Thursday June 17, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 17, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       38  21  2.95   59  28   8   532   455  197  174   51  161  279
Kansas City     33  25  3.14   58   9  19   516   464  199  180   27  196  278
Oakland         41  21  3.17   62  30   8   573   448  223  202   47  219  382
Milwaukee       22  35  3.37   57  13   7   503   466  215  188   46  231  304
Chicago         22  36  3.45   58  12   9   522   496  236  200   41  205  342
Detroit         36  27  3.48   63  14  16   563   517  241  218   45  250  352
California      29  36  3.49   65  11  12   590   537  255  229   46  242  373
Cleveland       28  33  3.58   61  11  13   542   450  236  216   45  314  367
New York        29  34  3.62   63  23   4   561   543  254  226   53  168  258
Minnesota       32  32  3.78   64  16  14   564   546  266  237   56  222  350
Boston          34  27  3.86   61  10  20   550   532  258  236   45  220  344
Washington      21  38  3.96   59   8   8   535   529  258  235   58  206  283

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       14   2  1.42  17  17  14   0   5  139   82   26   22    4   46  133
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
Dick Drago (KC)        7   2  2.37  13  13   3   0   2   87   93   24   23    0   13   41
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
Clyde Wright (CAL)     7   5  2.60  16  16   3   0   2  121  103   39   35    9   22   61
Mike Cuellar (BAL)    10   1  2.67  15  15   9   0   3  121   94   41   36   13   39   49

 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
Dave McNally          10   4  3.11  15  15   6   0   0  113  104   42   39   11   27   47
Tom Dukes              0   3  3.18  13   0   0   2   0   23   24    8    8    2    3   17
Pat Dobson             4   4  3.45  14  14   4   0   0   99   88   43   38   10   25   59
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
Jim Lonborg            2   3  4.44   8   7   1   0   0   47   50   26   23    2   15   32
Gary Peters            6   5  5.13  14  14   2   0   0   88  103   51   50   10   31   41
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  1.61  22   0   0   3   0   28   23    6    5    0   16   26
Dave LaRoche           3   0  1.93  26   0   0   5   0   33   22    7    7    2    7   34
Eddie Fisher           5   3  1.97  27   0   0   2   0   46   27   16   10    5   19   31
Clyde Wright           7   5  2.60  16  16   3   0   2  121  103   39   35    9   22   61
Andy Hassler           0   2  3.45   5   3   0   0   0   16   19    7    6    0   11   11
Rudy May               3   5  3.65  10  10   2   0   1   62   51   26   25    7   26   58
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
Lloyd Allen            2   1  4.81  21   1   0   2   0   34   37   19   18    3   16   29
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
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
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
Terry Forster          1   2  2.86  20   2   0   1   0   22   19    8    7    2    9   20
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Jim Magnuson           0   0  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    3    4
Bart Johnson           4   6  3.88  17  12   3   0   0   93   91   45   40    6   47   76
Joel Horlen            1   4  4.41  13   3   1   2   0   33   36   16   16    3   10   24
Tommy John             3   8  4.48  16  13   2   0   1   84  100   55   42    6   29   41
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Vicente Romo           1   5  5.10  24   0   0   3   0   30   23   17   17    3   21   20
Steve Kealey           1   1  5.59  24   0   0   2   0   29   32   22   18    7   13   18

