Saturday April 18, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 18, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        6   3  2.79    9   3   2    84    54   29   26    6   37   55
Minnesota        5   2  2.80    7   3   2    61    59   21   19    7   21   44
California       7   3  2.90   10   2   4    90    75   37   29    6   36   67
Detroit          7   3  3.08   10   6   1    91    88   33   31    5   45   65
Oakland          5   5  3.41   10   2   3    87    79   40   33    7   26   73
Boston           5   5  3.59   10   1   4    88    74   36   35    7   45   62
Washington       4   4  3.68    8   1   3    71    82   35   29    4   44   40
New York         3   7  3.89   10   0   1    88    81   44   38    9   33   43
Milwaukee        3   7  4.76   10   1   2    87   104   58   46    6   25   53
Kansas City      4   5  4.95    9   1   3    80    84   49   44   12   38   52
Chicago          4   6  5.16   10   1   3    89   108   60   51    8   28   40
Cleveland        3   6  5.63    9   2   1    78    78   50   49    7   63   68

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Perry (MIN)        2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   1   18   11    2    2    1    4   11
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17    4    2    2    1    7    6
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   2   1  1.23   3   3   1   0   0   22   12    4    3    1    5   21
G. Lauzerique (MIL)    1   0  1.38   3   1   1   0   0   13   12    2    2    1    3   12
Joe Niekro (DET)       2   0  1.40   3   3   1   0   1   26   16    4    4    2    7   13
Jerry Janeski (CHI)    2   0  1.65   2   2   1   0   1   16   13    3    3    0    3    9
Joe Coleman (WAS)      1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    4    3    0    9   10
Mickey Lolich (DET)    3   1  1.72   4   4   4   0   1   37   37    8    7    1   19   31
Jim Lonborg (BOS)      2   0  1.84   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    3    3    1    4   11
Sam McDowell (CLE)     2   1  2.59   3   3   2   0   0   24   16    8    7    0   13   31

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Hall              1   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    0    0    1    5
Jim Hardin             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    1
Pete Richert           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    7
Tom Phoebus            1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17    4    2    2    1    7    6
Dave McNally           3   0  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   24   18    8    8    3    4   20
Eddie Watt             0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    3    1
Jim Palmer             0   1  4.05   2   2   0   0   0   13    7    6    6    1   13    9
Mike Cuellar           1   1  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   12   13    6    6    1    4    5
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
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    3    0    0    0    0    5    0
Ed Phillips            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    6
Vicente Romo           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    0    2
Lee Stange             1   0  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    7    5
Jim Lonborg            2   0  1.84   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    3    3    1    4   11
Ray Jarvis             0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    2    3
Ken Brett              0   1  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    0    4    9
Ray Culp               1   1  4.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   15    7    7    3    3   13
Gary Peters            1   1  4.96   3   3   0   0   0   16   16   10    9    1   11    9
Bill Lee               0   1  6.75   2   1   0   1   0    5    7    4    4    1    3    1
Sonny Siebert          0   1  9.82   2   2   0   0   0    7   12    8    8    1    5    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Doyle             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Eddie Fisher           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    8    3    1    0    0    2    5
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    3
Wally Wolf             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Rudy May               1   0  2.08   4   1   0   0   0    9    9    5    2    0    7    7
Clyde Wright           2   1  2.86   3   3   1   0   0   22   20    8    7    1   11   10
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
Tom Murphy             1   1  5.29   3   3   0   0   0   17   21   12   10    1    8   10

 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
Wilbur Wood            1   0  3.00   5   0   0   2   0    6    5    2    2    1    0    4
Joel Horlen            1   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13   19    6    5    1    1    3
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  5.79   6   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    1    2
Tommy John             0   3  5.89   3   3   0   0   0   18   25   14   12    2    6   11
Billy Wynne            0   0  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    9   11    8    7    2    5    2
Tommie Sisk            0   0  7.27   4   0   0   0   0    9   14   12    7    1    3    5
Danny Murphy           0   0  8.59   5   0   0   1   0    7   11    7    7    1    2    3
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
Steve Hargan           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    3    4
Sam McDowell           2   1  2.59   3   3   2   0   0   24   16    8    7    0   13   31
Dean Chance            1   1  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    9   12
Barry Moore            0   1  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    6    6    0   13    2
Mike Paul              0   0  6.75   5   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
Dennis Higgins         0   1 10.38   5   0   0   1   0    4    5    5    5    0    6    3
Dick Ellsworth         0   0 10.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    7    7    1    3    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            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    2
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  1.40   3   3   1   0   1   26   16    4    4    2    7   13
Mickey Lolich          3   1  1.72   4   4   4   0   1   37   37    8    7    1   19   31
Earl Wilson            1   2  5.30   3   3   1   0   0   19   20   11   11    0   12   13
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
Ken Wright             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    1
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  1.08   4   0   0   1   0    8    5    1    1    0    2   10
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    3
Dave Morehead          1   0  2.70   2   1   0   1   0   10    9    6    3    1    3    7
Bill Butler            2   0  3.27   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    5    4    2    8    9
Dick Drago             1   1  4.20   2   2   1   0   1   15   17    7    7    2    5    6
Bob Johnson            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    2    6
Jim Rooker             0   0  7.20   3   0   0   1   0    5    3    4    4    0    6    1
Roger Nelson           0   1  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    1    0    1
Wally Bunker           0   3 11.05   3   3   0   0   0   15   22   19   18    6    8    8

