Thursday July 29, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 29, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         63  38  3.04  101  38  20   930   755  357  314   78  339  642
Baltimore       63  38  3.13  101  44  14   913   817  355  318   88  277  516
Chicago         48  54  3.18  102  26  19   915   860  393  323   65  317  584
Milwaukee       43  58  3.22  101  25  16   890   823  378  319   77  376  513
California      51  55  3.27  106  19  23   969   859  392  352   67  412  615
Kansas City     52  48  3.32  100  18  27   886   825  361  327   57  312  478
New York        51  54  3.50  105  39   8   944   902  425  367   87  284  454
Washington      41  59  3.66  100  14  18   897   874  419  365   91  361  481
Cleveland       43  61  3.75  104  17  21   922   793  424  384   92  504  629
Detroit         54  49  3.78  103  27  20   935   869  431  393   82  415  609
Boston          58  44  3.84  102  24  30   910   892  416  388   79  350  571
Minnesota       46  55  3.89  101  22  17   894   878  440  386   85  354  560

 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)     12   7  1.97  26  24  10   1   3  188  159   58   41   13   34  108
Bill Parsons (MIL)     9  12  2.51  23  22  11   0   4  158  135   52   44   10   60   99
Rudy May (CAL)         6   6  2.71  18  18   4   0   1  130   94   41   39    8   48  107
Pat Dobson (BAL)      14   4  2.78  24  24  13   0   2  188  158   64   58   17   44  126
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   6  2.80  30   8   2  10   1  103   76   35   32   12   23   73
Sonny Siebert (BOS)   14   5  2.81  23  23   8   0   3  170  155   58   53   14   50   93
Marty Pattin (MIL)     9  11  2.88  24  24   8   0   4  181  145   63   58   18   51  119
Tom Bradley (CHI)      9   9  2.89  28  25   4   0   4  175  172   71   56    9   53  132
Sam McDowell (CLE)    11  10  2.98  25  23   8   0   2  166  113   61   55   17  118  151

