Wednesday May 26, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 26, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       16  23  2.83   39  10   6   347   297  123  109   25  158  207
Baltimore       24  16  2.89   40  20   2   359   298  128  115   31  106  177
Minnesota       23  21  3.22   44  11   9   389   356  162  139   39  155  232
Oakland         31  16  3.26   47  23   6   428   335  173  155   39  161  286
Chicago         16  23  3.29   39   8   7   350   320  155  128   28  131  229
Detroit         23  20  3.35   43   8  10   387   355  161  144   25  180  242
California      22  24  3.38   46   9   9   421   356  175  158   34  166  283
Kansas City     20  22  3.52   42   4  13   373   342  158  146   19  155  203
New York        18  23  3.65   41  13   4   368   365  165  149   35  115  164
Boston          27  15  3.73   42   7  17   378   365  171  157   24  152  224
Washington      17  27  3.99   44   7   5   395   390  191  175   41  149  202
Cleveland       17  24  4.06   41   5   8   368   318  182  166   31  226  232

 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   3  1.52  11  11   3   0   3   83   60   18   14    3   24   59
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)    6   4  1.81  11  11   6   0   3   90   70   22   18    7   16   76
Steve Kline (NY)       4   3  1.95   9   9   5   0   1   74   58   18   16    5   12   28
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      3   2  1.99  10   8   2   1   1   59   47   18   13    4   11   29
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   2  2.28  10  10   7   0   0   83   59   22   21    7   29   50
B. Dal Canton (KC)     4   2  2.37   8   8   2   0   0   57   53   18   15    1   16   29
Dick Drago (KC)        4   1  2.40   9   9   1   0   0   60   66   17   16    0    9   29

 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
Mike Cuellar           6   1  3.27  11  11   6   0   2   85   70   34   31    8   30   23
Dick Hall              2   3  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    6    4    1    2    4
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  1.45  18   0   0   8   0   19   15    3    3    1    9   15
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
Ken Brett              0   1  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   23   15    8    7    0   14   19
Bill Lee               4   1  3.12  13   2   0   1   0   26   24   11    9    2   17   19
Bobby Bolin            0   2  3.60  17   0   0   2   0   20   17    9    8    1   15   17
Ray Culp               5   3  4.15  11  11   3   0   1   74   81   38   34    8   22   49
Jim Lonborg            1   0  5.28   3   2   0   0   0   15   13    9    9    1    2   11
Gary Peters            4   3  5.46   9   9   1   0   0   56   63   34   34    5   18   29
Mike Nagy              1   2  5.92  11   7   0   0   0   38   45   26   25    3   18    9
Cal Koonce             0   1  7.84   6   1   0   0   0   10   11   10    9    2    8    4

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           2   0  0.42  17   0   0   2   0   22   10    1    1    0    5   25
Mel Queen              1   1  0.90  17   0   0   3   0   20   16    3    2    0   11   18
Eddie Fisher           4   2  2.35  19   0   0   2   0   31   16   13    8    4   11   21
Clyde Wright           4   3  2.87  11  11   2   0   2   85   75   29   27    7   13   48
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
Archie Reynolds        0   1  4.15   7   0   0   0   0   13   12    6    6    2    9    7
Lloyd Allen            2   1  4.18  13   1   0   2   0   24   22   11   11    3   12   24
Tom Murphy             2   6  4.70  12  12   2   0   0   77   81   42   40    6   26   22
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   3  1.52  11  11   3   0   3   83   60   18   14    3   24   59
Jim Magnuson           0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    1    3
Wilbur Wood            3   2  1.99  10   8   2   1   1   59   47   18   13    4   11   29
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
Joel Horlen            0   1  3.95   9   0   0   2   0   14   13    6    6    1    6   14
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  6.08  11   8   0   0   0   47   62   41   32    4   18   23

 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  5.46  18   0   0   1   0   31   35   20   19    2   17   12
Rich Hand              0   2  6.08   3   2   0   0   0   13   19   10    9    1    7    1
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

