Tuesday August 10, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 10, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         73  42  3.10  115  42  25  1055   879  408  363   91  375  723
Chicago         55  60  3.15  115  31  21  1032   981  436  361   72  344  664
Baltimore       68  42  3.16  110  48  14   990   886  389  347   93  297  558
California      55  62  3.26  117  24  25  1076   939  431  390   74  458  672
Kansas City     58  54  3.27  112  23  30   986   904  393  358   63  339  534
Milwaukee       48  65  3.29  113  26  19   992   926  426  363   89  411  566
New York        58  58  3.50  116  44   9  1041   993  467  405   95  313  502
Washington      46  67  3.69  113  17  20  1010   974  474  414   96  406  543
Detroit         62  53  3.77  115  32  22  1052   983  482  441   89  460  705
Cleveland       47  69  3.86  116  17  25  1028   896  485  441  102  559  706
Minnesota       51  62  3.93  113  27  17   999   983  492  436   96  393  624
Boston          64  51  3.94  115  27  31  1027  1023  482  449  101  396  637

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       20   4  1.56  28  28  19   0   8  230  146   46   40    9   67  231
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     14   8  1.90  29  27  12   1   4  213  181   64   45   14   41  119
Rudy May (CAL)         7   7  2.79  20  20   5   0   1  142  101   46   44    8   57  117
Bill Parsons (MIL)     9  14  2.81  26  25  11   0   4  176  158   63   55   13   66  108
Dick Drago (KC)       14   6  2.86  25  24  11   0   4  167  170   56   53   10   26   78
Pat Dobson (BAL)      15   5  2.87  26  26  14   0   3  201  169   70   64   17   46  135
Sam McDowell (CLE)    12  10  2.87  26  24   8   0   2  172  117   61   55   17  120  158
Ray Lamb (CLE)         5  10  2.88  30  17   3   1   1  122  103   45   39    9   50   71
Skip Lockwood (MIL)    8   7  2.90  23  22   3   0   0  149  134   63   48    8   66   82
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   6  2.91  26  26  12   0   2  192  158   69   62   14   81  129

 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
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.67  26   0   0   5   0   27   30   12    8    1    7   20
Pat Dobson            15   5  2.87  26  26  14   0   3  201  169   70   64   17   46  135
Jim Palmer            13   6  2.91  26  26  12   0   2  192  158   69   62   14   81  129
Grant Jackson          3   3  2.98  20   8   0   0   0   63   60   25   21    6   16   43
Dave McNally          13   4  3.03  20  20   8   0   0  152  133   54   51   18   35   65
Orlando Pena           0   1  3.07   5   0   0   0   0   15   16    7    5    0    5    4
Mike Cuellar          14   5  3.37  27  27  13   0   3  200  176   83   75   23   55   78
Tom Dukes              1   5  3.69  22   0   0   4   0   32   32   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  2.41  35   3   0   2   0   86   74   27   23    6   37   68
Roger Moret            0   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    2    6
Sparky Lyle            4   4  2.86  42   0   0  15   0   44   34   14   14    3   21   33
Sonny Siebert         14   7  3.12  25  25   8   0   3  179  167   67   62   17   55   99
Ray Culp              13  10  3.26  27  27  11   0   2  193  175   77   70   14   61  128
Ken Tatum              2   3  3.93  28   0   0   8   0   34   34   16   15    2   17   10
Ken Brett              0   1  4.05  22   0   0   0   0   47   37   23   21    6   25   45
Bobby Bolin            4   2  4.13  40   0   0   5   0   57   61   27   26    7   22   42
Jim Lonborg            6   4  4.63  18  17   2   0   1  101  114   56   52   10   42   68
Gary Peters           11   8  4.64  26  25   5   1   0  169  194   90   87   22   58   81
Cal Koonce             0   1  5.57  13   1   0   0   0   21   22   16   13    3   11    9
Luis Tiant             0   6  6.31  12  10   1   0   0   51   61   38   36    7   25   39
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  1.76  33   0   0   4   0   46   35   10    9    2   22   36
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
Lloyd Allen            4   3  2.61  38   1   0  10   0   72   61   23   21    4   29   59
Rudy May               7   7  2.79  20  20   5   0   1  142  101   46   44    8   57  117
Rickey Clark           2   1  3.00   9   7   1   0   1   42   34   15   14    6   28   28
Clyde Wright          11  11  3.34  26  26   5   0   2  197  171   79   73   12   59   91
Andy Messersmith      11  11  3.56  27  27   7   0   3  187  158   87   74   10   88  120
Andy Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
Tom Murphy             6  13  4.01  26  26   6   0   0  173  179   80   77   16   61   60
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  1.26  10   0   0   0   0   14   10    2    2    0    2    9
Wilbur Wood           14   8  1.90  29  27  12   1   4  213  181   64   45   14   41  119
Tom Bradley           11  10  2.95  31  28   5   0   5  198  197   80   65    9   56  152
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Tommy John            10  11  3.12  29  26   8   0   3  182  182   82   63   12   53  101
Bart Johnson           6   7  3.21  40  12   3  11   0  135  121   54   48    8   70  102
Joel Horlen            6   9  3.69  24  14   3   2   0  105  109   48   43    7   24   63
Terry Forster          2   3  4.36  34   2   0   1   0   33   32   17   16    4   18   32
Steve Kealey           2   1  4.47  37   1   0   3   0   54   52   33   27    9   21   35
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Vicente Romo           1   7  4.59  34   2   0   3   0   51   39   26   26    5   29   29
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
Mark Ballinger         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Steve Mingori          1   2  1.60  48   0   0   4   0   51   30   10    9    2   22   38
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.19  27   2   0   3   0   49   32   13   12    4   25   33
Sam McDowell          12  10  2.87  26  24   8   0   2  172  117   61   55   17  120  158
Ray Lamb               5  10  2.88  30  17   3   1   1  122  103   45   39    9   50   71
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  4.13  25  21   3   0   0  131  115   66   60   13   66   76
Steve Dunning          8   8  4.15  22  21   2   0   1  141  127   69   65   18   76  113
Phil Hennigan          4   3  4.24  43   0   0  11   0   64   59   30   30    9   41   55
Rich Hand              1   4  4.65  10   8   0   0   0   41   45   24   21    3   26   12
Rick Austin            0   0  5.09  23   0   0   1   0   23   25   15   13    3   20   20
Mike Paul              1   3  5.79   6   5   0   0   0   28   29   18   18    3    5   14
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Steve Hargan           1  12  6.87  18  15   1   0   0   77   98   64   59   12   41   39

