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Friday June 19, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 19, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      35  27  3.08   62  10  17   567   458  225  194   61  202  383
Minnesota       38  20  3.30   58  10  21   513   494  223  188   51  190  310
New York        38  26  3.38   65  10  19   595   560  255  223   62  185  329
Baltimore       41  23  3.39   64  21  16   579   498  238  218   59  206  417
Oakland         34  30  3.49   64  13  15   570   482  258  221   68  226  351
Cleveland       28  32  3.83   60  10  15   545   508  244  232   56  271  420
Boston          30  30  3.87   60  12  17   533   509  267  229   51  220  365
Detroit         31  29  3.90   60  17  13   533   532  272  231   49  242  393
Washington      29  35  4.19   64   5  20   584   582  300  272   56  274  358
Kansas City     22  39  4.19   61   8   7   565   541  298  263   69  267  370
Chicago         24  39  4.51   63  10  12   557   581  322  279   65  223  295
Milwaukee       21  41  5.03   63   8  10   546   607  350  305   64  229  340

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)     9   4  2.42  17  17   9   0   1  137   94   40   37   10   55  142
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   4  2.43  12  11   2   0   0   78   48   28   21    8   38   38
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   3  2.70  16  16   9   0   1  120  103   39   36    7   44   93
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
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   7   4  3.03  15  15   4   0   0  110  103   45   37   10   38   52
A. Messersmith (CAL)   6   6  3.10  18  16   5   1   1  113   86   48   39   11   43   91
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      4   5  3.14  15  15   3   0   1  100   91   42   35   10   34   55
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           3   0  1.52  19   0   0   7   0   24   11    4    4    1    6   34
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.43  12  11   2   0   0   78   48   28   21    8   38   38
Jim Palmer            10   3  2.70  16  16   9   0   1  120  103   39   36    7   44   93
Eddie Watt             2   3  2.73  25   0   0   6   0   26   16    8    8    0   15   16
Dick Hall              5   3  2.89  15   0   0   2   0   28   27   12    9    5    2   18
Jim Hardin             2   1  2.94  16   5   1   1   1   52   53   18   17    4   11   32
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.95  11   0   0   0   0   21   20    8    7    2    9   18
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
Moe Drabowsky          0   0 21.60   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    4    4    1    2    1

 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          6   4  4.08  14  14   4   0   1   88   85   41   40   11   23   55
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  5.27  25   0   0  10   0   27   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  0.69  12   0   0   0   0   13    4    1    1    0   11   10
Ken Tatum              2   2  1.59  27   0   0   9   0   34   22    7    6    2    6   21
Eddie Fisher           3   1  2.14  24   1   0   0   0   46   36   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  3.10  18  16   5   1   1  113   86   48   39   11   43   91
Clyde Wright           8   5  3.24  15  15   2   0   0  100   92   41   36   11   35   47
Tom Murphy             6   6  3.87  16  16   2   0   1  107   99   52   46   14   42   53
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            6   7  4.08  16  16   4   0   0  108  114   53   49   12   28   40
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           9   4  2.42  17  17   9   0   1  137   94   40   37   10   55  142
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
Fred Scherman          1   1  3.54  14   0   0   1   0   20   21    9    8    1    8   19
Joe Niekro             6   6  3.59  16  15   3   0   1   93   97   47   37    9   27   52
Mickey Lolich          6   7  3.64  17  16   7   0   3  116  119   52   47   11   45  101
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
Dick Drago             5   4  3.87  15  14   3   0   1   93   99   46   40   13   32   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
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  2.35   3   0   0   2   0    8    6    2    2    1    2    6
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           4   5  4.70  16   8   1   0   0   61   75   34   32    7   20   34
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
Tom Hall               2   1  2.30  17   0   0   1   0   27   18    7    7    1   21   31
Jim Perry              9   5  2.83  15  15   6   0   1  105   95   41   33   10   24   62
Steve Barber           0   0  2.87  10   0   0   2   0   16   13    5    5    0   10    7
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
Jim Kaat               5   5  3.73  17  16   2   0   0  104  117   57   43   11   26   55
Bert Blyleven          2   2  3.86   4   4   0   0   0   23   25   10   10    2    7   19
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
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  2.80  17   2   0   0   0   35   34   13   11    3   15   10
Mel Stottlemyre        7   4  3.03  15  15   4   0   0  110  103   45   37   10   38   52
Stan Bahnsen           4   5  3.14  15  15   3   0   1  100   91   42   35   10   34   55
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  7.56   9   6   0   0   0   33   44   31   28    6   21   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
Bob Locker             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
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
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  3.45  12   0   0   2   0   16   12    7    6    4    7   13
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   5  4.54  16  16   1   0   0   75   72   47   38    6   51   59
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   5  1.51  30   0   0  13   0   54   33   11    9    1   28   35
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   6  4.04  15  14   1   0   1   85   92   41   38    8   42   56
Casey Cox              4   5  4.71  15  13   0   1   0   86  102   51   45   12   26   33
Jim Hannan             1   2  4.78  13   4   0   0   0   32   37   19   17    4   15   18
Jim Shellenback        2   2  5.17  21   4   0   0   0   38   42   24   22    2   19   26
George Brunet          4   5  5.17  13  12   1   0   0   70   81   45   40    7   29   41
Joe Grzenda            2   4  5.30  18   3   0   2   0   37   40   25   22    3   13   14
Dick Such              1   2  6.68  16   1   0   0   0   32   27   24   24    5   32   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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  S. McDowell (CLE)         9
  D. McNally (BAL)          9
  J. Perry (MIN)            9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  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
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  G. Peters (BOS)           7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  D. Bosman (WAS)           6
  W. Bunker (KC)            6

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)         9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  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
  J. Horlen (CHI)           4

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      15
  D. Knowles (WAS)         13
  J. Aker (NY)             10
  S. Lyle (BOS)            10
  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)     137.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       120.0
  T. John (CHI)         116.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       116.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       113.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  113.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      112.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   110.0
  J. Horlen (CHI)       108.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)       107.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         119
  J. Kaat (MIN)           117
  J. Horlen (CHI)         114
  F. Peterson (NY)        109
  J. Janeski (CHI)        104
  D. McNally (BAL)        103
  J. Palmer (BAL)         103
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     103
  C. Cox (WAS)            102
  T. John (CHI)           101

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  C. Dobson (OAK)          14
  T. Murphy (CAL)          14
  B. Bolin (MIL)           13
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  B. Butler (KC)           12
  C. Cox (WAS)             12
  J. Horlen (CHI)          12
  C. Hunter (OAK)          12

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        55
  B. Odom (OAK)            51
  T. John (CHI)            48
  B. Moore (CLE)           46
  J. Rooker (KC)           46
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  B. Butler (KC)           44
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     43
  D. Bosman (WAS)          42

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       142
  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  J. Palmer (BAL)          93
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     91
  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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