Thursday June 18, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 18, 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  19  3.26   57  10  21   505   485  218  183   51  186  304
New York        38  25  3.31   64  10  19   587   552  248  216   59  181  325
Baltimore       39  23  3.35   62  21  15   557   478  226  207   55  203  404
Oakland         34  29  3.48   63  13  15   561   475  254  217   68  222  346
Cleveland       27  32  3.86   59   9  15   536   504  242  230   54  267  415
Boston          29  30  3.86   59  12  16   524   505  263  225   50  217  363
Detroit         31  28  3.89   59  17  13   525   523  268  227   49  239  389
Washington      29  33  4.10   62   5  20   564   557  285  257   54  269  341
Kansas City     21  39  4.26   60   7   7   556   534  297  263   69  266  365
Chicago         23  39  4.55   62   9  12   548   575  320  277   64  221  292
Milwaukee       20  41  5.08   62   8   9   537   596  348  303   63  227  330

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   4  2.43  12  11   2   0   0   78   48   28   21    8   38   38
Sam McDowell (CLE)     8   4  2.45  16  16   8   0   1  128   90   38   35    8   51  137
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   7  2.80  14  14   5   0   0  103   87   41   32    9   30   84
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
A. Messersmith (CAL)   6   6  3.12  17  16   5   1   1  112   86   48   39   11   43   89
Clyde Wright (CAL)     8   5  3.24  15  15   2   0   0  100   92   41   36   11   35   47

 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  2.43  12  11   2   0   0   78   48   28   21    8   38   38
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   5  4.41  16  16   3   0   0  104  103   52   51   13   36   79
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
Ken Brett              1   2  2.43  17   1   1   1   0   37   17   11   10    2   24   43
Ray Culp               5   7  2.80  14  14   5   0   0  103   87   41   32    9   30   84
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  3.40  23   2   0   2   0   45   43   17   17    5   15   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  2.81  29   0   0   9   0   48   49   22   15    2   13   37
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          6   4  3.99  15  15   2   0   1   95  104   51   42   10   35   41
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            1   2  1.45  12   0   0   2   0   19   17    5    3    1    9   15
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  3.96  18  11   0   2   0   73   86   35   32    5   36   61
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  5.68  15   4   0   0   0   25   27   16   16    4   15   27
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
Fred Scherman          1   1  3.54  14   0   0   1   0   20   21    9    8    1    8   19
Joe Niekro             6   6  3.63  15  15   3   0   1   92   95   47   37    9   27   52
Earl Wilson            4   3  3.84  12  12   3   0   1   77   58   38   33    9   29   61
Les Cain               5   2  3.96  10  10   3   0   0   64   62   37   28    6   40   44
Tom Timmerman          0   1  4.22  16   0   0   5   0   21   28   11   10    1    3    7
Jerry Robertson        0   0  4.26  10   0   0   0   0   13   18    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
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  2.86   9   0   0   0   0   22   15    9    7    2    8   14
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
Al Fitzmorris          3   2  3.93  22   0   0   1   0   37   28   16   16    5   22   18
Dave Morehead          2   3  4.00  13  12   1   1   0   70   67   45   31    4   41   43
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 Humphreys          0   0  3.38   2   0   0   1   0    5    5    2    2    1    1    4
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
Gene Brabender         3   8  5.14  13  12   0   0   0   70   61   47   40    5   39   43
Lew Krausse            4   9  5.47  16  14   2   0   0   76   96   59   46    8   31   42
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  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  2.89  16   3   0   0   0   37   39   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   5  3.73  17  16   2   0   0  104  117   57   43   11   26   55
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  1.23  24   0   0   6   0   51   36    8    7    3    4   40
Jack Aker              2   1  1.87  18   0   0  10   0   34   27    9    7    3   10   19
Gary Waslewski         1   0  2.41   7   2   0   0   0   19   14    5    5    2    4    9
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
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  2.97  16   2   0   0   0   33   34   13   11    3   15    8
Mel Stottlemyre        7   4  3.03  15  15   4   0   0  110  103   45   37   10   38   52
John Cumberland        2   3  3.38   8   6   1   0   0   48   41   19   18    8   10   31
Fritz Peterson         9   3  3.48  16  15   2   0   1  103  109   46   40   12   17   51
Joe Verbanic           1   0  4.60   7   0   0   0   0   16   20    9    8    1   12    8
Mike Kekich            2   1  7.24   8   6   0   0   0   32   43   29   26    6   20   21
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  0.94  29   0   0   8   0   48   37    6    5    2   11   26
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Catfish Hunter        10   5  3.25  17  17   5   0   0  114   95   52   41   12   40   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
Diego Segui            2   4  3.35  26   0   0   2   0   43   33   18   16    5   18   28
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
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  4.05  11   0   0   2   0   13   12    7    6    4    7   11
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  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  1.53  28   0   0  13   0   47   30   10    8    1   25   28
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 Hannan             1   2  4.78  13   4   0   0   0   32   37   19   17    4   15   18
Jim Shellenback        2   2  4.82  20   4   0   0   0   37   39   22   20    2   19   26
Casey Cox              4   5  4.90  14  12   0   1   0   79   97   49   43   11   26   29
George Brunet          4   5  5.17  13  12   1   0   0   70   81   45   40    7   29   41
Joe Grzenda            2   4  5.35  17   3   0   2   0   35   36   24   21    3   12   13
Dick Such              1   2  5.85  15   1   0   0   0   32   25   21   21    5   31   28
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
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  J. Horlen (CHI)           7
  G. Peters (BOS)           7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  W. Bunker (KC)            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)         13
  J. Aker (NY)             10
  S. Lyle (BOS)             9
  K. Tatum (CAL)            9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  M. Grant (OAK)            8
  P. Richert (BAL)          7
  L. McDaniel (NY)          6
  E. Watt (BAL)             6

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)       113.2
  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)           117
  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  F. Peterson (NY)        109
  J. Horlen (CHI)         108
  J. Janeski (CHI)        104
  D. McNally (BAL)        103
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     103
  T. John (CHI)           101
  C. Cox (WAS)             97
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         97

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         59
  J. Kaat (MIN)            57
  G. Peters (BOS)          54
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         53
  T. John (CHI)            53
  C. Dobson (OAK)          52
  C. Hunter (OAK)          52
  D. McNally (BAL)         52
  J. Horlen (CHI)          51
  J. Janeski (CHI)         51

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  C. Dobson (OAK)          14
  B. Bolin (MIL)           13
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  T. Murphy (CAL)          13
  B. Butler (KC)           12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12
  F. Peterson (NY)         12
  D. Boswell (MIN)         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. Culp (BOS)            84
  R. May (CAL)             83
  C. Hunter (OAK)          81
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         80
  D. McNally (BAL)         79
  J. Coleman (WAS)         70

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