Tuesday June 15, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 15, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       36  21  3.00   57  26   8   514   444  193  171   49  158  270
Kansas City     32  24  3.20   56   8  19   498   449  196  177   27  192  273
Oakland         40  21  3.21   61  29   8   564   442  222  201   47  217  374
Milwaukee       22  34  3.29   56  13   7   495   456  207  181   44  228  299
Chicago         22  34  3.36   56  12   9   503   473  223  188   38  193  327
Detroit         34  27  3.47   61  14  14   545   495  233  210   43  244  343
California      29  34  3.48   63  11  12   573   524  246  222   45  239  366
Cleveland       28  31  3.60   59  11  13   524   433  229  210   45  302  357
New York        28  33  3.65   61  22   4   544   533  249  221   52  159  254
Minnesota       30  32  3.79   62  16  13   544   527  258  229   55  214  334
Boston          33  27  3.91   60   9  20   541   523  257  235   45  214  341
Washington      21  37  3.93   58   8   8   527   523  253  230   53  205  273

 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
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      5   3  2.13  14  12   3   1   1   89   74   29   21    6   22   46
Tom Bradley (CHI)      6   5  2.26  16  16   3   0   3  116   96   33   29    5   34   83
Ray Lamb (CLE)         4   3  2.35  17  10   3   1   1   77   57   22   20    6   21   42
Mike Hedlund (KC)      6   3  2.38  12  12   3   0   1   83   70   26   22    5   30   27
Jim Palmer (BAL)       9   3  2.40  15  15   9   0   1  116   88   36   31   10   44   67
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    9   3  2.45  14  14   3   0   2  103   93   33   28    5   28   61
Dick Drago (KC)        6   2  2.64  12  12   2   0   1   78   87   24   23    0   11   37
Mike Cuellar (BAL)    10   1  2.67  15  15   9   0   3  121   94   41   36   13   39   49
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  1.29   9   0   0   0   0   14   10    2    2    1    3   11
Eddie Watt             1   0  2.08  14   0   0   4   0   13   11    4    3    0    5    9
Jim Palmer             9   3  2.40  15  15   9   0   1  116   88   36   31   10   44   67
Mike Cuellar          10   1  2.67  15  15   9   0   3  121   94   41   36   13   39   49
Tom Dukes              0   3  3.18  13   0   0   2   0   23   24    8    8    2    3   17
Dave McNally           9   4  3.20  14  14   5   0   0  104   98   39   37    9   24   43
Pat Dobson             3   4  3.70  13  13   3   0   0   90   83   42   37   10   25   54
Pete Richert           0   3  3.97  14   0   0   2   0   11    8    5    5    2    7   11
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            3   1  2.00  27   0   0   8   0   27   23    6    6    2   11   25
Ken Tatum              2   2  2.33  16   0   0   6   0   19   12    5    5    1   11    6
Sonny Siebert          9   3  2.45  14  14   3   0   2  103   93   33   28    5   28   61
Bobby Bolin            0   2  2.73  26   0   0   4   0   30   25   10    9    1   17   21
Bill Lee               4   1  2.95  20   2   0   2   0   43   36   16   14    4   24   34
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Ray Culp               7   4  3.69  15  15   4   0   1  102  100   48   42   10   28   75
Ken Brett              0   1  3.82  13   0   0   0   0   33   24   16   14    4   21   29
Gary Peters            6   5  5.13  14  14   2   0   0   88  103   51   50   10   31   41
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  1.38  21   0   0   3   0   26   21    5    4    0   16   25
Dave LaRoche           3   0  1.42  25   0   0   5   0   32   20    5    5    1    7   33
Eddie Fisher           5   3  1.97  27   0   0   2   0   46   27   16   10    5   19   31
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  3.45   5   3   0   0   0   16   19    7    6    0   11   11
Andy Messersmith       5   6  3.78  15  15   3   0   0  105   89   51   44    5   56   62
Tom Murphy             3   8  4.51  16  16   3   0   0  104  111   55   52   10   36   34
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    6
Archie Reynolds        0   2  5.09  11   0   0   0   0   18   20   11   10    2   14   11
Lloyd Allen            2   1  5.12  20   1   0   2   0   32   36   19   18    3   16   27
Jim Maloney            0   3  6.14   8   4   0   0   0   22   29   16   15    3   17   10

