Sunday June 6, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 6, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       31  19  3.02   50  22   7   450   385  171  151   40  138  230
Milwaukee       20  29  3.07   49  12   7   437   391  173  149   35  194  269
Oakland         37  18  3.18   55  26   8   510   401  200  180   44  188  339
Chicago         20  28  3.20   48  10   8   435   402  188  155   33  163  280
Kansas City     26  23  3.39   49   6  16   435   394  181  164   22  174  244
Detroit         28  25  3.55   53  10  13   472   433  208  186   34  221  296
Minnesota       27  27  3.56   54  14  11   475   444  215  188   46  188  284
California      26  29  3.62   55  11  11   495   449  219  199   39  205  325
New York        23  30  3.72   53  18   4   475   469  220  196   48  137  222
Boston          31  22  3.89   53   8  20   476   472  225  206   40  186  294
Cleveland       23  28  3.90   51   8  11   452   386  212  196   40  279  299
Washington      19  33  3.93   52   8   7   476   471  228  208   49  183  249

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       12   2  1.34  15  15  12   0   5  121   71   22   18    3   39  115
Tom Bradley (CHI)      6   4  1.67  14  14   3   0   3  108   82   24   20    4   31   72
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    6   6  2.19  13  13   7   0   3  103   84   29   25    8   19   85
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    9   2  2.21  13  13   3   0   2   98   86   29   24    5   24   56
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   3  2.39  13  13   8   0   0  102   75   31   27    8   39   58
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
Ray Lamb (CLE)         3   2  2.63  15   8   2   1   0   62   49   19   18    4   17   33

 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  2.08  13   0   0   4   0   13   10    4    3    0    5    9
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           8   4  3.12  13  13   5   0   0   98   91   36   34    8   20   43
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  1.57  23   0   0   8   0   23   19    4    4    1    9   21
Sonny Siebert          9   2  2.21  13  13   3   0   2   98   86   29   24    5   24   56
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  3.04  23   0   0   4   0   24   22    9    8    1   16   20
Bill Lee               4   1  3.53  17   2   0   2   0   36   35   16   14    4   22   29
Ken Brett              0   1  4.18  12   0   0   0   0   28   21   15   13    3   19   24
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  1.65  20   0   0   4   0   27   16    5    5    1    7   29
Eddie Fisher           4   2  2.27  22   0   0   2   0   36   21   14    9    4   15   24
Clyde Wright           6   4  2.83  14  14   3   0   2  105   94   35   33    8   17   57
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            6   4  1.67  14  14   3   0   3  108   82   24   20    4   31   72
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
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.44  20   0   0   2   0   26   28   17   13    5   10   17
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
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  1.59  14   0   0   4   0   17    7    3    3    1   11   10
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.38  21   0   0   1   0   23   12    6    6    2   14   20
Ray Lamb               3   2  2.63  15   8   2   1   0   62   49   19   18    4   17   33
Rick Austin            0   0  2.84  17   0   0   1   0   19   16    6    6    1   15   15
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
Alan Foster            4   2  3.50  11  10   2   0   0   62   52   28   24    4   36   31
Steve Dunning          5   4  4.14  11  10   2   0   1   67   60   31   31    9   36   63
Vince Colbert          1   1  5.09  21   0   0   1   0   35   36   21   20    2   23   17
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  1.84  10   0   0   1   0   15   13    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
Bill Zepp              1   1  3.90  14   3   0   2   0   30   32   15   13    1   16   15
Joe Coleman            5   2  4.48  11  11   2   0   0   70   76   37   35    4   26   48
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Joe Niekro             1   4  4.94  12   6   0   1   0   51   56   28   28    6   26   20
Dave Boswell           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    6    3
Mike Kilkenny          0   2  8.44   9   2   0   1   0   16   17   16   15    1   11    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
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
Dick Drago             5   2  2.99  11  11   1   0   0   69   79   24   23    0   10   34
Jim York               2   2  3.94  21   0   0   1   0   32   32   14   14    2   21   36
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  5.27  13   1   0   0   0   27   20   16   16    3   11   11
Jim Rooker             0   5  7.33  10   4   0   0   0   23   29   22   19    0   14   15
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  2.23  25   0   0   7   0   40   38   11   10    1   13   23
Marty Pattin           6   5  2.83  13  13   5   0   2   99   73   35   31   12   29   74
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  3.54  17   7   0   5   0   61   48   28   24    9   25   62
Jim Perry              8   4  4.00  14  14   3   0   0   92   87   44   41   11   43   34
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
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           4   6  3.66  14  12   5   0   0   79   80   36   32   10   20   28
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             12   2  1.34  15  15  12   0   5  121   71   22   18    3   39  115
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  1.04   7   0   0   3   0   17    8    2    2    0    3    7
Joe Grzenda            3   1  1.96  17   0   0   0   0   23   18    7    5    0    5   20
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.09  11   1   0   0   0   23   25    8    8    1    8    7
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.27  20   0   0   0   0   22   19    9    8    0   11   16
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  10  4.02  14  14   6   0   2  103  104   52   46   12   33   64
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  5.40  20   0   0   0   0   27   29   16   16    5   13   26

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  J. Perry (MIN)            8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         6
  T. Bradley (CHI)          6

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          10
  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)            12
  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. Bahnsen (NY)           5
  S. Kline (NY)             5

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        10
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  B. Bolin (BOS)            4
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         4
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         4
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          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)         121.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      108.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       106.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       105.0
  D. McLain (WAS)       103.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     102.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      102.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       101.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)        98.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         104
  D. McLain (WAS)         104
  F. Peterson (NY)        100
  T. Murphy (CAL)          99
  J. Kaat (MIN)            95
  C. Wright (CAL)          94
  R. Culp (BOS)            91
  D. McNally (BAL)         91
  G. Peters (BOS)          89
  D. Bosman (WAS)          87

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          52
  T. Murphy (CAL)          48
  T. John (CHI)            47
  C. Hunter (OAK)          46
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     45
  F. Peterson (NY)         45
  D. Bosman (WAS)          44
  R. Culp (BOS)            44
  J. Perry (MIN)           44
  G. Peters (BOS)          43

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          14
  D. McLain (WAS)          12
  M. Pattin (MIL)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  J. Perry (MIN)           11
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  R. Culp (BOS)             9

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        75
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     52
  J. Perry (MIN)           43
  M. Lolich (DET)          42
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        41
  B. Johnson (CHI)         40
  V. Blue (OAK)            39
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  S. Dunning (CLE)         36
  A. Foster (CLE)          36

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           115
  M. Lolich (DET)          95
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        85
  M. Pattin (MIL)          74
  T. Bradley (CHI)         72
  S. McDowell (CLE)        70
  D. McLain (WAS)          64
  S. Dunning (CLE)         63
  C. Hunter (OAK)          63
  T. Hall (MIN)            62


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