Wednesday July 14, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 14, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       55  32  3.02   87  39  13   787   687  294  264   78  239  435
Oakland         56  31  3.03   87  37  16   804   654  304  271   64  284  558
Milwaukee       37  48  3.06   85  21  14   752   697  306  256   66  310  433
Chicago         38  47  3.17   85  20  16   761   719  328  268   54  269  490
Kansas City     43  41  3.28   84  15  23   742   689  301  270   41  259  411
California      42  50  3.34   92  14  21   839   759  346  311   57  356  538
New York        41  47  3.56   88  32   5   787   761  359  311   71  243  374
Detroit         47  40  3.58   87  22  19   790   717  346  314   68  354  508
Cleveland       39  51  3.77   90  14  19   796   684  366  334   79  440  544
Washington      34  52  3.80   86  12  15   774   760  373  327   84  299  404
Minnesota       41  46  3.81   87  20  17   769   752  371  325   76  296  478
Boston          49  37  3.82   86  18  27   770   753  351  327   63  294  483

 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)      9   5  1.69  21  19   7   1   3  149  124   42   28   10   29   82
Bill Parsons (MIL)     8  10  2.27  20  19   9   0   4  139  113   42   35    8   56   84
Ray Lamb (CLE)         5   5  2.33  20  13   3   1   1   97   75   29   25    8   31   52
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   4  2.50  21   8   2   6   1   90   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
Marty Pattin (MIL)     8   9  2.81  20  20   7   0   3  154  122   52   48   16   40  104
Rudy May (CAL)         4   5  2.87  15  15   2   0   1  104   78   35   33    7   43   88

 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
Pat Dobson            10   4  3.02  20  20   9   0   1  152  131   56   51   16   38   97
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
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   7  3.07  21  21   9   0   2  153  139   58   52   10   42  103
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
Mel Queen              1   2  1.69  29   0   0   3   0   37   30    8    7    1   18   34
Rickey Clark           2   0  1.73   5   4   1   0   1   26   16    6    5    3   15   19
Eddie Fisher           7   4  1.92  37   1   0   3   0   75   50   23   16    6   29   55
Dave LaRoche           4   1  2.17  38   0   0   8   0   46   36   11   11    3   14   44
Rudy May               4   5  2.87  15  15   2   0   1  104   78   35   33    7   43   88
Clyde Wright           8   8  3.22  20  20   3   0   2  145  131   57   52    9   37   74
Lloyd Allen            3   2  3.40  30   1   0   7   0   50   45   20   19    3   24   43
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            9   5  1.69  21  19   7   1   3  149  124   42   28   10   29   82
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  10  3.20  22  19   5   0   2  132  134   62   47    8   40   72
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  1.67  14   2   0   2   0   27   14    6    5    2   18   20
Steve Mingori          1   2  2.08  38   0   0   3   0   39   25    9    9    2   18   31
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
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Steve Hargan           1   9  6.79  13  12   1   0   0   58   76   47   44    9   30   25

