Saturday April 25, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 25, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      11   5  2.74   16   3   6   148   113   55   45   10   56  118
Minnesota        9   4  2.84   13   4   4   111   111   46   35   12   35   73
Oakland          8   7  3.02   15   5   3   134   110   54   45   11   40  105
Detroit         10   4  3.07   14   7   2   126   112   46   43   10   54   86
Baltimore       10   5  3.29   15   5   4   134   113   55   49   11   60   85
Boston           7   7  3.36   14   3   4   121   104   51   45    8   60   85
New York         6  11  3.48   17   0   3   158   150   73   61   14   65   85
Washington       7   7  4.23   14   1   5   134   141   71   63    9   80   77
Milwaukee        4  11  4.45   15   1   3   129   149   76   64    9   39   75
Kansas City      6   9  4.50   15   1   3   138   143   74   69   21   61   82
Chicago          5  10  4.89   15   2   4   127   149   82   69   13   42   63
Cleveland        5   8  5.04   13   2   3   114   122   66   64    9   77   92

 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 Coleman (WAS)      1   1  1.42   3   3   1   0   0   25   15    5    4    1   15   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
Ron Klimkowski (NY)    0   1  2.35   6   1   0   0   0   15   13    6    4    1    6    2
Jim Perry (MIN)        3   0  2.57   4   4   2   0   1   28   25   11    8    3    6   20
Joe Niekro (DET)       2   0  2.79   4   4   1   0   1   29   22    9    9    2   10   13

 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   5   0   0   3   0    6    3    0    0    0    1   11
Tom Phoebus            1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17    4    2    2    1    7    6
Eddie Watt             0   0  1.59   5   0   0   1   0    6    2    1    1    0    3    3
Jim Hardin             1   1  2.53   4   1   0   0   0   11   12    4    3    0    4    4
Dick Hall              1   1  2.57   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    2    0    1    7
Dave McNally           3   1  3.73   4   4   1   0   0   31   30   13   13    3    6   22
Jim Palmer             2   1  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   26   22   11   11    2   22   15
Mike Cuellar           2   1  4.15   4   4   2   0   0   26   23   14   12    5   11   14
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   1  1.35   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    1    0    7    5
Jim Lonborg            2   0  2.14   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    6   18
Ken Brett              0   1  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    0    5   14
Ray Jarvis             0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    4    4
Gary Peters            2   1  3.20   4   4   1   0   1   25   20   10    9    1   15   13
Ray Culp               1   2  4.29   3   3   2   0   0   21   21   10   10    4    3   16
Bill Lee               0   1  4.32   3   1   0   1   0    8    8    4    4    1    6    1
Sonny Siebert          0   1 12.00   3   3   0   0   0    9   15   12   12    1    8    5

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Doyle             1   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    3
Eddie Fisher           1   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0   14    6    2    0    0    2   11
Greg Garrett           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0    6    2    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
Rudy May               2   0  3.00   6   3   0   0   0   24   19   11    8    2   10   24
Andy Messersmith       2   2  3.48   5   5   1   0   1   34   22   15   13    5   12   37
Tom Murphy             2   1  3.96   4   4   0   0   0   25   24   13   11    1   11   13
Mel Queen              0   1  6.14   4   0   0   1   0    7   12    5    5    1    5    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  1.86   7   0   0   3   0   10    7    3    2    1    2    8
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
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  4.50   7   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    3
Tommie Sisk            1   0  5.25   6   0   0   0   0   12   17   13    7    1    3    7
Tommy John             0   5  5.90   5   5   0   0   0   29   42   23   19    5   10   17
Danny Murphy           0   0  6.75   6   0   0   1   0    9   12    7    7    1    2    4
Billy Wynne            0   0  6.97   3   2   0   0   0   10   13    9    8    3    6    2
Gerry Arrigo           0   2 10.80   2   2   0   0   0    7    7    8    8    0    6    5

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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            1   1  3.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   19    7    7    0   19    6
Steve Hargan           1   1  3.75   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    5    5    1    5    6
Mike Paul              0   0  6.23   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    6    8
Dennis Higgins         0   1  6.52   8   0   0   3   0   10   11    7    7    0    8   11
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
Phil Hennigan          0   0 12.27   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    0    7    1
Rich Hand              0   2 13.50   3   2   0   0   0    7   10   11   11    3    3    4

 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
Mickey Lolich          4   1  1.38   5   5   5   0   2   46   42    8    7    1   19   38
Tom Timmerman          0   1  2.08   4   0   0   1   0    4    8    2    1    0    0    2
Joe Niekro             2   0  2.79   4   4   1   0   1   29   22    9    9    2   10   13
John Hiller            1   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    1    4    3
Earl Wilson            2   2  4.41   5   5   1   0   0   33   26   16   16    4   14   21
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