 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  2.87  54   0   0  15   0   78   68   29   25    8   36   31
Mickey Lolich         18   8  2.93  32  32  18   0   2  270  244   98   88   24   67  224
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Bill Denehy            0   3  3.50  25   1   0   1   0   44   40   19   17    3   21   20
Dean Chance            4   6  3.51  31  14   0   0   0   90   91   43   35    5   50   64
Joe Coleman           13   6  3.54  27  26   9   0   2  188  160   78   74   12   71  150
Bill Gilbreth          2   1  3.86   7   4   2   0   0   28   23   13   12    3   20   12
Tom Timmerman          5   5  4.13  39   0   0   2   0   57   51   26   26    6   27   32
Les Cain               5   7  4.73  17  17   2   0   1   86   72   50   45    9   57   71
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Joe Niekro             4   5  4.86  25  10   0   1   0   91  102   49   49    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
Ron Perranoski         0   1 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    1    1    0
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   6  1.75  46   0   0  10   0   62   47   16   12    1   21   30
Ted Abernathy          3   4  2.36  47   0   0  17   0   61   43   17   16    3   37   39
Paul Splittorff        4   5  2.51  12  12   3   0   1   82   78   26   23    2   19   50
Jim York               5   5  2.84  42   0   0   2   0   76   50   26   24    6   34   81
Dick Drago            14   6  2.86  25  24  11   0   4  167  170   56   53   10   26   78
Mike Hedlund           9   6  3.03  23  21   4   0   1  140  121   53   47   10   51   49
Ken Wright             2   4  3.08  15   9   1   1   1   61   47   23   21    5   32   49
Bruce Dal Canton       8   5  3.38  20  20   2   0   0  133  133   56   50    7   38   56
Al Fitzmorris          4   1  3.73  26   5   1   0   1   63   53   28   26    3   26   26
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  5.74   8   1   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    3   10
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  2.11  56   0   0  18   0   94   81   26   22    7   23   57
Bill Parsons           9  14  2.81  26  25  11   0   4  176  158   63   55   13   66  108
Skip Lockwood          8   7  2.90  23  22   3   0   0  149  134   63   48    8   66   82
Marty Pattin          10  12  2.96  26  26   8   0   4  194  157   69   64   20   53  125
Lew Krausse            4  11  3.21  30  15   1   0   0  121  123   49   43   15   46   62
John Morris            2   1  3.40  30   1   0   1   0   53   50   25   20    4   17   28
Jim Slaton             7   4  3.91  15  13   3   0   3   76   75   33   33    8   42   26
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  5.28  19   1   0   0   0   31   37   23   18    7   21   17
Floyd Weaver           0   0  7.47  10   0   0   0   0   16   18   13   13    0   11    8
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          9  13  3.20  27  27   9   0   3  186  173   71   66   15   39  154
Jim Kaat               9   8  3.26  28  27  10   0   2  179  185   71   65    9   35   88
Tom Hall               4   5  3.46  42   9   0   6   0  112   89   49   43   11   54  115
Ray Corbin             7   9  3.71  39   7   2   3   0  104  103   51   43   15   48   60
Jim Perry             12  13  4.07  29  28   6   1   0  192  188   92   87   25   75   88
Stan Williams          4   5  4.11  43   1   0   2   0   72   59   41   33    5   41   45
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  2.03  33   0   0   3   0   44   36   11   10    3   24   20
Steve Kline            9  10  3.04  23  23  10   0   1  166  150   67   56   15   29   57
Mel Stottlemyre       11  10  3.07  26  26  14   0   5  200  178   79   68   16   58  101
Fritz Peterson        11   7  3.23  27  25   9   1   1  192  197   81   69   18   35   98
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.28  24   0   0   1   0   36   28   15   13    2   16   17
Mike Kekich            6   6  3.67  27  14   2   0   0  108   99   51   44    8   54   71
Stan Bahnsen          10   9  3.92  27  25   9   0   1  170  164   82   74   17   47   67
Jim Hardin             0   2  4.26  11   3   0   0   0   25   31   15   12    2    9   13
Lindy McDaniel         5   9  4.85  37   0   0   4   0   59   64   33   32   11   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             20   4  1.56  28  28  19   0   8  230  146   46   40    9   67  231
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Rollie Fingers         3   6  2.68  35   8   2  13   1  111   79   36   33   13   24   80
Mudcat Grant           0   0  2.70   1   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    1    1    0    4
Jim Roland             1   1  2.86  24   0   0   1   0   35   24   13   11    3   14   20
Bob Locker             4   1  3.13  36   0   0   6   0   55   52   22   19    2   15   33
Diego Segui            7   5  3.34  19  15   3   0   0  105   87   45   39    9   45   54
Chuck Dobson          11   2  3.47  19  19   5   0   0  119  115   49   46   13   48   61
Blue Moon Odom         7   8  3.54  17  17   2   0   1  102   96   46   40    8   49   53
Catfish Hunter        14  10  3.54  27  27  11   0   1  193  173   88   76   21   65  130
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  4.26  20   0   0   1   0   32   30   16   15    3   20   17
Darold Knowles         3   2  5.14  31   0   0   3   0   35   31   21   20    3   13   25
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  2.23  28   0   0   7   0   61   38   16   15    3   19   33
Joe Grzenda            4   2  2.40  33   0   0   2   0   49   44   17   13    2   10   39
Bill Gogolewski        2   1  2.86  18   8   1   0   0   66   60   21   21    3   29   38
Horacio Pina           1   1  2.98  45   0   0   2   0   48   42   19   16    1   26   35
Pete Broberg           3   3  3.28   9   9   3   0   1   58   49   27   21    3   22   44
Casey Cox              5   6  3.31  39  11   0   5   0  106   99   51   39    6   35   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
Denny Riddleberger     3   1  3.83  44   0   0   1   0   54   53   23   23    8   23   47
Dick Bosman            9  13  3.95  25  25   3   0   1  162  165   80   71   20   52   82
Denny McLain           6  16  4.34  23  23   7   0   2  156  167   85   75   23   53   82
Mike Thompson          0   4  4.58   8   7   0   0   0   35   23   21   18    2   31   20
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)            20
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  P. Dobson (BAL)          15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  J. Coleman (DET)         13
  R. Culp (BOS)            13

