Tuesday August 17, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 17, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       73  44  3.09  117  50  15  1051   932  406  361   94  323  592
Oakland         78  43  3.09  121  45  27  1109   929  427  381   97  397  749
Chicago         59  63  3.16  122  32  23  1098  1040  464  385   78  363  709
Kansas City     63  57  3.18  120  25  33  1051   957  408  371   66  357  581
Milwaukee       51  69  3.24  120  27  21  1055   986  444  380   92  432  598
California      57  67  3.25  124  25  26  1137   989  454  411   80  477  707
New York        62  61  3.41  123  48  10  1106  1057  485  419   96  331  535
Washington      50  70  3.55  120  20  22  1071  1031  483  422   98  419  564
Detroit         65  57  3.80  122  34  24  1111  1040  514  469   95  486  746
Cleveland       50  73  3.92  123  18  25  1090   966  520  474  104  583  736
Minnesota       54  66  3.97  120  30  18  1062  1049  528  468  104  416  666
Boston          65  57  3.99  122  27  31  1091  1085  521  483  106  421  682

 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
Jim Palmer (BAL)      15   6  2.75  28  28  14   0   2  210  168   73   64   15   86  139
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  2.82  33  29   5   1   5  208  203   80   65    9   60  160
Skip Lockwood (MIL)    8   9  2.93  25  24   3   0   0  163  145   68   53    8   72   92
Sam McDowell (CLE)    12  11  2.93  27  25   8   0   2  178  124   64   58   17  123  163
Pat Dobson (BAL)      15   6  2.93  28  28  14   0   3  212  181   76   69   17   48  140
Steve Kline (NY)       9  11  2.94  24  24  11   0   1  175  157   68   57   15   30   62

 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             2   1  2.48  27   0   0   5   0   29   32   12    8    1    7   21
Jim Palmer            15   6  2.75  28  28  14   0   2  210  168   73   64   15   86  139
Pat Dobson            15   6  2.93  28  28  14   0   3  212  181   76   69   17   48  140
Dave McNally          14   4  2.95  22  22   8   0   0  165  141   57   54   18   43   70
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
Roger Moret            0   1  2.51   6   0   0   0   0   14   10    4    4    0    6   13
Sparky Lyle            5   4  2.89  44   0   0  15   0   47   36   15   15    4   21   34
Sonny Siebert         14   7  3.11  27  27   8   0   3  194  182   74   67   18   57  110
Ray Culp              13  11  3.32  28  28  11   0   2  200  182   81   74   15   62  131
Bobby Bolin            4   2  4.12  43   0   0   5   0   59   63   28   27    7   23   45
Jim Lonborg            6   5  4.62  19  18   2   0   1  109  119   60   56   11   45   71
Ken Tatum              2   4  4.65  30   1   0   8   0   41   42   23   21    3   23   12
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  5.28  15  10   1   0   0   61   65   39   36    7   27   51
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  2.61  42   1   0  10   0   76   64   24   22    4   32   61
Rickey Clark           2   1  2.93  10   7   1   1   1   43   36   15   14    6   28   28
Rudy May               7   9  3.04  22  21   5   0   1  148  111   52   50    9   60  122
Clyde Wright          11  12  3.26  27  27   5   0   2  204  175   81   74   13   61   96
Andy Messersmith      12  12  3.56  29  29   8   0   3  202  171   94   80   12   92  129
Andy Hassler           0   3  3.86   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   10    8    0   15   13
Tom Murphy             6  13  3.88  28  28   6   0   0  188  188   84   81   18   63   64
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  1.62  12   0   0   0   0   17   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  2.82  33  29   5   1   5  208  203   80   65    9   60  160
Don Eddy               0   2  3.12  19   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    3   15    9
Bart Johnson           7   7  3.14  42  12   3  12   0  138  122   54   48    8   71  106
Tommy John            10  12  3.41  31  28   8   0   3  187  194   91   71   12   55  104
Joel Horlen            7   9  3.57  27  16   3   2   0  121  121   53   48   10   25   72
Vicente Romo           1   7  4.03  36   2   0   3   0   58   41   26   26    5   34   34
Steve Kealey           2   1  4.07  41   1   0   3   0   60   55   33   27    9   22   38
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
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
Sam McDowell          12  11  2.93  27  25   8   0   2  178  124   64   58   17  123  163
Ray Lamb               5  11  3.00  32  19   3   1   1  132  113   51   44    9   53   77
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Mark Ballinger         0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0   10    8    4    4    0    3    6
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
Mike Paul              2   3  4.91   8   7   1   0   0   40   40   22   22    3    9   20
Rick Austin            0   0  5.09  23   0   0   1   0   23   25   15   13    3   20   20
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Steve Hargan           1  12  7.40  21  15   1   0   0   83  109   73   68   12   45   41

