Sunday July 25, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 25, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         63  35  3.06   98  38  20   905   736  347  308   76  320  627
Baltimore       60  38  3.19   98  43  14   886   797  349  314   88  271  486
Kansas City     52  45  3.20   97  18  27   859   794  338  305   50  295  461
Chicago         45  54  3.20   99  24  19   885   837  383  315   63  304  560
California      49  54  3.30  103  17  23   943   841  385  346   67  401  603
Milwaukee       40  57  3.31   97  22  16   854   805  373  314   76  363  491
New York        51  51  3.45  102  39   8   916   868  407  351   81  272  435
Washington      40  58  3.69   98  14  17   880   862  414  361   90  348  470
Detroit         51  49  3.74  100  26  20   906   836  411  376   78  406  584
Cleveland       42  59  3.75  101  16  21   895   763  409  373   88  490  611
Boston          57  40  3.86   97  22  29   869   858  398  373   75  332  554
Minnesota       44  54  3.93   98  21  17   867   851  430  379   85  337  545

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       19   3  1.37  25  25  18   0   7  210  125   37   32    8   61  214
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     11   7  1.91  25  23   9   1   3  179  153   54   38   12   32   98
Bill Parsons (MIL)     8  12  2.60  22  21  10   0   4  149  130   51   43    9   57   90
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   4  2.62  27   8   2  10   1  100   73   32   29   10   23   73
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
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
Mike Hedlund (KC)      8   6  2.95  20  19   4   0   1  128  114   48   42    9   44   45

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Leonhard          2   0  0.84   4   1   1   0   1   21    9    2    2    1    4    6
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.67  26   0   0   5   0   27   30   12    8    1    7   20
Grant Jackson          3   2  2.91  16   6   0   0   0   46   44   16   15    5   13   32
Pat Dobson            13   4  2.92  23  23  12   0   1  179  154   64   58   17   42  113
Jim Palmer            11   6  3.02  23  23  10   0   1  173  147   65   58   14   73  115
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
Mike Cuellar          13   4  3.43  24  24  12   0   3  176  156   73   67   21   50   64
Orlando Pena           0   1  3.72   3   0   0   0   0   10   11    4    4    0    4    3
Dave Boswell           1   2  4.60  10   1   0   0   0   16   23   12    8    4   10    5
Dick Hall              3   5  4.75  20   0   0   1   0   30   33   18   16    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  5.64  24   0   0   4   0   22   19   14   14    3   15   22

 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  3.63  20   0   0   0   0   45   33   20   18    6   24   42
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
Cal Koonce             0   1  5.51  10   1   0   0   0   16   13   11   10    2   10    7
Luis Tiant             0   4  6.05   8   7   0   0   0   39   45   26   26    3   19   33
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
Rickey Clark           2   1  2.08   7   6   1   0   1   39   27   10    9    5   25   26
Dave LaRoche           4   1  2.12  40   0   0   8   0   47   38   12   11    3   16   44
Eddie Fisher           8   4  2.20  41   1   0   3   0   82   55   27   20    8   34   63
Rudy May               5   6  2.83  17  17   3   0   1  121   88   40   38    8   48  102
Lloyd Allen            4   2  2.98  34   1   0   8   0   60   54   22   20    3   27   49
Clyde Wright           9   9  3.40  22  22   3   0   2  162  145   66   61   10   46   80
Andy Messersmith      10   9  3.41  24  24   6   0   2  169  143   77   64    9   78  109
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           11   7  1.91  25  23   9   1   3  179  153   54   38   12   32   98
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  3.27  35  12   3   9   0  127  113   51   46    8   63   95
Jim Magnuson           1   1  3.86  10   3   0   0   0   21   22   12    9    0   12    9
Joel Horlen            5   8  4.12  21  11   2   2   0   83   89   43   38    6   19   48
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              3   0  1.56  20   2   0   2   0   35   21    7    6    3   20   26
Mike Paul              1   0  1.72   3   2   0   0   0   16   10    3    3    2    4    8
Steve Mingori          1   2  1.84  43   0   0   4   0   44   28   10    9    2   21   33
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
Ray Lamb               5   8  3.12  23  16   3   1   1  104   88   40   36    8   40   56
Rick Austin            0   0  3.68  20   0   0   1   0   22   21    9    9    3   16   19
Alan Foster            5  10  3.95  21  19   3   0   0  121  102   59   53   12   57   67
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  4.48  35   0   0   2   0   72   70   40   36    6   33   38
Rich Hand              1   4  4.65  10   8   0   0   0   41   45   24   21    3   26   12
Steve Hargan           1   9  6.25  15  12   1   0   0   63   79   47   44    9   32   29
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9

