Saturday May 23, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 23, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      26  14  2.87   40   7  12   366   282  139  117   34  142  256
Minnesota       26  11  3.12   37   7  14   326   305  139  113   35  113  209
Baltimore       28  12  3.27   40  13  12   358   315  144  130   31  136  247
New York        22  19  3.47   42   3  13   381   374  177  147   37  136  220
Boston          16  21  3.66   37   8   8   325   285  156  132   33  138  229
Oakland         20  20  3.68   40  10   7   354   314  171  145   43  137  224
Cleveland       14  21  3.82   35   6   8   320   295  143  136   28  175  250
Washington      17  22  3.95   39   4  11   358   357  176  157   28  191  210
Detroit         18  19  4.17   37  10   6   328   338  169  152   33  150  239
Chicago         16  23  4.37   39   7   9   342   362  198  166   38  135  189
Kansas City     15  24  4.53   39   4   5   364   369  204  183   55  168  236
Milwaukee       13  25  4.66   39   4   6   338   362  209  175   33  145  211

 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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   2  2.37  10  10   6   0   1   76   59   23   20    5   31   51
Ray Culp (BOS)         3   5  2.41   9   9   4   0   0   67   48   22   18    5   17   55
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 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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   6   4  2.91  11  11   5   0   0   77   63   32   25    9   26   57

 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             6   2  2.37  10  10   6   0   1   76   59   23   20    5   31   51
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   5  2.41   9   9   4   0   0   67   48   22   18    5   17   55
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
Vicente Romo           2   0  4.01  12   2   0   1   0   25   26   11   11    4    7    9
Ken Brett              0   2  4.26  12   0   0   0   0   19   12    9    9    1   16   25
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
Greg Garrett           2   1  1.23   6   0   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    0    8    7
Ken Tatum              2   1  1.23  17   0   0   7   0   22   14    3    3    1    6   13
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  2.92  11  11   3   0   1   74   55   31   24    6   29   67
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
Wilbur Wood            2   4  2.93  19   0   0   7   0   31   27   16   10    2    8   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
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
Joel Horlen            5   4  3.90  10  10   3   0   0   67   78   31   29    5   17   27
Danny Murphy           0   0  4.66  12   0   0   2   0   19   15   10   10    2   10   13
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.40   8   5   0   0   0   27   30   18   16    5   16   13
Tommie Sisk            1   1  6.66  11   1   0   0   0   24   28   26   18    5    9   14
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
Fred Lasher            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    2
Sam McDowell           6   3  2.30  10  10   6   0   1   82   54   24   21    4   37   91
Phil Hennigan          2   1  2.81  14   0   0   1   0   26   20    8    8    1   16   14
Mike Paul              0   0  2.89  10   0   0   0   0    9    7    3    3    1    7   13
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  4.96  10   5   0   2   0   33   28   19   18    4   15   18
Dick Ellsworth         0   0  5.54   7   0   0   1   0   13   11    8    8    1    4    5
Dennis Higgins         0   3 10.06  16   0   0   4   0   17   20   19   19    4   18   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  5.84   9   0   0   1   0   12   13    8    8    1    4   10
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  6.12   8   5   0   0   0   32   39   25   22    2   22   21
Tom Timmerman          0   1  6.43  12   0   0   1   0   14   24   11   10    1    3    3
Daryl Patterson        0   1 11.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    5    2    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
Jim Rooker             3   2  3.74  12   4   2   1   0   55   56   23   23    3   23   29
Moe Drabowsky          0   2  3.75  14   0   0   1   0   24   18   10   10    1    9   25
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   8  4.40  11  10   1   0   0   57   71   40   28    5   25   33
John Gelnar            1   2  4.68  15   0   0   3   0   25   30   15   13    1    4    9
Bobby Bolin            1   3  4.97  11   7   0   0   0   42   41   25   23    7   26   30
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  1.42  17   0   0  11   0   32   22    9    5    2   15   14
Stan Williams          4   0  1.50  16   0   0   1   0   24   19    8    4    3    6   21
Bill Zepp              1   0  1.69   8   1   0   0   0   16   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  3.34  10  10   1   0   0   65   73   32   24    7   12   33
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  1.44  15   0   0   3   0   25   18    5    4    1    2   23
Steve Hamilton         3   1  1.48  14   0   0   3   0   24   13    4    4    0   10   19
Jack Aker              2   1  2.25  14   0   0   7   0   24   20    8    6    3    8   17
Stan Bahnsen           3   4  2.69   9   9   2   0   1   60   56   24   18    5   23   37
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  2.73  12   2   0   0   0   30   30   11    9    3   12    7
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   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    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
Catfish Hunter         6   4  2.91  11  11   5   0   0   77   63   32   25    9   26   57
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
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
Bob Humphreys          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
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  2.22  17   0   0   6   0   28   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  3.38  10   0   0   1   0   16   11    6    6    0    8    9
Casey Cox              3   3  5.02   8   8   0   0   0   52   68   34   29    7   15   21
Dick Such              1   2  5.22  12   1   0   0   0   29   20   17   17    2   29   25
Jim Shellenback        1   1  5.48  10   4   0   0   0   21   25   15   13    1   11   14
George Brunet          3   4  5.74   9   8   1   0   0   42   60   31   27    6   20   20
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  S. McDowell (CLE)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  F. Peterson (NY)          6
  C. Wright (CAL)           6
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5

Losses:

  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  T. John (CHI)             6
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  G. Brabender (MIL)        5
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           4
  G. Brunet (WAS)           4
  D. Chance (CLE)           4
  C. Dobson (OAK)           4

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  S. McDowell (CLE)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  R. Culp (BOS)             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)      11
  J. Aker (NY)              7
  K. Tatum (CAL)            7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  D. Knowles (WAS)          6
  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  P. Richert (BAL)          6
  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. Hunter (OAK)        77.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        76.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   74.0
  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

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          83
  J. Horlen (CHI)          78
  J. Kaat (MIN)            73
  L. Krausse (MIL)         71
  F. Peterson (NY)         71
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      71
  C. Cox (WAS)             68
  D. McNally (BAL)         68
  T. John (CHI)            65
  D. Chance (CLE)          64

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         40
  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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          32
  J. Kaat (MIN)            32

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            11
  D. Boswell (MIN)          9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           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

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
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     29
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      29
  D. Such (WAS)            29

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        91
  M. Lolich (DET)          76
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     67
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57
  R. Culp (BOS)            55
  D. McNally (BAL)         55
  R. May (CAL)             53
  J. Palmer (BAL)          51
  D. Chance (CLE)          48
  J. Perry (MIN)           47

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