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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 15, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      22  10  2.89   32   5  10   296   221  110   95   25  116  213
Minnesota       20  10  3.06   30   6  10   262   243  110   89   26   95  170
Baltimore       23   9  3.15   32  11  10   289   252  115  101   25  115  193
Boston          14  17  3.47   31   7   8   275   238  123  106   25  114  201
Oakland         16  17  3.58   33   8   6   292   256  132  116   34  111  188
Cleveland       11  17  3.65   28   5   7   256   240  108  104   20  140  209
New York        18  16  3.71   35   2  10   315   316  154  130   32  105  176
Detroit         15  15  4.22   30   9   4   267   284  142  125   26  118  195
Washington      13  19  4.28   32   3   8   297   314  158  141   22  164  174
Chicago         14  17  4.28   31   5   9   267   283  154  127   31  102  143
Milwaukee       11  21  4.54   33   3   6   286   304  173  144   27  125  176
Kansas City     11  20  4.55   31   2   4   289   300  166  146   45  123  189

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   1  1.90   6   6   2   0   0   47   27   15   10    5   20   18
John Morris (MIL)      1   0  2.18  10   2   1   0   0   33   24    9    8    2   10   17
Sam McDowell (CLE)     5   3  2.33   9   9   5   0   1   73   50   22   19    3   34   81
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   5   3  2.45   9   9   4   0   0   66   51   25   18    7   22   49
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)      5   2  3.02   8   8   3   0   0   57   62   21   19    4   13   24

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           1   0  0.00  10   0   0   6   0   12    3    0    0    0    3   20
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  1.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    7    8
Eddie Watt             1   1  1.35  11   0   0   2   0   13    8    2    2    0    8    7
Tom Phoebus            3   1  1.90   6   6   2   0   0   47   27   15   10    5   20   18
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  5.03   9   2   0   1   0   20   29   12   11    1    7   12
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
Gary Peters            3   3  4.70   8   8   2   0   1   52   46   29   27    6   25   34
Ken Brett              0   2  5.02   9   0   0   0   0   14   10    8    8    0   13   22

 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
Paul Doyle             1   0  0.59  11   0   0   4   0   15    7    1    1    1    3   15
Ken Tatum              2   0  0.95  12   0   0   5   0   19   11    2    2    1    5   11
Eddie Fisher           2   0  1.07  13   0   0   0   0   25   13    5    3    2    5   18
Rudy May               2   2  3.04  10   7   0   0   0   50   38   21   17    4   21   43
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            5   2  3.02   8   8   3   0   0   57   62   21   19    4   13   24
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           5   3  2.33   9   9   5   0   1   73   50   22   19    3   34   81
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   4  3.25  10  10   5   0   2   75   80   29   27    6   28   67
Jerry Robertson        0   0  4.38   9   0   0   0   0   12   17    8    6    1    5   11
Norm McRae             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    3    2
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
Al Fitzmorris          2   1  3.10  11   0   0   0   0   20   16    7    7    2    9   12
Bill Butler            2   2  3.12   7   7   0   0   0   43   31   16   15    6   24   30
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  7.36   7   0   0   0   0   15   18   12   12    6    5    5
Wally Bunker           0   5  8.16   8   5   0   0   0   29   35   27   26    8   16   15
Roger Nelson           0   2 10.38   3   2   0   0   0    9   17   10   10    3    0    3

 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
Stan Bahnsen           3   3  3.04   8   8   2   0   1   53   52   22   18    5   20   32
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
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  1.93  12   0   0   1   0   19   14    4    4    1    5    8
Catfish Hunter         5   3  2.45   9   9   4   0   0   66   51   25   18    7   22   49
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  3.65  15   0   0   2   0   25   20   10   10    3    6   18
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
Jim Hannan             0   0  2.35   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    6
Horacio Pina           2   0  2.35  16   0   0   4   0   15   15    5    4    0   11    7
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Darold Knowles         0   3  2.74  14   0   0   3   0   23   18    9    7    1   19   12
Joe Coleman            1   3  3.47   8   7   1   0   0   49   40   21   19    5   25   30
Dick Bosman            3   3  3.71   8   8   1   0   1   53   55   22   22    2   32   34
Joe Grzenda            1   2  3.86   9   0   0   1   0   14   11    6    6    0    8    7
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
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  S. McDowell (CLE)         5
  J. Perry (MIN)            5
  L. Tiant (MIN)            5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           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
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  G. Arrigo (CHI)           3

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  S. McDowell (CLE)         5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  J. Horlen (CHI)           3
  J. Perry (MIN)            3
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           2
  C. Dobson (OAK)           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
  S. McDowell (CLE)         1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  T. Murphy (CAL)           1
  J. Niekro (DET)           1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        74.2
  S. McDowell (CLE)      73.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        66.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   58.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        58.0
  J. Horlen (CHI)        56.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    56.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        56.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       54.2
  J. Perry (MIN)         54.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  J. Horlen (CHI)          62
  C. Cox (WAS)             61
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      60
  T. John (CHI)            58
  J. Kaat (MIN)            58
  L. Krausse (MIL)         57
  D. Bosman (WAS)          55
  D. Drago (KC)            54
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         53

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        34
  B. Moore (CLE)           34
  D. Bosman (WAS)          32
  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  B. Bolin (MIL)           25
  D. Chance (CLE)          25
  J. Coleman (WAS)         25
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     25
  G. Peters (BOS)          25

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        81
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     56
  C. Hunter (OAK)          49
  D. McNally (BAL)         44
  R. Culp (BOS)            43
  R. May (CAL)             43
  D. Chance (CLE)          42
  J. Perry (MIN)           40
  J. Palmer (BAL)          38


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