Friday June 4, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 4, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       20  27  2.86   47  12   7   419   371  157  133   30  182  257
Baltimore       29  19  3.04   48  21   6   432   374  164  146   38  128  221
Chicago         19  27  3.23   46  10   7   417   377  179  150   31  159  271
Oakland         35  18  3.28   53  24   8   492   390  198  179   44  182  329
Kansas City     25  22  3.29   47   6  16   418   376  169  153   21  164  236
Detroit         27  24  3.48   51  10  12   455   417  197  176   31  215  290
Minnesota       26  26  3.49   52  14  10   457   425  202  177   43  185  273
New York        22  29  3.63   51  17   4   457   451  207  184   44  133  216
California      24  29  3.68   53  10  10   477   435  215  195   38  202  316
Washington      19  31  3.85   50   8   7   458   445  214  196   45  179  239
Boston          31  20  3.93   51   8  20   458   454  217  200   39  181  280
Cleveland       22  27  3.93   49   8  10   435   366  206  190   38  275  293

 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  1.63  13  13   3   0   3   99   73   22   18    3   30   68
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   2  1.95  12  10   3   1   1   74   61   22   16    5   16   37
Bill Parsons (MIL)     5   6  1.96  11  11   5   0   2   83   63   22   18    5   35   59
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    9   1  1.97  12  12   3   0   2   91   80   25   20    4   23   55
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    6   6  2.19  13  13   7   0   3  103   84   29   25    8   19   85
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  1.50   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    2    2    1    2    9
Eddie Watt             1   0  2.13  12   0   0   3   0   13   10    4    3    0    5    8
Jim Palmer             7   3  2.23  12  12   7   0   0   93   70   27   23    7   32   53
Mike Cuellar           8   1  2.99  13  13   7   0   3  102   82   39   34   11   34   37
Tom Dukes              0   3  3.00  10   0   0   2   0   18   18    6    6    1    3   11
Dave McNally           7   4  3.32  12  12   5   0   0   89   85   33   33    7   17   40
Pat Dobson             2   3  3.63  11  11   2   0   0   74   67   34   30    8   21   45
Pete Richert           0   2  3.86  12   0   0   1   0    9    6    4    4    1    7    9
Dick Hall              3   3  4.61   9   0   0   0   0   14   12    9    7    1    3    6
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

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   0  1.71  21   0   0   8   0   21   19    4    4    1    9   19
Sonny Siebert          9   1  1.97  12  12   3   0   2   91   80   25   20    4   23   55
Ken Tatum              2   2  2.33  16   0   0   6   0   19   12    5    5    1   11    6
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Bobby Bolin            0   2  3.13  22   0   0   4   0   23   20    9    8    1   16   19
Bill Lee               4   1  3.60  16   2   0   2   0   35   35   16   14    4   22   28
Ken Brett              0   1  4.23  11   0   0   0   0   28   21   14   13    3   17   23
Ray Culp               6   4  4.32  13  13   3   0   1   83   91   44   40    9   25   57
Gary Peters            6   4  4.98  12  12   2   0   0   78   89   43   43    8   25   38
Jim Lonborg            1   1  5.11   5   4   0   0   0   25   25   16   14    2    3   17
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  2.27  22   0   0   2   0   36   21   14    9    4   15   24
Clyde Wright           5   4  2.83  13  13   3   0   2   99   87   33   31    8   16   54
Rudy May               3   4  3.28   9   9   2   0   1   58   44   22   21    7   25   57
Andy Hassler           0   0  3.60   2   1   0   0   0    5    8    2    2    0    3    2
Andy Messersmith       5   6  4.05  13  13   3   0   0   87   71   45   39    4   52   56
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
Archie Reynolds        0   2  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   17   20   11   10    2   12   11
Jim Maloney            0   2  6.00   7   3   0   0   0   18   21   13   12    2   15    6
Lloyd Allen            2   1  6.15  17   1   0   2   0   26   31   19   18    3   15   26

