Monday April 27, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 27, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      12   5  2.69   17   3   7   157   119   57   47   11   60  129
Minnesota       10   5  2.79   15   5   4   129   125   51   40   12   39   87
Detroit         10   5  3.29   15   7   2   134   126   52   49   10   55   94
Oakland          8   9  3.36   17   6   3   150   128   66   56   14   50  111
New York         7  11  3.40   18   0   4   167   158   76   63   15   70   89
Boston           8   8  3.44   16   3   5   139   121   59   53   11   68   98
Baltimore       11   5  3.65   16   5   5   143   125   64   58   13   68   93
Washington       8   8  4.12   16   1   5   153   157   79   70   11   85   86
Milwaukee        5  12  4.40   17   1   4   147   163   85   72   11   55   83
Kansas City      6  10  4.53   16   1   3   147   153   84   74   23   66   92
Cleveland        6   9  4.56   15   3   3   132   137   69   67    9   86  107
Chicago          6  10  4.57   16   2   5   136   153   82   69   13   44   69

 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   2  1.85   5   5   3   0   0   39   27   11    8    2   10   29
Joe Coleman (WAS)      1   1  2.08   4   4   1   0   0   35   22    9    8    3   17   20
Mickey Lolich (DET)    4   2  2.10   6   6   5   0   2   51   52   13   12    1   20   44
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
Sam McDowell (CLE)     3   2  2.52   5   5   3   0   0   39   28   13   11    1   20   40
Jim Perry (MIN)        3   0  2.57   4   4   2   0   1   28   25   11    8    3    6   20
Dean Chance (CLE)      1   2  2.79   4   4   0   0   0   29   30    9    9    1   12   26

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  0.00   6   0   0   4   0    8    3    0    0    0    2   13
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
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    1    4    2
Jim Palmer             2   1  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   26   22   11   11    2   22   15
Jim Hardin             1   1  3.97   5   1   0   0   0   11   15    6    5    0    4    5
Dick Hall              2   1  4.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   13    7    4    1    1    9
Mike Cuellar           2   1  4.15   4   4   2   0   0   26   23   14   12    5   11   14
Dave McNally           3   1  4.55   5   5   1   0   0   32   34   16   16    3    7   22
Dave Leonhard          0   0 12.46   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    6    0    7    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0    4    0    0    0    0    5    1
Ed Phillips            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    0    0    0    2    8
Lee Stange             1   1  1.35   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    1    0    7    5
Vicente Romo           2   0  1.72   5   1   0   1   0   16   13    3    3    3    1    8
Jim Lonborg            2   0  2.14   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    6   18
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   3  3.86   4   4   2   0   0   28   26   12   12    4    7   21
Bill Lee               0   1  4.32   3   1   0   1   0    8    8    4    4    1    6    1
Ken Brett              0   1  5.87   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    5    5    0    7   14
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   8   0   0   3   0    8    2    0    0    0    2    5
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             3   1  3.62   5   5   0   0   0   32   30   15   13    2   15   22
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  1.54   8   0   0   4   0   12    8    3    2    1    2   11
Jerry Janeski          2   0  2.86   3   3   1   0   1   22   18    7    7    0    6   13
Joel Horlen            2   2  2.92   4   4   1   0   0   25   29    9    8    2    4    7
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           3   2  2.52   5   5   3   0   0   39   28   13   11    1   20   40
Dean Chance            1   2  2.79   4   4   0   0   0   29   30    9    9    1   12   26
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
Bob Miller             0   0  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    2    2    1    3    2
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
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
Tom Timmerman          0   1  2.08   4   0   0   1   0    4    8    2    1    0    0    2
Mickey Lolich          4   2  2.10   6   6   5   0   2   51   52   13   12    1   20   44
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
Jerry Robertson        0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    1    2
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
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  2.84   8   0   0   1   0   13   10    4    4    0    3   16
Dave Morehead          1   0  3.00   4   3   0   1   0   21   20   15    7    3    8   16
Dick Drago             1   1  4.15   5   4   1   0   1   26   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
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    1    5    5
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
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   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    0    6
Bob Locker             0   1  3.24   9   0   0   3   0    8   14    7    3    0    3    4
Gene Brabender         1   2  3.96   4   4   0   0   0   25   17   14   11    2   10   16
Marty Pattin           0   3  4.15   4   4   0   0   0   22   25   10   10    1    8    9
John Morris            0   0  4.66   5   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    5    1    4    6
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.86   4   3   0   0   0   17   18   11    9    3   10    8
Bob Meyer              0   0  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    0    3    4
John Gelnar            0   1  6.08   8   0   0   1   0   13   16   10    9    0    2    5
Lew Krausse            2   3  6.53   5   4   0   0   0   21   29   17   15    3   11    9

