Tuesday July 27, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 27, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         63  37  3.04  100  38  20   922   749  354  311   77  336  640
Baltimore       62  38  3.16  100  44  14   904   810  353  318   88  274  506
Kansas City     52  46  3.21   98  18  27   869   803  343  310   51  302  465
Chicago         46  54  3.21  100  24  19   897   845  389  320   64  314  566
Milwaukee       41  58  3.29   99  23  16   872   816  378  319   77  371  505
California      49  55  3.30  104  18  23   951   845  389  349   67  406  607
New York        51  52  3.48  103  39   8   928   886  416  359   83  278  444
Washington      40  59  3.69   99  14  17   888   870  418  364   91  357  473
Detroit         52  49  3.71  101  27  20   917   846  415  378   80  407  594
Cleveland       43  59  3.74  102  17  21   904   769  412  376   90  494  615
Boston          58  42  3.85  100  23  30   894   877  408  383   77  346  567
Minnesota       46  54  3.88  100  22  17   885   865  433  382   85  347  552

 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)     9  12  2.51  23  22  11   0   4  158  135   52   44   10   60   99
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   5  2.71  29   8   2  10   1  103   75   34   31   11   23   73
Pat Dobson (BAL)      14   4  2.78  24  24  13   0   2  188  158   64   58   17   44  126
Sonny Siebert (BOS)   14   5  2.81  23  23   8   0   3  170  155   58   53   14   50   93
Rudy May (CAL)         5   6  2.83  17  17   3   0   1  121   88   40   38    8   48  102
Sam McDowell (CLE)    11  10  2.98  25  23   8   0   2  166  113   61   55   17  118  151
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)  10   9  2.98  24  24  13   0   4  190  168   73   63   16   56   95
Tommy John (CHI)       9  10  3.01  26  23   7   0   3  164  156   71   55   10   47   91

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Leonhard          2   0  1.25   5   1   1   0   1   22   11    3    3    1    4    7
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.67  26   0   0   5   0   27   30   12    8    1    7   20
Pat Dobson            14   4  2.78  24  24  13   0   2  188  158   64   58   17   44  126
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
Grant Jackson          3   2  3.08  17   7   0   0   0   53   50   19   18    5   14   37
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
Dick Hall              4   5  4.45  21   0   0   1   0   32   34   18   16    2    9   16
Dave Boswell           1   2  4.60  10   1   0   0   0   16   23   12    8    4   10    5
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Pete Richert           0   5  5.56  25   0   0   4   0   23   19   14   14    3   15   23

