Sunday June 27, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 27, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       45  26  3.11   71  31  12   639   566  246  221   64  192  340
Oakland         49  24  3.17   73  34  12   670   538  259  236   56  255  464
Milwaukee       29  40  3.21   69  17   9   611   569  257  218   53  261  345
Chicago         28  40  3.40   68  14  12   612   587  277  231   49  228  402
Detroit         41  33  3.47   74  17  18   664   600  282  256   54  297  424
Cleveland       33  39  3.48   72  14  15   638   528  272  247   57  350  423
Kansas City     36  33  3.50   69  10  21   609   576  261  237   35  227  338
California      34  43  3.51   77  11  17   694   644  304  271   51  295  432
New York        34  39  3.54   73  26   5   655   632  299  258   58  205  314
Minnesota       36  38  3.78   74  18  15   655   629  317  275   66  255  405
Boston          40  31  3.80   71  16  20   639   611  293  270   51  247  395
Washington      26  45  4.00   71   9  12   641   643  312  285   68  255  341

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       16   2  1.37  19  19  16   0   6  157   94   28   24    4   52  158
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      6   4  1.97  17  15   4   1   1  114   95   35   25    9   27   63
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  19  19   3   0   3  132  115   46   36    6   39   96
Bill Parsons (MIL)     6   9  2.55  17  16   6   0   3  113   94   39   32    6   48   72
Sonny Siebert (BOS)   11   4  2.59  17  17   5   0   3  125  113   41   36    7   37   76
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    7   9  2.64  18  18   7   0   3  133  112   44   39   13   27  110
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   4  2.69  18  18   9   0   1  140  115   48   42   11   55   81
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   8   6  2.73  17  17   8   0   4  132  110   46   40   11   43   65
Sam McDowell (CLE)     9   7  2.76  19  17   6   0   2  124   80   43   38   12   96  116

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Watt             1   0  1.96  19   0   0   5   0   18   17    5    4    0    5   15
Grant Jackson          1   1  2.38  11   2   0   0   0   23   22    6    6    2    4   20
Jim Palmer            10   4  2.69  18  18   9   0   1  140  115   48   42   11   55   81
Tom Dukes              0   3  2.77  15   0   0   4   0   26   24    8    8    2    5   19
Mike Cuellar          11   1  2.87  18  18  10   0   3  141  116   50   45   16   42   54
Pete Richert           0   3  3.00  18   0   0   3   0   15    9    5    5    2    7   15
Dave McNally          12   4  3.07  17  17   7   0   0  129  113   47   44   14   31   53
Pat Dobson             6   4  3.34  16  16   5   0   0  116  105   48   43   12   28   70
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Dick Hall              3   5  6.20  13   0   0   0   0   20   23   16   14    2    7    9
Dave Boswell           1   1 12.60   4   0   0   0   0    5   10    8    7    3    5    1

