Monday May 25, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 25, 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
Baltimore       30  13  3.17   43  14  12   386   327  151  136   33  145  266
Minnesota       27  12  3.24   39   7  15   344   328  150  124   36  118  216
Oakland         22  20  3.58   42  11   8   372   324  174  148   43  142  234
Boston          18  22  3.58   40   9   9   352   312  164  140   36  152  246
New York        24  20  3.58   45   3  14   409   401  193  163   45  144  230
Washington      18  23  3.99   41   4  12   375   370  185  166   33  200  222
Cleveland       14  24  4.00   38   6   8   348   333  163  155   33  185  269
Detroit         19  20  4.19   39  11   6   346   356  178  161   35  162  253
Kansas City     17  24  4.42   41   5   5   383   381  210  188   56  171  246
Chicago         16  26  4.48   42   7   9   368   389  215  183   40  148  204
Milwaukee       13  27  4.64   41   5   6   355   382  221  183   33  151  219

 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
Jim Perry (MIN)        6   3  2.70  10  10   4   0   1   70   62   27   21    6   13   47
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      3   4  2.77  10  10   2   0   1   68   62   27   21    6   25   40
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           8   2  3.71  11  11   3   0   0   78   74   32   32    7   23   61
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  2.45  10   0   0   1   0   15   14   11    4    2    8   10
Ray Jarvis             0   1  3.18  11   0   0   0   0   11   10    9    4    1   11    5
Jim Lonborg            3   1  3.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   27   10   10    2    8   19
Bill Lee               2   2  3.50  10   5   0   1   0   36   43   15   14    3   13   17
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
Floyd Weaver           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    1
Wilbur Wood            2   4  2.81  20   0   0   7   0   32   27   16   10    2    8   27
Jerry Crider           1   1  2.95   5   1   0   0   0   18   15    6    6    2    5   13
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
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.40   8   5   0   0   0   27   30   18   16    5   16   13
Danny Murphy           0   0  6.43  14   0   0   2   0   21   18   15   15    2   14   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
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
Bob Miller             1   2  5.71  10   2   0   0   0   17   24   12   11    1    9    9
Vince Colbert          0   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    1    1    2
Dennis Higgins         0   3  8.55  17   0   0   4   0   20   22   19   19    4   21   20

 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
Les Cain               3   2  4.26   5   5   2   0   0   38   36   18   18    4   21   23
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
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
Dave Morehead          2   1  3.62   9   8   1   1   0   55   55   32   22    4   22   36
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
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
Skip Lockwood          0   1  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   19   12    6    1    7   11
Bob Locker             0   1  3.80  18   0   0   3   0   21   27   15    9    0    9   13
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
Ron Perranoski         3   2  1.64  19   0   0  12   0   33   24   10    6    2   15   15
Stan Williams          4   0  1.65  18   0   0   1   0   27   24    9    5    3    6   22
Tom Hall               2   1  2.59  14   0   0   1   0   24   17    7    7    1   17   26
Jim Perry              6   3  2.70  10  10   4   0   1   70   62   27   21    6   13   47
Bill Zepp              1   0  2.78   9   2   0   0   0   23   22    8    7    0    3   11
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   2  1.85  15   0   0   3   0   24   14    5    5    1   10   19
Jack Aker              2   1  2.16  15   0   0   8   0   25   20    8    6    3    8   17
Stan Bahnsen           3   4  2.77  10  10   2   0   1   68   62   27   21    6   25   40
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    4    1
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  2.42  20   0   0   4   0   22   23    7    6    1   13   12
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
Joe Grzenda            1   2  3.38  10   0   0   1   0   16   11    6    6    0    8    9
Dick Bosman            4   4  3.64  10  10   1   0   1   64   66   26   26    4   38   42
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  5.40  11   4   0   0   0   22   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)          8
  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
  D. Bosman (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)      12
  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
  D. McNally (BAL)       77.2
  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

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          91
  J. Horlen (CHI)          78
  T. John (CHI)            74
  D. McNally (BAL)         74
  J. Kaat (MIN)            73
  F. Peterson (NY)         72
  L. Krausse (MIL)         71
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      71
  C. Cox (WAS)             68
  D. Bosman (WAS)          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
  D. Bosman (WAS)          38
  S. McDowell (CLE)        38
  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
  D. McNally (BAL)         61
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57
  R. Culp (BOS)            55
  R. May (CAL)             55
  J. Palmer (BAL)          51
  D. Chance (CLE)          48
  J. Perry (MIN)           47

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