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American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 20, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      25  13  2.91   38   7  11   349   264  132  113   33  139  245
Minnesota       25  10  3.19   35   7  13   308   293  132  109   33  108  199
Baltimore       25  11  3.32   36  12  11   323   280  133  119   29  129  222
Boston          16  18  3.44   34   8   8   301   261  136  115   28  124  216
New York        20  18  3.56   39   3  11   351   347  169  139   34  117  202
Oakland         18  20  3.64   38   9   6   336   295  161  136   39  130  209
Cleveland       12  20  3.79   32   6   7   289   261  126  122   26  159  231
Washington      16  20  4.03   36   4  10   333   338  166  149   24  180  197
Chicago         16  21  4.11   37   7   9   324   335  177  148   36  122  172
Detroit         16  17  4.22   33  10   4   292   307  154  137   27  132  216
Kansas City     13  24  4.66   37   3   4   346   356  200  179   55  157  226
Milwaukee       13  23  4.67   37   4   6   322   344  200  167   33  139  204

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   2  1.99   7   7   2   0   0   54   30   17   12    5   24   24
Sam McDowell (CLE)     6   3  2.30  10  10   6   0   1   82   54   24   21    4   37   91
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
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      3   4  2.69   9   9   2   0   1   60   56   24   18    5   23   37
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   2  2.69   9   9   5   0   0   67   52   23   20    5   31   45
Mickey Lolich (DET)    5   4  2.90  11  11   6   0   3   84   83   29   27    6   28   76
Jerry Janeski (CHI)    3   2  2.91   8   8   1   0   1   56   53   22   18    2   18   24

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Watt             1   1  1.20  12   0   0   3   0   15    8    2    2    0    8    9
Pete Richert           1   0  1.35  11   0   0   6   0   13    5    2    2    1    3   21
Tom Phoebus            3   2  1.99   7   7   2   0   0   54   30   17   12    5   24   24
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  2.59  11   2   0   1   0   24   25    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
Jim Lonborg            3   1  3.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   27   10   10    2    8   19
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.26   8   8   2   0   1   44   39   21   21    5   12   30
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
Sparky Lyle            0   1  5.28  14   0   0   6   0   15    9   11    9    1   15    9

 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  15   0   0   6   0   20   12    2    2    1    6   12
Greg Garrett           2   1  1.23   6   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   4  3.64  10  10   1   0   1   64   59   31   26    8   25   32
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
Tommy John             4   6  3.39  10  10   3   0   0   69   65   34   26    8   29   37
Don Secrist            0   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    2    7    6
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           6   3  2.30  10  10   6   0   1   82   54   24   21    4   37   91
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          5   4  2.90  11  11   6   0   3   84   83   29   27    6   28   76
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   2  2.95   9   4   1   0   0   40   40   16   13    6   14   40
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
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.71  15   0   0   0   0   27   19   11   11    4   14   13
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 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    1    1    3
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
John Morris            2   0  2.36  11   3   2   0   0   42   31   12   11    3   11   21
Bob Locker             0   1  3.38  17   0   0   3   0   21   27   14    8    0    8   13
Skip Lockwood          0   0  4.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    6    4    1    6    7
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.11  18   0   0   0   0   15   17    9    7    1    5   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  5.01  14   0   0   3   0   23   28   15   13    1    4    9
Gene Brabender         1   5  5.36   8   8   0   0   0   44   36   31   26    4   21   30
Marty Pattin           2   3  5.79   9   5   0   0   0   28   35   20   18    3   11   13
George Lauzerique      1   2  5.91   9   4   1   0   0   32   34   21   21    6   13   24
Bob Meyer              0   1  6.38  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   13   13    2   12   20

 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
Tom Hall               1   1  3.20  11   0   0   1   0   20   15    7    7    1   14   24
Luis Tiant             5   0  3.21   9   9   2   0   1   53   43   19   19    7   24   32
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           2   5  6.31   7   7   0   0   0   36   45   28   25    9   21   24

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         2   0  1.17  14   0   0   3   0   23   17    4    3    0    2   22
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
Stan Bahnsen           3   4  2.69   9   9   2   0   1   60   56   24   18    5   23   37
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
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  1.57  15   0   0   1   0   23   16    4    4    1    6   10
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
Rollie Fingers         2   2  3.03  12   2   0   2   0   39   36   17   13    4    9   19
Catfish Hunter         5   4  3.03  10  10   4   0   0   68   55   30   23    7   24   51
Diego Segui            1   3  3.41  18   0   0   2   0   29   24   13   11    4   10   19
Al Downing             3   3  3.82   8   6   1   0   0   38   36   17   16    5   18   23
Chuck Dobson           3   4  4.55  10  10   3   0   1   57   57   33   29    7   18   27
Blue Moon Odom         3   3  4.71   9   9   1   0   0   42   37   27   22    4   27   38
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
Darold Knowles         0   3  2.30  16   0   0   5   0   27   18    9    7    1   22   13
Jim Hannan             0   0  2.35   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    6
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            4   3  3.34   9   9   1   0   1   59   59   22   22    2   36   38
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
  S. McDowell (CLE)         6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  F. Peterson (NY)          5
  L. Tiant (MIN)            5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  S. McDowell (CLE)         6
  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
  T. John (CHI)             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
  D. Knowles (WAS)          5
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  D. Higgins (CLE)          4
  H. Pina (WAS)             4

Shutouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  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)        83.2
  S. McDowell (CLE)      82.1
  T. John (CHI)          69.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        68.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   67.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        67.0
  J. Horlen (CHI)        64.2
  T. Murphy (CAL)        64.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        64.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         63.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          83
  J. Horlen (CHI)          71
  C. Cox (WAS)             68
  J. Kaat (MIN)            67
  T. John (CHI)            65
  L. Krausse (MIL)         65
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      65
  F. Peterson (NY)         62
  D. Bosman (WAS)          59
  T. Murphy (CAL)          59

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         37
  C. Cox (WAS)             34
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         34
  T. John (CHI)            34
  C. Dobson (OAK)          33
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      32
  G. Brabender (MIL)       31
  D. Drago (KC)            31
  D. Morehead (KC)         31
  T. Murphy (CAL)          31

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        37
  B. Moore (CLE)           37
  D. Bosman (WAS)          36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          31
  B. Butler (KC)           30
  T. John (CHI)            29
  M. Lolich (DET)          28
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     28
  B. Odom (OAK)            27
  C. Wright (CAL)          27

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        91
  M. Lolich (DET)          76
  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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