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sonny Siebert         11   4  2.59  17  17   5   0   3  125  113   41   36    7   37   76
Sparky Lyle            3   2  2.86  28   0   0   8   0   28   25    9    9    2   13   25
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Ken Tatum              2   2  3.05  18   0   0   6   0   21   15    7    7    1   12    6
Ray Culp               9   5  3.23  18  18   7   0   1  128  117   52   46   10   33   92
Bobby Bolin            1   2  3.27  28   0   0   4   0   33   28   13   12    1   18   21
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  4.36   9   8   1   0   0   54   58   29   26    4   18   37
Gary Peters            7   5  4.77  16  16   3   0   0  104  117   56   55   12   32   46
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
Fred Lasher            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Mel Queen              1   1  1.62  26   0   0   3   0   33   26    7    6    1   18   30
Dave LaRoche           3   1  2.13  32   0   0   7   0   38   29    9    9    2   12   39
Eddie Fisher           6   4  2.48  32   1   0   3   0   58   44   23   16    6   23   42
Clyde Wright           7   7  3.01  18  18   3   0   2  134  115   50   45    9   32   65
Rickey Clark           1   0  3.38   2   1   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    2    5    4
Rudy May               3   5  3.40  12  12   2   0   1   77   60   31   29    7   31   65
Andy Messersmith       7   7  3.71  18  18   3   0   0  124  108   61   51    6   63   75
Lloyd Allen            2   1  3.83  25   1   0   4   0   42   41   19   18    3   19   36
Andy Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
Tom Murphy             4   9  4.51  18  18   3   0   0  116  132   61   58   10   42   36
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   4  1.97  17  15   4   1   1  114   95   35   25    9   27   63
Tom Bradley            7   6  2.45  19  19   3   0   3  132  115   46   36    6   39   96
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Jim Magnuson           0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    3    0    3    4
Bart Johnson           4   6  3.53  22  12   3   2   0  102   99   45   40    6   51   82
Tommy John             5   8  3.82  18  15   3   0   1  101  112   56   43    7   33   49
Terry Forster          2   3  4.33  24   2   0   1   0   27   28   14   13    4   11   25
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Joel Horlen            2   5  4.85  15   5   1   2   0   43   46   24   23    3   13   28
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.91  26   0   0   3   0   33   34   22   18    7   13   23
Vicente Romo           1   5  5.10  24   0   0   3   0   30   23   17   17    3   21   20
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    3   10    7    6    1    0    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Hennigan          2   2  1.82  23   0   0   5   0   30   20    6    6    2   16   19
Ray Lamb               4   3  2.35  17  10   3   1   1   77   57   22   20    6   21   42
Sam McDowell           9   7  2.76  19  17   6   0   2  124   80   43   38   12   96  116
Steve Mingori          1   2  2.79  29   0   0   1   0   29   19    9    9    2   15   26
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Alan Foster            5   5  3.12  15  14   2   0   0   92   76   38   32    7   45   48
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   5  3.98  15  14   2   0   1   95   87   42   42   12   47   76
Vince Colbert          2   1  4.37  25   0   0   2   0   45   42   23   22    2   23   21
Rich Hand              1   4  4.88   7   6   0   0   0   31   35   20   17    3   20    5
Steve Hargan           1   6  5.83   9   9   1   0   0   42   50   30   27    4   20   12
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Gilbreth          1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    7    7
Les Cain               5   1  1.40   8   8   1   0   1   45   27   11    7    1   26   36
Fred Scherman          5   2  2.12  38   0   0  12   0   51   38   15   12    7   19   24
Bill Denehy            0   1  2.66  15   0   0   1   0   24   21    8    7    1   13   11
Mickey Lolich         11   6  3.19  21  21  10   0   2  167  147   61   59   16   50  133
Dean Chance            3   6  3.23  15  12   0   0   0   64   62   30   23    5   38   43
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Joe Coleman            7   4  3.75  17  16   4   0   1  108  101   47   45    6   37   76
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   4  5.12  15   6   1   1   0   46   42   29   26    4   20   24
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  1.52  33   0   0   5   0   41   32   11    7    0   17   21
Ted Abernathy          2   3  2.29  32   0   0  14   0   39   25   10   10    1   27   23
Ken Wright             2   3  2.38  13   7   1   1   1   53   39   16   14    4   25   48
Bruce Dal Canton       7   3  2.95  14  14   2   0   0   98   91   36   32    6   28   42
Mike Hedlund           6   4  2.99  15  14   3   0   1   93   80   37   31    6   37   34
Jim York               3   3  3.30  28   0   0   1   0   44   36   17   16    4   24   47
Dick Drago             7   4  3.57  16  15   3   0   2   96  114   40   38    2   15   46
Bill Butler            1   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    2    1    6
Paul Splittorff        2   1  4.07   4   4   1   0   0   24   26   11   11    0    7   16
Roger Nelson           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    0
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          1   1  5.30  19   2   0   0   0   37   34   23   22    3   17   17
Jim Rooker             0   6  6.61  14   5   0   0   0   33   39   27   24    0   18   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  2.04  34   0   0   9   0   57   51   15   13    3   17   31
John Morris            2   0  2.48  14   1   0   0   0   33   29   11    9    2    9   12
Bill Parsons           6   9  2.55  17  16   6   0   3  113   94   39   32    6   48   72
Marty Pattin           7   7  2.85  17  17   7   0   3  130  103   45   41   15   33   88
Skip Lockwood          4   6  2.89  14  14   2   0   0   93   82   40   30    2   48   44
Lew Krausse            3  10  3.66  18  14   1   0   0   91  101   42   37   13   38   50
Jim Hannan             0   1  4.24  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   11    8    4   13    7
Marcelino Lopez        1   2  4.83  21   2   0   0   0   32   28   21   17    2   27   21
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.91  11   0   0   0   0   15   22   10    8    1    7   10
Jim Slaton             2   1  5.19   7   5   1   0   1   26   27   15   15    4   18    8
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  3.36  27   7   0   5   0   75   57   32   28    9   36   77
Jim Kaat               5   7  3.40  19  18   6   0   2  119  130   50   45    7   20   56
Ray Corbin             4   5  3.59  26   3   0   3   0   58   60   29   23    8   28   35
Stan Williams          2   2  3.66  30   1   0   2   0   52   43   28   21    4   28   30
Jim Perry             11   6  3.95  20  19   5   1   0  128  120   60   56   16   51   55
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
Steve Luebber          0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    5    5    0    4    3
Hal Haydel             0   1 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    0    1    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              3   2  2.35  23   0   0   3   0   31   26    9    8    2   14   13
Mel Stottlemyre        8   6  2.73  17  17   8   0   4  132  110   46   40   11   43   65
Stan Bahnsen           7   7  3.01  18  16   8   0   0  114  101   43   38   11   31   41
Steve Kline            6   6  3.07  16  16   7   0   1  117  103   49   40   11   24   42
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
Mike Kekich            1   3  5.04  16   8   0   0   0   55   66   35   31    2   30   37
Lindy McDaniel         3   6  5.59  23   0   0   1   0   39   41   24   24    8   15   20
Gary Jones             0   0  8.25  10   0   0   0   0   12   15   11   11    0    6   10
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             16   2  1.37  19  19  16   0   6  157   94   28   24    4   52  158
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  2.87  17   8   2   4   1   78   60   27   25    9   19   58
Blue Moon Odom         4   3  3.25   8   8   1   0   1   44   38   18   16    4   25   23
Diego Segui            4   3  3.32  12   9   3   0   0   65   53   26   24    5   30   37
Catfish Hunter        11   5  3.45  18  18   9   0   1  133  114   60   51   12   46   88
Jim Roland             1   1  3.81  15   0   0   1   0   26   20   12   11    3   10   15
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Bob Locker             3   1  4.01  23   0   0   4   0   34   32   15   15    2   10   21
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  5.32  15   0   0   1   0   24   19   14   14    3   16   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
Joe Grzenda            4   1  1.39  23   0   0   0   0   32   23    7    5    0    7   26
Paul Lindblad          2   1  2.05  13   0   0   4   0   31   16    7    7    0   10   18
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.09  11   1   0   0   0   23   25    8    8    1    8    7
Jackie Brown           1   1  3.44   5   3   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    2   14    8
Casey Cox              2   3  3.48  24  11   0   3   0   78   72   36   30    6   25   23
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.48  30   0   0   2   0   31   29   14   12    0   15   20
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Jim Shellenback        2   4  3.92  21   6   2   0   1   57   66   25   25    6   22   24
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  14  4.61  18  18   6   0   2  125  141   71   64   19   41   78
Denny Riddleberger     2   1  4.66  28   0   0   0   0   37   39   19   19    7   17   35
Jerry Janeski          1   5  5.04  22  10   0   1   0   61   70   38   34    5   34   19
Pete Broberg           0   1  7.56   2   2   0   0   0    8    9    9    7    1    5    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  J. Perry (MIN)           11
  S. Siebert (BOS)         11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  R. Culp (BOS)             9
  S. McDowell (CLE)         9

