Saturday May 30, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 30, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      29  17  2.85   46   9  14   420   329  156  133   40  161  295
Baltimore       33  14  3.04   47  16  13   421   353  158  142   34  160  290
Minnesota       30  13  3.22   43   8  16   380   367  164  136   40  130  231
Oakland         25  22  3.37   47  12  10   416   355  187  156   44  153  265
New York        26  22  3.63   49   4  16   444   434  210  179   50  158  243
Boston          20  24  3.71   44   9  10   388   358  186  160   39  158  267
Washington      22  23  3.87   45   4  14   414   399  201  178   38  217  248
Cleveland       15  27  4.06   42   7   8   381   359  181  172   36  206  295
Detroit         21  22  4.11   43  12   7   381   386  195  174   36  186  283
Kansas City     18  27  4.30   45   6   6   420   413  224  201   58  189  273
Chicago         17  29  4.42   46   7  10   401   420  231  197   42  166  224
Milwaukee       14  30  4.88   45   5   6   389   435  250  211   37  167  233

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   3  2.14   9   9   2   0   0   67   39   23   16    5   32   33
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
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
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   4   4  3.08  11  11   1   0   0   79   75   35   27    9   33   40

 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  2.14   9   9   2   0   0   67   39   23   16    5   32   33
Dick Hall              5   2  2.38  11   0   0   1   0   23   23    9    6    3    2   15
Jim Palmer             6   2  2.50  11  11   6   0   1   83   67   26   23    5   36   56
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.51   7   0   0   0   0   14   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
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
Mike Nagy              0   0  2.87   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    7    5    0   10    5
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
Vicente Romo           3   0  3.71  15   2   0   1   0   34   33   14   14    5   10   16
Sonny Siebert          4   2  3.88  10  10   3   0   1   60   57   26   26    8   17   43
Ken Brett              0   2  4.26  12   0   0   0   0   19   12    9    9    1   16   25
Sparky Lyle            0   2  4.82  18   0   0   7   0   19   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
Tom Murphy             6   4  3.35  12  12   2   0   1   81   70   35   30    9   34   41
Clyde Wright           6   3  3.40  11  11   2   0   0   77   69   32   29    8   29   35
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    4    2
Jerry Crider           1   2  2.95   6   1   0   0   0   21   19    8    7    3    6   16
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  8.40   3   3   0   0   0   15   18   14   14    2    9   13
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   4  3.80  10  10   0   0   0   66   64   29   28    7   43   32
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  7.77  19   0   0   4   0   22   22   19   19    4   25   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  1.80   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    2    0   12    7
John Hiller            2   2  3.47  12   0   0   1   0   23   16   12    9    3   16   22
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
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  5.27  10   0   0   1   0   14   14    8    8    1    6   13
Les Cain               3   2  5.31   6   6   2   0   0   39   38   23   23    5   25   26
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  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    7    6    2    3    5

 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   3  3.70  10  10   1   0   0   66   46   28   27   10   36   40
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
Ken Sanders            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    0    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
John Gelnar            2   2  4.35  18   0   0   3   0   31   36   17   15    1    4   11
Lew Krausse            3   8  4.82  12  11   1   0   0   62   79   46   33    5   26   34
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
Stan Williams          4   0  1.55  19   0   0   2   0   29   27    9    5    3    7   22
Ron Perranoski         4   2  1.89  21   0   0  12   0   38   30   12    8    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
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
Bill Zepp              1   0  3.21  10   3   0   0   0   28   29   11   10    0    5   13
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
Dick Woodson           0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    2    0

 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
Jack Aker              2   1  2.05  17   0   0   9   0   31   26    9    7    3   10   17
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  2.87  14   2   0   0   0   31   31   12   10    3   14    7
Steve Hamilton         3   3  2.92  16   0   0   3   0   25   16    9    8    2   11   19
Mel Stottlemyre        4   4  3.08  11  11   1   0   0   79   75   35   27    9   33   40
Stan Bahnsen           3   4  3.28  11  11   2   0   1   71   69   32   26    7   26   40
Gary Waslewski         0   0  3.38   3   1   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    1    1    2
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
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  1.10  20   0   0   5   0   33   26    5    4    1    6   18
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
Diego Segui            1   3  3.41  18   0   0   2   0   29   24   13   11    4   10   19
Rollie Fingers         3   3  3.44  14   4   0   2   0   52   44   24   20    5   14   25
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  5.00  14   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  1.77  20   0   0   8   0   36   22    9    7    1   23   20
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            5   4  3.50  11  11   1   0   1   72   71   28   28    5   41   47
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
  T. Murphy (CAL)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  L. Tiant (MIN)            6
  C. Wright (CAL)           6

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
  D. Knowles (WAS)          8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  S. Lyle (BOS)             7
  P. Richert (BAL)          7
  K. Tatum (CAL)            7
  M. Grant (OAK)            5
  P. Doyle (CAL)            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
  T. Murphy (CAL)        80.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       80.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    79.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       77.2

Hits:

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

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         46
  T. John (CHI)            41
  G. Peters (BOS)          41
  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
  B. Butler (KC)           10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  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:

  B. Moore (CLE)           43
  D. Bosman (WAS)          41
  S. McDowell (CLE)        41
  B. Butler (KC)           36
  M. Lolich (DET)          36
  J. Palmer (BAL)          36
  T. John (CHI)            35
  B. Odom (OAK)            35
  T. Murphy (CAL)          34
  J. Coleman (WAS)         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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