Sunday May 23, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 23, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       16  21  2.71   37  10   6   329   275  111   99   23  149  196
Baltimore       23  16  2.91   39  19   2   350   290  126  113   30  101  175
Chicago         15  22  3.20   37   7   7   332   300  145  118   25  125  216
Oakland         30  15  3.20   45  23   6   403   313  161  143   34  152  277
Minnesota       21  21  3.23   42  10   8   371   338  156  133   36  147  210
California      21  23  3.33   44   9   9   397   338  163  147   29  159  264
Detroit         22  19  3.37   41   8  10   369   340  155  138   25  172  236
Kansas City     19  21  3.49   40   4  12   356   322  148  138   18  147  193
New York        17  22  3.62   39  12   4   351   347  157  141   35  108  157
Boston          26  13  3.68   39   6  17   349   330  155  143   23  143  204
Washington      15  26  3.98   41   7   3   367   364  177  162   38  137  187
Cleveland       17  23  4.10   40   5   8   360   310  179  164   31  223  230

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       10   1  1.03  12  12  10   0   5   96   53   15   11    1   34   95
Tom Bradley (CHI)      5   2  1.27  10  10   3   0   3   78   54   15   11    2   19   55
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    8   0  1.62  10  10   3   0   2   78   69   18   14    0   18   46
Bill Parsons (MIL)     5   4  1.80   9   9   5   0   2   70   48   14   14    5   29   47
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    5   4  1.90  10  10   5   0   3   81   62   21   17    7   14   64
Steve Kline (NY)       4   3  1.95   9   9   5   0   1   74   58   18   16    5   12   28
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      2   2  1.99   9   7   1   1   1   50   41   16   11    3   11   23
Mike Hedlund (KC)      4   2  2.17   8   8   1   0   1   54   43   13   13    3   22   15
Dick Drago (KC)        4   1  2.28   8   8   1   0   0   55   59   15   14    0    8   27
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   2  2.28  10  10   7   0   0   83   59   22   21    7   29   50

 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             7   2  2.28  10  10   7   0   0   83   59   22   21    7   29   50
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   3  2.81  10  10   5   0   0   77   68   24   24    4   15   34
Pat Dobson             2   3  3.14   9   9   2   0   0   63   56   26   22    8   18   36
Dick Hall              2   3  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    6    4    1    2    4
Mike Cuellar           5   1  3.42  10  10   5   0   2   76   62   32   29    7   25   21
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  1.20  16   0   0   8   0   15   14    2    2    1    6   14
Sonny Siebert          8   0  1.62  10  10   3   0   2   78   69   18   14    0   18   46
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   3  5.46   9   9   1   0   0   56   63   34   34    5   18   29
Mike Nagy              1   2  6.19   9   7   0   0   0   36   44   26   25    3   17    9
Cal Koonce             0   0  6.97   5   1   0   0   0   10   11    9    8    2    6    4

 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  2.28  17   0   0   2   0   28   14   11    7    3    9   19
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       4   5  3.54  11  11   3   0   0   76   58   36   30    3   43   51
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  2.92  12   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    3    9    9
Vicente Romo           1   2  3.52  16   0   0   2   0   23   14    9    9    3   14   16
Bart Johnson           4   5  4.15  11  11   3   0   0   69   71   36   32    5   33   49
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Steve Kealey           1   1  5.06  15   0   0   1   0   21   23   16   12    4   10   14
Tommy John             2   5  6.15  10   8   0   0   0   45   60   40   31    3   18   21

