Wednesday May 19, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 19, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       14  20  2.77   34   8   6   303   253  104   93   21  140  178
Baltimore       21  14  2.88   35  17   2   313   265  111  100   22   91  154
California      19  21  3.14   40   8   8   361   304  142  126   26  147  242
Oakland         27  14  3.17   41  21   5   367   287  146  129   29  142  249
Chicago         13  21  3.17   34   5   7   306   276  135  108   22  119  203
Kansas City     19  19  3.25   38   4  12   338   299  132  122   17  131  182
Minnesota       20  18  3.28   38   9   8   338   316  146  123   32  135  196
Boston          23  11  3.51   34   6  15   305   287  131  119   17  127  178
New York        16  18  3.59   34  10   4   309   304  137  123   29   92  143
Detroit         17  19  3.75   36   7   7   322   309  151  134   24  152  196
Washington      15  22  3.85   37   7   3   335   337  157  143   30  126  167
Cleveland       14  21  4.15   35   3   8   313   265  159  144   27  197  201

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)        9   1  1.14  11  11   9   0   5   87   48   14   11    1   31   86
Tom Bradley (CHI)      4   2  1.43   9   9   2   0   2   69   49   15   11    2   18   49
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    7   0  1.69   9   9   3   0   2   69   64   17   13    0   15   44
Steve Kline (NY)       4   2  1.94   8   8   4   0   1   65   48   16   14    5   10   27
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    4   4  2.01   9   9   4   0   3   72   58   20   16    6   14   57
B. Dal Canton (KC)     4   1  2.06   7   7   2   0   0   52   47   15   12    1   15   25
Bill Parsons (MIL)     4   4  2.07   8   8   4   0   1   61   44   14   14    5   29   42
Mike Hedlund (KC)      4   2  2.17   8   8   1   0   1   54   43   13   13    3   22   15
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   2  2.19   9   9   6   0   0   74   51   19   18    5   29   44
Ray Lamb (CLE)         1   1  2.23  11   5   1   1   0   40   29   11   10    2   12   23