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          1   2  2.11  18   1   0   1   0   21   16    5    5    1    8   19
Wilbur Wood            5   3  2.13  14  12   3   1   1   89   74   29   21    6   22   46
Tom Bradley            6   5  2.26  16  16   3   0   3  116   96   33   29    5   34   83
Don Eddy               0   2  3.18  18   0   0   0   0   17   14    6    6    3   15    9
Jim Magnuson           0   0  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    3    4
Joel Horlen            1   3  3.90  12   3   1   2   0   32   32   14   14    3   10   24
Bart Johnson           4   6  3.98  16  12   3   0   0   86   86   43   38    6   44   67
Vicente Romo           1   4  4.20  22   0   0   3   0   30   21   14   14    3   20   20
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Tommy John             3   8  4.72  15  12   2   0   1   74   92   52   39    4   23   36
Steve Kealey           1   1  5.72  23   0   0   2   0   28   32   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  1.35  16   0   0   4   0   20    9    3    3    1   12   12
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.13  24   0   0   1   0   25   13    6    6    2   14   22
Ray Lamb               4   3  2.35  17  10   3   1   1   77   57   22   20    6   21   42
Sam McDowell           7   5  2.91  15  14   4   0   2   99   65   36   32   10   82   89
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Alan Foster            5   3  3.22  13  12   2   0   0   78   65   32   28    5   41   43
Rick Austin            0   0  3.43  18   0   0   1   0   21   19    8    8    2   16   19
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  1.25   6   6   1   0   1   36   21    9    5    1   18   29
Bill Denehy            0   1  1.76  11   0   0   1   0   15   14    3    3    1    9    6
Fred Scherman          5   0  1.88  30   0   0   8   0   43   31   12    9    4   16   22
Tom Timmerman          4   2  2.96  19   0   0   1   0   24   15    8    8    3   11    9
Dean Chance            2   6  3.05  12  11   0   0   0   59   57   27   20    3   34   41
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  3.73  15   3   0   2   0   31   36   15   13    1   17   15
Joe Coleman            6   2  4.22  13  13   3   0   0   85   86   42   40    6   30   60
Joe Niekro             1   4  4.75  13   6   0   1   0   53   58   28   28    6   27   20
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Dave Boswell           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    6    3
Mike Kilkenny          1   3  6.23  11   4   1   1   0   30   30   23   21    4   14   17
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  1.07  26   0   0   5   0   34   21    8    4    0   13   17
Ted Abernathy          2   3  2.01  25   0   0  12   0   31   18    7    7    1   25   19
Mike Hedlund           6   3  2.38  12  12   3   0   1   83   70   26   22    5   30   27
Ken Wright             2   3  2.38  13   7   1   1   1   53   39   16   14    4   25   48
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
Paul Splittorff        1   0  3.18   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    0    4    4
Jim York               3   2  3.71  23   0   0   1   0   34   33   14   14    2   21   38
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  5.02  14   1   0   0   0   29   21   16   16    3   12   12
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  2.11   9   1   0   0   0   21   17    7    5    1    5   10
Ken Sanders            3   3  2.33  29   0   0   7   0   46   45   14   12    2   16   25
Marty Pattin           6   6  2.78  14  14   6   0   2  107   77   37   33   13   29   79
Bill Parsons           5   8  2.82  14  13   5   0   2   93   78   33   29    6   44   67
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  2.92   8   0   0   0   0   12   15    5    4    1    6    9
Skip Lockwood          3   5  3.04  12  12   1   0   0   80   67   34   27    2   45   37
Lew Krausse            2   8  3.68  13  13   1   0   0   78   87   35   32   13   37   43
Jim Hannan             0   1  3.86  11   0   0   0   0   14   16    7    6    2   12    5
Marcelino Lopez        1   2  5.26  19   0   0   0   0   26   25   17   15    1   19   17
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   7   0   0   0   0   10    7    1    0    0    1    8
Bert Blyleven          7   8  2.82  16  16   7   0   3  118  100   41   37   12   23   95
Tom Hall               2   4  3.27  21   7   0   5   0   66   52   28   24    9   31   67
Jim Kaat               4   6  3.41  16  15   5   0   2   98  110   42   37    7   16   42
Ray Corbin             4   3  3.58  23   0   0   3   0   38   38   20   15    5   23   24
Stan Williams          1   2  3.67  23   1   0   1   0   42   37   22   17    3   22   26
Jim Perry              9   5  4.14  17  16   4   1   0  104  100   51   48   12   45   48
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Pete Hamm              1   1  6.65   8   5   0   0   0   23   32   17   17    2   13    6
Ron Perranoski         0   3  7.45  23   0   0   3   0   29   38   25   24    2   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            5   5  3.01  14  14   6   0   1  102   91   39   34   10   18   36
Stan Bahnsen           5   6  3.39  15  13   6   0   0   88   85   38   33   10   23   31
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.49  19   0   0   0   0   28   23   11   11    2   10   13
Fritz Peterson         6   5  3.77  15  14   3   0   0  100  111   49   42   11   16   50
Gary Jones             0   0  4.22   7   0   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    0    5    8
Mike Kekich            1   2  5.52  14   6   0   0   0   44   53   29   27    2   25   29
Jim Hardin             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    0    2    4
Lindy McDaniel         2   6  7.06  19   0   0   1   0   29   38   23   23    8    8   14
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           5   0  2.48   9   9   3   0   0   58   48   16   16    6   24   28
Diego Segui            4   2  2.96  10   7   3   0   0   55   41   19   18    5   26   27
Rollie Fingers         2   4  3.14  14   8   2   1   1   72   55   27   25    9   19   50
Catfish Hunter         9   4  3.33  15  15   8   0   1  114   89   51   42   10   37   72
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
Jim Roland             0   1  4.26  12   0   0   1   0   19   13   10    9    2    9   10
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  4.37  13   0   0   1   0   23   15   11   11    2   13   11
Bob Locker             3   1  4.40  21   0   0   4   0   29   29   14   14    2   10   18
Blue Moon Odom         1   3  5.24   5   5   0   0   0   22   23   15   13    2   18   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
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
Jackie Brown           0   0  2.70   2   1   0   0   0    7    9    3    2    0    3    1
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
Casey Cox              2   3  3.90  17  11   0   1   0   67   67   35   29    6   22   17
Denny McLain           4  11  4.05  15  15   6   0   2  109  113   56   49   13   36   68
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
Jerry Janeski          1   5  4.40  19   8   0   1   0   57   61   31   28    4   26   17
Jim Shellenback        1   3  4.93  19   4   1   0   0   42   54   23   23    5   19   18
Denny Riddleberger     2   1  5.28  22   0   0   0   0   29   30   17   17    6   14   29

