Wednesday July 21, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 21, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         60  34  3.04   94  38  17   870   704  330  294   71  305  607
Baltimore       58  36  3.15   94  41  14   846   760  331  296   84  257  467
Chicago         41  53  3.20   94  23  17   839   787  364  298   57  293  530
Kansas City     49  43  3.23   92  17  26   815   754  324  292   44  281  442
Milwaukee       39  53  3.23   92  22  15   807   758  346  290   74  341  468
California      47  53  3.29  100  16  23   913   820  373  334   61  384  578
New York        46  51  3.50   97  37   6   869   826  387  338   76  260  411
Detroit         50  46  3.64   96  25  20   870   793  385  352   72  393  555
Washington      39  54  3.65   93  14  17   837   820  389  339   85  325  444
Cleveland       41  56  3.73   97  16  20   859   733  392  356   84  475  590
Minnesota       43  51  3.83   94  21  17   832   813  401  354   81  323  524
Boston          55  38  3.83   93  21  28   834   818  379  355   73  313  531

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       18   3  1.41  24  24  18   0   7  204  124   36   32    8   58  208
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      9   7  2.05  23  21   8   1   3  163  139   51   37   11   31   91
Bill Parsons (MIL)     8  11  2.44  21  20  10   0   4  144  121   47   39    9   57   88
Rudy May (CAL)         5   5  2.72  16  16   3   0   1  113   82   36   34    7   45   95
Mike Hedlund (KC)      8   5  2.79  19  18   4   0   1  123  107   44   38    7   42   44
Tommy John (CHI)       9  10  2.81  24  21   7   0   3  150  145   63   47    8   40   82
Sam McDowell (CLE)    10   9  2.82  23  21   7   0   2  153  102   54   48   15  110  144
Sonny Siebert (BOS)   14   4  2.85  22  22   7   0   3  161  150   56   51   13   45   90
Jim Palmer (BAL)      11   6  2.90  22  22  10   0   1  167  141   61   54   13   69  112
Pat Dobson (BAL)      12   4  2.91  22  22  11   0   1  170  147   61   55   17   40  107

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Orlando Pena           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    1
Dave Leonhard          1   0  0.87   2   0   0   0   0   10    3    1    1    0    2    3
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.67  26   0   0   5   0   27   30   12    8    1    7   20
Jim Palmer            11   6  2.90  22  22  10   0   1  167  141   61   54   13   69  112
Pat Dobson            12   4  2.91  22  22  11   0   1  170  147   61   55   17   40  107
Dave McNally          13   4  3.03  20  20   8   0   0  152  133   54   51   18   35   65
Grant Jackson          3   2  3.05  15   6   0   0   0   44   43   16   15    5   12   31
Tom Dukes              0   4  3.10  18   0   0   4   0   29   26   10   10    2    6   22
Mike Cuellar          13   3  3.21  23  23  12   0   3  174  151   68   62   20   49   64
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Dick Hall              3   5  4.85  19   0   0   1   0   30   32   18   16    2    9   16
Dave Boswell           1   2  5.27   9   1   0   0   0   14   23   12    8    4    9    4
Pete Richert           0   5  5.75  23   0   0   4   0   20   16   13   13    2   15   19

