Tuesday June 2, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 2, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      31  17  2.77   48   9  15   439   344  159  135   41  164  307
Baltimore       34  15  3.06   49  17  13   438   369  165  149   36  163  304
Minnesota       31  14  3.30   45   8  16   398   386  175  146   43  141  240
Oakland         25  24  3.36   49  12  10   434   370  195  162   45  161  275
New York        27  23  3.67   51   4  17   462   453  219  188   52  161  251
Washington      23  24  3.88   47   4  15   432   416  210  186   39  223  258
Cleveland       18  27  3.97   45   8   9   408   380  189  180   39  215  318
Boston          21  25  3.97   46  10  10   406   390  209  179   40  164  285
Detroit         21  24  4.15   45  13   7   399   402  205  184   37  191  290
Kansas City     19  28  4.28   47   6   7   437   429  232  208   60  199  286
Chicago         18  30  4.60   48   7  10   418   444  248  214   45  173  232
Milwaukee       15  32  4.91   48   5   6   416   463  269  227   43  178  257

 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)     8   3  2.35  13  13   8   0   1  107   70   31   28    6   42  119
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   2  2.36  12  12   7   0   1   92   72   27   24    5   39   65
Rudy May (CAL)         3   3  2.46  14  11   1   0   1   80   61   28   22    5   25   66
Ray Culp (BOS)         4   6  2.60  11  11   5   0   0   83   66   30   24    6   21   70
A. Messersmith (CAL)   5   4  2.77  13  12   4   1   1   84   61   33   26    7   32   78
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   4  2.83  12   6   1   0   0   54   53   21   17    6   19   53
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   7   5  2.84  13  13   5   0   0   92   76   38   29   10   28   70
Jim Perry (MIN)        6   5  3.00  12  12   4   0   1   81   78   35   27    7   19   51
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
Jim Palmer             7   2  2.36  12  12   7   0   1   92   72   27   24    5   39   65
Dick Hall              5   2  2.38  11   0   0   1   0   23   23    9    6    3    2   15
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               4   6  2.60  11  11   5   0   0   83   66   30   24    6   21   70
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             3   0  2.45  16   0   0   4   0   18   11    5    5    4    5   15
Rudy May               3   3  2.46  14  11   1   0   1   80   61   28   22    5   25   66
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
Mel Queen              0   1  4.22   6   0   0   1   0   11   13    5    5    1    5   10
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
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
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
Wilbur Wood            2   6  3.60  23   0   0   8   0   35   33   20   14    2   10   28
Joel Horlen            5   5  3.83  12  12   3   0   0   80   88   37   34    7   22   31
Jerry Janeski          4   2  3.93  11  11   1   0   1   71   77   35   31    4   28   33
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.40   8   5   0   0   0   27   30   18   16    5   16   13
Danny Murphy           0   0  5.63  17   0   0   2   0   24   21   15   15    2   14   17
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           8   3  2.35  13  13   8   0   1  107   70   31   28    6   42  119
Phil Hennigan          3   1  2.70  16   0   0   1   0   30   23    9    9    2   19   19
Fred Lasher            0   2  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    1    4    6
Barry Moore            3   4  3.80  10  10   0   0   0   66   64   29   28    7   43   32
Dick Ellsworth         1   0  3.98  12   0   0   1   0   20   18    9    9    2    5    7
Mike Paul              0   1  4.30  12   1   0   0   0   15   14    7    7    2   11   18
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
Dean Chance            1   5  4.57  11  11   0   0   0   61   75   34   31    5   31   54
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   5  3.53  12  12   3   0   1   74   78   35   29    8   22   39
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   4  2.83  12   6   1   0   0   54   53   21   17    6   19   53
Al Fitzmorris          3   1  3.34  18   0   0   1   0   30   21   11   11    4   19   16
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
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.77  19   0   0   2   0   29   25   12   12    2   10   29
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
Ken Sanders            0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    1    4
Dave Baldwin           1   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    3    4
Bob Locker             0   1  3.16  22   0   0   3   0   26   28   15    9    0    9   18
John Morris            2   1  3.49  13   5   2   0   0   49   45   20   19    3   14   23
John Gelnar            2   2  4.50  19   0   0   3   0   32   39   18   16    2    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
Skip Lockwood          0   3  5.04   5   5   1   0   0   30   37   23   17    6   13   21
Marty Pattin           2   3  5.40  12   5   0   0   0   38   45   25   23    3   15   17
Gene Brabender         1   7  5.58  10   9   0   0   0   50   43   37   31    5   29   35
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   5  3.00  12  12   4   0   1   81   78   35   27    7   19   51
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
Dick Woodson           0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    4    1
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   1  1.24  20   0   0   5   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
Fritz Peterson         8   2  3.47  13  12   1   0   0   83   88   38   32    9   16   44
Mel Stottlemyre        4   4  3.58  12  12   1   0   0   83   83   41   33   10   36   40
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
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    1    1    3    4
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
Diego Segui            1   3  3.34  19   0   0   2   0   30   24   13   11    4   10   19
Jim Roland             1   1  3.38  10   1   0   0   0   13   11    6    5    2    8    5
Rollie Fingers         3   3  3.44  14   4   0   2   0   52   44   24   20    5   14   25
Chuck Dobson           5   5  3.50  13  13   5   0   2   80   70   37   31    7   23   36
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Paul Lindblad          1   0  4.35  16   0   0   1   0   21   15   10   10    4    9   13
Blue Moon Odom         4   4  4.58  12  12   1   0   0   57   50   36   29    4   35   51

 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           3   0  2.00  24   0   0   4   0   27   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  3.16  13   1   0   2   0   26   16   12    9    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
George Brunet          3   4  5.11  10   9   1   0   0   49   63   33   28    6   22   26
Dick Such              1   2  5.22  12   1   0   0   0   29   20   17   17    2   29   25
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:

  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  C. Hunter (OAK)           7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  C. Wright (CAL)           7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  T. Murphy (CAL)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  L. Tiant (MIN)            6

Losses:

  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  G. Brabender (MIL)        7
  T. John (CHI)             7
  W. Bunker (KC)            6
  R. Culp (BOS)             6
  G. Peters (BOS)           6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  D. Chance (CLE)           5
  C. Dobson (OAK)           5

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  C. Dobson (OAK)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          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
  L. McDaniel (NY)          5
  P. Doyle (CAL)            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)     107.1
  M. Lolich (DET)        93.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        92.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        91.2
  T. John (CHI)          84.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   84.1
  R. Culp (BOS)          83.0
  F. Peterson (NY)       83.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    83.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        81.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  J. Horlen (CHI)          88
  F. Peterson (NY)         88
  J. Kaat (MIN)            84
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      83
  L. Krausse (MIL)         79
  C. Cox (WAS)             78
  D. McNally (BAL)         78
  J. Niekro (DET)          78
  J. Perry (MIN)           78

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
  F. Peterson (NY)         38
  G. Brabender (MIL)       37

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
  S. McDowell (CLE)        42
  D. Bosman (WAS)          41
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  B. Butler (KC)           36
  M. Lolich (DET)          36
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  T. John (CHI)            35
  B. Odom (OAK)            35
  T. Murphy (CAL)          34

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       119
  M. Lolich (DET)          83
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     78
  R. Culp (BOS)            70
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  R. May (CAL)             66
  J. Palmer (BAL)          65
  D. McNally (BAL)         62
  D. Chance (CLE)          54
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         54


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