Saturday July 17, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 17, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         58  32  3.02   90  38  16   831   674  313  279   66  296  582
Baltimore       56  34  3.07   90  40  13   812   720  312  277   81  243  447
Chicago         39  49  3.18   88  21  16   786   740  340  278   55  274  504
Milwaukee       38  51  3.19   89  22  14   782   732  331  277   72  328  449
Kansas City     45  42  3.27   87  16  24   769   717  311  279   42  264  418
California      44  51  3.33   95  14  23   866   785  357  320   59  367  548
New York        43  48  3.50   91  34   6   814   784  366  317   72  246  384
Detroit         48  42  3.60   90  23  19   816   739  359  326   69  369  529
Washington      35  54  3.75   89  12  16   801   785  383  334   85  312  420
Cleveland       40  53  3.77   93  14  20   821   705  378  344   81  454  565
Minnesota       42  48  3.83   90  20  17   798   779  386  340   80  312  500
Boston          53  37  3.85   90  20  28   807   790  369  345   71  303  508

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       18   3  1.35  23  23  18   0   7  193  116   33   29    6   58  197
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      9   6  1.99  22  20   7   1   3  154  131   48   34   11   30   86
Bill Parsons (MIL)     8  11  2.44  21  20  10   0   4  144  121   47   39    9   57   88
Ray Lamb (CLE)         5   6  2.57  21  14   3   1   1   98   79   32   28    8   34   52
Jim Palmer (BAL)      11   5  2.62  21  21  10   0   1  161  132   54   47   12   64  107
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   4  2.74  22   8   2   6   1   92   69   31   28    9   21   69
Mike Hedlund (KC)      8   5  2.79  19  18   4   0   1  123  107   44   38    7   42   44
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   9   8  2.80  21  21  11   0   4  164  136   58   51   14   49   80
Rudy May (CAL)         4   5  2.87  15  15   2   0   1  104   78   35   33    7   43   88
Tom Bradley (CHI)      8   7  2.93  24  22   3   0   3  150  145   63   49    8   47  112