 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   3   1   0   0   0    8   12    3    2    0    2    6
Ron Perranoski         0   1  2.31   6   0   0   3   0   12    7    6    3    1    6    6
Tom Hall               0   1  2.57   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    1    4    6
Jim Perry              3   0  2.57   4   4   2   0   1   28   25   11    8    3    6   20
Jim Kaat               2   1  2.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   30   11    9    5    4   17
Luis Tiant             3   0  3.09   4   4   2   0   1   23   20    8    8    2    8   16
Steve Barber           0   0  4.91   4   0   0   1   0    7   10    4    4    0    4    5
Dave Boswell           0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0    7   12    6    4    0    4    4

 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        1   3  3.00   5   5   0   0   0   33   36   15   11    3   11   14
Jack Aker              1   1  3.38   7   0   0   3   0   13   12    6    5    2    4    8
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
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   4   0   0   0   0    5    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   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    0    0    5    2
Catfish Hunter         3   2  1.85   5   5   3   0   0   39   27   11    8    2   10   29
Al Downing             2   1  2.84   3   3   1   0   0   19   17    7    6    2    6   12
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    2    1    7
Diego Segui            0   1  3.97   6   0   0   1   0   11   11    5    5    1    4   11
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  4.75   5   5   1   0   0   30   27   20   16    3   15   29
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  2.08   4   4   1   0   0   35   22    9    8    3   17   20
Darold Knowles         0   0  2.61   6   0   0   2   0   10    9    3    3    0   10    6
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   1  3.81   4   4   0   0   0   28   38   15   12    3    7    8
Horacio Pina           1   0  4.15   8   0   0   2   0    4    4    3    2    0    3    1
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
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  T. Murphy (CAL)           3
  J. Perry (MIN)            3
  L. Tiant (MIN)            3
  C. Wright (CAL)           3
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             5
  W. Bunker (KC)            4
  G. Brunet (WAS)           3
  R. Culp (BOS)             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

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  J. Perry (MIN)            2
  L. Tiant (MIN)            2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2
  J. Coleman (WAS)          1
  C. Dobson (OAK)           1

Saves:

  P. Richert (BAL)          4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Aker (NY)              3
  P. Doyle (CAL)            3
  D. Higgins (CLE)          3
  B. Locker (MIL)           3
  S. Lyle (BOS)             3
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       3
  K. Tatum (CAL)            3
  D. Knowles (WAS)          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
  L. Tiant (MIN)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        51.1
  S. McDowell (CLE)      39.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        39.0
  J. Coleman (WAS)       34.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   33.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    33.0
  E. Wilson (DET)        32.2
  T. Murphy (CAL)        32.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       31.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        31.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          52
  T. John (CHI)            42
  C. Cox (WAS)             38
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  D. McNally (BAL)         34
  D. Chance (CLE)          30
  J. Kaat (MIN)            30
  T. Murphy (CAL)          30
  D. Bosman (WAS)          29
  D. Drago (KC)            29

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            23
  W. Bunker (KC)           21
  B. Odom (OAK)            20
  L. Krausse (MIL)         17
  D. McNally (BAL)         16
  E. Wilson (DET)          16
  D. Bosman (WAS)          15
  C. Cox (WAS)             15
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     15
  D. Morehead (KC)         15

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)          20
  S. McDowell (CLE)        20
  B. Moore (CLE)           19
  J. Coleman (WAS)         17
  T. Murphy (CAL)          15
  B. Odom (OAK)            15
  G. Peters (BOS)          15
  E. Wilson (DET)          14

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  S. McDowell (CLE)        40
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     37
  C. Hunter (OAK)          29
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  D. Chance (CLE)          26
  R. May (CAL)             24
  D. McNally (BAL)         22
  T. Murphy (CAL)          22
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          21

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