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          14
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         9
  D. Bosman (WAS)           9
  T. Murphy (CAL)           9
  B. Parsons (MIL)          9
  T. John (CHI)             8
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           7
  J. Kaat (MIN)             7
  S. McDowell (CLE)         7

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  S. Kline (NY)             7

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        14
  F. Scherman (DET)        12
  K. Sanders (MIL)          9
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          7
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         5
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         5
  E. Watt (BAL)             5

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  B. Parsons (MIL)          3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  S. Siebert (BOS)          3
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       166.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         157.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      141.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       140.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       134.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     133.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       133.0
  T. Bradley (CHI)      132.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   131.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       129.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         147
  D. McLain (WAS)         141
  T. Murphy (CAL)         132
  J. Kaat (MIN)           130
  F. Peterson (NY)        130
  J. Perry (MIN)          120
  R. Culp (BOS)           117
  G. Peters (BOS)         117
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        116
  T. Bradley (CHI)        115

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          71
  M. Lolich (DET)          61
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     61
  T. Murphy (CAL)          61
  C. Hunter (OAK)          60
  J. Perry (MIN)           60
  F. Peterson (NY)         59
  D. Bosman (WAS)          56
  T. John (CHI)            56
  G. Peters (BOS)          56

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          19
  D. Bosman (WAS)          17
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  J. Perry (MIN)           16
  M. Pattin (MIL)          15
  D. McNally (BAL)         14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  L. Krausse (MIL)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        96
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     63
  J. Palmer (BAL)          55
  V. Blue (OAK)            52
  B. Johnson (CHI)         51
  J. Perry (MIN)           51
  M. Lolich (DET)          50
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        48
  B. Parsons (MIL)         48
  S. Dunning (CLE)         47

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           158
  M. Lolich (DET)         133
  S. McDowell (CLE)       116
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       110
  T. Bradley (CHI)         96
  R. Culp (BOS)            92
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  M. Pattin (MIL)          88
  B. Johnson (CHI)         82
  J. Palmer (BAL)          81

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