Friday May 22, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 22, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      26  13  2.89   39   7  12   358   272  134  115   34  141  250
Minnesota       25  11  3.18   36   7  13   317   298  135  112   35  111  205
Baltimore       27  12  3.36   39  12  12   349   308  144  130   31  136  241
New York        22  18  3.48   41   3  13   369   363  173  143   35  131  216
Boston          16  20  3.67   36   8   8   317   280  153  129   32  134  225
Oakland         19  20  3.73   39   9   7   345   306  169  143   41  135  218
Cleveland       13  21  3.89   34   6   8   307   286  140  133   28  169  241
Washington      16  22  3.92   38   4  10   349   351  171  152   25  187  205
Detroit         18  18  4.12   36  10   6   319   329  163  146   31  148  232
Chicago         16  22  4.22   38   7   9   333   348  186  156   37  129  182
Kansas City     14  24  4.62   38   3   5   355   361  203  182   55  167  234
Milwaukee       13  24  4.72   38   4   6   330   354  206  173   33  143  207

 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
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
Jim Perry (MIN)        6   3  2.70  10  10   4   0   1   70   62   27   21    6   13   47
Mickey Lolich (DET)    5   4  2.90  11  11   6   0   3   84   83   29   27    6   28   76
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   2  2.95   9   4   1   0   0   40   40   16   13    6   14   40

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Watt             1   1  1.08  14   0   0   4   0   17    9    2    2    0    9    9
Pete Richert           2   0  1.23  12   0   0   6   0   15    5    2    2    1    4   23
Tom Phoebus            3   2  1.99   7   7   2   0   0   54   30   17   12    5   24   24
Dick Hall              4   1  2.21   9   0   0   1   0   20   22    8    5    2    2   14
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   2  3.93  10  10   2   0   0   69   68   30   30    6   21   55
Mike Cuellar           4   3  4.76  10  10   3   0   0   62   63   35   33    9   19   40
Jim Hardin             1   1  4.91  11   3   0   1   0   26   38   15   14    1    8   16
Dave Leonhard          0   0 12.00   8   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    8    1    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
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
Lee Stange             1   2  3.09   9   0   0   0   0   12   13   11    4    2    8   10
Ray Jarvis             0   1  3.18  11   0   0   0   0   11   10    9    4    1   11    5
Bill Lee               1   2  3.30   9   4   0   1   0   30   33   12   11    3   10   15
Jim Lonborg            3   1  3.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   27   10   10    2    8   19
Ken Brett              0   2  4.00  11   0   0   0   0   18   10    8    8    0   15   25
Vicente Romo           2   0  4.01  12   2   0   1   0   25   26   11   11    4    7    9
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.26   8   8   2   0   1   44   39   21   21    5   12   30
Sparky Lyle            0   1  4.96  15   0   0   6   0   16    9   11    9    1   16   10
Gary Peters            3   4  5.01   9   9   2   0   1   59   53   36   33    7   27   39

 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  0.86  16   0   0   7   0   21   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
Rudy May               3   2  2.58  11   8   1   0   1   59   40   21   17    4   22   53
Paul Doyle             1   0  2.60  14   0   0   4   0   17   11    5    5    4    4   15
Andy Messersmith       5   3  3.09  10  10   3   0   1   67   47   27   23    6   28   62
Clyde Wright           6   2  3.14  10  10   2   0   0   72   61   28   25    5   29   33
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
Joel Horlen            5   3  3.06   9   9   3   0   0   65   71   24   22    5   15   25
Wilbur Wood            2   4  3.14  18   0   0   7   0   29   25   14   10    2    8   24
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
Jerry Janeski          3   2  3.41   9   9   1   0   1   61   64   27   23    3   22   27
Don Secrist            0   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    2    7    6
Danny Murphy           0   0  4.66  12   0   0   2   0   19   15   10   10    2   10   13
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Sam McDowell           6   3  2.30  10  10   6   0   1   82   54   24   21    4   37   91
Mike Paul              0   0  3.24   9   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    1    7   12
Phil Hennigan          1   1  3.32  13   0   0   1   0   22   19    8    8    1   15   12
Barry Moore            3   3  3.59   8   8   0   0   0   53   48   21   21    4   37   24
Dean Chance            1   4  3.98   9   9   0   0   0   54   64   27   24    5   27   48
Bob Miller             1   1  4.05   9   1   0   0   0   13   18    6    6    1    7    7
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
Dick Ellsworth         0   0  5.54   7   0   0   1   0   13   11    8    8    1    4    5
Dennis Higgins         0   3  9.53  15   0   0   4   0   17   20   18   18    4   16   19

