Saturday June 12, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 12, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       35  20  3.00   55  25   8   496   426  186  165   45  152  254
Milwaukee       21  33  3.13   54  13   7   478   433  191  166   40  216  288
Oakland         39  20  3.22   59  28   8   546   427  215  195   47  205  369
Kansas City     30  23  3.27   53   7  18   471   426  190  171   26  187  260
Chicago         21  32  3.42   53  10   9   476   446  216  181   38  183  307
Detroit         32  26  3.43   58  14  13   517   467  219  197   38  231  327
California      28  32  3.50   60  11  12   540   492  233  210   41  224  342
Cleveland       27  29  3.67   56  10  13   497   417  221  203   41  293  334
New York        26  32  3.73   58  20   4   518   513  243  215   52  151  244
Minnesota       28  31  3.76   59  15  12   518   498  245  216   52  207  318
Washington      20  36  3.88   56   8   8   510   505  243  220   50  197  265
Boston          32  25  3.98   57   9  20   509   500  245  225   44  200  324

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       13   2  1.45  16  16  13   0   5  130   76   25   21    4   44  125
Tom Bradley (CHI)      6   5  2.13  15  15   3   0   3  110   87   30   26    5   32   75
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      5   3  2.13  14  12   3   1   1   89   74   29   21    6   22   46
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
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
Dick Drago (KC)        6   2  2.64  12  12   2   0   1   78   87   24   23    0   11   37
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   7   4  2.68  14  14   7   0   3  107   89   38   32    8   36   53

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.46   8   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
Tom Dukes              0   3  3.22  12   0   0   2   0   22   24    8    8    2    3   16
Pete Richert           0   2  3.60  13   0   0   2   0   10    6    4    4    1    7   10
Pat Dobson             3   4  3.70  13  13   3   0   0   90   83   42   37   10   25   54
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 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    1    2    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   0  1.80  25   0   0   8   0   25   22    5    5    1   10   24
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
Gary Peters            6   5  5.24  13  13   2   0   0   81   96   48   47   10   26   39
Jim Lonborg            1   3  5.26   7   6   0   0   0   38   41   25   22    2    9   29
Mike Nagy              1   3  6.63  12   7   0   0   0   38   46   29   28    4   20    9
Cal Koonce             0   1  6.75   8   1   0   0   0   13   13   11   10    2    9    6
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  2.27  24   0   0   2   0   40   23   15   10    5   17   25
Clyde Wright           7   4  2.78  15  15   3   0   2  113  102   37   35    9   20   59
Rudy May               3   4  3.28   9   9   2   0   1   58   44   22   21    7   25   57
Andy Hassler           0   2  3.60   4   3   0   0   0   15   19    7    6    0   11   10
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
Lloyd Allen            2   1  5.34  19   1   0   2   0   30   35   19   18    3   15   26
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

 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            5   3  2.13  14  12   3   1   1   89   74   29   21    6   22   46
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  4.28  21   0   0   3   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  1.42  15   0   0   4   0   19    8    3    3    1   12   11
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.22  23   0   0   1   0   24   13    6    6    2   14   21
Ray Lamb               4   2  2.29  16   9   3   1   1   71   54   19   18    4   20   39
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  4.82  22   0   0   1   0   37   37   21   20    2   23   19
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Rich Hand              0   3  6.64   5   4   0   0   0   20   31   18   15    2   14    3
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  1.73  28   0   0   7   0   36   27   10    7    3   14   20
Bill Denehy            0   1  1.84  10   0   0   1   0   15   13    3    3    1    9    6
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
Mickey Lolich          9   6  3.11  18  18   9   0   1  142  121   50   49   12   45  108
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             6   2  2.64  12  12   2   0   1   78   87   24   23    0   11   37
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
John Morris            1   0  2.33   8   1   0   0   0   19   16    7    5    1    4   10
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
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  6.92   5   3   0   0   0   13   16   10   10    2   12    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
Tom Hall               2   4  3.27  20   7   0   5   0   66   52   28   24    9   29   67
Stan Williams          1   2  3.67  23   1   0   1   0   42   37   22   17    3   22   26
Ray Corbin             4   3  3.86  21   0   0   2   0   33   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  4.44  16  15   3   1   0   95   94   50   47   12   44   37
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  7.00  22   0   0   3   0   27   32   22   21    1   23   12

 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   4  2.68  14  14   7   0   3  107   89   38   32    8   36   53
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
Gary Jones             0   0  4.22   7   0   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    0    5    8
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  7.57  18   0   0   1   0   27   38   23   23    8    7   11
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             13   2  1.45  16  16  13   0   5  130   76   25   21    4   44  125
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  1.71   9   0   0   4   0   21   10    4    4    0    6   12
Joe Grzenda            3   1  1.96  18   0   0   0   0   23   19    7    5    0    5   20
Horacio Pina           1   0  2.96  23   0   0   0   0   24   20    9    8    0   12   18
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
Dick Bosman            4   8  4.21  15  15   1   0   1   94   92   46   44   14   30   44
Mike Thompson          0   2  4.30   3   3   0   0   0   15    6    8    7    2   18    6
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)            13
  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)            13
  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)       141.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         130.1
  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. Stottlemyre (NY)   107.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         121
  D. McLain (WAS)         113
  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
  M. Lolich (DET)          50
  J. Perry (MIN)           50
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     48
  G. Peters (BOS)          48
  F. Peterson (NY)         48
  D. Bosman (WAS)          46

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           125
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  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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