Saturday July 10, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 10, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       54  32  3.04   86  38  13   778   682  293  263   78  238  430
Oakland         55  30  3.06   85  37  15   786   638  296  267   64  280  552
Milwaukee       36  47  3.12   83  20  13   735   688  305  255   65  305  419
Kansas City     43  39  3.21   82  15  23   724   666  288  258   38  256  402
Chicago         37  46  3.23   83  18  16   743   707  327  267   54  267  480
California      41  49  3.34   90  14  20   822   746  340  305   56  347  521
New York        40  47  3.57   87  32   5   778   754  357  309   71  243  366
Detroit         47  39  3.59   86  22  19   781   708  342  311   68  348  501
Cleveland       39  50  3.73   89  14  19   788   676  359  327   78  432  540
Boston          49  36  3.83   85  17  27   762   741  348  324   63  293  480
Minnesota       39  46  3.83   85  19  17   750   729  365  319   75  290  466
Washington      33  52  3.83   85  12  15   764   751  370  325   83  296  398

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       17   3  1.42  22  22  17   0   6  184  115   33   29    6   55  188
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      8   5  1.80  20  18   6   1   2  140  119   42   28   10   29   78
Ray Lamb (CLE)         5   5  2.33  20  13   3   1   1   97   75   29   25    8   31   52
Bill Parsons (MIL)     8   9  2.34  19  18   8   0   4  131  108   41   34    7   53   80
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   4  2.52  20   8   2   5   1   89   64   27   25    9   20   68
Jim Palmer (BAL)      11   4  2.57  20  20  10   0   1  157  127   51   45   12   62  103
Skip Lockwood (MIL)    5   6  2.75  18  17   2   0   0  115  107   49   35    5   53   61
Mike Hedlund (KC)      7   5  2.75  18  17   4   0   1  118  101   42   36    6   42   43
Rudy May (CAL)         4   5  2.87  15  15   2   0   1  104   78   35   33    7   43   88
Mike Cuellar (BAL)    13   1  2.88  21  21  12   0   3  166  137   59   53   18   48   62

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Leonhard          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    8    1    0    0    0    2    2
Eddie Watt             1   1  1.88  24   0   0   5   0   24   23    6    5    1    6   18
Jim Palmer            11   4  2.57  20  20  10   0   1  157  127   51   45   12   62  103
Mike Cuellar          13   1  2.88  21  21  12   0   3  166  137   59   53   18   48   62
Dave McNally          13   4  3.03  20  20   8   0   0  152  133   54   51   18   35   65
Tom Dukes              0   4  3.10  18   0   0   4   0   29   26   10   10    2    6   22
Pat Dobson             9   4  3.15  19  19   8   0   1  143  126   55   50   16   37   92
Grant Jackson          2   2  3.38  14   5   0   0   0   37   38   15   14    4   11   27
Dick Hall              3   5  4.61  17   0   0   1   0   27   28   16   14    2    9   15
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Pete Richert           0   5  5.50  21   0   0   3   0   18   13   11   11    2   12   17
Dave Boswell           1   2  5.73   6   1   0   0   0   11   18   11    7    3    7    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               7   2  2.87  25   3   0   2   0   60   57   22   19    4   29   49
Sparky Lyle            3   3  2.88  33   0   0  11   0   34   27   11   11    2   19   27
Sonny Siebert         12   4  2.90  20  20   5   0   3  143  136   51   46   10   41   85
Bobby Bolin            3   2  2.98  33   0   0   5   0   42   40   15   14    2   18   28
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Ray Culp              10   6  3.06  20  20   8   0   2  144  127   55   49   10   41  100
Ken Tatum              2   2  3.51  22   0   0   8   0   26   23   10   10    1   13    9
Ken Brett              0   1  3.67  17   0   0   0   0   42   30   19   17    5   24   39
Jim Lonborg            3   3  4.46  12  11   1   0   0   69   79   37   34    5   27   51
Gary Peters            8   6  4.99  20  19   3   1   0  123  140   70   68   16   38   57
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   3  6.86   5   4   0   0   0   21   19   16   16    2   12   15

