Sunday May 30, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 30, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       18  25  2.92   43  11   7   383   328  143  124   28  166  232
Chicago         17  25  3.21   42   8   7   378   342  163  135   28  143  249
Baltimore       26  18  3.22   44  20   4   394   346  158  141   37  121  198
Oakland         32  17  3.38   49  23   6   445   355  185  167   43  167  298
Kansas City     21  22  3.44   43   5  13   382   348  158  146   19  157  212
Detroit         26  21  3.48   47   9  11   422   389  181  163   30  201  262
Minnesota       24  24  3.52   48  11  10   424   393  190  166   41  175  253
California      23  26  3.55   49   9  10   446   390  194  176   36  182  298
New York        20  25  3.67   45  15   4   403   389  183  164   38  126  184
Boston          29  16  3.82   45   7  19   405   398  188  172   31  161  246
Cleveland       20  25  3.90   45   7   9   404   341  191  175   33  250  264
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   4  1.58  12  12   3   0   3   91   67   20   16    3   28   64
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    9   0  1.77  11  11   3   0   2   86   75   21   17    3   19   52
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    6   5  1.96  12  12   6   0   3   97   78   25   21    8   18   79
Bill Parsons (MIL)     5   5  1.99  10  10   5   0   2   77   53   18   17    5   32   56
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      3   2  2.08  11   9   2   1   1   65   54   20   15    4   12   32
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  2.38  10   0   0   3   0   11    9    4    3    0    3    6
Jim Palmer             7   2  2.42  11  11   7   0   0   86   65   26   23    7   30   50
Mike Cuellar           7   1  3.28  12  12   6   0   2   93   78   39   34   11   32   31
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
Pat Dobson             2   3  3.74  10  10   2   0   0   67   61   32   28    8   20   40
Pete Richert           0   2  3.86  12   0   0   1   0    9    6    4    4    1    7    9
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Dave Boswell           1   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    1    1    0
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
Sonny Siebert          9   0  1.77  11  11   3   0   2   86   75   21   17    3   19   52
Sparky Lyle            2   0  1.83  19   0   0   8   0   20   17    4    4    1    9   15
Ken Tatum              2   2  2.33  16   0   0   6   0   19   12    5    5    1   11    6
Bill Lee               4   1  2.76  14   2   0   2   0   29   27   11    9    2   17   23
Ken Brett              0   1  3.38  10   0   0   0   0   27   19   11   10    3   15   23
Bobby Bolin            0   2  3.43  19   0   0   3   0   21   18    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  5.29   4   3   0   0   0   17   18   12   10    1    2   12
Mike Nagy              1   3  6.63  12   7   0   0   0   38   46   29   28    4   20    9
Roger Moret            0   0  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    3
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  0.82  18   0   0   3   0   22   17    3    2    0   13   21
Eddie Fisher           4   2  2.56  20   0   0   2   0   32   17   14    9    4   12   22
Clyde Wright           4   4  2.95  12  12   2   0   2   92   83   32   30    8   14   51
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
Andy Hassler           0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    2    2    0    2    2
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
Lloyd Allen            2   1  4.97  15   1   0   2   0   25   25   14   14    3   15   25
Archie Reynolds        0   2  5.79   8   0   0   0   0   14   16   10    9    2   11    8
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   4  1.58  12  12   3   0   3   91   67   20   16    3   28   64
Jim Magnuson           0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    1    3
Terry Forster          1   2  1.93  14   1   0   1   0   19   11    4    4    1    4   18
Wilbur Wood            3   2  2.08  11   9   2   1   1   65   54   20   15    4   12   32
Don Eddy               0   2  2.45  14   0   0   0   0   15   13    4    4    3   11    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  4.84  17   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   1  0.64   9   0   0   3   0   14    5    1    1    0    8    9
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.57  19   0   0   1   0   21   11    6    6    2   14   20
Ray Lamb               2   2  2.70  13   7   2   1   0   53   41   17   16    3   16   30
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  3.54  10   9   1   0   0   56   48   26   22    3   34   25
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          4   0  1.97  24   0   0   5   0   32   25   10    7    3   13   19
Bill Denehy            0   1  1.98   9   0   0   1   0   14   11    3    3    1    9    6
Mickey Lolich          8   3  2.66  14  14   7   0   1  108   89   33   32    8   33   80
Dean Chance            1   6  2.98  11  11   0   0   0   54   52   25   18    3   31   39
Tom Timmerman          4   2  3.13  17   0   0   1   0   23   15    8    8    3   10    9
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Joe Coleman            4   1  3.77   9   9   2   0   0   62   64   28   26    3   24   41
Bill Zepp              1   1  3.94  13   3   0   2   0   30   31   15   13    1   16   15
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Joe Niekro             1   4  4.88  11   6   0   1   0   48   52   26   26    4   26   19
Dave Boswell           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    6    3
Mike Kilkenny          0   2  9.95   8   2   0   1   0   13   15   15   14    1    9    6
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
Bill Parsons           5   5  1.99  10  10   5   0   2   77   53   18   17    5   32   56
John Morris            0   0  2.25   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    2    1    0    3
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  2.76  21   0   0   7   0   33   32   11   10    1    9   17
Lew Krausse            2   6  3.23  10  10   1   0   0   64   64   26   23    9   27   36
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  3.52   7   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    0    5    4
Jim Hannan             0   0  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    6    3
Jim Slaton             1   0  3.52   3   2   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    6    4
Marcelino Lopez        1   2  4.01  17   0   0   0   0   25   22   13   11    1   15   16
John Gelnar            0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    0    1    0
Larry Bearnarth        0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    3   10    6    6    1    2    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Strickland         1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    6
Bert Blyleven          6   5  1.96  12  12   6   0   3   97   78   25   21    8   18   79
Ray Corbin             4   3  2.81  16   0   0   2   0   26   21   11    8    3   15   16
Jim Kaat               3   3  3.01  12  11   3   0   2   75   80   28   25    5   15   30
Tom Hall               1   4  3.51  15   7   0   4   0   59   46   27   23    8   23   61
Stan Williams          1   2  3.74  20   0   0   1   0   34   32   19   14    1   20   18
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
Pete Hamm              1   0  4.66   4   4   0   0   0   19   20   10   10    2   11    6
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Ron Perranoski         0   3  8.20  18   0   0   3   0   19   22   18   17    1   17    6

