Wednesday August 4, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 4, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         69  39  3.03  108  40  24   992   811  378  334   84  359  685
Baltimore       66  39  3.13  105  46  14   946   848  366  329   90  286  538
Milwaukee       46  62  3.18  108  26  18   951   877  399  336   83  397  549
Chicago         51  58  3.22  109  28  20   979   939  423  350   70  328  631
California      53  59  3.27  112  21  24  1031   905  415  374   72  439  650
Kansas City     54  52  3.30  106  21  27   934   863  376  342   60  324  502
New York        55  56  3.54  111  41   9   996   961  453  392   91  302  478
Washington      44  63  3.65  107  15  20   956   921  446  388   95  386  512
Detroit         58  51  3.71  109  29  21   999   920  452  412   86  440  664
Boston          62  46  3.77  108  27  30   964   936  432  404   83  369  601
Cleveland       44  67  3.87  111  17  22   985   858  467  423  101  531  676
Minnesota       49  59  3.98  108  24  17   955   946  477  422   94  380  599

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       19   4  1.63  27  27  18   0   7  221  141   46   40    9   65  225
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
Marty Pattin (MIL)     9  12  2.87  25  25   8   0   4  188  150   65   60   19   53  122
Dick Drago (KC)       13   6  2.91  24  23  10   0   4  158  161   54   51    8   25   74
Mickey Lolich (DET)   17   8  2.97  31  31  17   0   2  261  235   96   86   24   64  217
Sam McDowell (CLE)    11  10  2.98  25  23   8   0   2  166  113   61   55   17  118  151
Tom Bradley (CHI)     10   9  3.00  29  26   4   0   4  183  185   76   61    9   53  141

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Leonhard          2   0  1.95   7   2   1   0   1   28   20    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  3.01  25  25  11   0   2  183  154   68   61   14   77  124
Dave McNally          13   4  3.03  20  20   8   0   0  152  133   54   51   18   35   65
Grant Jackson          3   2  3.06  18   7   0   0   0   53   50   19   18    5   14   38
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  4.67  11   1   0   0   0   17   27   13    9    4   11    6
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Pete Richert           1   5  5.11  26   0   0   4   0   25   19   14   14    3   15   25

