Monday April 20, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 20, 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       8   4  2.79   12   2   4   113    89   45   35    7   43   90
Detroit          7   3  3.08   10   6   1    91    88   33   31    5   45   65
Baltimore        8   4  3.08   12   5   2   108    80   42   37    6   54   71
Oakland          5   7  3.62   12   2   3   107    97   50   43   10   32   92
Boston           5   6  3.65   11   2   4    94    80   39   38    8   45   65
New York         5   8  3.87   13   0   3   114   111   55   49   12   45   63
Kansas City      6   5  4.07   11   1   3   104   107   52   47   14   44   63
Washington       4   5  4.39    9   1   3    80    94   46   39    6   45   46
Milwaukee        3   8  4.76   11   1   2    96   117   63   51    6   27   61
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
Eddie Fisher (CAL)     1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0   12    5    2    0    0    2   10
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

 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             1   1  3.72   3   3   1   0   0   19   12    8    8    1   20   12
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   2  4.29   3   3   2   0   0   21   21   10   10    4    3   16
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             1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    2
Eddie Fisher           1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0   12    5    2    0    0    2   10
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
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
Rudy May               1   0  2.87   5   2   0   0   0   16   13    8    5    1    9   16
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
Mike Hedlund           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Ken Wright             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  1.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    5    1    1    0    3   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  2.95   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    7    6    4    9   14
Dick Drago             1   1  3.00   3   3   1   0   1   24   25    8    8    2    9   10
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  1.29   6   0   0   1   0    7   11    4    1    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   6   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    0    6
Gene Brabender         0   2  4.41   3   3   0   0   0   16   14   11    8    1    4   10
Bobby Bolin            0   0  5.79   2   2   0   0   0    9   14    8    6    1    5    5
Bob Meyer              0   0  5.79   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    0    2    4
Lew Krausse            1   3  8.03   4   3   0   0   0   12   17   13   11    2    9    7
John Morris            0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    6    5    1    1    4
John Gelnar            0   1  9.35   6   0   0   1   0    9   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
Steve Hamilton         0   0  2.70   4   0   0   1   0    7    2    2    2    0    5    6
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
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  3.98   3   3   0   0   0   20   23   10    9    3    7   21
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    1
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   1  2.89   5   0   0   1   0    9    8    3    3    0    4    9
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    2    1    7
Blue Moon Odom         2   1  3.91   4   4   1   0   0   25   21   14   11    2   10   28
Al Downing             1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    6    5    1    4    7
Rollie Fingers         0   0  5.14   4   0   0   1   0    7    7    4    4    1    1    3
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
Jim Shellenback        0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    0    0    0    1
Dick Such              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    4    5
Joe Grzenda            0   0  1.29   3   0   0   1   0    7    5    1    1    0    3    1
Joe Coleman            1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    4    3    0    9   10
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    2    0    0    4
Casey Cox              2   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   22    7    5    3    3    5
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
Pedro Ramos            0   0  8.10   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    1    1    5
George Brunet          0   2  9.35   2   2   0   0   0    9   13   10    9    2    4    4
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
  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
  L. Krausse (MIL)          3
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  G. Brabender (MIL)        2
  G. Brunet (WAS)           2
  B. Burbach (NY)           2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  R. Hand (CLE)             2

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  S. McDowell (CLE)         2
  J. Perry (MIN)            2
  J. Coleman (WAS)          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
  B. Odom (OAK)          25.1
  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

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          37
  D. Drago (KC)            25
  T. John (CHI)            25
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          23
  D. Bosman (WAS)          22
  W. Bunker (KC)           22
  C. Cox (WAS)             22
  C. Dobson (OAK)          22
  R. Culp (BOS)            21
  T. Murphy (CAL)          21

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           19
  C. Dobson (OAK)          14
  T. John (CHI)            14
  B. Odom (OAK)            14
  L. Krausse (MIL)         13
  D. Bosman (WAS)          12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          12
  T. Sisk (CHI)            12
  G. Brabender (MIL)       11
  E. Wilson (DET)          11

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  D. Bosman (WAS)          18
  S. McDowell (CLE)        13
  B. Moore (CLE)           13
  E. Wilson (DET)          12
  G. Peters (BOS)          11
  C. Wright (CAL)          11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  B. Odom (OAK)            10

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          31
  S. McDowell (CLE)        31
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     31
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          21
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  D. McNally (BAL)         20
  R. Culp (BOS)            16
  R. May (CAL)             16
  J. Perry (MIN)           15


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