Thursday April 23, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 23, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota        8   3  2.52   11   4   4    93    91   35   26    9   28   60
California      10   4  2.54   14   3   5   131    98   47   37    7   49  101
Detroit          9   3  2.82   12   7   2   109    96   36   34    7   48   80
Oakland          7   7  3.24   14   4   3   125   107   54   45   11   36  102
Baltimore        8   5  3.26   13   5   2   116    93   47   42    6   56   74
Boston           6   6  3.51   12   2   4   103    90   41   40    8   47   73
New York         6  10  3.63   16   0   3   149   144   70   60   14   60   84
Kansas City      6   7  3.98   13   1   3   120   118   58   53   16   53   69
Washington       6   6  4.27   12   1   4   116   124   63   55    7   73   65
Milwaukee        3  10  4.57   13   1   2   112   133   69   57    6   32   68
Chicago          5   8  4.95   13   2   4   111   131   72   61   10   35   51
Cleveland        3   8  5.42   11   2   1    96    98   60   58    8   66   80

 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)   3   1  1.16   4   4   2   0   0   31   19    7    4    1    7   26
Mickey Lolich (DET)    4   1  1.38   5   5   5   0   2   46   42    8    7    1   19   38
Joe Niekro (DET)       2   0  1.40   3   3   1   0   1   26   16    4    4    2    7   13
Joe Coleman (WAS)      1   1  1.42   3   3   1   0   0   25   15    5    4    1   15   15
Jim Perry (MIN)        3   0  1.44   3   3   2   0   1   25   17    5    4    2    6   15
Jim Lonborg (BOS)      2   0  2.14   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    6   18
G. Lauzerique (MIL)    1   1  2.18   4   2   1   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    4   16
Clyde Wright (CAL)     3   1  2.32   4   4   2   0   0   31   26    9    8    1   13   16
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
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 McNally           3   1  3.73   4   4   1   0   0   31   30   13   13    3    6   22
Dave Leonhard          0   0 15.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    0    4    3

 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           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    0    0    0    0    3
Lee Stange             1   0  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    7    5
Ray Jarvis             0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    2    3
Jim Lonborg            2   0  2.14   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    6   18
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   5   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    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   4   0   0   3   0    6    1    0    0    0    1    5
Wally Wolf             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Clyde Wright           3   1  2.32   4   4   2   0   0   31   26    9    8    1   13   16
Andy Messersmith       2   1  2.48   4   4   1   0   1   29   16   10    8    3    8   31
Rudy May               1   0  2.87   5   2   0   0   0   16   13    8    5    1    9   16
Tom Murphy             2   1  3.96   4   4   0   0   0   25   24   13   11    1   11   13
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
Wilbur Wood            1   0  2.25   6   0   0   3   0    8    6    3    2    1    1    7
Jerry Janeski          2   0  2.86   3   3   1   0   1   22   18    7    7    0    6   13
Joel Horlen            1   2  4.08   3   3   1   0   0   18   26    9    8    2    2    4
Tommie Sisk            1   0  5.25   6   0   0   0   0   12   17   13    7    1    3    7
Tommy John             0   4  5.55   4   4   0   0   0   24   32   17   15    3    8   12
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  5.79   6   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    1    2
Billy Wynne            0   0  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    9   11    8    7    2    5    2
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   1  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    3    5
Sam McDowell           2   2  2.97   4   4   2   0   0   30   22   12   10    1   15   32
Dean Chance            1   1  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   21   21    7    7    1   10   19
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
Dennis Higgins         0   1  8.44   6   0   0   1   0    5    5    5    5    0    6    5
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
Rich Hand              0   2 13.50   3   2   0   0   0    7   10   11   11    3    3    4
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   3   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    4
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
Mickey Lolich          4   1  1.38   5   5   5   0   2   46   42    8    7    1   19   38
Joe Niekro             2   0  1.40   3   3   1   0   1   26   16    4    4    2    7   13
Earl Wilson            2   2  4.73   4   4   1   0   0   27   23   14   14    2   14   19
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   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    2    1
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  0.93   6   0   0   1   0   10    6    1    1    0    3   11
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    3
Dave Morehead          1   0  2.81   3   2   0   1   0   16   14    8    5    2    5    8
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   1  5.23   5   0   0   1   0   10    8    6    6    1    8    3
Bob Johnson            0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    3    6
Roger Nelson           0   1  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    1    0    1
Wally Bunker           0   4  8.18   4   4   0   0   0   22   26   21   20    6   12   11

