Friday June 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 18, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       39  21  2.96   60  29   8   541   464  201  178   53  161  280
Kansas City     34  25  3.10   59  10  19   525   471  200  181   27  198  287
Oakland         42  21  3.16   63  31   8   582   458  225  204   48  222  385
Milwaukee       22  36  3.36   58  13   7   512   476  221  191   46  233  309
Chicago         22  37  3.42   59  12   9   530   506  240  201   42  207  349
California      29  37  3.50   66  11  12   598   551  261  233   46  249  377
Cleveland       29  33  3.53   62  11  14   551   454  236  216   45  318  368
Detroit         36  28  3.53   64  14  16   571   525  248  224   46  253  358
New York        29  35  3.59   64  23   4   569   554  260  227   53  172  264
Minnesota       33  32  3.76   65  16  15   573   553  269  239   57  223  356
Boston          34  28  3.94   62  10  20   558   542  266  244   46  224  350
Washington      22  38  3.97   60   8   9   544   540  263  240   59  207  288

 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   6  2.26  17  17   3   0   3  119  103   37   30    6   35   86
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
Clyde Wright (CAL)     7   5  2.60  16  16   3   0   2  121  103   39   35    9   22   61
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   7   5  2.76  15  15   7   0   3  114   95   41   35    9   39   54
Mike Cuellar (BAL)    11   1  2.76  16  16  10   0   3  130  103   45   40   15   39   50

 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          11   1  2.76  16  16  10   0   3  130  103   45   40   15   39   50
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
Bobby Bolin            0   2  2.73  26   0   0   4   0   30   25   10    9    1   17   21
Sonny Siebert          9   4  2.86  15  15   3   0   2  107  101   39   34    6   30   65
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
Cal Koonce             0   1  6.28   9   1   0   0   0   14   13   11   10    2    9    6
Mike Nagy              1   3  6.63  12   7   0   0   0   38   46   29   28    4   20    9
Luis Tiant             0   1 15.75   2   1   0   0   0    4    5    7    7    0    5    2

 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
Eddie Fisher           5   3  1.85  28   0   0   2   0   49   31   17   10    5   20   32
Dave LaRoche           3   0  2.16  27   0   0   5   0   33   24    8    8    2    8   35
Clyde Wright           7   5  2.60  16  16   3   0   2  121  103   39   35    9   22   61
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
Andy Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
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  6.17   9   4   0   0   0   23   31   17   16    3   18   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   6  2.26  17  17   3   0   3  119  103   37   30    6   35   86
Terry Forster          1   2  2.59  21   2   0   1   0   24   21    8    7    2    9   23
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  3.80  18  12   3   0   0   95   92   45   40    6   48   77
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   4   0   0   2   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    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  26   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  4.35  23   0   0   2   0   41   39   21   20    2   23   20
Rich Hand              1   3  5.33   6   5   0   0   0   25   33   18   15    2   16    3
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
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
Fred Scherman          5   0  1.76  32   0   0  10   0   46   32   12    9    4   16   23
Bill Denehy            0   1  2.76  12   0   0   1   0   16   17    6    5    1    9    6
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  3.95  21   0   0   1   0   27   20   12   12    4   15   12
Joe Coleman            6   3  4.24  14  14   3   0   0   91   90   45   43    6   32   64
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
Paul Splittorff        2   0  2.21   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    5    5    0    6   13
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
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  1.88  10   1   0   0   0   24   18    7    5    1    7   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   6  3.09  13  13   1   0   0   84   74   39   29    2   45   40
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  3.62  15  13   1   0   0   82   89   36   33   13   37   46
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
Jim Perry             10   5  4.04  18  17   4   1   0  111  107   54   50   13   46   52
Stan Williams          1   2  4.09  25   1   0   2   0   44   40   25   20    3   23   27
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  6.89  25   0   0   4   0   31   38   25   24    2   23   15

 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   6  3.64  16  15   3   0   0  106  121   55   43   11   20   54
Gary Jones             0   0  4.22   7   0   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    0    5    8
Jim Hardin             0   1  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    0    2    6
Mike Kekich            1   2  5.52  14   6   0   0   0   44   53   29   27    2   25   29
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        10   4  3.23  16  16   9   0   1  123   99   53   44   11   40   75
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
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.09  11   1   0   0   0   23   25    8    8    1    8    7
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.20  24   0   0   1   0   25   23   10    9    0   12   19
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            5   8  4.26  16  16   1   0   1  101  100   50   48   15   31   48
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  4.99  24   0   0   0   0   31   30   17   17    6   14   30

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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
  T. Bradley (CHI)          6

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  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)      130.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       122.2
  C. Wright (CAL)       121.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      119.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     118.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       116.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   114.1
  D. McNally (BAL)      113.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         132
  F. Peterson (NY)        121
  D. McLain (WAS)         118
  J. Kaat (MIN)           117
  T. Murphy (CAL)         111
  J. Perry (MIN)          107
  D. McNally (BAL)        104
  T. Bradley (CHI)        103
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        103
  G. Peters (BOS)         103

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          61
  T. John (CHI)            55
  M. Lolich (DET)          55
  T. Murphy (CAL)          55
  F. Peterson (NY)         55
  J. Perry (MIN)           54
  C. Hunter (OAK)          53
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     51
  G. Peters (BOS)          51
  D. Bosman (WAS)          50

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        87
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     56
  B. Johnson (CHI)         48
  V. Blue (OAK)            46
  J. Perry (MIN)           46
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        45
  M. Lolich (DET)          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)         86
  M. Pattin (MIL)          83
  B. Johnson (CHI)         77
  R. Culp (BOS)            75
  C. Hunter (OAK)          75
  D. McLain (WAS)          73


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