Saturday July 24, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 24, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         62  34  3.07   96  38  19   888   722  339  303   75  310  618
Baltimore       60  36  3.11   96  43  14   864   772  334  299   84  260  476
Chicago         43  54  3.20   97  23  18   867   820  376  308   58  303  549
Kansas City     51  44  3.22   95  17  27   842   775  333  301   48  294  457
Milwaukee       40  55  3.24   95  22  16   834   784  356  300   75  353  482
California      47  54  3.30  101  16  23   921   827  377  338   62  387  585
New York        49  51  3.47  100  39   7   896   848  396  345   79  269  422
Washington      40  56  3.61   96  14  17   864   840  400  347   86  337  462
Detroit         50  48  3.72   98  25  20   888   815  401  367   76  400  570
Cleveland       41  58  3.78   99  16  20   877   752  404  368   87  483  601
Boston          57  39  3.84   96  22  29   861   848  392  367   74  330  548
Minnesota       43  54  3.95   97  21  17   858   847  428  377   85  333  539

 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
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
Tommy John (CHI)       9  10  2.86  25  22   7   0   3  157  150   66   50    9   43   88
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
Gary Peters            9   7  4.82  22  21   4   1   0  140  159   77   75   18   46   71
Jim Lonborg            4   4  4.85  14  13   1   0   0   78   94   46   42    7   32   58
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
Wilbur Wood           10   7  1.96  24  22   8   1   3  170  148   53   37   11   32   94
Rich Hinton            1   1  2.45   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    2    4
Tommy John             9  10  2.86  25  22   7   0   3  157  150   66   50    9   43   88
Tom Bradley            8   9  3.04  27  24   3   0   3  166  163   71   56    9   52  124
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Bart Johnson           6   6  3.15  34  12   3   8   0  123  108   48   43    6   62   93
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
Vicente Romo           1   6  4.37  31   1   0   3   0   45   34   22   22    3   28   24
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.66  33   1   0   3   0   48   50   31   25    8   20   31
Terry Forster          2   3  4.91  30   2   0   1   0   29   30   17   16    4   16   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  1.62  19   2   0   2   0   33   19    7    6    3   20   26
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  10  4.02  20  19   3   0   0  119  102   59   53   12   57   65
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  6.46  14  12   1   0   0   61   78   47   44    9   31   29

 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
Dean Chance            3   6  3.27  24  14   0   0   0   85   84   39   31    5   46   59
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Joe Coleman           10   6  3.40  22  21   6   0   1  151  130   59   57   11   52  111
Les Cain               5   6  3.92  13  13   2   0   1   64   46   32   28    5   45   50
Bill Gilbreth          2   1  4.00   6   4   2   0   0   27   21   12   12    3   19   12
Tom Timmerman          4   5  4.06  31   0   0   1   0   44   37   20   20    5   23   25
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Joe Niekro             2   4  4.91  20   7   0   1   0   73   83   40   40    6   34   28
Bill Zepp              1   1  5.12  16   4   0   2   0   32   41   20   18    2   17   15
Mike Kilkenny          1   4  5.53  22   7   1   1   0   55   55   37   34    6   27   32
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
Jim York               5   3  2.64  36   0   0   1   0   65   42   21   19    4   28   68
Mike Hedlund           8   6  2.95  20  19   4   0   1  128  114   48   42    9   44   45
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  3.75   5   5   0   0   0   24   24   12   10    4   14   14
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  1.80  46   0   0  15   0   80   66   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   3  4.34  12  10   2   0   2   56   60   27   27    7   31   19
Jim Hannan             1   1  4.39  17   1   0   0   0   27   33   17   13    6   17   13
Floyd Weaver           0   0  4.82   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    5    5    0    8    6
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.91  11   0   0   0   0   15   22   10    8    1    7   10
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  3.18  34   6   1   3   0   91   90   40   32   12   39   53
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  10  3.97  26  25   5   1   0  172  167   80   76   22   62   75
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  6.75  35   0   0   5   0   43   59   37   32    2   27   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            5   4  3.72  23  11   1   0   0   87   86   42   36    4   45   55
Jim Hardin             0   2  4.43   9   2   0   0   0   22   28   12   11    2    6   12
Lindy McDaniel         4   8  5.37  31   0   0   3   0   52   54   31   31   10   18   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  26   8   2   9   1   97   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         5   7  3.11  13  13   2   0   1   75   70   32   26    5   39   38
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   2  1.44  29   0   0   1   0   44   34    9    7    1    8   35
Paul Lindblad          4   1  1.90  23   0   0   6   0   52   30   12   11    2   15   28
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  2.76  15   5   0   0   0   46   42   14   14    2   22   25
Pete Broberg           2   3  2.98   7   7   2   0   0   48   40   22   16    3   20   35
Casey Cox              4   5  3.13  33  11   0   4   0   95   84   45   33    6   31   30
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.16  37   0   0   2   0   43   37   18   15    1   21   27
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  4.34   4   4   0   0   0   19    9   11    9    2   20    8
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
  A. Foster (CLE)          10
  T. John (CHI)            10
  S. McDowell (CLE)        10

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
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  L. Allen (CAL)            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
  J. Perry (MIN)        172.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         169.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       167.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      165.2
  R. Culp (BOS)         164.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         209
  F. Peterson (NY)        172
  J. Perry (MIN)          167
  T. Bradley (CHI)        163
  T. Murphy (CAL)         162
  J. Kaat (MIN)           159
  G. Peters (BOS)         159
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     155
  P. Dobson (BAL)         154
  D. McLain (WAS)         154

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          88
  J. Perry (MIN)           80
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  C. Hunter (OAK)          78
  G. Peters (BOS)          77
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     75
  T. Murphy (CAL)          74
  F. Peterson (NY)         74
  T. Bradley (CHI)         71
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         68

Home Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  M. Lolich (DET)          22
  J. Perry (MIN)           22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         20
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  D. McNally (BAL)         18
  M. Pattin (MIL)          18
  G. Peters (BOS)          18
  D. Bosman (WAS)          17
  P. Dobson (BAL)          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)           62
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        60
  V. Blue (OAK)            58
  A. Foster (CLE)          57

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           208
  M. Lolich (DET)         179
  S. McDowell (CLE)       147
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       133
  T. Bradley (CHI)        124
  P. Dobson (BAL)         113
  J. Palmer (BAL)         112
  J. Coleman (DET)        111
  C. Hunter (OAK)         111
  R. Culp (BOS)           109


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