Select a date:      
Sunday May 24, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 24, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      27  14  2.90   41   7  13   375   295  144  121   35  146  260
Minnesota       26  12  3.20   38   7  14   335   318  145  119   36  115  213
Baltimore       29  13  3.20   42  13  12   377   321  149  134   32  143  260
New York        24  19  3.57   44   3  14   401   394  189  159   43  142  227
Oakland         22  20  3.58   42  11   8   372   324  174  148   43  142  234
Boston          17  22  3.60   39   9   8   343   301  161  137   36  149  244
Washington      18  22  3.95   40   4  12   367   361  180  161   30  194  216
Cleveland       14  23  3.97   37   6   8   340   325  157  150   33  180  265
Detroit         18  20  4.22   38  10   6   337   349  175  158   34  157  247
Chicago         16  25  4.40   41   7   9   360   379  208  176   40  143  199
Kansas City     16  24  4.53   40   4   5   374   376  209  188   56  171  239
Milwaukee       13  26  4.69   40   4   6   347   375  215  181   33  150  215

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   3  2.15   8   8   2   0   0   63   34   21   15    5   27   31
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
Sam McDowell (CLE)     6   3  2.62  11  11   6   0   1   89   66   29   26    5   38   98
Rudy May (CAL)         3   2  2.63  12   9   1   0   1   65   48   24   19    5   23   55
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
John Morris (MIL)      2   0  2.83  12   4   2   0   0   48   39   16   15    3   13   22
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   6   4  2.91  11  11   5   0   0   77   63   32   25    9   26   57
A. Messersmith (CAL)   5   3  2.92  11  11   3   0   1   74   55   31   24    6   29   67

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Watt             2   1  0.98  16   0   0   4   0   18    9    2    2    0    9   11
Pete Richert           2   0  1.23  12   0   0   6   0   15    5    2    2    1    4   23
Tom Phoebus            3   3  2.15   8   8   2   0   0   63   34   21   15    5   27   31
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  4.29  11  11   3   0   0   71   65   36   34   10   23   44
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   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    2    0    0    7    4
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
Sonny Siebert          4   2  4.05   9   9   3   0   1   53   48   24   24    7   15   41
Ken Brett              0   2  4.26  12   0   0   0   0   19   12    9    9    1   16   25
Vicente Romo           2   0  4.26  13   2   0   1   0   25   26   12   12    4   10    9
Gary Peters            3   4  5.01   9   9   2   0   1   59   53   36   33    7   27   39
Sparky Lyle            0   2  5.19  16   0   0   6   0   17   11   12   10    2   17   11

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kealey           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Harvey Shank           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    1
Greg Garrett           2   1  1.13   7   0   0   0   0    8    2    1    1    0   10    8
Ken Tatum              2   1  1.23  18   0   0   7   0   22   15    3    3    1    6   13
Eddie Fisher           2   0  1.85  15   1   0   0   0   34   24    9    7    3    8   22
Paul Doyle             2   0  2.50  15   0   0   4   0   18   11    5    5    4    5   15
Rudy May               3   2  2.63  12   9   1   0   1   65   48   24   19    5   23   55
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  2.81  20   0   0   7   0   32   27   16   10    2    8   27
Jerry Crider           1   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    2    5    9
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
Tommy John             4   7  3.66  11  11   3   0   0   76   74   39   31    8   31   40
Joel Horlen            5   4  3.90  10  10   3   0   0   67   78   31   29    5   17   27
Danny Murphy           0   0  4.29  13   0   0   2   0   21   15   10   10    2   11   13
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.40   8   5   0   0   0   27   30   18   16    5   16   13
Tommie Sisk            1   1  6.48  12   1   0   0   0   25   30   26   18    5   10   14
Bart Johnson           0   1  7.36   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    9    9    2    6    8
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           6   3  2.62  11  11   6   0   1   89   66   29   26    5   38   98
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  3.64   9   9   0   0   0   59   55   24   24    6   40   29
Fred Lasher            0   2  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    1    2    5
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  5.02   9   0   0   1   0   14   13    8    8    1    4    5
Vince Colbert          0   0  8.31   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    1    1    1
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   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    3    5
Norm McRae             0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0   11    5
Joe Niekro             4   3  3.39  10  10   2   0   1   61   64   28   23    8   17   34
Mickey Lolich          5   5  3.45  12  12   6   0   3   86   91   35   33    7   30   79
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  17   0   0   1   0   28   20   11   11    4   15   15
Jim Rooker             3   2  3.74  12   4   2   1   0   55   56   23   23    3   23   29
Bill Butler            2   2  3.75   9   9   0   0   0   58   41   25   24    9   33   33
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.86  15   0   0   1   0   26   20   11   11    1    9   26
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  2.83  12   4   2   0   0   48   39   16   15    3   13   22
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  19   0   0   0   0   15   18    9    7    1    5   10
John Gelnar            1   2  4.28  16   0   0   3   0   27   31   15   13    1    4   11
Lew Krausse            3   8  4.40  11  10   1   0   0   57   71   40   28    5   25   33
Bobby Bolin            1   3  4.97  11   7   0   0   0   42   41   25   23    7   26   30
Gene Brabender         1   6  5.60   9   8   0   0   0   45   39   33   28    4   24   31
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
Stan Williams          4   0  1.38  17   0   0   1   0   26   22    8    4    3    6   22
Ron Perranoski         3   2  1.65  18   0   0  11   0   33   24   10    6    2   15   15
Bill Zepp              1   0  1.69   8   1   0   0   0   16   14    4    3    0    2    8
Tom Hall               1   1  2.66  13   0   0   1   0   24   17    7    7    1   15   26
Jim Perry              6   3  2.70  10  10   4   0   1   70   62   27   21    6   13   47
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  3.97   7   0   0   1   0   11   12    5    5    0    7    6
Dave Boswell           2   5  7.23   8   8   0   0   0   37   51   33   30   10   21   24

