Thursday May 28, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 28, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      28  16  2.89   44   7  14   402   317  152  129   39  155  285
Baltimore       32  13  3.12   45  15  13   404   343  155  140   33  153  277
Minnesota       29  12  3.18   41   8  16   362   345  154  128   40  123  227
Oakland         24  21  3.46   45  12   9   398   344  181  153   44  146  249
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  29  4.85   43   5   6   371   412  238  200   35  157  226

 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
Rudy May (CAL)         3   3  2.59  13  10   1   0   1   73   55   26   21    5   24   64
Sam McDowell (CLE)     6   3  2.62  11  11   6   0   1   89   66   29   26    5   38   98
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
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
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  1.70  17   1   0   0   0   37   26    9    7    3   10   23
Paul Doyle             2   0  2.50  15   0   0   4   0   18   11    5    5    4    5   15
Rudy May               3   3  2.59  13  10   1   0   1   73   55   26   21    5   24   64
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
Skip Lockwood          0   1  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   19   12    6    1    7   11
John Morris            2   1  3.49  13   5   2   0   0   49   45   20   19    3   14   23
Bob Locker             0   1  3.63  19   0   0   3   0   22   28   15    9    0    9   13
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.32  21   0   0   0   0   17   22   10    8    1    6   11
Lew Krausse            3   8  4.40  11  10   1   0   0   57   71   40   28    5   25   33
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
Marty Pattin           2   3  5.61  11   5   0   0   0   34   40   23   21    3   14   15
Bob Meyer              0   1  6.38  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   13   13    2   12   20
George Lauzerique      1   2  6.94  11   4   1   0   0   35   41   27   27    7   14   24

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Williams          4   0  1.55  19   0   0   2   0   29   27    9    5    3    7   22
Ron Perranoski         3   2  1.64  19   0   0  12   0   33   24   10    6    2   15   15
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             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Jim Kaat               5   1  3.18  11  11   2   0   0   74   79   34   26    9   13   39
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
Chuck Dobson           5   4  3.58  12  12   5   0   2   75   64   34   30    7   21   36
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
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
  L. Tiant (MIN)            6
  C. Wright (CAL)           6
  C. Dobson (OAK)           5
  D. Hall (BAL)             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. Dobson (OAK)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  R. Culp (BOS)             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
  C. Dobson (OAK)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  D. Bosman (WAS)           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
  C. Dobson (OAK)        75.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   75.1

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
  L. Tiant (MIN)            9

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. May (CAL)             64
  R. Culp (BOS)            61
  C. Hunter (OAK)          61
  D. McNally (BAL)         61
  J. Palmer (BAL)          56
  D. Chance (CLE)          52
  B. Johnson (KC)          48

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