Thursday June 10, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 10, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       34  19  2.88   53  25   7   478   404  174  153   41  144  244
Milwaukee       20  32  3.17   52  12   7   461   423  187  162   38  213  280
Oakland         38  19  3.17   57  27   8   528   413  206  186   46  194  350
Kansas City     28  23  3.34   51   6  17   453   410  187  168   24  184  252
Chicago         20  31  3.35   51  10   8   459   428  205  171   35  175  301
Detroit         31  25  3.44   56  13  13   499   450  213  191   36  226  316
California      27  31  3.53   58  11  11   522   478  228  205   40  216  335
New York        25  31  3.61   56  20   4   501   486  226  201   49  144  233
Minnesota       27  30  3.74   57  15  11   501   484  237  208   48  202  301
Cleveland       26  28  3.76   54  10  12   479   403  216  200   41  287  323
Boston          32  23  3.87   55   9  20   493   486  232  212   43  190  311
Washington      19  35  3.93   54   8   7   493   490  237  215   49  191  257

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       12   2  1.34  15  15  12   0   5  121   71   22   18    3   39  115
Tom Bradley (CHI)      6   5  2.13  15  15   3   0   3  110   87   30   26    5   32   75
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.14  13  11   3   1   1   80   65   26   19    6   18   43
Jim Palmer (BAL)       9   3  2.20  14  14   9   0   1  111   81   31   27    8   40   63
Sonny Siebert (BOS)    9   2  2.21  13  13   3   0   2   98   86   29   24    5   24   56
Ray Lamb (CLE)         4   2  2.29  16   9   3   1   1   71   54   19   18    4   20   39
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   7   3  2.37  13  13   7   0   3  103   77   30   27    8   33   50
Bill Parsons (MIL)     5   7  2.38  12  12   5   0   2   87   71   27   23    5   40   62
Mike Hedlund (KC)      5   3  2.54  11  11   2   0   1   74   64   25   21    5   30   24
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    6   7  2.59  14  14   7   0   3  104   89   34   30    9   20   85

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.50   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    2    2    1    2    9
Eddie Watt             1   0  2.08  13   0   0   4   0   13   10    4    3    0    5    9
Jim Palmer             9   3  2.20  14  14   9   0   1  111   81   31   27    8   40   63
Mike Cuellar           9   1  2.80  14  14   8   0   3  112   86   40   35   12   38   41
Tom Dukes              0   3  3.00  10   0   0   2   0   18   18    6    6    1    3   11
Dave McNally           8   4  3.12  13  13   5   0   0   98   91   36   34    8   20   43
Pat Dobson             3   3  3.35  12  12   3   0   0   83   76   36   31    8   22   50
Pete Richert           0   2  3.86  12   0   0   1   0    9    6    4    4    1    7    9
Dick Hall              3   3  4.61   9   0   0   0   0   14   12    9    7    1    3    6
Jim Hardin             0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    5    3    0    3    3
Dave Boswell           1   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    1    1    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            2   0  1.88  24   0   0   8   0   24   21    5    5    1   10   22
Sonny Siebert          9   2  2.21  13  13   3   0   2   98   86   29   24    5   24   56
Ken Tatum              2   2  2.33  16   0   0   6   0   19   12    5    5    1   11    6
Bobby Bolin            0   2  2.81  24   0   0   4   0   26   23    9    8    1   16   21
Roger Moret            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    5
Bill Lee               4   1  3.35  18   2   0   2   0   38   36   16   14    4   23   32
Ray Culp               7   4  4.00  14  14   4   0   1   92   94   45   41   10   26   68
Ken Brett              0   1  4.18  12   0   0   0   0   28   21   15   13    3   19   24
Jim Lonborg            1   2  4.41   6   5   0   0   0   33   35   19   16    2    5   25
Gary Peters            6   5  5.24  13  13   2   0   0   81   96   48   47   10   26   39
Mike Nagy              1   3  6.63  12   7   0   0   0   38   46   29   28    4   20    9
Cal Koonce             0   1  7.15   7   1   0   0   0   11   12   10    9    2    8    4

