Wednesday April 29, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 29, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       11   6  2.51   17   6   5   147   138   54   41   12   40   97
California      13   6  2.79   19   3   8   174   133   66   54   13   67  137
Detroit         12   5  3.02   17   8   3   152   141   57   51   12   60  102
Boston          10   8  3.27   18   3   7   157   133   63   57   12   72  119
New York         8  12  3.41   20   0   5   185   174   84   70   16   73  102
Oakland          8  11  3.42   19   6   3   166   144   73   63   16   56  115
Baltimore       13   5  3.47   18   7   5   161   141   68   62   15   71  103
Washington      10   8  4.00   18   2   6   171   178   85   76   13   94  100
Cleveland        7  10  4.10   17   3   4   149   149   71   68    9   90  111
Milwaukee        5  14  4.63   19   1   4   163   183   98   84   16   67   92
Kansas City      6  12  4.85   18   1   3   165   179  100   89   26   76  105
Chicago          6  12  5.14   18   2   5   154   181  104   88   19   54   77

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Joe Niekro (DET)       3   0  2.13   5   5   2   0   1   38   30   12    9    4   10   16
Jim Lonborg (BOS)      2   0  2.14   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    6   18
Jim Kaat (MIN)         3   1  2.19   5   5   1   0   0   37   36   11    9    5    5   22
Jim Perry (MIN)        3   1  2.19   5   5   3   0   1   37   32   14    9    3    6   25
Sam McDowell (CLE)     3   2  2.52   5   5   3   0   0   39   28   13   11    1   20   40
Barry Moore (CLE)      2   1  2.77   4   4   0   0   0   26   25    8    8    0   22   10
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             3   1  3.38   5   5   2   0   0   35   30   13   13    3   24   21
Mike Cuellar           3   1  3.60   5   5   3   0   0   35   31   16   14    6   12   18
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
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   7   0   0   5   0    6    0    0    0    0    5    3
Ed Phillips            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    0    0    0    2    9
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
Lee Stange             1   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    7    2    1    8    7
Bill Lee               1   1  2.81   4   2   0   1   0   16   12    5    5    1    6    7
Ray Jarvis             0   0  2.84   5   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
Ken Brett              0   1  7.56   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    7    7    0    9   15
Sonny Siebert          1   1  7.71   4   4   0   0   0   14   19   12   12    1    9   14

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Doyle             1   0  0.00   9   0   0   4   0   10    3    0    0    0    2    7
Eddie Fisher           1   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0   15    7    2    0    0    2   11
Greg Garrett           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Wally Wolf             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Ken Tatum              0   0  1.35   6   0   0   3   0    7    3    1    1    0    2    5
Rudy May               2   0  3.00   6   3   0   0   0   24   19   11    8    2   10   24
Clyde Wright           3   2  3.08   5   5   2   0   0   38   32   16   13    3   16   18
Andy Messersmith       3   2  3.18   6   6   1   0   1   40   27   16   14    5   15   41
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
Wilbur Wood            1   0  1.54   8   0   0   4   0   12    8    3    2    1    2   11
Joel Horlen            2   2  2.92   4   4   1   0   0   25   29    9    8    2    4    7
Jerry Janeski          2   1  3.30   4   4   1   0   1   30   25   11   11    1    8   16
Don Secrist            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    6    2
Tommy John             0   5  5.90   5   5   0   0   0   29   42   23   19    5   10   17
Danny Murphy           0   0  6.10   7   0   0   1   0   10   13    7    7    1    3    4
Billy Wynne            0   0  6.35   4   2   0   0   0   11   13    9    8    3    6    2
Tommie Sisk            1   1  8.40   7   1   0   0   0   15   22   21   14    3    6    8
Gerry Arrigo           0   2  9.35   3   2   0   0   0    9   12   10    9    1    7    7
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  9.95   8   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    7    1    2    3

 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
Barry Moore            2   1  2.77   4   4   0   0   0   26   25    8    8    0   22   10
Dean Chance            1   2  2.79   4   4   0   0   0   29   30    9    9    1   12   26
Steve Hargan           1   1  3.75   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    5    5    1    5    6
Dennis Higgins         0   1  5.91   9   0   0   3   0   11   11    7    7    0    8   11
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
Rich Hand              0   3  6.91   4   3   0   0   0   14   16   12   11    3    4    4
Phil Hennigan          0   0  9.64   6   0   0   1   0    5    7    5    5    0    7    1
Dick Ellsworth         0   0 10.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    7    7    1    3    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Lasher            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    5
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             3   0  2.13   5   5   2   0   1   38   30   12    9    4   10   16
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
Mike Kilkenny          1   0  6.30   2   1   0   0   0   10   11    7    7    1    6    5
Daryl Patterson        0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    1    2    4

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Wright             0   0  1.59   7   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    1
Bob Johnson            0   0  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    0    4   10
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
Mike Hedlund           1   1  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    3    2    4
Dick Drago             1   2  4.68   6   5   1   0   1   33   40   18   17    4   11   16
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  4.82   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    1    6    6
Jim Rooker             1   1  5.00   7   0   0   1   0   18   19   10   10    1   14    6
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   5  8.88   5   5   0   0   0   24   31   25   24    7   14   14

