Thursday May 7, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 7, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       16   8  2.86   24   6  10   208   189   85   66   20   77  134
California      16   9  2.91   25   4   9   226   176   87   73   20   88  165
Boston          13  11  3.28   24   5   8   209   171   90   76   19   93  155
Baltimore       17   8  3.31   25   9   7   223   193   95   82   20   91  152
New York        15  13  3.56   28   1   8   256   245  122  101   23   91  149
Detroit         14  10  3.66   24   9   4   214   221  100   87   20   92  150
Cleveland        9  14  3.76   23   4   6   208   206   91   87   15  118  164
Oakland         12  15  3.81   27   7   5   236   210  113  100   26   86  154
Washington      13  13  4.15   26   3   8   241   252  125  111   17  125  141
Chicago         11  13  4.46   24   4   7   208   226  123  103   23   81  109
Kansas City      8  17  4.64   25   1   3   235   247  135  121   34  105  154
Milwaukee        7  20  4.96   27   2   6   231   261  145  127   22  103  145

 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
Jim Kaat (MIN)         4   1  2.40   6   6   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    6    8   23
Sam McDowell (CLE)     3   3  2.41   7   7   4   0   0   56   38   18   15    2   32   65
Jim Perry (MIN)        5   1  2.50   7   7   3   0   1   50   42   20   14    4    9   36
Rudy May (CAL)         2   1  2.61   8   5   0   0   0   38   28   14   11    4   14   34
Joe Niekro (DET)       3   2  2.63   7   7   2   0   1   48   47   19   14    5   11   25
Luis Tiant (MIN)       5   0  2.86   6   6   2   0   1   35   26   11   11    4   18   23
Jerry Janeski (CHI)    2   1  2.92   5   5   1   0   1   37   33   13   12    1   13   18
Barry Moore (CLE)      3   1  3.00   5   5   0   0   0   33   32   11   11    1   25   13

