Saturday June 13, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 13, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      35  23  2.94   58  10  17   530   420  200  173   54  191  353
Baltimore       38  21  3.29   59  20  15   529   455  210  193   52  191  376
Minnesota       35  18  3.32   53   9  19   469   460  207  173   49  169  274
New York        35  24  3.33   60   9  18   552   517  236  204   56  176  310
Oakland         33  26  3.33   59  12  15   527   446  229  195   61  201  326
Boston          27  27  3.76   54  11  15   481   457  237  201   46  198  333
Detroit         28  27  3.88   55  15  12   489   487  244  211   45  225  355
Cleveland       23  32  4.00   55   8  13   497   472  233  221   51  256  390
Washington      26  30  4.07   56   5  17   513   509  259  232   47  247  306
Kansas City     20  36  4.28   56   7   7   520   504  278  247   67  240  339
Chicago         22  36  4.53   58   9  11   512   529  298  258   58  208  281
Milwaukee       18  40  5.07   59   8   7   511   562  332  288   60  219  312

 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  2.76  14   8   1   0   0   65   61   25   20    7   21   65
Rudy May (CAL)         4   4  2.80  16  13   1   0   1   93   71   36   29    8   29   77
Ray Culp (BOS)         5   6  2.81  13  13   5   0   0   96   82   38   30    8   28   78
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
A. Messersmith (CAL)   6   5  2.89  16  15   5   1   1  109   80   42   35   10   41   86
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  0.90  16   0   0   7   0   20    7    2    2    1    5   28
Eddie Watt             2   2  2.42  23   0   0   6   0   26   15    7    7    0   15   16
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.50  11  11   2   0   0   76   48   28   21    8   37   37
Jim Palmer             8   3  2.57  14  14   8   0   1  105   87   33   30    6   40   80
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.70  10   0   0   0   0   20   18    6    6    2    9   18
Dick Hall              5   3  3.12  13   0   0   1   0   26   27   12    9    5    2   17
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   4  4.36  15  15   3   0   0   97   98   47   47   11   31   71
Dave Leonhard          0   0  9.00  12   0   0   0   0   12   18   12   12    3   11    8

 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               5   6  2.81  13  13   5   0   0   96   82   38   30    8   28   78
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  3.10  20   2   0   2   0   41   36   14   14    5   12   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  4.97  23   0   0   9   0   25   20   16   14    2   21   18
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   2  1.74  26   0   0   9   0   31   21    7    6    2    6   19
Eddie Fisher           3   1  1.93  21   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  3.20  20   0   0   4   0   20   14    7    7    4    6   17
Mel Queen              0   1  3.55   8   0   0   2   0   13   13    5    5    1    5   13
Tom Murphy             6   5  3.71  15  15   2   0   1  102   90   47   42   13   40   47
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  3.07  27   0   0   8   0   44   43   22   15    2   13   35
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
Joel Horlen            5   6  3.98  14  14   3   0   0   95  100   46   42    9   24   37
Jerry Janeski          5   4  4.11  14  14   2   0   1   88   98   48   40    8   33   40
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  5.45  16   1   0   0   0   33   37   28   20    6   13   16
Floyd Weaver           1   0  7.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   12   10   10    4    8   12
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  1.72  11   0   0   2   0   16   15    5    3    1    9   13
Sam McDowell           8   4  2.49  15  15   8   0   1  119   84   36   33    8   46  133
Phil Hennigan          4   1  3.53  19   1   0   1   0   43   35   18   17    5   28   25
Dick Ellsworth         2   0  3.68  15   0   0   2   0   22   18    9    9    2    6    9
Dean Chance            2   5  4.13  16  11   0   1   0   70   84   35   32    5   36   59
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
Les Cain               5   2  4.05   9   9   3   0   0   60   58   31   27    6   37   40
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
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
Tom Timmerman          0   1  5.09  15   0   0   4   0   18   25   11   10    1    3    4
Mike Kilkenny          2   1  5.59  11   5   0   0   0   37   43   26   23    2   24   26
Daryl Patterson        1   1  5.68   6   0   0   1   0   13   17    9    8    2    5    7