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rickey Clark           2   0  1.29   4   3   1   0   1   21   13    4    3    2   11   13
Mel Queen              1   2  1.70  28   0   0   3   0   37   29    8    7    1   18   34
Eddie Fisher           7   4  1.92  37   1   0   3   0   75   50   23   16    6   29   55
Dave LaRoche           4   1  2.30  37   0   0   7   0   43   33   11   11    3   13   40
Rudy May               4   5  2.87  15  15   2   0   1  104   78   35   33    7   43   88
Clyde Wright           7   8  3.17  19  19   3   0   2  139  126   54   49    9   35   68
Lloyd Allen            3   1  3.42  29   1   0   7   0   47   44   19   18    3   22   42
Andy Messersmith       8   8  3.75  21  21   4   0   1  144  127   71   60    7   72   93
Andy Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
Tom Murphy             5  11  4.13  21  21   4   0   0  139  149   67   64   13   50   45
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    6
Archie Reynolds        0   3  4.97  14   1   0   0   0   25   31   15   14    2   17   14
Jim Maloney            0   3  6.17   9   4   0   0   0   23   31   17   16    3   18   10
Fred Lasher            0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    0    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood            8   5  1.80  20  18   6   1   2  140  119   42   28   10   29   78
Jim Magnuson           1   1  2.61   9   2   0   0   0   21   19    9    6    0   11    9
Tom Bradley            8   7  2.93  24  22   3   0   3  150  145   63   49    8   47  112
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Bart Johnson           5   6  3.18  29  12   3   6   0  116  103   46   41    6   58   88
Tommy John             7   9  3.36  21  18   4   0   2  123  127   61   46    8   38   66
Joel Horlen            4   6  3.86  18   8   2   2   0   65   65   30   28    4   15   40
Terry Forster          2   3  4.28  26   2   0   1   0   27   28   14   13    4   12   25
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.43  30   0   0   3   0   43   41   26   21    7   15   29
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Vicente Romo           1   6  5.55  27   1   0   3   0   36   31   22   22    3   25   21
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
Ed Farmer              2   0  1.71  13   1   0   2   0   21   10    5    4    2   13   18
Steve Mingori          1   2  2.17  37   0   0   3   0   37   24    9    9    2   18   29
Mike Paul              1   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    1    3    2
Ray Lamb               5   5  2.33  20  13   3   1   1   97   75   29   25    8   31   52
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Sam McDowell           9   8  3.09  21  19   6   0   2  137   93   52   47   15  103  133
Rick Austin            0   0  3.68  20   0   0   1   0   22   21    9    9    3   16   19
Alan Foster            5   8  3.74  18  17   2   0   0  106   92   50   44    9   52   59
Phil Hennigan          4   2  4.09  31   0   0   7   0   44   37   20   20    5   28   39
Steve Dunning          6   7  4.35  18  17   2   0   1  114  105   58   55   15   60   91
Vince Colbert          2   2  4.62  31   0   0   2   0   62   61   35   32    5   29   32
Rich Hand              1   4  4.65  10   8   0   0   0   41   45   24   21    3   26   12
Steve Hargan           1   8  5.90  12  12   1   0   0   58   73   41   38    8   27   25
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
Chuck Seelbach         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    3    0
Bill Gilbreth          2   0  1.93   3   3   2   0   0   23   15    5    5    2   13   11
Fred Scherman          6   3  2.59  42   0   0  13   0   59   47   20   17    8   23   29
Mickey Lolich         14   6  2.96  25  25  13   0   2  207  179   75   68   20   57  163
Dean Chance            3   6  3.05  20  12   0   0   0   77   75   33   26    5   42   54
Les Cain               5   3  3.08  10  10   1   0   1   50   33   21   17    4   34   40
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Joe Coleman            8   6  3.61  20  19   5   0   1  132  116   55   53   10   45   94
Bill Denehy            0   2  3.81  19   0   0   1   0   28   27   13   12    1   17   13
Tom Timmerman          4   3  3.93  25   0   0   1   0   34   27   15   15    4   18   17
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Joe Niekro             2   4  4.90  18   6   0   1   0   64   72   35   35    6   32   25
Bill Zepp              1   1  5.12  16   4   0   2   0   32   41   20   18    2   17   15
Mike Kilkenny          1   4  5.85  18   7   1   1   0   48   50   34   31    4   24   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          4   2  1.39  37   0   0   6   0   45   34   11    7    0   19   25
Ted Abernathy          2   4  2.13  35   0   0  15   0   42   29   11   10    1   29   25
Paul Splittorff        3   3  2.25   7   7   2   0   1   48   47   14   12    0    9   31
Ken Wright             2   3  2.38  13   7   1   1   1   53   39   16   14    4   25   48
Mike Hedlund           7   5  2.75  18  17   4   0   1  118  101   42   36    6   42   43
Bruce Dal Canton       8   3  2.89  16  16   2   0   0  112  103   40   36    7   31   50
Bill Butler            1   2  2.95   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    8    6    3    9   11
Dick Drago             9   4  3.33  18  17   5   0   3  114  126   44   42    3   17   58
Jim York               3   3  3.33  31   0   0   1   0   46   37   19   17    4   25   50
Al Fitzmorris          1   1  4.91  21   2   0   0   0   40   35   23   22    3   18   18
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Jim Rooker             1   6  5.18  15   6   1   0   1   42   42   27   24    0   21   25