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John O'Donoghue        1   0  2.08   9   0   0   0   0    9    9    3    2    0    1    7
Bob Locker             0   1  2.61  10   0   0   3   0   10   15    7    3    0    4    6
Gene Brabender         1   2  3.96   4   4   0   0   0   25   17   14   11    2   10   16
John Morris            0   0  3.97   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    6    5    1    4    6
Marty Pattin           0   3  4.15   4   4   0   0   0   22   25   10   10    1    8    9
George Lauzerique      1   2  4.32   5   3   1   0   0   25   25   12   12    4    9   18
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.86   4   3   0   0   0   17   18   11    9    3   10    8
Bob Meyer              0   0  5.68   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    0    6    6
John Gelnar            0   1  6.08   8   0   0   1   0   13   16   10    9    0    2    5
Lew Krausse            2   4  6.84   6   5   0   0   0   25   39   21   19    5   13   11

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Williams          2   0  0.00   8   0   0   1   0    9    4    0    0    0    1    7
Jim Kaat               3   1  2.19   5   5   1   0   0   37   36   11    9    5    5   22
Jim Perry              3   1  2.19   5   5   3   0   1   37   32   14    9    3    6   25
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
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
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  0.75   8   0   0   0   0   12    7    1    1    0    2    9
John Cumberland        1   1  1.32   3   1   0   0   0   14   10    3    2    0    2   13
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.64   6   0   0   2   0   11    5    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         2   2  3.90   5   5   0   0   0   32   31   16   14    5    8   10
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   6   0   0   0   0    8    4    0    0    0    2    2
Paul Lindblad          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    3    0    0    0    1    3
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   2  3.00   4   4   1   0   0   24   21    9    8    4    7   14
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    2    1    7
Diego Segui            0   1  4.26   8   0   0   1   0   13   13    6    6    1    5   11
Rollie Fingers         0   0  4.50   5   0   0   1   0    8    8    4    4    1    1    3
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  4.75   5   5   1   0   0   30   27   20   16    3   15   29
Chuck Dobson           1   4  6.00   5   5   1   0   1   27   32   18   18    3    9   15

 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
Casey Cox              3   1  3.81   4   4   0   0   0   28   38   15   12    3    7    8
Horacio Pina           1   0  3.86   9   0   0   3   0    5    5    3    2    0    3    2
Dick Bosman            3   2  4.01   5   5   1   0   1   34   36   15   15    1   24   21
Dick Such              1   1  4.61   5   0   0   0   0   14   10    7    7    1   13   15
Jim Shellenback        0   0  6.75   5   2   0   0   0    8   14    8    6    1    6    5
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  D. Bosman (WAS)           3
  C. Cox (WAS)              3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  J. Kaat (MIN)             3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      3
  T. Murphy (CAL)           3

Losses:

  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  T. John (CHI)             5
  C. Dobson (OAK)           4
  L. Krausse (MIL)          4
  G. Brunet (WAS)           3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  R. Hand (CLE)             3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  G. Arrigo (CHI)           2

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (BOS)             5
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  P. Richert (BAL)          4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Aker (NY)              3
  D. Higgins (CLE)          3
  B. Locker (MIL)           3
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       3
  H. Pina (WAS)             3
  K. Tatum (CAL)            3

Shutouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  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
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   39.2
  S. McDowell (CLE)      39.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        39.0
  J. Niekro (DET)        38.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        38.0
  J. Kaat (MIN)          37.0
  J. Perry (MIN)         37.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       35.0
  J. Coleman (WAS)       34.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          52
  T. John (CHI)            42
  D. Drago (KC)            40
  L. Krausse (MIL)         39
  C. Cox (WAS)             38
  D. Bosman (WAS)          36
  J. Kaat (MIN)            36
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  D. McNally (BAL)         34
  C. Dobson (OAK)          32

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           25
  T. John (CHI)            23
  L. Krausse (MIL)         21
  T. Sisk (CHI)            21
  B. Odom (OAK)            20
  C. Dobson (OAK)          18
  D. Drago (KC)            18
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  D. McNally (BAL)         16
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     16

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            7
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  T. John (CHI)             5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             5
  L. Krausse (MIL)          5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  F. Peterson (NY)          5
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  A. Downing (OAK)          4

Walks:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          24
  J. Palmer (BAL)          24
  B. Moore (CLE)           22
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  S. McDowell (CLE)        20
  J. Coleman (WAS)         17
  C. Wright (CAL)          16
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     15
  T. Murphy (CAL)          15
  B. Odom (OAK)            15

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     41
  S. McDowell (CLE)        40
  C. Hunter (OAK)          29
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  D. Chance (CLE)          26
  J. Perry (MIN)           25
  R. May (CAL)             24
  J. Kaat (MIN)            22
  D. McNally (BAL)         22

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