Friday May 29, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 29, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      28  17  2.87   45   8  14   411   323  154  131   40  158  292
Baltimore       33  13  3.05   46  16  13   413   347  155  140   33  155  287
Minnesota       29  13  3.15   42   8  16   371   356  158  130   40  126  229
Oakland         24  22  3.38   46  12   9   407   348  183  153   44  149  259
New York        26  21  3.51   48   4  16   436   419  200  170   48  155  243
Boston          19  24  3.68   43   9   9   379   348  181  155   39  155  262
Washington      21  23  3.91   44   4  13   405   393  199  176   37  213  242
Detroit         21  21  4.03   42  12   7   373   377  186  167   35  176  273
Cleveland       15  26  4.05   41   7   8   373   350  176  168   35  202  292
Kansas City     18  26  4.32   44   5   6   412   408  221  198   57  186  266
Chicago         17  28  4.37   45   7  10   393   409  224  191   41  160  215
Milwaukee       13  30  4.86   44   5   6   380   423  243  205   37  166  230

 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
Sam McDowell (CLE)     7   3  2.47  12  12   7   0   1   98   68   30   27    6   41  111
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
Jim Perry (MIN)        6   4  2.61  11  11   4   0   1   76   69   30   22    6   16   48
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      3   4  2.77  10  10   2   0   1   68   62   27   21    6   25   40
A. Messersmith (CAL)   5   4  2.77  13  12   4   1   1   84   61   33   26    7   32   78
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
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   3  2.87  11   5   1   0   0   47   46   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           5   3  3.81  12  12   4   0   1   80   69   36   34   10   25   54
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            4   1  3.09   7   4   0   0   0   32   32   11   11    2    8   21
Bill Lee               2   2  3.50  10   5   0   1   0   36   43   15   14    3   13   17
Sonny Siebert          4   2  3.88  10  10   3   0   1   60   57   26   26    8   17   43
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   4  2.77  13  12   4   1   1   84   61   33   26    7   32   78
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
Jerry Crider           1   1  2.95   5   1   0   0   0   18   15    6    6    2    5   13
Wilbur Wood            2   5  3.09  22   0   0   8   0   35   30   18   12    2   10   28
Jerry Janeski          4   2  3.22  10  10   1   0   1   67   70   28   24    3   25   32
Tommy John             4   7  3.52  12  12   3   0   0   84   77   41   33    8   35   42
Don Secrist            0   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    2    7    6
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  16   0   0   2   0   23   21   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           7   3  2.47  12  12   7   0   1   98   68   30   27    6   41  111
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   4   0   0   1   0   10    7    0    0    0    3    8
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          6   5  3.47  13  13   6   0   3   93   96   39   36    7   36   83
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  2.87  11   5   1   0   0   47   46   19   15    6   15   48
Ken Wright             1   0  3.18  15   0   0   1   0   11   14    5    4    0    5    6
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.34  18   0   0   1   0   30   21   11   11    4   19   16
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.58  17   0   0   2   0   28   21   11   11    1   10   28
Jim Rooker             3   2  3.61  13   5   2   1   0   62   63   25   25    3   28   35
Dave Morehead          2   1  3.62   9   8   1   1   0   55   55   32   22    4   22   36
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   6  8.16  10   5   0   0   0   32   39   30   29    8   18   15
Tom Burgmeier          0   1  9.00   3   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
Dave Baldwin           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    3    2
John Morris            2   1  3.49  13   5   2   0   0   49   45   20   19    3   14   23
Bob Locker             0   1  3.52  20   0   0   3   0   23   28   15    9    0    9   14
Skip Lockwood          0   2  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   23   28   16   10    2   12   12
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
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.86  22   0   0   0   0   17   23   11    9    2    7   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
Dick Woodson           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Stan Williams          4   0  1.55  19   0   0   2   0   29   27    9    5    3    7   22
Ron Perranoski         3   2  1.80  20   0   0  12   0   35   28   11    7    2   15   16
Tom Hall               2   1  2.59  14   0   0   1   0   24   17    7    7    1   17   26
Jim Perry              6   4  2.61  11  11   4   0   1   76   69   30   22    6   16   48
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  1.09  18   0   0   4   0   33   23    5    4    1    3   26
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
Mike Kekich            1   1  9.00   5   4   0   0   0   20   31   23   20    4   15    9
Bill Burbach           0   2 10.26   4   4   0   0   0   17   23   19   19    2    9   10

 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
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    1    1    1    3
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
Blue Moon Odom         4   4  4.58  12  12   1   0   0   57   50   36   29    4   35   51
Paul Lindblad          1   0  5.09  13   0   0   1   0   18   14   10   10    4    8   13

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Humphreys          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    0    0    5    4
Darold Knowles         1   3  1.84  19   0   0   7   0   34   21    9    7    1   22   19
Horacio Pina           2   0  2.16  22   0   0   4   0   25   24    7    6    1   13   15
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Joe Grzenda            2   2  2.92  12   1   0   1   0   25   15   11    8    1    9   10
Joe Coleman            3   3  3.19  11  10   2   0   0   73   55   28   26    9   33   49
Jim Hannan             0   1  3.21   7   2   0   0   0   14   16    7    5    1    9    8
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        2   1  6.04  13   4   0   0   0   22   27   17   15    2   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
  S. McDowell (CLE)         7
  F. Peterson (NY)          7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  L. Tiant (MIN)            6
  C. Wright (CAL)           6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)         7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  C. Dobson (OAK)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          4
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      4
  J. Perry (MIN)            4
  J. Horlen (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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  J. Hardin (BAL)           1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1
  R. May (CAL)              1
  S. McDowell (CLE)         1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)      98.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        93.1
  T. John (CHI)          84.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   84.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        83.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        82.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       80.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    79.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       77.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        76.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  J. Horlen (CHI)          83
  J. Kaat (MIN)            79
  F. Peterson (NY)         78
  T. John (CHI)            77
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      75
  D. McNally (BAL)         74
  C. Cox (WAS)             72
  L. Krausse (MIL)         71
  J. Niekro (DET)          71

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            12
  D. Boswell (MIN)         10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  B. Butler (KC)            9
  J. Coleman (WAS)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           9
  J. Kaat (MIN)             9
  T. Murphy (CAL)           9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       9

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        41
  B. Moore (CLE)           40
  D. Bosman (WAS)          38
  M. Lolich (DET)          36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          36
  T. John (CHI)            35
  B. Odom (OAK)            35
  B. Butler (KC)           33
  J. Coleman (WAS)         33
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      33

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       111
  M. Lolich (DET)          83
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     78
  R. May (CAL)             64
  R. Culp (BOS)            61
  C. Hunter (OAK)          61
  D. McNally (BAL)         61
  J. Palmer (BAL)          56
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         54
  D. Chance (CLE)          52


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