Saturday June 20, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 20, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      36  27  3.03   63  10  18   576   462  225  194   61  206  388
Minnesota       38  21  3.28   59  10  21   521   500  228  190   52  191  317
New York        39  26  3.37   66  11  19   604   567  258  226   64  188  334
Baltimore       42  23  3.40   65  21  17   588   508  242  222   59  208  421
Oakland         35  30  3.51   65  13  15   579   492  263  226   69  230  354
Cleveland       29  32  3.78   61  10  15   554   511  245  233   57  277  427
Detroit         31  30  3.88   61  18  13   541   536  274  233   51  242  397
Boston          30  31  3.94   61  12  17   542   524  275  237   51  223  369
Kansas City     23  39  4.17   62   8   8   574   546  301  266   70  270  379
Washington      29  36  4.21   65   5  20   592   587  305  277   58  282  365
Chicago         24  40  4.51   64  10  12   565   589  330  283   67  226  298
Milwaukee       21  42  5.02   64   8  10   554   616  354  309   65  230  348

 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
Clyde Wright (CAL)     9   5  3.02  16  16   2   0   0  107   96   41   36   11   39   51
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   8   4  3.03  16  16   5   0   0  119  110   48   40   12   41   57
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           3   0  1.50  20   0   0   8   0   24   12    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           8   4  3.95  17  17   6   0   1  121  106   57   53   15   34   84
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
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Mike Nagy              1   1  4.67   7   7   0   0   0   35   42   22   18    3   18   14
Lee Stange             2   2  4.91  17   0   0   2   0   26   28   21   14    4   11   14
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  6.75   4   0   0   1   0    7    8    5    5    0    2    5
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  1.51  28   0   0  10   0   36   22    7    6    2    6   22
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
Clyde Wright           9   5  3.02  16  16   2   0   0  107   96   41   36   11   39   51
Andy Messersmith       6   6  3.10  18  16   5   1   1  113   86   48   39   11   43   91
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  2.70  30   0   0   9   0   50   50   22   15    2   13   38
Jerry Crider           2   3  3.09  10   3   0   0   0   35   34   15   12    4   12   20
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
Barry Moore            0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    8    4    2    3    1
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
Steve Dunning          1   0  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    3    3    2    7    8
Phil Hennigan          4   1  3.45  20   1   0   1   0   44   36   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            4   5  3.81  19  11   0   2   0   76   86   35   32    5   37   63
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   4  3.69  13  13   4   0   1   85   62   40   35   11   29   65
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  3.18  16   8   1   1   0   68   65   29   24    8   23   70
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.28  24   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   13    3   12   38
Jim Rooker             4   4  3.59  17   9   2   1   0   90   86   38   36    4   49   53
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  0.87   7   0   0   1   0   10    6    1    1    0    6    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           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
Lew Krausse            4  10  5.12  17  15   2   0   0   83  102   60   47    9   31   50
Gene Brabender         3   8  5.14  13  12   0   0   0   70   61   47   40    5   39   43
Skip Lockwood          0   4  5.75   7   6   1   0   0   41   48   32   26    9   17   28
Bob Humphreys          0   0  5.87   4   0   0   2   0    8    8    5    5    1    2    6
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  1.86  25   0   0   3   0   44   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
Dick Woodson           0   0  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0    4    4
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
Dave Boswell           2   6  6.89  11  11   0   0   0   50   63   44   38   12   30   35

 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        8   4  3.03  16  16   5   0   0  119  110   48   40   12   41   57
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           3   0  0.89  30   0   0   8   0   51   37    6    5    2   11   27
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Jim Roland             1   1  3.18  13   1   0   0   0   17   12    7    6    2   14    6
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
Diego Segui            2   4  3.35  26   0   0   2   0   43   33   18   16    5   18   28
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  3.71  13   0   0   2   0   17   16    8    7    4    7   14
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Chuck Dobson           6   6  4.14  17  17   6   0   2  109   97   56   50   15   33   52
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   5  3.49  16  14   3   0   0  106   83   43   41   12   48   77
Dick Bosman            6   6  4.04  15  14   1   0   1   85   92   41   38    8   42   56
Jim Hannan             1   2  4.64  14   4   0   0   0   33   37   19   17    4   16   18
Casey Cox              4   5  4.71  15  13   0   1   0   86  102   51   45   12   26   33
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)           9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8
  D. Bosman (WAS)           6

Losses:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  T. John (CHI)             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
  D. Boswell (MIN)          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
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      15
  D. Knowles (WAS)         13
  J. Aker (NY)             10
  S. Lyle (BOS)            10
  K. Tatum (CAL)           10
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  M. Grant (OAK)            8
  P. Richert (BAL)          8
  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
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      120.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       120.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   119.0
  T. John (CHI)         116.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       116.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       113.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  113.1
  C. Dobson (OAK)       108.2
  J. Horlen (CHI)       108.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         119
  J. Kaat (MIN)           117
  J. Horlen (CHI)         114
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     110
  F. Peterson (NY)        109
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        106
  J. Janeski (CHI)        104
  D. McNally (BAL)        103
  J. Palmer (BAL)         103
  C. Cox (WAS)            102

Runs:

  L. Krausse (MIL)         60
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         57
  J. Kaat (MIN)            57
  C. Dobson (OAK)          56
  G. Peters (BOS)          54
  J. Horlen (CHI)          53
  T. John (CHI)            53
  C. Hunter (OAK)          52
  M. Lolich (DET)          52
  D. McNally (BAL)         52

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        55
  B. Odom (OAK)            51
  B. Moore (CHI)           49
  J. Rooker (KC)           49
  J. Coleman (WAS)         48
  T. John (CHI)            48
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  B. Butler (KC)           44
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     43

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       142
  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  J. Palmer (BAL)          93
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     91
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         84
  R. Culp (BOS)            84
  R. May (CAL)             83
  C. Hunter (OAK)          81
  D. McNally (BAL)         79
  J. Coleman (WAS)         77


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