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American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 3, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       14   7  2.57   21   6   8   182   164   69   52   16   57  115
California      14   8  3.03   22   3   9   199   160   79   67   18   77  151
Detroit         13   8  3.33   21   8   4   187   191   81   69   15   77  129
Baltimore       14   8  3.35   22   8   6   196   170   85   73   18   80  129
New York        13  12  3.37   25   1   6   230   212  102   86   19   83  131
Boston          12   9  3.38   21   4   8   184   156   81   69   16   83  136
Oakland         11  13  3.62   24   6   5   209   185   96   84   24   74  143
Cleveland        9  12  3.94   21   3   6   192   194   87   84   14  109  142
Washington      12  11  4.17   23   3   7   216   222  112  100   17  115  126
Kansas City      8  14  4.46   22   1   3   210   216  118  104   28   98  138
Chicago          9  13  4.83   22   2   7   190   215  121  102   23   75  100
Milwaukee        5  19  5.21   24   2   4   204   242  135  118   20   92  123

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   4   2  2.03   6   6   3   0   0   44   33   15   10    3   13   34
Mickey Lolich (DET)    4   2  2.16   7   7   5   0   2   58   59   15   14    3   22   52
Joe Niekro (DET)       3   1  2.17   6   6   2   0   1   46   40   15   11    4   11   21
Jim Perry (MIN)        4   1  2.25   6   6   3   0   1   44   38   16   11    4    8   31
Jim Kaat (MIN)         4   1  2.40   6   6   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    6    8   23
Rudy May (CAL)         2   1  2.61   7   4   0   0   0   31   23   12    9    2   13   28
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      2   2  2.62   5   5   1   0   1   34   33   13   10    3   12   23
Sam McDowell (CLE)     3   2  2.64   6   6   3   0   0   48   33   16   14    1   30   50
Luis Tiant (MIN)       4   0  2.79   5   5   2   0   1   29   24    9    9    3    9   19
Joe Coleman (WAS)      1   2  2.88   5   5   1   0   0   41   28   15   13    5   19   25

 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
Eddie Watt             0   0  1.29   6   0   0   1   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    3
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    1    4    3
Dick Hall              2   1  2.92   5   0   0   1   0   12   15    7    4    1    1   11
Jim Palmer             3   2  3.09   6   6   3   0   0   44   35   17   15    4   25   32
Mike Cuellar           3   2  3.80   6   6   3   0   0   43   38   20   18    7   13   21
Dave McNally           4   1  4.58   6   6   1   0   0   37   39   19   19    4    9   29
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  1.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    9    1    1    1    3    9
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
Ray Jarvis             0   1  2.35   7   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    2    0    6    4
Bill Lee               1   1  2.76   5   2   0   1   0   16   12    5    5    1    6    8
Vicente Romo           2   0  3.05   6   2   0   1   0   21   20    7    7    3    3    8
Ray Culp               2   3  3.16   5   5   3   0   0   37   32   15   13    4    8   30
Gary Peters            3   1  4.18   5   5   1   0   1   32   26   17   15    4   17   18
Ken Brett              0   1  6.30   7   0   0   0   0   10    6    7    7    0   11   17
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
Greg Garrett           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    3
Eddie Fisher           1   0  0.48   9   0   0   0   0   19   10    3    1    1    2   12
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.93   7   0   0   4   0   10    6    1    1    0    2    8
Rudy May               2   1  2.61   7   4   0   0   0   31   23   12    9    2   13   28
Andy Messersmith       3   2  3.18   6   6   1   0   1   40   27   16   14    5   15   41
Clyde Wright           3   2  3.67   6   6   2   0   0   42   38   20   17    4   19   18
Tom Murphy             3   2  4.58   6   6   0   0   0   35   37   20   18    4   16   22
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    1    1    5
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            2   0  1.65  11   0   0   5   0   16   10    4    3    1    4   14
Jerry Janeski          2   1  2.92   5   5   1   0   1   37   33   13   12    1   13   18
Don Secrist            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    6    2
Joel Horlen            3   2  3.98   5   5   1   0   0   32   40   15   14    3    5   12
Danny Murphy           0   0  4.97   9   0   0   2   0   13   14    7    7    1    7    6
Billy Wynne            0   1  5.19   5   3   0   0   0   17   17   12   10    4   10    9
Tommy John             1   5  5.50   6   6   0   0   0   36   49   26   22    6   15   21
Tommie Sisk            1   1  7.94   8   1   0   0   0   17   23   23   15    4    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  2.64   6   6   3   0   0   48   33   16   14    1   30   50
Barry Moore            3   1  3.00   5   5   0   0   0   33   32   11   11    1   25   13
Bob Miller             0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   12    3    3    1    4    4
Phil Hennigan          1   0  3.77   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    6    6    1    9    8
Dean Chance            1   2  3.86   5   5   0   0   0   33   42   14   14    2   13   28
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Dennis Higgins         0   1  4.73  12   0   0   4   0   13   13    7    7    0    9   16
Mike Paul              0   0  5.40   7   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    1    7    8
Rich Hand              0   3  6.46   5   3   0   1   0   15   17   12   11    3    4    4
Dick Ellsworth         0   0  9.45   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    7    7    1    3    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Fred Lasher            1   1  1.35   7   0   0   3   0    7    4    1    1    0    5    5
Mickey Lolich          4   2  2.16   7   7   5   0   2   58   59   15   14    3   22   52
Joe Niekro             3   1  2.17   6   6   2   0   1   46   40   15   11    4   11   21
John Hiller            1   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    1    4    3
Mike Kilkenny          2   0  4.00   3   2   0   0   0   18   23   11    8    1   10    9
Earl Wilson            2   2  4.41   5   5   1   0   0   33   26   16   16    4   14   21
Jerry Robertson        0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    8    4    2    0    3    2
Tom Timmerman          0   1  8.10   7   0   0   1   0    7   15    7    6    1    1    2
Les Cain               0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    6    6    0    5    9
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  1.17   9   0   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    3    4
Bob Johnson            0   0  1.53   6   1   0   0   0   18   15    5    3    1    5   20
Moe Drabowsky          0   1  2.66  11   0   0   1   0   20   15    6    6    0    7   22
Dave Morehead          1   0  3.00   5   4   0   1   0   27   26   18    9    3   13   19
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  4.38   7   0   0   0   0   12   12    6    6    1    7    9
Bill Butler            2   1  4.44   5   5   0   0   0   26   20   14   13    6   17   18
Dick Drago             1   2  4.68   6   5   1   0   1   33   40   18   17    4   11   16
Mike Hedlund           2   1  4.91   5   0   0   0   0   11   11    6    6    3    4    4
Jim Rooker             1   2  5.40   8   1   0   1   0   25   28   15   15    2   16   11
Roger Nelson           0   1  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    1    0    1
Wally Bunker           0   5  8.53   6   5   0   0   0   25   33   25   24    7   15   14

