Tuesday June 16, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 16, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      35  26  3.06   61  10  17   558   447  220  190   60  199  373
Minnesota       38  18  3.28   56  10  21   496   479  215  181   51  184  296
New York        37  24  3.29   62  10  18   570   533  240  208   56  177  315
Baltimore       39  22  3.34   61  21  15   548   473  221  203   53  197  395
Oakland         34  28  3.42   62  13  15   553   467  245  210   66  217  339
Cleveland       26  32  3.87   58   9  14   527   498  239  227   53  266  406
Detroit         30  28  3.94   58  17  12   516   513  261  226   49  235  381
Boston          28  29  3.97   57  11  16   506   496  259  223   49  210  349
Washington      28  32  4.12   60   5  19   547   544  278  250   51  260  323
Kansas City     21  38  4.30   59   7   7   547   530  294  261   69  257  360
Chicago         22  39  4.59   61   9  11   539   565  317  275   62  219  290
Milwaukee       19  41  5.15   61   8   8   528   588  347  302   63  225  326

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)     8   4  2.45  16  16   8   0   1  128   90   38   35    8   51  137
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
Rudy May (CAL)         4   4  2.79  17  14   1   0   1  100   77   38   31    9   30   83
Ray Culp (BOS)         5   6  2.81  13  13   5   0   0   96   82   38   30    8   28   78
Jim Perry (MIN)        9   5  2.83  15  15   6   0   1  105   95   41   33   10   24   62
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      4   4  2.83  14  14   3   0   1   95   84   37   30    7   31   53
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   7   4  3.03  15  15   4   0   0  110  103   45   37   10   38   52
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  10   5  3.04  16  16   5   0   0  113   92   47   38   12   37   81
Luis Tiant (MIN)       6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           2   0  1.74  17   0   0   7   0   21    9    4    4    1    6   30
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
Eddie Watt             2   3  2.77  24   0   0   6   0   26   16    8    8    0   15   16
Dick Hall              5   3  2.96  14   0   0   1   0   27   27   12    9    5    2   18
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.21  15   4   1   1   1   42   47   16   15    2   11   28
Mike Cuellar           7   4  3.94  16  16   6   0   1  112   97   53   49   15   32   80
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
Ken Brett              0   2  3.21  16   0   0   1   0   28   14   10   10    2   20   35
Vicente Romo           5   0  3.56  22   2   0   2   0   43   42   17   17    5   14   24
Sonny Siebert          5   4  4.03  13  13   4   0   1   80   81   37   36   10   20   53
Mike Nagy              1   0  4.11   6   6   0   0   0   31   34   18   14    3   16   12
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
Gary Peters            4   7  5.20  14  14   2   0   1   80   84   54   46    7   39   53
Sparky Lyle            0   2  5.47  24   0   0   9   0   26   22   18   16    2   22   18
Jose Santiago          0   0  5.79   3   0   0   1   0    5    5    3    3    0    1    4
Cal Koonce             0   1  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    3    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  0.82  11   0   0   0   0   11    3    1    1    0   10    8
Ken Tatum              2   2  1.59  27   0   0   9   0   34   22    7    6    2    6   21
Eddie Fisher           3   1  2.18  23   1   0   0   0   45   35   13   11    4   15   29
Steve Kealey           0   0  2.35   5   0   0   1   0    8    3    2    2    1    0    8
Rudy May               4   4  2.79  17  14   1   0   1  100   77   38   31    9   30   83
Andy Messersmith       6   6  3.12  17  16   5   1   1  112   86   48   39   11   43   89
Clyde Wright           8   5  3.24  15  15   2   0   0  100   92   41   36   11   35   47
Tom Murphy             6   5  3.71  15  15   2   0   1  102   90   47   42   13   40   47
Paul Doyle             3   0  3.92  22   0   0   4   0   21   17    9    9    5    7   18
Mel Queen              0   2  4.05   9   0   0   2   0   13   13    6    6    1    7   14
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   9  3.48  16  16   4   0   1  116  101   53   45    9   48   57
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
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
Danny Murphy           0   0  5.63  21   0   0   3   0   32   29   20   20    3   17   20
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  2.45  16  16   8   0   1  128   90   38   35    8   51  137
Phil Hennigan          4   1  3.45  20   1   0   1   0   44   36   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            3   5  4.02  17  11   0   1   0   72   86   35   32    5   36   60
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
Rich Hand              2   5  4.43  16  10   1   3   0   69   59   35   34   11   25   52
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
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
John Hiller            3   3  3.25  16   1   0   2   0   36   27   16   13    6   21   31
Mickey Lolich          6   6  3.54  16  15   7   0   3  109  112   48   43   11   42   97
Joe Niekro             6   6  3.63  15  15   3   0   1   92   95   47   37    9   27   52
Fred Scherman          0   1  3.79  13   0   0   1   0   19   19    8    8    1    7   18
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
Mike Kilkenny          3   1  4.70  12   6   1   0   0   46   47   27   24    2   27   37
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
Daryl Patterson        1   1  8.10   7   0   0   1   0   13   20   13   12    2    7    7