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               8   2  2.55  27   3   0   2   0   67   59   22   19    4   31   55
Sparky Lyle            3   3  2.83  34   0   0  12   0   35   27   11   11    2   19   27
Sonny Siebert         14   4  2.85  22  22   7   0   3  161  150   56   51   13   45   90
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
Bobby Bolin            4   2  3.50  35   0   0   5   0   46   45   19   18    4   18   34
Ken Tatum              2   2  3.76  23   0   0   8   0   26   25   11   11    1   13    9
Ken Brett              0   1  3.86  18   0   0   0   0   42   32   20   18    6   24   39
Jim Lonborg            4   3  4.89  13  12   1   0   0   74   86   43   40    7   29   53
Gary Peters            8   7  4.95  21  20   3   1   0  131  150   74   72   17   41   64
Luis Tiant             0   3  5.19   7   6   0   0   0   35   36   20   20    2   18   31
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  1.79  30   0   0   4   0   40   32    9    8    2   18   35
Eddie Fisher           8   4  1.82  39   1   0   3   0   79   51   23   16    6   30   59
Rickey Clark           2   1  1.85   6   5   1   0   1   34   24    8    7    3   20   24
Dave LaRoche           4   1  2.12  40   0   0   8   0   47   38   12   11    3   16   44
Rudy May               5   5  2.72  16  16   3   0   1  113   82   36   34    7   45   95
Lloyd Allen            3   2  3.25  33   1   0   8   0   55   51   22   20    3   25   45
Clyde Wright           9   9  3.40  22  22   3   0   2  162  145   66   61   10   46   80
Andy Messersmith       9   9  3.49  23  23   5   0   2  160  138   75   62    8   75  101
Andy Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
Tom Murphy             6  11  4.24  23  23   4   0   0  151  162   74   71   14   55   52
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            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    1    3
Wilbur Wood            9   7  2.05  23  21   8   1   3  163  139   51   37   11   31   91
Tommy John             9  10  2.81  24  21   7   0   3  150  145   63   47    8   40   82
Tom Bradley            8   9  3.00  26  23   3   0   3  159  153   68   53    9   52  118
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Bart Johnson           5   6  3.25  32  12   3   7   0  119  105   48   43    6   62   90
Jim Magnuson           1   1  3.86  10   3   0   0   0   21   22   12    9    0   12    9
Joel Horlen            4   8  4.06  20  10   2   2   0   78   82   40   35    4   19   43
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.34  31   1   0   3   0   48   46   29   23    8   17   31
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Vicente Romo           1   6  4.50  30   1   0   3   0   44   33   22   22    3   27   24
Terry Forster          2   3  4.91  29   2   0   1   0   29   30   17   16    4   15   27
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  1.74  17   2   0   2   0   31   16    7    6    3   19   25
Steve Mingori          1   2  1.94  41   0   0   3   0   42   27   10    9    2   21   33
Mike Paul              1   0  2.08   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    2    2    1    3    3
Sam McDowell          10   9  2.82  23  21   7   0   2  153  102   54   48   15  110  144
Ray Lamb               5   7  2.92  22  15   3   1   1  102   86   37   33    8   37   55
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   9  3.69  19  18   3   0   0  115   97   53   47   10   55   63
Phil Hennigan          4   3  4.04  34   0   0   8   0   49   43   22   22    6   31   43
Steve Dunning          7   7  4.16  20  19   2   0   1  128  113   63   59   16   70  104
Vince Colbert          2   2  4.59  33   0   0   2   0   69   67   39   35    6   31   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
Fred Scherman          6   5  2.71  45   0   0  14   0   66   53   23   20    8   28   29
Mickey Lolich         15   6  2.99  27  27  14   0   2  223  196   82   74   20   62  173
Bill Denehy            0   2  3.24  21   0   0   1   0   33   30   13   12    1   19   14
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Les Cain               5   5  3.30  12  12   2   0   1   63   43   27   23    4   42   49
Dean Chance            3   6  3.32  23  14   0   0   0   84   84   39   31    5   46   59
Joe Coleman           10   6  3.40  22  21   6   0   1  151  130   59   57   11   52  111
Bill Gilbreth          2   1  4.00   6   4   2   0   0   27   21   12   12    3   19   12
Tom Timmerman          4   5  4.43  29   0   0   1   0   41   35   20   20    5   22   23
Joe Niekro             2   4  4.79  19   7   0   1   0   71   80   38   38    6   33   28
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  5.68  20   7   1   1   0   52   54   36   33    5   27   26
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  1.33  40   0   0   8   0   54   40   12    8    1   19   29
Ted Abernathy          2   4  2.03  38   0   0  16   0   49   32   12   11    2   30   29
Paul Splittorff        4   3  2.29   8   8   2   0   1   55   54   16   14    0   14   32
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
Dick Drago            11   5  3.05  21  20   7   0   4  136  146   49   46    5   24   68
Jim York               4   3  3.09  34   0   0   1   0   55   40   21   19    4   26   58
Bruce Dal Canton       8   4  3.36  18  18   2   0   0  123  116   51   46    7   36   53
Bill Butler            1   2  3.52   4   4   0   0   0   23   23   11    9    4   10   13
Al Fitzmorris          2   1  4.82  23   3   0   0   0   47   46   26   25    3   21   20
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Jim Rooker             1   7  5.51  17   7   1   0   1   49   54   33   30    0   22   28
Roger Nelson           0   0  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    0    1    3
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  1.92  44   0   0  14   0   75   63   20   16    6   21   44
Bill Parsons           8  11  2.44  21  20  10   0   4  144  121   47   39    9   57   88
Marty Pattin           8  11  3.07  22  22   7   0   3  164  136   61   56   18   45  109
Skip Lockwood          5   7  3.19  19  18   2   0   0  118  114   57   42    7   57   64
John Morris            2   1  3.50  22   1   0   1   0   44   44   21   17    4   12   20
Lew Krausse            3  11  3.53  24  14   1   0   0  102  106   46   40   14   43   55
Marcelino Lopez        2   4  3.70  26   7   0   0   0   56   45   31   23    2   47   39
Jim Slaton             5   2  4.06  11   9   2   0   2   51   54   23   23    6   26   19
Jim Hannan             1   1  4.39  17   1   0   0   0   27   33   17   13    6   17   13
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.91  11   0   0   0   0   15   22   10    8    1    7   10
Floyd Weaver           0   0  6.14   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    5    5    0    6    5
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  3.34  35   7   0   6   0   86   64   37   32   10   44   91
Bert Blyleven          7  12  3.37  23  23   7   0   3  158  150   64   59   14   33  133
Jim Kaat               7   8  3.46  24  23   8   0   2  148  159   62   57    7   29   75
Stan Williams          2   4  3.79  36   1   0   2   0   59   48   33   25    5   31   37
Jim Perry             12   9  3.94  25  24   5   1   0  164  160   76   72   21   61   74
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 Luebber          1   2  5.40   5   4   0   0   0   20   23   13   12    1   14   10
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Ron Perranoski         1   4  6.53  33   0   0   5   0   41   56   34   30    2   26   19
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
Al Closter             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    3
Roger Hambright        1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    0
Jack Aker              3   2  2.27  27   0   0   3   0   36   29   10    9    2   17   15
Mel Stottlemyre        9   9  3.06  22  22  12   0   4  174  149   66   59   15   52   82
Steve Kline            8   9  3.09  21  21   9   0   1  152  136   62   52   15   26   53
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.28  24   0   0   1   0   36   28   15   13    2   16   17
Fritz Peterson         8   7  3.38  22  21   6   0   0  155  161   70   58   13   30   84
Stan Bahnsen           9   8  3.42  23  21   9   0   1  142  132   62   54   13   40   51
Mike Kekich            4   4  3.70  22  10   1   0   0   80   81   39   33    3   41   52
Jim Hardin             0   2  4.43   9   2   0   0   0   22   28   12   11    2    6   12
Lindy McDaniel         4   8  5.62  30   0   0   2   0   50   54   31   31   10   17   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  1.41  24  24  18   0   7  204  124   36   32    8   58  208
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Rollie Fingers         2   4  2.70  24   8   2   7   1   93   69   31   28    9   21   70
Jim Roland             1   1  3.06  20   0   0   1   0   32   24   13   11    3   11   16
Chuck Dobson           9   0  3.09  15  15   4   0   0   96   86   35   33   10   38   50
Blue Moon Odom         4   7  3.22  12  12   2   0   1   67   62   30   24    5   36   34
Diego Segui            6   4  3.42  16  12   3   0   0   92   73   37   35    8   37   50
Catfish Hunter        11   9  3.49  22  22   9   0   1  155  137   72   60   15   52  107
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Bob Locker             3   1  3.95  31   0   0   5   0   43   46   21   19    2   11   28
Darold Knowles         3   2  4.67  24   0   0   3   0   27   19   15   14    2   10   17
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  1.25  28   0   0   1   0   43   32    8    6    1    8   35
Paul Lindblad          3   1  2.12  21   0   0   6   0   47   26   12   11    2   13   21
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  2.77  14   4   0   0   0   39   39   12   12    1   18   21
Pete Broberg           2   3  2.98   7   7   2   0   0   48   40   22   16    3   20   35
Casey Cox              4   5  3.00  31  11   0   4   0   93   81   42   31    6   30   29
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.32  36   0   0   2   0   41   37   18   15    1   20   26
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Jim Shellenback        3   6  3.69  26   9   3   0   1   78   84   37   32    9   28   27
Dick Bosman            8  10  3.89  21  21   2   0   1  136  143   66   59   17   41   72
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
Jackie Brown           3   2  4.54   9   7   0   0   0   36   41   19   18    5   22   17
Denny Riddleberger     3   1  4.60  36   0   0   1   0   43   48   22   22    8   20   42
Jerry Janeski          1   5  4.96  23  10   0   1   0   62   72   38   34    5   34   19

