Wednesday June 23, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 23, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       43  23  3.05   66  30  11   596   524  226  202   58  177  309
Oakland         46  23  3.24   69  32  11   634   507  251  228   55  245  430
Milwaukee       25  39  3.40   64  14   8   567   534  249  214   53  246  329
Chicago         26  38  3.41   64  14  11   575   551  260  218   46  220  376
Kansas City     35  30  3.45   65  10  20   576   537  244  221   32  218  318
Cleveland       32  36  3.52   68  12  15   605   498  261  237   54  344  403
California      32  40  3.54   72  11  15   651   608  288  256   48  276  403
New York        32  37  3.59   69  24   5   619   606  287  247   56  199  293
Detroit         38  32  3.63   70  14  18   628   575  278  253   54  283  397
Minnesota       35  35  3.75   70  17  15   619   594  300  258   62  242  384
Boston          37  30  3.86   67  13  20   602   578  281  258   47  235  378
Washington      24  42  3.98   66   8  11   598   597  289  264   63  232  322

 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)      6   3  2.12  16  14   4   1   1  106   86   33   25    9   26   60
Ray Lamb (CLE)         4   3  2.35  17  10   3   1   1   77   57   22   20    6   21   42
Tom Bradley (CHI)      7   6  2.45  18  18   3   0   3  125  111   43   34    6   37   87
Bill Parsons (MIL)     6   9  2.46  16  15   6   0   3  110   88   34   30    6   46   70
Mike Hedlund (KC)      6   3  2.59  14  13   3   0   1   87   75   30   25    5   32   30
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   3  2.63  17  17   9   0   1  133  108   45   39   11   51   71
Sonny Siebert (BOS)   10   4  2.64  16  16   4   0   3  116  107   39   34    6   32   71
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    7   9  2.64  18  18   7   0   3  133  112   44   39   13   27  110
B. Dal Canton (KC)     7   2  2.82  13  13   2   0   0   93   82   33   29    6   28   39

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   0  0.87  10   1   0   0   0   21   17    2    2    1    4   18
Eddie Watt             1   0  1.76  17   0   0   5   0   15   13    4    3    0    5   11
Jim Palmer            10   3  2.63  17  17   9   0   1  133  108   45   39   11   51   71
Tom Dukes              0   3  2.88  14   0   0   3   0   25   24    8    8    2    5   19
Mike Cuellar          11   1  2.96  17  17  10   0   3  134  111   49   44   16   40   50
Pete Richert           0   3  3.21  17   0   0   3   0   14    8    5    5    2    7   14
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
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Dick Hall              3   4  6.11  11   0   0   0   0   18   20   14   12    1    6    8
Dave Boswell           1   1 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    1    3    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
Sonny Siebert         10   4  2.64  16  16   4   0   3  116  107   39   34    6   32   71
Ken Tatum              2   2  2.70  17   0   0   6   0   20   13    6    6    1   12    6
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Bobby Bolin            1   2  3.27  28   0   0   4   0   33   28   13   12    1   18   21
Ray Culp               8   5  3.39  17  17   6   0   1  119  110   51   45   10   31   88
Bill Lee               4   2  3.40  21   3   0   2   0   48   43   21   18    4   25   38
Ken Brett              0   1  3.50  14   0   0   0   0   36   27   16   14    4   23   32
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
Rickey Clark           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Fred Lasher            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Mel Queen              1   1  1.55  23   0   0   3   0   29   24    6    5    0   17   27
Dave LaRoche           3   1  2.31  30   0   0   6   0   35   28    9    9    2   12   35
Eddie Fisher           6   3  2.44  30   1   0   2   0   55   41   22   15    6   21   39
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 Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
Andy Messersmith       6   7  3.87  17  17   3   0   0  119  105   61   51    6   63   70
Lloyd Allen            2   1  4.12  24   1   0   4   0   39   41   19   18    3   18   32
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            6   3  2.12  16  14   4   1   1  106   86   33   25    9   26   60
Tom Bradley            7   6  2.45  18  18   3   0   3  125  111   43   34    6   37   87
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
Bart Johnson           4   6  3.64  20  12   3   1   0   99   97   45   40    6   49   81
Jim Magnuson           0   0  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    3    4
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  1.55  22   0   0   5   0   29   17    5    5    1   16   19
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   7  2.90  18  16   5   0   2  115   76   42   37   11   95  108
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
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.72   6   1   0   2   0   10    8    5    4    2    5   10
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
Rich Hand              1   4  4.88   7   6   0   0   0   31   35   20   17    3   20    5
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Steve Hargan           1   5  7.22   8   8   0   0   0   34   44   29   27    4   18   10