 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  1.85   4   3   2   0   0   24   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
Les Cain               5   3  3.08  10  10   1   0   1   50   33   21   17    4   34   40
Dean Chance            3   6  3.09  21  13   0   0   0   82   81   36   28    5   45   57
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
Tom Timmerman          4   4  3.79  26   0   0   1   0   38   30   16   16    4   21   21
Bill Denehy            0   2  3.81  19   0   0   1   0   28   27   13   12    1   17   13
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   3  1.57  38   0   0   6   0   46   35   12    8    1   19   25
Ted Abernathy          2   4  2.22  36   0   0  15   0   45   31   12   11    2   30   27
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
Bill Butler            1   2  2.95   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    8    6    3    9   11
Bruce Dal Canton       8   3  3.03  17  17   2   0   0  119  110   44   40    7   32   52
Dick Drago             9   5  3.44  19  18   5   0   3  118  133   48   45    4   18   60
Jim York               3   3  3.56  32   0   0   1   0   48   39   21   19    4   25   52
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  5.15  16   6   1   0   1   44   46   28   25    0   21   26
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  10  2.27  20  19   9   0   4  139  113   42   35    8   56   84
Skip Lockwood          5   6  2.75  18  17   2   0   0  115  107   49   35    5   53   61
Marty Pattin           8   9  2.81  20  20   7   0   3  154  122   52   48   16   40  104
John Morris            2   1  3.20  19   1   0   1   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  3.05  31   7   0   6   0   83   60   32   28    9   37   86
Bert Blyleven          7  11  3.13  21  21   7   0   3  147  130   56   51   13   33  122
Stan Williams          2   2  3.38  33   1   0   2   0   56   46   29   21    4   29   34
Ray Corbin             6   6  3.42  30   5   1   3   0   79   80   36   30   12   36   47
Jim Kaat               6   8  3.46  22  21   7   0   2  138  151   58   53    7   24   67
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
Hal Haydel             0   1  4.82   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    5    1    5    8
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
Steve Luebber          1   2  7.24   4   3   0   0   0   14   19   12   11    1   10    7
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  2.36  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  3.46  21  20   5   0   0  146  155   68   56   13   29   77
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         4   8  6.20  28   0   0   1   0   45   51   31   31   10   16   24
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  2.50  21   8   2   6   1   90   64   27   25    9   20   68
Blue Moon Odom         4   6  2.87  11  11   2   0   1   63   57   25   20    4   32   31
Chuck Dobson           8   0  3.04  13  13   4   0   0   83   73   29   28   10   32   42
Diego Segui            6   3  3.32  15  11   3   0   0   84   68   33   31    6   34   45
Jim Roland             1   1  3.49  18   0   0   1   0   28   22   13   11    3   10   16
Catfish Hunter        11   8  3.54  21  21   9   0   1  148  131   70   58   13   51   98
Bob Locker             3   1  3.64  29   0   0   5   0   42   44   19   17    2   10   28
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  5.73  20   0   0   3   0   22   16   15   14    2    9   15
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  2.40  18   0   0   5   0   41   24   12   11    2   11   21
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  2.65  13   3   0   0   0   34   32   10   10    1   13   18
Casey Cox              3   5  3.22  28  11   0   3   0   87   78   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     3   1  4.60  34   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)          10

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  L. Krausse (MIL)         11
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  D. Bosman (WAS)          10
  T. John (CHI)            10
  B. Parsons (MIL)         10
  S. Hargan (CLE)           9
  M. Pattin (MIL)           9
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           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
  R. Culp (BOS)             9
  P. Dobson (BAL)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  B. Parsons (MIL)          9

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        15
  K. Sanders (MIL)         13
  F. Scherman (DET)        13
  S. Lyle (BOS)            11
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          8
  K. Tatum (BOS)            8
  L. Allen (CAL)            7
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         7
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          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
  W. Wood (CHI)             3

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
  M. Pattin (MIL)       153.2
  R. Culp (BOS)         152.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       152.0
  D. McNally (BAL)      151.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      150.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         179
  F. Peterson (NY)        155
  D. McLain (WAS)         154
  J. Kaat (MIN)           151
  T. Murphy (CAL)         149
  J. Perry (MIN)          148
  T. Bradley (CHI)        145
  G. Peters (BOS)         140
  R. Culp (BOS)           139
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        137

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
  F. Peterson (NY)         68
  T. Murphy (CAL)          67
  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
  B. Parsons (MIL)         56
  V. Blue (OAK)            55
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        53

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           188
  M. Lolich (DET)         163
  S. McDowell (CLE)       133
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  T. Bradley (CHI)        112
  M. Pattin (MIL)         104
  R. Culp (BOS)           103
  J. Palmer (BAL)         103
  C. Hunter (OAK)          98
  P. Dobson (BAL)          97


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