Thursday June 11, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 11, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      34  22  2.89   56   9  17   513   404  192  165   51  187  348
Baltimore       38  19  3.17   57  20  15   509   434  196  179   45  187  361
Oakland         31  26  3.30   57  12  14   507   427  220  186   57  191  317
Minnesota       34  17  3.31   51   9  18   451   440  199  166   48  166  266
New York        33  24  3.39   58   8  18   531   500  232  200   55  171  290
Boston          26  26  3.79   52  11  14   464   438  228  195   46  188  326
Detroit         27  26  3.92   53  15  11   471   466  234  205   41  220  339
Cleveland       22  31  3.96   53   8  12   479   457  223  211   48  245  375
Washington      25  29  3.98   54   5  16   496   488  246  219   44  244  296
Kansas City     20  34  4.26   54   7   7   499   483  264  236   65  229  324
Chicago         21  35  4.55   56   8  11   494   513  286  250   53  200  267
Milwaukee       17  39  5.05   57   7   7   494   545  321  277   59  210  305

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   4  2.35  10  10   2   0   0   73   46   26   19    6   35   37
Sam McDowell (CLE)     8   4  2.49  15  15   8   0   1  119   84   36   33    8   46  133
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   3  2.57  14  14   8   0   1  105   87   33   30    6   40   80
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   4  2.70  13   7   1   0   0   60   56   22   18    6   19   60
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   9   5  2.77  15  15   5   0   0  107   85   42   33   11   33   80
Rudy May (CAL)         4   4  2.80  16  13   1   0   1   93   71   36   29    8   29   77
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
Clyde Wright (CAL)     8   4  2.96  14  14   2   0   0   97   87   36   32   10   34   46

 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             8   3  2.57  14  14   8   0   1  105   87   33   30    6   40   80
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
Mike Cuellar           7   4  3.77  15  15   6   0   1  105   90   47   44   14   30   73
Dave McNally           9   3  3.90  14  14   3   0   0   95   91   41   41    9   30   69
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
Cal Koonce             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Ed Phillips            0   1  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    2    3   11
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           5   0  3.12  19   2   0   2   0   40   36   14   14    5   11   20
Ken Brett              0   2  3.33  15   0   0   1   0   27   14   10   10    2   18   35
Lee Stange             2   2  3.48  14   0   0   2   0   21   20   15    8    3   11   12
Mike Nagy              1   0  3.51   5   5   0   0   0   26   28   14   10    1   16   10
Sonny Siebert          5   3  3.54  12  12   4   0   1   76   70   31   30   10   19   52
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Sparky Lyle            0   2  5.32  21   0   0   8   0   24   19   16   14    2   20   16
Gary Peters            3   6  5.67  12  12   2   0   1   67   71   49   42    7   31   45
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
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  1.47  25   0   0   9   0   31   19    6    5    2    6   19
Eddie Fisher           3   1  1.94  20   1   0   0   0   42   32   11    9    3   14   28
Steve Kealey           0   0  2.45   3   0   0   1   0    4    1    1    1    1    0    5
Rudy May               4   4  2.80  16  13   1   0   1   93   71   36   29    8   29   77
Clyde Wright           8   4  2.96  14  14   2   0   0   97   87   36   32   10   34   46
Andy Messersmith       5   5  2.97  15  14   4   1   1  100   73   40   33    9   39   85
Paul Doyle             3   0  3.26  19   0   0   4   0   19   14    7    7    4    6   16
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   7  2.93  26   0   0   8   0   43   42   21   14    2   11   34
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  3.98  14  14   3   0   0   95  100   46   42    9   24   37
Danny Murphy           0   0  4.97  19   0   0   3   0   29   25   16   16    2   15   20
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  2.13   9   0   0   1   0   13   13    5    3    1    9   10
Sam McDowell           8   4  2.49  15  15   8   0   1  119   84   36   33    8   46  133
Phil Hennigan          4   1  2.72  18   0   0   1   0   40   30   13   12    3   23   24
Dick Ellsworth         2   0  3.68  15   0   0   2   0   22   18    9    9    2    6    9
Dean Chance            1   5  4.21  15  11   0   1   0   66   82   34   31    5   33   57
Barry Moore            3   5  4.22  13  12   0   0   0   70   70   34   33    8   46   35
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  4.88  14   2   0   0   0   24   32   14   13    1   13   13
Mike Paul              0   3  5.75  14   3   0   0   0   20   23   13   13    3   14   21
Dennis Higgins         0   3  6.14  24   0   0   4   0   29   30   20   20    4   27   26
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
Norm McRae             0   0  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0   13    7
Dennis Saunders        1   1  2.77   7   0   0   1   0   13   14    4    4    1    5    8
John Hiller            3   2  2.93  14   0   0   2   0   28   19   12    9    3   18   23
Joe Niekro             6   5  3.31  14  14   3   0   1   90   89   41   33    9   26   51
Mickey Lolich          6   6  3.41  15  15   7   0   3  108  110   46   41    9   42   96
Earl Wilson            3   3  3.82  11  11   2   0   1   68   51   34   29    7   28   52
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
Tom Timmerman          0   1  5.40  14   0   0   3   0   17   25   11   10    1    3    4
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  5.59  11   5   0   0   0   37   43   26   23    2   24   26

