Thursday May 14, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 14, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      21  10  2.89   31   5  10   287   215  106   92   24  113  209
Minnesota       20  10  3.06   30   6  10   262   243  110   89   26   95  170
Baltimore       22   9  3.18   31  11   9   278   245  112   98   24  109  187
Boston          14  16  3.49   30   6   8   266   228  120  103   25  113  193
Oakland         16  16  3.53   32   8   6   283   246  127  111   32  106  181
Cleveland       10  17  3.78   27   4   7   247   237  108  104   20  140  201
New York        17  16  3.79   34   1  10   306   310  153  129   32  101  172
Detroit         15  14  4.24   29   9   4   259   276  138  122   26  113  189
Washington      13  18  4.32   31   3   8   286   304  154  137   22  156  167
Chicago         13  17  4.33   30   4   9   258   273  151  124   31   99  138
Kansas City     11  19  4.39   30   2   4   281   288  157  137   42  122  187
Milwaukee       11  21  4.54   33   3   6   286   304  173  144   27  125  176

 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
John Morris (MIL)      1   0  2.18  10   2   1   0   0   33   24    9    8    2   10   17
Sam McDowell (CLE)     4   3  2.66   8   8   4   0   0   64   47   22   19    3   34   73
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   1  2.73  10   1   0   2   0   33   27   11   10    3    8   17
Jim Perry (MIN)        5   2  2.80   8   8   3   0   1   55   51   23   17    4    9   40
Ray Culp (BOS)         2   4  2.81   7   7   3   0   0   51   40   18   16    5   12   43
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   2  2.95   8   8   4   0   0   58   48   22   19    5   28   38
Luis Tiant (MIN)       5   0  2.96   8   8   2   0   1   46   35   15   15    6   21   29
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   9   0   0   6   0   10    3    0    0    0    2   17
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  1.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    7    8
Eddie Watt             1   1  1.38  10   0   0   2   0   13    8    2    2    0    8    7
Tom Phoebus            3   1  1.59   5   5   2   0   0   40   20   12    7    4   15   16
Dick Hall              3   1  2.20   8   0   0   1   0   16   19    7    4    1    2   13
Jim Palmer             4   2  2.95   8   8   4   0   0   58   48   22   19    5   28   38
Dave McNally           6   1  3.62   8   8   2   0   0   55   52   22   22    4   14   44
Mike Cuellar           4   2  4.42   8   8   3   0   0   53   53   28   26    8   18   29
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
Ray Jarvis             0   1  1.74   9   0   0   0   0   10    6    5    2    0    8    4
Ed Phillips            0   1  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    2    3   11
Lee Stange             1   2  1.80   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    9    2    1    8    9
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.63  10   2   0   1   0   24   24    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  3.12   8   3   0   1   0   26   26   10    9    2    8   15
Sparky Lyle            0   1  3.21  13   0   0   6   0   14    6    7    5    0   14    8
Jim Lonborg            2   1  3.60   4   4   0   0   0   25   26   10   10    2    8   19
Sonny Siebert          3   1  4.26   7   7   2   0   1   38   33   18   18    4   11   27
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
Greg Garrett           2   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    2    5
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ken Tatum              1   0  0.57  11   0   0   5   0   16    9    1    1    0    5   10
Paul Doyle             1   0  0.59  11   0   0   4   0   15    7    1    1    1    3   15
Eddie Fisher           2   0  1.07  13   0   0   0   0   25   13    5    3    2    5   18
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  3.41   9   9   2   0   1   58   42   26   22    6   25   56
Clyde Wright           4   2  3.67   8   8   2   0   0   56   48   26   23    5   25   25
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  2.05  14   0   0   7   0   22   15    7    5    1    6   15
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          3   2  3.09   7   7   1   0   1   47   42   20   16    2   17   22
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
Barry Moore            3   2  3.33   7   7   0   0   0   49   46   18   18    3   34   23
Bob Miller             0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   12    3    3    1    4    4
Dean Chance            1   3  3.77   7   7   0   0   0   45   50   19   19    3   25   42
Phil Hennigan          1   1  3.78  11   0   0   1   0   17   15    7    7    1   10    9
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  4.71   8   3   0   2   0   21   19   12   11    3    8   11
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  2.25  10   0   0   3   0    8    7    3    2    0    9    7
John Hiller            2   0  2.76   8   0   0   0   0   16   10    6    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
Jerry Robertson        0   0  4.38   9   0   0   0   0   12   17    8    6    1    5   11
Les Cain               1   2  4.71   3   3   1   0   0   21   20   11   11    1   13   14
Earl Wilson            2   2  5.11   6   6   1   0   0   37   31   22   21    6   16   28
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  1.00  11   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    1    0    3    5
Bob Johnson            1   0  1.69   7   2   1   0   0   27   22    8    5    3    9   28
Bill Butler            2   2  3.12   7   7   0   0   0   43   31   16   15    6   24   30
Al Fitzmorris          2   1  3.26  10   0   0   0   0   19   16    7    7    2    9   12
Moe Drabowsky          0   2  3.75  14   0   0   1   0   24   18   10   10    1    9   25
Dave Morehead          1   1  4.42   7   6   0   1   0   37   41   27   18    4   17   26
Jim Rooker             1   2  4.58  10   2   0   1   0   35   39   18   18    3   18   18
Dick Drago             1   3  5.23   8   7   1   0   1   41   54   29   24    9   13   22
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            1   0  2.18  10   2   1   0   0   33   24    9    8    2   10   17
Bob Locker             0   1  2.89  15   0   0   3   0   19   23   12    6    0    7   13
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.40  16   0   0   0   0   14   16    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   6  4.76   9   8   1   0   0   45   57   32   24    5   22   25
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   8   5   0   0   0   27   35   20   18    3   11   12
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  0.98  13   0   0   1   0   18   14    6    2    2    5   14
Ron Perranoski         2   1  1.75  13   0   0   8   0   26   19    9    5    2   13   10
Bill Zepp              0   0  2.08   5   1   0   0   0   13   14    4    3    0    2    7
Jim Perry              5   2  2.80   8   8   3   0   1   55   51   23   17    4    9   40
Luis Tiant             5   0  2.96   8   8   2   0   1   46   35   15   15    6   21   29
Tom Hall               1   1  3.24   9   0   0   0   0   17   11    6    6    1   11   19
Jim Kaat               4   1  3.31   8   8   1   0   0   54   58   23   20    6    9   28
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  1.29  13   0   0   3   0   21   16    4    3    0    2   19
Steve Hamilton         2   0  1.53  11   0   0   2   0   18    8    3    3    0    9   12
Jack Aker              2   1  2.29  11   0   0   5   0   20   17    6    5    2    5   13
John Cumberland        1   2  2.33   5   3   0   0   0   27   20    8    7    2    5   20
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  3.04  10   2   0   0   0   27   29   11    9    3    9    5
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         4   2  3.93   8   8   0   0   0   53   52   26   23    8   12   24
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  1.53  11   0   0   1   0   18   11    3    3    1    4    8
Catfish Hunter         5   2  2.10   8   8   4   0   0   60   44   21   14    5   18   44
Rollie Fingers         2   1  2.73  10   1   0   2   0   33   27   11   10    3    8   17
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   5   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    4    2    2    8
Diego Segui            1   3  3.97  14   0   0   2   0   23   20   10   10    3    6   16
Jim Roland             0   1  4.15   6   1   0   0   0    9    8    5    4    1    7    2
Blue Moon Odom         3   2  4.23   8   8   1   0   0   38   34   23   18    4   24   35
Al Downing             3   3  4.24   6   6   1   0   0   34   33   17   16    5   18   20
Paul Lindblad          0   0  4.50   9   0   0   1   0   14   13    7    7    3    4   10
Chuck Dobson           2   4  5.32   8   8   2   0   1   42   47   25   25    5   15   21

