Friday May 28, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 28, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       17  24  2.86   41  10   7   365   308  132  116   26  162  225
Baltimore       24  18  3.11   42  20   2   376   327  145  130   33  114  183
Chicago         16  24  3.28   40   8   7   359   328  159  131   28  137  238
Oakland         31  17  3.28   48  23   6   436   344  177  159   41  163  293
Minnesota       24  22  3.30   46  11  10   406   367  173  149   39  166  241
Detroit         25  20  3.33   45   9  11   405   371  167  150   28  188  255
California      23  24  3.43   47   9  10   430   366  181  164   35  172  288
Kansas City     21  22  3.44   43   5  13   382   348  158  146   19  157  212
Boston          29  15  3.68   44   7  19   396   382  176  162   27  157  238
New York        18  25  3.74   43  13   4   385   380  178  160   37  121  177
Cleveland       19  24  3.99   43   6   9   386   327  187  171   32  241  252
Washington      17  29  4.02   46   7   5   412   408  202  184   44  157  211

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       10   2  1.31  13  13  10   0   5  103   61   19   15    3   36  102
Tom Bradley (CHI)      5   3  1.52  11  11   3   0   3   83   60   18   14    3   24   59
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    9   0  1.77  11  11   3   0   2   86   75   21   17    3   19   52
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    6   4  1.81  11  11   6   0   3   90   70   22   18    7   16   76
Bill Parsons (MIL)     5   5  1.99  10  10   5   0   2   77   53   18   17    5   32   56
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      3   2  1.99  10   8   2   1   1   59   47   18   13    4   11   29
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   2  2.42  11  11   7   0   0   86   65   26   23    7   30   50
Mike Hedlund (KC)      4   3  2.58   9   9   1   0   1   59   49   19   17    3   25   18

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.74   6   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    1    2    9
Eddie Watt             1   0  2.08   8   0   0   1   0    9    7    3    2    0    3    4
Jim Palmer             7   2  2.42  11  11   7   0   0   86   65   26   23    7   30   50
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
Dave McNally           6   4  3.29  11  11   5   0   0   82   77   30   30    6   17   36
Tom Dukes              0   3  3.52   8   0   0   0   0   15   16    6    6    1    3   10
Pete Richert           0   2  4.50  11   0   0   1   0    8    5    4    4    1    5    8
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Dick Hall              2   3  5.40   8   0   0   0   0   12   11    9    7    1    3    4