 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
Tom Dukes              1   4  3.00  19   0   0   4   0   30   27   10   10    2    6   24
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
Mike Cuellar          13   4  3.28  25  25  12   0   3  184  162   75   67   21   53   72
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  3.91  37   0   0   5   0   48   50   22   21    4   20   36
Jim Lonborg            5   4  4.76  15  14   1   0   0   85  101   49   45    8   36   61
Gary Peters            9   8  4.78  23  22   4   1   0  147  167   81   78   19   47   73
Luis Tiant             0   5  5.21   9   8   1   0   0   47   51   29   27    4   21   35
Cal Koonce             0   1  5.51  10   1   0   0   0   16   13   11   10    2   10    7
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
Eddie Fisher           9   4  2.08  42   1   0   3   0   87   57   27   20    8   39   65
Dave LaRoche           4   1  2.12  40   0   0   8   0   47   38   12   11    3   16   44
Rudy May               6   6  2.71  18  18   4   0   1  130   94   41   39    8   48  107
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  24  24   4   0   0  155  168   76   73   14   56   53
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           12   7  1.97  26  24  10   1   3  188  159   58   41   13   34  108
Rich Hinton            2   1  2.16   7   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    0    2    4
Tom Bradley            9   9  2.89  28  25   4   0   4  175  172   71   56    9   53  132
Tommy John             9  10  3.01  26  23   7   0   3  164  156   71   55   10   47   91
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  1.64  21   2   0   2   0   38   26    8    7    4   20   28
Steve Mingori          1   2  1.81  45   0   0   4   0   45   30   10    9    2   22   34
Sam McDowell          11  10  2.98  25  23   8   0   2  166  113   61   55   17  118  151
Mike Paul              1   1  3.00   4   3   0   0   0   18   15    6    6    2    4    8
Ray Lamb               5   8  3.04  24  16   3   1   1  107   90   40   36    8   43   58
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  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  4.33  36   0   0   8   0   52   48   25   25    7   32   47
Vince Colbert          2   2  4.36  37   0   0   2   0   74   72   42   36    7   34   41
Rich Hand              1   4  4.65  10   8   0   0   0   41   45   24   21    3   26   12
Steve Hargan           1  10  6.16  16  13   1   0   0   69   85   52   47    9   36   31
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          7   5  2.88  48   0   0  14   0   69   56   26   22    8   30   29
Mickey Lolich         16   7  3.08  29  29  15   0   2  240  219   92   82   24   63  189
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Dean Chance            4   6  3.36  27  14   0   0   0   88   88   41   33    5   49   62
Joe Coleman           11   6  3.68  24  23   7   0   1  164  144   69   67   12   56  122
Tom Timmerman          4   5  3.80  33   0   0   1   0   47   39   20   20    5   23   27
Bill Gilbreth          2   1  3.86   7   4   2   0   0   28   23   13   12    3   20   12
Bill Denehy            0   3  3.96  23   1   0   1   0   39   38   18   17    3   21   16
Les Cain               5   6  4.04  14  14   2   0   1   71   53   37   32    6   48   60
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  5.75  24   7   1   1   0   56   59   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   5  1.54  44   0   0   9   0   58   44   14   10    1   21   30
Ken Wright             2   3  2.38  13   7   1   1   1   53   39   16   14    4   25   48
Ted Abernathy          2   4  2.47  43   0   0  16   0   55   37   16   15    3   37   33
Paul Splittorff        4   3  2.62  10  10   2   0   1   65   67   22   19    1   18   38
Jim York               5   5  2.84  38   0   0   1   0   67   44   23   21    5   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
Al Fitzmorris          2   1  4.62  24   3   0   0   0   49   46   26   25    3   21   21
Bill Butler            1   2  4.76   6   6   0   0   0   28   32   17   15    6   17   17
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Roger Nelson           0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   12   11    7    7    1    1    6
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           9  11  2.88  24  24   8   0   4  181  145   63   58   18   51  119
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
Jim Slaton             6   3  3.74  13  11   3   0   3   65   63   27   27    7   35   21
Marcelino Lopez        2   5  4.26  27   8   0   0   0   57   47   36   27    2   49   39
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  3.29  38   7   0   6   0   93   70   39   34   10   47   99
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  3.65  40   1   0   2   0   69   54   36   28    5   37   42
Jim Perry             12  11  3.94  27  26   5   1   0  178  173   83   78   22   67   81
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  6.96  36   0   0   5   0   43   60   40   33    2   28   21
Hal Haydel             1   1  7.04  11   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  3.41  25  23   7   1   0  174  183   78   66   17   33   93
Mike Kekich            5   5  3.96  24  12   1   0   0   91   91   46   40    6   47   58
Jim Hardin             0   2  4.26  11   3   0   0   0   25   31   15   12    2    9   13
Lindy McDaniel         5   9  5.01  34   0   0   3   0   56   59   32   31   10   18   29
Roger Hambright        1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    4    4    1    4    2
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   6  2.80  30   8   2  10   1  103   76   35   32   12   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  3.02  14  14   2   0   1   83   75   34   28    5   42   40
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
Joe Grzenda            4   2  2.09  31   0   0   2   0   47   39   13   11    2    9   39
Paul Lindblad          4   2  2.21  24   0   0   6   0   53   34   14   13    3   17   28
Bill Gogolewski        1   0  2.60  16   6   0   0   0   52   45   15   15    2   26   30
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
  J. Perry (MIN)           11
  A. Foster (CLE)          10
  S. Hargan (CLE)          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
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           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
  T. Bradley (CHI)          4
  D. Drago (KC)             4
  B. Parsons (MIL)          4
  M. Pattin (MIL)           4
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  T. John (CHI)             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)         187.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      183.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       181.1
  J. Perry (MIN)        178.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      174.2
  F. Peterson (NY)      174.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         219
  F. Peterson (NY)        183
  J. Perry (MIN)          173
  T. Bradley (CHI)        172
  T. Murphy (CAL)         168
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     168
  G. Peters (BOS)         167
  J. Kaat (MIN)           166
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        162
  W. Wood (CHI)           159

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          92
  J. Perry (MIN)           83
  G. Peters (BOS)          81
  C. Hunter (OAK)          79
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  F. Peterson (NY)         78
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     77
  T. Murphy (CAL)          76
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         75
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      73

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  J. Perry (MIN)           22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  G. Peters (BOS)          19
  D. Bosman (WAS)          18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  D. McNally (BAL)         18
  M. Pattin (MIL)          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
  J. Perry (MIN)           67
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        63
  M. Lolich (DET)          63
  C. Hunter (OAK)          62
  V. Blue (OAK)            61

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           214
  M. Lolich (DET)         189
  S. McDowell (CLE)       151
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       135
  T. Bradley (CHI)        132
  P. Dobson (BAL)         126
  J. Coleman (DET)        122
  C. Hunter (OAK)         119
  M. Pattin (MIL)         119
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115

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