Select a date:      
Sunday April 19, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 19, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota        6   2  2.70    8   3   3    70    65   24   21    8   23   50
California       7   4  2.80   11   2   4   103    82   41   32    6   41   79
Detroit          7   3  3.08   10   6   1    91    88   33   31    5   45   65
Baltimore        7   4  3.09   11   4   2   102    75   40   35    6   47   68
Boston           5   5  3.59   10   1   4    88    74   36   35    7   45   62
Oakland          5   6  3.66   11   2   3    96    90   46   39    8   29   79
Washington       4   4  3.68    8   1   3    71    82   35   29    4   44   40
New York         4   8  4.03   12   0   2   105   101   53   47   12   41   53
Kansas City      5   5  4.35   10   1   3    93    96   50   45   12   42   57
Milwaukee        3   7  4.76   10   1   2    87   104   58   46    6   25   53
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
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
Jim Perry (MIN)        3   0  1.44   3   3   2   0   1   25   17    5    4    2    6   15
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
A. Messersmith (CAL)   2   1  2.48   4   4   1   0   1   29   16   10    8    3    8   31

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Pete Richert           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    9
Tom Phoebus            1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17    4    2    2    1    7    6
Dick Hall              1   1  2.57   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    2    0    1    7
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 Hardin             0   1  3.24   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    3    0    3    3
Mike Cuellar           2   1  3.43   3   3   2   0   0   21   17    9    8    1   10   11
Jim Palmer             0   1  4.05   2   2   0   0   0   13    7    6    6    1   13    9
Dave Leonhard          0   0 19.29   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    0    4    2

 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   3   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Eddie Fisher           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0   10    3    1    0    0    2    8
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    3
Wally Wolf             0   0  0.00   2   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
Andy Messersmith       2   1  2.48   4   4   1   0   1   29   16   10    8    3    8   31
Clyde Wright           2   1  2.86   3   3   1   0   0   22   20    8    7    1   11   10
Tom Murphy             1   1  5.29   3   3   0   0   0   17   21   12   10    1    8   10
Mel Queen              0   1  6.43   3   0   0   1   0    7   11    5    5    1    4    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
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
Dick Drago             1   1  3.00   3   3   1   0   1   24   25    8    8    2    9   10
Bill Butler            2   0  3.27   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    5    4    2    8    9
Jim Rooker             1   0  4.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    7    4    4    0    6    2
Bob Johnson            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    2    6
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              3   0  1.44   3   3   2   0   1   25   17    5    4    2    6   15
Ron Perranoski         0   0  2.25   3   0   0   2   0    8    5    2    2    0    3    5
Dave Boswell           0   1  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    3    1    0    3    2
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   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    0    4
Ron Klimkowski         0   0  2.70   4   1   0   0   0   10   11    5    3    1    3    1
Mel Stottlemyre        0   2  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    7    7    1    7    8
Joe Verbanic           1   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    9    4
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
Jack Aker              1   1  5.40   5   0   0   2   0    8    8    6    5    2    1    4
Bill Burbach           0   2  6.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    9    9    1    5   10

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mudcat Grant           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    2
Paul Lindblad          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    2
Jim Roland             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    0    0    3    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   3  9.22   3   3   0   0   0   14   22   14   14    3    3   11

 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

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  J. Perry (MIN)            3
  B. Butler (KC)            2
  C. Cox (WAS)              2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  J. Janeski (CHI)          2
  J. Lonborg (BOS)          2
  S. McDowell (CLE)         2

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  J. Aker (NY)              2
  S. Lyle (BOS)             2
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       2
  P. Richert (BAL)          2
  K. Tatum (CAL)            2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  S. Barber (MIN)           1
  P. Doyle (CAL)            1
  M. Drabowsky (KC)         1
  R. Fingers (OAK)          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
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   29.0
  J. Niekro (DET)        25.2
  J. Perry (MIN)         25.0
  S. McDowell (CLE)      24.1
  D. Drago (KC)          24.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       24.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        22.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        22.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       21.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          37
  D. Drago (KC)            25
  T. John (CHI)            25
  D. Bosman (WAS)          22
  W. Bunker (KC)           22
  C. Cox (WAS)             22
  C. Dobson (OAK)          22
  T. Murphy (CAL)          21
  E. Wilson (DET)          20
  C. Wright (CAL)          20

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           19
  C. Dobson (OAK)          14
  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

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
  C. Dobson (OAK)           3
  R. Hand (CLE)             3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      3

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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  D. Chance (CLE)           9

Strikeouts:

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


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report