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American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 3, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      31  18  2.80   49   9  15   450   352  164  140   43  166  314
Baltimore       34  16  3.09   50  18  13   446   378  169  153   38  164  310
Minnesota       31  14  3.30   45   8  16   398   386  175  146   43  141  240
Oakland         26  24  3.31   50  12  10   443   373  196  163   46  163  282
New York        28  23  3.65   52   4  18   471   461  222  191   53  162  258
Washington      24  24  3.88   48   4  16   441   424  214  190   39  226  266
Cleveland       19  27  3.97   46   8  10   417   391  195  184   40  221  326
Boston          21  25  3.97   46  10  10   406   390  209  179   40  164  285
Detroit         22  24  4.13   46  13   7   410   414  209  188   37  197  301
Kansas City     19  29  4.30   48   6   7   445   439  237  213   61  199  291
Chicago         18  31  4.62   49   7  10   426   452  253  219   45  179  237
Milwaukee       15  33  4.96   49   5   6   425   478  276  234   45  180  263

 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  2.72  14  13   4   1   1   93   65   35   28    8   34   81
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   4  3.87  13  13   5   0   1   88   78   40   38   12   26   60
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
Greg Garrett           2   1  1.08   8   0   0   0   0    8    2    1    1    0   10    8
Ken Tatum              2   1  1.26  21   0   0   8   0   29   18    4    4    2    6   19
Eddie Fisher           2   1  1.89  18   1   0   0   0   38   28   10    8    3   10   24
Rudy May               3   3  2.46  14  11   1   0   1   80   61   28   22    5   25   66
Andy Messersmith       5   4  2.72  14  13   4   1   1   93   65   35   28    8   34   81
Paul Doyle             3   0  2.95  17   0   0   4   0   18   12    6    6    4    5   15
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
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
Tommy John             4   8  3.74  13  13   3   0   0   91   84   46   38    8   40   47
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  6.23  13   1   0   0   0   26   31   26   18    5   11   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
Fred Lasher            0   2  2.16   6   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    2    1    6    8
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
Barry Moore            3   4  3.80  10  10   0   0   0   66   64   29   28    7   43   32
Dick Ellsworth         1   0  3.92  13   0   0   2   0   21   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
Dean Chance            1   5  4.57  11  11   0   0   0   61   75   34   31    5   31   54
Rich Hand              0   4  4.98  13   7   0   3   0   43   37   25   24    6   21   28
Bob Miller             2   2  5.03  11   2   0   0   0   20   26   12   11    1   10   10
Dennis Higgins         0   3  7.54  20   0   0   4   0   23   23   19   19    4   26   21
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   1  2.45   6   0   0   1   0   11   12    3    3    0    5    8
Norm McRae             0   0  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0   13    7
John Hiller            3   2  3.12  13   0   0   1   0   26   17   12    9    3   17   23
Mickey Lolich          6   5  3.41  14  14   6   0   3  100  102   41   38    7   39   93
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  6.27   9   5   0   0   0   33   41   26   23    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
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  3.38   5   0   0   0   0   11    6    4    4    2    2    9
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   4  4.92  12  11   1   0   1   68   79   42   37   13   28   41
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  1.69   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    2    4
Dave Baldwin           1   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    3    4
Bob Locker             0   1  3.12  23   0   0   3   0   26   29   15    9    0    9   18
John Morris            2   1  3.49  13   5   2   0   0   49   45   20   19    3   14   23
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.34  23   0   0   0   0   19   23   11    9    2    7   12
John Gelnar            2   2  4.36  20   0   0   3   0   33   39   18   16    2    4   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
Lew Krausse            3   8  5.26  13  12   1   0   0   63   84   50   37    6   27   35
Gene Brabender         1   7  5.58  10   9   0   0   0   50   43   37   31    5   29   35
Marty Pattin           2   4  5.62  13   5   0   0   0   42   54   28   26    4   15   21
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  1.87  18   0   0  10   0   34   27    9    7    3   10   19
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            2   1  7.96   6   5   0   0   0   26   38   26   23    5   16   14
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           1   0  1.04  21   0   0   5   0   35   27    5    4    1    6   20
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
Rollie Fingers         3   3  3.19  15   5   0   2   0   59   46   25   21    6   16   30
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
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  1.93  22   0   0   9   0   37   26   10    8    1   23   23
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            4   3  3.31  12  11   2   0   0   82   62   32   30    9   36   56
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:

  T. John (CHI)             8
  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  G. Brabender (MIL)        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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  C. Dobson (OAK)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      4
  J. Perry (MIN)            4
  J. Horlen (CHI)           3

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      12
  J. Aker (NY)             10
  D. Knowles (WAS)          9
  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)       100.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   92.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        92.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        91.2
  T. John (CHI)          91.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       88.1
  R. Culp (BOS)          83.0
  F. Peterson (NY)       83.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    83.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         102
  J. Horlen (CHI)          88
  F. Peterson (NY)         88
  T. John (CHI)            84
  J. Kaat (MIN)            84
  L. Krausse (MIL)         84
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      83
  D. Drago (KC)            79
  C. Cox (WAS)             78
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         78

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         50
  G. Peters (BOS)          47
  T. John (CHI)            46
  D. Drago (KC)            42
  M. Lolich (DET)          41
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      41
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         40
  C. Cox (WAS)             39
  J. Kaat (MIN)            39
  C. Hunter (OAK)          38

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  D. Boswell (MIN)         10
  B. Butler (KC)           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
  T. John (CHI)            40
  M. Lolich (DET)          39
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  B. Butler (KC)           36
  J. Coleman (WAS)         36
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  B. Odom (OAK)            35

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       119
  M. Lolich (DET)          93
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     81
  R. Culp (BOS)            70
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  R. May (CAL)             66
  J. Palmer (BAL)          65
  D. McNally (BAL)         62
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         60
  J. Coleman (WAS)         56


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