Friday June 12, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 12, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      35  22  2.88   57  10  17   522   411  194  167   52  189  349
Baltimore       38  20  3.17   58  20  15   520   440  200  183   47  190  368
Oakland         32  26  3.27   58  12  14   518   434  222  188   59  195  322
Minnesota       35  17  3.29   52   9  19   460   449  201  168   49  168  272
New York        34  24  3.34   59   9  18   540   505  232  200   55  171  294
Boston          26  27  3.80   53  11  14   472   448  233  199   46  194  329
Detroit         27  27  3.94   54  15  11   480   477  239  210   44  221  347
Cleveland       22  32  3.96   54   8  12   488   464  227  215   49  248  384
Washington      25  30  4.02   55   5  16   504   496  252  225   46  245  301
Kansas City     20  35  4.24   55   7   7   508   492  269  239   66  234  328
Chicago         22  35  4.47   57   9  11   503   515  286  250   53  203  271
Milwaukee       18  39  4.97   58   8   7   503   551  322  278   59  213  307

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)     8   4  2.49  15  15   8   0   1  119   84   36   33    8   46  133
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   4  2.50  11  11   2   0   0   76   48   28   21    8   37   37
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
Jim Perry (MIN)        8   5  2.81  14  14   5   0   1   96   89   38   30    9   22   57
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
A. Messersmith (CAL)   6   5  2.89  16  15   5   1   1  109   80   42   35   10   41   86

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           2   0  0.90  16   0   0   7   0   20    7    2    2    1    5   28
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.12   9   0   0   0   0   17   13    4    4    1    9   14
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.50  11  11   2   0   0   76   48   28   21    8   37   37
Eddie Watt             2   2  2.52  22   0   0   6   0   25   15    7    7    0   15   16
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  3.21  15   4   1   1   1   42   47   16   15    2   11   28
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
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
Lee Stange             2   2  3.32  15   0   0   2   0   22   20   15    8    3   11   12
Ken Brett              0   2  3.33  15   0   0   1   0   27   14   10   10    2   18   35
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  5.11  22   0   0   8   0   25   20   16   14    2   21   17
Gary Peters            3   7  5.53  13  13   2   0   1   72   77   52   44    7   35   47
Cal Koonce             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    2    2
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
Andy Messersmith       6   5  2.89  16  15   5   1   1  109   80   42   35   10   41   86
Clyde Wright           8   4  2.96  14  14   2   0   0   97   87   36   32   10   34   46
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
Tommy John             5   8  3.38  15  15   4   0   1  109   93   49   41    9   46   54
Don Secrist            0   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    2    7    6
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  1.98  10   0   0   1   0   14   14    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   5  4.80  15   9   0   3   0   60   50   33   32   10   24   46
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  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   16    5    5    1    5    8
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
John Hiller            3   3  3.48  15   1   0   2   0   34   26   16   13    6   19   28
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
Fred Scherman          0   1  4.50  12   0   0   1   0   16   16    8    8    1    6   17
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
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
Aurelio Monteagudo     0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    1    1    2
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
Dave Morehead          2   2  4.10  12  11   1   1   0   64   65   42   29    4   33   39
Al Fitzmorris          3   2  4.15  21   0   0   1   0   35   26   16   16    5   21   18
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
Marty Pattin           3   5  4.94  15   7   1   0   0   55   65   32   30    6   19   26
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
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
Ron Perranoski         4   2  2.00  25   0   0  14   0   45   35   14   10    2   19   20
Stan Williams          5   0  2.21  22   0   0   2   0   37   35   13    9    4   11   27
Tom Hall               2   1  2.52  15   0   0   1   0   25   17    7    7    1   17   27
Jim Perry              8   5  2.81  14  14   5   0   1   96   89   38   30    9   22   57
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
Fritz Peterson         9   2  3.18  15  14   2   0   1   99  100   41   35   11   17   49
John Cumberland        2   3  3.38   8   6   1   0   0   48   41   19   18    8   10   31
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           2   0  0.83  26   0   0   8   0   43   35    5    4    1   11   22
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  3.13  17   7   0   2   0   69   53   28   24    9   18   36
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  4.64  18   4   0   0   0   33   35   19   17    2   15   23
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  5.46  13   1   0   0   0   30   21   18   18    3   29   25
George Brunet          3   5  5.69  12  11   1   0   0   62   77   44   39    7   26   31
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
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  J. Perry (MIN)            8
  C. Wright (CAL)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  M. Lolich (DET)           6
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      6

Losses:

  G. Brabender (MIL)        8
  T. John (CHI)             8
  L. Krausse (MIL)          8
  G. Peters (BOS)           7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  W. Bunker (KC)            6
  R. Culp (BOS)             6
  C. Dobson (OAK)           6
  J. Horlen (CHI)           6
  M. Lolich (DET)           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
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  J. Perry (MIN)            5
  T. John (CHI)             4

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      14
  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
  T. John (CHI)             1
  R. May (CAL)              1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)     119.1
  T. John (CHI)         109.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  109.0
  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
  F. Peterson (NY)       99.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        97.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         110
  J. Kaat (MIN)           105
  J. Horlen (CHI)         100
  F. Peterson (NY)        100
  T. John (CHI)            93
  C. Cox (WAS)             92
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      92
  L. Krausse (MIL)         91
  D. McNally (BAL)         91
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         90

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         52
  G. Peters (BOS)          52
  J. Kaat (MIN)            50
  T. John (CHI)            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:

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

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       133
  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     86
  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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