Wednesday May 27, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 27, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      28  15  2.91   43   7  14   393   310  150  127   39  152  276
Baltimore       32  13  3.12   45  15  13   404   343  155  140   33  153  277
Minnesota       28  12  3.21   40   8  15   353   334  152  126   38  119  222
Oakland         23  21  3.54   44  11   9   389   338  181  153   44  146  245
New York        25  21  3.54   47   4  15   427   412  198  168   46  150  237
Boston          18  24  3.70   42   9   9   370   336  178  152   38  153  259
Washington      20  23  3.97   43   4  13   393   383  195  173   35  207  229
Detroit         20  21  4.05   41  12   6   364   369  182  164   35  170  267
Cleveland       14  26  4.13   40   6   8   364   348  175  167   34  199  279
Kansas City     18  25  4.34   43   5   6   401   396  216  193   57  175  258
Chicago         17  27  4.37   44   7  10   385   403  220  187   41  154  213
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  2.50  11  11   6   0   1   83   67   26   23    5   36   56
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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   7   4  2.80  12  12   5   0   0   84   70   35   26    9   28   61
Ray Culp (BOS)         3   6  2.80  10  10   4   0   0   74   58   29   23    6   18   61
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           2   0  1.15  13   0   0   7   0   16    6    2    2    1    4   23
Eddie Watt             2   1  1.40  17   0   0   4   0   19   11    3    3    0    9   11
Tom Phoebus            3   3  2.15   8   8   2   0   0   63   34   21   15    5   27   31
Dick Hall              5   1  2.18  10   0   0   1   0   21   22    8    5    2    2   14
Jim Palmer             6   2  2.50  11  11   6   0   1   83   67   26   23    5   36   56
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
Lee Stange             1   2  2.25  11   0   0   1   0   16   14   11    4    2    8   10
Ray Culp               3   6  2.80  10  10   4   0   0   74   58   29   23    6   18   61
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  4.91  17   0   0   6   0   18   11   12   10    2   17   13
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   2   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    3
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  1.17  19   0   0   7   0   23   15    3    3    1    6   14
Eddie Fisher           2   0  1.75  16   1   0   0   0   36   26    9    7    3    8   23
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   3  3.40  11  11   2   0   0   77   69   32   29    8   29   35
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   5  3.95  11  11   3   0   0   73   83   35   32    6   20   28
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.40   8   5   0   0   0   27   30   18   16    5   16   13
Danny Murphy           0   0  5.87  15   0   0   2   0   23   20   15   15    2   14   15
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
Fred Lasher            0   2  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    1    2    6
Barry Moore            3   3  3.64   9   9   0   0   0   59   55   24   24    6   40   29
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
Rich Hand              0   4  4.66  11   6   0   2   0   39   31   21   20    5   19   21
Dick Ellsworth         0   0  4.70  10   0   0   1   0   15   13    8    8    1    4    6
Mike Paul              0   1  5.59  11   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    9   14
Bob Miller             1   2  5.71  10   2   0   0   0   17   24   12   11    1    9    9
Dennis Higgins         0   3  8.14  18   0   0   4   0   21   22   19   19    4   24   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   3   0   0   0   0    8    4    0    0    0    3    6
Norm McRae             0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0   11    5
John Hiller            2   1  3.22  11   0   0   1   0   22   14    9    8    3   14   21
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
Joe Niekro             4   4  3.64  11  11   2   0   1   64   71   32   26    8   20   36
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
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.67  16   0   0   2   0   27   21   11   11    1    9   27
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
Dick Drago             3   3  4.55  11  10   1   0   1   63   69   37   32   12   28   38
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  1.86  16   0   0   9   0   29   21    8    6    3   10   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         7   2  3.63  12  11   1   0   0   74   78   36   30    9   16   38
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  1.15  19   0   0   4   0   31   23    4    4    1    6   15
Catfish Hunter         7   4  2.80  12  12   5   0   0   84   70   35   26    9   28   61
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  13   0   0   1   0   18   14   10   10    4    8   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
Darold Knowles         1   3  1.84  19   0   0   7   0   34   21    9    7    1   22   19
Horacio Pina           2   0  2.31  21   0   0   4   0   23   23    7    6    1   13   13
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
Jim Hannan             0   1  3.21   7   2   0   0   0   14   16    7    5    1    9    8
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  4.79  10   8   0   1   0   56   72   35   30    8   18   22
Dick Such              1   2  5.22  12   1   0   0   0   29   20   17   17    2   29   25
George Brunet          3   4  5.74   9   8   1   0   0   42   60   31   27    6   20   20
Jim Shellenback        1   1  5.82  12   4   0   0   0   22   26   16   14    1   12   14
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)           7
  F. Peterson (NY)          7
  S. McDowell (CLE)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  C. Wright (CAL)           6
  D. Hall (BAL)             5
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             5

Losses:

  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  T. John (CHI)             7
  G. Brabender (MIL)        6
  R. Culp (BOS)             6
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  D. Chance (CLE)           5
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  F. Lasher (CLE)           5
  M. Lolich (DET)           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)              9
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  D. Knowles (WAS)          7
  P. Richert (BAL)          7
  K. Tatum (CAL)            7
  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  M. Grant (OAK)            4
  D. Higgins (CLE)          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
  C. Hunter (OAK)        83.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        82.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    79.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       77.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        76.2
  T. John (CHI)          76.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   75.1
  F. Peterson (NY)       74.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          91
  J. Horlen (CHI)          83
  J. Kaat (MIN)            79
  F. Peterson (NY)         78
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      75
  T. John (CHI)            74
  D. McNally (BAL)         74
  C. Cox (WAS)             72
  L. Krausse (MIL)         71
  J. Niekro (DET)          71

Runs:

  G. Peters (BOS)          41
  L. Krausse (MIL)         40
  T. John (CHI)            39
  D. Drago (KC)            37
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         36
  F. Peterson (NY)         36
  C. Cox (WAS)             35
  J. Horlen (CHI)          35
  C. Hunter (OAK)          35
  M. Lolich (DET)          35

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            12
  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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          36
  B. Butler (KC)           33
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      33
  B. Odom (OAK)            32
  D. Chance (CLE)          31
  T. John (CHI)            31
  T. Murphy (CAL)          31

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        98
  M. Lolich (DET)          79
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     71
  R. Culp (BOS)            61
  C. Hunter (OAK)          61
  D. McNally (BAL)         61
  J. Palmer (BAL)          56
  R. May (CAL)             55
  D. Chance (CLE)          52
  B. Johnson (KC)          48

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