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Ken Wright             1   0  3.45  18   0   0   2   0   16   17    7    6    0    6   10
Jim Rooker             3   4  3.48  15   7   2   1   0   75   70   29   29    3   41   43
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.55  22   0   0   2   0   33   26   13   13    3   11   33
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  8.23  11   5   0   0   0   35   45   34   32    9   20   17
Roger Nelson           0   2 10.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   18   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  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    4    8
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
Bobby Bolin            1   5  4.66  15  11   1   0   0   66   65   39   34   12   36   50
Lew Krausse            4   8  4.72  15  13   2   0   0   74   91   52   39    7   29   41
John O'Donoghue        2   0  5.01  25   0   0   0   0   23   28   15   13    4    9   13
Skip Lockwood          0   3  5.06   6   5   1   0   0   37   41   27   21    8   15   25
Gene Brabender         2   8  5.51  12  11   0   0   0   64   54   46   39    5   37   40
Marty Pattin           2   5  5.72  14   6   0   0   0   46   59   31   29    6   16   24
John Gelnar            2   3  5.75  23   0   0   4   0   36   45   25   23    4    6   14
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   1  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    3    3    2    3   10
Stan Williams          5   0  2.00  21   0   0   2   0   36   32   12    8    4   11   27
Ron Perranoski         4   2  2.11  24   0   0  13   0   43   34   14   10    2   19   18
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        6   4  3.12  14  14   3   0   0  101   92   43   35   10   38   50
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  25   0   0   8   0   39   31    5    4    1    8   21
Catfish Hunter         9   5  2.77  15  15   5   0   0  107   85   42   33   11   33   80
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  2.79   8   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    3    3    5    8
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Diego Segui            2   3  3.12  23   0   0   2   0   35   27   14   12    4   14   21
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  3.67  15  15   5   0   2   96   86   45   39   11   25   48
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Paul Lindblad          3   1  4.38  20   0   0   1   0   25   17   12   12    5   10   14
Blue Moon Odom         4   4  4.59  14  14   1   0   0   65   61   41   33    6   43   53

 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            5   3  3.05  14  12   3   0   0   91   69   33   31    9   38   61
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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  C. Wright (CAL)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  T. Murphy (CAL)           6

Losses:

  G. Brabender (MIL)        8
  T. John (CHI)             8
  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  W. Wood (CHI)             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

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  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
  M. Grant (OAK)            8
  S. Lyle (BOS)             8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  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)     119.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       108.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       107.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      105.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       105.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   101.0
  T. John (CHI)         100.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  100.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        97.1
  C. Dobson (OAK)        95.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         110
  J. Kaat (MIN)           105
  J. Horlen (CHI)         100
  F. Peterson (NY)         95
  C. Cox (WAS)             92
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      92
  T. John (CHI)            91
  L. Krausse (MIL)         91
  D. McNally (BAL)         91
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         90

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         52
  J. Kaat (MIN)            50
  T. John (CHI)            49
  G. Peters (BOS)          49
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         47
  G. Brabender (MIL)       46
  C. Cox (WAS)             46
  J. Horlen (CHI)          46
  M. Lolich (DET)          46
  C. Dobson (OAK)          45

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         14
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  B. Bolin (MIL)           12
  B. Butler (KC)           11
  C. Dobson (OAK)          11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  J. Kaat (MIN)            11
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  D. Boswell (MIN)         10

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       133
  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     85
  C. Hunter (OAK)          80
  J. Palmer (BAL)          80
  R. May (CAL)             77
  R. Culp (BOS)            75
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         73
  D. McNally (BAL)         69
  J. Coleman (WAS)         61

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