 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  2.79  47   0   0  14   0   68   54   25   21    8   30   29
Mickey Lolich         15   7  3.14  28  28  14   0   2  229  209   88   80   22   62  179
Dean Chance            3   6  3.23  25  14   0   0   0   86   85   39   31    5   47   61
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Joe Coleman           11   6  3.43  23  22   7   0   1  160  137   63   61   12   54  119
Bill Denehy            0   3  3.68  22   1   0   1   0   37   36   16   15    2   20   16
Bill Gilbreth          2   1  3.86   7   4   2   0   0   28   23   13   12    3   20   12
Les Cain               5   6  3.92  13  13   2   0   1   64   46   32   28    5   45   50
Tom Timmerman          4   5  3.97  32   0   0   1   0   45   38   20   20    5   23   26
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Joe Niekro             2   4  4.86  21   7   0   1   0   74   83   40   40    6   35   28
Bill Zepp              1   1  5.12  16   4   0   2   0   32   41   20   18    2   17   15
Mike Kilkenny          1   4  5.79  23   7   1   1   0   56   58   39   36    6   27   33
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   4  1.44  42   0   0   9   0   56   41   13    9    1   20   30
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            12   5  3.05  22  21   8   0   4  145  153   52   49    7   24   69
Bruce Dal Canton       8   4  3.19  19  19   2   0   0  130  127   52   46    7   36   55
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   5  2.09  47   0   0  15   0   82   71   23   19    6   21   48
Bill Parsons           8  12  2.60  22  21  10   0   4  149  130   51   43    9   57   90
Marty Pattin           8  11  3.03  23  23   7   0   3  172  141   63   58   18   50  113
Skip Lockwood          6   7  3.04  20  19   2   0   0  124  118   57   42    7   60   67
John Morris            2   1  3.21  25   1   0   1   0   48   45   22   17    4   13   25
Lew Krausse            3  11  3.62  26  14   1   0   0  107  114   49   43   15   44   56
Marcelino Lopez        2   5  4.26  27   8   0   0   0   57   47   36   27    2   49   39
Jim Slaton             5   3  4.34  12  10   2   0   2   56   60   27   27    7   31   19
Floyd Weaver           0   0  4.76   5   0   0   0   0   11    8    6    6    0    8    6
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  4.91  11   0   0   0   0   15   22   10    8    1    7   10
Jim Hannan             1   1  5.02  18   1   0   0   0   29   36   21   16    6   20   16
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  3.31  24  24   7   0   3  161  152   64   59   14   35  135
Jim Kaat               7   8  3.46  24  23   8   0   2  148  159   62   57    7   29   75
Stan Williams          3   4  3.61  38   1   0   2   0   67   51   35   27    5   34   42
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
Roger Hambright        1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    0
Al Closter             1   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    2    0    2    7
Jack Aker              3   2  2.52  28   0   0   3   0   36   30   11   10    3   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
Stan Bahnsen           9   8  3.35  24  22   9   0   1  150  137   64   56   14   41   57
Fritz Peterson         9   7  3.36  24  22   7   1   0  166  175   74   62   15   30   89
Mike Kekich            5   4  3.72  23  11   1   0   0   87   86   42   36    4   45   55
Jim Hardin             0   2  4.63  10   3   0   0   0   23   30   15   12    2    8   12
Lindy McDaniel         5   8  5.10  32   0   0   3   0   55   57   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             19   3  1.37  25  25  18   0   7  210  125   37   32    8   61  214
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Rollie Fingers         2   4  2.62  27   8   2  10   1  100   73   32   29   10   23   73
Jim Roland             1   1  3.03  21   0   0   1   0   33   24   13   11    3   11   17
Blue Moon Odom         5   7  3.11  13  13   2   0   1   75   70   32   26    5   39   38
Chuck Dobson           9   1  3.25  16  16   4   0   0  100   92   38   36   10   41   51
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
Bob Locker             3   1  3.80  32   0   0   5   0   45   48   22   19    2   11   28
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Darold Knowles         3   2  5.08  25   0   0   3   0   28   20   17   16    3   11   18
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  5.26  17   0   0   1   0   26   23   16   15    3   17   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
Paul Lindblad          4   1  1.90  23   0   0   6   0   52   30   12   11    2   15   28
Joe Grzenda            4   2  2.22  30   0   0   1   0   45   38   13   11    2    9   36
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  3.02  34  11   0   4   0   98   87   45   33    6   31   31
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.07  39   0   0   2   0   44   38   18   15    1   23   28
Jim Shellenback        3   7  3.43  28  10   3   0   1   87   89   39   33    9   30   31
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Dick Bosman            8  11  4.09  22  22   2   0   1  141  149   71   64   18   45   75
Mike Thompson          0   2  4.34   4   4   0   0   0   19    9   11    9    2   20    8
Denny Riddleberger     3   1  4.43  37   0   0   1   0   45   50   22   22    8   21   42
Denny McLain           5  15  4.47  21  21   7   0   2  141  154   79   70   23   47   78
Jerry Janeski          1   5  4.96  23  10   0   1   0   62   72   38   34    5   34   19
Jackie Brown           3   3  5.40  10   8   0   0   0   38   47   24   23    7   25   18

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            19
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  P. Dobson (BAL)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  R. Culp (BOS)            12
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  J. Perry (MIN)           12

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  B. Parsons (MIL)         12
  D. Bosman (WAS)          11
  L. Krausse (MIL)         11
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  M. Pattin (MIL)          11
  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
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  B. Johnson (CHI)          9
  L. Allen (CAL)            8
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         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)         210.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   182.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       179.0
  W. Wood (CHI)         178.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      175.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       172.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       172.1
  J. Perry (MIN)        172.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  169.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         209
  F. Peterson (NY)        175
  J. Perry (MIN)          167
  T. Bradley (CHI)        163
  T. Murphy (CAL)         162
  J. Kaat (MIN)           159
  G. Peters (BOS)         159
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        156
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     155
  P. Dobson (BAL)         154

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          88
  J. Perry (MIN)           80
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  C. Hunter (OAK)          78
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     77
  G. Peters (BOS)          77
  T. Murphy (CAL)          74
  F. Peterson (NY)         74
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         73
  D. Bosman (WAS)          71

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       114
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     78
  J. Palmer (BAL)          73
  S. Dunning (CLE)         70
  B. Johnson (CHI)         63
  M. Lolich (DET)          62
  J. Perry (MIN)           62
  V. Blue (OAK)            61
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        60
  A. Foster (CLE)          57

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           214
  M. Lolich (DET)         179
  S. McDowell (CLE)       147
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       135
  T. Bradley (CHI)        124
  J. Coleman (DET)        119
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115
  P. Dobson (BAL)         113
  M. Pattin (MIL)         113
  C. Hunter (OAK)         111


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