 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   1  2.18   4   2   1   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    4   16
John O'Donoghue        1   0  2.70   7   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    0    6
Marty Pattin           0   3  3.57   3   3   0   0   0   18   20    7    7    0    5    8
Gene Brabender         0   2  4.41   3   3   0   0   0   16   14   11    8    1    4   10
Bobby Bolin            0   0  5.06   3   2   0   0   0   11   14    8    6    1    6    5
Bob Meyer              0   0  5.79   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    0    2    4
John Morris            0   0  5.87   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    5    1    1    5
Lew Krausse            1   3  8.03   4   3   0   0   0   12   17   13   11    2    9    7
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    4
Stan Williams          1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    1    5
Jim Perry              3   0  1.44   3   3   2   0   1   25   17    5    4    2    6   15
Bill Zepp              0   0  2.25   2   1   0   0   0    4    9    2    1    0    1    3
Dave Boswell           0   1  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    3    1    0    3    2
Ron Perranoski         0   1  2.53   5   0   0   3   0   11    7    6    3    1    4    6
Jim Kaat               2   1  2.70   3   3   1   0   0   20   22    8    6    4    2   12
Steve Barber           0   0  4.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    8    3    3    0    4    3
Luis Tiant             2   0  5.02   3   3   1   0   0   14   17    8    8    2    7   10

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Cumberland        1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    0    0    1    6
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    1    4
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.69   5   0   0   1   0   11    4    2    2    0    8   10
Ron Klimkowski         0   1  2.92   5   1   0   0   0   12   13    6    4    1    5    2
Mel Stottlemyre        0   3  3.00   4   4   0   0   0   27   30   12    9    2    8   12
Fritz Peterson         1   2  3.80   4   4   0   0   0   24   24   11   10    4    7    8
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  3.98   3   3   0   0   0   20   23   10    9    3    7   21
Jack Aker              1   1  4.35   6   0   0   2   0   10   10    6    5    2    2    6
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    1
Joe Verbanic           1   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    5    0    9    4
Bill Burbach           0   2  8.59   3   3   0   0   0   15   18   14   14    2    8   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         3   1  1.16   4   4   2   0   0   31   19    7    4    1    7   26
Al Downing             2   1  2.84   3   3   1   0   0   19   17    7    6    2    6   12
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
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
Joe Grzenda            1   0  0.90   4   0   0   1   0   10    6    1    1    0    3    3
Joe Coleman            1   1  1.42   3   3   1   0   0   25   15    5    4    1   15   15
Darold Knowles         0   0  2.08   4   0   0   2   0    9    8    2    2    0    9    5
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Casey Cox              3   0  4.29   3   3   0   0   0   21   30   12   10    3    7    6
Dick Such              0   1  4.76   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    0    7    8
Dick Bosman            1   2  6.48   3   3   0   0   0   17   22   12   12    0   18   10
Horacio Pina           0   0  6.75   6   0   0   1   0    3    4    3    2    0    1    0
Pedro Ramos            0   0  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    7    9    6    6    1    4    8
George Brunet          0   2  9.35   2   2   0   0   0    9   13   10    9    2    4    4
Jim Shellenback        0   0 10.80   4   1   0   0   0    3    6    6    4    0    4    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  C. Cox (WAS)              3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  J. Perry (MIN)            3
  C. Wright (CAL)           3
  B. Butler (KC)            2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  A. Downing (OAK)          2
  J. Janeski (CHI)          2

Losses:

  W. Bunker (KC)            4
  T. John (CHI)             4
  C. Dobson (OAK)           3
  L. Krausse (MIL)          3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  G. Brabender (MIL)        2
  G. Brunet (WAS)           2
  B. Burbach (NY)           2

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  S. McDowell (CLE)         2
  J. Perry (MIN)            2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2
  J. Coleman (WAS)          1
  A. Downing (OAK)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)       3
  K. Tatum (CAL)            3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  J. Aker (NY)              2
  D. Knowles (WAS)          2
  S. Lyle (BOS)             2
  P. Richert (BAL)          2
  S. Barber (MIN)           1
  P. Doyle (CAL)            1
  M. Drabowsky (KC)         1

Shutouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  J. Niekro (DET)           1
  J. Perry (MIN)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        45.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       31.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        31.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        31.0
  S. McDowell (CLE)      30.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   29.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    27.0
  E. Wilson (DET)        26.2
  J. Niekro (DET)        25.2
  J. Coleman (WAS)       25.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          42
  T. John (CHI)            32
  C. Cox (WAS)             30
  D. McNally (BAL)         30
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      30
  W. Bunker (KC)           26
  J. Horlen (CHI)          26
  C. Wright (CAL)          26
  D. Drago (KC)            25
  T. Murphy (CAL)          24

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           21
  T. John (CHI)            17
  B. Burbach (NY)          14
  C. Dobson (OAK)          14
  B. Odom (OAK)            14
  E. Wilson (DET)          14
  L. Krausse (MIL)         13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  T. Murphy (CAL)          13
  T. Sisk (CHI)            13

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
  T. John (CHI)             3

Walks:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  D. Bosman (WAS)          18
  J. Coleman (WAS)         15
  S. McDowell (CLE)        15
  E. Wilson (DET)          14
  B. Moore (CLE)           13
  C. Wright (CAL)          13
  W. Bunker (KC)           12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  S. McDowell (CLE)        32
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     31
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  C. Hunter (OAK)          26
  D. McNally (BAL)         22
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          21
  D. Chance (CLE)          19
  E. Wilson (DET)          19
  J. Lonborg (BOS)         18

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