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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 30, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       12   6  2.42   18   6   6   156   144   55   42   13   42  100
California      13   7  2.72   20   3   8   182   137   67   55   13   70  141
Detroit         12   6  3.01   18   8   3   162   151   60   54   14   63  110
New York         9  12  3.25   21   1   5   194   179   84   70   16   74  104
Baltimore       13   6  3.41   19   7   5   169   150   74   64   15   76  106
Boston          11   8  3.42   19   3   8   166   140   70   63   15   76  125
Oakland          8  12  3.67   20   6   3   174   156   81   71   19   58  118
Washington      11   8  3.90   19   3   6   180   187   87   78   13   97  103
Cleveland        7  11  4.12   18   3   4   157   160   75   72   12   90  114
Kansas City      7  12  4.68   19   1   3   175   184  102   91   26   84  110
Chicago          7  12  5.02   19   2   6   163   189  107   91   20   61   82
Milwaukee        5  15  5.04   20   1   4   171   199  110   96   18   72   98

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      1   1  0.81   3   3   1   0   0   22    8    6    2    1   11    8
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
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
Mickey Lolich (DET)    4   2  2.16   7   7   5   0   2   58   59   15   14    3   22   52
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
Rudy May (CAL)         2   1  2.61   7   4   0   0   0   31   23   12    9    2   13   28

 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   1  0.81   3   3   1   0   0   22    8    6    2    1   11    8
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    1    4    3
Eddie Watt             0   0  1.59   5   0   0   1   0    6    2    1    1    0    3    3
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
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
Jim Hardin             1   1  5.11   6   1   0   0   0   12   19    8    7    0    4    5
Dave Leonhard          0   0 10.80   6   0   0   0   0    5    8    6    6    0    8    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   8   0   0   6   0    8    0    0    0    0    6    3
Ed Phillips            0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    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  2.76   5   2   0   1   0   16   12    5    5    1    6    8
Ray Jarvis             0   0  2.84   6   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    5    4
Ray Culp               1   3  3.86   4   4   2   0   0   28   26   12   12    4    7   21
Gary Peters            3   1  4.18   5   5   1   0   1   32   26   17   15    4   17   18
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   8   0   0   0   0   16    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   1  2.61   7   4   0   0   0   31   23   12    9    2   13   28
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  1.35   9   0   0   5   0   13    9    3    2    1    2   12
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             1   5  5.50   6   6   0   0   0   36   49   26   22    6   15   21
Danny Murphy           0   0  5.91   8   0   0   1   0   11   13    7    7    1    5    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
Bob Miller             0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0    5    8    2    2    1    3    3
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Dennis Higgins         0   1  5.91   9   0   0   3   0   11   11    7    7    0    8   11
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  8.10   7   0   0   1   0    7    9    6    6    1    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
Tom Timmerman          0   1  1.42   5   0   0   1   0    6   10    2    1    0    0    2
Fred Lasher            1   1  1.50   5   0   0   2   0    6    3    1    1    0    4    5
Joe Niekro             3   0  2.13   5   5   2   0   1   38   30   12    9    4   10   16
Mickey Lolich          4   2  2.16   7   7   5   0   2   58   59   15   14    3   22   52
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             1   0  1.35   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    1    1    0    3    3
Bob Johnson            0   0  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    0    4   10
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  2.51   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    4    4    0    5   16
Dave Morehead          1   0  3.00   4   3   0   1   0   21   20   15    7    3    8   16
Bill Butler            2   1  4.44   5   5   0   0   0   26   20   14   13    6   17   18
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
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
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
John O'Donoghue        1   0  4.22  10   0   0   0   0   11   13    6    5    0    2    7
George Lauzerique      1   2  4.32   5   3   1   0   0   25   25   12   12    4    9   18
John Gelnar            0   1  6.08   8   0   0   1   0   13   16   10    9    0    2    5
Bob Meyer              0   0  6.30   6   0   0   0   0   10   15    7    7    0    7   10
Lew Krausse            2   4  6.84   6   5   0   0   0   25   39   21   19    5   13   11
Bobby Bolin            0   2  7.11   5   4   0   0   0   19   23   17   15    5   13   10

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Williams          2   0  0.00   9   0   0   1   0   10    6    0    0    0    2    7
Ron Perranoski         0   1  1.98   7   0   0   4   0   14    7    6    3    1    6    6
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
Tom Hall               0   1  2.57   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    1    4    6
Luis Tiant             4   0  2.79   5   5   2   0   1   29   24    9    9    3    9   19
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
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  2.62   5   5   1   0   1   34   33   13   10    3   12   23
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
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
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
Paul Lindblad          0   0  3.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    7    3    3    2    1    6
Rollie Fingers         0   0  4.00   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    4    4    1    1    3
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    4    2    1    7
Diego Segui            0   1  4.26   8   0   0   1   0   13   13    6    6    1    5   11
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  4.75   5   5   1   0   0   30   27   20   16    3   15   29
Jim Roland             0   1  5.40   5   1   0   0   0    7    8    5    4    1    7    2
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
George Brunet          1   3  6.23   4   4   1   0   0   22   31   16   15    2    9    9
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  L. Tiant (MIN)            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

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)             6
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       4
  P. Richert (BAL)          4
  J. Aker (NY)              3
  D. Higgins (CLE)          3
  B. Locker (MIL)           3
  H. Pina (WAS)             3
  K. Tatum (CAL)            3

Shutouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        58.1
  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
  T. John (CHI)          36.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       35.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          59
  T. John (CHI)            49
  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
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          33

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            26
  W. Bunker (KC)           25
  L. Krausse (MIL)         21
  T. Sisk (CHI)            21
  B. Odom (OAK)            20
  C. Dobson (OAK)          18
  D. Drago (KC)            18
  B. Bolin (MIL)           17
  G. Peters (BOS)          17
  G. Brunet (WAS)          16

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          24
  J. Palmer (BAL)          24
  M. Lolich (DET)          22
  B. Moore (CLE)           22
  S. McDowell (CLE)        20
  B. Butler (KC)           17
  J. Coleman (WAS)         17
  G. Peters (BOS)          17
  C. Wright (CAL)          16
  T. John (CHI)            15

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          52
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     41
  S. McDowell (CLE)        40
  C. Hunter (OAK)          29
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  R. May (CAL)             28
  D. Chance (CLE)          26
  J. Perry (MIN)           25
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          23
  J. Kaat (MIN)            22


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