Tuesday June 8, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 8, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       32  19  2.98   51  23   7   459   394  173  152   40  139  235
Milwaukee       20  30  3.16   50  12   7   445   403  181  156   36  203  276
Oakland         37  19  3.21   56  26   8   519   408  205  185   45  192  343
Chicago         20  29  3.23   49  10   8   443   409  193  159   34  167  287
Kansas City     27  23  3.36   50   6  17   444   400  183  166   23  178  246
Detroit         29  25  3.54   54  11  13   481   441  211  189   35  222  302
California      26  30  3.59   56  11  11   504   461  222  201   40  210  329
Minnesota       27  28  3.63   55  14  11   483   457  223  195   47  194  287
New York        24  30  3.65   54  19   4   484   475  220  196   48  139  224
Boston          32  22  3.84   54   9  20   485   475  226  207   41  187  305
Cleveland       24  28  3.88   52   9  11   461   392  215  199   41  282  309
Washington      19  34  3.91   53   8   7   484   479  232  210   49  186  252

 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   3  2.14  13  11   3   1   1   80   65   26   19    6   18   43
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    9   2  2.21  13  13   3   0   2   98   86   29   24    5   24   56
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   7   3  2.37  13  13   7   0   3  103   77   30   27    8   33   50
Bill Parsons (MIL)     5   7  2.38  12  12   5   0   2   87   71   27   23    5   40   62
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    6   7  2.59  14  14   7   0   3  104   89   34   30    9   20   85
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             3   3  3.35  12  12   3   0   0   83   76   36   31    8   22   50
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
Ray Culp               7   4  4.00  14  14   4   0   1   92   94   45   41   10   26   68
Ken Brett              0   1  4.18  12   0   0   0   0   28   21   15   13    3   19   24
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  2.39  23   0   0   2   0   38   23   15   10    5   15   25
Clyde Wright           6   4  2.83  14  14   3   0   2  105   94   35   33    8   17   57
Andy Hassler           0   1  3.00   3   2   0   0   0    9   14    4    3    0    8    5
Rudy May               3   4  3.28   9   9   2   0   1   58   44   22   21    7   25   57
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
Lloyd Allen            2   1  5.52  18   1   0   2   0   29   35   19   18    3   15   26
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            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
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.14  13  11   3   1   1   80   65   26   19    6   18   43
Terry Forster          1   2  2.21  16   1   0   1   0   20   14    5    5    1    7   18
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  4.28  21   0   0   2   0   27   28   17   13    5   10   18
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           6   5  3.20  14  13   3   0   1   90   63   36   32   10   78   80
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          9   5  2.98  17  17   9   0   1  133  112   45   44   10   43  101
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
Paul Splittorff        1   0  1.17   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    2    2
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  1.21  24   0   0   4   0   30   19    8    4    0   11   16
Ted Abernathy          2   3  2.12  24   0   0  11   0   30   17    7    7    1   25   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   7  2.38  12  12   5   0   2   87   71   27   23    5   40   62
Ken Sanders            2   3  2.55  26   0   0   7   0   42   42   14   12    2   15   25
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
John Morris            0   0  3.21   6   1   0   0   0   14   15    7    5    1    3    7
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  3.52   7   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    0    5    4
Marcelino Lopez        1   2  4.01  17   0   0   0   0   25   22   13   11    1   15   16
Jim Hannan             0   1  4.63   9   0   0   0   0   12   15    7    6    2   11    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   7  2.59  14  14   7   0   3  104   89   34   30    9   20   85
Ray Corbin             4   3  2.90  19   0   0   2   0   31   30   15   10    4   17   20
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  6.00   6   5   0   0   0   21   26   14   14    2   13    6
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Ron Perranoski         0   3  7.61  20   0   0   3   0   24   30   21   20    1   21    8

 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        7   3  2.37  13  13   7   0   3  103   77   30   27    8   33   50
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  2.96  10   7   3   0   0   55   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
Daryl Patterson        0   0  4.15   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    2    2
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   2  6.19   4   4   0   0   0   16   15   12   11    2   12   13
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    1    5    4
Darold Knowles         0   1 13.50   8   0   0   1   0    8   12   12   12    1    4    5
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
Jackie Brown           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    0    0    1    0
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  3.09  21   0   0   0   0   23   19    9    8    0   11   17
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   3  4.19  16  11   0   1   0   62   65   35   29    6   19   17
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  5.33  21   0   0   0   0   27   29   16   16    5   13   27

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  J. Perry (MIN)            8
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          10
  D. Bosman (WAS)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  L. Krausse (MIL)          7
  T. Murphy (CAL)           7
  B. Parsons (MIL)          7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. Chance (DET)           6
  T. John (CHI)             6
  B. Johnson (CHI)          6

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  D. McLain (WAS)           6
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           5
  S. Kline (NY)             5

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        11
  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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2
  B. Parsons (MIL)          2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2
  S. Siebert (BOS)          2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       133.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         121.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      108.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       106.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       105.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     104.1
  D. McLain (WAS)       103.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   102.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      102.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       101.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  D. McLain (WAS)         104
  F. Peterson (NY)        100
  T. Murphy (CAL)          99
  J. Kaat (MIN)            95
  R. Culp (BOS)            94
  C. Wright (CAL)          94
  D. McNally (BAL)         91
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        89
  G. Peters (BOS)          89

Runs:

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

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
  R. Culp (BOS)            10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        78
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     52
  M. Lolich (DET)          43
  J. Perry (MIN)           43
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        41
  B. Johnson (CHI)         40
  B. Parsons (MIL)         40
  V. Blue (OAK)            39
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  S. Dunning (CLE)         36

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           115
  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        85
  S. McDowell (CLE)        80
  M. Pattin (MIL)          74
  T. Bradley (CHI)         72
  R. Culp (BOS)            68
  D. McLain (WAS)          64
  S. Dunning (CLE)         63
  C. Hunter (OAK)          63

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