Tuesday June 9, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 9, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      34  20  2.82   54   9  17   497   390  181  156   47  181  339
Oakland         30  25  3.24   55  12  13   488   407  210  176   51  184  309
Baltimore       36  19  3.26   55  18  15   491   424  194  178   44  185  343
Minnesota       34  16  3.33   50   9  18   443   433  197  164   47  163  262
New York        32  24  3.43   57   7  18   522   496  231  199   55  170  283
Boston          25  26  3.82   51  11  13   450   428  222  191   45  183  313
Cleveland       21  30  3.93   51   8  12   460   436  212  201   46  237  358
Detroit         25  26  3.93   51  15   9   453   451  227  198   40  214  324
Washington      24  29  4.03   53   4  16   487   483  245  218   44  242  291
Kansas City     20  33  4.21   53   7   7   490   473  256  229   64  220  318
Chicago         21  34  4.59   55   8  11   480   505  279  245   51  196  258
Milwaukee       17  37  5.01   55   7   7   478   531  308  266   55  201  293

 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
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   4  2.70  13   7   1   0   0   60   56   22   18    6   19   60
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   3  2.72  13  13   7   0   1   96   79   32   29    5   40   71
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   9   5  2.77  15  15   5   0   0  107   85   42   33   11   33   80
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      4   4  2.85  13  13   3   0   1   88   80   35   28    7   30   51
Ray Culp (BOS)         4   6  2.86  12  12   5   0   0   88   73   34   28    8   25   75
Jim Perry (MIN)        7   5  2.90  13  13   5   0   1   90   84   37   29    8   20   53
A. Messersmith (CAL)   5   5  2.97  15  14   4   1   1  100   73   40   33    9   39   85

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           2   0  1.00  15   0   0   7   0   18    7    2    2    1    4   27
Eddie Watt             2   1  1.88  21   0   0   6   0   24   13    5    5    0   15   16
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.12   9   0   0   0   0   17   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   3  2.72  13  13   7   0   1   96   79   32   29    5   40   71
Dick Hall              5   3  3.00  12   0   0   1   0   24   26   11    8    4    2   16
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.65  14   4   1   1   1   37   45   16   15    2   11   22
Dave McNally           9   3  3.90  14  14   3   0   0   95   91   41   41    9   30   69
Mike Cuellar           6   4  4.13  14  14   5   0   1   96   88   46   44   14   28   64
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
Mike Nagy              1   0  2.74   4   4   0   0   0   23   23    9    7    1   15    9
Ray Culp               4   6  2.86  12  12   5   0   0   88   73   34   28    8   25   75
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           4   0  3.29  18   2   0   2   0   38   35   14   14    5   11   18
Sonny Siebert          5   3  3.54  12  12   4   0   1   76   70   31   30   10   19   52
Ken Brett              0   2  3.57  14   0   0   1   0   23   13    9    9    1   18   30
Lee Stange             2   2  3.66  13   0   0   1   0   20   19   15    8    3   11   11
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Gary Peters            3   6  5.67  12  12   2   0   1   67   71   49   42    7   31   45
Sparky Lyle            0   2  5.82  20   0   0   8   0   22   17   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  0.90  10   0   0   0   0   10    3    1    1    0   10    8
Ken Tatum              2   1  1.52  24   0   0   9   0   30   19    6    5    2    6   19
Eddie Fisher           3   1  1.94  20   1   0   0   0   42   32   11    9    3   14   28
Rudy May               4   3  2.33  15  12   1   0   1   89   67   29   23    5   25   74
Paul Doyle             3   0  2.95  18   0   0   4   0   18   13    6    6    4    5   15
Andy Messersmith       5   5  2.97  15  14   4   1   1  100   73   40   33    9   39   85
Clyde Wright           8   3  3.09  13  13   2   0   0   90   79   34   31   10   33   43
Tom Murphy             6   5  3.51  14  14   2   0   1   95   83   42   37   11   38   44
Mel Queen              0   1  3.55   8   0   0   2   0   13   13    5    5    1    5   13
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  2.86   8   2   0   0   0   28   23   10    9    3   10   18
Wilbur Wood            3   6  3.15  25   0   0   8   0   40   39   20   14    2   10   32
Don Secrist            0   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    2    7    6
Tommy John             4   8  3.68  14  14   3   0   0  100   91   49   41    9   43   50
Jerry Janeski          5   3  3.86  13  13   2   0   1   84   89   40   36    5   31   37
Joel Horlen            5   6  3.87  13  13   3   0   0   86   95   40   37    7   22   31
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  5.58  15   1   0   0   0   31   35   27   19    6   12   15
Floyd Weaver           1   0  7.20   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    8    8    2    8    7
Bart Johnson           0   2  9.68   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   19   19    3   12   15
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  1.74   8   0   0   1   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   5  4.22  13  12   0   0   0   70   70   34   33    8   46   35
Dean Chance            1   5  4.27  14  11   0   1   0   65   81   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              1   4  4.85  14   8   0   3   0   52   44   29   28    9   21   37
Bob Miller             2   2  5.32  13   2   0   0   0   22   31   14   13    1   12   12
Dennis Higgins         0   3  6.18  22   0   0   4   0   28   27   19   19    4   27   25
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   6  3.41  15  15   7   0   3  108  110   46   41    9   42   96
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               5   2  4.58   8   8   3   0   0   53   51   27   27    5   33   32
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
Daryl Patterson        0   1  5.40   5   0   0   1   0   12   14    8    7    2    5    7
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

