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American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 18, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      24  12  3.04   36   6  11   332   253  129  112   32  136  234
Minnesota       23  10  3.11   33   7  12   289   273  123  100   30  100  187
Baltimore       24  10  3.36   34  11  11   306   271  128  114   28  122  208
Boston          15  17  3.36   32   8   8   284   243  125  106   25  116  209
Oakland         18  18  3.57   36   9   6   320   276  147  127   37  123  200
New York        20  16  3.62   37   3  11   333   333  162  134   33  112  187
Cleveland       11  19  3.87   30   5   7   272   254  121  117   24  151  217
Washington      14  20  4.23   34   3   9   315   329  165  148   23  174  185
Chicago         15  20  4.24   35   6   9   306   321  172  144   35  118  167
Detroit         15  16  4.33   31   9   4   275   295  149  132   26  125  200
Kansas City     13  22  4.52   35   3   4   327   332  185  164   51  146  213
Milwaukee       11  23  4.65   35   3   6   304   324  190  157   31  132  193

 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
Sam McDowell (CLE)     5   3  2.33   9   9   5   0   1   73   50   22   19    3   34   81
Ray Culp (BOS)         3   4  2.39   8   8   4   0   0   60   45   20   16    5   14   51
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   5   3  2.45   9   9   4   0   0   66   51   25   18    7   22   49
Jim Perry (MIN)        6   2  2.54   9   9   4   0   1   64   57   24   18    4   11   44
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   2   1  2.82  11   2   0   2   0   38   34   16   12    4    9   19
Jerry Janeski (CHI)    3   2  2.91   8   8   1   0   1   56   53   22   18    2   18   24
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
Eddie Watt             1   1  1.20  12   0   0   3   0   15    8    2    2    0    8    9
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
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.77   6   0   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    1    9   11
Jim Palmer             4   2  2.95   8   8   4   0   0   58   48   22   19    5   28   38
Dave McNally           7   1  3.63   9   9   2   0   0   62   58   25   25    6   17   50
Jim Hardin             1   1  4.79  10   2   0   1   0   21   30   12   11    1    7   13
Mike Cuellar           4   3  5.20   9   9   3   0   0   55   58   34   32    9   19   32
Dave Leonhard          0   0 11.12   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    7    7    0    9    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
Ray Culp               3   4  2.39   8   8   4   0   0   60   45   20   16    5   14   51
Vicente Romo           2   0  2.63  10   2   0   1   0   24   24    7    7    3    4    9
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
Harvey Shank           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    1
Ken Tatum              2   0  0.89  14   0   0   6   0   20   11    2    2    1    5   12
Greg Garrett           2   1  1.29   5   0   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    0    8    7
Eddie Fisher           2   0  1.39  14   1   0   0   0   32   20    7    5    3    8   22
Paul Doyle             1   0  2.20  13   0   0   4   0   16   10    4    4    3    4   15
Rudy May               2   2  3.04  10   7   0   0   0   50   38   21   17    4   21   43
Andy Messersmith       5   3  3.09  10  10   3   0   1   67   47   27   23    6   28   62
Clyde Wright           5   2  3.36   9   9   2   0   0   64   54   27   24    5   27   28
Tom Murphy             4   3  4.02   9   9   1   0   1   56   51   28   25    7   24   31
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
Dave LaRoche           1   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    3    1    0    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Janeski          3   2  2.91   8   8   1   0   1   56   53   22   18    2   18   24
Joel Horlen            5   2  3.02   8   8   3   0   0   57   62   21   19    4   13   24
Wilbur Wood            2   3  3.08  16   0   0   7   0   26   22   12    9    2    8   21
Jerry Crider           1   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    2    5    9
Don Secrist            0   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    2    7    6
Tommy John             3   6  3.75   9   9   2   0   0   60   61   32   25    8   27   33
Danny Murphy           0   0  4.32  11   0   0   2   0   17   15    8    8    2    7    9
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.84   7   5   0   0   0   25   29   18   16    5   12   12
Tommie Sisk            1   1  6.23  10   1   0   0   0   22   24   23   15    4    9   11
Bart Johnson           0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    2    3
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
Dean Chance            1   3  3.68   8   8   0   0   0   51   56   21   21    4   26   44
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   4  5.40   9   4   0   2   0   27   23   17   16    4   13   14
Bob Miller             0   1  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   14    5    5    1    5    5
Dennis Higgins         0   3  7.16  14   0   0   4   0   16   17   13   13    3   14   19
Dick Ellsworth         0   0  7.27   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    7    7    1    3    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Norm McRae             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    3    2
Fred Lasher            1   2  4.32  11   0   0   3   0    8    9    5    4    0   10    8
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
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  6.31   7   4   0   0   0   26   33   21   18    1   20   14
Tom Timmerman          0   1  6.43  12   0   0   1   0   14   24   11   10    1    3    3
Fred Scherman          0   1  7.20   7   0   0   0   0   10   12    8    8    1    4    8
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
Bob Johnson            1   1  1.93   8   3   1   0   0   33   30   10    7    3   10   33
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.08  14   0   0   0   0   26   18    9    9    4   13   13
Ken Wright             1   0  3.38  14   0   0   1   0   11   14    5    4    0    5    6
Bill Butler            2   2  3.65   8   8   0   0   0   49   37   21   20    8   30   31
Moe Drabowsky          0   2  3.75  14   0   0   1   0   24   18   10   10    1    9   25
Jim Rooker             2   2  4.27  11   3   1   1   0   46   48   22   22    3   22   27
Dave Morehead          1   1  4.42   7   6   0   1   0   37   41   27   18    4   17   26
Dick Drago             1   3  4.84   9   8   1   0   1   48   56   31   26   11   17   29
Mike Hedlund           2   3  7.20   9   0   0   0   0   15   18   13   12    6    7    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  2.75  16   0   0   3   0   20   23   12    6    0    8   13
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.11  17   0   0   0   0   15   17    9    7    1    4   10
Lew Krausse            3   7  4.59  10   9   1   0   0   51   65   37   26    5   23   29
Bobby Bolin            1   2  4.78  10   6   0   0   0   38   35   22   20    7   25   28
John Gelnar            1   2  4.91  13   0   0   3   0   22   24   14   12    1    4    9
Gene Brabender         1   5  5.36   8   8   0   0   0   44   36   31   26    4   21   30
George Lauzerique      1   2  5.91   9   4   1   0   0   32   34   21   21    6   13   24
Marty Pattin           1   3  6.00   8   5   0   0   0   27   35   20   18    3   11   12
Bob Meyer              0   1  7.20   9   0   0   0   0   15   23   12   12    1   10   16

