Thursday August 5, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 5, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         70  39  3.01  109  41  24  1001   820  379  335   85  360  688
Baltimore       66  40  3.15  106  46  14   954   855  371  334   90  289  540
Milwaukee       46  63  3.17  109  26  18   959   884  401  338   84  399  553
Chicago         52  58  3.19  110  29  20   988   946  423  350   70  332  636
California      53  60  3.25  113  22  24  1040   911  416  375   72  440  653
Kansas City     55  52  3.30  107  21  28   943   875  380  346   60  326  508
New York        56  56  3.51  112  42   9  1005   964  453  392   91  304  484
Washington      44  64  3.68  108  15  20   965   931  453  395   95  390  522
Detroit         58  52  3.73  110  29  21  1007   930  457  417   87  445  672
Boston          63  46  3.78  109  27  31   973   948  436  408   84  375  604
Cleveland       45  67  3.84  112  17  23   994   864  468  424  101  538  680
Minnesota       49  60  4.00  109  24  17   963   955  484  428   94  385  605

 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)     13   8  1.94  28  26  11   1   4  204  176   63   44   13   38  116
Bill Parsons (MIL)     9  13  2.57  25  24  11   0   4  171  151   57   49   11   63  106
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   5  3.40  26  26  12   0   3  190  169   80   72   21   55   73
Orlando Pena           0   1  3.55   4   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    5    0    5    4
Tom Dukes              1   5  3.73  21   0   0   4   0   31   31   13   13    4    7   24
Dave Boswell           1   2  4.42  12   1   0   0   0   18   27   13    9    4   11    7
Dick Hall              4   5  4.45  21   0   0   1   0   32   34   18   16    2    9   16
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  2.66  39   0   0  15   0   41   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  39   0   0   5   0   52   55   24   23    4   22   38
Jim Lonborg            6   4  4.18  17  16   2   0   1   99  108   50   46    8   41   68
Gary Peters           11   8  4.55  25  24   5   1   0  164  184   86   83   20   57   79
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  11  3.18  25  25   5   0   2  190  161   73   67   12   58   88
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           13   8  1.94  28  26  11   1   4  204  176   63   44   13   38  116
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  1.82  26   2   0   3   0   49   31   11   10    4   24   33
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
Vince Colbert          3   2  4.11  39   2   0   2   0   85   83   45   39    7   40   47
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
Rick Austin            0   0  4.43  22   0   0   1   0   22   23   13   11    3   19   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  2.82  52   0   0  14   0   77   62   28   24    8   36   31
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  3.31  30  14   0   0   0   90   89   41   33    5   50   64
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   7  4.17  16  16   2   0   1   82   66   43   38    8   55   68
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  1.75  46   0   0  10   0   62   47   16   12    1   21   30
Ted Abernathy          3   4  2.44  46   0   0  16   0   59   41   17   16    3   37   38
Ken Wright             2   3  2.56  14   8   1   1   1   56   43   18   16    4   27   49
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  4.80   8   6   0   0   0   30   36   18   16    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  6.14   7   1   0   0   0   15   17   10   10    1    3    9
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  13  2.57  25  24  11   0   4  171  151   57   49   11   63  106
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  3.33  29   1   0   1   0   51   48   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   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    0
Jim Strickland         1   0  1.45  13   0   0   0   0   19   14   12    3    1   11   11
Bert Blyleven          8  13  3.31  26  26   8   0   3  177  167   70   65   15   39  149
Jim Kaat               8   8  3.38  27  26   9   0   2  170  180   70   64    9   35   84
Tom Hall               4   5  3.43  41   8   0   6   0  105   81   46   40   11   52  109
Ray Corbin             7   8  3.73  38   7   2   3   0  101  100   50   42   14   47   59
Stan Williams          4   5  4.11  43   1   0   2   0   72   59   41   33    5   41   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
Mel Stottlemyre       11  10  3.07  26  26  14   0   5  200  178   79   68   16   58  101
Steve Kline            8  10  3.16  22  22   9   0   1  157  145   66   55   15   29   55
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        14  10  3.44  26  26  11   0   1  186  163   83   71   20   64  128
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  1.99  27   0   0   7   0   59   35   14   13    3   18   32
Joe Grzenda            4   2  2.40  33   0   0   2   0   49   44   17   13    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  44   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
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  3.98  41   0   0   1   0   52   53   23   23    8   23   47
Denny McLain           6  15  4.35  22  22   7   0   2  149  160   81   72   23   49   80
Mike Thompson          0   3  4.82   7   6   0   0   0   28   18   18   15    2   25   18
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  R. Culp (BOS)            13
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  B. Parsons (MIL)         13
  D. Bosman (WAS)          12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          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)      14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  B. Parsons (MIL)         11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11

Saves:

  K. Sanders (MIL)         17
  T. Abernathy (KC)        16
  S. Lyle (BOS)            15
  F. Scherman (DET)        14
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  T. Burgmeier (KC)        10
  B. Johnson (CHI)         10
  L. Allen (CAL)            9
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         9
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          8

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  T. Bradley (CHI)          4
  D. Drago (KC)             4
  B. Parsons (MIL)          4
  M. Pattin (MIL)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       261.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         221.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         203.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   199.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       197.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      190.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       189.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       188.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       186.0
  J. Perry (MIN)        184.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         235
  F. Peterson (NY)        187
  T. Bradley (CHI)        185
  G. Peters (BOS)         184
  J. Perry (MIN)          182
  J. Kaat (MIN)           180
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     178
  W. Wood (CHI)           176
  T. John (CHI)           175
  T. Murphy (CAL)         173

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  J. Perry (MIN)           90
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     87
  G. Peters (BOS)          86
  C. Hunter (OAK)          83
  D. McLain (WAS)          81
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         80
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      79
  T. John (CHI)            78
  T. Murphy (CAL)          78

Home Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  J. Perry (MIN)           24
  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  C. Hunter (OAK)          20
  G. Peters (BOS)          20
  D. Bosman (WAS)          19
  M. Pattin (MIL)          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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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)         128
  J. Palmer (BAL)         124
  M. Pattin (MIL)         122

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