDowell           1   4  3.95   8   7   0   0   0   43   31   22   19    6   40   35
Alan Foster            2   2  4.15   7   6   1   0   0   35   28   19   16    2   26   18
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Steve Hargan           0   5  7.85   7   7   0   0   0   29   38   26   25    4   15    9
Rich Hand              0   1 12.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    7    4    4    1    0    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Denehy            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    5    2
Fred Scherman          0   0  1.88  15   0   0   3   0   14   13    6    3    1    7    8
Mickey Lolich          5   2  2.95   9   9   5   0   0   64   57   22   21    3   19   49
Joe Coleman            2   0  3.00   4   4   0   0   0   27   22   11    9    1   15   17
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Tom Timmerman          4   1  3.31  10   0   0   0   0   16   10    6    6    1    8    5
Dean Chance            0   5  3.38   7   7   0   0   0   35   39   20   13    3   12   23
Daryl Patterson        0   0  4.50  10   0   0   0   0    8   13    6    4    1    4    4
Joe Niekro             1   4  5.58   8   6   0   0   0   40   45   25   25    4   23   15
Dave Boswell           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    6    3
Bill Zepp              0   1  7.71   8   0   0   2   0    9    9    9    8    0    9    7
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
Mike McCormick         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Ted Abernathy          1   1  0.63  13   0   0   5   0   14    5    1    1    0   10   10
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  0.86  15   0   0   2   0   21    9    2    2    0    7   12
Dick Drago             4   1  1.89   6   6   1   0   0   48   49   11   10    0    3   22
Mike Hedlund           3   1  2.45   6   6   1   0   1   40   30   11   11    3   16   13
Bruce Dal Canton       2   1  2.48   5   5   1   0   0   36   37   11   10    1   11   18
Ken Wright             0   1  3.43   8   2   0   1   0   21   17    9    8    3    9   19
Wally Bunker           2   2  4.28   5   5   0   0   0   27   30   14   13    7    3   13
Jim York               0   2  4.91  11   0   0   1   0   18   16   10   10    0   13   21
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  5.09   6   1   0   0   0   18   11   10   10    3    7    6
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  1.13  11   0   0   0   0   16   11    4    2    0    9    9
Bill Parsons           3   3  1.90   6   6   4   0   1   47   31   10   10    3   23   31
Marty Pattin           3   3  2.40   7   7   3   0   1   56   44   18   15    4   19   39
Lew Krausse            1   3  2.56   6   6   0   0   0   39   34   12   11    5   20   21
Skip Lockwood          2   2  2.95   6   6   1   0   0   43   29   17   14    1   20   17
Ken Sanders            1   2  3.22  14   0   0   4   0   22   23    8    8    1    7   14
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             3   1  0.64   9   0   0   1   0   14    8    3    1    0    8   10
Bert Blyleven          2   4  2.63   7   7   3   0   2   55   44   18   16    6   13   34
Jim Kaat               3   1  2.65   8   7   3   0   2   51   54   17   15    2    8   20
Tom Hall               1   2  3.63   7   6   0   0   0   40   37   19   16    6   16   37
Jim Perry              5   2  3.81   8   8   2   0   0   54   55   24   23    7   23   17
Stan Williams          0   2  4.03  14   0   0   1   0   22   23   15   10    0   15    8
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Ron Perranoski         0   3  5.40  13   0   0   3   0   15   14   10    9    0   14    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  1.76  11   0   0   2   0   15   13    4    3    0    7    5
Steve Kline            4   1  1.94   6   6   4   0   1   51   37   12   11    4    8   13
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.57   9   0   0   0   0   14    9    4    4    1    3    9
Lindy McDaniel         1   3  3.38   9   0   0   1   0   16   17    6    6    3    2    7
Mel Stottlemyre        2   1  3.45   6   6   3   0   1   44   38   18   17    4   14   21
Fritz Peterson         3   2  4.23   7   6   0   0   0   38   52   23   18    3    7   16
Mike Kekich            1   0  5.47   8   3   0   0   0   25   29   15   15    1   13   19
Stan Bahnsen           1   4  5.55   7   6   2   0   0   36   44   22   22    6   11   13
Gary Jones             0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    3    2
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              8   1  1.02   9   9   8   0   4   71   37   11    8    1   27   78
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
Bob Locker             1   0  3.60  11   0   0   3   0   15   12    6    6    1    4   12
Catfish Hunter         5   2  3.67   8   8   4   0   1   56   46   29   23    6   21   33
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Rollie Fingers         1   3  4.06   7   7   2   0   1   44   39   22   20    8   11   36
Jim Roland             0   1  5.56   7   0   0   0   0   11    9    8    7    1    6    6
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  0.93   8   0   0   0   0   10    7    3    1    0    3    6
Horacio Pina           1   0  1.59  11   0   0   0   0   11    3    2    2    0    5    8
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    0    3    4
Casey Cox              0   2  3.38   8   7   0   0   0   43   40   19   16    1   11   12
Dick Bosman            2   3  3.44   8   8   1   0   1   52   49   20   20    5   13   16
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Jerry Janeski          1   2  3.68  11   2   0   1   0   22   22   11    9    1    8    3
Denny McLain           3   5  3.79   8   8   4   0   2   62   58   28   26    6   19   42
Jim Shellenback        1   2  5.60   8   4   1   0   0   27   38   17   17    3   14    9
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  7.88  11   0   0   0   0    8   12    7    7    2    7    8

