Monday May 11, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 11, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      19  10  2.81   29   5  10   269   202   98   84   21  103  193
Minnesota       18   9  3.00   27   6  10   234   212   99   78   26   83  149
Baltimore       21   8  3.09   29  11   8   259   225  103   89   22  101  173
Boston          14  14  3.43   28   6   8   249   211  109   95   25  105  179
Oakland         14  16  3.70   30   8   5   263   234  123  108   32   93  173
New York        16  15  3.76   32   1   9   290   291  145  121   29  100  163
Cleveland       10  16  3.94   26   4   7   235   232  107  103   20  133  194
Washington      13  16  4.17   29   3   8   267   287  141  124   21  142  159
Detroit         15  13  4.18   28   9   4   250   264  131  116   26  108  183
Chicago         12  17  4.45   29   4   8   249   267  149  123   31   96  135
Kansas City     10  18  4.56   28   2   3   261   272  152  132   42  113  173
Milwaukee       10  20  4.67   31   2   6   268   291  163  139   26  118  164

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   1  1.59   5   5   2   0   0   40   20   12    7    4   15   16
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   5   2  2.10   8   8   4   0   0   60   44   21   14    5   18   44
Jim Perry (MIN)        5   1  2.50   7   7   3   0   1   50   42   20   14    4    9   36
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   2  2.56   7   7   4   0   0   53   42   18   15    4   26   34
Sam McDowell (CLE)     4   3  2.66   8   8   4   0   0   64   47   22   19    3   34   73
Ray Culp (BOS)         2   4  2.81   7   7   3   0   0   51   40   18   16    5   12   43
Luis Tiant (MIN)       5   0  2.81   7   7   2   0   1   42   31   13   13    6   18   26
Jim Kaat (MIN)         4   1  2.86   7   7   1   0   0   50   49   19   16    6    8   26
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   1  3.00   9   1   0   1   0   30   26   11   10    3    6   17
Joel Horlen (CHI)      4   2  3.02   7   7   2   0   0   48   52   18   16    4   10   19

 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  0.93   8   0   0   2   0   10    4    1    1    0    5    5
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  1.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    7    8
Tom Phoebus            3   1  1.59   5   5   2   0   0   40   20   12    7    4   15   16
Dick Hall              3   1  2.45   7   0   0   1   0   15   16    7    4    1    2   13
Jim Palmer             4   2  2.56   7   7   4   0   0   53   42   18   15    4   26   34
Dave McNally           6   1  3.62   8   8   2   0   0   55   52   22   22    4   14   44
Mike Cuellar           3   2  4.24   7   7   3   0   0   47   46   24   22    7   15   24
Jim Hardin             1   1  5.30   8   2   0   0   0   19   29   12   11    1    7   11
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  0.73  11   0   0   6   0   12    4    3    1    0   10    7
Ed Phillips            0   1  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    2    3   11
Ray Jarvis             0   1  2.08   8   0   0   0   0    9    6    5    2    0    6    4
Lee Stange             1   1  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    7    2    1    8    7
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.74   8   2   0   1   0   23   23    7    7    3    4    9
Ray Culp               2   4  2.81   7   7   3   0   0   51   40   18   16    5   12   43
Bill Lee               1   1  3.43   7   2   0   1   0   21   19    8    8    2    7   10
Jim Lonborg            2   1  3.60   4   4   0   0   0   25   26   10   10    2    8   19
Sonny Siebert          3   1  4.22   6   6   2   0   1   32   27   15   15    4   10   21
Ken Brett              0   2  5.02   9   0   0   0   0   14   10    8    8    0   13   22
Gary Peters            3   2  5.06   7   7   1   0   1   43   36   26   24    6   24   26

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Doyle             1   0  0.00  10   0   0   4   0   13    4    0    0    0    2   12
Greg Garrett           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    5
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Eddie Fisher           2   0  0.39  12   0   0   0   0   23   11    3    1    1    4   16
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.63  10   0   0   5   0   14    8    1    1    0    5    9
Rudy May               2   2  3.02   9   6   0   0   0   45   34   18   15    4   18   40
Tom Murphy             4   2  3.27   8   8   1   0   1   52   45   21   19    4   21   28
Andy Messersmith       4   3  3.40   8   8   2   0   1   53   39   24   20    5   22   51
Clyde Wright           4   2  3.58   7   7   2   0   0   50   44   23   20    5   20   20
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   1  2.25  13   0   0   6   0   20   13    6    5    1    6   14
Jerry Crider           1   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    2    3    6
Joel Horlen            4   2  3.02   7   7   2   0   0   48   52   18   16    4   10   19
Jerry Janeski          2   2  3.40   6   6   1   0   1   40   38   19   15    2   14   20
Don Secrist            0   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    2    7    6
Tommy John             2   6  4.24   8   8   1   0   0   51   58   31   24    7   22   29
Danny Murphy           0   0  4.30  10   0   0   2   0   15   14    7    7    1    7    8
Billy Wynne            0   1  5.95   6   4   0   0   0   20   23   15   13    4   10   10
Tommie Sisk            1   1  6.75   9   1   0   0   0   20   23   23   15    4    7    8
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  9.95   8   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    7    1    2    3
Gerry Arrigo           0   3 10.66   4   3   0   0   0   13   20   16   15    3    8   12