 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  2.70  38   0   0  14   0   40   31   12   12    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 Brett              0   1  3.63  20   0   0   0   0   45   33   20   18    6   24   42
Ken Tatum              2   3  3.68  26   0   0   8   0   29   27   12   12    1   15   10
Bobby Bolin            4   2  3.98  38   0   0   5   0   52   54   24   23    4   21   38
Jim Lonborg            6   4  4.18  17  16   2   0   1   99  108   50   46    8   41   68
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  1.84  32   0   0   4   0   44   35   10    9    2   22   35
Dave LaRoche           4   1  1.89  42   0   0   8   0   52   40   12   11    3   17   49
Eddie Fisher           9   4  2.21  44   1   0   3   0   90   62   30   22    8   40   69
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  11  3.74  26  26   6   0   2  178  155   87   74   10   82  114
Andy Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
Tom Murphy             6  12  4.12  25  25   5   0   0  164  173   78   75   15   58   59
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  6.04  10   4   0   0   0   25   32   18   17    3   21   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  1.46   9   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    2    7
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
Tommy John            10  11  3.09  28  25   8   0   3  178  175   78   61   12   50   99
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Bart Johnson           6   7  3.22  38  12   3  10   0  131  118   53   47    8   70  100
Joel Horlen            6   8  3.82  23  13   3   2   0   99  106   47   42    7   22   59
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  1.60  48   0   0   4   0   51   30   10    9    2   22   38
Ed Farmer              3   0  1.86  25   2   0   2   0   48   31   11   10    4   24   32
Sam McDowell          11  10  2.98  25  23   8   0   2  166  113   61   55   17  118  151
Ray Lamb               5  10  3.02  28  17   3   1   1  116   99   45   39    9   49   68
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Alan Foster            6  11  4.15  24  21   3   0   0  130  114   66   60   13   64   75
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
Rick Austin            0   0  4.43  21   0   0   1   0   22   23   13   11    3   17   19
Phil Hennigan          4   3  4.53  40   0   0   9   0   58   57   29   29    9   36   52
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  2.59  51   0   0  14   0   76   61   26   22    8   35   30
Mickey Lolich         17   8  2.97  31  31  17   0   2  261  235   96   86   24   64  217
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Dean Chance            4   6  3.34  29  14   0   0   0   89   88   41   33    5   50   63
Tom Timmerman          5   5  3.61  37   0   0   2   0   52   42   21   21    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   5  4.83  24   9   0   1   0   86   97   46   46    8   40   33
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   6  1.81  45   0   0   9   0   60   46   16   12    1   21   30
Ken Wright             2   3  2.56  14   8   1   1   1   56   43   18   16    4   27   49
Ted Abernathy          2   4  2.57  45   0   0  16   0   56   39   17   16    3   37   35
Paul Splittorff        4   4  2.58  11  11   2   0   1   73   74   24   21    2   18   44
Dick Drago            13   6  2.91  24  23  10   0   4  158  161   54   51    8   25   74
Jim York               5   5  2.92  40   0   0   1   0   71   48   25   23    6   33   74
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          3   1  3.90  25   4   1   0   1   58   48   26   25    3   24   23
Bill Butler            1   2  4.66   7   6   0   0   0   29   33   17   15    6   17   18
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  2.12  54   0   0  17   0   93   81   26   22    7   23   57
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
Lew Krausse            4  11  3.29  28  15   1   0   0  118  119   49   43   15   45   62
John Morris            2   1  3.40  28   1   0   1   0   50   47   24   19    4   17   28
Jim Slaton             7   3  3.63  14  12   3   0   3   72   69   29   29    7   39   24
Floyd Weaver           0   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   14   10    6    6    0    8    7
Marcelino Lopez        2   7  4.43  29  10   0   0   0   63   58   44   31    5   56   41
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    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  13  3.31  26  26   8   0   3  177  167   70   65   15   39  149
Tom Hall               4   5  3.36  40   7   0   6   0   99   76   42   37   11   48  104
Jim Kaat               8   8  3.38  27  26   9   0   2  170  180   70   64    9   35   84
Ray Corbin             7   8  3.73  38   7   2   3   0  101  100   50   42   14   47   59
Stan Williams          4   4  3.73  42   1   0   2   0   72   58   38   30    5   40   45
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
Mike Kekich            6   5  3.74  26  13   2   0   0  101   97   48   42    7   48   66
Stan Bahnsen          10   8  3.76  26  24   9   0   1  163  154   76   68   16   47   60
Jim Hardin             0   2  4.26  11   3   0   0   0   25   31   15   12    2    9   13
Lindy McDaniel         5   9  4.76  36   0   0   4   0   59   62   32   31   10   18   30
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  1.63  27  27  18   0   7  221  141   46   40    9   65  225
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Rollie Fingers         2   6  2.67  33   8   2  13   1  108   77   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          11   1  3.22  18  18   5   0   0  115  105   43   41   13   46   61
Diego Segui            7   4  3.24  18  14   3   0   0  100   81   42   36    9   44   52
Bob Locker             4   1  3.31  35   0   0   6   0   52   52   22   19    2   14   31
Catfish Hunter        13  10  3.56  25  25  10   0   1  177  154   82   70   19   63  125
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  4.99  29   0   0   3   0   31   25   18   17    3   13   20
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  3.06  37  11   0   5   0  103   94   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
Dick Bosman            9  12  3.87  24  24   3   0   1  156  157   75   67   19   50   81
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
Denny McLain           6  15  4.35  22  22   7   0   2  149  160   81   72   23   49   80
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)          17
  P. Dobson (BAL)          15
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  R. Culp (BOS)            13
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  D. Bosman (WAS)          12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          12
  B. Parsons (MIL)         12
  M. Pattin (MIL)          12
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  A. Foster (CLE)          11
  S. Hargan (CLE)          11
  T. John (CHI)            11

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  D. Drago (KC)            10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10

Saves:

  K. Sanders (MIL)         17
  T. Abernathy (KC)        16
  S. Lyle (BOS)            14
  F. Scherman (DET)        14
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  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)       261.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         221.1
  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)         235
  F. Peterson (NY)        187
  T. Bradley (CHI)        185
  J. Perry (MIN)          182
  J. Kaat (MIN)           180
  T. John (CHI)           175
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     175
  T. Murphy (CAL)         173
  G. Peters (BOS)         173
  W. Wood (CHI)           169

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  J. Perry (MIN)           90
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     87
  C. Hunter (OAK)          82
  G. Peters (BOS)          82
  D. McLain (WAS)          81
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      79
  T. John (CHI)            78
  T. Murphy (CAL)          78
  F. Peterson (NY)         78

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       118
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     82
  J. Palmer (BAL)          77
  S. Dunning (CLE)         70
  B. Johnson (CHI)         70
  J. Perry (MIN)           70
  V. Blue (OAK)            65
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        65
  A. Foster (CLE)          64
  M. Lolich (DET)          64

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           225
  M. Lolich (DET)         217
  S. McDowell (CLE)       151
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       149
  T. Bradley (CHI)        141
  P. Dobson (BAL)         132
  J. Coleman (DET)        130
  C. Hunter (OAK)         125
  J. Palmer (BAL)         124
  M. Pattin (MIL)         122

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