Monday June 22, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 22, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      37  27  3.04   64  10  18   586   473  230  198   61  213  395
Minnesota       40  21  3.26   61  10  23   539   512  233  195   53  192  331
Baltimore       44  23  3.39   67  21  19   606   528  252  228   61  211  433
New York        40  26  3.43   67  11  19   615   584  268  234   64  193  341
Oakland         38  30  3.46   68  14  16   606   519  271  233   71  233  369
Detroit         33  30  3.89   63  18  14   562   559  284  243   54  254  411
Cleveland       29  34  3.90   63  10  15   575   536  261  249   62  289  444
Boston          30  33  4.13   63  12  17   562   560  298  258   53  235  385
Kansas City     23  41  4.17   64   8   8   591   564  314  274   73  274  384
Washington      29  37  4.21   66   5  20   600   595  309  281   58  285  369
Chicago         24  42  4.55   66  10  12   581   609  341  294   70  229  314
Milwaukee       21  44  5.02   66   8  10   572   633  364  319   67  240  356

 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  2.64  13  12   2   0   0   78   51   34   23    9   39   39
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   3  2.70  16  16   9   0   1  120  103   39   36    7   44   93
Ray Culp (BOS)         5   7  2.80  14  14   5   0   0  103   87   41   32    9   30   84
Jim Perry (MIN)       10   5  2.82  16  16   6   0   1  112  100   43   35   10   24   69
Rudy May (CAL)         4   4  2.94  18  15   1   0   1  104   83   41   34    9   34   86
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  1.44  22   0   0   9   0   25   12    4    4    1    7   35
Eddie Watt             2   3  2.63  26   0   0   7   0   27   16    8    8    0   15   17
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.64  13  12   2   0   0   78   51   34   23    9   39   39
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.70  12   0   0   0   0   23   24    8    7    2   10   19
Jim Palmer            10   3  2.70  16  16   9   0   1  120  103   39   36    7   44   93
Jim Hardin             2   1  2.94  16   5   1   1   1   52   53   18   17    4   11   32
Dick Hall              6   3  3.30  16   0   0   2   0   30   30   14   11    6    2   19
Mike Cuellar           8   4  3.95  17  17   6   0   1  121  106   57   53   15   34   84
Dave McNally          10   5  4.26  17  17   3   0   0  112  113   54   53   13   36   85
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    4    4    1    2    2
Dave Leonhard          0   0  8.76  13   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   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
Ken Brett              1   2  3.30  18   2   1   1   0   44   26   17   16    4   29   50
Vicente Romo           5   0  3.33  25   2   0   2   0   49   47   18   18    5   18   26
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
Cal Koonce             0   1  5.06   5   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    3    0    5    3
Lee Stange             2   2  5.47  18   0   0   2   0   26   31   23   16    4   12   14
Gary Peters            4   7  5.51  15  15   2   0   1   83   92   60   51    7   40   57
Sparky Lyle            0   3  5.64  27   0   0  10   0   30   26   21   19    2   22   20
Jose Santiago          0   1 11.57   5   0   0   1   0    7   12    9    9    0    2    5

 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  0.68  13   0   0   0   0   13    4    1    1    0   11   10
Ken Tatum              3   2  1.72  29   0   0  10   0   37   24    8    7    2    7   22
Steve Kealey           0   0  1.74   6   0   0   1   0   10    6    3    2    1    1    9
Eddie Fisher           3   1  2.05  25   1   0   0   0   48   36   13   11    4   16   32
Rudy May               4   4  2.94  18  15   1   0   1  104   83   41   34    9   34   86
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  2.60  31   0   0   9   0   52   50   22   15    2   13   43
Jerry Crider           2   3  3.09  10   3   0   0   0   35   34   15   12    4   12   20
Tommy John             5  10  3.68  17  17   4   0   1  122  109   58   50    9   48   62
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  5.73  22   0   0   3   0   33   30   21   21    4   17   20
Floyd Weaver           1   0  6.46   8   0   0   0   0   15   16   11   11    4    9   15
Bob Miller             0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    2    2    4
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  1.74  13   0   0   2   0   21   20    6    4    1   10   16
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
Dick Ellsworth         2   0  3.38  16   0   0   2   0   24   21    9    9    2    7    9
Dean Chance            4   5  3.81  19  11   0   2   0   76   86   35   32    5   37   63
Phil Hennigan          4   2  4.13  22   1   0   1   0   48   41   23   22    6   31   28
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              2   6  4.56  17  11   1   3   0   73   64   38   37   12   26   54
Dennis Higgins         0   3  5.50  26   0   0   4   0   36   34   22   22    5   31   34
Mike Paul              0   3  5.61  16   4   0   0   0   26   27   16   16    4   15   27
Vince Colbert          0   0  9.82   6   0   0   0   0    7   10    8    8    1    2    2
Rick Austin            0   0 19.29   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    2    2    3