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Locker             0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    8    3    0    0    1    4
George Lauzerique      1   0  1.38   3   1   1   0   0   13   12    2    2    1    3   12
Marty Pattin           0   2  2.63   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    4    4    0    2    6
John O'Donoghue        1   0  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    0    6
Gene Brabender         0   2  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    8    5    1    4    3
Bobby Bolin            0   0  5.79   2   2   0   0   0    9   14    8    6    1    5    5
Bob Meyer              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    2    4
Lew Krausse            1   2  7.94   3   3   0   0   0   11   13   12   10    2    7    6
John Morris            0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    6    5    1    1    4
John Gelnar            0   1  9.72   5   0   0   1   0    8   14   10    9    0    0    3

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hall               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    3
Stan Williams          1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    3
Bill Zepp              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
Jim Perry              2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   1   18   11    2    2    1    4   11
Dave Boswell           0   1  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    3    1    0    3    2
Ron Perranoski         0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    3
Jim Kaat               1   1  3.65   2   2   1   0   0   12   15    5    5    4    2   11
Steve Barber           0   0  5.40   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    3    1
Luis Tiant             1   0  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    9   13    7    7    2    5    8

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    4
Ron Klimkowski         0   0  1.29   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    1    1    2    1
Jack Aker              1   1  3.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    4    3    2    0    1    3
Mel Stottlemyre        0   2  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    7    7    1    7    8
Steve Hamilton         0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    0    3    6
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    1
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  4.73   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    8    7    3    5   11
Fritz Peterson         1   2  4.86   3   3   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    4    4    4
Joe Verbanic           0   0  5.06   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    3    0    4    3
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
Mudcat Grant           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    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         2   1  1.23   3   3   1   0   0   22   12    4    3    1    5   21
Diego Segui            0   0  2.25   4   0   0   1   0    8    6    2    2    0    3    9
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    2    1    7
Rollie Fingers         0   0  4.26   3   0   0   1   0    6    6    3    3    0    1    3
Al Downing             1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    6    5    1    4    7
Blue Moon Odom         2   1  4.96   3   3   1   0   0   16   17   12    9    1    8   15
Chuck Dobson           0   2  8.31   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    8    8    2    2    6

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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 Grzenda            0   0  1.50   2   0   0   1   0    6    5    1    1    0    3    0
Joe Coleman            1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    4    3    0    9   10
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    1    0    0    3
Casey Cox              2   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   22    7    5    3    3    5
George Brunet          0   1  4.26   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    4    4
Dick Bosman            1   2  6.48   3   3   0   0   0   17   22   12   12    0   18   10
Darold Knowles         0   0  6.75   2   0   0   1   0    3    5    2    2    0    2    1
Horacio Pina           0   0 18.00   4   0   0   1   0    1    3    3    2    0    1    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  B. Butler (KC)            2
  C. Cox (WAS)              2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  J. Janeski (CHI)          2
  J. Lonborg (BOS)          2
  S. McDowell (CLE)         2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      2
  J. Niekro (DET)           2

Losses:

  W. Bunker (KC)            3
  T. John (CHI)             3
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  G. Brabender (MIL)        2
  C. Dobson (OAK)           2
  R. Hand (CLE)             2
  L. Krausse (MIL)          2
  M. Pattin (MIL)           2
  F. Peterson (NY)          2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       2

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  S. McDowell (CLE)         2
  J. Perry (MIN)            2
  J. Coleman (WAS)          1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  R. Culp (BOS)             1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  C. Hunter (OAK)           1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1
  J. Kaat (MIN)             1

Saves:

  S. Lyle (BOS)             2
  P. Richert (BAL)          2
  K. Tatum (CAL)            2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  J. Aker (NY)              1
  S. Barber (MIN)           1
  P. Doyle (CAL)            1
  M. Drabowsky (KC)         1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          1
  J. Gelnar (MIL)           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)        36.2
  J. Niekro (DET)        25.2
  S. McDowell (CLE)      24.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       24.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        22.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        22.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   21.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    21.0
  E. Wilson (DET)        18.2
  T. John (CHI)          18.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          37
  T. John (CHI)            25
  D. Bosman (WAS)          22
  W. Bunker (KC)           22
  C. Cox (WAS)             22
  T. Murphy (CAL)          21
  E. Wilson (DET)          20
  C. Wright (CAL)          20
  J. Horlen (CHI)          19
  F. Peterson (NY)         19

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           19
  T. John (CHI)            14
  D. Bosman (WAS)          12
  L. Krausse (MIL)         12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          12
  B. Odom (OAK)            12
  T. Sisk (CHI)            12
  E. Wilson (DET)          11
  J. Gelnar (MIL)          10
  R. Hand (CLE)            10

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  F. Peterson (NY)          4
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           3
  C. Cox (WAS)              3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  R. Hand (CLE)             3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      3
  B. Butler (KC)            2

Walks:

  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  D. Bosman (WAS)          18
  S. McDowell (CLE)        13
  B. Moore (CLE)           13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  E. Wilson (DET)          12
  G. Peters (BOS)          11
  C. Wright (CAL)          11
  D. Chance (CLE)           9
  J. Coleman (WAS)          9

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  S. McDowell (CLE)        31
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     23
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  D. McNally (BAL)         20
  B. Odom (OAK)            15
  R. Culp (BOS)            13
  J. Niekro (DET)          13
  E. Wilson (DET)          13
  D. Chance (CLE)          12


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