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Perranoski         2   1  1.57  15   0   0  10   0   29   20    9    5    2   14   14
Stan Williams          3   0  1.80  14   0   0   1   0   20   18    8    4    3    5   16
Bill Zepp              1   0  2.03   6   1   0   0   0   13   14    4    3    0    2    8
Jim Perry              6   2  2.54   9   9   4   0   1   64   57   24   18    4   11   44
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  3.39   9   9   1   0   0   61   67   28   23    7   10   31
Steve Barber           0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   12    5    5    0    6    6
Dave Boswell           1   5  6.37   6   6   0   0   0   30   39   24   21    7   20   20

 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         3   0  1.37  12   0   0   2   0   20    9    3    3    0    9   15
Jack Aker              2   1  2.18  12   0   0   6   0   21   18    7    5    2    6   14
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  3.47   9   9   0   0   0   62   65   32   24    8   18   31
Fritz Peterson         5   2  3.50   9   9   1   0   0   62   62   30   24    8   14   29
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  1.66  14   0   0   1   0   22   15    4    4    1    6   10
Catfish Hunter         5   3  2.45   9   9   4   0   0   66   51   25   18    7   22   49
Rollie Fingers         2   1  2.82  11   2   0   2   0   38   34   16   12    4    9   19
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Jim Roland             1   1  3.38   8   1   0   0   0   11   10    5    4    1    8    2
Diego Segui            1   3  3.42  16   0   0   2   0   26   22   10   10    3    7   18
Al Downing             3   3  4.00   7   6   1   0   0   36   33   17   16    5   18   21
Blue Moon Odom         3   3  4.71   9   9   1   0   0   42   37   27   22    4   27   38
Chuck Dobson           3   4  4.73   9   9   3   0   1   51   50   28   27    6   16   25
Paul Lindblad          0   0  5.87  10   0   0   1   0   15   14   10   10    4    7   10

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Horacio Pina           2   0  2.08  17   0   0   4   0   17   16    5    4    0   11    8
Jim Hannan             0   0  2.35   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    6
Darold Knowles         0   3  2.59  15   0   0   4   0   24   18    9    7    1   20   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
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   3  5.02   8   8   0   0   0   52   68   34   29    7   15   21
George Brunet          3   4  5.08   8   7   1   0   0   39   54   26   22    3   17   19
Dick Such              1   1  5.79  11   0   0   0   0   23   18   15   15    1   26   22
Jim Shellenback        0   1  6.05   9   4   0   0   0   19   25   15   13    1   11   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)          7
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  S. McDowell (CLE)         5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  F. Peterson (NY)          5
  L. Tiant (MIN)            5
  C. Wright (CAL)           5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4

Losses:

  L. Krausse (MIL)          7
  T. John (CHI)             6
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  G. Brabender (MIL)        5
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  G. Brunet (WAS)           4
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  C. Dobson (OAK)           4
  R. Hand (CLE)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      10
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  J. Aker (NY)              6
  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  P. Richert (BAL)          6
  K. Tatum (CAL)            6
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  D. Higgins (CLE)          4
  D. Knowles (WAS)          4
  H. Pina (WAS)             4

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
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   67.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        66.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        64.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         63.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    62.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       62.0
  F. Peterson (NY)       61.2
  J. Kaat (MIN)          61.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  C. Cox (WAS)             68
  J. Kaat (MIN)            67
  L. Krausse (MIL)         65
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      65
  J. Horlen (CHI)          62
  F. Peterson (NY)         62
  T. John (CHI)            61
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         58
  D. McNally (BAL)         58

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         37
  C. Cox (WAS)             34
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         34
  T. John (CHI)            32
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      32
  G. Brabender (MIL)       31
  D. Drago (KC)            31
  F. Peterson (NY)         30
  M. Lolich (DET)          29
  G. Peters (BOS)          29

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  W. Bunker (KC)            8
  B. Butler (KC)            8
  T. John (CHI)             8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8
  B. Bolin (MIL)            7
  D. Boswell (MIN)          7
  C. Cox (WAS)              7

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        34
  B. Moore (CLE)           34
  D. Bosman (WAS)          32
  B. Butler (KC)           30
  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     28
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  T. John (CHI)            27
  B. Odom (OAK)            27
  C. Wright (CAL)          27

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        81
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     62
  R. Culp (BOS)            51
  D. McNally (BAL)         50
  C. Hunter (OAK)          49
  D. Chance (CLE)          44
  J. Perry (MIN)           44
  R. May (CAL)             43
  B. Odom (OAK)            38


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