Sunday August 15, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 15, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         78  42  3.06  120  45  27  1101   919  419  374   95  391  747
Baltimore       71  44  3.13  115  49  15  1033   919  402  359   94  313  582
Kansas City     63  55  3.16  118  25  33  1035   940  398  363   64  353  573
Chicago         57  63  3.17  120  32  22  1080  1028  458  380   77  355  697
California      56  66  3.23  122  24  26  1120   973  445  402   75  474  697
Milwaukee       51  67  3.25  118  27  21  1037   967  438  374   90  426  588
New York        60  61  3.44  121  47   9  1088  1041  480  416   96  328  528
Washington      49  70  3.57  119  19  22  1062  1023  482  421   98  418  560
Detroit         65  55  3.77  120  33  24  1095  1022  504  459   91  481  728
Cleveland       49  72  3.88  121  17  25  1073   940  507  462  104  579  727
Minnesota       53  65  3.99  118  28  18  1044  1030  523  463  103  415  653
Boston          64  56  4.00  120  27  31  1073  1069  512  477  106  415  669

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       22   4  1.70  30  30  20   0   8  248  165   53   47   11   71  245
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     15   9  1.95  31  29  13   1   4  226  194   71   49   15   45  127
Dick Drago (KC)       15   6  2.77  26  25  12   0   4  176  179   57   54   11   26   82
Bill Parsons (MIL)    10  14  2.81  27  26  11   0   4  182  166   65   57   13   68  110
Tom Bradley (CHI)     12  10  2.84  32  29   5   0   5  206  203   80   65    9   59  157
Ray Lamb (CLE)         5  10  2.85  31  18   3   1   1  130  106   47   41    9   53   77
Jim Palmer (BAL)      14   6  2.87  27  27  13   0   2  201  162   71   64   15   82  134
Rudy May (CAL)         7   8  2.88  21  21   5   0   1  147  108   49   47    8   60  122
Skip Lockwood (MIL)    8   8  2.88  24  23   3   0   0  156  139   65   50    8   69   87
Sam McDowell (CLE)    12  11  2.93  27  25   8   0   2  178  124   64   58   17  123  163

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Leonhard          2   0  1.76   8   2   1   1   1   31   23    6    6    1    8   10
Eddie Watt             1   1  2.67  26   0   0   5   0   27   30   12    8    1    7   20
Jim Palmer            14   6  2.87  27  27  13   0   2  201  162   71   64   15   82  134
Pat Dobson            15   6  2.93  28  28  14   0   3  212  181   76   69   17   48  140
Dave McNally          14   4  2.97  21  21   8   0   0  158  136   55   52   18   37   66
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   6  3.34  28  28  13   0   3  207  182   85   77   23   60   80
Tom Dukes              1   5  3.58  23   0   0   4   0   33   32   13   13    4    7   24
Dick Hall              5   5  3.89  23   0   0   1   0   37   38   18   16    2   11   24
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  2.40  37   3   0   2   0   90   78   28   24    6   40   69
Sparky Lyle            4   4  3.00  43   0   0  15   0   45   35   15   15    4   21   33
Sonny Siebert         14   7  3.13  26  26   8   0   3  187  176   70   65   18   56  106
Ray Culp              13  11  3.32  28  28  11   0   2  200  182   81   74   15   62  131
Bobby Bolin            4   2  3.97  42   0   0   5   0   59   63   27   26    7   22   45
Ken Tatum              2   3  4.02  29   0   0   8   0   40   38   19   18    3   22   12
Jim Lonborg            6   5  4.62  19  18   2   0   1  109  119   60   56   11   45   71
Roger Moret            0   1  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    0    3    6
Gary Peters           11   9  4.86  27  26   5   1   0  169  196   95   91   22   60   81
Ken Brett              0   2  5.10  23   1   0   0   0   48   44   29   27    6   26   47
Luis Tiant             0   6  5.46  14  10   1   0   0   59   64   39   36    7   27   50
Cal Koonce             0   1  5.57  13   1   0   0   0   21   22   16   13    3   11    9
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              2   2  1.59  36   0   0   4   0   51   36   10    9    2   23   43
Dave LaRoche           4   1  1.80  44   0   0   8   0   55   41   12   11    3   19   49
Eddie Fisher           9   4  2.34  46   2   0   3   0   96   69   33   25    8   42   72
Lloyd Allen            4   4  2.63  41   1   0  10   0   75   64   24   22    4   31   60
Rudy May               7   8  2.88  21  21   5   0   1  147  108   49   47    8   60  122
Rickey Clark           2   1  2.93  10   7   1   1   1   43   36   15   14    6   28   28
Clyde Wright          11  12  3.26  27  27   5   0   2  204  175   81   74   13   61   96
Andy Messersmith      11  12  3.59  28  28   7   0   3  193  162   91   77   10   91  123
Andy Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
Tom Murphy             6  13  3.87  27  27   6   0   0  181  184   81   78   16   62   61
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           15   9  1.95  31  29  13   1   4  226  194   71   49   15   45  127
Tom Bradley           12  10  2.84  32  29   5   0   5  206  203   80   65    9   59  157
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Bart Johnson           6   7  3.18  41  12   3  12   0  136  122   54   48    8   71  104
Tommy John            10  12  3.27  30  27   8   0   3  185  188   86   67   12   54  102
Joel Horlen            6   9  3.71  26  15   3   2   0  114  117   52   47    9   25   70
Steve Kealey           2   1  4.10  40   1   0   3   0   59   54   33   27    9   21   38
Vicente Romo           1   7  4.33  35   2   0   3   0   54   40   26   26    5   29   31
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Jim Magnuson           1   1  4.68  12   3   0   0   0   25   29   16   13    0   13   10
Terry Forster          2   3  5.35  36   2   0   1   0   37   40   23   22    5   19   35
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  1.23   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    3
Steve Mingori          1   2  1.60  48   0   0   4   0   51   30   10    9    2   22   38
Ed Farmer              4   0  2.15  30   2   0   3   0   54   35   14   13    4   27   35
Ray Lamb               5  10  2.85  31  18   3   1   1  130  106   47   41    9   53   77
Sam McDowell          12  11  2.93  27  25   8   0   2  178  124   64   58   17  123  163
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Alan Foster            7  11  3.96  26  21   3   0   0  136  118   66   60   13   69   77
Phil Hennigan          4   3  4.11  45   0   0  11   0   66   61   30   30    9   42   56
Vince Colbert          3   3  4.19  40   3   0   2   0   92   94   50   43    8   41   49
Steve Dunning          8   9  4.32  23  22   2   0   1  142  131   72   68   19   77  113
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  5.74   7   6   0   0   0   31   32   20   20    3    7   15
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Steve Hargan           1  12  7.23  20  15   1   0   0   80  103   69   64   12   43   40