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    4
Phil Hennigan          2   2  1.61  18   0   0   4   0   22   11    4    4    1   14   14
Ray Lamb               4   3  2.35  17  10   3   1   1   77   57   22   20    6   21   42
Steve Mingori          1   2  2.77  25   0   0   1   0   26   16    8    8    2   14   24
Sam McDowell           7   6  2.91  16  15   4   0   2  105   69   39   34   10   87   92
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  3.32  19   0   0   1   0   22   19    8    8    2   16   19
Steve Dunning          6   4  3.64  13  12   2   0   1   82   74   33   33    9   43   69
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               5   1  1.10   7   7   1   0   1   41   27    9    5    1   21   33
Bill Denehy            0   1  1.76  11   0   0   1   0   15   14    3    3    1    9    6
Fred Scherman          5   0  1.76  32   0   0  10   0   46   32   12    9    4   16   23
Dean Chance            2   6  3.05  12  11   0   0   0   59   57   27   20    3   34   41
Mickey Lolich         10   6  3.25  19  19   9   0   1  150  132   55   54   14   45  111
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
Tom Timmerman          4   2  3.76  20   0   0   1   0   26   19   11   11    3   14   10
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   2  1.34  27   0   0   5   0   34   23    9    5    0   14   17
Ted Abernathy          2   3  1.89  26   0   0  12   0   33   18    7    7    1   25   19
Dick Drago             7   2  2.37  13  13   3   0   2   87   93   24   23    0   13   41
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
Bruce Dal Canton       6   2  2.99  12  12   2   0   0   84   77   32   28    5   26   38
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
Bill Parsons           5   8  2.82  14  13   5   0   2   93   78   33   29    6   44   67
Skip Lockwood          3   5  3.04  12  12   1   0   0   80   67   34   27    2   45   37
Marty Pattin           6   7  3.12  15  15   6   0   2  113   85   43   39   15   31   83
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  3.55   9   0   0   0   0   13   17    7    5    1    7    9
Lew Krausse            2   8  3.60  14  13   1   0   0   80   87   35   32   13   37   44
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               3   4  3.20  23   7   0   5   0   70   54   29   25    9   34   71
Jim Kaat               4   6  3.27  17  16   5   0   2  105  117   43   38    7   18   46
Ray Corbin             4   3  3.71  24   1   0   3   0   44   45   23   18    6   25   30
Stan Williams          1   2  4.09  25   1   0   2   0   44   40   25   20    3   23   27
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         1   3  7.36  24   0   0   3   0   29   38   25   24    2   23   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              2   2  2.00  20   0   0   3   0   27   21    7    6    1   11   13
Mel Stottlemyre        7   5  2.76  15  15   7   0   3  114   95   41   35    9   39   54
Steve Kline            5   5  3.01  14  14   6   0   1  102   91   39   34   10   18   36
Stan Bahnsen           6   6  3.26  16  14   7   0   0   97   89   40   35   10   29   34
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             14   2  1.42  17  17  14   0   5  139   82   26   22    4   46  133
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  1.57  10   0   0   4   0   23   10    4    4    0    7   14
Joe Grzenda            3   1  1.88  19   0   0   0   0   24   19    7    5    0    5   21
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  3.84  18  11   0   1   0   68   68   35   29    6   22   18
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
Denny McLain           4  12  4.34  16  16   6   0   2  112  118   61   54   18   36   73
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  5.10  23   0   0   0   0   30   30   17   17    6   14   30

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           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)          12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  D. Bosman (WAS)           8
  T. John (CHI)             8
  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  T. Murphy (CAL)           8
  B. Parsons (MIL)          8
  M. Pattin (MIL)           7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. Chance (DET)           6

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  S. Kline (NY)             6
  D. McLain (WAS)           6

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        12
  F. Scherman (DET)        10
  S. Lyle (BOS)             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
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  S. McDowell (CLE)         2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2
  B. Parsons (MIL)          2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       149.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         139.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      121.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       121.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     118.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       116.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      115.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   114.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       113.2
  D. McNally (BAL)      113.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         132
  D. McLain (WAS)         118
  J. Kaat (MIN)           117
  T. Murphy (CAL)         111
  F. Peterson (NY)        111
  D. McNally (BAL)        104
  G. Peters (BOS)         103
  C. Wright (CAL)         103
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       100
  R. Culp (BOS)           100

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          61
  T. John (CHI)            55
  M. Lolich (DET)          55
  T. Murphy (CAL)          55
  C. Hunter (OAK)          51
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     51
  J. Perry (MIN)           51
  G. Peters (BOS)          51
  F. Peterson (NY)         49
  R. Culp (BOS)            48

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          18
  M. Pattin (MIL)          15
  D. Bosman (WAS)          14
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  L. Krausse (MIL)         13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  D. McNally (BAL)         11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        87
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     56
  B. Johnson (CHI)         47
  V. Blue (OAK)            46
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        45
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  J. Perry (MIN)           45
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  B. Parsons (MIL)         44
  S. Dunning (CLE)         43

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           133
  M. Lolich (DET)         111
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        95
  S. McDowell (CLE)        92
  T. Bradley (CHI)         83
  M. Pattin (MIL)          83
  B. Johnson (CHI)         76
  R. Culp (BOS)            75
  D. McLain (WAS)          73
  C. Hunter (OAK)          72

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