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Thursday July 15, 1971
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 15, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       56  32  3.01   88  40  13   796   696  297  266   78  239  439
Milwaukee       38  48  3.03   86  21  14   761   701  306  256   66  316  437
Oakland         57  31  3.07   88  37  16   813   665  311  277   64  292  564
Chicago         38  48  3.23   86  20  16   769   728  336  276   55  273  496
Kansas City     44  41  3.24   85  16  23   751   697  301  270   41  260  413
California      42  51  3.32   93  14  21   848   767  350  313   58  357  541
New York        41  48  3.53   89  33   5   796   767  360  312   72  244  376
Detroit         47  41  3.62   88  22  19   799   729  354  321   69  359  512
Cleveland       39  52  3.75   91  14  19   804   686  367  335   79  443  549
Boston          50  37  3.76   87  18  27   783   763  351  327   63  299  493
Minnesota       41  47  3.78   88  20  17   781   757  374  328   77  304  487
Washington      35  52  3.78   87  12  16   783   770  376  329   84  301  412

 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   6  1.99  22  20   7   1   3  154  131   48   34   11   30   86
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)      11   4  2.57  20  20  10   0   1  157  127   51   45   12   62  103
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   4  2.74  22   8   2   6   1   92   69   31   28    9   21   69
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
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   9   8  2.80  21  21  11   0   4  164  136   58   51   14   49   80
Marty Pattin (MIL)     8   9  2.81  20  20   7   0   3  154  122   52   48   16   40  104

 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            11   4  2.96  21  21  10   0   1  161  140   59   53   16   38  101
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               8   2  2.73  26   3   0   2   0   63   57   22   19    4   31   50
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
Luis Tiant             0   3  4.65   6   5   0   0   0   31   29   16   16    2   15   24
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

 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  1.87  38   1   0   3   0   77   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   9  3.70  22  22   4   0   1  151  135   75   62    8   73   96
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   6  1.99  22  20   7   1   3  154  131   48   34   11   30   86
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
Tommy John             7  10  3.20  22  19   5   0   2  132  134   62   47    8   40   72
Bart Johnson           5   6  3.31  30  12   3   6   0  117  104   48   43    6   60   88
Joel Horlen            4   6  3.86  18   8   2   2   0   65   65   30   28    4   15   40
Terry Forster          2   3  4.13  27   2   0   1   0   28   29   14   13    4   13   27
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  5.40  28   1   0   3   0   37   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
Sam McDowell           9   9  3.00  22  20   6   0   2  144   95   53   48   15  106  137
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
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  4.00  32   0   0   7   0   45   37   20   20    5   28   40
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  3.03  26  26  13   0   2  214  188   80   72   20   61  166
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
Bill Denehy            0   2  3.81  19   0   0   1   0   28   27   13   12    1   17   13
Tom Timmerman          4   5  4.31  27   0   0   1   0   40   33   19   19    5   22   22
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            10   5  3.20  20  19   6   0   4  127  141   48   45    4   19   62
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            5   4  1.76  43   0   0  13   0   72   61   18   14    4   20   41
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
Marcelino Lopez        2   3  3.29  25   6   0   0   0   55   43   28   20    2   43   38
Lew Krausse            3  11  3.71  22  14   1   0   0   97  106   46   40   14   41   52
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  3.04  32   7   0   6   0   83   61   32   28    9   39   87
Bert Blyleven          7  11  3.13  21  21   7   0   3  147  130   56   51   13   33  122
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
Stan Williams          2   3  3.70  34   1   0   2   0   58   47   32   24    5   31   37
Jim Perry             12   8  3.84  24  23   5   1   0  159  151   72   68   20   61   72
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   8  2.80  21  21  11   0   4  164  136   58   51   14   49   80
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  2.74  22   8   2   6   1   92   69   31   28    9   21   69
Blue Moon Odom         4   6  2.87  11  11   2   0   1   63   57   25   20    4   32   31
Chuck Dobson           8   0  3.19  14  14   4   0   0   87   78   32   31   10   38   46
Diego Segui            6   3  3.32  15  11   3   0   0   84   68   33   31    6   34   45
Jim Roland             1   1  3.38  19   0   0   1   0   29   23   13   11    3   11   16
Catfish Hunter        11   8  3.54  21  21   9   0   1  148  131   70   58   13   51   98
Bob Locker             3   1  3.59  30   0   0   5   0   43   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         2   2  5.48  21   0   0   3   0   23   16   15   14    2    9   16
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  3.11  29  11   0   4   0   90   80   42   31    6   28   28
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            7  10  4.10  20  20   1   0   1  127  132   65   58   17   39   62
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
  P. Dobson (BAL)          11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  R. Culp (BOS)            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
  S. McDowell (CLE)         9
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      9

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11
  P. Dobson (BAL)          10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           9
  R. Culp (BOS)             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
  D. Drago (KC)             4
  B. Parsons (MIL)          4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  S. Siebert (BOS)          3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       213.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         184.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      165.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   163.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       161.0
  J. Perry (MIN)        159.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       157.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         154.0
  M. Pattin (MIL)       153.2
  R. Culp (BOS)         152.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         188
  F. Peterson (NY)        155
  D. McLain (WAS)         154
  J. Kaat (MIN)           151
  J. Perry (MIN)          151
  T. Murphy (CAL)         149
  T. Bradley (CHI)        145
  D. Drago (KC)           141
  P. Dobson (BAL)         140
  G. Peters (BOS)         140

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     75
  J. Perry (MIN)           72
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  G. Peters (BOS)          70
  F. Peterson (NY)         68
  T. Murphy (CAL)          67
  D. Bosman (WAS)          65
  T. Bradley (CHI)         63

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)       106
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     73
  J. Palmer (BAL)          62
  M. Lolich (DET)          61
  J. Perry (MIN)           61
  S. Dunning (CLE)         60
  B. Johnson (CHI)         60
  B. Parsons (MIL)         56
  V. Blue (OAK)            55
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        53

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           188
  M. Lolich (DET)         166
  S. McDowell (CLE)       137
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       122
  T. Bradley (CHI)        112
  M. Pattin (MIL)         104
  R. Culp (BOS)           103
  J. Palmer (BAL)         103
  P. Dobson (BAL)         101
  C. Hunter (OAK)          98


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