Tuesday May 5, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 5, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       15   7  2.69   22   6   9   191   171   74   57   18   70  123
California      14   9  3.07   23   3   9   208   167   85   71   18   85  155
Boston          13   9  3.22   22   5   8   193   159   81   69   16   83  140
Baltimore       15   8  3.29   23   9   6   205   175   88   75   19   82  132
New York        13  13  3.52   26   1   6   238   227  113   93   20   89  137
Detroit         13   9  3.54   22   8   4   196   201   89   77   17   80  136
Oakland         12  13  3.55   25   7   5   218   191   99   86   24   78  147
Cleveland        9  13  3.87   22   3   6   200   201   89   86   14  116  149
Washington      13  11  4.04   24   3   8   225   231  113  101   17  120  131
Kansas City      8  15  4.58   23   1   3   218   228  125  111   32   99  142
Chicago         10  13  4.66   23   3   7   199   221  122  103   23   79  105
Milwaukee        5  20  5.21   25   2   4   213   248  141  123   20   97  129

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      2   1  1.15   4   4   2   0   0   31   13    9    4    2   13   11
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   5   2  2.03   7   7   4   0   0   53   39   18   12    3   17   38
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
Sam McDowell (CLE)     3   2  2.64   6   6   3   0   0   48   33   16   14    1   30   50
Luis Tiant (MIN)       5   0  2.86   6   6   2   0   1   35   26   11   11    4   18   23
Joe Coleman (WAS)      1   2  2.88   5   5   1   0   0   41   28   15   13    5   19   25
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   2   3  2.90   6   6   0   0   0   40   44   18   13    4   11   19

 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            2   1  1.15   4   4   2   0   0   31   13    9    4    2   13   11
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
Sonny Siebert          2   1  4.70   5   5   1   0   1   23   22   12   12    1    9   18
Ken Brett              0   1  6.30   7   0   0   0   0   10    6    7    7    0   11   17

 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   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    5
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   3  3.48   7   7   1   0   1   44   33   21   17    5   20   43
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  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
Mel Queen              0   1  5.40   5   0   0   1   0    8   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
Tommy John             2   5  4.60   7   7   1   0   0   45   55   27   23    6   19   26
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
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
Dean Chance            1   3  3.72   6   6   0   0   0   39   47   16   16    2   19   33
Phil Hennigan          1   0  3.77   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    6    6    1    9    8
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  5.71   6   3   0   1   0   17   19   12   11    3    5    6
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
Joe Niekro             3   1  2.17   6   6   2   0   1   46   40   15   11    4   11   21
Mickey Lolich          4   3  3.02   8   8   5   0   2   63   65   22   21    4   25   56
Jerry Robertson        0   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    2    0    3    4
John Hiller            1   0  3.52   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    2    4    4
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
Tom Timmerman          0   1  6.48   8   0   0   1   0    8   17    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  4.40   8   0   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    2    7   11
Bill Butler            2   1  4.44   5   5   0   0   0   26   20   14   13    6   17   18
Mike Hedlund           2   1  4.91   5   0   0   0   0   11   11    6    6    3    4    4
Dick Drago             1   3  5.20   7   6   1   0   1   36   47   22   21    6   12   17
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  8.46   7   5   0   0   0   28   35   27   26    8   15   15

 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  3.31  13   0   0   3   0   16   21   10    6    0    7   11
John O'Donoghue        1   0  3.75  12   0   0   0   0   12   13    6    5    0    2    9
Gene Brabender         1   4  4.54   6   6   0   0   0   36   26   23   18    2   17   23
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  0.71  11   0   0   1   0   13   11    5    1    1    4   12
Ron Perranoski         0   1  1.50  10   0   0   7   0   18    8    6    3    1    9    7
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
Bill Zepp              0   0  2.70   4   1   0   0   0   10   14    4    3    0    2    7
Luis Tiant             5   0  2.86   6   6   2   0   1   35   26   11   11    4   18   23
Steve Barber           0   0  4.32   5   0   0   1   0    8   11    4    4    0    4    5
Tom Hall               0   1  4.70   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    1    6    6
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
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
Stan Bahnsen           2   3  3.12   6   6   1   0   1   40   43   18   14    4   14   28
Fritz Peterson         2   2  4.03   6   6   0   0   0   38   35   19   17    5   10   15
Joe Verbanic           1   0  5.06   6   0   0   0   0   11   12    7    6    1   11    4
Mike Kekich            0   0  7.94   2   1   0   0   0    6    9    8    5    0    8    2
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         5   2  2.03   7   7   4   0   0   53   39   18   12    3   17   38
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
Horacio Pina           2   0  3.12  11   0   0   4   0    9    9    4    3    0    7    3
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
Casey Cox              3   2  4.81   5   5   0   0   0   34   47   23   18    4    8   10
George Brunet          2   3  5.14   5   5   1   0   0   28   39   17   16    2   12   13
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.93   6   3   0   0   0   14   19   11    9    1    7   10
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)           5
  L. Tiant (MIN)            5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  J. Perry (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
  G. Brabender (MIL)        4
  C. Dobson (OAK)           4
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           3
  D. Bosman (WAS)           3
  D. Boswell (MIN)          3
  G. Brunet (WAS)           3
  D. Chance (CLE)           3

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  S. McDowell (CLE)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  J. Perry (MIN)            3
  J. Niekro (DET)           2
  T. Phoebus (BAL)          2
  L. Tiant (MIN)            2

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)       7
  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  J. Aker (NY)              4
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  D. Higgins (CLE)          4
  H. Pina (WAS)             4
  P. Richert (BAL)          4
  K. Tatum (CAL)            4
  D. Knowles (WAS)          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)        62.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        53.1
  S. McDowell (CLE)      47.2
  J. Niekro (DET)        45.2
  T. John (CHI)          45.0
  J. Kaat (MIN)          45.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   44.0
  J. Perry (MIN)         44.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        43.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       42.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          65
  T. John (CHI)            55
  D. Chance (CLE)          47
  C. Cox (WAS)             47
  D. Drago (KC)            47
  L. Krausse (MIL)         46
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      44
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          43
  D. Bosman (WAS)          41
  J. Kaat (MIN)            41

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           27
  T. John (CHI)            27
  L. Krausse (MIL)         25
  G. Brabender (MIL)       23
  C. Cox (WAS)             23
  T. Sisk (CHI)            23
  D. Drago (KC)            22
  M. Lolich (DET)          22
  C. Dobson (OAK)          21
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     21

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  D. Drago (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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        30
  D. Bosman (WAS)          26
  M. Lolich (DET)          25
  B. Moore (CLE)           25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          25
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     20
  D. Chance (CLE)          19
  J. Coleman (WAS)         19
  T. John (CHI)            19
  C. Wright (CAL)          19

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          56
  S. McDowell (CLE)        50
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     43
  C. Hunter (OAK)          38
  D. Chance (CLE)          33
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  J. Perry (MIN)           31
  R. Culp (BOS)            30
  D. McNally (BAL)         29
  B. Odom (OAK)            29

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