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   3  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   21   15    9    7    2    8   13
Bob Johnson            1   4  3.27  15   8   1   0   0   66   64   29   24    8   23   66
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.28  24   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   13    3   12   38
Jim Rooker             3   4  3.56  16   8   2   1   0   83   82   35   33    3   46   48
Bill Butler            2   5  3.78  12  12   1   0   0   79   55   35   33   12   44   52
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  4.96  21   0   0   2   0   16   19   10    9    0   10   12
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  6.23   3   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            1   0  0.73   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    1    1    0    4    7
Dave Baldwin           1   0  0.96   6   0   0   1   0    9    5    1    1    0    5    9
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
Marty Pattin           3   5  4.94  15   7   1   0   0   55   65   32   30    6   19   26
Bobby Bolin            1   5  4.96  16  12   1   0   0   69   71   43   38   13   38   55
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
Bob Humphreys          0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    1    1    3
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  1.91  26   0   0  15   0   47   36   14   10    2   20   22
Bert Blyleven          2   1  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   18    5    5    2    5   17
Tom Hall               2   1  2.45  16   0   0   1   0   26   17    7    7    1   20   28
Jim Perry              9   5  2.83  15  15   6   0   1  105   95   41   33   10   24   62
Bill Zepp              3   0  2.97  15   3   0   0   0   36   38   14   12    1    8   15
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   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  7.09  10  10   0   0   0   46   58   39   36   11   29   31

 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        7   4  3.03  15  15   4   0   0  110  103   45   37   10   38   52
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  28   0   0   8   0   46   35    5    4    1   11   24
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Diego Segui            2   3  3.00  25   0   0   2   0   39   31   15   13    4   16   24
Catfish Hunter        10   5  3.04  16  16   5   0   0  113   92   47   38   12   37   81
Rollie Fingers         3   4  3.25  18   8   0   2   0   72   58   30   26    9   19   38
Jim Roland             1   1  3.31  12   1   0   0   0   16   12    7    6    2   11    6
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Chuck Dobson           6   6  3.96  16  16   6   0   2  105   91   52   46   14   32   51
Blue Moon Odom         4   4  4.33  15  15   1   0   0   71   66   43   34    6   47   57
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  4.38  10   0   0   2   0   12   11    7    6    4    7   10
Paul Lindblad          3   1  4.68  22   0   0   1   0   25   20   13   13    6   11   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   4  3.28  15  13   3   0   0   99   78   38   36   10   41   70
Dick Bosman            6   5  3.57  14  13   1   0   1   81   84   35   32    7   42   51
Jim Shellenback        2   1  4.63  19   4   0   0   0   35   38   20   18    2   16   24
Jim Hannan             1   2  4.67  12   3   0   0   0   27   31   16   14    2   12   15
Casey Cox              4   5  4.90  14  12   0   1   0   79   97   49   43   11   26   29
Joe Grzenda            2   4  5.35  17   3   0   2   0   35   36   24   21    3   12   13
Dick Such              1   2  5.68  14   1   0   0   0   32   24   20   20    4   31   27
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
  J. Perry (MIN)            9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  S. McDowell (CLE)         8
  C. Wright (CAL)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  D. Bosman (WAS)           6

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             9
  L. Krausse (MIL)          9
  G. Brabender (MIL)        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
  C. Dobson (OAK)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  T. John (CHI)             4

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      15
  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)     128.1
  T. John (CHI)         116.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       115.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       112.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  112.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      112.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   110.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       109.1
  J. Perry (MIN)        105.0
  C. Dobson (OAK)       104.2

Hits:

  J. Kaat (MIN)           112
  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  J. Horlen (CHI)         108
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     103
  T. John (CHI)           101
  F. Peterson (NY)        100
  J. Janeski (CHI)         98
  D. McNally (BAL)         98
  C. Cox (WAS)             97
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         97

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         59
  J. Kaat (MIN)            54
  G. Peters (BOS)          54
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         53
  T. John (CHI)            53
  C. Dobson (OAK)          52
  J. Horlen (CHI)          51
  C. Cox (WAS)             49
  J. Janeski (CHI)         48
  M. Lolich (DET)          48

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  C. Dobson (OAK)          14
  B. Bolin (MIL)           13
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  T. Murphy (CAL)          13
  B. Butler (KC)           12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  D. Boswell (MIN)         11
  C. Cox (WAS)             11
  R. Hand (CLE)            11

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        51
  T. John (CHI)            48
  B. Odom (OAK)            47
  B. Moore (CLE)           46
  J. Rooker (KC)           46
  B. Butler (KC)           44
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     43
  J. Palmer (BAL)          43
  D. Bosman (WAS)          42
  M. Lolich (DET)          42

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       137
  M. Lolich (DET)          97
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     89
  J. Palmer (BAL)          89
  R. May (CAL)             83
  C. Hunter (OAK)          81
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         80
  R. Culp (BOS)            78
  D. McNally (BAL)         71
  J. Coleman (WAS)         70


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