 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   6  2.81  58   0   0  17   0   83   71   30   26    8   39   33
Mickey Lolich         19   8  2.94  33  33  19   0   2  279  250  101   91   24   70  229
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Dean Chance            4   6  3.51  31  14   0   0   0   90   91   43   35    5   50   64
Joe Coleman           13   6  3.61  28  27   9   0   2  194  165   82   78   12   72  154
Bill Denehy            0   3  3.68  26   1   0   1   0   44   42   20   18    3   21   20
Bill Gilbreth          2   1  3.86   7   4   2   0   0   28   23   13   12    3   20   12
Tom Timmerman          5   6  4.29  41   0   0   2   0   57   53   27   27    6   28   32
Les Cain               5   7  4.60  18  18   2   0   1   94   79   53   48    9   62   79
Joe Niekro             5   5  4.61  26  11   0   1   0   98  109   50   50    9   42   35
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          2   4  5.40  26   8   1   1   0   67   65   43   40    6   33   39
Ron Perranoski         0   1  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    6    2    2    1    0
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

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Clemons          0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Burgmeier          4   6  1.69  48   0   0  12   0   64   48   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  2.67  44   0   0   3   0   81   54   26   24    6   35   91
Ken Wright             3   4  2.70  16  10   1   1   1   70   53   23   21    5   38   55
Dick Drago            15   6  2.77  26  25  12   0   4  176  179   57   54   11   26   82
Mike Hedlund          10   6  2.95  24  22   4   0   1  147  126   54   48   10   53   53
Bruce Dal Canton       8   5  3.38  20  20   2   0   0  133  133   56   50    7   38   56
Al Fitzmorris          5   1  3.54  27   6   1   0   1   69   59   29   27    3   29   29
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   1  5.49   9   1   0   0   0   20   21   12   12    1    4   16
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  1.99  60   0   0  20   0   99   83   26   22    7   23   59
Bill Parsons          10  14  2.81  27  26  11   0   4  182  166   65   57   13   68  110
Skip Lockwood          8   8  2.88  24  23   3   0   0  156  139   65   50    8   69   87
Marty Pattin          10  13  2.98  27  27   8   0   4  202  167   73   67   20   57  130
Lew Krausse            5  11  3.20  31  16   1   0   0  129  129   52   46   16   46   67
John Morris            2   1  3.33  31   1   0   1   0   54   51   25   20    4   17   29
Jim Slaton             8   4  3.60  16  14   4   0   3   85   84   34   34    8   48   28
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  1.80  15   0   0   0   0   20   15   13    4    2   12   12
Bob Gebhard            0   1  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    4    3
Bert Blyleven         10  13  3.14  28  28  10   0   3  195  184   74   68   16   42  160
Tom Hall               4   5  3.46  42   9   0   6   0  112   89   49   43   11   54  115
Jim Kaat               9   9  3.51  29  28  10   0   2  187  196   79   73   12   36   94
Ray Corbin             7   9  3.84  40   7   2   3   0  105  104   53   45   15   51   61
Stan Williams          4   5  4.00  44   1   0   3   0   74   59   41   33    5   42   45
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Jim Perry             12  14  4.27  31  30   6   1   0  204  200  102   97   27   83   97
Steve Luebber          1   3  5.12   9   8   0   0   0   39   49   26   22    4   23   18
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Hal Haydel             2   1  6.27  16   0   0   0   0   19   21   13   13    3    9   15
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   3  2.84  34   0   0   3   0   44   40   15   14    3   24   20
Steve Kline            9  11  2.94  24  24  11   0   1  175  157   68   57   15   30   62
Mel Stottlemyre       11  11  3.05  27  27  14   0   5  207  184   82   70   16   61  104
Fritz Peterson        12   7  3.09  28  26  10   1   2  201  206   81   69   18   36  102
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.28  24   0   0   1   0   36   28   15   13    2   16   17
Mike Kekich            7   6  3.33  28  15   3   0   0  119  103   52   44    8   59   76
Stan Bahnsen          10   9  3.86  28  26   9   0   1  177  176   84   76   17   48   72
Jim Hardin             0   2  4.26  11   3   0   0   0   25   31   15   12    2    9   13
Lindy McDaniel         5   9  4.91  39   0   0   4   0   62   69   35   34   12   21   34
Roger Hambright        1   1  5.06   7   0   0   0   0   11    9    6    6    2    6    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             22   4  1.70  30  30  20   0   8  248  165   53   47   11   71  245
Mudcat Grant           0   0  2.25   2   0   0   1   0    4    5    1    1    1    0    4