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          16
  B. Parsons (MIL)         14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  D. Bosman (WAS)          13
  T. Murphy (CAL)          13
  J. Perry (MIN)           13
  S. Hargan (CLE)          12
  M. Pattin (MIL)          12
  A. Foster (CLE)          11
  T. John (CHI)            11

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            19
  M. Lolich (DET)          18
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11
  D. Drago (KC)            11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11

Saves:

  K. Sanders (MIL)         18
  T. Abernathy (KC)        17
  S. Lyle (BOS)            15
  F. Scherman (DET)        15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  P. Hennigan (CLE)        11
  B. Johnson (CHI)         11
  L. Allen (CAL)           10
  T. Burgmeier (KC)        10
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          8

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5
  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)       270.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         230.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         212.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       200.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      200.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   199.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      198.0
  C. Wright (CAL)       197.0
  M. Pattin (MIL)       194.1
  R. Culp (BOS)         193.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         244
  T. Bradley (CHI)        197
  F. Peterson (NY)        197
  G. Peters (BOS)         194
  J. Perry (MIN)          188
  J. Kaat (MIN)           185
  T. John (CHI)           182
  W. Wood (CHI)           181
  T. Murphy (CAL)         179
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     178

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)          98
  J. Perry (MIN)           92
  G. Peters (BOS)          90
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     87
  D. McLain (WAS)          85
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         83
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          82
  T. John (CHI)            82
  F. Peterson (NY)         81

Home Runs:

  J. Perry (MIN)           25
  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         23
  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  G. Peters (BOS)          22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  D. Bosman (WAS)          20
  M. Pattin (MIL)          20
  S. Dunning (CLE)         18
  D. McNally (BAL)         18

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       120
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     88
  J. Palmer (BAL)          81
  S. Dunning (CLE)         76
  J. Perry (MIN)           75
  J. Coleman (DET)         71
  B. Johnson (CHI)         70
  V. Blue (OAK)            67
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  A. Foster (CLE)          66

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           231
  M. Lolich (DET)         224
  S. McDowell (CLE)       158
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       154
  T. Bradley (CHI)        152
  J. Coleman (DET)        150
  P. Dobson (BAL)         135
  C. Hunter (OAK)         130
  J. Palmer (BAL)         129
  R. Culp (BOS)           128

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