Sunday May 31, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 31, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      30  17  2.81   47   9  15   429   337  157  134   41  163  302
Baltimore       33  15  3.11   48  16  13   429   364  164  148   36  160  295
Minnesota       31  13  3.25   44   8  16   390   374  170  141   42  136  236
Oakland         25  23  3.36   48  12  10   425   361  190  159   45  154  274
New York        26  23  3.70   50   4  16   453   443  217  186   52  161  245
Washington      22  24  3.92   46   4  14   423   412  207  184   39  221  252
Cleveland       16  27  4.01   43   7   9   390   367  183  174   38  213  303
Boston          20  25  4.04   45   9  10   397   382  208  178   40  161  276
Detroit         21  23  4.18   44  12   7   389   395  202  181   37  189  287
Kansas City     19  27  4.30   46   6   7   429   420  229  205   59  195  280
Chicago         18  29  4.61   47   7  10   410   436  244  210   44  171  227
Milwaukee       15  30  4.86   46   5   6   398   444  256  215   37  171  236

 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
Ray Culp (BOS)         3   6  2.80  10  10   4   0   0   74   58   29   23    6   18   61
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   7   5  2.84  13  13   5   0   0   92   76   38   29   10   28   70
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   3  2.87  11   5   1   0   0   47   46   19   15    6   15   48
Luis Tiant (MIN)       6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37

 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
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.20   8   0   0   0   0   16   13    4    4    1    9   14
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
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.63  12   4   1   1   1   35   43   15   14    1   11   22
Mike Cuellar           5   3  3.81  12  12   4   0   1   80   69   36   34   10   25   54
Dave McNally           8   3  4.02  12  12   3   0   0   81   78   36   36    9   23   62
Dave Leonhard          0   0 10.00   9   0   0   0   0    9   15   10   10    1    9    5

 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
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
Vicente Romo           3   0  3.71  15   2   0   1   0   34   33   14   14    5   10   16
Lee Stange             1   2  3.86  12   0   0   1   0   19   19   15    8    3    9   11
Sonny Siebert          4   2  3.88  10  10   3   0   1   60   57   26   26    8   17   43
Ken Brett              0   2  4.12  13   0   0   0   0   20   12    9    9    1   16   26
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Gary Peters            3   6  5.97  11  11   2   0   1   60   64   47   40    7   28   41
Sparky Lyle            0   2  6.10  19   0   0   7   0   21   16   16   14    2   17   14
Jose Santiago          0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    0    0    2