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Rollie Fingers         3   6  2.64  36   8   2  14   1  112   80   36   33   13   24   82
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            8   5  3.24  20  16   4   0   0  114   94   47   41   11   49   59
Catfish Hunter        15  10  3.39  28  28  12   0   2  202  179   88   76   21   68  132
Chuck Dobson          12   2  3.44  20  20   5   0   0  126  120   51   48   13   52   61
Blue Moon Odom         7   8  3.54  17  17   2   0   1  102   96   46   40    8   49   53
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  4.95  33   0   0   4   0   36   31   21   20    3   14   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   3  2.35  31   0   0   8   0   61   40   17   16    3   19   33
Joe Grzenda            4   2  2.37  34   0   0   2   0   49   44   17   13    2   10   40
Bill Gogolewski        2   2  2.76  19   9   2   0   0   72   66   22   22    3   30   41
Pete Broberg           4   3  2.91  10  10   3   0   1   65   55   28   21    3   25   46
Horacio Pina           1   1  2.98  45   0   0   2   0   48   42   19   16    1   26   35
Casey Cox              5   6  3.17  42  11   0   6   0  111  101   51   39    6   36   35
Jim Shellenback        3   9  3.41  32  13   3   0   1  103  103   46   39   10   40   37
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Mike Thompson          1   4  3.68   9   8   0   0   0   44   29   21   18    2   35   23
Denny Riddleberger     3   1  3.83  44   0   0   1   0   54   53   23   23    8   23   47
Dick Bosman            9  13  3.90  26  26   3   0   1  171  176   83   74   22   52   84
Denny McLain           7  16  4.10  24  24   8   0   3  165  177   85   75   23   55   84
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)            22
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  P. Dobson (BAL)          15
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  D. McNally (BAL)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  R. Culp (BOS)            11

Saves:

  K. Sanders (MIL)         20
  T. Abernathy (KC)        17
  F. Scherman (DET)        17
  S. Lyle (BOS)            15
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  T. Burgmeier (KC)        12
  B. Johnson (CHI)         12
  P. Hennigan (CLE)        11
  L. Allen (CAL)           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)       279.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         248.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         225.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       211.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      207.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   206.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      205.2
  J. Perry (MIN)        204.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       204.1
  M. Pattin (MIL)       202.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         250
  F. Peterson (NY)        206
  T. Bradley (CHI)        203
  J. Perry (MIN)          200
  J. Kaat (MIN)           196
  G. Peters (BOS)         196
  W. Wood (CHI)           194
  T. John (CHI)           188
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       184
  T. Murphy (CAL)         184

Runs:

  J. Perry (MIN)          102
  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  G. Peters (BOS)          95
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     91
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  T. John (CHI)            86
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         85
  D. McLain (WAS)          85
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          84
  D. Bosman (WAS)          83

Home Runs:

  J. Perry (MIN)           27
  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         23
  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  D. Bosman (WAS)          22
  G. Peters (BOS)          22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  M. Pattin (MIL)          20
  S. Dunning (CLE)         19
  D. McNally (BAL)         18

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       123
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     91
  J. Perry (MIN)           83
  J. Palmer (BAL)          82
  S. Dunning (CLE)         77
  J. Coleman (DET)         72
  V. Blue (OAK)            71
  B. Johnson (CHI)         71
  M. Lolich (DET)          70
  A. Foster (CLE)          69

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           245
  M. Lolich (DET)         229
  S. McDowell (CLE)       163
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       160
  T. Bradley (CHI)        157
  J. Coleman (DET)        154
  P. Dobson (BAL)         140
  J. Palmer (BAL)         134
  C. Hunter (OAK)         132
  R. Culp (BOS)           131


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