Tuesday May 26, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 26, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      28  14  2.88   42   7  14   384   300  146  123   36  152  270
Baltimore       31  13  3.10   44  15  12   395   332  151  136   33  148  272
Minnesota       28  12  3.21   40   8  15   353   334  152  126   38  119  222
New York        24  21  3.58   46   4  14   418   405  196  166   46  148  233
Oakland         22  21  3.60   43  11   8   380   329  178  152   44  143  238
Boston          18  23  3.67   41   9   9   361   326  171  147   37  152  251
Washington      19  23  3.94   42   4  13   384   373  190  168   34  201  224
Detroit         20  20  4.08   40  12   6   355   360  178  161   35  165  260
Cleveland       14  25  4.09   39   6   8   356   343  170  162   33  190  274
Kansas City     17  25  4.37   42   5   5   392   387  213  190   56  173  254
Chicago         17  26  4.39   43   7  10   377   396  216  184   40  151  210
Milwaukee       13  28  4.69   42   5   6   363   396  227  189   34  153  223

 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
A. Messersmith (CAL)   5   3  2.87  12  11   3   1   1   75   55   31   24    6   29   71
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   3  2.89  10   5   1   0   0   47   45   19   15    6   15   48

 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
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.63  12   4   1   1   1   35   43   15   14    1   11   22
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
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  2.92  12   0   0   0   0   12   12    9    4    1   11    6
Jim Lonborg            3   1  3.00   6   4   0   0   0   30   29   10   10    2    8   20
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
Vicente Romo           2   0  4.20  14   2   0   1   0   30   30   14   14    5   10   12
Ken Brett              0   2  4.26  12   0   0   0   0   19   12    9    9    1   16   25
Sparky Lyle            0   2  5.19  16   0   0   6   0   17   11   12   10    2   17   11
Gary Peters            3   5  5.73  10  10   2   0   1   60   59   41   38    7   27   39

 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  1.08   8   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  2.87  12  11   3   1   1   75   55   31   24    6   29   71
Clyde Wright           6   2  3.14  10  10   2   0   0   72   61   28   25    5   29   33
Tom Murphy             5   4  3.52  11  11   1   0   1   72   64   33   28    9   31   38
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  2.60  21   0   0   8   0   35   28   16   10    2    8   28
Jerry Crider           1   1  2.95   5   1   0   0   0   18   15    6    6    2    5   13
Jerry Janeski          4   2  3.22  10  10   1   0   1   67   70   28   24    3   25   32
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   5  4.10  10  10   0   0   0   59   70   30   27    5   31   52
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Dick Ellsworth         0   0  4.70  10   0   0   1   0   15   13    8    8    1    4    6
Rich Hand              0   4  4.96  10   5   0   2   0   33   28   19   18    4   15   18
Bob Miller             1   2  5.71  10   2   0   0   0   17   24   12   11    1    9    9
Dennis Higgins         0   3  8.55  17   0   0   4   0   20   22   19   19    4   21   20
Vince Colbert          0   0  9.82   6   0   0   0   0    7   10    8    8    1    2    2

 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
Earl Wilson            3   2  3.57   8   8   2   0   1   53   37   22   21    6   23   40
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
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   3  2.89  10   5   1   0   0   47   45   19   15    6   15   48
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  7.63   9   5   0   0   0   31   36   27   26    8   17   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
Lew Krausse            3   8  4.40  11  10   1   0   0   57   71   40   28    5   25   33
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.60  20   0   0   0   0   16   21   10    8    1    5   10
John Gelnar            1   2  4.66  17   0   0   3   0   29   34   17   15    1    4   11
Bobby Bolin            1   4  4.91  12   8   0   0   0   48   49   28   26    8   28   34
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
Jim Kaat               5   1  3.18  11  11   2   0   0   74   79   34   26    9   13   39
Luis Tiant             5   0  3.21   9   9   2   0   1   53   43   19   19    7   24   32
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   4  3.08  11  11   1   0   0   79   75   35   27    9   33   40
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  1.26  18   0   0   3   0   29   21    4    4    1    6   12
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
Jim Roland             1   1  3.38  10   1   0   0   0   13   11    6    5    2    8    5
Rollie Fingers         2   3  3.40  13   3   0   2   0   45   40   21   17    5   10   22
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 Grzenda            2   2  2.96  11   1   0   1   0   24   14   11    8    1    9   10
Joe Coleman            3   3  3.31  10   9   2   0   0   65   49   26   24    8   28   41
Dick Bosman            4   4  3.64  10  10   1   0   1   64   66   26   26    4   38   42
Casey Cox              3   3  4.96   9   8   0   1   0   53   68   34   29    7   15   22
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
  J. Kaat (MIN)             5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5

Losses:

  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  T. John (CHI)             7
  G. Brabender (MIL)        6
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  D. Chance (CLE)           5
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  F. Lasher (CLE)           5
  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  G. Peters (BOS)           5

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
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  D. Knowles (WAS)          7
  K. Tatum (CAL)            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. Hardin (BAL)           1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1
  R. May (CAL)              1
  S. McDowell (CLE)         1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)      89.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        86.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    79.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       77.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        77.1
  T. John (CHI)          76.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        76.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   75.1
  J. Kaat (MIN)          73.2
  T. Murphy (CAL)        71.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          91
  J. Kaat (MIN)            79
  J. Horlen (CHI)          78
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      75
  T. John (CHI)            74
  D. McNally (BAL)         74
  F. Peterson (NY)         72
  L. Krausse (MIL)         71
  D. Chance (CLE)          70
  J. Janeski (CHI)         70

Runs:

  G. Peters (BOS)          41
  L. Krausse (MIL)         40
  T. John (CHI)            39
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         36
  M. Lolich (DET)          35
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      35
  C. Cox (WAS)             34
  C. Dobson (OAK)          34
  D. Drago (KC)            34
  J. Kaat (MIN)            34

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            11
  D. Boswell (MIN)         10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  B. Butler (KC)            9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  J. Kaat (MIN)             9
  T. Murphy (CAL)           9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       9
  B. Bolin (MIL)            8

Walks:

  B. Moore (CLE)           40
  D. Bosman (WAS)          38
  S. McDowell (CLE)        38
  B. Butler (KC)           33
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      33
  B. Odom (OAK)            32
  D. Chance (CLE)          31
  T. John (CHI)            31
  T. Murphy (CAL)          31
  J. Palmer (BAL)          31

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        98
  M. Lolich (DET)          79
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     71
  D. McNally (BAL)         61
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57
  R. Culp (BOS)            55
  R. May (CAL)             55
  D. Chance (CLE)          52
  J. Palmer (BAL)          51
  B. Johnson (KC)          48


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