Friday April 10, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 10, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California       3   0  1.67    3   1   2    27    21    8    5    1   14   23
Baltimore        4   0  1.70    4   3   0    37    17    7    7    3   18   30
Minnesota        2   0  2.00    2   1   1    18    16    4    4    0   12   12
Boston           2   1  2.77    3   0   2    26    19    8    8    3   12   21
Oakland          1   2  2.88    3   0   1    25    20    9    8    1    9   16
New York         1   1  3.50    2   0   1    18    17    7    7    0    7    6
Washington       1   3  3.50    4   0   1    36    38   16   14    2   28   25
Detroit          2   2  3.79    4   3   0    36    38   17   15    2   23   31
Kansas City      2   2  4.25    4   1   1    36    34   18   17    3   25   26
Milwaukee        0   3  6.58    3   0   0    26    34   23   19    1    6   13
Chicago          1   2  6.67    3   0   1    27    43   22   20    4    6   14
Cleveland        0   3  8.00    3   0   0    27    26   24   24    5   26   26

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker (NY)         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    3
Bill Butler (KC)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    6    5
Dick Drago (KC)        1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    5    4
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    1
Joe Grzenda (WAS)      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    0
Dick Hall (BAL)        1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    4
Bill Lee (BOS)         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    1
A. Messersmith (CAL)   1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    4   11
Joe Niekro (DET)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    4    6
Jim Perry (MIN)        1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    4    6

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Hall              1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    4
Dave Leonhard          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Tom Phoebus            1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    2    1    1    1    4    4
Mike Cuellar           1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    2    2    1    3    4
Dave McNally           1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    2    2    1    3   13
Jim Palmer             0   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    8    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    1
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    3    0
Ed Phillips            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Vicente Romo           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Lee Stange             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    2
Jim Lonborg            1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    1    3    7
Gary Peters            1   0  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    2    4
Ray Culp               0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    4    4    2    2    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rudy May               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    0    0    1    1
Andy Messersmith       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    4   11
Mel Queen              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    2
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Murphy             1   0  1.35   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    1    1    0    4    6
Clyde Wright           1   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    4    4    1    3    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Rounsaville       0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    0    1
Don Secrist            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jerry Janeski          1   0  3.68   1   1   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    2    7
Wilbur Wood            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    1    0    3
Joel Horlen            0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5   11    5    4    1    1    0
Tommy John             0   1  9.64   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    6    5    1    1    3
Tommie Sisk            0   0 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    0    2    0
Danny Murphy           0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    4    3    3    1    0    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hargan           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    4
Phil Hennigan          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Mike Paul              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    2    1
Sam McDowell           0   1  4.26   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    0    5   11
Bob Miller             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    1    1    2
Barry Moore            0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0   10    1
Dick Ellsworth         0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    5    7    7    7    1    3    2
Rich Hand              0   1 16.20   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    6    6    3    2    3
Dennis Higgins         0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    0    2    1

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Lasher            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Joe Niekro             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    4    6
Jerry Robertson        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    0
Tom Timmerman          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Mickey Lolich          1   1  0.96   2   2   2   0   1   19   15    3    2    0   11   17
Daryl Patterson        0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    1    2    4
Earl Wilson            0   1 19.29   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    5    5    0    4    1
Mike Kilkenny          0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    5    5    1    1    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Butler            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    6    5
Dick Drago             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    5    4
Dave Morehead          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    0    0    2    2
Ken Wright             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    4
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    1    0
Roger Nelson           0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    0    0
Wally Bunker           0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    6    6    2    3    8
Jim Rooker             0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    4    4    0    5    0
Bob Johnson            0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    1    2

