Friday June 11, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 11, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       35  19  2.92   54  25   8   487   417  179  158   43  148  248
Milwaukee       20  33  3.15   53  13   7   469   427  189  164   39  213  285
Oakland         38  20  3.22   58  27   8   537   422  212  192   46  200  359
Kansas City     29  23  3.33   52   6  18   462   418  190  171   26  186  257
Detroit         32  25  3.40   57  14  13   508   456  214  192   36  228  320
Chicago         20  32  3.45   52  10   8   467   437  213  179   38  179  304
California      28  31  3.51   59  11  12   531   487  230  207   41  219  337
New York        26  31  3.62   57  20   4   510   493  230  205   51  147  239
Cleveland       27  28  3.70   55  10  13   488   409  217  201   41  289  329
Minnesota       27  31  3.75   58  15  11   509   490  241  212   50  204  311
Boston          32  24  3.91   56   9  20   501   492  238  218   44  195  316
Washington      19  36  3.92   55   8   7   501   499  241  218   50  194  262

 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   5  2.13  15  15   3   0   3  110   87   30   26    5   32   75
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.14  13  11   3   1   1   80   65   26   19    6   18   43
Jim Palmer (BAL)       9   3  2.20  14  14   9   0   1  111   81   31   27    8   40   63
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    9   2  2.21  13  13   3   0   2   98   86   29   24    5   24   56
Ray Lamb (CLE)         4   2  2.29  16   9   3   1   1   71   54   19   18    4   20   39
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
Mike Hedlund (KC)      5   3  2.54  11  11   2   0   1   74   64   25   21    5   30   24
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    6   8  2.77  15  15   7   0   3  110   94   38   34   11   21   93

 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  14   0   0   4   0   13   11    4    3    0    5    9
Jim Palmer             9   3  2.20  14  14   9   0   1  111   81   31   27    8   40   63
Mike Cuellar           9   1  2.80  14  14   8   0   3  112   86   40   35   12   38   41
Dave McNally           9   4  3.20  14  14   5   0   0  104   98   39   37    9   24   43
Pat Dobson             3   3  3.35  12  12   3   0   0   83   76   36   31    8   22   50
Tom Dukes              0   3  3.54  11   0   0   2   0   20   23    8    8    2    3   14
Pete Richert           0   2  3.60  13   0   0   2   0   10    6    4    4    1    7   10
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  3.18  19   2   0   2   0   40   36   16   14    4   23   32
Ken Brett              0   1  3.82  13   0   0   0   0   33   24   16   14    4   21   29
Ray Culp               7   4  4.00  14  14   4   0   1   92   94   45   41   10   26   68
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
Luis Tiant             0   1 45.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    3    5    5    0    3    0

 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  1.47  23   0   0   5   0   31   19    5    5    1    7   31
Eddie Fisher           4   2  2.39  23   0   0   2   0   38   23   15   10    5   15   25
Clyde Wright           7   4  2.78  15  15   3   0   2  113  102   37   35    9   20   59
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   8  4.44  15  15   3   0   0   97  104   51   48    8   33   32
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
Terry Forster          1   2  2.11  17   1   0   1   0   21   15    5    5    1    8   19
Tom Bradley            6   5  2.13  15  15   3   0   3  110   87   30   26    5   32   75
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.14  13  11   3   1   1   80   65   26   19    6   18   43
Don Eddy               0   2  3.18  17   0   0   0   0   17   14    6    6    3   14    9
Jim Magnuson           0   0  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    3    4
Bart Johnson           4   6  4.04  15  12   3   0   0   85   86   43   38    6   43   65
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   3  5.01  11   2   0   2   0   23   24   13   13    3   10   19
Tommy John             3   7  5.02  14  11   1   0   1   66   84   50   37    4   21   33
Steve Kealey           1   1  5.72  22   0   0   2   0   28   31   22   18    7   12   18