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  J. Perry (MIN)            5
  S. Siebert (BOS)          5
  D. Drago (KC)             4
  E. Fisher (CAL)           4
  S. Kline (NY)             4

Losses:

  D. Chance (DET)           5
  S. Hargan (CLE)           5
  T. John (CHI)             5
  D. McLain (WAS)           5
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  S. McDowell (CLE)         4
  T. Murphy (CAL)           4
  J. Niekro (DET)           4
  J. Rooker (KC)            4

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  S. Kline (NY)             4
  D. McLain (WAS)           4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  B. Parsons (MIL)          4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          3

Saves:

  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  T. Abernathy (KC)         5
  S. Lyle (BOS)             5
  K. Sanders (MIL)          4
  B. Locker (OAK)           3
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        3
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       3
  M. Queen (CAL)            3
  F. Scherman (DET)         3
  J. Aker (NY)              2

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  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:

  V. Blue (OAK)          70.2
  M. Lolich (DET)        64.0
  D. McLain (WAS)        61.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        58.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       57.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        57.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        56.1
  M. Pattin (MIL)        56.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)       55.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      54.2

Hits:

  D. McLain (WAS)          58
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  T. John (CHI)            56
  T. Murphy (CAL)          56
  J. Perry (MIN)           55
  J. Kaat (MIN)            54
  C. Wright (CAL)          54
  B. Johnson (CHI)         53
  F. Peterson (NY)         52
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         51

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            39
  C. Hunter (OAK)          29
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         28
  R. Culp (BOS)            28
  D. McLain (WAS)          28
  S. Hargan (CLE)          26
  T. Murphy (CAL)          25
  J. Niekro (DET)          25
  C. Wright (CAL)          25
  J. Perry (MIN)           24

Home Runs:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  W. Bunker (KC)            7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  T. Hall (MIN)             6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  S. McDowell (CLE)         6
  D. McLain (WAS)           6
  D. Bosman (WAS)           5

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        40
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     31
  V. Blue (OAK)            27
  A. Foster (CLE)          26
  J. Niekro (DET)          23
  B. Parsons (MIL)         23
  J. Perry (MIN)           23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  J. Palmer (BAL)          21

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            78
  M. Lolich (DET)          49
  D. McLain (WAS)          42
  T. Bradley (CHI)         40
  M. Pattin (MIL)          39
  B. Johnson (CHI)         38
  T. Hall (MIN)            37
  R. May (CAL)             37
  J. Palmer (BAL)          37
  R. Fingers (OAK)         36

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