Saturday July 31, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 31, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         64  39  3.03  103  39  20   947   770  362  319   79  345  653
Baltimore       65  38  3.09  103  46  14   927   824  355  318   88  278  526
Chicago         49  55  3.18  104  27  19   933   878  400  330   67  321  597
Milwaukee       43  60  3.23  103  25  16   908   840  385  326   78  382  524
California      52  56  3.26  108  19  24   988   873  398  358   70  420  622
Kansas City     52  50  3.33  102  19  27   898   835  366  332   58  317  485
New York        52  55  3.56  107  39   8   961   925  439  380   89  292  463
Washington      43  59  3.62  102  14  19   915   886  424  368   91  370  493
Detroit         55  50  3.76  105  28  21   956   887  437  399   83  416  629
Cleveland       44  62  3.77  106  17  22   940   814  434  394   96  513  645
Boston          59  45  3.81  104  25  30   927   906  421  393   80  352  580
Minnesota       47  56  3.95  103  23  17   912   899  455  400   87  363  573

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       19   4  1.50  26  26  18   0   7  216  132   41   36    8   63  219
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     12   7  1.97  26  24  10   1   3  188  159   58   41   13   34  108
Bill Parsons (MIL)     9  12  2.57  24  23  11   0   4  164  145   55   47   10   61  102
Pat Dobson (BAL)      15   4  2.65  25  25  14   0   3  197  163   64   58   17   44  132
Rudy May (CAL)         6   6  2.71  18  18   4   0   1  130   94   41   39    8   48  107
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)      12   6  2.94  24  24  11   0   2  178  149   65   58   14   74  119
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

 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
Pat Dobson            15   4  2.65  25  25  14   0   3  197  163   64   58   17   44  132
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.67  26   0   0   5   0   27   30   12    8    1    7   20
Jim Palmer            12   6  2.94  24  24  11   0   2  178  149   65   58   14   74  119
Tom Dukes              1   4  3.00  19   0   0   4   0   30   27   10   10    2    6   24
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  2.64  30   3   0   2   0   72   64   24   21    4   33   59
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Sonny Siebert         14   6  3.01  24  24   8   0   3  174  163   63   58   15   51   95
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            6   4  4.31  16  15   2   0   1   94  104   49   45    8   37   65
Gary Peters            9   8  4.78  23  22   4   1   0  147  167   81   78   19   47   73
Cal Koonce             0   1  4.91  11   1   0   0   0   18   16   11   10    2   10    8
Luis Tiant             0   5  5.21   9   8   1   0   0   47   51   29   27    4   21   35
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  2.09  41   0   0   8   0   47   39   12   11    3   16   45
Rudy May               6   6  2.71  18  18   4   0   1  130   94   41   39    8   48  107
Lloyd Allen            4   2  2.95  35   1   0   9   0   61   54   22   20    3   28   49
Clyde Wright          10  10  3.29  24  24   4   0   2  181  155   72   66   12   57   85
Andy Messersmith      10  10  3.47  25  25   6   0   2  176  150   81   68   10   79  114
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
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Tommy John             9  11  3.15  27  24   7   0   3  169  163   75   59   11   49   96
Bart Johnson           6   6  3.19  36  12   3   9   0  130  114   52   46    8   69   98
Joel Horlen            6   8  3.82  22  12   3   2   0   92   97   44   39    7   20   53
Vicente Romo           1   6  4.27  32   1   0   3   0   46   35   22   22    3   28   24
Jim Magnuson           1   1  4.30  11   3   0   0   0   23   25   14   11    0   12    9
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.50  34   1   0   3   0   50   50   31   25    8   20   32
Terry Forster          2   3  4.75  31   2   0   1   0   30   30   17   16    4   17   29
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
Steve Mingori          1   2  1.81  45   0   0   4   0   45   30   10    9    2   22   34
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.33  22   2   0   2   0   39   27   11   10    4   22   28
Sam McDowell          11  10  2.98  25  23   8   0   2  166  113   61   55   17  118  151
Ray Lamb               5   8  2.99  25  16   3   1   1  108   91   40   36    8   46   62
Mike Paul              1   1  3.00   4   3   0   0   0   18   15    6    6    2    4    8
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            6  10  3.83  22  20   3   0   0  127  109   60   54   13   59   72
Steve Dunning          7   8  4.21  21  20   2   0   1  135  121   67   63   18   70  109
Vince Colbert          2   2  4.36  37   0   0   2   0   74   72   42   36    7   34   41
Phil Hennigan          4   3  4.45  38   0   0   9   0   55   52   27   27    8   34   49
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          8   5  2.80  49   0   0  14   0   71   57   26   22    8   31   29
Mickey Lolich         16   8  3.04  30  30  16   0   2  252  228   95   85   24   63  203
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  3.72  34   0   0   2   0   48   39   20   20    5   23   28
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  5.11  22   8   0   1   0   76   89   43   43    7   35   29
Bill Zepp              1   1  5.12  16   4   0   2   0   32   41   20   18    2   17   15
Mike Kilkenny          1   4  5.34  25   7   1   1   0   61   61   39   36    6   27   37
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  2.43  44   0   0  16   0   56   38   16   15    3   37   34
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   6  3.03  23  22   9   0   4  149  154   53   50    8   24   72
Mike Hedlund           8   6  3.12  22  20   4   0   1  133  119   52   46   10   48   45
Bruce Dal Canton       8   5  3.38  20  20   2   0   0  133  133   56   50    7   38   56
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
Jim Rooker             2   7  5.33  20   7   1   0   1   54   59   35   32    2   24   31
Roger Nelson           0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   12   11    7    7    1    1    6
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   7  2.16  50   0   0  15   0   88   75   25   21    6   23   51
Bill Parsons           9  12  2.57  24  23  11   0   4  164  145   55   47   10   61  102
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  3.17  26   1   0   1   0   48   45   22   17    4   13   26
Lew Krausse            3  11  3.50  27  14   1   0   0  111  115   49   43   15   45   59
Jim Slaton             6   3  3.74  13  11   3   0   3   65   63   27   27    7   35   21
Floyd Weaver           0   0  4.05   6   0   0   0   0   13    9    6    6    0    8    7
Marcelino Lopez        2   6  4.63  28   9   0   0   0   58   50   39   30    3   53   40
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
Bert Blyleven          8  12  3.34  25  25   8   0   3  170  160   68   63   15   36  143
Jim Kaat               8   8  3.36  26  25   9   0   2  163  175   67   61    8   32   82
Ray Corbin             7   7  3.42  36   6   1   3   0   92   91   43   35   12   43   53
Tom Hall               3   5  3.45  39   7   0   6   0   94   72   41   36   10   48  100
Stan Williams          3   4  3.89  41   1   0   2   0   69   55   38   30    5   39   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
Hal Haydel             1   1  6.75  12   0   0   0   0   16   17   12   12    3    8   14
Ron Perranoski         1   4  6.96  36   0   0   5   0   43   60   40   33    2   28   21
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  1.59   5   0   0   0   0   11   10    5    2    0    3   10
Jack Aker              4   2  2.29  30   0   0   3   0   39   34   11   10    3   20   18
Mel Stottlemyre       10   9  2.98  24  24  13   0   4  190  168   73   63   16   56   95
Steve Kline            8  10  3.16  22  22   9   0   1  157  145   66   55   15   29   55
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.28  24   0   0   1   0   36   28   15   13    2   16   17
Fritz Peterson         9   7  3.41  25  23   7   1   0  174  183   78   66   17   33   93
Stan Bahnsen           9   8  3.77  25  23   9   0   1  155  146   73   65   15   44   58
Mike Kekich            5   5  4.01  25  12   1   0   0   92   92   47   41    7   47   59
Roger Hambright        1   1  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    4    4    4    1    5    3
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
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   4  1.50  26  26  18   0   7  216  132   41   36    8   63  219
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          10   1  3.06  17  17   5   0   0  109   97   39   37   11   43   55
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  4.55  19   0   0   1   0   30   28   16   15    3   20   16
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  2.13  25   0   0   7   0   55   35   14   13    3   17   29
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              5   5  3.02  35  11   0   4   0  101   91   46   34    6   32   33
Jim Shellenback        3   7  3.17  29  11   3   0   1   94   93   40   33    9   36   34
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.22  41   0   0   2   0   45   38   19   16    1   24   29
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Dick Bosman            9  11  3.96  23  23   2   0   1  148  153   73   65   18   49   78
Mike Thompson          0   2  3.97   5   5   0   0   0   23   11   13   10    2   23   12
Denny Riddleberger     3   1  4.30  38   0   0   1   0   46   51   22   22    8   22   43
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)          15
  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. Palmer (BAL)          12