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Leonhard          1   0  0.87   2   0   0   0   0   10    3    1    1    0    2    3
Jim Palmer            11   5  2.62  21  21  10   0   1  161  132   54   47   12   64  107
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.67  26   0   0   5   0   27   30   12    8    1    7   20
Pat Dobson            11   4  2.96  21  21  10   0   1  161  140   59   53   16   38  101
Mike Cuellar          13   2  2.99  22  22  12   0   3  172  144   63   57   20   49   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
Grant Jackson          2   2  3.38  14   5   0   0   0   37   38   15   14    4   11   27
Dick Hall              3   5  4.50  18   0   0   1   0   28   28   16   14    2    9   16
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  6.35   7   1   0   0   0   11   21   12    8    4    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  2.83  34   0   0  12   0   35   27   11   11    2   19   27
Sonny Siebert         13   4  2.96  21  21   6   0   3  152  144   55   50   12   41   89
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Ray Culp              11   7  3.13  22  22  10   0   2  158  145   61   55   11   44  109
Ken Tatum              2   2  3.51  22   0   0   8   0   26   23   10   10    1   13    9
Bobby Bolin            3   2  3.57  34   0   0   5   0   45   44   19   18    4   18   31
Ken Brett              0   1  3.86  18   0   0   0   0   42   32   20   18    6   24   39
Luis Tiant             0   3  4.65   6   5   0   0   0   31   29   16   16    2   15   24
Jim Lonborg            4   3  4.89  13  12   1   0   0   74   86   43   40    7   29   53
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
Rickey Clark           2   0  1.73   5   4   1   0   1   26   16    6    5    3   15   19
Mel Queen              1   2  1.79  30   0   0   4   0   40   32    9    8    2   18   35
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           9   8  3.26  21  21   3   0   2  152  135   60   55    9   44   76
Lloyd Allen            3   2  3.40  31   1   0   8   0   53   50   21   20    3   25   44
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             6  11  4.09  22  22   4   0   0  145  156   69   66   13   52   48
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
Rich Hinton            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
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
Tommy John             8  10  2.99  23  20   6   0   3  141  139   62   47    8   40   78
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Bart Johnson           5   6  3.31  30  12   3   6   0  117  104   48   43    6   60   88
Joel Horlen            4   7  3.79  19   9   2   2   0   71   72   34   30    4   15   42
Terry Forster          2   3  3.99  28   2   0   1   0   29   29   14   13    4   14   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  1.86  15   2   0   2   0   29   16    7    6    3   19   24
Steve Mingori          1   2  1.98  39   0   0   3   0   41   27   10    9    2   19   33
Mike Paul              1   0  2.08   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    2    2    1    3    3
Ray Lamb               5   6  2.57  21  14   3   1   1   98   79   32   28    8   34   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  4.02  33   0   0   8   0   47   40   21   21    6   28   43
Steve Dunning          7   7  4.32  19  18   2   0   1  119  109   60   57   15   65   94
Vince Colbert          2   2  4.61  32   0   0   2   0   66   65   38   34    5   30   35
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
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            9   6  3.45  21  20   6   0   1  141  123   56   54   10   48  104
Bill Denehy            0   2  3.45  20   0   0   1   0   31   27   13   12    1   18   14
Les Cain               5   4  3.46  11  11   1   0   1   55   36   25   21    4   40   46
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  1.44  39   0   0   7   0   50   38   12    8    1   19   26
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           8   5  2.79  19  18   4   0   1  123  107   44   38    7   42   44
Bill Butler            1   2  2.95   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    8    6    3    9   11
Dick Drago            10   5  3.20  20  19   6   0   4  127  141   48   45    4   19   62
Bruce Dal Canton       8   4  3.36  18  18   2   0   0  123  116   51   46    7   36   53
Jim York               3   3  3.42  33   0   0   1   0   50   40   21   19    4   25   54
Al Fitzmorris          1   1  4.97  22   2   0   0   0   42   38   24   23    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
Roger Nelson           0   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    0    1
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            5   4  1.76  43   0   0  13   0   72   61   18   14    4   20   41
Bill Parsons           8  11  2.44  21  20  10   0   4  144  121   47   39    9   57   88
Marty Pattin           8  10  3.07  21  21   7   0   3  158  128   58   54   18   44  106
Skip Lockwood          5   7  3.19  19  18   2   0   0  118  114   57   42    7   57   64
Marcelino Lopez        2   3  3.29  25   6   0   0   0   55   43   28   20    2   43   38
John Morris            2   1  3.38  21   1   0   1   0   43   42   20   16    4   12   18
Lew Krausse            3  11  3.66  23  14   1   0   0   98  106   46   40   14   41   52
Jim Slaton             4   2  4.17  10   8   2   0   2   45   47   21   21    6   25   15
Jim Hannan             1   1  4.21  16   1   0   0   0   26   30   15   12    6   17   12
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.91  11   0   0   0   0   15   22   10    8    1    7   10
Floyd Weaver           0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    2    3
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  11   0   0   0   0   18   10    8    0    1   11   10
Ray Corbin             7   6  3.14  31   5   1   3   0   86   84   36   30   12   37   51
Tom Hall               3   4  3.21  33   7   0   6   0   84   62   34   30   10   40   89
Bert Blyleven          7  12  3.37  22  22   7   0   3  150  139   61   56   14   33  124
Jim Kaat               6   8  3.62  23  22   7   0   2  139  156   61   56    7   27   68
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  5.40   8   0   0   0   0   12   11    7    7    2    6   12
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
Steve Kline            8   8  3.14  20  20   9   0   1  143  128   60   50   15   26   50
Stan Bahnsen           9   8  3.23  22  20   9   0   1  136  128   57   49   12   37   48
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.28  24   0   0   1   0   36   28   15   13    2   16   17
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  5.69  29   0   0   2   0   49   53   31   31   10   16   29
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             18   3  1.35  23  23  18   0   7  193  116   33   29    6   58  197
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   9  3.49  22  22   9   0   1  155  137   72   60   15   52  107
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
Darold Knowles         2   2  5.04  22   0   0   3   0   25   18   15   14    2    9   16
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  5.47  16   0   0   1   0   25   21   15   15    3   16   12
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  1.31  27   0   0   1   0   41   29    8    6    1    8   33
Paul Lindblad          3   1  2.34  19   0   0   5   0   42   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  3.03  30  11   0   4   0   92   81   42   31    6   29   29
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.35  35   0   0   2   0   40   36   18   15    1   20   26
Pete Broberg           1   3  3.43   6   6   1   0   0   39   35   21   15    3   18   28
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Jim Shellenback        3   6  3.71  25   9   3   0   1   78   83   36   32    9   28   26
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  35   0   0   1   0   43   47   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)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  S. Siebert (BOS)         13
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  P. Dobson (BAL)          11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  L. Krausse (MIL)         11
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  D. Bosman (WAS)          10
  T. John (CHI)            10
  M. Pattin (MIL)          10
  S. Hargan (CLE)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      11
  R. Culp (BOS)            10
  P. Dobson (BAL)          10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  B. Parsons (MIL)         10
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        15
  K. Sanders (MIL)         13
  F. Scherman (DET)        13
  S. Lyle (BOS)            12
  L. Allen (CAL)            8
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         8
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          8
  K. Tatum (BOS)            8
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         7
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  D. Drago (KC)             4
  B. Parsons (MIL)          4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  T. John (CHI)             3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  S. Siebert (BOS)          3

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       213.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         193.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      171.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   163.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       161.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       161.0
  J. Perry (MIN)        159.1
  R. Culp (BOS)         158.1
  M. Pattin (MIL)       158.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       154.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         188
  J. Kaat (MIN)           156
  T. Murphy (CAL)         156
  F. Peterson (NY)        155
  D. McLain (WAS)         154
  J. Perry (MIN)          151
  T. Bradley (CHI)        145
  R. Culp (BOS)           145
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        144
  S. Siebert (BOS)        144

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     75
  C. Hunter (OAK)          72
  J. Perry (MIN)           72
  G. Peters (BOS)          70
  T. Murphy (CAL)          69
  F. Peterson (NY)         68
  D. Bosman (WAS)          65
  T. Bradley (CHI)         63

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       106
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     73
  S. Dunning (CLE)         65
  J. Palmer (BAL)          64
  M. Lolich (DET)          61
  J. Perry (MIN)           61
  B. Johnson (CHI)         60
  V. Blue (OAK)            58
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        57
  B. Parsons (MIL)         57

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           197
  M. Lolich (DET)         166
  S. McDowell (CLE)       137
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       124
  T. Bradley (CHI)        112
  R. Culp (BOS)           109
  C. Hunter (OAK)         107
  J. Palmer (BAL)         107
  M. Pattin (MIL)         106
  J. Coleman (DET)        104


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