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  D. Drago (KC)            11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  L. Krausse (MIL)         11
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  M. Pattin (MIL)          11
  D. Bosman (WAS)          10
  T. John (CHI)            10
  T. Bradley (CHI)          9
  A. Foster (CLE)           9

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          11
  R. Culp (BOS)            10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  B. Parsons (MIL)         10
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        16
  K. Sanders (MIL)         14
  F. Scherman (DET)        14
  S. Lyle (BOS)            12
  L. Allen (CAL)            8
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         8
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         8
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          8
  K. Tatum (BOS)            8
  R. Fingers (OAK)          7

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)       222.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         204.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      174.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   173.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       170.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       167.1
  M. Pattin (MIL)       164.1
  J. Perry (MIN)        164.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         162.2
  C. Wright (CAL)       161.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         196
  T. Murphy (CAL)         162
  F. Peterson (NY)        161
  J. Perry (MIN)          160
  J. Kaat (MIN)           159
  D. McLain (WAS)         154
  T. Bradley (CHI)        153
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        151
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       150
  G. Peters (BOS)         150

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          82
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  J. Perry (MIN)           76
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     75
  T. Murphy (CAL)          74
  G. Peters (BOS)          74
  C. Hunter (OAK)          72
  F. Peterson (NY)         70
  T. Bradley (CHI)         68
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         68

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  J. Perry (MIN)           21
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         20
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  D. McNally (BAL)         18
  M. Pattin (MIL)          18
  D. Bosman (WAS)          17
  P. Dobson (BAL)          17
  G. Peters (BOS)          17
  S. Dunning (CLE)         16

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       110
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     75
  S. Dunning (CLE)         70
  J. Palmer (BAL)          69
  B. Johnson (CHI)         62
  M. Lolich (DET)          62
  J. Perry (MIN)           61
  V. Blue (OAK)            58
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        57
  B. Parsons (MIL)         57

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           208
  M. Lolich (DET)         173
  S. McDowell (CLE)       144
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       133
  T. Bradley (CHI)        118
  J. Palmer (BAL)         112
  J. Coleman (DET)        111
  R. Culp (BOS)           109
  M. Pattin (MIL)         109
  P. Dobson (BAL)         107

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