 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
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.84  18   0   0   1   0   19   10    6    6    2   13   16
Ray Lamb               1   2  3.05  12   6   1   1   0   44   36   16   15    2   15   24
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Rick Austin            0   0  3.21  13   0   0   0   0   14   12    5    5    1   13   10
Steve Dunning          4   2  3.42   8   7   2   0   1   50   40   19   19    6   26   49
Alan Foster            3   2  3.67   9   8   1   0   0   49   41   24   20    3   30   23
Sam McDowell           3   5  3.80  11  10   1   0   0   64   50   31   27    8   60   51
Vince Colbert          1   1  5.83  17   0   0   1   0   29   34   20   19    2   17   11
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
Les Cain               1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    4    6
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
Mickey Lolich          7   3  2.63  13  13   6   0   1   99   81   30   29    6   30   74
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
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  5.08  10   6   0   1   0   44   49   25   25    4   24   16
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  1.50  21   0   0   2   0   24   14    5    4    0   10   13
Ted Abernathy          1   3  2.11  20   0   0   8   0   21   12    5    5    0   17   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
Bruce Dal Canton       4   2  2.37   8   8   2   0   0   57   53   18   15    1   16   29
Ken Wright             0   2  3.56  10   4   0   1   0   30   23   13   12    3   20   26
Jim York               1   2  3.95  18   0   0   1   0   27   25   12   12    1   19   32
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  8.14   8   4   0   0   0   21   26   22   19    0   14   13
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
Bill Parsons           5   4  1.80   9   9   5   0   2   70   48   14   14    5   29   47
Marcelino Lopez        1   1  2.01  14   0   0   0   0   22   17    7    5    1   14   16
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  3.44  11   7   0   2   0   52   43   24   20    8   18   53
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Jim Perry              5   4  4.28  11  11   2   0   0   69   75   36   33   10   33   22
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   3  1.95   9   9   5   0   1   74   58   18   16    5   12   28
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         4   3  4.19  10   9   1   0   0   62   75   34   29    6    9   26
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             10   1  1.03  12  12  10   0   5   96   53   15   11    1   34   95
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
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   7  4.09  11  11   5   0   2   84   82   41   38   10   24   56
Jim Shellenback        1   2  4.96  13   4   1   0   0   33   45   18   18    4   14   11
Mike Thompson          0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   12    5    8    7    2   14    3
Denny Riddleberger     1   1  7.41  16   0   0   0   0   17   21   14   14    4   10   16

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  S. Siebert (BOS)          8
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  B. Parsons (MIL)          5

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)           7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. Bosman (WAS)           6
  D. Chance (DET)           6
  T. Murphy (CAL)           6
  S. Hargan (CLE)           5
  T. John (CHI)             5
  B. Johnson (CHI)          5
  L. Krausse (MIL)          5
  L. McDaniel (NY)          5

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  S. Kline (NY)             5
  D. McLain (WAS)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  B. Parsons (MIL)          5

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)         8
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  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
  B. Parsons (MIL)          2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2
  S. Siebert (BOS)          2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        99.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          95.2
  D. McLain (WAS)        83.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        83.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        83.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      80.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)       78.0
  S. Siebert (BOS)       77.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       77.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        76.2

Hits:

  D. McLain (WAS)          82
  M. Lolich (DET)          81
  T. Murphy (CAL)          77
  J. Perry (MIN)           75
  F. Peterson (NY)         75
  J. Kaat (MIN)            74
  R. Culp (BOS)            72
  B. Johnson (CHI)         71
  S. Siebert (BOS)         69
  D. McNally (BAL)         68

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          41
  T. John (CHI)            40
  T. Murphy (CAL)          37
  R. Culp (BOS)            36
  B. Johnson (CHI)         36
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     36
  J. Perry (MIN)           36
  C. Hunter (OAK)          35
  G. Peters (BOS)          34
  F. Peterson (NY)         34

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  D. Bosman (WAS)           9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           8
  R. Culp (BOS)             8
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8
  T. Hall (MIN)             8
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        60
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     43
  V. Blue (OAK)            34
  B. Johnson (CHI)         33
  J. Perry (MIN)           33
  A. Foster (CLE)          30
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        30
  M. Lolich (DET)          30
  J. Palmer (BAL)          29
  B. Parsons (MIL)         29

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            95
  M. Lolich (DET)          74
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        64
  R. May (CAL)             57
  D. McLain (WAS)          56
  T. Bradley (CHI)         55
  M. Pattin (MIL)          54
  T. Hall (MIN)            53
  C. Hunter (OAK)          52
  S. McDowell (CLE)        51


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