Select a date:      
Friday June 5, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 5, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      32  19  2.79   51   9  16   468   364  169  145   44  170  318
Baltimore       35  17  3.09   52  18  14   463   393  175  159   40  176  319
Oakland         28  24  3.24   52  12  12   461   386  200  166   46  172  293
Minnesota       32  15  3.30   47   8  17   415   401  181  152   46  148  251
New York        30  23  3.51   54   5  18   492   475  224  192   53  163  267
Washington      24  26  3.85   50   4  16   459   444  223  196   41  232  277
Boston          23  25  3.87   48  11  11   424   403  212  182   41  170  294
Cleveland       20  28  3.94   48   8  11   434   409  201  190   42  230  336
Detroit         23  25  4.00   48  14   7   427   428  215  190   37  204  313
Kansas City     19  31  4.22   50   6   7   465   451  243  218   62  208  304
Chicago         19  32  4.71   51   7  11   443   471  266  232   48  188  242
Milwaukee       15  35  4.98   51   6   6   443   497  287  245   48  190  273

 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  1.21  19   0   0   5   0   22   11    3    3    0   11   13
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           9   3  3.90  13  13   3   0   0   88   84   38   38    9   29   65
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              1   0  2.74   4   4   0   0   0   23   23    9    7    1   15    9
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  3.53  16   2   0   2   0   36   34   14   14    5   10   17
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  1.24  22   0   0   9   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           8   3  3.09  13  13   2   0   0   90   79   34   31   10   33   43
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   3  4.08  12  12   1   0   1   75   82   38   34    4   30   34
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  6.04  14   1   0   0   0   28   32   27   19    6   12   15
Bart Johnson           0   1  8.40   3   3   0   0   0   15   18   14   14    2    9   13
Floyd Weaver           1   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    8    8    2    7    4
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  9.95   8   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    7    1    2    3
Gerry Arrigo           0   3 12.83   5   3   0   0   0   13   24   20   19    4    9   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  3.74  14   0   0   2   0   22   18    9    9    2    6    8
Barry Moore            3   4  3.93  11  11   0   0   0   66   65   30   29    7   43   32
Dean Chance            1   5  4.34  13  11   0   1   0   64   79   34   31    5   33   56
Mike Paul              0   2  4.34  13   2   0   0   0   19   18    9    9    3   14   20
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
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
Earl Wilson            3   3  3.39  10  10   2   0   1   66   47   30   25    7   26   49
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
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  5.14  11   0   0   1   0   14   14    8    8    1    6   14
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  6.09  10   5   0   0   0   34   42   26   23    2   22   23
Tom Timmerman          0   1  6.43  12   0   0   1   0   14   24   11   10    1    3    3
Daryl Patterson        0   1  7.04   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    6    2    4    6

 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  3.03  19   0   0   1   0   33   21   11   11    4   19   18
Jim Rooker             3   3  3.31  14   6   2   1   0   73   69   27   27    3   35   43
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  3.38   5   0   0   0   0   11    6    4    4    2    2    9
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.72  20   0   0   2   0   29   25   12   12    2   10   29
Bill Butler            2   4  3.82  11  11   1   0   0   71   52   32   30   11   38   43
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   5  4.70  14  10   1   0   0   59   59   35   31   10   33   42
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
Bert Blyleven          1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    1    1    7
Stan Williams          5   0  1.59  20   0   0   2   0   34   29   10    6    4   10   25
Ron Perranoski         4   2  1.80  22   0   0  13   0   40   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
Mel Stottlemyre        5   4  3.33  13  13   2   0   0   92   88   42   34   10   37   43
Fritz Peterson         8   2  3.47  13  12   1   0   0   83   88   38   32    9   16   44
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  1.35   5   0   0   1   0    7    6    2    1    1    4    7
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
Diego Segui            2   3  3.16  20   0   0   2   0   31   24   13   11    4   11   20
Rollie Fingers         3   3  3.19  15   5   0   2   0   59   46   25   21    6   16   30
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  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   61   55   38   30    4   40   52

 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  1.83  23   0   0   9   0   39   27   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   4  4.74  12  10   0   1   0   68   85   41   36    9   22   26
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

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

Wins:

  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  C. Hunter (OAK)           8
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  C. Wright (CAL)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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
  B. Bolin (MIL)            5
  D. Bosman (WAS)           5
  D. Boswell (MIN)          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)      13
  J. Aker (NY)             10
  D. Knowles (WAS)          9
  K. Tatum (CAL)            9
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  S. Lyle (BOS)             7
  P. Richert (BAL)          7
  M. Grant (OAK)            6
  L. McDaniel (NY)          5
  E. Watt (BAL)             5

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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    92.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        91.2
  T. John (CHI)          91.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        90.1
  T. Murphy (CAL)        88.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       88.1

Hits:

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

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  D. Drago (KC)            13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  B. Butler (KC)           11
  J. Kaat (MIN)            11
  B. Bolin (MIL)           10
  D. Boswell (MIN)         10
  C. Hunter (OAK)          10
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      10
  C. Wright (CAL)          10
  J. Coleman (WAS)          9

Walks:

  B. Moore (CLE)           43
  S. McDowell (CLE)        42
  D. Bosman (WAS)          41
  T. John (CHI)            40
  B. Odom (OAK)            40
  M. Lolich (DET)          39
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  B. Butler (KC)           38
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      37
  J. Coleman (WAS)         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
  D. McNally (BAL)         65
  J. Palmer (BAL)          65
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         60
  D. Chance (CLE)          56


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report