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Morris            0   0  2.65   8   0   0   0   0   17   16    6    5    1    7    9
Bob Locker             0   1  3.38  12   0   0   3   0   13   18    9    5    0    6    9
John O'Donoghue        1   0  3.75  12   0   0   0   0   12   13    6    5    0    2    9
Gene Brabender         1   3  4.25   5   5   0   0   0   30   23   18   14    2   13   19
George Lauzerique      1   2  5.28   6   4   1   0   0   29   31   17   17    5   13   22
Lew Krausse            2   5  5.73   7   6   1   0   0   33   46   25   21    5   16   18
Marty Pattin           0   3  5.73   5   5   0   0   0   22   30   14   14    1    9    9
Bobby Bolin            0   2  6.53   7   4   0   0   0   21   25   17   15    5   16   13
John Gelnar            0   2  7.04   9   0   0   1   0   15   19   13   12    1    2    5
Bob Meyer              0   1  7.71   7   0   0   0   0   12   21   10   10    0    8   10

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Williams          2   0  0.00  10   0   0   1   0   11    8    4    0    0    3    9
Ron Perranoski         0   1  1.62   9   0   0   6   0   17    7    6    3    1    8    6
Jim Perry              4   1  2.25   6   6   3   0   1   44   38   16   11    4    8   31
Jim Kaat               4   1  2.40   6   6   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    6    8   23
Tom Hall               0   1  2.57   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    1    4    6
Bill Zepp              0   0  2.70   4   1   0   0   0   10   14    4    3    0    2    7
Luis Tiant             4   0  2.79   5   5   2   0   1   29   24    9    9    3    9   19
Steve Barber           0   0  4.32   5   0   0   1   0    8   11    4    4    0    4    5
Dave Boswell           0   3  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   11   16   10    8    1   11    9