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    1    8
Jim Palmer             6   2  2.19   9   9   6   0   0   74   51   19   18    5   29   44
Eddie Watt             1   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    2    0    3    4
Dave McNally           6   2  2.83   9   9   5   0   0   70   65   22   22    3   12   29
Pat Dobson             2   3  2.84   8   8   2   0   0   57   51   22   18    4   15   33
Pete Richert           0   2  2.84   8   0   0   1   0    6    4    2    2    1    2    5
Tom Dukes              0   2  3.00   5   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    1    1    8
Mike Cuellar           4   1  3.61   9   9   4   0   2   67   58   30   27    6   23   18
Dick Hall              2   2  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    2    3
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    2    0    3    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Lonborg            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    2
Sparky Lyle            2   0  1.26  14   0   0   7   0   14   14    2    2    1    5   13
Sonny Siebert          7   0  1.69   9   9   3   0   2   69   64   17   13    0   15   44
Bill Lee               3   1  2.25  11   0   0   1   0   16    9    4    4    1   12   15
Ken Tatum              1   2  2.50  15   0   0   6   0   18   12    5    5    1    9    6
Ken Brett              0   1  3.15   7   0   0   0   0   20   14    8    7    0   14   17
Ray Culp               4   2  4.17   9   9   2   0   1   58   60   31   27    6   21   35
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.38  14   0   0   1   0   12    9    7    6    1   12    9
Gary Peters            4   2  4.64   8   8   1   0   0   52   56   27   27    4   17   25
Mike Nagy              1   2  5.60   7   7   0   0   0   35   41   23   22    2   17    9
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
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.56  15   0   0   2   0   16    8    1    1    0    5   19
Mel Queen              1   1  1.02  14   0   0   3   0   18   14    3    2    0   11   16
Eddie Fisher           4   1  2.22  15   0   0   1   0   24   12   10    6    3    9   18
Clyde Wright           3   3  3.06   9   9   1   0   1   68   62   25   23    5   13   35
Rudy May               3   3  3.10   8   8   2   0   1   52   38   19   18    5   23   51
Andy Messersmith       3   5  3.36  10  10   3   0   0   70   53   32   26    3   38   49
Tom Murphy             2   5  3.61  10  10   2   0   0   67   68   29   27    5   22   17
Lloyd Allen            2   1  4.35  11   1   0   2   0   21   20   10   10    2   12   22
Archie Reynolds        0   1  4.35   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    5    2    6    5
Jim Maloney            0   1  4.76   5   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    6    1    6    4
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bradley            4   2  1.43   9   9   2   0   2   69   49   15   11    2   18   49
Joel Horlen            0   1  1.54   8   0   0   2   0   12    7    2    2    1    5   13
Jim Magnuson           0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    1    3
Wilbur Wood            1   2  2.43   8   6   0   1   0   41   35   16   11    3   10   22
Terry Forster          0   2  2.51  11   1   0   1   0   14   10    4    4    1    3   12
Don Eddy               0   2  2.61  11   0   0   0   0   10   11    3    3    2    8    6
Vicente Romo           1   2  3.52  16   0   0   2   0   23   14    9    9    3   14   16
Bart Johnson           4   4  3.61  10  10   3   0   0   67   65   31   27    4   31   48
Steve Kealey           1   1  3.98  14   0   0   1   0   20   21   13    9    3    9   13
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          1   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0   10    3    0    0    0    3    6
Steve Mingori          1   0  1.46  15   0   0   1   0   12    7    2    2    0    8   10
Ray Lamb               1   1  2.23  11   5   1   1   0   40   29   11   10    2   12   23
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Rick Austin            0   0  3.46  11   0   0   0   0   13   12    5    5    1   11    9
Alan Foster            3   2  3.64   8   7   1   0   0   42   32   21   17    2   30   19
Steve Dunning          3   2  3.95   7   6   1   0   1   41   33   18   18    5   24   42
Sam McDowell           2   5  4.25  10   9   0   0   0   55   44   30   26    8   52   45
Vince Colbert          1   1  5.61  15   0   0   1   0   26   27   17   16    2   16    9
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
Fred Scherman          1   0  2.21  17   0   0   3   0   20   18    8    5    2    9   11
Bill Denehy            0   1  2.61   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    3    3    1    6    4
Joe Coleman            4   0  2.80   6   6   2   0   0   45   40   16   14    2   17   30
Mickey Lolich          6   3  2.89  12  12   5   0   0   90   77   30   29    6   28   64
Dean Chance            0   6  3.18   9   9   0   0   0   45   49   23   16    3   20   34
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Tom Timmerman          4   2  3.27  15   0   0   1   0   22   14    8    8    3   10    9
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Joe Niekro             1   4  5.44   9   6   0   0   0   41   46   25   25    4   23   15
Bill Zepp              0   1  5.59  10   2   0   2   0   19   22   13   12    1   13   11
Dave Boswell           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    6    3
Jim Foor               0   0 18.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    4    2
Mike Kilkenny          0   1 30.86   5   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
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  1.66  19   0   0   2   0   22   14    5    4    0   10   12
Ted Abernathy          1   3  1.80  18   0   0   8   0   20    9    4    4    0   14   13
Bruce Dal Canton       4   1  2.06   7   7   2   0   0   52   47   15   12    1   15   25
Mike Hedlund           4   2  2.17   8   8   1   0   1   54   43   13   13    3   22   15
Dick Drago             4   1  2.28   8   8   1   0   0   55   59   15   14    0    8   27
Ken Wright             0   1  2.79   9   3   0   1   0   29   21   10    9    3   16   24
Jim York               1   2  4.07  16   0   0   1   0   24   22   11   11    0   15   29
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  4.76  10   1   0   0   0   23   14   12   12    3    8    8
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.17   6   6   0   0   0   31   34   19   18    7    6   15
Mike McCormick         0   0  7.36   3   1   0   0   0    7   10    6    6    0    3    2
Jim Rooker             0   5  8.41   7   4   0   0   0   20   26   22   19    0   14   12