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Wright             1   0  2.63  17   0   0   2   0   14   15    5    4    0    5    8
Bob Johnson            1   4  2.70  13   7   1   0   0   60   56   22   18    6   19   60
Tom Burgmeier          1   2  2.76   6   0   0   0   0   16   12    7    5    2    6   11
Jim Rooker             3   3  3.31  14   6   2   1   0   73   69   27   27    3   35   43
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.77  21   0   0   2   0   31   26   13   13    3   11   31
Bill Butler            2   4  3.82  11  11   1   0   0   71   52   32   30   11   38   43
Al Fitzmorris          3   2  3.89  20   0   0   1   0   35   24   15   15    5   21   18
Dave Morehead          2   1  4.37  11  10   1   1   0   58   59   39   28    4   29   37
Dick Drago             4   4  4.46  13  12   2   0   1   77   86   43   38   13   31   44
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  1.17   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    1    1    0    3    4
Dave Baldwin           1   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    4    7
Bob Locker             0   1  3.45  26   0   0   3   0   29   33   17   11    1   10   18
John Morris            2   1  3.49  13   5   2   0   0   49   45   20   19    3   14   23
John O'Donoghue        2   0  4.70  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
Lew Krausse            4   8  4.72  15  13   2   0   0   74   91   52   39    7   29   41
Skip Lockwood          0   3  5.06   6   5   1   0   0   37   41   27   21    8   15   25
John Gelnar            2   2  5.24  22   0   0   4   0   34   42   22   20    3    5   12
Gene Brabender         2   7  5.59  11  10   0   0   0   56   50   41   35    5   32   39
Marty Pattin           2   5  5.72  14   6   0   0   0   46   59   31   29    6   16   24
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   2 31.50   2   2   0   0   0    2    7    7    7    0    5    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  2.00  21   0   0   2   0   36   32   12    8    4   11   27
Ron Perranoski         4   2  2.16  23   0   0  13   0   42   34   14   10    2   18   17
Tom Hall               2   1  2.52  15   0   0   1   0   25   17    7    7    1   17   27
Jim Perry              7   5  2.90  13  13   5   0   1   90   84   37   29    8   20   53
Bill Zepp              2   0  3.09  13   3   0   0   0   32   32   12   11    1    6   14
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Steve Barber           0   0  3.29   9   0   0   2   0   14   12    5    5    0    9    6
Jim Kaat               5   3  3.67  15  14   2   0   0   91  105   50   37   11   24   47
Dick Woodson           0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    4    1
Dave Boswell           2   5  7.13   9   9   0   0   0   42   56   36   33   10   26   26

