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Saturday April 11, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 11, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        5   0  1.96    5   3   1    46    24   10   10    3   19   36
California       4   0  2.00    4   1   3    36    27   11    8    2   14   30
Minnesota        3   0  2.00    3   2   1    27    23    6    6    2   13   19
New York         1   2  3.00    3   0   1    27    23   10    9    1   10   15
Boston           2   2  3.18    4   0   2    34    25   12   12    4   15   28
Washington       2   3  3.40    5   0   2    45    47   19   17    2   31   30
Oakland          1   3  3.55    4   0   1    33    28   17   13    1   13   23
Detroit          2   3  4.12    5   3   0    44    47   22   20    2   26   36
Kansas City      2   3  4.60    5   1   1    45    43   24   23    5   29   29
Milwaukee        1   3  5.91    4   0   1    35    39   27   23    2    9   20
Cleveland        1   3  6.00    4   0   1    36    31   24   24    5   34   36
Chicago          1   3  7.00    4   0   1    36    56   30   28    6    7   18

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Butler (KC)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    6    5
Dean Chance (CLE)      1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    6    5
Dick Drago (KC)        1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    5    4
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
Mickey Lolich (DET)    1   1  0.96   2   2   2   0   1   19   15    3    2    0   11   17
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    2    1    1    1    4    4
Jim Lonborg (BOS)      1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    1    3    7
Tom Murphy (CAL)       1   0  1.35   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    1    1    0    4    6
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    8

 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
Jim Hardin             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dave Leonhard          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Pete Richert           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    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           2   0  2.12   2   2   1   0   0   17   10    4    4    1    3   18
Jim Palmer             0   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    8    4
Eddie Watt             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    4
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
Sonny Siebert          0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    3    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Doyle             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Rudy May               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    0    0    1    1
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
Andy Messersmith       2   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   1   16   10    3    3    1    4   17
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
Don Secrist            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Jerry Janeski          1   0  3.68   1   1   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    2    7
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.70   1   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    1    2
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
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    0    2
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   0 108.0   2   0   0   0   0    0    5    4    4    1    0    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dean Chance            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    6    5
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    4    5
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 18.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    4    4    0    2    2

 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   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    1
Mickey Lolich          1   1  0.96   2   2   2   0   1   19   15    3    2    0   11   17
Earl Wilson            0   2  8.38   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    9    9    0    6    6
Daryl Patterson        0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    1    2    4
Mike Kilkenny          0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    5    5    1    1    1
John Hiller            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    0    1    1    0    1    0

 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   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    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
Bob Johnson            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    2    5
Roger Nelson           0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    0    0
Wally Bunker           0   2 10.45   2   2   0   0   0   10   16   12   12    4    5    8
Jim Rooker             0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    4    4    0    5    0

 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   2   0   0   1   0    3    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
Bob Meyer              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    2    4
John O'Donoghue        1   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    0    3
Bobby Bolin            0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    1    2    2
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

 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
Jim Kaat               1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    2    2    2    1    7
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
Lindy McDaniel         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Joe Verbanic           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    2
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    1    3    8
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
Paul Lindblad          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Roland             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    0    0    1    2
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   1  9.82   2   2   0   0   0    7   11   11    8    0    6    6

 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
Pedro Ramos            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    2
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            1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    0   12    6
Casey Cox              1   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    4    3    1    2    2
Darold Knowles         0   0  6.75   2   0   0   1   0    3    5    2    2    0    2    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  B. Butler (KC)            1
  D. Chance (CLE)           1
  C. Cox (WAS)              1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  D. Hall (BAL)             1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1

Losses:

  W. Bunker (KC)            2
  E. Wilson (DET)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  G. Brabender (MIL)        1
  G. Brunet (WAS)           1
  J. Coleman (WAS)          1
  R. Culp (BOS)             1
  C. Dobson (OAK)           1
  R. Hand (CLE)             1

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  J. Kaat (MIN)             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
  P. Doyle (CAL)            1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1
  J. Grzenda (WAS)          1
  D. Higgins (CLE)          1
  D. Knowles (WAS)          1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  B. Locker (MIL)           1
  S. Lyle (BOS)             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
  D. McNally (BAL)       17.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   16.0
  D. Bosman (WAS)        12.0
  W. Bunker (KC)         10.1
  E. Wilson (DET)         9.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        9.0
  D. Drago (KC)           9.0
  J. Kaat (MIN)           9.0
  J. Niekro (DET)         9.0

Hits:

  W. Bunker (KC)           16
  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  D. Bosman (WAS)          14
  E. Wilson (DET)          14
  J. Horlen (CHI)          11
  B. Odom (OAK)            11
  J. Janeski (CHI)         10
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           12
  B. Odom (OAK)            11
  E. Wilson (DET)           9
  D. Ellsworth (CLE)        7
  D. Bosman (WAS)           6
  R. Hand (CLE)             6
  T. John (CHI)             6
  G. Brabender (MIL)        5
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  M. Kilkenny (DET)         5

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            4
  R. Hand (CLE)             3
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2
  B. Wynne (CHI)            2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  B. Bolin (MIL)            1
  G. Brabender (MIL)        1
  G. Brunet (WAS)           1
  C. Cox (WAS)              1

Walks:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          12
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  B. Moore (CLE)           10
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  D. Chance (CLE)           6
  B. Odom (OAK)             6
  E. Wilson (DET)           6
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  J. Coleman (WAS)          5

Strikeouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)         18
  M. Lolich (DET)          17
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  S. McDowell (CLE)        11
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           8
  W. Bunker (KC)            8
  J. Coleman (WAS)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  J. Janeski (CHI)          7
  J. Kaat (MIN)             7


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