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bradley            5   4  1.63  13  13   3   0   3   99   73   22   18    3   30   68
Jim Magnuson           0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    1    3
Terry Forster          1   2  1.86  15   1   0   1   0   19   11    4    4    1    5   18
Wilbur Wood            4   2  1.95  12  10   3   1   1   74   61   22   16    5   16   37
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
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.50  18   0   0   1   0   24   24   16   12    4   10   14
Vicente Romo           1   3  4.62  19   0   0   2   0   25   21   13   13    3   16   16
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  1.15  12   0   0   3   0   16    6    2    2    1    9   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           5   5  3.22  13  12   2   0   1   81   57   33   29    9   75   70
Rick Austin            0   0  3.24  16   0   0   1   0   17   12    6    6    1   15   14
Alan Foster            4   2  3.50  11  10   2   0   0   62   52   28   24    4   36   31
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  1.87  26   0   0   6   0   34   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   5  2.98  16  16   8   0   1  124  104   42   41    9   42   95
Dean Chance            1   6  2.98  11  11   0   0   0   54   52   25   18    3   31   39
Tom Timmerman          4   2  3.09  18   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            5   1  3.88  10  10   2   0   0   70   73   32   30    3   24   48
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  1.21  24   0   0   4   0   30   19    8    4    0   11   16
Ted Abernathy          1   3  1.78  22   0   0  10   0   25   13    5    5    0   19   17
Ken Wright             2   2  2.40  12   6   1   1   1   45   31   14   12    3   24   43
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
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  1.86   4   1   0   0   0   10    9    4    2    1    0    3
Bill Parsons           5   6  1.96  11  11   5   0   2   83   63   22   18    5   35   59
Jim Hannan             0   0  2.38   7   0   0   0   0   11   12    4    3    1   10    4
Ken Sanders            2   3  2.41  24   0   0   7   0   37   36   11   10    1   11   21
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   7  3.15  11  11   1   0   0   71   73   28   25   10   32   41
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   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    0    0    1    7
Bert Blyleven          6   6  2.19  13  13   7   0   3  103   84   29   25    8   19   85
Jim Kaat               4   3  2.90  13  12   4   0   2   84   88   30   27    6   16   34
Ray Corbin             4   3  3.18  17   0   0   2   0   28   26   13   10    4   16   17
Tom Hall               1   4  3.45  16   7   0   4   0   60   47   27   23    8   25   61
Stan Williams          1   2  3.53  21   0   0   1   0   36   32   19   14    1   21   20
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   1  5.40   5   5   0   0   0   20   24   12   12    2   12    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  2.35  17   0   0   3   0   23   21    7    6    1   10   10
Mel Stottlemyre        6   3  2.59  12  12   6   0   2   94   71   30   27    8   31   48
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
Gary Jones             0   0  3.24   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    4    7
Stan Bahnsen           3   6  3.88  13  11   4   0   0   70   74   34   30    8   19   23
Fritz Peterson         5   5  4.06  13  12   2   0   0   84  100   45   38   10   12   41
Jim Hardin             0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    1    4
Mike Kekich            1   1  5.45  12   5   0   0   0   38   45   25   23    2   23   26
Lindy McDaniel         2   6  6.17  16   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
Chuck Dobson           3   0  2.93   7   7   1   0   0   40   38   13   13    5   17   16
Diego Segui            4   2  3.06   9   7   3   0   0   53   41   19   18    5   26   27
Rollie Fingers         2   4  3.17  13   8   2   1   1   71   55   27   25    9   19   50
Catfish Hunter         8   3  3.42  13  13   7   0   1   97   75   45   37   10   29   60
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  3.80  12   0   0   1   0   21   14    9    9    2   12   11
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Bob Locker             3   1  4.23  20   0   0   4   0   28   27   13   13    2    8   18
Jim Roland             0   1  4.42  11   0   0   1   0   18   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 16.50   7   0   0   1   0    6   11   11   11    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   6   0   0   3   0   16    5    0    0    0    3    7
Joe Grzenda            3   1  0.86  16   0   0   0   0   21   13    4    2    0    4   16
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.27  20   0   0   0   0   22   19    9    8    0   11   16
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.38  10   1   0   0   0   21   24    8    8    1    8    6
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Jerry Janeski          1   4  3.78  17   6   0   1   0   48   46   23   20    3   22   14
Denny McLain           4   9  3.95  13  13   6   0   2   98   96   47   43   11   31   62
Casey Cox              1   2  4.17  15  10   0   1   0   58   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   3  4.97  17   4   1   0   0   38   51   21   21    4   19   15
Denny Riddleberger     2   1  5.26  19   0   0   0   0   26   27   15   15    4   13   26

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            11
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  R. Culp (BOS)             6

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)           9
  D. Bosman (WAS)           7
  L. Krausse (MIL)          7
  T. Murphy (CAL)           7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  D. Chance (DET)           6
  B. Johnson (CHI)          6
  L. McDaniel (NY)          6
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      6

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            11
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  D. McLain (WAS)           6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  S. Kline (NY)             5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        10
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          7
  F. Scherman (DET)         6
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  B. Bolin (BOS)            4
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         4
  T. Hall (MIN)             4
  B. Locker (OAK)           4
  J. Aker (NY)              3

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  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)       124.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         112.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     102.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      102.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)       99.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        98.2
  D. McLain (WAS)        98.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        97.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    93.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        92.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         104
  F. Peterson (NY)        100
  D. McLain (WAS)          96
  T. Murphy (CAL)          92
  R. Culp (BOS)            91
  G. Peters (BOS)          89
  J. Kaat (MIN)            88
  C. Wright (CAL)          87
  D. McNally (BAL)         85
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        84

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          47
  T. Murphy (CAL)          46
  C. Hunter (OAK)          45
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     45
  F. Peterson (NY)         45
  R. Culp (BOS)            44
  G. Peters (BOS)          43
  B. Johnson (CHI)         42
  M. Lolich (DET)          42
  J. Perry (MIN)           42

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  D. McLain (WAS)          11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  R. Culp (BOS)             9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        75
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     52
  M. Lolich (DET)          42
  J. Perry (MIN)           41
  B. Johnson (CHI)         39
  V. Blue (OAK)            37
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        37
  A. Foster (CLE)          36
  S. Dunning (CLE)         35
  B. Parsons (MIL)         35

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           108
  M. Lolich (DET)          95
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        85
  S. McDowell (CLE)        70
  M. Pattin (MIL)          69
  T. Bradley (CHI)         68
  S. Dunning (CLE)         62
  D. McLain (WAS)          62
  T. Hall (MIN)            61
  C. Hunter (OAK)          60


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