Wednesday August 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 18, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       74  44  3.09  118  51  15  1060   940  410  364   95  324  600
Chicago         60  63  3.15  123  33  23  1107  1047  466  387   78  365  718
Oakland         78  44  3.15  122  45  27  1117   941  437  391   98  401  752
Kansas City     63  58  3.18  121  25  33  1059   963  411  374   66  359  584
Milwaukee       51  70  3.24  121  27  21  1064   993  450  383   92  438  602
California      57  68  3.25  125  25  26  1145   994  458  413   80  480  711
New York        63  61  3.39  124  49  10  1115  1061  486  420   96  332  541
Washington      51  70  3.53  121  21  22  1080  1036  486  423   98  422  568
Detroit         65  58  3.80  123  34  24  1119  1048  518  473   96  490  754
Cleveland       50  74  3.92  124  18  25  1098   975  524  478  105  587  740
Minnesota       55  66  3.95  121  30  19  1071  1056  530  470  104  419  668
Boston          66  57  3.96  123  27  32  1100  1089  524  484  106  424  684

 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)     16   9  1.96  32  30  14   1   4  235  201   73   51   15   47  136
Jim Palmer (BAL)      15   6  2.75  28  28  14   0   2  210  168   73   64   15   86  139
Dick Drago (KC)       15   7  2.81  27  26  12   0   4  183  185   60   57   11   28   83
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          15   6  3.33  29  29  14   0   3  216  190   89   80   24   61   88
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  2.37  38   3   0   2   0   91   80   28   24    6   41   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  4.07  44   0   0   6   0   60   63   28   27    7   23   46
Jim Lonborg            7   5  4.42  20  19   2   0   1  116  121   63   57   11   47   72
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  1.77  45   0   0   8   0   56   42   12   11    3   19   51
Eddie Fisher           9   4  2.34  46   2   0   3   0   96   69   33   25    8   42   72
Lloyd Allen            4   4  2.58  43   1   0  10   0   77   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  13  3.25  28  28   5   0   2  211  179   85   76   13   64   98
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           16   9  1.96  32  30  14   1   4  235  201   73   51   15   47  136
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  2.13  31   2   0   3   0   55   35   14   13    4   27   36
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  4.00  27  21   3   0   0  137  120   67   61   14   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  10  4.32  24  23   2   0   1  148  138   75   71   19   81  116
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
Ron Perranoski         0   1  3.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    6    2    2    2    0
Joe Coleman           13   7  3.70  29  28   9   0   2  200  173   86   82   13   74  161
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  4.24  42   0   0   2   0   57   53   27   27    6   29   33
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
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  1.89  50   0   0  12   0   67   51   19   14    2   22   33
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   7  2.81  27  26  12   0   4  183  185   60   57   11   28   83
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  3.14  32  16   1   0   0  132  130   52   46   16   47   69
John Morris            2   1  3.29  32   1   0   1   0   55   51   25   20    4   18   29
Jim Slaton             8   5  3.69  17  15   4   0   3   90   89   40   37    8   52   30
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  6.88  12   0   0   0   0   17   20   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  1.64  16   0   0   1   0   22   16   13    4    2   12   13
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  3.93  41   7   2   3   0  105  106   54   46   15   52   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          2   3  4.53  10   9   0   0   0   46   53   27   23    4   25   19
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       12  11  2.96  28  28  15   0   5  216  188   83   71   16   62  110
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
Jim Roland             1   1  2.83  25   0   0   1   0   35   25   13   11    3   14   20
Rollie Fingers         3   6  2.86  37   8   2  14   1  113   84   39   36   13   24   83
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   3  3.73  21  21   5   0   0  133  128   58   55   14   56   63
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           5   3  2.68  11  11   4   0   1   74   60   31   22    3   28   50
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
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  P. Dobson (BAL)          15
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  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
  C. Wright (CAL)          13
  S. Hargan (CLE)          12
  T. John (CHI)            12

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            20
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      15
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  P. Dobson (BAL)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  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)         234.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      216.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   215.2
  P. Dobson (BAL)       211.2
  C. Wright (CAL)       210.2
  M. Pattin (MIL)       210.1
  F. Peterson (NY)      210.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       209.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         261
  F. Peterson (NY)        211
  J. Kaat (MIN)           206
  T. Bradley (CHI)        203
  W. Wood (CHI)           201
  J. Perry (MIN)          200
  G. Peters (BOS)         196
  T. John (CHI)           194
  B. Blyleven (MIN)       193
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        190

Runs:

  M. Lolich (DET)         107
  J. Perry (MIN)          102
  G. Peters (BOS)          95
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     94
  T. John (CHI)            91
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         89
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  J. Coleman (DET)         86
  D. McLain (WAS)          85
  C. Wright (CAL)          85

Home Runs:

  J. Perry (MIN)           27
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         24
  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)         81
  J. Coleman (DET)         74
  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
  J. Coleman (DET)        161
  T. Bradley (CHI)        160
  P. Dobson (BAL)         140
  J. Palmer (BAL)         139
  W. Wood (CHI)           136
  M. Pattin (MIL)         135


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