Wednesday April 15, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 15, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota        4   0  2.00    4   3   1    36    28    8    8    3   13   24
Baltimore        5   1  2.78    6   3   1    55    37   17   17    3   24   39
Oakland          3   4  3.00    7   0   3    60    50   26   20    4   20   44
California       5   2  3.14    7   1   3    63    49   27   22    6   24   50
Washington       3   3  3.17    6   0   3    54    62   24   19    4   32   33
Boston           4   3  3.30    7   1   3    60    48   23   22    6   22   45
Detroit          4   3  3.79    7   4   1    62    66   28   26    4   32   48
New York         2   5  3.84    7   0   1    61    57   30   26    6   26   30
Milwaukee        3   5  4.43    8   1   2    69    74   42   34    5   18   37
Kansas City      2   4  5.00    6   1   1    54    59   31   30    7   29   33
Chicago          3   5  5.50    8   1   2    72    91   52   44    8   18   32
Cleveland        2   5  6.16    7   1   1    61    61   42   42    6   52   51

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dean Chance (CLE)      1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    6    5
Al Downing (OAK)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    1    0    0    3    2
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   1   1  0.69   2   2   0   0   0   13    7    2    1    0    3   12
Jim Perry (MIN)        2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   1   18   11    2    2    1    4   11
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    2    1    1    1    4    4
Joe Niekro (DET)       2   0  1.02   2   2   1   0   1   18   12    2    2    1    6   11
Ron Klimkowski (NY)    0   0  1.29   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    1    1    2    1
G. Lauzerique (MIL)    1   0  1.64   2   1   1   0   0   11   11    2    2    1    2   10
Jerry Janeski (CHI)    2   0  1.65   2   2   1   0   1   16   13    3    3    0    3    9
Jim Lonborg (BOS)      2   0  1.84   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    3    3    1    4   11

 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   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    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
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
Mike Cuellar           1   1  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   12   13    6    6    1    4    5
Eddie Watt             0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    1    1
Dave Leonhard          0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    0    2    1

 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
Ray Jarvis             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    2
Bill Lee               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    1
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    0    0    0    0    3    0
Ed Phillips            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    3
Vicente Romo           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Lee Stange             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    2
Jim Lonborg            2   0  1.84   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    3    3    1    4   11
Ray Culp               1   1  4.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   15    7    7    3    3   13
Sonny Siebert          0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    3    3
Gary Peters            1   1  7.45   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    9    8    1    4    5

 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
Eddie Fisher           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    1    5
Rudy May               0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    0    0    2    1
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Wally Wolf             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Mel Queen              0   0  3.38   2   0   0   1   0    5    6    2    2    1    1    6
Andy Messersmith       2   1  3.43   3   3   1   0   1   21   14    9    8    3    6   23
Clyde Wright           1   1  4.15   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    7    6    1    7    5
Tom Murphy             1   0  5.06   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    6    1    6    7

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Secrist            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    3    0
Jerry Janeski          2   0  1.65   2   2   1   0   1   16   13    3    3    0    3    9
Joel Horlen            1   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13   19    6    5    1    1    3
Wilbur Wood            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   2   0    4    4    2    2    1    0    4
Billy Wynne            0   0  4.70   1   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    2    1    2
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    0    2
Tommy John             0   2  6.94   2   2   0   0   0   12   15   11    9    2    2    6
Tommie Sisk            0   0  9.53   3   0   0   0   0    6   11   11    6    1    2    3
Danny Murphy           0   0 14.54   4   0   0   0   0    4   10    7    7    1    2    2
Gerry Arrigo           0   1 33.75   1   1   0   0   0    1    3    5    5    0    4    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   2   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    2    4
Sam McDowell           1   1  2.35   2   2   1   0   0   15    8    4    4    0    8   21
Barry Moore            0   1  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    6    6    0   13    2
Mike Paul              0   0  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    6    7
Bob Miller             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    6    2    2    1    1    2
Dick Ellsworth         0   0 10.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    7    7    1    3    3
Dennis Higgins         0   1 13.50   4   0   0   1   0    3    5    5    5    0    4    3
Rich Hand              0   2 16.88   2   2   0   0   0    5    8   10   10    3    3    3
Phil Hennigan          0   0 16.88   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    0    6    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
Jerry Robertson        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    0
Tom Timmerman          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    4    0    0    0    0    1
Joe Niekro             2   0  1.02   2   2   1   0   1   18   12    2    2    1    6   11
Mickey Lolich          2   1  1.95   3   3   3   0   1   28   27    7    6    1   15   24
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
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  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    6
Dick Drago             1   1  4.20   2   2   1   0   1   15   17    7    7    2    5    6
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
Bob Locker             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    5    3    0    0    0    1
George Lauzerique      1   0  1.64   2   1   1   0   0   11   11    2    2    1    2   10
Marty Pattin           0   2  2.63   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    4    4    0    2    6
John Gelnar            0   0  4.26   3   0   0   1   0    6    7    4    3    0    0    1
Gene Brabender         0   2  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    8    5    1    4    3
John O'Donoghue        1   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    0    4
Lew Krausse            1   1  6.48   2   2   0   0   0    8    7    6    6    1    5    2
Bob Meyer              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    2    4
Bobby Bolin            0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    1    2    2
John Morris            0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    6    5    1    1    4