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Saunders        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Norm McRae             0   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    9    5
Mickey Lolich          5   4  2.90  11  11   6   0   3   84   83   29   27    6   28   76
Joe Niekro             4   3  3.39  10  10   2   0   1   61   64   28   23    8   17   34
John Hiller            2   1  3.86  10   0   0   1   0   19   13    9    8    3   12   17
Earl Wilson            2   2  4.30   7   7   1   0   0   44   33   22   21    6   20   33
Jerry Robertson        0   0  4.38   9   0   0   0   0   12   17    8    6    1    5   11
Les Cain               2   2  4.66   4   4   1   0   0   29   29   15   15    3   16   17
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
Fred Scherman          0   1  6.00   8   0   0   1   0   12   13    8    8    1    4   10
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
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
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.49  16   0   0   1   0   28   19   11   11    4   15   15
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             2   3  4.69  10   9   1   0   1   56   61   34   29   11   26   35
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  3.80  18   0   0   3   0   21   27   15    9    0    9   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   3  4.97  11   7   0   0   0   42   41   25   23    7   26   30
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
George Lauzerique      1   2  5.73  10   4   1   0   0   33   35   21   21    6   13   24
Marty Pattin           2   3  5.81  10   5   0   0   0   31   38   22   20    3   13   14
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  1.64  15   0   0   1   0   22   18    8    4    3    6   19
Bill Zepp              1   0  1.98   7   1   0   0   0   14   14    4    3    0    2    8
Jim Perry              6   3  2.70  10  10   4   0   1   70   62   27   21    6   13   47
Tom Hall               1   1  3.10  12   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  1.33  13   0   0   3   0   20    9    3    3    0    9   17
Jack Aker              2   1  2.25  13   0   0   7   0   24   19    8    6    3    7   17
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        4   3  3.06  10  10   0   0   0   71   71   32   24    8   29   37
Fritz Peterson         6   2  3.61  10  10   1   0   0   67   71   33   27    8   16   32
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  1.44  16   0   0   2   0   25   18    4    4    1    6   11
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
Jim Roland             1   1  3.38  10   1   0   0   0   13   11    6    5    2    8    5
Diego Segui            1   3  3.41  18   0   0   2   0   29   24   13   11    4   10   19
Al Downing             3   3  3.63   9   6   1   0   0   40   38   17   16    5   19   26
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    1    1    1    1
Chuck Dobson           3   4  4.55  10  10   3   0   1   57   57   33   29    7   18   27
Paul Lindblad          1   0  5.19  11   0   0   1   0   17   14   10   10    4    7   13
Blue Moon Odom         3   3  5.74  10  10   1   0   0   42   39   32   27    4   30   38

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Hannan             0   1  1.32   6   1   0   0   0   14   14    4    2    1    7    8
Horacio Pina           2   0  2.11  19   0   0   4   0   21   21    6    5    0   12   11
Darold Knowles         0   3  2.30  16   0   0   5   0   27   18    9    7    1   22   13
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   2  5.22  12   1   0   0   0   29   20   17   17    2   29   25
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
  F. Peterson (NY)          6
  C. Wright (CAL)           6
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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
  D. Chance (CLE)           4
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  C. Dobson (OAK)           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
  J. Aker (NY)              7
  K. Tatum (CAL)            7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  P. Richert (BAL)          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
  C. Wright (CAL)        71.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    70.2
  J. Perry (MIN)         70.0
  T. John (CHI)          69.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       68.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        68.1
  F. Peterson (NY)       67.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   67.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          83
  J. Horlen (CHI)          71
  F. Peterson (NY)         71
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      71
  C. Cox (WAS)             68
  D. McNally (BAL)         68
  J. Kaat (MIN)            67
  T. John (CHI)            65
  L. Krausse (MIL)         65
  D. Chance (CLE)          64

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         37
  G. Peters (BOS)          36
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         35
  C. Cox (WAS)             34
  D. Drago (KC)            34
  T. John (CHI)            34
  C. Dobson (OAK)          33
  F. Peterson (NY)         33
  B. Odom (OAK)            32
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      32

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
  J. Niekro (DET)           8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        37
  B. Moore (CLE)           37
  D. Bosman (WAS)          36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          31
  B. Butler (KC)           30
  B. Odom (OAK)            30
  T. John (CHI)            29
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      29
  D. Such (WAS)            29
  C. Wright (CAL)          29

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        91
  M. Lolich (DET)          76
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     62
  D. McNally (BAL)         55
  R. May (CAL)             53
  R. Culp (BOS)            51
  C. Hunter (OAK)          51
  D. Chance (CLE)          48
  J. Perry (MIN)           47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          45

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