Sunday June 20, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 20, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       40  22  3.02   62  29   9   561   484  211  188   56  167  290
Oakland         44  22  3.15   66  31  10   608   480  236  213   49  234  404
Kansas City     35  27  3.18   62  10  20   552   499  216  195   30  205  299
Milwaukee       23  38  3.39   61  13   8   539   503  238  203   52  240  320
Chicago         23  38  3.45   61  12  10   548   527  250  210   43  213  363
California      31  38  3.55   69  11  14   624   580  274  246   47  263  385
New York        30  36  3.58   66  23   5   588   574  274  234   53  185  273
Cleveland       31  34  3.58   65  11  14   580   480  254  231   52  331  379
Detroit         37  30  3.63   67  14  17   598   554  266  241   52  267  378
Minnesota       34  33  3.79   67  16  15   592   572  288  249   60  235  368
Washington      23  39  3.89   62   8  10   562   553  267  243   59  216  303
Boston          35  29  3.90   64  11  20   575   554  271  249   47  226  357

 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
Mike Hedlund (KC)      6   3  2.59  14  13   3   0   1   87   75   30   25    5   32   30
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    7   8  2.64  17  17   7   0   3  126  105   42   37   12   25  102
Bill Parsons (MIL)     5   9  2.68  15  14   5   0   2  101   83   34   30    6   45   70
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   7   5  2.76  15  15   7   0   3  114   95   41   35    9   39   54

 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  1.76  16   0   0   5   0   15   12    4    3    0    5   11
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
Tom Dukes              0   3  3.18  13   0   0   2   0   23   24    8    8    2    3   17
Dave McNally          11   4  3.23  16  16   6   0   0  120  109   46   43   14   27   50
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            1   2  2.48  27   0   0   4   0   33   26   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  5.09  15  15   2   0   0   94  109   54   53   11   32   43
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  1.55  23   0   0   3   0   29   24    6    5    0   17   27
Eddie Fisher           5   3  1.81  29   0   0   2   0   50   32   17   10    5   20   33
Dave LaRoche           3   0  2.14  28   0   0   6   0   34   24    8    8    2    8   35
Clyde Wright           7   6  2.83  17  17   3   0   2  127  108   44   40    9   27   62
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
Lloyd Allen            2   1  4.38  23   1   0   3   0   37   39   19   18    3   18   31
Tom Murphy             4   8  4.58  17  17   3   0   0  110  123   59   56   10   39   35
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
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
Joel Horlen            2   4  4.78  14   4   1   2   0   38   42   20   20    3   11   26
Vicente Romo           1   5  5.10  24   0   0   3   0   30   23   17   17    3   21   20
Steve Kealey           1   1  5.12  25   0   0   3   0   32   33   22   18    7   13   21
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 20.25   1   0   0   0   0    1    5    4    3    0    0    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Hennigan          2   2  1.80  21   0   0   4   0   25   12    5    5    1   16   15
Ray Lamb               4   3  2.35  17  10   3   1   1   77   57   22   20    6   21   42
Steve Mingori          1   2  2.57  28   0   0   1   0   28   17    8    8    2   15   25
Sam McDowell           8   6  2.94  17  15   4   0   2  107   71   40   35   10   90   94
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  3.68  20   0   0   1   0   22   21    9    9    3   16   19
Steve Dunning          6   4  3.86  14  13   2   0   1   89   80   38   38   11   45   72
Vince Colbert          2   1  4.15  24   0   0   2   0   43   39   21   20    2   23   20
Ed Farmer              0   0  4.70   5   1   0   2   0    8    8    5    4    2    4    7
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   1  1.85  35   0   0  11   0   49   36   13   10    5   19   23
Bill Denehy            0   1  3.26  13   0   0   1   0   19   19    8    7    1   11    9
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Mickey Lolich         10   6  3.37  20  20   9   0   1  158  139   61   59   16   48  122
Dean Chance            2   6  3.45  13  12   0   0   0   60   61   30   23    5   35   42
Tom Timmerman          4   3  3.99  22   0   0   1   0   29   22   13   13    4   16   12
Joe Coleman            6   3  4.21  15  14   3   0   0   92   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
Bill Zepp              1   1  5.12  16   4   0   2   0   32   41   20   18    2   17   15
Mike Kilkenny          1   3  5.56  13   4   1   1   0   34   32   23   21    4   17   20
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  1.47  30   0   0   5   0   37   27   10    6    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  2.31  28   0   0  13   0   35   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  2.59  14  13   3   0   1   87   75   30   25    5   32   30
Bruce Dal Canton       7   2  2.82  13  13   2   0   0   93   82   33   29    6   28   39
Jim York               3   3  3.57  25   0   0   1   0   40   36   16   16    4   22   44
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          1   1  5.79  15   2   0   0   0   33   28   22   21    3   14   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
Ken Sanders            3   3  2.37  31   0   0   8   0   49   47   15   13    3   16   28
John Morris            1   0  2.42  11   1   0   0   0   26   23    9    7    2    7   10
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
Lew Krausse            3   8  3.41  16  13   1   0   0   87   91   37   33   13   38   47
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  3.77  10   0   0   0   0   14   19    8    6    1    7   10
Jim Hannan             0   1  4.11  12   0   0   0   0   15   18   10    7    3   12    6
Marcelino Lopez        1   2  5.20  20   1   0   0   0   28   27   20   16    2   22   19
Jim Slaton             1   1  7.94   6   4   0   0   0   17   23   15   15    4   14    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   8   0   0   0   0   12    8    7    0    1    5    9
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   7  3.60  18  17   5   0   2  110  124   49   44    7   19   49
Ray Corbin             4   3  3.71  24   1   0   3   0   44   45   23   18    6   25   30
Stan Williams          2   2  4.02  27   1   0   2   0   47   42   28   21    4   26   28
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
Ron Perranoski         1   3  6.68  26   0   0   4   0   32   39   25   24    2   24   15
Pete Hamm              1   1  7.71   9   5   0   0   0   23   35   20   20    3   14    6

