Wednesday August 11, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 11, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         74  42  3.09  116  42  26  1065   888  411  366   93  378  733
Chicago         55  61  3.14  116  31  21  1044   989  439  364   74  345  672
Baltimore       69  42  3.17  111  48  14   999   896  395  352   93  302  566
Kansas City     59  54  3.25  113  24  30   991   905  393  358   63  339  539
California      55  62  3.26  117  24  25  1076   939  431  390   74  458  672
Milwaukee       48  66  3.28  114  26  19  1001   932  428  365   89  414  572
New York        58  58  3.50  116  44   9  1041   993  467  405   95  313  502
Washington      46  68  3.68  114  18  20  1016   980  475  415   96  407  546
Detroit         63  53  3.75  116  32  23  1061   991  483  442   90  462  708
Cleveland       48  69  3.83  117  17  25  1040   901  487  443  102  563  713
Boston          64  52  3.94  116  27  31  1037  1034  487  454  102  398  646
Minnesota       51  63  3.97  114  27  17  1008   993  501  445   98  403  633

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       21   4  1.62  29  29  19   0   8  239  155   49   43   11   70  240
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
Ray Lamb (CLE)         5  10  2.85  31  18   3   1   1  130  106   47   41    9   53   77
Dick Drago (KC)       14   6  2.86  25  24  11   0   4  167  170   56   53   10   26   78
Sam McDowell (CLE)    12  10  2.87  26  24   8   0   2  172  117   61   55   17  120  158
Skip Lockwood (MIL)    8   8  2.88  24  23   3   0   0  156  139   65   50    8   69   87
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   6  2.91  26  26  12   0   2  192  158   69   62   14   81  129
Pat Dobson (BAL)      15   5  2.93  27  27  14   0   3  206  176   74   67   17   46  137

 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
Jim Palmer            13   6  2.91  26  26  12   0   2  192  158   69   62   14   81  129
Pat Dobson            15   5  2.93  27  27  14   0   3  206  176   74   67   17   46  137
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
Grant Jackson          3   3  3.11  21   8   0   0   0   64   60   26   22    6   17   43
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
Dick Hall              5   5  4.11  22   0   0   1   0   35   36   18   16    2   11   20
Dave Boswell           1   2  4.66  13   1   0   0   0   19   28   14   10    4   13    9
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
Sparky Lyle            4   4  2.86  42   0   0  15   0   44   34   14   14    3   21   33
Sonny Siebert         14   7  3.13  26  26   8   0   3  187  176   70   65   18   56  106
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  4.11  41   0   0   5   0   57   61   27   26    7   22   43
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
Roger Moret            0   1  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    0    3    6
Cal Koonce             0   1  5.57  13   1   0   0   0   21   22   16   13    3   11    9
Luis Tiant             0   6  6.19  13  10   1   0   0   52   61   38   36    7   25   40
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   2  1.65  11   0   0   0   0   16   12    3    3    1    2   11
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  3.65  25  15   3   2   0  111  113   50   45    8   25   67
Terry Forster          2   3  4.11  35   2   0   1   0   35   34   17   16    4   18   33
Steve Kealey           2   1  4.31  38   1   0   3   0   56   52   33   27    9   21   36
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              4   0  2.06  28   2   0   3   0   52   33   13   12    4   25   34
Ray Lamb               5  10  2.85  31  18   3   1   1  130  106   47   41    9   53   77
Sam McDowell          12  10  2.87  26  24   8   0   2  172  117   61   55   17  120  158
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  6.78  19  15   1   0   0   78   99   64   59   12   42   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  2.80  55   0   0  16   0   80   69   29   25    8   36   32
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
Joe Niekro             5   5  4.61  26  11   0   1   0   98  109   50   50    9   42   35
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
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        5   5  2.37  13  13   4   0   2   87   79   26   23    2   19   55
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  2.06  57   0   0  18   0   96   82   26   22    7   23   58
Bill Parsons           9  14  2.81  26  25  11   0   4  176  158   63   55   13   66  108
Skip Lockwood          8   8  2.88  24  23   3   0   0  156  139   65   50    8   69   87
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
Jim Strickland         1   0  1.89  14   0   0   0   0   19   15   13    4    2   12   11
Bob Gebhard            0   1  3.18   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    2
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  3.84  40   7   2   3   0  105  104   53   45   15   51   61
Stan Williams          4   5  4.11  43   1   0   2   0   72   59   41   33    5   41   45
Jim Perry             12  13  4.13  30  29   6   1   0  198  194   96   91   26   79   94
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             21   4  1.62  29  29  19   0   8  239  155   49   43   11   70  240
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  5.00  32   0   0   4   0   36   31   21   20    3   13   26
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   2  2.76  19   9   2   0   0   72   66   22   22    3   30   41
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)            21
  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
  F. Scherman (DET)        16
  S. Lyle (BOS)            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)         239.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         212.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       205.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      200.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   199.2
  J. Perry (MIN)        198.1
  T. Bradley (CHI)      198.0
  C. Wright (CAL)       197.0
  M. Pattin (MIL)       194.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         244
  T. Bradley (CHI)        197
  F. Peterson (NY)        197
  J. Perry (MIN)          194
  G. Peters (BOS)         194
  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)           96
  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)           26
  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
  J. Perry (MIN)           79
  S. Dunning (CLE)         76
  J. Coleman (DET)         71
  V. Blue (OAK)            70
  B. Johnson (CHI)         70
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        69
  M. Lolich (DET)          67

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           240
  M. Lolich (DET)         224
  S. McDowell (CLE)       158
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       154
  T. Bradley (CHI)        152
  J. Coleman (DET)        150
  P. Dobson (BAL)         137
  C. Hunter (OAK)         130
  J. Palmer (BAL)         129
  R. Culp (BOS)           128

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