 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
Stan Williams          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    2
Jim Perry              2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   1   18   11    2    2    1    4   11
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              1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    3
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    5
Lindy McDaniel         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Ron Klimkowski         0   0  1.29   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    1    1    2    1
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    1    3    8
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    1
Mel Stottlemyre        0   2  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    1    6    4
Joe Verbanic           0   0  5.06   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    3    0    4    3
Fritz Peterson         1   1  5.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    7    7    3    3    1
Bill Burbach           0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    0    3    2

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Downing             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    1    0    0    3    2
Rollie Fingers         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    2    0    0    0    0    3
Mudcat Grant           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Paul Lindblad          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    2
Jim Roland             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    0    0    1    2
Catfish Hunter         1   1  0.69   2   2   0   0   0   13    7    2    1    0    3   12
Diego Segui            0   0  1.80   3   0   0   1   0    5    2    1    1    0    3    5
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  3.60   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    2    1    5
Chuck Dobson           0   2  8.31   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    8    8    2    2    6
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   3   0   0   1   0    1    1    1    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   2   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    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
Casey Cox              2   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   22    7    5    3    3    5
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
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:

  C. Cox (WAS)              2
  J. Janeski (CHI)          2
  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  J. Lonborg (BOS)          2
  D. McNally (BAL)          2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  J. Niekro (DET)           2
  J. Perry (MIN)            2
  J. Aker (NY)              1
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1

Losses:

  G. Brabender (MIL)        2
  W. Bunker (KC)            2
  C. Dobson (OAK)           2
  R. Hand (CLE)             2
  T. John (CHI)             2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       2
  E. Wilson (DET)           2
  G. Arrigo (CHI)           1
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  J. Perry (MIN)            2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  R. Culp (BOS)             1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1
  J. Kaat (MIN)             1
  G. Lauzerique (MIL)       1
  S. McDowell (CLE)         1
  D. McNally (BAL)          1

Saves:

  S. Lyle (BOS)             2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  J. Aker (NY)              1
  S. Barber (MIN)           1
  P. Doyle (CAL)            1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1
  J. Gelnar (MIL)           1
  J. Grzenda (WAS)          1
  D. Higgins (CLE)          1
  D. Knowles (WAS)          1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        27.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   21.0
  J. Perry (MIN)         18.0
  J. Niekro (DET)        17.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       17.0
  J. Janeski (CHI)       16.1
  S. McDowell (CLE)      15.1
  R. Culp (BOS)          15.0
  D. Drago (KC)          15.0
  J. Lonborg (BOS)       14.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          27
  C. Cox (WAS)             22
  J. Horlen (CHI)          19
  D. Drago (KC)            17
  W. Bunker (KC)           16
  R. Culp (BOS)            15
  T. John (CHI)            15
  D. Bosman (WAS)          14
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     14
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      14

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           12
  T. John (CHI)            11
  B. Odom (OAK)            11
  T. Sisk (CHI)            11
  R. Hand (CLE)            10
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      9
  G. Peters (BOS)           9
  E. Wilson (DET)           9
  G. Brabender (MIL)        8
  C. Dobson (OAK)           8

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            4
  C. Cox (WAS)              3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  R. Hand (CLE)             3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      3
  F. Peterson (NY)          3
  C. Dobson (OAK)           2
  D. Drago (KC)             2
  T. John (CHI)             2
  J. Kaat (MIN)             2

Walks:

  M. Lolich (DET)          15
  B. Moore (CLE)           13
  D. Bosman (WAS)          12
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  C. Wright (CAL)           7
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  D. Chance (CLE)           6
  P. Hennigan (CLE)         6
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      6

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          24
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     23
  S. McDowell (CLE)        21
  D. McNally (BAL)         18
  R. Culp (BOS)            13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  J. Lonborg (BOS)         11
  J. Niekro (DET)          11
  J. Perry (MIN)           11
  G. Lauzerique (MIL)      10

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