Friday July 23, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 23, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         61  34  3.08   95  38  18   879   714  337  301   75  307  614
Baltimore       60  36  3.11   96  43  14   864   772  334  299   84  260  476
Chicago         42  53  3.16   95  23  18   848   796  366  298   57  294  534
Milwaukee       40  54  3.23   94  22  16   825   776  352  296   74  346  481
Kansas City     50  44  3.24   94  17  27   833   773  332  300   48  288  448
California      47  54  3.30  101  16  23   921   827  377  338   62  387  585
New York        48  51  3.47   99  39   6   887   843  393  342   78  264  419
Washington      39  55  3.62   94  14  17   846   825  391  340   85  328  448
Detroit         50  47  3.69   97  25  20   879   807  394  360   75  396  565
Cleveland       41  57  3.75   98  16  20   868   744  398  362   85  479  594
Boston          56  39  3.85   95  21  29   852   839  389  364   73  325  541
Minnesota       43  53  3.93   96  21  17   849   838  422  371   84  331  537

 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)     10   7  1.96  24  22   8   1   3  170  148   53   37   11   32   94
Bill Parsons (MIL)     8  12  2.60  22  21  10   0   4  149  130   51   43    9   57   90
Tommy John (CHI)       9  10  2.81  24  21   7   0   3  150  145   63   47    8   40   82
Rudy May (CAL)         5   6  2.83  17  17   3   0   1  121   88   40   38    8   48  102
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
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)  10   9  2.91  23  23  13   0   4  183  155   68   59   15   56   88
Pat Dobson (BAL)      13   4  2.92  23  23  12   0   1  179  154   64   58   17   42  113
Ray Lamb (CLE)         5   7  2.92  22  15   3   1   1  102   86   37   33    8   37   55

 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          2   0  0.47   3   1   1   0   1   19    8    1    1    0    3    6
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            13   4  2.92  23  23  12   0   1  179  154   64   58   17   42  113
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
Sparky Lyle            3   3  2.61  36   0   0  13   0   38   29   11   11    2   19   30
Bill Lee               8   2  2.61  28   3   0   2   0   69   60   23   20    4   33   55
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              12   7  3.23  23  23  10   0   2  164  151   65   59   11   49  109
Ken Tatum              2   2  3.62  24   0   0   8   0   27   25   11   11    1   14    9
Ken Brett              0   1  3.80  19   0   0   0   0   43   32   20   18    6   24   39
Bobby Bolin            4   2  3.80  36   0   0   5   0   47   49   21   20    4   19   36
Jim Lonborg            4   4  4.85  14  13   1   0   0   78   94   46   42    7   32   58
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  40   1   0   3   0   79   52   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   6  2.83  17  17   3   0   1  121   88   40   38    8   48  102
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           10   7  1.96  24  22   8   1   3  170  148   53   37   11   32   94
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  3.20  33  12   3   8   0  121  105   48   43    6   62   91
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  1.72  18   2   0   2   0   31   18    7    6    3   19   25
Steve Mingori          1   2  1.87  42   0   0   3   0   43   27   10    9    2   21   33
Mike Paul              1   0  2.08   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    2    2    1    3    3
Ray Lamb               5   7  2.92  22  15   3   1   1  102   86   37   33    8   37   55
Sam McDowell          10  10  2.97  24  22   7   0   2  157  107   58   52   15  114  147
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
Steve Dunning          7   7  4.16  20  19   2   0   1  128  113   63   59   16   70  104
Phil Hennigan          4   3  4.26  35   0   0   8   0   51   46   24   24    7   31   43
Vince Colbert          2   2  4.52  34   0   0   2   0   70   68   39   35    6   31   36
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  2.85  46   0   0  14   0   66   53   25   21    8   30   29
Mickey Lolich         15   7  3.14  28  28  14   0   2  229  209   88   80   22   62  179
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  4.35  30   0   0   1   0   41   35   20   20    5   23   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  5.63  21   7   1   1   0   54   55   37   34    6   27   30
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  1.32  41   0   0   9   0   55   40   12    8    1   19   29
Ted Abernathy          2   4  1.90  40   0   0  16   0   52   34   12   11    2   33   31
Ken Wright             2   3  2.38  13   7   1   1   1   53   39   16   14    4   25   48
Paul Splittorff        4   3  2.44   9   9   2   0   1   59   60   18   16    0   15   33
Mike Hedlund           8   6  2.95  20  19   4   0   1  128  114   48   42    9   44   45
Jim York               4   3  3.02  35   0   0   1   0   57   41   21   19    4   26   60
Dick Drago            11   5  3.05  21  20   7   0   4  136  146   49   46    5   24   68
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             2   7  5.54  18   7   1   0   1   52   57   35   32    2   23   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  1.85  45   0   0  15   0   78   64   20   16    6   21   47
Bill Parsons           8  12  2.60  22  21  10   0   4  149  130   51   43    9   57   90
Skip Lockwood          6   7  3.04  20  19   2   0   0  124  118   57   42    7   60   67
Marty Pattin           8  11  3.07  22  22   7   0   3  164  136   61   56   18   45  109
John Morris            2   1  3.35  23   1   0   1   0   46   44   21   17    4   13   24
Lew Krausse            3  11  3.63  25  14   1   0   0  104  110   48   42   14   44   56
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  1.53  12   0   0   0   0   18   13   12    3    1   11   10
Ray Corbin             7   7  3.20  33   6   1   3   0   90   90   40   32   12   39   52
Tom Hall               3   4  3.24  37   7   0   6   0   92   66   38   33   10   46   97
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  3.67  37   1   0   2   0   61   49   33   25    5   32   38
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
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Ron Perranoski         1   4  6.38  34   0   0   5   0   42   57   35   30    2   26   21
Steve Luebber          1   3  7.15   6   5   0   0   0   23   29   19   18    3   15   12
Pete Hamm              1   1  7.71   9   5   0   0   0   23   35   20   20    3   14    6
Hal Haydel             0   1  7.90   9   0   0   0   0   14   17   12   12    3    8   13