Mike McCormick         0   0  9.31   4   1   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    0    5    2
Roger Nelson           0   0  9.82   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    0    0    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Sanders            4   4  1.83  42   0   0  13   0   69   59   18   14    4   20   39
Bill Parsons           8   9  2.34  19  18   8   0   4  131  108   41   34    7   53   80
Skip Lockwood          5   6  2.75  18  17   2   0   0  115  107   49   35    5   53   61
Marty Pattin           7   9  2.98  19  19   7   0   3  145  118   52   48   16   38   94
John Morris            2   1  3.23  18   1   0   0   0   39   38   16   14    4   11   18
Lew Krausse            3  11  3.71  22  14   1   0   0   97  106   46   40   14   41   52
Marcelino Lopez        2   3  3.72  24   5   0   0   0   48   41   28   20    2   37   36
Jim Hannan             1   1  4.13  15   1   0   0   0   24   26   14   11    5   16   10
Jim Slaton             4   2  4.17  10   8   2   0   2   45   47   21   21    6   25   15
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.91  11   0   0   0   0   15   22   10    8    1    7   10
Floyd Weaver           0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    1    2
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  10   0   0   0   0   16    9    8    0    1    9   10
Tom Hall               3   4  3.12  30   7   0   6   0   81   59   32   28    9   36   83
Bert Blyleven          7  11  3.13  21  21   7   0   3  147  130   56   51   13   33  122
Jim Kaat               6   8  3.25  21  20   7   0   2  136  145   54   49    7   23   66
Stan Williams          2   2  3.38  33   1   0   2   0   56   46   29   21    4   29   34
Ray Corbin             5   6  3.73  29   4   0   3   0   70   70   35   29   11   35   42
Jim Perry             12   8  4.10  23  22   5   1   0  149  148   72   68   20   57   67
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  6.41  31   0   0   5   0   39   52   32   28    2   25   18
Pete Hamm              1   1  7.71   9   5   0   0   0   23   35   20   20    3   14    6
Steve Luebber          0   2  7.82   3   3   0   0   0   13   18   12   11    1    9    7
Hal Haydel             0   1  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    1    3    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              3   2  2.36  26   0   0   3   0   34   29   10    9    2   17   14
Mel Stottlemyre        9   7  2.91  20  20  10   0   4  155  130   57   50   13   48   78
Stan Bahnsen           8   8  3.08  21  19   9   0   1  131  120   53   45   12   35   47
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.28  24   0   0   1   0   36   28   15   13    2   16   17
Steve Kline            7   8  3.28  19  19   8   0   1  134  121   58   49   15   26   48
Fritz Peterson         7   7  3.50  20  19   5   0   0  139  149   66   54   13   29   70
Mike Kekich            3   4  4.04  21   9   0   0   0   71   80   38   32    2   40   47
Jim Hardin             0   1  4.15   8   1   0   0   0   17   22    9    8    1    4    9
Lindy McDaniel         3   8  6.49  27   0   0   1   0   43   50   31   31   10   16   23
Gary Jones             0   0  9.00  12   0   0   0   0   14   19   14   14    1    7   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             17   3  1.42  22  22  17   0   6  184  115   33   29    6   55  188
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Rollie Fingers         2   4  2.52  20   8   2   5   1   89   64   27   25    9   20   68
Blue Moon Odom         4   5  2.87  10  10   2   0   1   60   49   21   19    4   31   30
Chuck Dobson           8   0  3.04  13  13   4   0   0   83   73   29   28   10   32   42
Diego Segui            5   3  3.43  14  10   3   0   0   76   63   31   29    6   33   42
Catfish Hunter        11   8  3.54  21  21   9   0   1  148  131   70   58   13   51   98
Bob Locker             3   1  3.60  28   0   0   5   0   40   42   18   16    2   10   28
Jim Roland             1   1  3.76  17   0   0   1   0   26   22   13   11    3   10   15
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  5.47  16   0   0   1   0   25   21   15   15    3   16   12
Darold Knowles         1   2  6.41  18   0   0   3   0   20   15   14   14    2    7   14
Daryl Patterson        0   0  7.94   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    5    5    3    4    2
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  1.37  26   0   0   1   0   39   27    8    6    1    7   33
Paul Lindblad          3   1  2.08  17   0   0   5   0   39   20    9    9    1   11   20
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.18  12   2   0   0   0   28   28   10   10    1   10   13
Casey Cox              3   5  3.28  27  11   0   3   0   85   77   42   31    6   28   27
Jim Shellenback        3   5  3.51  24   8   3   0   1   74   80   32   29    9   25   25
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.55  33   0   0   2   0   38   36   17   15    1   16   25
Pete Broberg           1   2  3.62   5   5   1   0   0   32   27   19   13    2   16   23
Dick Bosman            6  10  4.15  19  19   1   0   1  121  124   62   56   17   37   55
Mike Thompson          0   2  4.30   3   3   0   0   0   15    6    8    7    2   18    6
Denny McLain           5  15  4.47  21  21   7   0   2  141  154   79   70   23   47   78
Denny Riddleberger     2   1  4.64  33   0   0   1   0   43   46   22   22    8   20   42
Jerry Janeski          1   5  4.96  23  10   0   1   0   62   72   38   34    5   34   19
Jackie Brown           2   2  4.99   8   6   0   0   0   31   37   18   17    5   21   16

