Monday June 21, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 21, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       41  22  3.00   63  30   9   570   493  213  190   56  168  296
Oakland         45  22  3.14   67  32  10   617   487  238  215   49  239  417
Kansas City     35  28  3.20   63  10  20   560   507  221  199   30  209  304
Milwaukee       24  38  3.36   62  13   8   549   511  240  205   52  242  323
Chicago         24  38  3.41   62  13  10   557   533  251  211   44  216  366
California      31  39  3.52   70  11  14   634   585  277  248   47  268  390
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  34  3.76   68  16  15   601   579  291  251   60  237  373
Boston          35  29  3.90   64  11  20   575   554  271  249   47  226  357
Washington      23  40  3.94   63   8  10   571   569  274  250   59  218  307

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       15   2  1.46  18  18  15   0   5  148   89   28   24    4   51  146
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             5   4  3.33  15  15   5   0   0  108   97   45   40   10   26   65
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   1  2.38  29   0   0   6   0   34   25    9    9    2   11   35
Clyde Wright           7   6  2.83  17  17   3   0   2  127  108   44   40    9   27   62
Rudy May               3   5  3.31  11  11   2   0   1   71   55   28   26    7   28   63
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             4   8  4.15  17  14   3   0   1   93  106   56   43    7   32   44
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  3.48  26   0   0   1   0   41   36   17   16    4   24   44
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          1   1  5.88  16   2   0   0   0   34   30   23   22    3   14   13
Jim Rooker             0   6  6.32  12   5   0   0   0   31   36   25   22    0   17   21
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            4   3  2.28  32   0   0   8   0   51   48   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
Marty Pattin           6   7  3.06  16  16   6   0   2  121   92   45   41   15   33   86
Skip Lockwood          3   6  3.09  13  13   1   0   0   84   74   39   29    2   45   40
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  3.08  24   7   0   5   0   73   54   29   25    9   34   74
Ray Corbin             4   4  3.60  25   2   0   3   0   50   52   26   20    6   27   32
Jim Kaat               4   7  3.60  18  17   5   0   2  110  124   49   44    7   19   49
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             15   2  1.46  18  18  15   0   5  148   89   28   24    4   51  146
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
Jerry Janeski          1   5  4.40  19   8   0   1   0   57   61   31   28    4   26   17
Denny McLain           4  13  4.58  17  17   6   0   2  120  134   68   61   18   38   76
Denny Riddleberger     2   1  4.83  25   0   0   0   0   32   30   17   17    6   14   31
Jim Shellenback        1   3  4.93  19   4   1   0   0   42   54   23   23    5   19   18

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            15
  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)          13
  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)            15
  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)         148.1
  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
  M. Pattin (MIL)       120.2
  D. McLain (WAS)       120.0
  D. McNally (BAL)      120.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         139
  D. McLain (WAS)         134
  J. Kaat (MIN)           124
  T. Murphy (CAL)         123
  F. Peterson (NY)        121
  D. McNally (BAL)        109
  G. Peters (BOS)         109
  C. Wright (CAL)         108
  J. Perry (MIN)          107
  T. John (CHI)           106

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          68
  M. Lolich (DET)          61
  T. Murphy (CAL)          59
  T. John (CHI)            56
  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
  V. Blue (OAK)            51
  B. Johnson (CHI)         49
  M. Lolich (DET)          48
  J. Palmer (BAL)          48
  J. Perry (MIN)           46
  S. Dunning (CLE)         45
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        45
  B. Parsons (MIL)         45

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           146
  M. Lolich (DET)         122
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       102
  S. McDowell (CLE)        94
  T. Bradley (CHI)         86
  M. Pattin (MIL)          86
  R. Culp (BOS)            80
  B. Johnson (CHI)         77
  D. McLain (WAS)          76
  C. Hunter (OAK)          75


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