 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       10   9  2.91  23  23  13   0   4  183  155   68   59   15   56   88
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         9   7  3.41  23  22   7   0   0  164  172   74   62   15   30   86
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  2.72  25   8   2   8   1   96   71   32   29   10   21   73
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        12   9  3.69  23  23   9   0   1  161  145   78   66   18   54  111
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
Casey Cox              4   5  2.94  32  11   0   4   0   95   81   42   31    6   31   30
Pete Broberg           2   3  2.98   7   7   2   0   0   48   40   22   16    3   20   35
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.32  36   0   0   2   0   41   37   18   15    1   20   26
Jim Shellenback        3   7  3.49  27  10   3   0   1   85   89   39   33    9   30   30
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
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
  P. Dobson (BAL)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  R. Culp (BOS)            12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  D. Drago (KC)            11

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  P. Dobson (BAL)          12
  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)         15
  F. Scherman (DET)        14
  S. Lyle (BOS)            13
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  L. Allen (CAL)            8
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         8
  B. Johnson (CHI)          8
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          8

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)       229.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         204.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   182.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       179.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      174.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         169.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       167.1
  R. Culp (BOS)         164.1
  M. Pattin (MIL)       164.1
  J. Perry (MIN)        164.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         209
  F. Peterson (NY)        172
  T. Murphy (CAL)         162
  J. Perry (MIN)          160
  J. Kaat (MIN)           159
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     155
  P. Dobson (BAL)         154
  D. McLain (WAS)         154
  T. Bradley (CHI)        153
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        151

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          88
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  C. Hunter (OAK)          78
  J. Perry (MIN)           76
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     75
  T. Murphy (CAL)          74
  G. Peters (BOS)          74
  F. Peterson (NY)         74
  T. Bradley (CHI)         68
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         68

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  M. Lolich (DET)          22
  J. Perry (MIN)           21
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         20
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  D. McNally (BAL)         18
  M. Pattin (MIL)          18
  D. Bosman (WAS)          17
  P. Dobson (BAL)          17
  G. Peters (BOS)          17

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       114
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     75
  S. Dunning (CLE)         70
  J. Palmer (BAL)          69
  B. Johnson (CHI)         62
  M. Lolich (DET)          62
  J. Perry (MIN)           61
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        60
  V. Blue (OAK)            58
  B. Parsons (MIL)         57

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           208
  M. Lolich (DET)         179
  S. McDowell (CLE)       147
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       133
  T. Bradley (CHI)        118
  P. Dobson (BAL)         113
  J. Palmer (BAL)         112
  J. Coleman (DET)        111
  C. Hunter (OAK)         111
  R. Culp (BOS)           109


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