 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   6  3.16  15  15   6   0   1  108   98   47   38   10   23   37
Stan Bahnsen           6   6  3.26  16  14   7   0   0   97   89   40   35   10   29   34
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.26  21   0   0   1   0   30   25   13   11    2   12   15
Fritz Peterson         6   6  3.64  16  15   3   0   0  106  121   55   43   11   20   54
Gary Jones             0   0  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    0    5    9
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  2.87  10  10   3   0   0   60   52   20   19    6   27   29
Rollie Fingers         2   4  2.99  15   8   2   2   1   75   58   27   25    9   19   55
Diego Segui            4   2  3.10  11   8   3   0   0   61   48   23   21    5   28   32
Catfish Hunter        10   4  3.23  16  16   9   0   1  123   99   53   44   11   40   75
Jim Roland             1   1  3.57  13   0   0   1   0   23   16   10    9    2    9   12
Daryl Patterson        0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    1    3    2
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Blue Moon Odom         2   3  4.28   6   6   0   0   0   27   25   15   13    2   21   15
Bob Locker             3   1  4.40  21   0   0   4   0   29   29   14   14    2   10   18
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  4.63  14   0   0   1   0   23   17   12   12    2   15   11
Darold Knowles         0   2  9.45  11   0   0   2   0   13   13   14   14    2    5    9
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
Joe Grzenda            3   1  1.85  20   0   0   0   0   24   19    7    5    0    5   22
Paul Lindblad          1   1  1.90  11   0   0   4   0   24   13    5    5    0    7   14
Pete Broberg           0   0  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    0    4    7
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.00  25   0   0   1   0   27   24   11    9    0   12   20
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  3.75  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
  D. McNally (BAL)         11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         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
  J. Kaat (MIN)             7
  M. Pattin (MIL)           7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           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)        13
  F. Scherman (DET)        11
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          8
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         5
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  E. Watt (BAL)             5
  B. Bolin (BOS)            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)       157.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         139.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      130.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       127.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     126.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       124.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       122.2
  D. McNally (BAL)      120.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      119.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   114.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         139
  J. Kaat (MIN)           124
  T. Murphy (CAL)         123
  F. Peterson (NY)        121
  D. McLain (WAS)         118
  D. McNally (BAL)        109
  G. Peters (BOS)         109
  C. Wright (CAL)         108
  J. Perry (MIN)          107
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       105

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          61
  D. McLain (WAS)          61
  T. Murphy (CAL)          59
  T. John (CHI)            55
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     55
  F. Peterson (NY)         55
  J. Perry (MIN)           54
  G. Peters (BOS)          54
  C. Hunter (OAK)          53
  D. Bosman (WAS)          50

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          18
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  D. Bosman (WAS)          15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  M. Pattin (MIL)          15
  D. McNally (BAL)         14
  L. Krausse (MIL)         13
  J. Perry (MIN)           13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  S. Dunning (CLE)         11

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        90
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     59
  B. Johnson (CHI)         49
  M. Lolich (DET)          48
  J. Palmer (BAL)          48
  V. Blue (OAK)            46
  J. Perry (MIN)           46
  S. Dunning (CLE)         45
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        45
  B. Parsons (MIL)         45

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           133
  M. Lolich (DET)         122
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       102
  S. McDowell (CLE)        94
  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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