Sunday June 14, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 14, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      35  24  3.01   59  10  17   538   428  208  180   57  193  357
Baltimore       39  21  3.26   60  21  15   539   463  212  195   52  194  385
Minnesota       36  18  3.30   54   9  20   478   468  209  175   49  174  283
New York        36  24  3.31   61   9  18   561   522  238  206   56  177  313
Oakland         33  27  3.32   60  12  15   536   453  233  198   62  206  331
Detroit         29  27  3.89   56  16  12   498   494  248  215   47  226  364
Boston          27  28  3.89   55  11  15   489   473  247  211   47  202  337
Cleveland       24  32  3.96   56   8  14   506   480  235  223   52  260  395
Washington      28  30  4.04   58   5  19   531   523  266  238   48  252  310
Kansas City     20  37  4.26   57   7   7   529   512  281  250   67  241  343
Chicago         22  38  4.57   60   9  11   530   555  311  269   61  216  287
Milwaukee       18  41  5.13   60   8   7   519   578  341  296   61  221  317

 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)       9   3  2.50  15  15   9   0   1  115   95   35   32    6   43   89
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  2.83  14  14   3   0   1   95   84   37   30    7   31   53
A. Messersmith (CAL)   6   5  2.89  16  15   5   1   1  109   80   42   35   10   41   86
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  10   5  3.04  16  16   5   0   0  113   92   47   38   12   37   81

 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             9   3  2.50  15  15   9   0   1  115   95   35   32    6   43   89
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
Ken Brett              0   2  3.21  16   0   0   1   0   28   14   10   10    2   20   35
Mike Nagy              1   0  3.51   5   5   0   0   0   26   28   14   10    1   16   10
Sonny Siebert          5   4  4.03  13  13   4   0   1   80   81   37   36   10   20   53
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Lee Stange             2   2  4.76  16   0   0   2   0   23   24   19   12    4   11   13
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  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    1    4

 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  0.82  11   0   0   0   0   11    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  2.23  22   1   0   0   0   44   34   13   11    4   15   29
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
Paul Doyle             3   0  3.20  20   0   0   4   0   20   14    7    7    4    6   17
Clyde Wright           8   5  3.24  15  15   2   0   0  100   92   41   36   11   35   47
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 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    5    4    2    0    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood            3   7  2.93  28   0   0   8   0   46   45   22   15    2   13   36
Jerry Crider           2   3  3.18   9   3   0   0   0   34   34   15   12    4   12   19
Tommy John             5   8  3.38  15  15   4   0   1  109   93   49   41    9   46   54
Don Secrist            0   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    5    2   10    8
Jerry Janeski          5   4  4.11  14  14   2   0   1   88   98   48   40    8   33   40
Joel Horlen            5   7  4.27  15  15   3   0   0   99  108   51   47   11   26   37
Danny Murphy           0   0  5.40  20   0   0   3   0   30   27   18   18    2   16   20
Tommie Sisk            1   1  5.40  17   1   0   0   0   33   37   28   20    6   13   16
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.40   8   5   0   0   0   27   30   18   16    5   16   13
Floyd Weaver           1   0  6.75   7   0   0   0   0   13   13   10   10    4    8   13
Bart Johnson           0   2  8.69   5   4   0   0   0   20   23   19   19    3   12   16
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
Steve Dunning          1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    2    3
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
Bob Miller             2   2  4.18  15   2   0   1   0   28   35   14   13    1   15   15
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
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            4   3  3.84  12  12   3   0   1   77   58   38   33    9   29   61
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
Bob Johnson            1   4  2.76  14   8   1   0   0   65   61   25   20    7   21   65
Tom Burgmeier          1   3  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   21   15    9    7    2    8   13
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.28  24   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   13    3   12   38
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  4.29  14  13   2   0   1   84   92   45   40   13   31   47
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  3.41  28   0   0   3   0   32   38   18   12    1   10   19
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
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
Skip Lockwood          0   4  5.75   7   6   1   0   0   41   48   32   26    9   17   28
John Gelnar            2   3  6.20  25   0   0   4   0   41   53   31   28    4    9   16
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
Stan Williams          5   0  1.90  24   0   0   3   0   43   37   13    9    4   14   30
Ron Perranoski         4   2  2.00  25   0   0  14   0   45   35   14   10    2   19   20
Bert Blyleven          2   1  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   18    5    5    2    5   17
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         4   3  2.54  18   0   0   3   0   28   18    9    8    2   11   23
Stan Bahnsen           4   4  2.83  14  14   3   0   1   95   84   37   30    7   31   53
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.84   6   1   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    1    1    6
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  0.79  27   0   0   8   0   45   35    5    4    1   11   23
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  4.33  15  15   1   0   0   71   66   43   34    6   47   57
Paul Lindblad          3   1  4.68  21   0   0   1   0   25   19   13   13    6   10   14
Fred Talbot            0   1 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    1    0

 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  1.57  27   0   0  12   0   46   29   10    8    1   25   26
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Horacio Pina           3   0  2.70  27   0   0   4   0   30   30   10    9    1   15   17
Joe Coleman            5   3  3.05  14  12   3   0   0   91   69   33   31    9   38   61
Dick Bosman            6   5  3.57  14  13   1   0   1   81   84   35   32    7   42   51
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              4   5  4.90  14  12   0   1   0   79   97   49   43   11   26   29
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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  J. Perry (MIN)            8
  C. Wright (CAL)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  D. Bosman (WAS)           6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6

Losses:

  L. Krausse (MIL)          9
  G. Brabender (MIL)        8
  T. John (CHI)             8
  J. Horlen (CHI)           7
  G. Peters (BOS)           7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  W. Bunker (KC)            6
  R. Culp (BOS)             6
  C. Dobson (OAK)           6
  M. Lolich (DET)           6

Complete Games:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  S. McDowell (CLE)         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
  D. Knowles (WAS)         12
  J. Aker (NY)             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
  J. Palmer (BAL)       115.0
  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
  T. Murphy (CAL)       102.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   101.0
  C. Wright (CAL)       100.0

Hits:

  J. Kaat (MIN)           112
  M. Lolich (DET)         110
  J. Horlen (CHI)         108
  F. Peterson (NY)        100
  J. Janeski (CHI)         98
  D. McNally (BAL)         98
  C. Cox (WAS)             97
  L. Krausse (MIL)         96
  J. Palmer (BAL)          95
  T. John (CHI)            93

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         59
  J. Kaat (MIN)            54
  G. Peters (BOS)          52
  J. Horlen (CHI)          51
  C. Cox (WAS)             49
  T. John (CHI)            49
  J. Janeski (CHI)         48
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         47
  C. Hunter (OAK)          47
  D. McNally (BAL)         47

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. Cox (WAS)             11
  C. Dobson (OAK)          11
  J. Horlen (CHI)          11
  J. Kaat (MIN)            11

Walks:

  B. Odom (OAK)            47
  T. John (CHI)            46
  S. McDowell (CLE)        46
  B. Moore (CLE)           46
  J. Palmer (BAL)          43
  D. Bosman (WAS)          42
  M. Lolich (DET)          42
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     41
  J. Rooker (KC)           41
  T. Murphy (CAL)          40

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       133
  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  J. Palmer (BAL)          89
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     86
  C. Hunter (OAK)          81
  R. Culp (BOS)            78
  R. May (CAL)             77
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         73
  D. McNally (BAL)         71
  B. Johnson (KC)          65


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