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  B. Parsons (MIL)         12
  D. Bosman (WAS)          11
  T. John (CHI)            11
  L. Krausse (MIL)         11
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  M. Pattin (MIL)          11
  J. Perry (MIN)           11
  A. Foster (CLE)          10

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  R. Culp (BOS)            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
  L. Allen (CAL)            9
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         9
  B. Johnson (CHI)          9
  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
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3
  T. John (CHI)             3

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       252.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         216.1
  P. Dobson (BAL)       197.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   190.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         187.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      183.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       181.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       180.2
  J. Perry (MIN)        178.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       177.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         228
  F. Peterson (NY)        183
  J. Kaat (MIN)           175
  J. Perry (MIN)          173
  T. Bradley (CHI)        172
  T. Murphy (CAL)         168
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     168
  G. Peters (BOS)         167
  P. Dobson (BAL)         163
  T. John (CHI)           163

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          95
  J. Perry (MIN)           83
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     81
  G. Peters (BOS)          81
  C. Hunter (OAK)          79
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  F. Peterson (NY)         78
  T. Murphy (CAL)          76
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         75
  T. John (CHI)            75

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
  S. Dunning (CLE)         18
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  D. McNally (BAL)         18
  M. Pattin (MIL)          18

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       118
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     79
  J. Palmer (BAL)          74
  S. Dunning (CLE)         70
  B. Johnson (CHI)         69
  J. Perry (MIN)           67
  V. Blue (OAK)            63
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        63
  M. Lolich (DET)          63
  C. Hunter (OAK)          62

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           219
  M. Lolich (DET)         203
  S. McDowell (CLE)       151
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       143
  T. Bradley (CHI)        132
  P. Dobson (BAL)         132
  J. Coleman (DET)        122
  C. Hunter (OAK)         119
  J. Palmer (BAL)         119
  M. Pattin (MIL)         119


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