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  0.00   7   0   0   5   0    8    3    0    0    0    2   14
Eddie Watt             1   0  1.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    4    1    1    0    5    4
Tom Phoebus            2   1  1.15   4   4   2   0   0   31   13    9    4    2   13   11
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    1    6    4
Dick Hall              2   1  2.84   6   0   0   1   0   13   15    7    4    1    1   12
Jim Palmer             3   2  3.09   6   6   3   0   0   44   35   17   15    4   25   32
Dave McNally           5   1  3.94   7   7   1   0   0   46   45   20   20    4   10   40
Mike Cuellar           3   2  4.24   7   7   3   0   0   47   46   24   22    7   15   24
Jim Hardin             1   1  5.65   7   1   0   0   0   14   22   10    9    1    6    7
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  1.04   9   0   0   6   0    9    1    3    1    0    9    4
Ed Phillips            0   1  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    2    3   11
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   4  3.07   6   6   3   0   0   44   35   17   15    5   11   35
Gary Peters            3   1  4.12   6   6   1   0   1   39   32   20   18    5   21   25
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           2   0  0.44  10   0   0   0   0   21   10    3    1    1    2   15
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.93   7   0   0   4   0   10    6    1    1    0    2    8
Rudy May               2   1  2.61   8   5   0   0   0   38   28   14   11    4   14   34
Andy Messersmith       3   3  3.48   7   7   1   0   1   44   33   21   17    5   20   43
Tom Murphy             4   2  3.65   7   7   1   0   1   44   41   20   18    4   18   23
Clyde Wright           3   2  3.67   6   6   2   0   0   42   38   20   17    4   19   18
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
Joel Horlen            4   2  3.10   6   6   2   0   0   41   45   16   14    3    7   16
Don Secrist            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    6    2
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   3  2.41   7   7   4   0   0   56   38   18   15    2   32   65
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 Lasher            1   1  1.35   7   0   0   3   0    7    4    1    1    0    5    5
Joe Niekro             3   2  2.63   7   7   2   0   1   48   47   19   14    5   11   25
Mickey Lolich          4   3  3.02   8   8   5   0   2   63   65   22   21    4   25   56
John Hiller            1   0  3.97   5   0   0   0   0   11    6    5    5    2    8    8
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  4.76   5   0   0   0   0    6   11    5    3    1    3    4
Les Cain               1   1  5.14   2   2   1   0   0   14   14    8    8    1   11   11
Fred Scherman          0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    2    4
Tom Timmerman          0   1  5.79   9   0   0   1   0    9   18    7    6    1    1    3
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
Dave Morehead          1   0  3.48   6   5   0   1   0   34   34   22   13    4   14   23
Moe Drabowsky          0   2  3.86  13   0   0   1   0   23   18   10   10    1    9   25
Bill Butler            2   2  4.05   6   6   0   0   0   33   28   16   15    6   20   23
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  4.40   8   0   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    2    7   11
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
Lew Krausse            3   5  4.87   8   7   1   0   0   41   51   26   22    5   19   23
George Lauzerique      1   2  5.28   6   4   1   0   0   29   31   17   17    5   13   22
Bobby Bolin            1   2  5.65   8   5   0   0   0   29   30   20   18    7   19   23
Marty Pattin           0   3  5.73   5   5   0   0   0   22   30   14   14    1    9    9
John Gelnar            0   2  6.11  11   0   0   3   0   18   22   13   12    1    2    6
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  1.74  11   0   0   8   0   21   13    8    4    2    9    8
Jim Kaat               4   1  2.40   6   6   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    6    8   23
Jim Perry              5   1  2.50   7   7   3   0   1   50   42   20   14    4    9   36
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  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   12    5    5    0    6    6
Tom Hall               0   1  4.70   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    1    6    6
Dave Boswell           0   4  6.48   4   4   0   0   0   17   24   14   12    2   15   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         2   0  1.02  11   0   0   1   0   18   10    3    2    0    2   14
Steve Hamilton         2   0  1.69   9   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  2.76  10   0   0   5   0   16   13    6    5    2    4   11
Stan Bahnsen           2   3  3.12   6   6   1   0   1   40   43   18   14    4   14   28
Mel Stottlemyre        3   3  3.54   7   7   0   0   0   48   52   24   19    6   11   27
Fritz Peterson         3   2  3.74   7   7   0   0   0   46   45   22   19    6   12   19
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  1.93   9   0   0   1   0   14    9    3    3    1    4    7
Catfish Hunter         5   2  2.03   7   7   4   0   0   53   39   18   12    3   17   38
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   5   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    4    2    2    8
Rollie Fingers         1   1  3.57   8   1   0   1   0   23   19    9    9    2    4   11
Diego Segui            0   2  3.66  12   0   0   2   0   20   18    8    8    2    6   13
Jim Roland             0   1  4.15   6   1   0   0   0    9    8    5    4    1    7    2
Al Downing             3   3  4.24   6   6   1   0   0   34   33   17   16    5   18   20
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  4.70   6   6   1   0   0   31   27   20   16    3   15   29
Paul Lindblad          0   0  4.85   7   0   0   1   0   13   12    7    7    3    2   10
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   1  1.72   9   0   0   3   0   16   11    5    3    0   14    8
Jim Hannan             0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    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
Horacio Pina           2   0  3.12  11   0   0   4   0    9    9    4    3    0    7    3
Joe Coleman            1   3  3.53   6   6   1   0   0   43   36   19   17    5   20   28
Dick Bosman            3   3  4.15   6   6   1   0   1   39   41   18   18    2   26   24
Casey Cox              3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   41   53   25   20    4   10   13
George Brunet          2   3  5.14   5   5   1   0   0   28   39   17   16    2   12   13
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.40   7   3   0   0   0   15   20   11    9    1    7   11
Dick Such              1   1  5.71   7   0   0   0   0   17   14   11   11    1   15   18
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
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  J. Perry (MIN)            5
  L. Tiant (MIN)            5
  J. Horlen (CHI)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  T. Murphy (CAL)           4
  D. Bosman (WAS)           3
  C. Cox (WAS)              3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)       8
  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  J. Aker (NY)              5
  P. Richert (BAL)          5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  D. Higgins (CLE)          4
  H. Pina (WAS)             4
  K. Tatum (CAL)            4
  J. Gelnar (MIL)           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
  T. Murphy (CAL)           1
  J. Niekro (DET)           1
  J. Perry (MIN)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        62.2
  S. McDowell (CLE)      56.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        53.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         50.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    48.1
  J. Niekro (DET)        48.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       46.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       45.2
  F. Peterson (NY)       45.2
  T. John (CHI)          45.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          65
  T. John (CHI)            55
  C. Cox (WAS)             53
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      52
  L. Krausse (MIL)         51
  D. Chance (CLE)          47
  D. Drago (KC)            47
  J. Niekro (DET)          47
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         46
  J. Horlen (CHI)          45

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           27
  T. John (CHI)            27
  L. Krausse (MIL)         26
  C. Cox (WAS)             25
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         24
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      24
  G. Brabender (MIL)       23
  T. Sisk (CHI)            23
  D. Drago (KC)            22
  M. Lolich (DET)          22

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            8
  B. Bolin (MIL)            7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  D. Drago (KC)             6
  T. John (CHI)             6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  F. Peterson (NY)          6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  J. Coleman (WAS)          5

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        32
  D. Bosman (WAS)          26
  M. Lolich (DET)          25
  B. Moore (CLE)           25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          25
  G. Peters (BOS)          21
  B. Butler (KC)           20
  J. Coleman (WAS)         20
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     20
  B. Bolin (MIL)           19

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        65
  M. Lolich (DET)          56
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     43
  D. McNally (BAL)         40
  C. Hunter (OAK)          38
  J. Perry (MIN)           36
  R. Culp (BOS)            35
  R. May (CAL)             34
  D. Chance (CLE)          33
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32


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