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell           4   3  2.66   8   8   4   0   0   64   47   22   19    3   34   73
Bob Miller             0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   12    3    3    1    4    4
Phil Hennigan          1   0  3.45  10   0   0   1   0   16   13    6    6    1    9    9
Dean Chance            1   3  3.77   7   7   0   0   0   45   50   19   19    3   25   42
Barry Moore            3   2  3.98   6   6   0   0   0   41   43   18   18    3   31   20
Mike Paul              0   0  4.26   8   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    7   10
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Rich Hand              0   3  5.50   7   3   0   2   0   18   19   12   11    3    5    7
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.65  13   0   0   4   0   14   15    9    9    1   10   18
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   2  2.45   9   0   0   3   0    7    6    3    2    0    8    6
Jerry Robertson        0   0  2.45   8   0   0   0   0   11   14    5    3    1    3    9
John Hiller            2   0  2.76   7   0   0   0   0   16    8    5    5    2    9   15
Joe Niekro             3   3  3.18   8   8   2   0   1   51   53   23   18    6   12   26
Mickey Lolich          4   3  3.28   9   9   5   0   2   69   73   26   25    6   26   63
Earl Wilson            2   2  5.11   6   6   1   0   0   37   31   22   21    6   16   28
Les Cain               1   1  5.14   2   2   1   0   0   14   14    8    8    1   11   11
Fred Scherman          0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    1    3    8
Tom Timmerman          0   1  6.43  12   0   0   1   0   14   24   11   10    1    3    3
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  7.20   6   3   0   0   0   20   27   19   16    1   15   10
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  1.13  10   0   0   0   0    8    9    2    1    0    3    4
Bob Johnson            1   0  1.69   7   2   1   0   0   27   22    8    5    3    9   28
Al Fitzmorris          1   1  3.44   9   0   0   0   0   18   15    7    7    2    8   12
Dave Morehead          1   0  3.48   6   5   0   1   0   34   34   22   13    4   14   23
Moe Drabowsky          0   2  3.75  14   0   0   1   0   24   18   10   10    1    9   25
Bill Butler            2   2  4.05   6   6   0   0   0   33   28   16   15    6   20   23
Dick Drago             1   3  5.23   8   7   1   0   1   41   54   29   24    9   13   22
Jim Rooker             1   2  5.34   9   2   0   1   0   30   34   18   18    3   17   15
Mike Hedlund           2   2  6.94   6   0   0   0   0   12   15    9    9    5    4    5
Roger Nelson           0   1  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    1    0    1
Wally Bunker           0   5  8.16   8   5   0   0   0   29   35   27   26    8   16   15

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Skip Lockwood          0   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    3    1    1    3    5
John Morris            0   0  2.63   9   1   0   0   0   24   21    8    7    1    8   10
Bob Locker             0   1  3.06  14   0   0   3   0   18   23   12    6    0    7   11
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.50  15   0   0   0   0   14   15    9    7    1    4   10
Gene Brabender         1   4  4.54   7   7   0   0   0   42   31   26   21    2   19   28
Lew Krausse            3   5  4.87   8   7   1   0   0   41   51   26   22    5   19   23
Bobby Bolin            1   2  5.05   9   6   0   0   0   36   35   22   20    7   25   26
George Lauzerique      1   2  5.10   8   4   1   0   0   30   31   17   17    5   13   22
John Gelnar            1   2  5.23  12   0   0   3   0   21   23   13   12    1    3    8
Marty Pattin           1   3  6.00   7   5   0   0   0   24   32   17   16    3    9   11
Bob Meyer              0   1  7.50   8   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          3   0  1.10  12   0   0   1   0   16   12    6    2    2    4   13
Ron Perranoski         1   1  1.99  12   0   0   8   0   23   16    9    5    2    9   10
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  2.81   7   7   2   0   1   42   31   13   13    6   18   26
Jim Kaat               4   1  2.86   7   7   1   0   0   50   49   19   16    6    8   26
Tom Hall               0   1  4.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    4    1    8    8
Steve Barber           0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   12    5    5    0    6    6
Dave Boswell           0   5  6.17   5   5   0   0   0   23   29   19   16    5   19   17