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Morris            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Marcelino Lopez        1   1  1.71  13   0   0   0   0   21   15    6    4    1   13   15
Bill Parsons           4   4  2.07   8   8   4   0   1   61   44   14   14    5   29   42
Lew Krausse            1   4  2.42   7   7   0   0   0   45   42   13   12    5   20   21
Skip Lockwood          3   3  2.78   8   8   1   0   0   58   43   21   18    1   30   24
Ken Sanders            1   3  2.83  18   0   0   6   0   29   28    9    9    1    9   17
Marty Pattin           3   4  2.84   9   9   3   0   1   67   52   25   21    7   23   47
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
Jim Hannan             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    2    1    2    2
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
Jim Strickland         1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    4
Ray Corbin             4   1  0.44  12   0   0   2   0   21   12    3    1    0   10   14
Bert Blyleven          4   4  2.01   9   9   4   0   3   72   58   20   16    6   14   57
Jim Kaat               3   2  2.87  10   9   3   0   2   63   69   23   20    5   13   23
Pete Hamm              1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    2    3
Stan Williams          0   2  3.03  17   0   0   1   0   30   27   15   10    0   18   15
Tom Hall               1   3  3.55  10   7   0   2   0   51   43   24   20    8   17   50
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Jim Perry              5   3  4.29  10  10   2   0   0   63   69   33   30    9   30   20
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Ron Perranoski         0   3  8.22  14   0   0   3   0   15   19   15   14    1   14    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              1   2  1.50  13   0   0   3   0   18   14    4    3    0    8    6
Steve Kline            4   2  1.94   8   8   4   0   1   65   48   16   14    5   10   27
Mel Stottlemyre        4   1  2.97   8   8   4   0   2   61   47   21   20    5   22   31
Gary Waslewski         0   0  3.86  12   0   0   0   0   19   15    8    8    2    8    9
Lindy McDaniel         2   4  3.93  11   0   0   1   0   18   20    8    8    4    4    8
Fritz Peterson         3   3  4.39   9   8   0   0   0   53   70   31   26    5    7   21
Gary Jones             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    3    3
Stan Bahnsen           1   5  4.85   8   7   2   0   0   43   51   26   23    7   12   16
Mike Kekich            1   0  5.47   8   3   0   0   0   25   29   15   15    1   13   19
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
Vida Blue              9   1  1.14  11  11   9   0   5   87   48   14   11    1   31   86
Chuck Dobson           2   0  1.42   3   3   1   0   0   19   16    3    3    2    9    6
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Blue Moon Odom         0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    1    0    3
Catfish Hunter         7   2  3.15  10  10   6   0   1   74   55   34   26    6   24   46
Diego Segui            3   2  3.48   7   7   3   0   0   44   36   18   17    5   23   23
Rollie Fingers         1   4  3.76   9   8   2   0   1   55   48   25   23    8   15   40
Bob Locker             2   1  3.92  15   0   0   4   0   21   18    9    9    1    8   14
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Ron Klimkowski         2   1  4.11   9   0   0   0   0   15   10    7    7    1   12    9
Jim Roland             0   1  5.11   8   0   0   0   0   12    9    8    7    1    7    6
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    1    5    4
Darold Knowles         0   1 14.73   4   0   0   1   0    4    6    6    6    0    2    3
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
Paul Lindblad          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    0    2
Mike Thompson          0   1  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    1    2    1    0    9    1
Joe Grzenda            2   1  1.46  10   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    2    0    3    9
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.44  16   0   0   0   0   18   15    7    7    0   10   13
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Casey Cox              0   2  3.71  10   9   0   0   0   51   53   26   21    4   15   14
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   12   15    5    5    0    4    5
Jerry Janeski          1   2  3.94  14   3   0   1   0   30   28   16   13    3   14    6
Denny McLain           4   6  3.99  10  10   5   0   2   77   75   37   34    8   24   51
Dick Bosman            2   5  4.09  10  10   1   0   1   62   64   28   28    7   18   25
Jim Shellenback        1   2  4.88  12   4   1   0   0   31   42   17   17    3   14   10
Denny Riddleberger     1   1  5.79  14   0   0   0   0   14   16    9    9    3    9   15

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)             9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  S. Siebert (BOS)          7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  T. Bradley (CHI)          4
  J. Coleman (DET)          4

Losses:

  D. Chance (DET)           6
  D. McLain (WAS)           6
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           5
  D. Bosman (WAS)           5
  S. Hargan (CLE)           5
  T. John (CHI)             5
  S. McDowell (CLE)         5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  T. Murphy (CAL)           5
  J. Rooker (KC)            5

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  D. McLain (WAS)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4
  S. Kline (NY)             4
  B. Parsons (MIL)          4

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)         8
  S. Lyle (BOS)             7
  K. Sanders (MIL)          6
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  B. Locker (OAK)           4
  J. Aker (NY)              3
  D. Knowles (OAK)          3
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        3
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       3
  M. Queen (CAL)            3

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2
  S. Siebert (BOS)          2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  R. Culp (BOS)             1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        90.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          86.2
  D. McLain (WAS)        76.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        74.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        74.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      71.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       70.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   69.2
  S. Siebert (BOS)       69.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)       69.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          77
  D. McLain (WAS)          75
  F. Peterson (NY)         70
  J. Kaat (MIN)            69
  J. Perry (MIN)           69
  T. Murphy (CAL)          68
  B. Johnson (CHI)         65
  D. McNally (BAL)         65
  D. Bosman (WAS)          64
  S. Siebert (BOS)         64

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            39
  D. McLain (WAS)          37
  C. Hunter (OAK)          34
  J. Perry (MIN)           33
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     32
  R. Culp (BOS)            31
  B. Johnson (CHI)         31
  F. Peterson (NY)         31
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         30
  M. Lolich (DET)          30

Home Runs:

  J. Perry (MIN)            9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  T. Hall (MIN)             8
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  D. McLain (WAS)           8
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           7
  D. Bosman (WAS)           7
  W. Bunker (KC)            7
  M. Pattin (MIL)           7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        52
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     38
  V. Blue (OAK)            31
  B. Johnson (CHI)         31
  A. Foster (CLE)          30
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        30
  J. Perry (MIN)           30
  J. Palmer (BAL)          29
  B. Parsons (MIL)         29
  M. Lolich (DET)          28

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            86
  M. Lolich (DET)          64
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        57
  R. May (CAL)             51
  D. McLain (WAS)          51
  T. Hall (MIN)            50
  T. Bradley (CHI)         49
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     49
  B. Johnson (CHI)         48
  M. Pattin (MIL)          47

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