Monday August 2, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 2, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         67  39  3.00  106  40  22   974   787  368  325   81  352  669
Baltimore       65  39  3.12  104  46  14   936   837  362  325   90  282  529
California      53  57  3.22  110  20  24  1013   887  403  362   71  427  642
Milwaukee       45  61  3.22  106  26  17   934   861  393  334   81  391  538
Chicago         50  57  3.23  107  27  20   960   914  416  344   69  325  618
Kansas City     52  51  3.31  103  19  27   907   842  368  334   59  317  491
New York        53  56  3.57  109  40   8   978   946  449  388   90  298  468
Washington      43  62  3.68  105  14  19   939   909  442  384   94  383  507
Detroit         57  50  3.73  107  28  21   981   905  447  407   85  433  646
Boston          62  45  3.76  107  27  30   954   924  427  399   83  363  596
Cleveland       44  65  3.82  109  17  22   967   843  452  410   99  519  664
Minnesota       48  57  4.01  105  23  17   929   924  469  414   93  370  582

 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
Rudy May (CAL)         7   6  2.60  19  19   5   0   1  139   98   42   40    8   51  114
Pat Dobson (BAL)      15   4  2.65  25  25  14   0   3  197  163   64   58   17   44  132
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   6  2.70  32   8   2  12   1  107   76   35   32   12   23   76
Marty Pattin (MIL)     9  12  2.87  25  25   8   0   4  188  150   65   60   19   53  122
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  2.03   6   2   1   0   1   27   18    6    6    1    7    9
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
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  3.55   4   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    5    0    5    4
Tom Dukes              1   5  3.77  20   0   0   4   0   31   31   13   13    4    6   24
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
Bill Lee               9   2  2.36  31   3   0   2   0   80   66   24   21    4   34   65
Sparky Lyle            3   3  2.48  37   0   0  14   0   40   29   11   11    2   19   30
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  5.89  10   9   1   0   0   47   54   33   31    6   24   36
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               7   6  2.60  19  19   5   0   1  139   98   42   40    8   51  114
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           10   9  3.00  29  26   4   0   4  183  185   76   61    9   53  141
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  3.18  37  12   3  10   0  130  116   52   46    8   70   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  1.70  47   0   0   4   0   48   30   10    9    2   22   36
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
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
Phil Hennigan          4   3  4.37  39   0   0   9   0   56   54   27   27    8   34   49
Vince Colbert          2   2  4.42  38   1   0   2   0   77   77   44   38    7   35   44
Rich Hand              1   4  4.65  10   8   0   0   0   41   45   24   21    3   26   12
Mike Paul              1   2  4.68   5   4   0   0   0   25   23   13   13    3    5   10
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          5   5  3.44  36   0   0   2   0   52   41   20   20    5   26   30
Bill Denehy            0   3  3.67  24   1   0   1   0   42   39   18   17    3   21   19
Joe Coleman           11   6  3.75  25  24   7   0   1  170  148   75   71   12   63  130
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
Ron Perranoski         0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    1    0    0

 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   4  2.58  11  11   2   0   1   73   74   24   21    2   18   44
Jim York               5   5  2.79  39   0   0   1   0   68   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  2.19  52   0   0  16   0   90   79   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  12  2.87  25  25   8   0   4  188  150   65   60   19   53  122
Skip Lockwood          7   7  3.01  22  21   3   0   0  141  127   62   47    8   65   78
John Morris            2   1  3.33  27   1   0   1   0   49   46   23   18    4   14   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
Bob Gebhard            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
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  12  4.15  28  27   5   1   0  184  182   90   85   24   70   85
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
Fritz Peterson        10   7  3.25  26  24   8   1   1  183  187   78   66   17   35   94
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.28  24   0   0   1   0   36   28   15   13    2   16   17
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  2.70  32   8   2  12   1  107   76   35   32   12   23   76
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            7   4  3.24  18  14   3   0   0  100   81   42   36    9   44   52
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  4.91  28   0   0   3   0   29   22   17   16    3   13   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  2.22  32   0   0   2   0   49   43   16   12    2   10   39
Bill Gogolewski        1   1  2.84  17   7   0   0   0   57   51   18   18    3   28   32
Horacio Pina           1   1  2.98  43   0   0   2   0   48   41   19   16    1   26   35
Casey Cox              5   6  3.09  36  11   0   4   0  102   92   47   35    6   33   33
Jim Shellenback        3   8  3.43  31  12   3   0   1   97   97   44   37   10   39   35
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Mike Thompson          0   2  3.80   6   5   0   0   0   24   11   13   10    2   23   14
Pete Broberg           2   3  3.88   8   8   2   0   0   49   44   27   21    3   22   35
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
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  5.36  12   8   0   0   0   42   48   26   25    8   27   20

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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
  M. Pattin (MIL)          12
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  D. Bosman (WAS)          11
  S. Hargan (CLE)          11
  T. John (CHI)            11
  L. Krausse (MIL)         11
  T. Murphy (CAL)          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)         12
  B. Johnson (CHI)         10
  L. Allen (CAL)            9
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         9
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         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. Pattin (MIL)       188.1
  J. Perry (MIN)        184.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      183.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      183.0
  F. Peterson (NY)      183.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         228
  F. Peterson (NY)        187
  T. Bradley (CHI)        185
  J. Perry (MIN)          182
  J. Kaat (MIN)           175
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     175
  G. Peters (BOS)         173
  W. Wood (CHI)           169
  T. Murphy (CAL)         168
  P. Dobson (BAL)         163

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          95
  J. Perry (MIN)           90
  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. Bradley (CHI)         76
  T. Murphy (CAL)          76

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  J. Perry (MIN)           24
  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  C. Hunter (OAK)          19
  M. Pattin (MIL)          19
  G. Peters (BOS)          19
  D. Bosman (WAS)          18
  S. Dunning (CLE)         18
  D. McNally (BAL)         18

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       118
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     79
  J. Palmer (BAL)          74
  S. Dunning (CLE)         70
  B. Johnson (CHI)         70
  J. Perry (MIN)           70
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        65
  V. Blue (OAK)            63
  J. Coleman (DET)         63
  C. Hunter (OAK)          63

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           219
  M. Lolich (DET)         203
  S. McDowell (CLE)       151
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       143
  T. Bradley (CHI)        141
  P. Dobson (BAL)         132
  J. Coleman (DET)        130
  C. Hunter (OAK)         125
  M. Pattin (MIL)         122
  R. Culp (BOS)           119

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