Saturday May 22, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 22, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       15  21  2.79   36   9   6   320   271  111   99   23  149  191
Baltimore       22  15  2.93   37  18   2   332   279  121  108   27   98  163
Chicago         15  21  3.00   36   7   7   324   287  135  108   22  121  210
Minnesota       21  20  3.22   41  10   8   363   332  153  130   35  143  205
Oakland         29  15  3.27   44  22   6   394   308  160  143   34  149  268
California      20  23  3.29   43   9   8   388   331  158  142   29  154  261
Kansas City     19  20  3.47   39   4  12   347   313  144  134   17  140  186
Boston          25  12  3.52   37   6  16   332   312  142  130   20  137  196
Detroit         20  19  3.54   39   7   9   351   330  155  138   25  165  219
New York        16  21  3.68   37  10   4   333   332  152  136   34  104  151
Washington      15  24  3.75   39   7   3   351   345  161  146   32  131  178
Cleveland       16  22  4.14   38   4   8   342   293  172  157   31  208  219

 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)      5   2  1.27  10  10   3   0   3   78   54   15   11    2   19   55
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    7   0  1.69   9   9   3   0   2   69   64   17   13    0   15   44
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    5   4  1.90  10  10   5   0   3   81   62   21   17    7   14   64
Steve Kline (NY)       4   2  1.94   8   8   4   0   1   65   48   16   14    5   10   27
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      2   2  1.99   9   7   1   1   1   50   41   16   11    3   11   23
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

 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  2.35   7   0   0   1   0    8    7    3    2    0    3    4
Tom Dukes              0   2  2.57   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    4    4    1    2   10
Dave McNally           6   2  2.83   9   9   5   0   0   70   65   22   22    3   12   29
Pat Dobson             2   3  3.14   9   9   2   0   0   63   56   26   22    8   18   36
Mike Cuellar           5   1  3.42  10  10   5   0   2   76   62   32   29    7   25   21
Dick Hall              2   3  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    4    1    2    3
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    4   10    4    2    0    3    3
Pete Richert           0   2  5.40   9   0   0   1   0    7    5    4    4    1    3    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   0  1.26  15   0   0   7   0   14   14    2    2    1    6   13
Sonny Siebert          7   0  1.69   9   9   3   0   2   69   64   17   13    0   15   44
Ken Tatum              2   2  2.33  16   0   0   6   0   19   12    5    5    1   11    6
Bill Lee               4   1  2.49  12   1   0   1   0   22   15    6    6    1   16   17
Ken Brett              0   1  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   21   14    8    7    0   14   17
Jim Lonborg            1   0  3.09   2   1   0   0   0   12    6    4    4    1    2    8
Bobby Bolin            0   1  3.45  15   0   0   2   0   16   10    7    6    1   14   12
Ray Culp               4   3  4.45  10  10   2   0   1   65   72   36   32    8   21   42
Gary Peters            4   2  4.64   8   8   1   0   0   52   56   27   27    4   17   25
Mike Nagy              1   2  5.50   8   7   0   0   0   36   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  0.93  16   0   0   3   0   19   15    3    2    0   11   17
Eddie Fisher           4   1  2.13  16   0   0   1   0   25   12   10    6    3    9   18
Clyde Wright           4   3  2.70  10  10   2   0   2   77   67   25   23    5   13   42
Rudy May               3   4  3.28   9   9   2   0   1   58   44   22   21    7   25   57
Andy Messersmith       3   5  3.36  10  10   3   0   0   70   53   32   26    3   38   49
Lloyd Allen            2   1  3.97  12   1   0   2   0   23   21   10   10    2   12   23
Tom Murphy             2   6  4.33  11  11   2   0   0   73   77   37   35    5   24   20
Archie Reynolds        0   1  4.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   12    6    6    2    6    6
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    6
Jim Maloney            0   1  6.75   6   2   0   0   0   13   16   10   10    2    9    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bradley            5   2  1.27  10  10   3   0   3   78   54   15   11    2   19   55
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            2   2  1.99   9   7   1   1   1   50   41   16   11    3   11   23
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          2   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0   12    4    0    0    0    4    8
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
Steve Mingori          1   1  3.18  17   0   0   1   0   17   10    6    6    2   11   15
Steve Dunning          4   2  3.42   8   7   2   0   1   50   40   19   19    6   26   49
Rick Austin            0   0  3.46  12   0   0   0   0   13   12    5    5    1   12    9
Alan Foster            3   2  3.67   9   8   1   0   0   49   41   24   20    3   30   23
Sam McDowell           2   5  4.25  10   9   0   0   0   55   44   30   26    8   52   45
Vince Colbert          1   1  5.93  16   0   0   1   0   27   30   19   18    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  8.59   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    7    7    1    4    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Scherman          2   0  1.85  20   0   0   4   0   24   19    8    5    2   10   16
Bill Denehy            0   1  2.31   7   0   0   1   0   12   10    3    3    1    7    6
Dean Chance            1   6  2.72  10  10   0   0   0   53   52   23   16    3   26   39
Joe Coleman            4   0  2.85   7   7   2   0   0   54   47   19   17    3   20   37
Mickey Lolich          6   3  2.89  12  12   5   0   0   90   77   30   29    6   28   64
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Tom Timmerman          4   2  3.27  16   0   0   1   0   22   15    8    8    3   10    9
Bill Zepp              1   1  4.50  11   3   0   2   0   26   30   14   13    1   15   14
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
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 24.00   6   1   0   1   0    3    8    9    8    0    3    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  1.59  20   0   0   2   0   23   14    5    4    0   10   13
Bruce Dal Canton       4   1  2.06   7   7   2   0   0   52   47   15   12    1   15   25
Ted Abernathy          1   3  2.14  19   0   0   8   0   21   11    5    5    0   15   13
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   2  3.56  10   4   0   1   0   30   23   13   12    3   20   26
Jim York               1   2  3.91  17   0   0   1   0   25   23   11   11    0   15   30
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.17   6   6   0   0   0   31   34   19   18    7    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  5.76  11   1   0   0   0   25   19   16   16    3   10    8
Jim Rooker             0   5  8.41   7   4   0   0   0   20   26   22   19    0   14   12
Mike McCormick         0   0  9.31   4   1   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    0    5    2