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mel Queen              1   1  0.77  20   0   0   3   0   23   20    3    2    0   14   21
Dave LaRoche           3   0  1.50  22   0   0   4   0   30   18    5    5    1    7   31
Eddie Fisher           4   2  2.39  23   0   0   2   0   38   23   15   10    5   15   25
Clyde Wright           6   4  2.83  14  14   3   0   2  105   94   35   33    8   17   57
Andy Hassler           0   1  3.00   3   2   0   0   0    9   14    4    3    0    8    5
Rudy May               3   4  3.28   9   9   2   0   1   58   44   22   21    7   25   57
Andy Messersmith       5   6  3.90  14  14   3   0   0   95   79   48   41    4   53   58
Tom Murphy             3   8  4.44  15  15   3   0   0   97  104   51   48    8   33   32
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    6
Archie Reynolds        0   2  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   17   20   11   10    2   12   11
Lloyd Allen            2   1  5.52  18   1   0   2   0   29   35   19   18    3   15   26
Jim Maloney            0   2  6.00   7   3   0   0   0   18   21   13   12    2   15    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bradley            6   5  2.13  15  15   3   0   3  110   87   30   26    5   32   75
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.14  13  11   3   1   1   80   65   26   19    6   18   43
Terry Forster          1   2  2.21  16   1   0   1   0   20   14    5    5    1    7   18
Don Eddy               0   2  3.38  16   0   0   0   0   16   14    6    6    3   14    9
Jim Magnuson           0   0  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    3    4
Bart Johnson           4   6  4.04  15  12   3   0   0   85   86   43   38    6   43   65
Steve Kealey           1   1  4.28  21   0   0   2   0   27   28   17   13    5   10   18
Vicente Romo           1   3  4.33  20   0   0   2   0   27   21   13   13    3   16   18
Pat Jacquez            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Joel Horlen            0   2  4.91  10   1   0   2   0   18   19   10   10    2    9   17
Tommy John             3   7  5.02  14  11   1   0   1   66   84   50   37    4   21   33

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Phil Hennigan          2   2  1.59  14   0   0   4   0   17    7    3    3    1   11   10
Ray Lamb               4   2  2.29  16   9   3   1   1   71   54   19   18    4   20   39
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.38  21   0   0   1   0   23   12    6    6    2   14   20
Rick Austin            0   0  2.84  17   0   0   1   0   19   16    6    6    1   15   15
Camilo Pascual         2   2  3.09   9   1   0   0   0   23   17    9    8    0   11   20
Alan Foster            5   2  3.20  12  11   2   0   0   70   58   29   25    4   38   38
Sam McDowell           6   5  3.20  14  13   3   0   1   90   63   36   32   10   78   80
Steve Dunning          5   4  4.14  11  10   2   0   1   67   60   31   31    9   36   63
Vince Colbert          1   1  5.09  21   0   0   1   0   35   36   21   20    2   23   17
Chuck Machemehl        0   2  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   16   16   13    2   15    9
Rich Hand              0   2  7.16   4   3   0   0   0   16   26   14   13    2   11    2
Steve Hargan           0   5  7.85   7   7   0   0   0   29   38   26   25    4   15    9

