Saturday June 6, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 6, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      33  19  2.75   52   9  17   477   371  170  146   44  170  326
Baltimore       35  18  3.16   53  18  14   471   401  181  165   41  178  328
Minnesota       33  15  3.27   48   9  17   424   407  183  154   47  149  253
Oakland         28  25  3.29   53  12  12   470   396  206  172   49  173  301
New York        31  23  3.47   55   6  18   501   481  225  193   53  165  271
Washington      24  27  3.85   51   4  16   468   452  227  200   42  235  284
Boston          23  25  3.87   48  11  11   424   403  212  182   41  170  294
Cleveland       20  29  3.91   49   8  11   442   419  203  192   42  233  342
Detroit         24  25  3.96   49  14   8   436   434  219  192   38  207  317
Kansas City     19  31  4.22   50   6   7   465   451  243  218   62  208  304
Chicago         19  33  4.69   52   7  11   451   479  269  235   48  188  244
Milwaukee       16  35  4.96   52   6   7   452   507  291  249   48  193  278

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)     8   4  2.32  14  14   8   0   1  112   76   32   29    6   44  124
Rudy May (CAL)         4   3  2.33  15  12   1   0   1   89   67   29   23    5   25   74
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   4  2.35  10  10   2   0   0   73   46   26   19    6   35   37
Ray Culp (BOS)         4   6  2.60  11  11   5   0   0   83   66   30   24    6   21   70
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   3  2.72  13  13   7   0   1   96   79   32   29    5   40   71
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
Jim Perry (MIN)        7   5  2.90  13  13   5   0   1   90   84   37   29    8   20   53
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      3   4  2.95  12  12   2   0   1   79   76   33   26    7   26   44

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           2   0  1.10  14   0   0   7   0   16    6    2    2    1    4   24
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
Dick Hall              5   2  2.38  11   0   0   1   0   23   23    9    6    3    2   15
Jim Palmer             7   3  2.72  13  13   7   0   1   96   79   32   29    5   40   71
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.65  14   4   1   1   1   37   45   16   15    2   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  8.74  11   0   0   0   0   11   16   11   11    2   11    7

 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  1.23  23   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               4   3  2.33  15  12   1   0   1   89   67   29   23    5   25   74
Andy Messersmith       5   4  2.72  14  13   4   1   1   93   65   35   28    8   34   81
Paul Doyle             3   0  2.95  18   0   0   4   0   18   13    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  4.09   7   0   0   2   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
Wilbur Wood            2   6  3.41  24   0   0   8   0   37   34   20   14    2   10   30
Don Secrist            0   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    2    7    6
Tommy John             4   8  3.74  13  13   3   0   0   91   84   46   38    8   40   47
Joel Horlen            5   6  3.87  13  13   3   0   0   86   95   40   37    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  1.80   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    2    1    6    9
Sam McDowell           8   4  2.32  14  14   8   0   1  112   76   32   29    6   44  124
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  3.88  12  11   0   0   0   67   67   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  5.40  12   2   0   0   0   20   28   13   12    1   11   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  2.93  14   0   0   2   0   28   19   12    9    3   18   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             5   5  3.43  13  13   3   0   1   81   82   39   31    9   24   43
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  1.35   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    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  4.19  21   0   0   4   0   34   39   18   16    2    4   12
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         2   7  5.59  11  10   0   0   0   56   50   41   35    5   32   39
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              7   5  2.90  13  13   5   0   1   90   84   37   29    8   20   53
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
John Cumberland        2   3  3.38   8   6   1   0   0   48   41   19   18    8   10   31
Fritz Peterson         8   2  3.47  13  12   1   0   0   83   88   38   32    9   16   44
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  2.35   6   0   0   1   0    8    7    3    2    2    4    8
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  21   0   0   2   0   31   25   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   6  3.71  14  14   5   0   2   87   78   42   36    9   24   43
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Paul Lindblad          1   0  4.29  17   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  1.84  25   0   0   4   0   29   26    7    6    1   14   17
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Joe Grzenda            2   2  2.89  14   1   0   2   0   28   19   12    9    1   10   12
Joe Coleman            4   3  3.31  12  11   2   0   0   82   62   32   30    9   36   56
Dick Bosman            5   5  3.68  12  12   1   0   1   73   77   33   30    6   41   48
Jim Hannan             0   2  4.66   9   3   0   0   0   19   22   12   10    2   10   11
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

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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
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  T. Murphy (CAL)           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
  C. Dobson (OAK)           6
  J. Horlen (CHI)           6
  G. Peters (BOS)           6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  B. Bolin (MIL)            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
  J. Perry (MIN)            5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      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)     112.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       100.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)        99.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        96.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   92.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    92.0
  T. John (CHI)          91.1
  C. Wright (CAL)        90.1
  J. Perry (MIN)         90.0
  R. May (CAL)           88.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         102
  J. Horlen (CHI)          95
  J. Kaat (MIN)            92
  F. Peterson (NY)         88
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      88
  C. Cox (WAS)             85
  L. Krausse (MIL)         85
  T. John (CHI)            84
  D. McNally (BAL)         84
  J. Perry (MIN)           84

Runs:

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

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:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        44
  B. Moore (CLE)           43
  D. Bosman (WAS)          41
  T. John (CHI)            40
  B. Odom (OAK)            40
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40
  M. Lolich (DET)          39
  B. Butler (KC)           38
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      37
  J. Coleman (WAS)         36

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       124
  M. Lolich (DET)          93
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     81
  C. Hunter (OAK)          76
  R. May (CAL)             74
  J. Palmer (BAL)          71
  R. Culp (BOS)            70
  D. McNally (BAL)         65
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         60
  D. Chance (CLE)          56

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