Monday May 31, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 31, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       19  25  2.92   44  11   7   392   338  148  127   28  172  240
Baltimore       27  19  3.16   46  20   5   411   361  162  144   38  124  207
Chicago         18  26  3.32   44   9   7   396   362  174  146   30  150  262
Oakland         33  18  3.39   51  23   7   462   368  193  174   44  178  312
Kansas City     23  22  3.39   45   5  15   400   365  165  151   20  161  224
Minnesota       25  24  3.49   49  12  10   433   401  192  168   42  176  257
Detroit         26  22  3.54   48  10  11   430   395  187  169   31  204  268
California      23  27  3.57   50   9  10   454   404  198  180   37  185  304
New York        21  26  3.66   47  16   4   421   413  192  171   40  127  196
Washington      18  29  3.94   47   7   6   421   411  202  184   44  163  219
Cleveland       20  26  3.95   46   7   9   413   350  197  181   35  259  271
Boston          29  18  4.00   47   7  19   423   420  204  188   34  173  256

 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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   3  2.23  12  12   7   0   0   93   70   27   23    7   32   53
Dick Drago (KC)        5   1  2.42  10  10   1   0   0   67   73   19   18    0    9   33
B. Dal Canton (KC)     5   2  2.52   9   9   2   0   0   64   60   21   18    2   19   32
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  2.19  11   0   0   3   0   12   10    4    3    0    4    8
Jim Palmer             7   3  2.23  12  12   7   0   0   93   70   27   23    7   32   53
Tom Dukes              0   3  3.18   9   0   0   1   0   17   17    6    6    1    3   10
Mike Cuellar           7   1  3.28  12  12   6   0   2   93   78   39   34   11   32   31
Dave McNally           7   4  3.32  12  12   5   0   0   89   85   33   33    7   17   40
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
Bobby Bolin            0   2  3.27  20   0   0   3   0   22   19    9    8    1   16   19
Bill Lee               4   1  3.27  15   2   0   2   0   33   32   14   12    3   21   26
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    2    3
Ken Brett              0   1  4.23  11   0   0   0   0   28   21   14   13    3   17   23
Ray Culp               5   4  4.54  12  12   3   0   1   75   84   42   38    8   24   52
Jim Lonborg            1   0  5.29   4   3   0   0   0   17   18   12   10    1    2   12
Gary Peters            5   4  5.50  11  11   1   0   0   69   80   42   42    7   24   35
Mike Nagy              1   3  6.63  12   7   0   0   0   38   46   29   28    4   20    9
Cal Koonce             0   1  7.15   7   1   0   0   0   11   12   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  2.41  21   0   0   2   0   34   19   14    9    4   14   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   7  4.87  13  13   2   0   0   81   92   46   44    7   26   27
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  5.28   9   0   0   0   0   15   17   10    9    2   12    9
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  3.60  15   0   0   0   0   15   14    6    6    3   12    9
Bart Johnson           4   6  4.25  13  12   3   0   0   78   79   42   37    6   39   59
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Vicente Romo           1   2  4.50  18   0   0   2   0   24   20   12   12    3   14   16
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.84  17   0   0   1   0   22   23   16   12    4   10   14
Joel Horlen            0   2  4.91  10   1   0   2   0   18   19   10   10    2    9   17
Tommy John             3   5  5.11  12   9   1   0   1   56   67   41   32    4   19   29