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Les Cain               5   1  1.40   8   8   1   0   1   45   27   11    7    1   26   36
Fred Scherman          5   2  2.13  37   0   0  12   0   51   38   15   12    7   19   24
Bill Denehy            0   1  2.78  14   0   0   1   0   23   20    8    7    1   13   11
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Dean Chance            3   6  3.34  14  12   0   0   0   62   62   30   23    5   35   42
Mickey Lolich         10   6  3.37  20  20   9   0   1  158  139   61   59   16   48  122
Joe Coleman            6   4  4.09  16  15   3   0   0   99   96   47   45    6   36   71
Tom Timmerman          4   3  4.18  24   0   0   1   0   32   27   15   15    4   18   16
Joe Niekro             2   4  4.28  15   6   0   1   0   61   63   29   29    6   29   23
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  5.40  14   5   1   1   0   40   36   26   24    4   19   21
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  1.55  32   0   0   5   0   41   30   11    7    0   16   20
Ted Abernathy          2   3  2.25  29   0   0  13   0   36   22    9    9    1   26   22
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  3.32  27   0   0   1   0   43   36   17   16    4   24   47
Dick Drago             7   3  3.65  15  14   3   0   2   89  106   38   36    2   15   42
Paul Splittorff        2   1  4.07   4   4   1   0   0   24   26   11   11    0    7   16
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          1   1  5.45  18   2   0   0   0   36   33   23   22    3   17   16
Jim Rooker             0   6  6.68  13   5   0   0   0   32   39   27   24    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  2.19  33   0   0   8   0   53   50   15   13    3   17   29
Bill Parsons           6   9  2.46  16  15   6   0   3  110   88   34   30    6   46   70
John Morris            1   0  2.79  12   1   0   0   0   29   27   11    9    2    8   11
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   9  3.74  17  14   1   0   0   89   99   41   37   13   38   50
Jim Hannan             0   1  4.24  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   11    8    4   13    7
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.91  11   0   0   0   0   15   22   10    8    1    7   10
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   9  2.64  18  18   7   0   3  133  112   44   39   13   27  110
Tom Hall               3   4  3.44  25   7   0   5   0   73   56   32   28    9   35   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
Jim Perry             11   5  3.81  19  18   5   1   0  120  110   55   51   14   47   53
Stan Williams          2   2  3.97  28   1   0   2   0   48   42   28   21    4   27   29
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  6.75  27   0   0   4   0   33   42   28   25    2   24   16
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  2.43  22   0   0   3   0   30   26    9    8    2   14   13
Mel Stottlemyre        7   6  2.93  16  16   7   0   3  123  106   46   40   11   43   60
Stan Bahnsen           7   6  3.07  17  15   8   0   0  106   97   41   36   10   30   36
Steve Kline            5   6  3.16  15  15   6   0   1  108   98   47   38   10   23   37
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.26  21   0   0   1   0   30   25   13   11    2   12   15
Fritz Peterson         6   6  3.69  17  16   3   0   0  115  130   59   47   11   23   62
Jim Hardin             0   1  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    0    2    6
Gary Jones             0   0  4.91   9   0   0   0   0   11    9    6    6    0    5    9
Mike Kekich            1   2  5.40  15   7   0   0   0   48   59   32   29    2   28   32
Lindy McDaniel         3   6  5.73  22   0   0   1   0   38   41   24   24    8   14   20
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  2.95  16   8   2   3   1   76   59   27   25    9   19   56
Diego Segui            4   2  3.10  11   8   3   0   0   61   48   23   21    5   28   32
Catfish Hunter        10   5  3.50  17  17   9   0   1  126  106   58   49   12   41   78
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Jim Roland             1   1  4.07  14   0   0   1   0   24   19   12   11    3   10   14
Blue Moon Odom         3   3  4.08   7   7   0   0   0   35   31   18   16    4   24   20
Bob Locker             3   1  4.11  22   0   0   4   0   31   30   14   14    2   10   20
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  4.63  14   0   0   1   0   23   17   12   12    2   15   11
Daryl Patterson        0   0  7.94   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    5    5    3    4    2
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  1.80  21   0   0   0   0   25   19    7    5    0    5   24
Paul Lindblad          2   1  2.10  12   0   0   4   0   30   14    7    7    0   10   17
Pete Broberg           0   0  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    0    4    7
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.09  11   1   0   0   0   23   25    8    8    1    8    7
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.21  27   0   0   1   0   28   26   12   10    0   14   20
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Casey Cox              2   3  3.58  21  11   0   3   0   73   71   35   29    6   24   20
Mike Thompson          0   2  4.30   3   3   0   0   0   15    6    8    7    2   18    6
Dick Bosman            5   9  4.45  17  17   1   0   1  109  110   56   54   17   33   52
Denny McLain           4  13  4.58  17  17   6   0   2  120  134   68   61   18   38   76
Jim Shellenback        1   4  4.66  20   5   1   0   0   48   60   25   25    6   21   21
Jerry Janeski          1   5  4.76  20   9   0   1   0   59   67   35   31    5   29   19
Denny Riddleberger     2   1  4.83  26   0   0   0   0   32   31   17   17    6   14   31