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  J. Perry (MIN)            9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  R. Culp (BOS)             7

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          11
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  D. Bosman (WAS)           8
  T. John (CHI)             8
  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  T. Murphy (CAL)           8
  B. Parsons (MIL)          8
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. Chance (DET)           6
  B. Johnson (CHI)          6

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  S. Kline (NY)             6
  D. McLain (WAS)           6

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        12
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  F. Scherman (DET)         8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          7
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         5
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          5
  B. Bolin (BOS)            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
  S. McDowell (CLE)         2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2
  B. Parsons (MIL)          2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       141.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         130.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      121.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     118.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       116.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      115.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       113.2
  C. Wright (CAL)       113.1
  D. McLain (WAS)       109.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   107.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         121
  D. McLain (WAS)         113
  T. Murphy (CAL)         111
  F. Peterson (NY)        111
  J. Kaat (MIN)           110
  G. Peters (BOS)         103
  C. Wright (CAL)         102
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       100
  R. Culp (BOS)           100
  J. Perry (MIN)          100

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          56
  T. Murphy (CAL)          55
  T. John (CHI)            52
  C. Hunter (OAK)          51
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     51
  J. Perry (MIN)           51
  G. Peters (BOS)          51
  M. Lolich (DET)          50
  F. Peterson (NY)         49
  R. Culp (BOS)            48

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        82
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     56
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        45
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  J. Perry (MIN)           45
  V. Blue (OAK)            44
  B. Johnson (CHI)         44
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  B. Parsons (MIL)         44
  A. Foster (CLE)          41

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           125
  M. Lolich (DET)         108
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        95
  S. McDowell (CLE)        89
  T. Bradley (CHI)         83
  M. Pattin (MIL)          79
  R. Culp (BOS)            75
  C. Hunter (OAK)          72
  D. McLain (WAS)          68
  S. Dunning (CLE)         67


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