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            3   3  2.48  37   0   0  14   0   40   29   11   11    2   19   30
Bill Lee               8   2  2.71  29   3   0   2   0   70   64   24   21    4   33   57
Sonny Siebert         14   5  2.81  23  23   8   0   3  170  155   58   53   14   50   93
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Ray Culp              12   8  3.33  24  24  10   0   2  170  154   69   63   11   54  113
Ken Tatum              2   2  3.45  25   0   0   8   0   29   25   11   11    1   14   10
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
Jim Lonborg            5   4  4.76  15  14   1   0   0   85  101   49   45    8   36   61
Gary Peters            9   7  4.82  22  21   4   1   0  140  159   77   75   18   46   71
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  10  3.39  23  23   4   0   2  170  149   70   64   10   51   84
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            2   1  2.16   7   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    0    2    4
Tommy John             9  10  3.01  26  23   7   0   3  164  156   71   55   10   47   91
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  3.19  36  12   3   9   0  130  114   52   46    8   69   98
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  4.27  32   1   0   3   0   46   35   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          11  10  2.98  25  23   8   0   2  166  113   61   55   17  118  151
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         16   7  3.08  29  29  15   0   2  240  219   92   82   24   63  189
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  1.39  43   0   0   9   0   58   43   13    9    1   20   30
Ted Abernathy          2   4  1.89  41   0   0  16   0   52   35   12   11    2   34   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   4  2.70  37   0   0   1   0   67   43   22   20    4   32   70
Dick Drago            12   5  3.05  22  21   8   0   4  145  153   52   49    7   24   69
Mike Hedlund           8   6  3.17  21  20   4   0   1  131  118   52   46   10   46   45
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  4.62  24   3   0   0   0   49   46   26   25    3   21   21
Roger Nelson           0   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    0    1    3
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Jim Rooker             2   7  5.50  19   7   1   0   1   52   58   35   32    2   23   29
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   6  2.15  48   0   0  15   0   84   73   24   20    6   23   49
Bill Parsons           9  12  2.51  23  22  11   0   4  158  135   52   44   10   60   99
Marty Pattin           8  11  3.03  23  23   7   0   3  172  141   63   58   18   50  113
Skip Lockwood          6   7  3.08  21  20   2   0   0  132  122   60   45    7   63   71
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  3.16  35   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               8   8  3.32  25  24   9   0   2  157  166   63   58    7   31   79
Stan Williams          3   4  3.71  39   1   0   2   0   68   52   36   28    5   37   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 Luebber          1   3  5.76   7   6   0   0   0   30   35   20   19    3   20   15
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
Hal Haydel             1   1  7.36  10   0   0   0   0   15   17   12   12    3    8   13
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             1   0  2.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    2    0    3    7
Jack Aker              3   2  2.41  29   0   0   3   0   37   32   11   10    3   19   17
Mel Stottlemyre       10   9  2.98  24  24  13   0   4  190  168   73   63   16   56   95
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  5.07  33   0   0   3   0   55   57   31   31   10   18   29
Roger Hambright        1   1  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    1    4    0
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   5  2.71  29   8   2  10   1  103   75   34   31   11   23   73
Jim Roland             1   1  3.00  22   0   0   1   0   33   24   13   11    3   13   18
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  3.35  17  13   3   0   0   94   77   41   35    8   40   51
Catfish Hunter        12  10  3.59  24  24   9   0   1  168  149   79   67   18   62  119
Bob Locker             3   1  3.64  33   0   0   5   0   47   49   22   19    2   12   29
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  4.88  18   0   0   1   0   28   25   16   15    3   18   14
Darold Knowles         3   2  5.08  26   0   0   3   0   28   20   17   16    3   12   18
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   2  2.21  24   0   0   6   0   53   34   14   13    3   17   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
Jim Shellenback        3   7  3.17  29  11   3   0   1   94   93   40   33    9   36   34
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.27  40   0   0   2   0   44   38   19   16    1   24   28
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)          16
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14
  M. Cuellar (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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  T. John (CHI)            10

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  P. Dobson (BAL)          13
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  R. Culp (BOS)            10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        16
  K. Sanders (MIL)         15
  S. Lyle (BOS)            14
  F. Scherman (DET)        14
  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)       240.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         210.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   190.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       188.0
  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
  R. Culp (BOS)         170.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         219
  F. Peterson (NY)        175
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     168
  J. Perry (MIN)          167
  J. Kaat (MIN)           166
  T. Bradley (CHI)        163
  T. Murphy (CAL)         162
  G. Peters (BOS)         159
  P. Dobson (BAL)         158
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        156

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          92
  J. Perry (MIN)           80
  C. Hunter (OAK)          79
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     77
  G. Peters (BOS)          77
  T. Murphy (CAL)          74
  F. Peterson (NY)         74
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         73
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      73

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  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)       118
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     78
  J. Palmer (BAL)          73
  S. Dunning (CLE)         70
  B. Johnson (CHI)         69
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        63
  M. Lolich (DET)          63
  C. Hunter (OAK)          62
  J. Perry (MIN)           62
  V. Blue (OAK)            61

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           214
  M. Lolich (DET)         189
  S. McDowell (CLE)       151
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       135
  P. Dobson (BAL)         126
  T. Bradley (CHI)        124
  J. Coleman (DET)        119
  C. Hunter (OAK)         119
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115
  R. Culp (BOS)           113

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