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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 4, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      31  19  2.82   50   9  15   459   360  168  144   43  168  315
Baltimore       34  17  3.11   51  18  13   454   387  173  157   40  170  314
Oakland         27  24  3.28   51  12  11   452   380  198  165   46  165  288
Minnesota       31  15  3.35   46   8  16   406   396  180  151   45  147  244
New York        29  23  3.56   53   4  18   483   470  223  191   53  162  264
Washington      24  25  3.88   49   4  16   450   436  221  194   41  229  274
Boston          22  25  3.91   47  11  10   415   395  210  180   40  165  289
Cleveland       20  27  3.97   47   8  11   426   401  199  188   41  224  332
Detroit         23  24  4.08   47  14   7   419   422  211  190   37  202  304
Kansas City     19  30  4.24   49   6   7   457   445  239  215   61  206  299
Chicago         19  31  4.59   50   7  11   435   460  256  222   45  183  240
Milwaukee       15  34  5.02   50   5   6   434   491  284  242   46  188  266

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)     8   3  2.35  13  13   8   0   1  107   70   31   28    6   42  119
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   4  2.35  10  10   2   0   0   73   46   26   19    6   35   37
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
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   8   5  2.81  14  14   5   0   0   99   82   40   31   10   30   76
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   4  2.83  12   6   1   0   0   54   53   21   17    6   19   53
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      3   4  2.95  12  12   2   0   1   79   76   33   26    7   26   44
Jim Perry (MIN)        6   5  3.00  12  12   4   0   1   81   78   35   27    7   19   51

 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  1.33  18   0   0   4   0   20   11    3    3    0   11   11
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.20   8   0   0   0   0   16   13    4    4    1    9   14
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.35  10  10   2   0   0   73   46   26   19    6   35   37
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  3.57  13   4   1   1   1   35   44   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  9.90  10   0   0   0   0   10   16   11   11    2   10    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
Sonny Siebert          5   2  3.50  11  11   4   0   1   69   62   27   27    8   18   47
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
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  0.96   9   0   0   0   0    9    3    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   5  3.45  13  13   2   0   1   89   77   39   34    9   36   42
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           2   2  2.96   7   2   0   0   0   27   23   10    9    3   10   17
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
Danny Murphy           0   0  5.33  18   0   0   3   0   27   25   16   16    2   14   19
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.40   8   5   0   0   0   27   30   18   16    5   16   13
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          4   1  2.95  17   0   0   1   0   37   30   12   12    3   21   22
Dick Ellsworth         1   0  3.92  13   0   0   2   0   21   18    9    9    2    5    7
Barry Moore            3   4  3.93  11  11   0   0   0   66   65   30   29    7   43   32
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  4.55  12  11   0   1   0   61   75   34   31    5   31   55
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  6.93  21   0   0   4   0   25   25   19   19    4   27   23
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
Les Cain               4   2  4.69   7   7   3   0   0   48   46   25   25    5   30   29
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
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
Jim Rooker             3   3  3.31  14   6   2   1   0   73   69   27   27    3   35   43
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
Bill Butler            2   3  3.70  10  10   1   0   0   66   46   28   27   10   36   40
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.72  20   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  3.38  24   0   0   3   0   27   31   16   10    0   10   18
John Morris            2   1  3.49  13   5   2   0   0   49   45   20   19    3   14   23
John Gelnar            2   2  4.36  20   0   0   3   0   33   39   18   16    2    4   11
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.70  24   0   0   0   0   23   27   14   12    3    9   13
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  5.10  14  12   1   0   0   65   85   50   37    6   29   36
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
Ray Peters             0   1 18.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    6    4    4    0    3    1

 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
Steve Barber           0   0  3.38   8   0   0   1   0   13   12    5    5    0    9    6
Bill Zepp              1   0  3.45  11   3   0   0   0   29   31   12   11    1    5   13
Jim Kaat               5   2  3.64  13  13   2   0   0   84   92   43   34   11   20   45
Dick Woodson           0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    4    1
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         5   1  1.14  21   0   0   5   0   39   25    6    5    2    3   28
Jack Aker              2   1  1.87  18   0   0  10   0   34   27    9    7    3   10   19
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.45   5   1   0   0   0   11    8    3    3    1    1    4
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  2.95  12  12   2   0   1   79   76   33   26    7   26   44
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  0.99  22   0   0   6   0   36   28    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         8   5  2.81  14  14   5   0   0   99   82   40   31   10   30   76
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  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    1    1    9    6
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
Jim Hannan             0   1  3.60   8   2   0   0   0   15   17    8    6    1    9    8
Dick Bosman            5   5  3.68  12  12   1   0   1   73   77   33   30    6   41   48
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
Jim Shellenback        2   1  5.14  15   4   0   0   0   28   31   18   16    2   14   20
Dick Such              1   2  5.22  12   1   0   0   0   29   20   17   17    2   29   25
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:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  D. McNally (BAL)          8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  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. Bosman (WAS)           5
  D. Boswell (MIN)          5
  D. Chance (CLE)           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
  S. Siebert (BOS)          4

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)            6
  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
  C. Hunter (OAK)        99.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   92.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        91.2
  T. John (CHI)          91.1
  T. Murphy (CAL)        88.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       88.1
  J. Kaat (MIN)          84.0
  R. Culp (BOS)          83.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         102
  J. Kaat (MIN)            92
  J. Horlen (CHI)          88
  F. Peterson (NY)         88
  L. Krausse (MIL)         85
  T. John (CHI)            84
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      83
  C. Hunter (OAK)          82
  D. Drago (KC)            79
  C. Cox (WAS)             78

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         50
  G. Peters (BOS)          47
  T. John (CHI)            46
  J. Kaat (MIN)            43
  D. Drago (KC)            42
  M. Lolich (DET)          41
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      41
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         40
  C. Hunter (OAK)          40
  C. Cox (WAS)             39

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  J. Kaat (MIN)            11
  D. Boswell (MIN)         10
  B. Butler (KC)           10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          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
  T. Murphy (CAL)          36
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       119
  M. Lolich (DET)          93
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     81
  C. Hunter (OAK)          76
  R. Culp (BOS)            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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