 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
Steve Kline            4   4  2.62  10  10   5   0   1   76   64   26   22    6   14   30
Mel Stottlemyre        6   2  2.63  11  11   6   0   2   86   65   28   25    7   27   43
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           2   6  4.45  12  10   3   0   0   61   68   33   30    8   19   21
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
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
Chuck Dobson           3   0  3.55   6   6   1   0   0   33   32   13   13    5   17   12
Rollie Fingers         2   4  3.55  11   8   2   0   1   63   52   27   25    9   17   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
Bob Locker             3   1  4.21  18   0   0   4   0   26   23   12   12    2    8   17
Daryl Patterson        0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    2    2
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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6

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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  S. Hargan (CLE)           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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  S. Kline (NY)             5
  D. McLain (WAS)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      96.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       93.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        92.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        91.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)       91.0
  D. McLain (WAS)        90.2
  S. Siebert (BOS)       86.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        85.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          89
  D. McLain (WAS)          88
  C. Wright (CAL)          83
  R. Culp (BOS)            81
  T. Murphy (CAL)          81
  F. Peterson (NY)         81
  J. Kaat (MIN)            80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        78
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         78
  J. Perry (MIN)           78

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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         39
  R. Culp (BOS)            38
  F. Peterson (NY)         38

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  R. Culp (BOS)             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
  A. Foster (CLE)          34
  M. Lolich (DET)          33
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         32
  B. Parsons (MIL)         32

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           102
  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        79
  T. Bradley (CHI)         64
  M. Pattin (MIL)          63
  S. McDowell (CLE)        62
  T. Hall (MIN)            61
  D. McLain (WAS)          60
  S. Dunning (CLE)         57
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57


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