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Les Cain               4   1  1.01   5   5   1   0   1   36   21    8    4    1   17   29
Fred Scherman          4   0  1.75  27   0   0   7   0   36   25   10    7    3   13   20
Bill Denehy            0   1  1.84  10   0   0   1   0   15   13    3    3    1    9    6
Mickey Lolich          9   5  2.98  17  17   9   0   1  133  112   45   44   10   43  101
Dean Chance            1   6  2.98  11  11   0   0   0   54   52   25   18    3   31   39
Tom Timmerman          4   2  3.09  18   0   0   1   0   23   15    8    8    3   10    9
Jim Hannan             1   0  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    7    6
Bill Zepp              1   1  3.90  14   3   0   2   0   30   32   15   13    1   16   15
Joe Coleman            6   2  4.20  12  12   3   0   0   79   81   39   37    5   27   55
Daryl Patterson        0   1  4.82  12   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    1    6    5
Joe Niekro             1   4  4.94  12   6   0   1   0   51   56   28   28    6   26   20
Dave Boswell           0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    6    3
Mike Kilkenny          0   2  8.44   9   2   0   1   0   16   17   16   15    1   11    6
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          3   1  1.17  25   0   0   4   0   31   20    8    4    0   12   17
Paul Splittorff        1   0  1.17   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    2    2
Ted Abernathy          2   3  2.12  24   0   0  11   0   30   17    7    7    1   25   18
Ken Wright             2   2  2.40  12   6   1   1   1   45   31   14   12    3   24   43
Mike Hedlund           5   3  2.54  11  11   2   0   1   74   64   25   21    5   30   24
Bruce Dal Canton       5   2  2.96  10  10   2   0   0   70   63   27   23    3   23   33
Dick Drago             5   2  2.99  11  11   1   0   0   69   79   24   23    0   10   34
Jim York               2   2  3.94  21   0   0   1   0   32   32   14   14    2   21   36
Wally Bunker           2   3  5.01   7   6   0   0   0   32   35   19   18    7    6   15
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  5.27  13   1   0   0   0   27   20   16   16    3   11   11
Jim Rooker             0   5  6.75  11   4   0   0   0   25   30   22   19    0   15   17
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
Bill Parsons           5   7  2.38  12  12   5   0   2   87   71   27   23    5   40   62
Ken Sanders            2   3  2.44  28   0   0   7   0   44   44   14   12    2   15   25
Marty Pattin           6   5  2.83  13  13   5   0   2   99   73   35   31   12   29   74
Skip Lockwood          3   5  3.04  12  12   1   0   0   80   67   34   27    2   45   37
John Morris            0   0  3.07   7   1   0   0   0   15   16    7    5    1    4    7
Lew Krausse            2   8  3.24  12  12   1   0   0   78   84   31   28   11   35   43
Dick Ellsworth         0   1  3.52   7   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    0    5    4
Marcelino Lopez        1   2  4.01  18   0   0   0   0   25   22   13   11    1   16   16
Jim Hannan             0   1  4.15  10   0   0   0   0   13   16    7    6    2   12    5
Jim Slaton             1   0  8.31   4   2   0   0   0    9   10    8    8    1    9    5
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  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    1    0    0    1    8
Bert Blyleven          6   7  2.59  14  14   7   0   3  104   89   34   30    9   20   85
Jim Kaat               4   5  3.05  15  14   5   0   2   97  106   38   33    7   16   42
Stan Williams          1   2  3.35  22   0   0   1   0   38   33   19   14    1   21   23
Tom Hall               1   4  3.48  18   7   0   5   0   62   48   28   24    9   28   64
Ray Corbin             4   3  3.94  20   0   0   2   0   32   33   19   14    4   21   21
Sal Campisi            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    4    2
Jim Perry              8   5  4.48  15  15   3   0   0   94   94   50   47   12   44   36
Steve Barber           1   0  6.17   4   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    8    2   13    4
Pete Hamm              1   1  6.55   7   5   0   0   0   22   30   16   16    2   13    6
Ron Perranoski         0   3  7.01  21   0   0   3   0   26   31   21   20    1   21   10