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Horacio Pina           2   0  1.93  15   0   0   4   0   14   13    4    3    0    8    7
Jim Hannan             0   0  2.35   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    6
Darold Knowles         0   2  2.66  13   0   0   3   0   20   16    8    6    1   18   12
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Joe Coleman            1   3  3.47   8   7   1   0   0   49   40   21   19    5   25   30
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
Casey Cox              3   2  5.00   7   7   0   0   0   45   61   30   25    6   11   15
George Brunet          2   4  5.18   7   6   1   0   0   33   47   23   19    3   15   16
Jim Shellenback        0   1  6.05   9   4   0   0   0   19   25   15   13    1   11   12
Dick Such              1   1  6.23  10   0   0   0   0   22   18   15   15    1   23   21
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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4
  J. Horlen (CHI)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  S. McDowell (CLE)         4
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      4

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             6
  L. Krausse (MIL)          6
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  G. Brabender (MIL)        4
  G. Brunet (WAS)           4
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  C. Dobson (OAK)           4
  G. Arrigo (CHI)           3
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           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
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  P. Richert (BAL)          6
  J. Aker (NY)              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
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   58.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        58.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    56.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        56.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       54.2
  J. Perry (MIN)         54.2
  J. Kaat (MIN)          54.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          73
  C. Cox (WAS)             61
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      60
  T. John (CHI)            58
  J. Kaat (MIN)            58
  L. Krausse (MIL)         57
  D. Drago (KC)            54
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         53
  J. Niekro (DET)          53
  J. Horlen (CHI)          52

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         32
  T. John (CHI)            31
  C. Cox (WAS)             30
  D. Drago (KC)            29
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      29
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         28
  W. Bunker (KC)           27
  D. Morehead (KC)         27
  G. Brabender (MIL)       26
  M. Lolich (DET)          26

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        34
  B. Moore (CLE)           34
  D. Bosman (WAS)          28
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  M. Lolich (DET)          26
  B. Bolin (MIL)           25
  D. Chance (CLE)          25
  J. Coleman (WAS)         25
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     25
  C. Wright (CAL)          25

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        73
  M. Lolich (DET)          63
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     56
  C. Hunter (OAK)          44
  D. McNally (BAL)         44
  R. Culp (BOS)            43
  D. Chance (CLE)          42
  R. May (CAL)             40
  J. Perry (MIN)           40
  J. Palmer (BAL)          38


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