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         2   0  0.93  12   0   0   2   0   19   11    3    2    0    2   18
Steve Hamilton         2   0  1.53  11   0   0   2   0   18    8    3    3    0    9   12
John Cumberland        1   1  1.80   4   2   0   0   0   20   14    5    4    1    5   18
Jack Aker              2   1  2.29  11   0   0   5   0   20   17    6    5    2    5   13
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  3.16   9   2   0   0   0   26   28   11    9    3    8    4
Mel Stottlemyre        3   3  3.36   8   8   0   0   0   56   60   29   21    7   14   29
Stan Bahnsen           2   3  3.45   7   7   1   0   1   44   46   21   17    5   16   28
Fritz Peterson         3   2  3.74   7   7   0   0   0   46   45   22   19    6   12   19
Joe Verbanic           1   0  4.60   7   0   0   0   0   16   20    9    8    1   12    8
Bill Burbach           0   2 10.26   4   4   0   0   0   17   23   19   19    2    9   10
Mike Kekich            0   1 14.54   3   2   0   0   0    9   19   17   14    2    8    4

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mudcat Grant           0   0  1.76  10   0   0   1   0   15   11    3    3    1    4    8
Catfish Hunter         5   2  2.10   8   8   4   0   0   60   44   21   14    5   18   44
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   5   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    4    2    2    8
Rollie Fingers         2   1  3.00   9   1   0   1   0   30   26   11   10    3    6   17
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
Diego Segui            0   3  4.35  13   0   0   2   0   21   20   10   10    3    6   14
Paul Lindblad          0   0  4.85   8   0   0   1   0   13   12    7    7    3    3   10
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  5.01   7   7   1   0   0   32   31   22   18    4   17   30
Chuck Dobson           2   4  5.40   7   7   2   0   1   37   40   22   22    5   12   20

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Horacio Pina           2   0  2.25  14   0   0   4   0   12   12    4    3    0    8    6
Jim Hannan             0   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    1    3    5
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Darold Knowles         0   2  2.76  11   0   0   3   0   16   14    7    5    1   17    9
Joe Coleman            1   3  3.53   7   6   1   0   0   43   37   19   17    5   21   28
Joe Grzenda            1   2  3.86   9   0   0   1   0   14   11    6    6    0    8    7
Dick Bosman            3   3  3.88   7   7   1   0   1   46   49   20   20    2   28   27
George Brunet          2   3  4.68   6   6   1   0   0   33   45   21   17    2   15   16
Casey Cox              3   2  5.00   7   7   0   0   0   45   61   30   25    6   11   15
Dick Such              1   1  5.03   9   0   0   0   0   20   14   11   11    1   18   20
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.06   8   3   0   0   0   16   21   11    9    1    8   12
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:

  D. McNally (BAL)          6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  J. Perry (MIN)            5
  L. Tiant (MIN)            5
  J. Horlen (CHI)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  S. McDowell (CLE)         4
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      4
  T. Murphy (CAL)           4

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             6
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  L. Krausse (MIL)          5
  G. Brabender (MIL)        4
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  C. Dobson (OAK)           4
  G. Arrigo (CHI)           3
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           3
  D. Bosman (WAS)           3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)       8
  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  J. Aker (NY)              5
  P. Richert (BAL)          5
  K. Tatum (CAL)            5
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  D. Higgins (CLE)          4
  H. Pina (WAS)             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)        68.2
  S. McDowell (CLE)      64.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        60.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    56.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       54.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   53.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        52.2
  T. Murphy (CAL)        52.1
  R. Culp (BOS)          51.1
  T. John (CHI)          51.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          73
  C. Cox (WAS)             61
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      60
  T. John (CHI)            58
  D. Drago (KC)            54
  J. Niekro (DET)          53
  J. Horlen (CHI)          52
  D. McNally (BAL)         52
  L. Krausse (MIL)         51
  D. Chance (CLE)          50

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            31
  C. Cox (WAS)             30
  D. Drago (KC)            29
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      29
  W. Bunker (KC)           27
  G. Brabender (MIL)       26
  L. Krausse (MIL)         26
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  G. Peters (BOS)          26
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         24

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)             9
  W. Bunker (KC)            8
  B. Bolin (MIL)            7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  T. John (CHI)             7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  C. Cox (WAS)              6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        34
  B. Moore (CLE)           31
  D. Bosman (WAS)          28
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  J. Palmer (BAL)          26
  B. Bolin (MIL)           25
  D. Chance (CLE)          25
  G. Peters (BOS)          24
  T. John (CHI)            22
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     22

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        73
  M. Lolich (DET)          63
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     51
  C. Hunter (OAK)          44
  D. McNally (BAL)         44
  R. Culp (BOS)            43
  D. Chance (CLE)          42
  R. May (CAL)             40
  J. Perry (MIN)           36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          34

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