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Hennigan          2   2  1.26  10   0   0   3   0   14    6    2    2    1    8   10
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.45  20   0   0   1   0   22   11    6    6    2   14   20
Ray Lamb               2   2  2.70  13   7   2   1   0   53   41   17   16    3   16   30
Rick Austin            0   0  3.00  14   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    1   13   11
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
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  5.24  19   0   0   1   0   34   36   21   20    2   22   16
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Rich Hand              0   2  7.16   4   3   0   0   0   16   26   14   13    2   11    2
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   4  2.94  15  15   8   0   1  116   95   39   38    9   36   86
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  1.37  23   0   0   3   0   26   17    7    4    0   11   15
Ted Abernathy          1   3  1.78  22   0   0  10   0   25   13    5    5    0   19   17
Dick Drago             5   1  2.42  10  10   1   0   0   67   73   19   18    0    9   33
Bruce Dal Canton       5   2  2.52   9   9   2   0   0   64   60   21   18    2   19   32
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
Jim Hannan             0   0  2.53   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    4    3    1   10    3
Marty Pattin           5   4  2.58  11  11   4   0   2   84   60   28   24    8   27   63
Ken Sanders            2   3  2.60  22   0   0   7   0   35   33   11   10    1   10   19
Skip Lockwood          3   4  2.99  10  10   1   0   0   69   59   30   23    1   37   34
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 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               4   3  2.90  13  12   4   0   2   84   88   30   27    6   16   34
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
Jim Hardin             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
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  2.73  17   0   0   0   0   26   19    8    8    2    9   12
Gary Jones             0   0  3.68   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    0    4    5
Fritz Peterson         5   4  4.07  12  11   2   0   0   77   92   41   35    8   11   35
Stan Bahnsen           2   6  4.45  12  10   3   0   0   61   68   33   30    8   19   21
Mike Kekich            1   1  5.45  12   5   0   0   0   38   45   25   23    2   23   26
Lindy McDaniel         2   6  6.26  15   0   0   1   0   23   30   16   16    6    5   10
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
Diego Segui            3   2  3.31   8   7   3   0   0   49   39   19   18    5   25   23
Catfish Hunter         8   3  3.42  13  13   7   0   1   97   75   45   37   10   29   60
Rollie Fingers         2   4  3.43  12   8   2   1   1   66   53   27   25    9   17   48
Chuck Dobson           3   0  3.55   6   6   1   0   0   33   32   13   13    5   17   12
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Bob Locker             3   1  3.95  19   0   0   4   0   27   25   12   12    2    8   18
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  4.19  11   0   0   1   0   19   12    9    9    2   12   10
Jim Roland             0   1  4.67  10   0   0   0   0   17   12   10    9    2    9   10
Blue Moon Odom         1   1  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   12    9    8    7    1    8   10
Daryl Patterson        0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    2    2
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    1    5    4
Darold Knowles         0   1 17.36   6   0   0   1   0    5    9    9    9    1    4    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
Casey Cox              1   2  4.29  13  10   0   1   0   57   59   32   27    6   17   16
Mike Thompson          0   2  4.30   3   3   0   0   0   15    6    8    7    2   18    6
Dick Bosman            2   7  4.33  12  12   1   0   1   73   74   37   35   11   24   33
Jim Shellenback        1   2  4.62  16   4   1   0   0   37   49   19   19    4   16   15
Denny Riddleberger     2   1  6.04  18   0   0   0   0   22   24   15   15    4   13   22

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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
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           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)        10
  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
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         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)       116.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         103.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        97.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      96.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       93.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        92.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        91.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)       91.0
  D. McLain (WAS)        90.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       89.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          95
  T. Murphy (CAL)          92
  F. Peterson (NY)         92
  J. Kaat (MIN)            88
  D. McLain (WAS)          88
  D. McNally (BAL)         85
  R. Culp (BOS)            84
  C. Wright (CAL)          83
  G. Peters (BOS)          80
  B. Johnson (CHI)         79

Runs:

  T. Murphy (CAL)          46
  C. Hunter (OAK)          45
  D. McLain (WAS)          45
  R. Culp (BOS)            42
  B. Johnson (CHI)         42
  G. Peters (BOS)          42
  T. John (CHI)            41
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     41
  J. Perry (MIN)           41
  F. Peterson (NY)         41

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  D. McLain (WAS)          11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  L. Krausse (MIL)          9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        69
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     47
  B. Johnson (CHI)         39
  J. Perry (MIN)           39
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        37
  V. Blue (OAK)            36
  M. Lolich (DET)          36
  A. Foster (CLE)          34
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         32
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           102
  M. Lolich (DET)          86
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        79
  T. Bradley (CHI)         64
  M. Pattin (MIL)          63
  S. McDowell (CLE)        62
  T. Hall (MIN)            61
  C. Hunter (OAK)          60
  D. McLain (WAS)          60
  B. Johnson (CHI)         59


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