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Lauzerique      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    3
Bob Locker             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    0    0    0    1
John Morris            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    0    0    1    2
Marty Pattin           0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    1    1
John Gelnar            0   0 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    4    3    0    0    1
Gene Brabender         0   1 10.38   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    1    1    2
Lew Krausse            0   1 12.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    3    4    4    0    1    1
Bob Meyer              0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    0    1    2
John O'Donoghue        0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    0    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Barber           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    0
Jim Perry              1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    4    6
Stan Williams          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    2
Luis Tiant             0   0  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    4
Ron Perranoski         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    2    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    3
Ron Klimkowski         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Joe Verbanic           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    2
Fritz Peterson         1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    0    2    0
Mel Stottlemyre        0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5   10    4    4    0    3    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    1
Mudcat Grant           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Catfish Hunter         0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    8
Chuck Dobson           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    2    3
Diego Segui            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    0
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    3    0    3    3

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Grzenda            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    0
Horacio Pina           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Jim Shellenback        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dick Such              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    4    5
Joe Coleman            0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    5    8
Jan Dukes              0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    1    0    0    2
George Brunet          0   1  4.26   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    4    4
Dick Bosman            0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    9    4
Casey Cox              1   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    4    3    1    2    2
Darold Knowles         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    0    2    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Butler (KC)            1
  C. Cox (WAS)              1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  D. Hall (BAL)             1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1
  M. Lolich (DET)           1
  J. Lonborg (BOS)          1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1

Losses:

  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  G. Brabender (MIL)        1
  G. Brunet (WAS)           1
  W. Bunker (KC)            1
  J. Coleman (WAS)          1
  R. Culp (BOS)             1
  C. Dobson (OAK)           1
  R. Hand (CLE)             1
  J. Horlen (CHI)           1
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  J. Niekro (DET)           1
  J. Perry (MIN)            1
  T. Phoebus (BAL)          1

Saves:

  J. Aker (NY)              1
  S. Barber (MIN)           1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1
  J. Grzenda (WAS)          1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  S. Lyle (BOS)             1
  D. Morehead (KC)          1
  M. Queen (CAL)            1
  K. Tatum (CAL)            1
  W. Wood (CHI)             1

Shutouts:

  D. Drago (KC)             1
  M. Lolich (DET)           1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  J. Niekro (DET)           1
  J. Perry (MIN)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        18.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        9.0
  D. Drago (KC)           9.0
  D. McNally (BAL)        9.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    9.0
  J. Niekro (DET)         9.0
  J. Perry (MIN)          9.0
  T. Phoebus (BAL)        9.0
  J. Janeski (CHI)        7.1
  J. Coleman (WAS)        7.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  J. Horlen (CHI)          11
  J. Janeski (CHI)         10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10
  W. Bunker (KC)            9
  C. Cox (WAS)              9
  T. John (CHI)             8
  G. Brabender (MIL)        7
  D. Ellsworth (CLE)        7
  T. Murphy (CAL)           7

Runs:

  D. Ellsworth (CLE)        7
  W. Bunker (KC)            6
  R. Hand (CLE)             6
  T. John (CHI)             6
  G. Brabender (MIL)        5
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  M. Kilkenny (DET)         5
  E. Wilson (DET)           5
  C. Cox (WAS)              4
  R. Culp (BOS)             4

Home Runs:

  R. Hand (CLE)             3
  W. Bunker (KC)            2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  G. Brabender (MIL)        1
  G. Brunet (WAS)           1
  C. Cox (WAS)              1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  C. Dobson (OAK)           1
  D. Ellsworth (CLE)        1
  J. Horlen (CHI)           1

Walks:

  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  B. Moore (CLE)           10
  D. Bosman (WAS)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  J. Coleman (WAS)          5
  D. Drago (KC)             5
  S. McDowell (CLE)         5
  J. Rooker (KC)            5
  G. Brunet (WAS)           4

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  S. McDowell (CLE)        11
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     11
  W. Bunker (KC)            8
  J. Coleman (WAS)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  J. Janeski (CHI)          7
  J. Lonborg (BOS)          7
  R. Culp (BOS)             6


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