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         2   0  1.10  10   0   0   0   0   16   10    3    2    0    2   14
Steve Hamilton         2   0  1.72   8   0   0   2   0   16    6    3    3    0    9   12
John Cumberland        1   1  1.80   4   2   0   0   0   20   14    5    4    1    5   18
Ron Klimkowski         0   1  2.45   7   1   0   0   0   18   18    7    5    1    6    4
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  2.62   5   5   1   0   1   34   33   13   10    3   12   23
Jack Aker              1   1  2.87   9   0   0   4   0   16   13    6    5    2    4   11
Mel Stottlemyre        2   3  2.90   6   6   0   0   0   40   44   18   13    4   11   19
Fritz Peterson         2   2  4.03   6   6   0   0   0   38   35   19   17    5   10   15
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    1
Joe Verbanic           1   0  5.23   5   0   0   0   0   10   11    7    6    1   11    4
Bill Burbach           0   2 10.26   4   4   0   0   0   17   23   19   19    2    9   10

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mudcat Grant           0   0  0.66   8   0   0   1   0   14    7    1    1    1    3    6
Catfish Hunter         4   2  2.03   6   6   3   0   0   44   33   15   10    3   13   34
Rollie Fingers         1   0  2.55   7   0   0   1   0   18   14    5    5    1    2   10
Paul Lindblad          0   0  3.00   6   0   0   1   0   12    9    4    4    2    2    8
Al Downing             3   2  3.30   5   5   1   0   0   30   26   12   11    5   14   18
Diego Segui            0   2  4.08  10   0   0   2   0   18   17    8    8    2    6   13
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    4    2    1    7
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  4.70   6   6   1   0   0   31   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  6.83   6   6   1   0   1   28   36   21   21    4   11   16

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         0   0  1.80   8   0   0   3   0   15    9    3    3    0   13    8
Jim Hannan             0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    2    4
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Joe Grzenda            1   0  2.77   7   0   0   1   0   13    9    4    4    0    7    5
Joe Coleman            1   2  2.88   5   5   1   0   0   41   28   15   13    5   19   25
Dick Bosman            3   3  4.15   6   6   1   0   1   39   41   18   18    2   26   24
Dick Such              1   1  4.40   6   0   0   0   0   14   10    7    7    1   14   15
Horacio Pina           2   0  4.50  10   0   0   3   0    6    8    4    3    0    5    2
Casey Cox              3   2  4.81   5   5   0   0   0   34   47   23   18    4    8   10
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.93   6   3   0   0   0   14   19   11    9    1    7   10
George Brunet          1   3  6.23   4   4   1   0   0   22   31   16   15    2    9    9
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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  J. Perry (MIN)            4
  L. Tiant (MIN)            4
  D. Bosman (WAS)           3
  C. Cox (WAS)              3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  A. Downing (OAK)          3

Losses:

  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  T. John (CHI)             5
  L. Krausse (MIL)          5
  C. Dobson (OAK)           4
  D. Bosman (WAS)           3
  D. Boswell (MIN)          3
  G. Brabender (MIL)        3
  G. Brunet (WAS)           3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  R. Hand (CLE)             3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       6
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  J. Aker (NY)              4
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  D. Higgins (CLE)          4
  P. Richert (BAL)          4
  K. Tatum (CAL)            4
  D. Knowles (WAS)          3
  F. Lasher (DET)           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
  S. McDowell (CLE)      47.2
  J. Niekro (DET)        45.2
  J. Kaat (MIN)          45.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        44.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         44.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        43.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       42.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        41.2
  J. Coleman (WAS)       40.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          59
  T. John (CHI)            49
  C. Cox (WAS)             47
  L. Krausse (MIL)         46
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      44
  D. Chance (CLE)          42
  D. Bosman (WAS)          41
  J. Kaat (MIN)            41
  D. Drago (KC)            40
  J. Horlen (CHI)          40

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            26
  W. Bunker (KC)           25
  L. Krausse (MIL)         25
  C. Cox (WAS)             23
  T. Sisk (CHI)            23
  C. Dobson (OAK)          21
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         20
  T. Murphy (CAL)          20
  B. Odom (OAK)            20
  C. Wright (CAL)          20

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  T. John (CHI)             6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  B. Bolin (MIL)            5
  J. Coleman (WAS)          5
  A. Downing (OAK)          5
  L. Krausse (MIL)          5
  G. Lauzerique (MIL)       5

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        30
  D. Bosman (WAS)          26
  B. Moore (CLE)           25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          25
  M. Lolich (DET)          22
  J. Coleman (WAS)         19
  C. Wright (CAL)          19
  B. Butler (KC)           17
  G. Peters (BOS)          17
  B. Bolin (MIL)           16

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          52
  S. McDowell (CLE)        50
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     41
  C. Hunter (OAK)          34
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  J. Perry (MIN)           31
  R. Culp (BOS)            30
  D. McNally (BAL)         29
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  D. Chance (CLE)          28


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