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              1   2  2.25  18   0   0   3   0   24   21    7    6    1   10   10
Mel Stottlemyre        7   3  2.37  13  13   7   0   3  103   77   30   27    8   33   50
Gary Jones             0   0  2.89   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    3    3    0    4    7
Steve Kline            4   5  3.12  12  12   5   0   1   87   81   35   30    8   14   32
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.29  18   0   0   0   0   27   21   10   10    2   10   13
Stan Bahnsen           5   6  3.39  15  13   6   0   0   88   85   38   33   10   23   31
Fritz Peterson         5   5  4.04  14  13   2   0   0   91  104   48   41   11   13   47
Mike Kekich            1   1  5.45  12   5   0   0   0   38   45   25   23    2   23   26
Jim Hardin             0   1  6.35   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    0    2    4
Lindy McDaniel         2   6  7.11  17   0   0   1   0   25   32   20   20    7    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             12   2  1.34  15  15  12   0   5  121   71   22   18    3   39  115
Rob Gardner            0   0  2.35   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    5
Chuck Dobson           4   0  2.57   8   8   2   0   0   49   43   14   14    6   19   23
Diego Segui            4   2  2.96  10   7   3   0   0   55   41   19   18    5   26   27
Catfish Hunter         9   3  3.13  14  14   8   0   1  106   82   46   37   10   33   63
Rollie Fingers         2   4  3.17  13   8   2   1   1   71   55   27   25    9   19   50
Ron Klimkowski         2   2  3.80  12   0   0   1   0   21   14    9    9    2   12   11
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2    4
Daryl Patterson        0   0  4.15   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    2    2
Bob Locker             3   1  4.23  20   0   0   4   0   28   27   13   13    2    8   18
Jim Roland             0   1  4.42  11   0   0   1   0   18   12   10    9    2    9   10
Blue Moon Odom         1   2  6.19   4   4   0   0   0   16   15   12   11    2   12   13
Jim Panther            0   1 11.12   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    1    5    4
Darold Knowles         0   1 13.50   8   0   0   1   0    8   12   12   12    1    4    5
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
Jackie Brown           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    0    0    1    0
Paul Lindblad          1   1  1.80   8   0   0   3   0   20   10    4    4    0    5   12
Joe Grzenda            3   1  1.96  17   0   0   0   0   23   18    7    5    0    5   20
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.04  22   0   0   0   0   24   20    9    8    0   12   17
Bill Gogolewski        0   0  3.09  11   1   0   0   0   23   25    8    8    1    8    7
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.52  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    6    6    2    6   16
Jerry Janeski          1   4  3.88  18   7   0   1   0   53   54   26   23    3   24   14
Denny McLain           4  10  4.02  14  14   6   0   2  103  104   52   46   12   33   64
Casey Cox              1   3  4.19  16  11   0   1   0   62   65   35   29    6   19   17
Mike Thompson          0   2  4.30   3   3   0   0   0   15    6    8    7    2   18    6
Dick Bosman            3   8  4.36  14  14   1   0   1   87   87   44   42   14   28   42
Jim Shellenback        1   3  4.97  17   4   1   0   0   38   51   21   21    4   19   15
Denny Riddleberger     2   1  5.33  21   0   0   0   0   27   29   16   16    5   13   27

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  S. Siebert (BOS)          9
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  J. Perry (MIN)            8
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7

Losses:

  D. McLain (WAS)          10
  D. Bosman (WAS)           8
  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  T. Murphy (CAL)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  T. John (CHI)             7
  B. Parsons (MIL)          7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. Chance (DET)           6
  B. Johnson (CHI)          6

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           6
  D. McLain (WAS)           6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             5

Saves:

  T. Abernathy (KC)        11
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  K. Tatum (BOS)            6
  T. Hall (MIN)             5
  B. Bolin (BOS)            4
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         4
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         4
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          4

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         3
  T. Bradley (CHI)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  D. McLain (WAS)           2
  B. Parsons (MIL)          2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2
  S. Siebert (BOS)          2

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)       133.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         121.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      112.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       110.2
  T. Bradley (CHI)      110.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       106.1
  C. Wright (CAL)       105.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     104.1
  D. McLain (WAS)       103.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   102.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  J. Kaat (MIN)           106
  D. McLain (WAS)         104
  T. Murphy (CAL)         104
  F. Peterson (NY)        104
  G. Peters (BOS)          96
  R. Culp (BOS)            94
  J. Perry (MIN)           94
  C. Wright (CAL)          94
  D. McNally (BAL)         91

Runs:

  D. McLain (WAS)          52
  T. Murphy (CAL)          51
  T. John (CHI)            50
  J. Perry (MIN)           50
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     48
  G. Peters (BOS)          48
  F. Peterson (NY)         48
  C. Hunter (OAK)          46
  R. Culp (BOS)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          45

Home Runs:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  D. McLain (WAS)          12
  M. Pattin (MIL)          12
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  L. Krausse (MIL)         11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          10
  R. Culp (BOS)            10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        78
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     53
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        45
  J. Perry (MIN)           44
  B. Johnson (CHI)         43
  M. Lolich (DET)          43
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40
  B. Parsons (MIL)         40
  V. Blue (OAK)            39
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         38

Strikeouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)           115
  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        85
  S. McDowell (CLE)        80
  T. Bradley (CHI)         75
  M. Pattin (MIL)          74
  R. Culp (BOS)            68
  B. Johnson (CHI)         65
  T. Hall (MIN)            64
  D. McLain (WAS)          64

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