Tuesday May 19, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 19, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      25  12  2.96   37   7  11   341   255  129  112   32  137  244
Minnesota       24  10  3.13   34   7  12   299   283  127  104   31  105  190
Baltimore       25  10  3.29   35  12  11   315   275  129  115   28  125  215
Boston          16  17  3.32   33   8   8   293   251  129  108   26  122  212
Oakland         18  19  3.65   37   9   6   328   284  153  133   38  126  207
New York        20  17  3.65   38   3  11   342   342  167  139   34  114  194
Cleveland       11  20  3.85   31   5   7   280   257  124  120   25  156  221
Washington      15  20  4.14   35   4   9   324   334  166  149   24  174  192
Chicago         15  21  4.20   36   6   9   315   331  175  147   36  120  168
Detroit         15  17  4.36   32   9   4   283   304  154  137   27  132  207
Kansas City     13  23  4.52   36   3   4   337   343  190  169   51  152  217
Milwaukee       12  23  4.61   36   4   6   313   331  193  160   32  133  197

 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
John Morris (MIL)      2   0  2.36  11   3   2   0   0   42   31   12   11    3   11   21
Ray Culp (BOS)         3   4  2.39   8   8   4   0   0   60   45   20   16    5   14   51
Jim Perry (MIN)        6   2  2.54   9   9   4   0   1   64   57   24   18    4   11   44
Rudy May (CAL)         3   2  2.58  11   8   1   0   1   59   40   21   17    4   22   53
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   2  2.69   9   9   5   0   0   67   52   23   20    5   31   45
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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   5   4  3.03  10  10   4   0   0   68   55   30   23    7   24   51

 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
Jim Palmer             5   2  2.69   9   9   5   0   0   67   52   23   20    5   31   45
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.77   6   0   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    1    9   11
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
Mike Nagy              0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    2    0    0    3    1
Ray Jarvis             0   1  1.64  10   0   0   0   0   11    7    5    2    0   10    4
Ed Phillips            0   1  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    2    3   11
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
Lee Stange             1   2  3.18   8   0   0   0   0   11   12   11    4    2    8   10
Sparky Lyle            0   1  3.21  13   0   0   6   0   14    6    7    5    0   14    8
Jim Lonborg            3   1  3.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   27   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  4.60  10   0   0   0   0   16   10    8    8    0   14   23
Gary Peters            3   3  4.70   8   8   2   0   1   52   46   29   27    6   25   34

 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               3   2  2.58  11   8   1   0   1   59   40   21   17    4   22   53
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
Wilbur Wood            2   3  2.96  17   0   0   7   0   27   23   12    9    2    8   21
Joel Horlen            5   3  3.06   9   9   3   0   0   65   71   24   22    5   15   25
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
Vince Colbert          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Sam McDowell           5   3  2.33   9   9   5   0   1   73   50   22   19    3   34   81
Phil Hennigan          1   1  3.38  12   0   0   1   0   19   16    7    7    1   12   11
Barry Moore            3   3  3.59   8   8   0   0   0   53   48   21   21    4   37   24
Dean Chance            1   3  3.68   8   8   0   0   0   51   56   21   21    4   26   44
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
Norm McRae             0   0  2.57   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    7    5
John Hiller            2   0  2.76   8   0   0   0   0   16   10    6    5    2    9   15
Mickey Lolich          4   4  3.25  10  10   5   0   2   75   80   29   27    6   28   67
Joe Niekro             3   3  3.50   9   9   2   0   1   54   57   26   21    7   13   30
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
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
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  4.34   8   7   0   1   0   46   50   31   22    4   22   29
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
Tom Burgmeier          0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    1
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            2   0  2.36  11   3   2   0   0   42   31   12   11    3   11   21
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         3   1  1.47  16   0   0  10   0   31   22    9    5    2   15   14
Stan Williams          3   0  1.80  14   0   0   1   0   20   18    8    4    3    5   16
Bill Zepp              1   0  1.98   7   1   0   0   0   14   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  3.21   9   9   2   0   1   53   43   19   19    7   24   32
Tom Hall               1   1  3.24  10   0   0   0   0   17   11    6    6    1   12   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
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  2.93  11   2   0   0   0   28   29   11    9    3    9    6
John Cumberland        1   3  3.00   6   4   0   0   0   33   27   12   11    3    7   24
Stan Bahnsen           3   3  3.04   8   8   2   0   1   53   52   22   18    5   20   32
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
Gary Waslewski         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    2
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
Rollie Fingers         2   1  2.82  11   2   0   2   0   38   34   16   12    4    9   19
Jim Roland             1   1  2.84   9   1   0   0   0   13   10    5    4    1    8    4
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Catfish Hunter         5   4  3.03  10  10   4   0   0   68   55   30   23    7   24   51
Diego Segui            1   3  3.49  17   0   0   2   0   28   23   11   11    4    8   19
Al Downing             3   3  3.82   8   6   1   0   0   38   36   17   16    5   18   23
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            2   3  3.09   9   8   2   0   0   58   45   22   20    6   25   37
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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  F. Peterson (NY)          5
  L. Tiant (MIN)            5
  C. Wright (CAL)           5

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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  S. McDowell (CLE)         5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  C. Hunter (OAK)           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
  R. May (CAL)              1
  S. McDowell (CLE)         1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  T. Murphy (CAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        74.2
  S. McDowell (CLE)      73.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        68.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   67.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        67.0
  J. Horlen (CHI)        64.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        64.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         63.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    62.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       62.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          80
  J. Horlen (CHI)          71
  C. Cox (WAS)             68
  J. Kaat (MIN)            67
  L. Krausse (MIL)         65
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      65
  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
  D. Morehead (KC)         31
  C. Hunter (OAK)          30
  F. Peterson (NY)         30

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:

  B. Moore (CLE)           37
  S. McDowell (CLE)        34
  D. Bosman (WAS)          32
  J. Palmer (BAL)          31
  B. Butler (KC)           30
  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     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. May (CAL)             53
  R. Culp (BOS)            51
  C. Hunter (OAK)          51
  D. McNally (BAL)         50
  J. Palmer (BAL)          45
  D. Chance (CLE)          44
  J. Perry (MIN)           44


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