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   2  2.70   7   0   0   0   0   20   14    8    6    2    7   13
Bob Johnson            1   4  2.76  14   8   1   0   0   65   61   25   20    7   21   65
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.34  23   0   0   2   0   35   27   13   13    3   12   37
Jim Rooker             3   4  3.48  15   7   2   1   0   75   70   29   29    3   41   43
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
Ken Wright             1   1  5.17  19   0   0   2   0   16   19   10    9    0    7   10
Aurelio Monteagudo     0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    1    2    2
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  0.79   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    1    1    0    4    7
Dave Baldwin           1   0  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    4    8
Bob Locker             0   1  3.34  27   0   0   3   0   30   34   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
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
Lew Krausse            4   9  5.47  16  14   2   0   0   76   96   59   46    8   31   42
Gene Brabender         2   8  5.51  12  11   0   0   0   64   54   46   39    5   37   40
John Gelnar            2   3  6.16  24   0   0   4   0   38   48   28   26    4    9   15
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  2.09  23   0   0   2   0   39   35   13    9    4   11   28
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
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Bill Zepp              2   0  3.18  14   3   0   0   0   34   36   14   12    1    7   15
Steve Barber           0   0  3.29   9   0   0   2   0   14   12    5    5    0    9    6
Jim Kaat               5   4  3.86  16  15   2   0   0   96  112   54   41   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         6   2  1.12  23   0   0   5   0   48   32    7    6    2    4   37
Jack Aker              2   1  1.87  18   0   0  10   0   34   27    9    7    3   10   19
Steve Hamilton         3   3  2.73  17   0   0   3   0   26   17    9    8    2   11   22
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.84   6   1   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    1    1    6
Stan Bahnsen           4   4  2.85  13  13   3   0   1   88   80   35   28    7   30   51
Mel Stottlemyre        6   4  3.12  14  14   3   0   0  101   92   43   35   10   38   50
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  3.13  15   2   0   0   0   32   33   13   11    3   15    8
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  7.42   7   6   0   0   0   30   41   28   25    6   19   19
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
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  2.53   9   0   0   2   0   11    9    4    3    3    5    9
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Catfish Hunter        10   5  3.04  16  16   5   0   0  113   92   47   38   12   37   81
Rollie Fingers         3   3  3.13  17   7   0   2   0   69   53   28   24    9   18   36
Diego Segui            2   3  3.16  24   0   0   2   0   37   30   15   13    4   16   23
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
Blue Moon Odom         4   4  4.59  14  14   1   0   0   65   61   41   33    6   43   53
Paul Lindblad          3   1  4.68  21   0   0   1   0   25   19   13   13    6   10   14

 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  1.70  25   0   0  10   0   42   29   10    8    1   23   26
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
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             1   2  4.78  11   3   0   0   0   26   31   16   14    2   12   15
Joe Grzenda            2   3  4.88  16   2   0   2   0   31   30   20   17    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)          10
  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
  L. McDaniel (NY)          6

Losses:

  L. Krausse (MIL)          9
  G. Brabender (MIL)        8
  T. John (CHI)             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)         10
  S. Lyle (BOS)             9
  K. Tatum (CAL)            9
  M. Grant (OAK)            8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  P. Richert (BAL)          7
  E. Watt (BAL)             6
  F. Lasher (CLE)           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
  C. Hunter (OAK)       112.2
  T. John (CHI)         109.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  109.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       108.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      105.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       105.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)       102.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   101.0
  F. Peterson (NY)       99.0

Hits:

  J. Kaat (MIN)           112
  M. Lolich (DET)         110
  J. Horlen (CHI)         100
  F. Peterson (NY)        100
  J. Janeski (CHI)         98
  D. McNally (BAL)         98
  L. Krausse (MIL)         96
  T. John (CHI)            93
  C. Cox (WAS)             92
  C. Hunter (OAK)          92

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         59
  J. Kaat (MIN)            54
  G. Peters (BOS)          52
  T. John (CHI)            49
  J. Janeski (CHI)         48
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         47
  C. Hunter (OAK)          47
  D. McNally (BAL)         47
  T. Murphy (CAL)          47
  G. Brabender (MIL)       46

Home Runs:

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

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
  T. Murphy (CAL)          40
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       133
  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     86
  C. Hunter (OAK)          81
  J. Palmer (BAL)          80
  R. Culp (BOS)            78
  R. May (CAL)             77
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         73
  D. McNally (BAL)         71
  B. Johnson (KC)          65


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