 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   9  3.04  34  34  20   0   2  287  261  107   97   26   72  239
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 Gilbreth          2   1  3.86   7   4   2   0   0   28   23   13   12    3   20   12
Bill Denehy            0   3  4.00  27   1   0   1   0   45   43   22   20    4   22   21
Tom Timmerman          5   6  4.29  41   0   0   2   0   57   53   27   27    6   28   32
Les Cain               5   8  4.46  19  19   2   0   1  101   85   55   50   10   64   86
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
Tom Burgmeier          4   6  1.92  49   0   0  12   0   66   51   19   14    2   22   31
Paul Splittorff        5   6  2.39  14  14   4   0   2   94   88   28   25    2   20   55
Ted Abernathy          3   5  2.51  48   0   0  17   0   61   43   18   17    3   38   39
Jim York               5   5  2.63  45   0   0   3   0   82   54   26   24    6   35   93
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
Lance Clemons          0   0  3.24   2   2   0   0   0    8    6    4    3    1    2    6
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   8  2.04  62   0   0  20   0  101   87   27   23    8   24   59
Bill Parsons          10  14  2.81  27  26  11   0   4  182  166   65   57   13   68  110
Skip Lockwood          8   9  2.93  25  24   3   0   0  163  145   68   53    8   72   92
Marty Pattin          10  13  2.95  28  28   8   0   4  210  175   75   69   21   58  135
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  7.02  11   0   0   0   0   17   19   13   13    0   12    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  14  3.14  29  29  11   0   3  204  193   77   71   17   43  166
Jim Kaat              10   9  3.44  30  29  11   0   2  196  206   81   75   12   36  101
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  4.00  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
Fritz Peterson        13   7  2.96  29  27  11   1   3  210  211   81   69   18   37  108
Mel Stottlemyre       11  11  3.05  27  27  14   0   5  207  184   82   70   16   61  104
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.28  24   0   0   1   0   36   28   15   13    2   16   17
Mike Kekich            8   6  3.29  29  16   3   0   0  126  113   56   46    8   61   77
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  4.97   8   0   0   1   0   13   10    7    7    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  2.83  25   0   0   1   0   35   25   13   11    3   14   20
Bob Locker             4   1  3.09  37   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   9  3.86  18  18   2   0   1  107  103   52   46   10   54   55
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  4.36  21   0   0   1   0   33   32   18   16    3   21   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        3   2  2.57  20  10   3   0   0   81   74   23   23    3   31   45
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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  W. Wood (CHI)            15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  D. McNally (BAL)         14
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  B. Parsons (MIL)         14
  J. Perry (MIN)           14
  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)          20
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13
  D. Drago (KC)            12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        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)       287.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         248.1
  W. Wood (CHI)         225.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       211.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       210.1
  F. Peterson (NY)      210.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       209.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      207.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      207.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   206.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         261
  F. Peterson (NY)        211
  J. Kaat (MIN)           206
  T. Bradley (CHI)        203
  J. Perry (MIN)          200
  G. Peters (BOS)         196
  T. John (CHI)           194
  W. Wood (CHI)           194
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       193
  T. Murphy (CAL)         188

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)         107
  J. Perry (MIN)          102
  G. Peters (BOS)          95
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     94
  T. John (CHI)            91
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         85
  D. McLain (WAS)          85
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          84
  T. Murphy (CAL)          84

Home Runs:

  J. Perry (MIN)           27
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         23
  D. McLain (WAS)          23
  D. Bosman (WAS)          22
  G. Peters (BOS)          22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  M. Pattin (MIL)          21
  S. Dunning (CLE)         19
  D. McNally (BAL)         18

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       123
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     92
  J. Palmer (BAL)          86
  J. Perry (MIN)           83
  S. Dunning (CLE)         77
  J. Coleman (DET)         72
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        72
  M. Lolich (DET)          72
  V. Blue (OAK)            71
  B. Johnson (CHI)         71

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           245
  M. Lolich (DET)         239
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       166
  S. McDowell (CLE)       163
  T. Bradley (CHI)        160
  J. Coleman (DET)        154
  P. Dobson (BAL)         140
  J. Palmer (BAL)         139
  M. Pattin (MIL)         135
  C. Hunter (OAK)         132


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