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    3
Phil Hennigan          2   2  1.59  14   0   0   4   0   17    7    3    3    1   11   10
Ray Lamb               4   2  2.29  16   9   3   1   1   71   54   19   18    4   20   39
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.31  22   0   0   1   0   23   12    6    6    2   14   20
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          6   4  3.87  12  11   2   0   1   74   66   32   32    9   38   67
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            6   2  4.20  12  12   3   0   0   79   81   39   37    5   27   55
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
Mike Kilkenny          1   2  5.76  10   3   1   1   0   25   23   17   16    1   13   10
Dave Boswell           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    6    3
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  2.01  25   0   0  12   0   31   18    7    7    1   25   19
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
Dick Drago             5   2  2.99  11  11   1   0   0   69   79   24   23    0   10   34
Bruce Dal Canton       6   2  3.03  11  11   2   0   0   77   70   30   26    5   25   37
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  2.44  28   0   0   7   0   44   44   14   12    2   15   25
Marty Pattin           6   6  2.78  14  14   6   0   2  107   77   37   33   13   29   79
Skip Lockwood          3   5  3.04  12  12   1   0   0   80   67   34   27    2   45   37
John Morris            0   0  3.07   7   1   0   0   0   15   16    7    5    1    4    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  18   0   0   0   0   25   22   13   11    1   16   16
Jim Hannan             0   1  4.15  10   0   0   0   0   13   16    7    6    2   12    5
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   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    1    0    0    1    8
Bert Blyleven          6   8  2.77  15  15   7   0   3  110   94   38   34   11   21   93
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  3.38  19   7   0   5   0   64   49   28   24    9   29   66
Ray Corbin             4   3  3.94  20   0   0   2   0   32   33   19   14    4   21   21
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Jim Perry              8   5  4.48  15  15   3   0   0   94   94   50   47   12   44   36
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Pete Hamm              1   1  6.55   7   5   0   0   0   22   30   16   16    2   13    6
Ron Perranoski         0   3  7.01  21   0   0   3   0   26   31   21   20    1   21   10

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              2   2  2.08  19   0   0   3   0   26   21    7    6    1   11   13
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  3.21  13  13   5   0   1   93   86   38   33   10   16   35
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.29  18   0   0   0   0   27   21   10   10    2   10   13
Stan Bahnsen           5   6  3.39  15  13   6   0   0   88   85   38   33   10   23   31
Fritz Peterson         5   5  4.04  14  13   2   0   0   91  104   48   41   11   13   47
Mike Kekich            1   1  5.54  13   5   0   0   0   39   47   26   24    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
Rollie Fingers         2   4  3.17  13   8   2   1   1   71   55   27   25    9   19   50
Catfish Hunter         9   4  3.33  15  15   8   0   1  114   89   51   42   10   37   72
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  4.40  21   0   0   4   0   29   29   14   14    2   10   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 12.46   9   0   0   1   0    9   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  11  4.05  15  15   6   0   2  109  113   56   49   13   36   68
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  4.73  18   4   1   0   0   40   51   21   21    4   19   16
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
  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  J. Perry (MIN)            8
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  D. Bosman (WAS)           8
  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  T. Murphy (CAL)           8
  T. John (CHI)             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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. McLain (WAS)           6
  M. Pattin (MIL)           6

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        12
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          5
  B. Bolin (BOS)            4
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         4
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         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
  C. Hunter (OAK)       113.2
  C. Wright (CAL)       113.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      112.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       110.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     110.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      110.0
  D. McLain (WAS)       109.0
  M. Pattin (MIL)       106.2

Hits:

  D. McLain (WAS)         113
  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  J. Kaat (MIN)           106
  T. Murphy (CAL)         104
  F. Peterson (NY)        104
  C. Wright (CAL)         102
  D. McNally (BAL)         98
  G. Peters (BOS)          96
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        94
  R. Culp (BOS)            94

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          56
  C. Hunter (OAK)          51
  T. Murphy (CAL)          51
  T. John (CHI)            50
  J. Perry (MIN)           50
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     48
  G. Peters (BOS)          48
  F. Peterson (NY)         48
  R. Culp (BOS)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          45

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          14
  D. McLain (WAS)          13
  M. Pattin (MIL)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  L. Krausse (MIL)         11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          10
  R. Culp (BOS)            10

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        78
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     53
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        45
  J. Perry (MIN)           44
  B. Johnson (CHI)         43
  M. Lolich (DET)          43
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40
  B. Parsons (MIL)         40
  V. Blue (OAK)            39
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         38

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           115
  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        93
  S. McDowell (CLE)        80
  M. Pattin (MIL)          79
  T. Bradley (CHI)         75
  C. Hunter (OAK)          72
  R. Culp (BOS)            68
  D. McLain (WAS)          68
  S. Dunning (CLE)         67


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