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  D. McNally (BAL)         11
  J. Perry (MIN)           11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  S. Siebert (BOS)         10
  R. Culp (BOS)             8
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          13
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  D. Bosman (WAS)           9
  L. Krausse (MIL)          9
  B. Parsons (MIL)          9
  T. John (CHI)             8
  T. Murphy (CAL)           8
  J. Kaat (MIN)             7
  S. McDowell (CLE)         7
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      7

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)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  R. Culp (BOS)             6
  S. Kline (NY)             6

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        13
  F. Scherman (DET)        12
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          8
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         5
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         5
  E. Watt (BAL)             5

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  B. Parsons (MIL)          3
  S. Siebert (BOS)          3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  S. McDowell (CLE)         2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       157.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         148.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      134.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       133.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     133.0
  C. Wright (CAL)       127.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       126.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      124.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   122.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       120.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         139
  D. McLain (WAS)         134
  F. Peterson (NY)        130
  J. Kaat (MIN)           124
  T. Murphy (CAL)         123
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       112
  T. Bradley (CHI)        111
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        111
  D. Bosman (WAS)         110
  R. Culp (BOS)           110

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          68
  M. Lolich (DET)          61
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     61
  T. Murphy (CAL)          59
  F. Peterson (NY)         59
  C. Hunter (OAK)          58
  D. Bosman (WAS)          56
  T. John (CHI)            56
  J. Perry (MIN)           55
  G. Peters (BOS)          54

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          18
  D. Bosman (WAS)          17
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  M. Pattin (MIL)          15
  D. McNally (BAL)         14
  J. Perry (MIN)           14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  L. Krausse (MIL)         13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        95
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     63
  V. Blue (OAK)            51
  J. Palmer (BAL)          51
  B. Johnson (CHI)         49
  M. Lolich (DET)          48
  J. Perry (MIN)           47
  B. Parsons (MIL)         46
  S. Dunning (CLE)         45
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        45

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           146
  M. Lolich (DET)         122
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       110
  S. McDowell (CLE)       108
  R. Culp (BOS)            88
  T. Bradley (CHI)         87
  M. Pattin (MIL)          86
  B. Johnson (CHI)         81
  C. Hunter (OAK)          78
  D. McLain (WAS)          76


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