Sunday August 1, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 1, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         66  39  3.02  105  40  21   965   783  367  324   80  347  665
Baltimore       65  38  3.09  103  46  14   927   824  355  318   88  278  526
Chicago         49  57  3.21  106  27  19   951   899  411  339   69  324  609
Milwaukee       45  60  3.22  105  26  17   926   854  390  331   80  388  535
California      52  57  3.24  109  19  24  1004   883  402  361   71  424  635
Kansas City     52  50  3.33  102  19  27   898   835  366  332   58  317  485
New York        52  56  3.60  108  39   8   969   942  449  388   90  296  467
Washington      43  61  3.63  104  14  19   931   896  431  375   93  376  500
Detroit         56  50  3.72  106  28  21   972   900  440  402   84  425  637
Boston          61  45  3.76  106  27  30   945   919  423  395   81  359  589
Cleveland       44  64  3.79  108  17  22   958   833  445  403   98  518  661
Minnesota       48  56  3.98  104  23  17   921   915  462  407   91  366  578

 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   8  2.03  27  25  10   1   3  195  169   63   44   13   34  111
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
Ray Lamb (CLE)         5   9  2.91  27  16   3   1   1  111   96   42   36    8   47   65
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

 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              13   8  3.21  25  25  11   0   2  179  161   70   64   12   56  119
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           10   8  4.56  24  23   5   1   0  156  173   82   79   19   52   76
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  1.77  31   0   0   4   0   41   32    9    8    2   18   35
Dave LaRoche           4   1  1.89  42   0   0   8   0   52   40   12   11    3   17   49
Eddie Fisher           9   4  2.05  43   1   0   3   0   88   58   28   20    8   40   67
Rickey Clark           2   1  2.41   8   7   1   0   1   41   31   12   11    5   27   28
Rudy May               6   6  2.71  18  18   4   0   1  130   94   41   39    8   48  107
Lloyd Allen            4   3  2.78  36   1   0   9   0   68   58   23   21    4   28   54
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
Rich Hinton            2   1  1.74   8   0   0   0   0   10    6    2    2    0    2    5
Wilbur Wood           12   8  2.03  27  25  10   1   3  195  169   63   44   13   34  111
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
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.41  35   1   0   3   0   51   50   31   25    8   20   32
Terry Forster          2   3  4.45  32   2   0   1   0   32   31   17   16    4   18   32
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Vicente Romo           1   7  4.65  33   2   0   3   0   50   39   26   26    5   29   28
Jim Magnuson           1   1  4.68  12   3   0   0   0   25   29   16   13    0   13   10
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  1.74  46   0   0   4   0   47   30   10    9    2   22   35
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.06  24   2   0   2   0   44   29   11   10    4   22   31
Ray Lamb               5   9  2.91  27  16   3   1   1  111   96   42   36    8   47   65
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
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  4.42  38   1   0   2   0   77   77   44   38    7   35   44
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
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Steve Hargan           1  11  6.60  17  14   1   0   0   74   92   59   54   11   39   37

 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  2.62  50   0   0  14   0   76   60   26   22    8   34   30
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  3.35  28  14   0   0   0   89   88   41   33    5   50   62
Tom Timmerman          4   5  3.58  35   0   0   2   0   50   41   20   20    5   25   29
Bill Denehy            0   3  3.67  24   1   0   1   0   42   39   18   17    3   21   19
Joe Coleman           11   6  3.68  24  23   7   0   1  164  144   69   67   12   56  122
Bill Gilbreth          2   1  3.86   7   4   2   0   0   28   23   13   12    3   20   12
Les Cain               5   6  4.20  15  15   2   0   1   75   58   40   35    7   51   62
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Joe Niekro             3   4  4.98  23   8   0   1   0   78   91   43   43    7   35   30
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  2.21  51   0   0  16   0   90   78   26   22    7   23   52
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          7   7  3.01  22  21   3   0   0  141  127   62   47    8   65   78
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             7   3  3.63  14  12   3   0   3   72   69   29   29    7   39   24
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
Tom Hall               4   5  3.36  40   7   0   6   0   99   76   42   37   11   48  104
Ray Corbin             7   7  3.76  37   6   1   3   0   93   94   47   39   14   44   53
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  5.91   8   7   0   0   0   32   42   22   21    4   22   16
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Hal Haydel             1   1  6.61  13   0   0   0   0   16   19   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  1.88   6   0   0   0   0   14   13    7    3    0    6   11
Jack Aker              4   2  2.18  31   0   0   3   0   41   36   11   10    3   21   20
Steve Kline            8  10  3.16  22  22   9   0   1  157  145   66   55   15   29   55
Mel Stottlemyre       10  10  3.21  25  25  13   0   4  191  175   79   68   16   56   95
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
Jim Hardin             0   2  4.26  11   3   0   0   0   25   31   15   12    2    9   13
Lindy McDaniel         5   9  4.87  35   0   0   3   0   57   60   32   31   10   18   29
Roger Hambright        1   1  5.59   6   0   0   0   0   10    8    6    6    2    5    4
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  2.77  31   8   2  11   1  104   76   35   32   12   23   73
Blue Moon Odom         6   7  2.98  15  15   2   0   1   91   81   36   30    5   43   46
Jim Roland             1   1  3.00  22   0   0   1   0   33   24   13   11    3   13   18
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        13  10  3.56  25  25  10   0   1  177  154   82   70   19   63  125
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  4.97  27   0   0   3   0   29   22   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  2.09  26   0   0   7   0   56   35   14   13    3   17   29
Joe Grzenda            4   2  2.09  31   0   0   2   0   47   39   13   11    2    9   39
Bill Gogolewski        1   1  2.84  17   7   0   0   0   57   51   18   18    3   28   32
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
Horacio Pina           1   1  3.09  42   0   0   2   0   47   39   19   16    1   25   32
Jim Shellenback        3   8  3.47  30  12   3   0   1   96   96   44   37   10   39   35
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Denny Riddleberger     3   1  3.96  40   0   0   1   0   50   51   22   22    8   22   44
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 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  5.18  11   8   0   0   0   40   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
  R. Culp (BOS)            13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          16
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        16
  K. Sanders (MIL)         16
  S. Lyle (BOS)            14
  F. Scherman (DET)        14
  R. Fingers (OAK)         11
  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
  W. Wood (CHI)         194.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   190.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      183.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       181.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       180.2
  R. Culp (BOS)         179.1
  J. Perry (MIN)        178.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         228
  F. Peterson (NY)        183
  J. Kaat (MIN)           175
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     175
  J. Perry (MIN)          173
  G. Peters (BOS)         173
  T. Bradley (CHI)        172
  W. Wood (CHI)           169
  T. Murphy (CAL)         168
  P. Dobson (BAL)         163

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          95
  J. Perry (MIN)           83
  C. Hunter (OAK)          82
  G. Peters (BOS)          82
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     81
  D. McLain (WAS)          79
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      79
  F. Peterson (NY)         78
  T. Murphy (CAL)          76
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         75

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  J. Perry (MIN)           22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  C. Hunter (OAK)          19
  G. Peters (BOS)          19
  D. Bosman (WAS)          18
  S. Dunning (CLE)         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
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        65
  V. Blue (OAK)            63
  C. Hunter (OAK)          63
  M. Lolich (DET)          63

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
  C. Hunter (OAK)         125
  J. Coleman (DET)        122
  R. Culp (BOS)           119
  J. Palmer (BAL)         119

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