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  S. Siebert (BOS)         12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  R. Culp (BOS)            10
  P. Dobson (BAL)           9

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  L. Krausse (MIL)         11
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  D. Bosman (WAS)          10
  T. John (CHI)             9
  B. Parsons (MIL)          9
  M. Pattin (MIL)           9
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           8
  A. Foster (CLE)           8

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  R. Culp (BOS)             8
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8
  S. Kline (NY)             8

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        15
  K. Sanders (MIL)         13
  F. Scherman (DET)        13
  S. Lyle (BOS)            11
  K. Tatum (BOS)            8
  L. Allen (CAL)            7
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         7
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          7
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         6
  T. Hall (MIN)             6

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       206.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         184.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      165.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       157.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   154.2
  D. McNally (BAL)      151.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      150.1
  J. Perry (MIN)        149.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       147.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     146.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         179
  D. McLain (WAS)         154
  T. Murphy (CAL)         149
  F. Peterson (NY)        149
  J. Perry (MIN)          148
  T. Bradley (CHI)        145
  J. Kaat (MIN)           145
  G. Peters (BOS)         140
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        137
  S. Siebert (BOS)        136

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  M. Lolich (DET)          75
  J. Perry (MIN)           72
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     71
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  G. Peters (BOS)          70
  T. Murphy (CAL)          67
  F. Peterson (NY)         66
  T. Bradley (CHI)         63
  D. Bosman (WAS)          62

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  J. Perry (MIN)           20
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         18
  D. McNally (BAL)         18
  D. Bosman (WAS)          17
  P. Dobson (BAL)          16
  M. Pattin (MIL)          16
  G. Peters (BOS)          16
  S. Dunning (CLE)         15

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       103
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     72
  J. Palmer (BAL)          62
  S. Dunning (CLE)         60
  B. Johnson (CHI)         58
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  J. Perry (MIN)           57
  V. Blue (OAK)            55
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        53
  B. Parsons (MIL)         53

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           188
  M. Lolich (DET)         163
  S. McDowell (CLE)       133
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  T. Bradley (CHI)        112
  J. Palmer (BAL)         103
  R. Culp (BOS)           100
  C. Hunter (OAK)          98
  J. Coleman (DET)         94
  M. Pattin (MIL)          94

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