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         5   2  1.22  22   0   0   5   0   44   29    7    6    2    3   32
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
Stan Bahnsen           4   4  2.85  13  13   3   0   1   88   80   35   28    7   30   51
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
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  3.50  14  13   1   0   0   90   95   41   35   11   17   45
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  0.92  24   0   0   7   0   39   31    5    4    1    8   21
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  2.35   6   0   0   1   0    8    7    3    2    2    4    8
Catfish Hunter         9   5  2.77  15  15   5   0   0  107   85   42   33   11   33   80
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Diego Segui            2   3  2.94  22   0   0   2   0   34   25   13   11    4   13   20
Rollie Fingers         3   3  3.19  16   6   0   2   0   62   50   26   22    7   17   32
Jim Roland             1   1  3.52  11   1   0   0   0   15   12    7    6    2   11    6
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          2   0  4.22  18   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  1.79  24   0   0   9   0   40   28   10    8    1   23   24
Horacio Pina           3   0  1.84  26   0   0   4   0   29   26    7    6    1   15   17
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Joe Coleman            4   3  3.28  13  11   2   0   0   82   64   32   30    9   36   56
Joe Grzenda            2   3  3.68  15   1   0   2   0   29   23   15   12    1   10   12
Dick Bosman            5   5  3.79  13  12   1   0   1   74   79   34   31    7   41   48
Jim Shellenback        2   1  4.78  17   4   0   0   0   32   33   19   17    2   15   22
Jim Hannan             0   2  5.06  10   3   0   0   0   21   26   14   12    2   10   12
Casey Cox              3   5  5.10  13  11   0   1   0   72   92   46   41   10   24   28
Dick Such              1   2  5.22  12   1   0   0   0   29   20   17   17    2   29   25
George Brunet          3   4  5.56  11  10   1   0   0   55   72   39   34    6   25   27
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)           9
  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  C. Wright (CAL)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  T. Murphy (CAL)           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
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  G. Peters (BOS)           6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  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
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  M. Grant (OAK)            7
  P. Richert (BAL)          7
  E. Watt (BAL)             6
  L. McDaniel (NY)          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)       108.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       107.1
  T. John (CHI)         100.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  100.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)       96.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        96.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)        95.0
  D. McNally (BAL)       94.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    92.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         110
  J. Kaat (MIN)           105
  J. Horlen (CHI)          95
  F. Peterson (NY)         95
  C. Cox (WAS)             92
  T. John (CHI)            91
  L. Krausse (MIL)         91
  D. McNally (BAL)         91
  J. Janeski (CHI)         89
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         88

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         52
  J. Kaat (MIN)            50
  T. John (CHI)            49
  G. Peters (BOS)          49
  C. Cox (WAS)             46
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         46
  M. Lolich (DET)          46
  D. Drago (KC)            43
  C. Dobson (OAK)          42
  C. Hunter (OAK)          42

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  B. Butler (KC)           11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  J. Kaat (MIN)            11
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  B. Bolin (MIL)           10
  D. Boswell (MIN)         10
  C. Cox (WAS)             10

Walks:

  B. Moore (CLE)           46
  S. McDowell (CLE)        44
  T. John (CHI)            43
  M. Lolich (DET)          42
  D. Bosman (WAS)          41
  B. Odom (OAK)            40
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     39
  B. Butler (KC)           38
  T. Murphy (CAL)          38

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       124
  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     85
  C. Hunter (OAK)          80
  R. Culp (BOS)            75
  R. May (CAL)             74
  J. Palmer (BAL)          71
  D. McNally (BAL)         69
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         64
  B. Johnson (KC)          60


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