 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          9   0  1.77  11  11   3   0   2   86   75   21   17    3   19   52
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  2.76  14   2   0   2   0   29   27   11    9    2   17   23
Bobby Bolin            0   2  3.54  18   0   0   3   0   20   17    9    8    1   15   18
Ray Culp               5   3  4.15  11  11   3   0   1   74   81   38   34    8   22   49
Gary Peters            5   3  5.25  10  10   1   0   0   62   71   36   36    5   22   32
Jim Lonborg            1   0  5.28   3   2   0   0   0   15   13    9    9    1    2   11
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  0.79  18   0   0   3   0   23   12    2    2    0    6   26
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       5   5  3.76  12  12   3   0   0   84   65   41   35    4   47   54
Lloyd Allen            2   1  4.07  14   1   0   2   0   24   23   11   11    3   13   25
Archie Reynolds        0   1  4.15   7   0   0   0   0   13   12    6    6    2    9    7
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  2.30  12   1   0   1   0   16   11    4    4    1    4   15
Don Eddy               0   2  2.63  13   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    4    3   10    9
Vicente Romo           1   2  3.47  17   0   0   2   0   23   15    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   6  4.20  12  12   3   0   0   75   76   40   35    5   37   55
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.98  16   0   0   1   0   22   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   8   0   0   3   0   13    4    0    0    0    5    9
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
Sam McDowell           4   5  3.33  12  11   2   0   1   73   52   31   27    8   69   62
Alan Foster            3   2  3.67   9   8   1   0   0   49   41   24   20    3   30   23
Steve Dunning          5   2  3.72   9   8   2   0   1   58   47   24   24    7   31   57
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               2   0  1.42   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    2    2    1    7   12
Fred Scherman          3   0  1.76  23   0   0   5   0   31   23    9    6    2   12   18
Bill Denehy            0   1  2.31   8   0   0   1   0   12   10    3    3    1    8    6
Mickey Lolich          8   3  2.66  14  14   7   0   1  108   89   33   32    8   33   80
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             1   2  2.75  11   5   1   1   1   39   29   13   12    3   22   35
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   5  1.99  10  10   5   0   2   77   53   18   17    5   32   56
Marcelino Lopez        1   1  2.55  16   0   0   0   0   25   21    9    7    1   14   16
Marty Pattin           5   4  2.58  11  11   4   0   2   84   60   28   24    8   27   63
Skip Lockwood          3   4  2.76   9   9   1   0   0   65   50   25   20    1   36   28
Ken Sanders            1   3  2.84  20   0   0   7   0   32   31   11   10    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  1.50  15   0   0   2   0   24   18    7    4    2   13   15
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  3.01  12  11   3   0   2   75   80   28   25    5   15   30
Stan Williams          1   2  3.41  19   0   0   1   0   32   29   17   12    1   20   16
Tom Hall               1   4  3.57  14   7   0   4   0   58   45   27   23    8   23   60
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Jim Perry              6   4  4.54  12  12   2   0   0   75   78   41   38   10   39   25
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Ron Perranoski         0   3  7.41  16   0   0   3   0   17   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  2.01  16   0   0   3   0   22   18    6    5    1   10   10
Mel Stottlemyre        5   2  2.58  10  10   5   0   2   77   60   24   22    6   24   39
Steve Kline            4   4  2.62  10  10   5   0   1   76   64   26   22    6   14   30
Gary Waslewski         0   0  3.04  16   0   0   0   0   24   15    8    8    2    9   11
Gary Jones             0   0  3.68   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    0    4    5
Fritz Peterson         4   4  4.35  11  10   1   0   0   68   81   38   33    7   11   31
Stan Bahnsen           1   6  5.05  11   9   2   0   0   52   64   32   29    8   17   18
Mike Kekich            1   0  5.08  11   4   0   0   0   34   38   20   19    2   22   21
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   2  1.31  13  13  10   0   5  103   61   19   15    3   36  102
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  3.38  17   0   0   4   0   24   19    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  0.92  14   0   0   0   0   20   13    4    2    0    4   14
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.00  18   0   0   0   0   21   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
Denny McLain           4   8  4.07  12  12   5   0   2   91   88   45   41   11   27   60
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  4.08   9   1   0   0   0   18   22    8    8    1    6    6
Dick Bosman            2   7  4.33  12  12   1   0   1   73   74   37   35   11   24   33
Casey Cox              1   2  4.37  12  10   0   0   0   56   59   32   27    6   17   16
Jim Shellenback        1   2  4.62  16   4   1   0   0   37   49   19   19    4   16   15
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
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)           8
  D. Bosman (WAS)           7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. Chance (DET)           6
  B. Johnson (CHI)          6
  L. Krausse (MIL)          6
  L. McDaniel (NY)          6
  T. Murphy (CAL)           6
  S. Hargan (CLE)           5
  T. John (CHI)             5

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          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)          7
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  F. Scherman (DET)         5
  T. Hall (MIN)             4
  B. Locker (OAK)           4
  J. Aker (NY)              3
  B. Bolin (BOS)            3
  P. Hennigan (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)       108.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         103.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        92.1
  D. McLain (WAS)        90.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      89.2
  S. Siebert (BOS)       86.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        85.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       85.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        84.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   83.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          89
  D. McLain (WAS)          88
  R. Culp (BOS)            81
  T. Murphy (CAL)          81
  F. Peterson (NY)         81
  J. Kaat (MIN)            80
  J. Perry (MIN)           78
  D. McNally (BAL)         77
  B. Johnson (CHI)         76
  S. Siebert (BOS)         75

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          45
  T. Murphy (CAL)          42
  T. John (CHI)            41
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     41
  J. Perry (MIN)           41
  C. Hunter (OAK)          40
  B. Johnson (CHI)         40
  R. Culp (BOS)            38
  F. Peterson (NY)         38
  D. Bosman (WAS)          37

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          11
  D. McLain (WAS)          11
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  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)        69
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     47
  J. Perry (MIN)           39
  B. Johnson (CHI)         37
  V. Blue (OAK)            36
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        36
  M. Lolich (DET)          33
  B. Parsons (MIL)         32
  S. Dunning (CLE)         31
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         30

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           102
  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        76
  M. Pattin (MIL)          63
  S. McDowell (CLE)        62
  T. Hall (MIN)            60
  D. McLain (WAS)          60
  T. Bradley (CHI)         59
  S. Dunning (CLE)         57
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57


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