Saturday June 19, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 19, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       39  22  3.00   61  29   8   552   478  207  184   53  167  285
Oakland         43  21  3.11   64  31   9   591   460  225  204   48  226  390
Kansas City     34  26  3.17   60  10  19   534   481  207  188   29  200  296
Milwaukee       22  37  3.34   59  13   7   521   482  223  193   47  234  313
Chicago         22  38  3.39   60  12   9   539   515  242  203   43  212  358
California      30  37  3.51   67  11  13   607   560  265  237   47  253  379
Cleveland       29  34  3.52   63  11  14   560   460  241  219   47  321  369
Detroit         37  28  3.52   65  14  17   580   533  251  227   48  258  362
New York        30  35  3.57   65  23   5   580   565  264  230   53  178  270
Minnesota       34  32  3.69   66  16  15   583   559  270  239   57  228  363
Washington      23  38  3.91   61   8  10   553   546  263  240   59  212  294
Boston          34  29  3.91   63  11  20   566   547  268  246   46  225  355

 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  2.04  15  13   3   1   1   97   80   30   22    7   24   55
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       9   3  2.53  16  16   9   0   1  125  100   40   35   10   48   69
Clyde Wright (CAL)     7   5  2.60  16  16   3   0   2  121  103   39   35    9   22   61
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    7   8  2.64  17  17   7   0   3  126  105   42   37   12   25  102
Mike Hedlund (KC)      6   3  2.65  13  13   3   0   1   85   73   29   25    5   32   30
Bill Parsons (MIL)     5   9  2.68  15  14   5   0   2  101   83   34   30    6   45   70

 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  2.03  15   0   0   4   0   13   11    4    3    0    5    9
Jim Palmer             9   3  2.53  16  16   9   0   1  125  100   40   35   10   48   69
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  3.86  15   0   0   2   0   12    8    5    5    2    7   12
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Dick Hall              3   4  5.17  10   0   0   0   0   16   14   11    9    1    5    8
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   5  3.59  16  16   5   0   1  110  105   50   44   10   29   80
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  2.14  28   0   0   6   0   34   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       6   6  3.83  16  16   3   0   0  113   97   55   48    6   59   64
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  4.72  22   1   0   2   0   34   38   19   18    3   17   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  2.04  15  13   3   1   1   97   80   30   22    7   24   55
Tom Bradley            6   6  2.26  17  17   3   0   3  119  103   37   30    6   35   86
Terry Forster          1   3  2.88  22   2   0   1   0   25   23    9    8    2   11   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  3.78  19  12   3   0   0   95   93   45   40    6   49   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  1.54  19   0   0   4   0   23   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   4  3.23  14  13   2   0   0   86   71   37   31    7   44   44
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  1.75  33   0   0  11   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
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
Dean Chance            2   6  3.45  13  12   0   0   0   60   61   30   23    5   35   42
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             2   4  4.27  14   6   0   1   0   59   61   28   28    6   28   22
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Mike Kilkenny          1   3  5.91  12   4   1   1   0   32   31   23   21    4   17   18
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   2  1.26  28   0   0   5   0   36   24    9    5    0   14   17
Paul Splittorff        2   0  2.21   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    5    5    0    6   13
Ted Abernathy          2   3  2.36  27   0   0  12   0   34   22    9    9    1   25   21
Dick Drago             7   2  2.37  13  13   3   0   2   87   93   24   23    0   13   41
Ken Wright             2   3  2.38  13   7   1   1   1   53   39   16   14    4   25   48
Mike Hedlund           6   3  2.65  13  13   3   0   1   85   73   29   25    5   32   30
Bruce Dal Canton       6   2  2.99  12  12   2   0   0   84   77   32   28    5   26   38
Jim York               3   3  3.76  24   0   0   1   0   38   35   16   16    4   21   42
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  2.47  30   0   0   7   0   47   46   15   13    3   16   26
Bill Parsons           5   9  2.68  15  14   5   0   2  101   83   34   30    6   45   70
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  2.64  17  17   7   0   3  126  105   42   37   12   25  102
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          2   2  4.00  26   1   0   2   0   45   40   25   20    3   25   27
Jim Perry             10   5  4.04  18  17   4   1   0  111  107   54   50   13   46   52
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  6.68  26   0   0   4   0   32   39   25   24    2   24   15

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              3   2  2.17  21   0   0   3   0   29   24    8    7    1   13   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  3.38  20   0   0   1   0   29   23   11   11    2   10   14
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  5.40  15   7   0   0   0   48   59   32   29    2   28   32
Lindy McDaniel         2   6  6.27  20   0   0   1   0   33   40   23   23    8    9   16
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
Blue Moon Odom         2   3  4.28   6   6   0   0   0   27   25   15   13    2   21   15
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
Darold Knowles         0   1  8.53  10   0   0   2   0   13   12   12   12    1    5    8
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    1    5    4
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           1   0  1.29   3   2   0   0   0   14   14    3    2    0    8    6
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
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  3.75  19  11   0   2   0   70   69   35   29    6   22   19
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. Parsons (MIL)          9
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         8
  D. Bosman (WAS)           8
  T. John (CHI)             8
  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  T. Murphy (CAL)           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)        11
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          7
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         5
  T. Hall (MIN)             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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     126.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       124.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       122.2
  C. Wright (CAL)       121.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      119.1
  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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       105
  R. Culp (BOS)           105
  D. McNally (BAL)        104
  T. Bradley (CHI)        103

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          61
  T. John (CHI)            55
  M. Lolich (DET)          55
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     55
  T. Murphy (CAL)          55
  F. Peterson (NY)         55
  J. Perry (MIN)           54
  C. Hunter (OAK)          53
  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)     59
  B. Johnson (CHI)         49
  J. Palmer (BAL)          48
  V. Blue (OAK)            46
  J. Perry (MIN)           46
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        45
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  B. Parsons (MIL)         45
  A. Foster (CLE)          44

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           133
  M. Lolich (DET)         111
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       102
  S. McDowell (CLE)        92
  T. Bradley (CHI)         86
  M. Pattin (MIL)          83
  R. Culp (BOS)            80
  B. Johnson (CHI)         77
  C. Hunter (OAK)          75
  D. McLain (WAS)          73


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