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Johnson            0   0  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    0    4   10
Ken Wright             0   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    1
Mike Hedlund           1   1  2.57   2   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    2    2    3
Dave Morehead          1   0  2.81   3   2   0   1   0   16   14    8    5    2    5    8
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  2.84   8   0   0   1   0   13   10    4    4    0    3   16
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    3    3
Dick Drago             1   1  4.26   4   4   1   0   1   25   29   12   12    3   10   11
Jim Rooker             1   1  4.50   6   0   0   1   0   12   11    6    6    1    8    3
Bill Butler            2   1  5.21   4   4   0   0   0   19   18   12   11    6   12   15
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  1.17   7   0   0   2   0    8   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   1  4.86   4   3   0   0   0   17   18   11    9    3   10    8
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            2   3  6.53   5   4   0   0   0   21   29   17   15    3   11    9
John Gelnar            0   1  7.59   7   0   0   1   0   11   14   10    9    0    1    5

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Williams          2   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    1    7
Bill Zepp              0   0  2.25   2   1   0   0   0    4    9    2    1    0    1    3
Ron Perranoski         0   1  2.31   6   0   0   3   0   12    7    6    3    1    6    6
Dave Boswell           0   1  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    3    1    0    3    2
Jim Perry              3   0  2.57   4   4   2   0   1   28   25   11    8    3    6   20
Tom Hall               0   1  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    5
Jim Kaat               2   1  2.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   30   11    9    5    4   17
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   7   0   0   0   0   10    5    0    0    0    1    5
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.69   5   0   0   1   0   11    4    2    2    0    8   10
Ron Klimkowski         0   1  2.35   6   1   0   0   0   15   13    6    4    1    6    2
Mel Stottlemyre        0   3  3.00   4   4   0   0   0   27   30   12    9    2    8   12
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  3.55   4   4   0   0   0   25   28   13   10    3   11   21
Fritz Peterson         1   2  3.80   4   4   0   0   0   24   24   11   10    4    7    8
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           1   3  5.56   4   4   1   0   1   23   25   14   14    3    7   14

 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
Dick Such              0   1  2.79   4   0   0   0   0   10    5    3    3    0    8   11
Casey Cox              3   0  4.29   3   3   0   0   0   21   30   12   10    3    7    6
Horacio Pina           0   0  4.91   7   0   0   2   0    4    4    3    2    0    1    0
Dick Bosman            2   2  5.47   4   4   0   0   0   25   29   15   15    1   22   15
Pedro Ramos            0   0  7.56   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    2    4   10
George Brunet          0   3  9.24   3   3   0   0   0   13   22   14   13    2    6    6
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
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  B. Butler (KC)            2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  A. Downing (OAK)          2

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             5
  W. Bunker (KC)            4
  G. Brunet (WAS)           3
  C. Dobson (OAK)           3
  L. Krausse (MIL)          3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  G. Arrigo (CHI)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           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
  C. Dobson (OAK)           1
  A. Downing (OAK)          1

Saves:

  D. Higgins (CLE)          3
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       3
  P. Richert (BAL)          3
  K. Tatum (CAL)            3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  J. Aker (NY)              2
  P. Doyle (CAL)            2
  D. Knowles (WAS)          2
  B. Locker (MIL)           2
  S. Lyle (BOS)             2

Shutouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  C. Dobson (OAK)           1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  J. Niekro (DET)           1
  J. Perry (MIN)            1
  G. Peters (BOS)           1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        45.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   33.2
  E. Wilson (DET)        32.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       31.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        31.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        31.0
  S. McDowell (CLE)      30.1
  T. John (CHI)          29.0
  J. Niekro (DET)        29.0
  J. Kaat (MIN)          28.1

Hits:

  T. John (CHI)            42
  M. Lolich (DET)          42
  C. Cox (WAS)             30
  J. Kaat (MIN)            30
  D. McNally (BAL)         30
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      30
  D. Bosman (WAS)          29
  D. Drago (KC)            29
  L. Krausse (MIL)         29
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          28

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            23
  W. Bunker (KC)           21
  L. Krausse (MIL)         17
  E. Wilson (DET)          16
  D. Bosman (WAS)          15
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     15
  G. Brunet (WAS)          14
  B. Burbach (NY)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  C. Dobson (OAK)          14

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            6
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  T. John (CHI)             5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  F. Peterson (NY)          4
  E. Wilson (DET)           4
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           3

Walks:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          22
  J. Palmer (BAL)          22
  M. Lolich (DET)          19
  B. Moore (CLE)           19
  J. Coleman (WAS)         15
  S. McDowell (CLE)        15
  G. Peters (BOS)          15
  E. Wilson (DET)          14
  C. Wright (CAL)          13
  W. Bunker (KC)           12

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          38
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     37
  S. McDowell (CLE)        32
  B. Odom (OAK)            28
  C. Hunter (OAK)          26
  R. May (CAL)             24
  D. McNally (BAL)         22
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          21
  E. Wilson (DET)          21
  J. Perry (MIN)           20


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