Saturday June 5, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 5, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       20  28  3.05   48  12   7   428   385  169  145   32  191  262
Baltimore       30  19  3.06   49  22   6   441   379  168  150   39  135  226
Oakland         36  18  3.22   54  25   8   501   397  199  179   44  186  332
Chicago         19  28  3.23   47  10   7   426   392  186  153   32  162  276
Kansas City     26  22  3.35   48   6  16   427   384  176  159   22  172  239
Detroit         28  24  3.45   52  10  13   464   422  200  178   31  217  295
Minnesota       26  27  3.57   53  14  10   466   439  212  185   44  186  280
California      25  29  3.65   54  11  10   486   442  217  197   39  204  319
New York        22  30  3.75   52  17   4   466   463  218  194   46  136  217
Cleveland       23  27  3.89   50   8  11   444   373  208  192   39  277  296
Boston          31  21  3.89   52   8  20   467   464  220  202   39  183  290
Washington      19  32  3.89   51   8   7   467   457  220  202   47  181  246

 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)       8   3  2.39  13  13   8   0   0  102   75   31   27    8   39   58
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
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   6   3  2.59  12  12   6   0   2   94   71   30   27    8   31   48

 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             8   3  2.39  13  13   8   0   0  102   75   31   27    8   39   58
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  1.64  22   0   0   8   0   22   19    4    4    1    9   21
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
Jim Lonborg            1   2  4.41   6   5   0   0   0   33   35   19   16    2    5   25
Gary Peters            6   4  4.98  12  12   2   0   0   78   89   43   43    8   25   38
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             3   7  4.58  14  14   3   0   0   90   99   48   46    8   28   30
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  4.13  14  12   3   0   0   81   82   42   37    6   40   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  19   0   0   1   0   26   27   17   13    5   10   17
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   6  5.02  13  10   1   0   1   61   76   47   34    4   21   31

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Hennigan          2   2  1.08  13   0   0   4   0   17    6    2    2    1   10   10
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.45  20   0   0   1   0   22   11    6    6    2   14   20
Ray Lamb               3   2  2.63  15   8   2   1   0   62   49   19   18    4   17   33
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               3   1  1.35   4   4   0   0   0   27   17    8    4    1   14   22
Fred Scherman          4   0  1.75  27   0   0   7   0   36   25   10    7    3   13   20
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  3.90  14   3   0   2   0   30   32   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          2   3  1.91  23   0   0  10   0   28   16    6    6    0   23   18
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  2.96  10  10   2   0   0   70   63   27   23    3   23   33
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  8.02   9   4   0   0   0   21   28   22   19    0   14   14
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   6  1.96  11  11   5   0   2   83   63   22   18    5   35   59
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  2.91  11  11   1   0   0   74   62   31   24    1   41   36
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
John Morris            0   0  3.55   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    7    5    1    2    5
Marcelino Lopez        1   2  4.01  17   0   0   0   0   25   22   13   11    1   15   16
Jim Hannan             0   1  4.76   8   0   0   0   0   11   15    7    6    2   10    4
Jim Slaton             1   0  8.31   4   2   0   0   0    9   10    8    8    1    9    5
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   5   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
Ray Corbin             4   3  3.14  18   0   0   2   0   29   27   14   10    4   16   18
Jim Kaat               4   4  3.29  14  13   4   0   2   88   95   36   32    7   16   36
Stan Williams          1   2  3.35  22   0   0   1   0   38   33   19   14    1   21   23
Tom Hall               1   4  3.45  16   7   0   4   0   60   47   27   23    8   25   61
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  8.71  19   0   0   3   0   21   27   21   20    1   18    7

 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 Jones             0   0  2.89   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    3    3    0    4    7
Steve Kline            4   5  3.12  12  12   5   0   1   87   81   35   30    8   14   32
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.29  18   0   0   0   0   27   21   10   10    2   10   13
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  7.11  17   0   0   1   0   25   32   20   20    7    7   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
Catfish Hunter         9   3  3.13  14  14   8   0   1  106   82   46   37   10   33   63
Rollie Fingers         2   4  3.17  13   8   2   1   1   71   55   27   25    9   19   50
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  1.96  17   0   0   0   0   23   18    7    5    0    5   20
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   8  4.36  14  14   1   0   1   87   87   44   42   14   28   42
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  R. Culp (BOS)             6

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)           9
  D. Bosman (WAS)           8
  L. Krausse (MIL)          7
  T. Murphy (CAL)           7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  D. Chance (DET)           6
  T. John (CHI)             6
  B. Johnson (CHI)          6
  L. McDaniel (NY)          6

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            11
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Cuellar (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)         7
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  B. Bolin (BOS)            4
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         4
  T. Hall (MIN)             4
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         4
  B. Locker (OAK)           4

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
  C. Hunter (OAK)       106.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     102.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      102.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       101.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)       99.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        98.2
  D. McLain (WAS)        98.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    93.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         104
  F. Peterson (NY)        100
  T. Murphy (CAL)          99
  D. McLain (WAS)          96
  J. Kaat (MIN)            95
  R. Culp (BOS)            91
  G. Peters (BOS)          89
  D. Bosman (WAS)          87
  C. Wright (CAL)          87
  D. McNally (BAL)         85

Runs:

  T. Murphy (CAL)          48
  T. John (CHI)            47
  D. McLain (WAS)          47
  C. Hunter (OAK)          46
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     45
  F. Peterson (NY)         45
  D. Bosman (WAS)          44
  R. Culp (BOS)            44
  G. Peters (BOS)          43
  B. Johnson (CHI)         42

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          14
  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
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        41
  J. Perry (MIN)           41
  B. Johnson (CHI)         40
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  V. Blue (OAK)            37
  A. Foster (CLE)          36
  S. Dunning (CLE)         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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          63
  S. Dunning (CLE)         62
  D. McLain (WAS)          62
  T. Hall (MIN)            61


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