Wednesday June 9, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 9, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       33  19  2.94   52  24   7   469   398  174  153   41  143  239
Milwaukee       20  31  3.16   51  12   7   453   416  184  159   37  206  278
Oakland         38  19  3.17   57  27   8   528   413  206  186   46  194  350
Chicago         20  30  3.23   50  10   8   451   417  196  162   34  169  291
Kansas City     28  23  3.34   51   6  17   453   410  187  168   24  184  252
Detroit         30  25  3.47   55  12  13   490   445  211  189   35  225  309
California      27  30  3.56   57  11  11   513   471  225  203   40  211  331
Minnesota       27  29  3.58   56  15  11   493   468  225  196   47  194  293
New York        24  31  3.66   55  19   4   492   481  224  200   49  141  230
Cleveland       25  28  3.83   53   9  12   470   398  216  200   41  284  317
Boston          32  23  3.87   55   9  20   493   486  232  212   43  190  311
Washington      19  35  3.93   54   8   7   493   490  237  215   49  191  257

 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  2.54  11  11   2   0   1   74   64   25   21    5   30   24
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           9   1  2.80  14  14   8   0   3  112   86   40   35   12   38   41
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  1.88  24   0   0   8   0   24   21    5    5    1   10   22
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
Bobby Bolin            0   2  2.81  24   0   0   4   0   26   23    9    8    1   16   21
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Bill Lee               4   1  3.35  18   2   0   2   0   38   36   16   14    4   23   32
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   5  5.24  13  13   2   0   0   81   96   48   47   10   26   39
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  0.77  20   0   0   3   0   23   20    3    2    0   14   21
Dave LaRoche           3   0  1.61  21   0   0   4   0   28   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  3.90  14  14   3   0   0   95   79   48   41    4   53   58
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  3.38  16   0   0   0   0   16   14    6    6    3   14    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
Vicente Romo           1   3  4.33  20   0   0   2   0   27   21   13   13    3   16   18
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Joel Horlen            0   2  4.91  10   1   0   2   0   18   19   10   10    2    9   17
Tommy John             3   7  5.02  14  11   1   0   1   66   84   50   37    4   21   33

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
Alan Foster            5   2  3.20  12  11   2   0   0   70   58   29   25    4   38   38
Sam McDowell           6   5  3.20  14  13   3   0   1   90   63   36   32   10   78   80
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               4   1  1.01   5   5   1   0   1   36   21    8    4    1   17   29
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
Tom Burgmeier          3   1  1.17  25   0   0   4   0   31   20    8    4    0   12   17
Paul Splittorff        1   0  1.17   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    2    2
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  2.54  11  11   2   0   1   74   64   25   21    5   30   24
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  6.75  11   4   0   0   0   25   30   22   19    0   15   17
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  2.45  27   0   0   7   0   44   44   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
John Morris            0   0  3.21   6   1   0   0   0   14   15    7    5    1    3    7
Lew Krausse            2   8  3.24  12  12   1   0   0   78   84   31   28   11   35   43
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   5  3.05  15  14   5   0   2   97  106   38   33    7   16   42
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  2.25  18   0   0   3   0   24   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  4.04  14  13   2   0   0   91  104   48   41   11   13   47
Mike Kekich            1   1  5.45  12   5   0   0   0   38   45   25   23    2   23   26
Jim Hardin             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    0    2    4
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           4   0  2.57   8   8   2   0   0   49   43   14   14    6   19   23
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   1  1.80   8   0   0   3   0   20   10    4    4    0    5   12
Joe Grzenda            3   1  1.96  17   0   0   0   0   23   18    7    5    0    5   20
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.04  22   0   0   0   0   24   20    9    8    0   12   17
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.09  11   1   0   0   0   23   25    8    8    1    8    7
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Jerry Janeski          1   4  3.88  18   7   0   1   0   53   54   26   23    3   24   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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  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
  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  T. John (CHI)             7
  T. Murphy (CAL)           7
  B. Parsons (MIL)          7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. Chance (DET)           6
  B. Johnson (CHI)          6

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  D. McLain (WAS)           6
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      112.1
  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
  J. Palmer (BAL)       101.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  J. Kaat (MIN)           106
  D. McLain (WAS)         104
  F. Peterson (NY)        104
  T. Murphy (CAL)          99
  G. Peters (BOS)          96
  R. Culp (BOS)            94
  C. Wright (CAL)          94
  D. McNally (BAL)         91
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        89

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          52
  T. John (CHI)            50
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     48
  T. Murphy (CAL)          48
  G. Peters (BOS)          48
  F. Peterson (NY)         48
  C. Hunter (OAK)          46
  R. Culp (BOS)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  D. Bosman (WAS)          44

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        78
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     53
  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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         38

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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