 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  2.01  14   0   0   0   0   22   17    7    5    1   14   16
Bill Parsons           4   4  2.07   8   8   4   0   1   61   44   14   14    5   29   42
Marty Pattin           4   4  2.50  10  10   4   0   2   76   57   25   21    7   26   54
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
Lew Krausse            1   5  2.92   8   8   0   0   0   49   50   18   16    7   23   26
Jim Slaton             1   0  3.52   3   2   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    6    4
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.05   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    5    3
Jim Hannan             0   0  5.79   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    3    1    4    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
Pete Hamm              1   0  1.38   2   2   0   0   0   13    7    2    2    0    6    3
Ray Corbin             4   2  1.59  14   0   0   2   0   23   17    6    4    2   12   14
Bert Blyleven          5   4  1.90  10  10   5   0   3   81   62   21   17    7   14   64
Stan Williams          0   2  2.93  18   0   0   1   0   31   27   15   10    0   18   15
Jim Kaat               3   3  3.06  11  10   3   0   2   68   74   26   23    5   15   25
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  7.71  15   0   0   3   0   16   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  1.83  14   0   0   3   0   20   16    5    4    1   10    8
Steve Kline            4   2  1.94   8   8   4   0   1   65   48   16   14    5   10   27
Mel Stottlemyre        4   2  2.79   9   9   4   0   2   68   54   23   21    6   23   33
Gary Waslewski         0   0  3.66  13   0   0   0   0   20   15    8    8    2    8    9
Fritz Peterson         3   3  4.39   9   8   0   0   0   53   70   31   26    5    7   21
Stan Bahnsen           1   6  4.81  10   8   2   0   0   49   58   29   26    8   15   17
Lindy McDaniel         2   5  4.98  13   0   0   1   0   22   26   12   12    5    5    9
Gary Jones             0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    4    4
Mike Kekich            1   0  5.65   9   4   0   0   0   29   34   19   18    2   17   20
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           3   0  2.00   4   4   1   0   0   27   24    6    6    3   11    9
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Catfish Hunter         8   2  2.92  11  11   7   0   1   83   57   35   27    7   24   52
Diego Segui            3   2  3.48   7   7   3   0   0   44   36   18   17    5   23   23
Rollie Fingers         1   4  3.73  10   8   2   0   1   60   51   27   25    9   16   45
Ron Klimkowski         2   1  3.86  10   0   0   1   0   16   10    7    7    1   12    9
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
Jim Roland             0   1  5.65   9   0   0   0   0   14   11   10    9    2    7    9
Blue Moon Odom         0   1  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    7    6    5    5    1    3    4
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    1    5    4
Darold Knowles         0   1 17.36   5   0   0   1   0    5    9    9    9    1    3    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
Paul Lindblad          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    8    2    0    0    0    1    3
Joe Grzenda            2   1  1.23  12   0   0   0   0   15   10    4    2    0    3   12
Mike Thompson          0   1  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    1    2    1    0    9    1
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
Jerry Janeski          1   3  3.57  15   4   0   1   0   35   32   17   14    3   16    9
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
Dick Bosman            2   6  3.99  11  11   1   0   1   68   67   31   30    9   20   29
Denny McLain           4   6  3.99  10  10   5   0   2   77   75   37   34    8   24   51
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)           8
  S. Siebert (BOS)          7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  J. Perry (MIN)            5

Losses:

  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. Bosman (WAS)           6
  D. Chance (DET)           6
  D. McLain (WAS)           6
  T. Murphy (CAL)           6
  S. Hargan (CLE)           5
  T. John (CHI)             5
  L. Krausse (MIL)          5
  L. McDaniel (NY)          5
  S. McDowell (CLE)         5

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)             9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  D. McLain (WAS)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  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
  F. Scherman (DET)         4
  J. Aker (NY)              3
  D. Knowles (OAK)          3
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        3
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       3

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2
  S. Siebert (BOS)          2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        90.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          86.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        83.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      80.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)       78.0
  D. McLain (WAS)        76.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        76.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       76.1
  M. Pattin (MIL)        75.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        74.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          77
  T. Murphy (CAL)          77
  D. McLain (WAS)          75
  J. Kaat (MIN)            74
  R. Culp (BOS)            72
  F. Peterson (NY)         70
  J. Perry (MIN)           69
  D. Bosman (WAS)          67
  C. Wright (CAL)          67
  B. Johnson (CHI)         65

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            39
  D. McLain (WAS)          37
  T. Murphy (CAL)          37
  R. Culp (BOS)            36
  C. Hunter (OAK)          35
  J. Perry (MIN)           33
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         32
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     32
  D. Bosman (WAS)          31
  B. Johnson (CHI)         31

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)           9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  J. Perry (MIN)            9
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           8
  R. Culp (BOS)             8
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8
  T. Hall (MIN)             8
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  D. McLain (WAS)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7

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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        64
  M. Lolich (DET)          64
  R. May (CAL)             57
  T. Bradley (CHI)         55
  M. Pattin (MIL)          54
  C. Hunter (OAK)          52
  D. McLain (WAS)          51
  T. Hall (MIN)            50
  S. Dunning (CLE)         49

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