Tuesday June 1, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 1, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       20  25  2.92   45  12   7   401   347  151  130   29  173  246
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
Kansas City     24  22  3.36   46   6  15   409   372  167  153   21  162  227
Oakland         34  18  3.37   52  24   7   471   374  195  176   44  179  318
Minnesota       26  24  3.44   50  13  10   442   406  193  169   42  178  263
Detroit         26  23  3.47   49  10  11   438   399  190  169   31  209  274
California      23  28  3.60   51   9  10   462   414  204  185   38  193  307
New York        21  27  3.69   48  16   4   430   425  197  176   41  127  203
Washington      19  29  3.96   48   7   7   430   421  207  189   45  166  226
Cleveland       20  27  3.98   47   7   9   421   357  202  186   36  266  277
Boston          29  19  4.00   48   7  19   432   428  208  192   35  174  264

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       11   2  1.36  14  14  11   0   5  112   67   21   17    3   37  108
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
Mike Hedlund (KC)      5   3  2.50  10  10   2   0   1   68   56   21   19    4   26   21
B. Dal Canton (KC)     5   2  2.52   9   9   2   0   0   64   60   21   18    2   19   32

 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
Sparky Lyle            2   0  1.74  20   0   0   8   0   21   17    4    4    1    9   18
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
Bobby Bolin            0   2  3.22  21   0   0   3   0   22   20    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   1  5.11   5   4   0   0   0   25   25   16   14    2    3   17
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
Mel Queen              1   1  0.78  19   0   0   3   0   23   18    3    2    0   14   21
Dave LaRoche           2   0  1.82  19   0   0   3   0   25   16    5    5    1    7   26
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
Lloyd Allen            2   1  4.91  16   1   0   2   0   26   25   14   14    3   15   26
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    6
Archie Reynolds        0   2  5.28   9   0   0   0   0   15   17   10    9    2   12    9
Jim Maloney            0   2  6.00   7   3   0   0   0   18   21   13   12    2   15    6

 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  1.17  11   0   0   3   0   15    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  2.68  14   7   2   1   0   54   42   17   16    3   16   30
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
Rick Austin            0   0  3.38  15   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    6    1   15   12
Alan Foster            3   2  3.54  10   9   1   0   0   56   48   26   22    3   34   25
Steve Dunning          5   3  3.98  10   9   2   0   1   63   53   28   28    8   35   62
Vince Colbert          1   1  5.19  20   0   0   1   0   35   36   21   20    2   23   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   1  0.89   3   3   0   0   0   20   13    5    2    1   12   18
Fred Scherman          4   0  1.95  25   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
Mike Hedlund           5   3  2.50  10  10   2   0   1   68   56   21   19    4   26   21
Bruce Dal Canton       5   2  2.52   9   9   2   0   0   64   60   21   18    2   19   32
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
Ken Sanders            2   3  2.60  22   0   0   7   0   35   33   11   10    1   10   19
Marty Pattin           6   4  2.62  12  12   5   0   2   93   69   31   27    9   28   69
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              7   4  4.16  13  13   3   0   0   84   83   42   39   10   41   31
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
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
Steve Kline            4   5  2.87  11  11   5   0   1   82   73   30   26    7   14   32
Jim Hardin             0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    0    4
Gary Jones             0   0  3.24   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    4    7
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             11   2  1.36  14  14  11   0   5  112   67   21   17    3   37  108
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   5   0   0   3   0   12    3    0    0    0    3    6
Joe Grzenda            3   1  0.90  15   0   0   0   0   20   13    4    2    0    4   14
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.38  19   0   0   0   0   21   17    9    8    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  4.24  14  10   0   1   0   57   61   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            3   7  4.41  13  13   1   0   1   80   80   41   39   12   27   39
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)            11
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  M. Pattin (MIL)           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)            11
  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)         112.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        97.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      96.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       93.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        92.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)        92.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        91.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)       91.0
  D. McLain (WAS)        90.2

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
  J. Perry (MIN)           83
  C. Wright (CAL)          83
  D. Bosman (WAS)          80

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          12
  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
  M. Pattin (MIL)           9
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           8

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        69
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     47
  J. Perry (MIN)           41
  B. Johnson (CHI)         39
  V. Blue (OAK)            37
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        37
  M. Lolich (DET)          36
  S. Dunning (CLE)         35
  A. Foster (CLE)          34
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         32

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           108
  M. Lolich (DET)          86
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        79
  M. Pattin (MIL)          69
  T. Bradley (CHI)         64
  S. Dunning (CLE)         62
  S. McDowell (CLE)        62
  T. Hall (MIN)            61
  C. Hunter (OAK)          60
  D. McLain (WAS)          60


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