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         4   0  1.23  17   0   0   3   0   29   22    5    4    1    2   24
Steve Hamilton         3   1  1.48  14   0   0   3   0   24   13    4    4    0   10   19
Jack Aker              2   1  2.16  15   0   0   8   0   25   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  2.97  13   2   0   0   0   30   31   12   10    3   14    7
Mel Stottlemyre        4   3  3.06  10  10   0   0   0   71   71   32   24    8   29   37
Fritz Peterson         6   2  3.63  11  10   1   0   0   69   72   34   28    9   16   34
John Cumberland        1   3  3.92   7   5   0   0   0   39   35   18   17    8    8   27
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 11.05   4   3   0   0   0   15   25   21   18    2   11    5

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mudcat Grant           0   0  1.33  17   0   0   3   0   27   20    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
Chuck Dobson           4   4  4.07  11  11   4   0   1   66   58   34   30    7   21   32
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    1    1    1    1
Paul Lindblad          1   0  5.09  12   0   0   1   0   18   14   10   10    4    7   13
Blue Moon Odom         4   3  5.33  11  11   1   0   0   49   46   34   29    4   32   43

 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
Darold Knowles         0   3  2.08  18   0   0   7   0   30   18    9    7    1   22   15
Horacio Pina           2   0  2.11  19   0   0   4   0   21   21    6    5    0   12   11
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Joe Coleman            3   3  3.31  10   9   2   0   0   65   49   26   24    8   28   41
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

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















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)             7
  G. Brabender (MIL)        6
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  F. Lasher (CLE)           5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           4
  G. Brunet (WAS)           4

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  S. McDowell (CLE)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  C. Dobson (OAK)           4
  J. Perry (MIN)            4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  J. Horlen (CHI)           3
  T. John (CHI)             3

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      11
  J. Aker (NY)              8
  D. Knowles (WAS)          7
  K. Tatum (CAL)            7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  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:

  S. McDowell (CLE)      89.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        86.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        77.1
  T. John (CHI)          76.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        76.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   74.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        71.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       71.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    70.2
  J. Perry (MIN)         70.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          91
  J. Horlen (CHI)          78
  T. John (CHI)            74
  J. Kaat (MIN)            73
  F. Peterson (NY)         72
  L. Krausse (MIL)         71
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      71
  C. Cox (WAS)             68
  D. McNally (BAL)         68
  S. McDowell (CLE)        66

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         40
  T. John (CHI)            39
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         36
  G. Peters (BOS)          36
  M. Lolich (DET)          35
  C. Cox (WAS)             34
  C. Dobson (OAK)          34
  D. Drago (KC)            34
  B. Odom (OAK)            34
  F. Peterson (NY)         34

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            11
  D. Boswell (MIN)         10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  B. Butler (KC)            9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  W. Bunker (KC)            8
  J. Coleman (WAS)          8
  J. Cumberland (NY)        8
  T. John (CHI)             8

Walks:

  B. Moore (CLE)           40
  S. McDowell (CLE)        38
  D. Bosman (WAS)          36
  B. Butler (KC)           33
  B. Odom (OAK)            32
  T. John (CHI)            31
  J. Palmer (BAL)          31
  M. Lolich (DET)          30
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     29
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      29

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        98
  M. Lolich (DET)          79
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     67
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57
  R. Culp (BOS)            55
  R. May (CAL)             55
  D. McNally (BAL)         55
  J. Palmer (BAL)          51
  D. Chance (CLE)          48
  J. Perry (MIN)           47


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report