 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
Ken Tatum              2   1  1.00  20   0   0   8   0   27   17    3    3    1    6   16
Greg Garrett           2   1  1.08   8   0   0   0   0    8    2    1    1    0   10    8
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           7   3  3.31  12  12   2   0   0   82   75   33   30    9   31   40
Tom Murphy             6   4  3.35  12  12   2   0   1   81   70   35   30    9   34   41
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
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
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
Jerry Janeski          4   2  3.93  11  11   1   0   1   71   77   35   31    4   28   33
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
Floyd Weaver           1   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    7    9    6    6    1    6    4
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
Fred Lasher            0   2  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    1    4    6
Phil Hennigan          2   1  3.00  15   0   0   1   0   27   22    9    9    2   19   15
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
Mike Paul              0   1  4.30  12   1   0   0   0   15   14    7    7    2   11   18
Dick Ellsworth         1   0  4.50  11   0   0   1   0   16   13    8    8    1    4    6
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Rich Hand              0   4  4.54  12   6   0   3   0   40   32   21   20    5   19   24
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
Norm McRae             0   0  1.80   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    2    0   12    7
Dennis Saunders        0   1  2.53   5   0   0   1   0   11   11    3    3    0    4    8
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
Joe Niekro             4   4  3.64  11  11   2   0   1   64   71   32   26    8   20   36
Earl Wilson            3   2  3.71   9   9   2   0   1   61   42   26   25    7   25   44
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
Ken Wright             1   0  2.70  16   0   0   2   0   13   15    5    4    0    5    8
Bob Johnson            1   3  2.87  11   5   1   0   0   47   46   19   15    6   15   48
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.34  18   0   0   1   0   30   21   11   11    4   19   16
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.58  18   0   0   2   0   28   23   11   11    1   10   28
Jim Rooker             3   2  3.61  13   5   2   1   0   62   63   25   25    3   28   35
Bill Butler            2   3  3.70  10  10   1   0   0   66   46   28   27   10   36   40
Dave Morehead          2   1  3.90  10   9   1   1   0   58   57   36   25    4   27   37
Dick Drago             3   3  4.55  11  10   1   0   1   63   69   37   32   12   28   38
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  5.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    2    2    7
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
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           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    3    2
Ken Sanders            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    0    2
Bob Locker             0   1  3.42  21   0   0   3   0   24   28   15    9    0    9   14
John Morris            2   1  3.49  13   5   2   0   0   49   45   20   19    3   14   23
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  5.01  13   9   0   0   0   50   53   32   28    8   31   35
Marty Pattin           2   3  5.40  12   5   0   0   0   38   45   25   23    3   15   17
Gene Brabender         1   6  5.60   9   8   0   0   0   45   39   33   28    4   24   31
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          5   0  1.59  20   0   0   2   0   34   29   10    6    4   10   25
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
Bill Zepp              1   0  3.21  10   3   0   0   0   28   29   11   10    0    5   13
Jim Kaat               5   1  3.43  12  12   2   0   0   79   84   39   30   10   16   41
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   1  1.25  19   0   0   4   0   36   24    6    5    2    3   27
Jack Aker              2   1  2.05  17   0   0   9   0   31   26    9    7    3   10   17
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.70   4   1   0   0   0   10    7    3    3    1    1    3
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
Stan Bahnsen           3   4  3.28  11  11   2   0   1   71   69   32   26    7   26   40
Mel Stottlemyre        4   4  3.58  12  12   1   0   0   83   83   41   33   10   36   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
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   5  2.84  13  13   5   0   0   92   76   38   29   10   28   70
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    1    1    2    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  4.82  15   0   0   1   0   19   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   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    0    0    6    5
Darold Knowles         1   4  1.96  21   0   0   8   0   37   25   10    8    1   23   22
Horacio Pina           2   0  2.08  23   0   0   4   0   26   26    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
Dick Bosman            5   4  3.50  11  11   1   0   1   72   71   28   28    5   41   47
Jim Hannan             0   1  3.60   8   2   0   0   0   15   17    8    6    1    9    8
Casey Cox              3   3  4.99  11   9   0   1   0   61   78   39   34    9   19   23
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  14   4   0   0   0   22   27   17   15    2   14   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
  C. Wright (CAL)           7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  T. Murphy (CAL)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  L. Tiant (MIN)            6

Losses:

  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  T. John (CHI)             7
  G. Brabender (MIL)        6
  W. Bunker (KC)            6
  R. Culp (BOS)             6
  G. Peters (BOS)           6
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  D. Chance (CLE)           5
  J. Horlen (CHI)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           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
  K. Tatum (CAL)            8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  S. Lyle (BOS)             7
  P. Richert (BAL)          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
  C. Hunter (OAK)        92.0
  T. John (CHI)          84.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   84.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    83.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        82.2
  C. Wright (CAL)        81.2
  D. McNally (BAL)       80.2
  T. Murphy (CAL)        80.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  J. Kaat (MIN)            84
  J. Horlen (CHI)          83
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      83
  L. Krausse (MIL)         79
  C. Cox (WAS)             78
  D. McNally (BAL)         78
  F. Peterson (NY)         78
  J. Janeski (CHI)         77
  T. John (CHI)            77

Runs:

  G. Peters (BOS)          47
  L. Krausse (MIL)         46
  T. John (CHI)            41
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      41
  C. Cox (WAS)             39
  J. Kaat (MIN)            39
  M. Lolich (DET)          39
  C. Hunter (OAK)          38
  D. Drago (KC)            37
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         36

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            12
  D. Boswell (MIN)         10
  B. Butler (KC)           10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  J. Kaat (MIN)            10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10
  J. Coleman (WAS)          9
  C. Cox (WAS)              9
  D. McNally (BAL)          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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  T. John (CHI)            35
  B. Odom (OAK)            35
  T. Murphy (CAL)          34

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       111
  M. Lolich (DET)          83
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     78
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  R. May (CAL)             64
  D. McNally (BAL)         62
  R. Culp (BOS)            61
  J. Palmer (BAL)          56
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         54
  D. Chance (CLE)          52


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