 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          3   0  1.59  22   0   0   4   0   28   21    8    5    2   11   17
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  3.15   8   8   2   0   0   60   56   23   21    3   23   40
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
Mike Kilkenny          0   2  8.44   7   2   0   1   0   11   12   11   10    0    7    5
Jim Foor               0   0 18.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    4    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  1.48  22   0   0   2   0   24   14    5    4    0   11   13
Ted Abernathy          1   3  1.90  21   0   0   9   0   24   13    5    5    0   18   14
Bruce Dal Canton       4   2  2.37   8   8   2   0   0   57   53   18   15    1   16   29
Dick Drago             4   1  2.40   9   9   1   0   0   60   66   17   16    0    9   29
Mike Hedlund           4   3  2.58   9   9   1   0   1   59   49   19   17    3   25   18
Ken Wright             0   2  3.56  10   4   0   1   0   30   23   13   12    3   20   26
Jim York               2   2  4.20  20   0   0   1   0   30   30   14   14    2   21   34
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  5.61  12   1   0   0   0   26   19   16   16    3   10   10
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Bill Parsons           5   4  1.80   9   9   5   0   2   70   48   14   14    5   29   47
Marty Pattin           4   4  2.50  10  10   4   0   2   76   57   25   21    7   26   54
Marcelino Lopez        1   1  2.55  16   0   0   0   0   25   21    9    7    1   14   16
Skip Lockwood          3   4  2.76   9   9   1   0   0   65   50   25   20    1   36   28
Ken Sanders            1   3  2.83  18   0   0   6   0   29   28    9    9    1    9   17
Jim Slaton             1   0  3.52   3   2   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    6    4
Lew Krausse            1   6  3.60   9   9   0   0   0   55   59   24   22    9   25   31
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.05   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    5    3
Jim Hannan             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    8    4    3    1    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
Jim Strickland         1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    4
Ray Corbin             4   2  1.59  14   0   0   2   0   23   17    6    4    2   12   14
Bert Blyleven          6   4  1.81  11  11   6   0   3   90   70   22   18    7   16   76
Pete Hamm              1   0  2.60   3   3   0   0   0   17   14    5    5    2    9    5
Jim Kaat               3   3  3.06  11  10   3   0   2   68   74   26   23    5   15   25
Tom Hall               1   3  3.21  12   7   0   3   0   56   44   24   20    8   19   60
Stan Williams          1   2  3.41  19   0   0   1   0   32   29   17   12    1   20   16
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
Steve Kline            4   3  1.95   9   9   5   0   1   74   58   18   16    5   12   28
Jack Aker              1   2  2.11  15   0   0   3   0   21   18    6    5    1   10    8
Mel Stottlemyre        5   2  2.58  10  10   5   0   2   77   60   24   22    6   24   39
Gary Waslewski         0   0  3.48  14   0   0   0   0   21   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  5.05  11   9   2   0   0   52   64   32   29    8   17   18
Gary Jones             0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    4    4
Mike Kekich            1   0  5.28  10   4   0   0   0   31   35   19   18    2   21   20
Lindy McDaniel         2   6  6.14  14   0   0   1   0   22   29   15   15    5    5    9
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
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Chuck Dobson           3   0  2.81   5   5   1   0   0   32   29   10   10    5   16   11
Catfish Hunter         8   2  3.12  12  12   7   0   1   92   69   40   32    9   26   57
Diego Segui            3   2  3.31   8   7   3   0   0   49   39   19   18    5   25   23
Bob Locker             3   1  3.42  16   0   0   4   0   24   18    9    9    1    8   15
Rollie Fingers         1   4  3.73  10   8   2   0   1   60   51   27   25    9   16   45
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  4.19  11   0   0   1   0   19   12    9    9    2   12   10
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   4   0   0   2   0   12    2    0    0    0    3    5
Joe Grzenda            3   1  1.02  13   0   0   0   0   18   11    4    2    0    4   14
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.15  17   0   0   0   0   20   16    8    7    0   11   14
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Jerry Janeski          1   4  3.70  16   5   0   1   0   41   41   20   17    3   18   12
Dick Bosman            2   6  3.99  11  11   1   0   1   68   67   31   30    9   20   29
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  4.08   9   1   0   0   0   18   22    8    8    1    6    6
Denny McLain           4   7  4.09  11  11   5   0   2   84   82   41   38   10   24   56
Casey Cox              1   2  4.37  12  10   0   0   0   56   59   32   27    6   17   16
Jim Shellenback        1   2  4.63  15   4   1   0   0   35   46   18   18    4   15   14
Mike Thompson          0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   12    5    8    7    2   14    3
Denny Riddleberger     1   1  7.79  17   0   0   0   0   17   22   15   15    4   11   17

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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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  R. Culp (BOS)             5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)         9
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          6
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  B. Locker (OAK)           4
  F. Scherman (DET)         4
  J. Aker (NY)              3
  T. Hall (MIN)             3
  D. Knowles (OAK)          3
  C. Machemehl (CLE)        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
  C. Hunter (OAK)        92.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      89.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       85.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        84.2
  D. McLain (WAS)        83.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)       83.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        83.0
  S. Siebert (BOS)       77.2

Hits:

  D. McLain (WAS)          82
  R. Culp (BOS)            81
  M. Lolich (DET)          81
  T. Murphy (CAL)          81
  J. Perry (MIN)           75
  F. Peterson (NY)         75
  C. Wright (CAL)          75
  J. Kaat (MIN)            74
  B. Johnson (CHI)         71
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        70

Runs:

  T. Murphy (CAL)          42
  T. John (CHI)            41
  D. McLain (WAS)          41
  C. Hunter (OAK)          40
  R. Culp (BOS)            38
  B. Johnson (CHI)         36
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     36
  J. Perry (MIN)           36
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         34
  G. Peters (BOS)          34

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  D. Bosman (WAS)           9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  L. Krausse (MIL)          9
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  R. Culp (BOS)             8
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        60
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     43
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        36
  V. Blue (OAK)            34
  B. Johnson (CHI)         33
  J. Perry (MIN)           33
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         30
  A. Foster (CLE)          30
  M. Lolich (DET)          30
  J. Palmer (BAL)          29

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)            95
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        76
  M. Lolich (DET)          74
  T. Hall (MIN)            60
  T. Bradley (CHI)         59
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57
  R. May (CAL)             57
  D. McLain (WAS)          56
  M. Pattin (MIL)          54
  S. McDowell (CLE)        51

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