 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
John Hiller            3   3  3.08  17   1   0   2   0   38   29   16   13    6   22   32
Dennis Saunders        1   1  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   16    5    5    1    5    8
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.42  18   0   0   6   0   26   32   11   10    1    6    9
Joe Niekro             7   6  3.46  17  15   3   0   1   96  100   47   37    9   28   54
Fred Scherman          1   1  3.63  15   0   0   1   0   22   23   10    9    1    8   19
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  4.03  11  11   3   0   0   67   65   39   30    6   45   48
Jerry Robertson        0   0  4.26  10   0   0   0   0   13   18    8    6    1    5   11
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
Mike Kilkenny          3   1  5.59  13   7   1   0   0   47   52   32   29    4   28   39
Daryl Patterson        1   1  7.13   8   0   0   1   0   18   24   15   14    3    8   10

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   4  3.00  10   0   0   0   0   24   17   10    8    3    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
Al Fitzmorris          3   2  3.72  23   0   0   1   0   39   29   16   16    5   22   18
Dave Morehead          2   3  3.81  14  13   1   1   0   76   71   46   32    5   41   44
Bill Butler            2   6  3.83  13  13   1   0   0   85   63   41   36   13   47   55
Dick Drago             5   4  3.87  15  14   3   0   1   93   99   46   40   13   32   52
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    3    1    2    3
Ken Wright             1   1  6.61  22   0   0   2   0   16   21   14   12    0   11   12
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
Dave Baldwin           1   0  0.87   7   0   0   1   0   10    6    1    1    0    6    9
Ken Sanders            1   0  1.20   9   0   0   0   0   15   11    2    2    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
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   9  5.33  14  13   0   0   0   74   66   51   44    6   44   46
Skip Lockwood          0   4  5.36   8   7   1   0   0   47   52   34   28    9   21   30
John Gelnar            2   3  5.96  27   0   0   4   0   45   57   33   30    5    9   18
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
Bob Humphreys          0   1  7.04   5   0   0   2   0    8   10    6    6    1    3    6
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
Ron Perranoski         4   2  1.79  28   0   0  17   0   50   38   14   10    2   20   24
Stan Williams          5   0  1.86  25   0   0   3   0   44   37   13    9    4   14   30
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             10   5  2.82  16  16   6   0   1  112  100   43   35   10   24   69
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               6   5  3.71  18  17   2   0   0  112  122   60   46   12   27   60
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         7   2  1.46  25   0   0   6   0   55   42   10    9    3    5   41
Jack Aker              2   1  1.80  19   0   0  10   0   35   28   10    7    3   11   20
Gary Waslewski         1   0  2.41   7   2   0   0   0   19   14    5    5    2    4    9
Steve Hamilton         4   3  2.54  19   0   0   3   0   28   18    9    8    2   12   23
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
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  3.23  18   2   0   0   0   39   38   16   14    3   17   14
John Cumberland        2   3  3.38   8   6   1   0   0   48   41   19   18    8   10   31
Fritz Peterson         9   3  3.67  17  16   2   0   1  105  115   50   43   12   17   52
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             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    0    2
Mudcat Grant           3   0  1.03  31   0   0   9   0   53   40    7    6    2   11   28
Diego Segui            2   4  2.88  27   1   0   2   0   50   38   19   16    5   19   32
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        11   5  3.23  18  18   6   0   0  123  103   55   44   14   41   87
Rollie Fingers         4   4  3.39  19   9   0   2   0   77   66   33   29    9   20   39
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  4.56  23   0   0   1   0   26   20   13   13    6   11   16
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  3.95  16  14   1   0   1   87   95   41   38    8   42   56
Jim Hannan             1   2  4.50  15   4   0   0   0   34   37   19   17    4   16   18
Casey Cox              4   5  4.71  15  13   0   1   0   86  102   51   45   12   26   33
Joe Grzenda            2   4  5.03  19   3   0   2   0   39   40   25   22    3   13   14
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
Dick Such              1   3  7.13  17   2   0   0   0   35   32   28   28    5   35   32
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)          11
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  S. McDowell (CLE)         9
  F. Peterson (NY)          9
  C. Wright (CAL)           9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8
  L. McDaniel (NY)          7

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)            10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  G. Brabender (MIL)        9
  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
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  R. Culp (BOS)             5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      17
  D. Knowles (WAS)         13
  J. Aker (NY)             10
  S. Lyle (BOS)            10
  K. Tatum (CAL)           10
  M. Grant (OAK)            9
  P. Richert (BAL)          9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  E. Watt (BAL)             7
  L. McDaniel (NY)          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
  C. Hunter (OAK)       122.2
  T. John (CHI)         122.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      120.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       120.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   119.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       116.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  113.1
  D. McNally (BAL)      112.0
  J. Kaat (MIN)         111.2

Hits:

  J. Kaat (MIN)           122
  M. Lolich (DET)         119
  F. Peterson (NY)        115
  J. Horlen (CHI)         114
  D. McNally (BAL)        113
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     110
  T. John (CHI)           109
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        106
  J. Janeski (CHI)        104
  C. Hunter (OAK)         103

Runs:

  J. Kaat (MIN)            60
  L. Krausse (MIL)         60
  G. Peters (BOS)          60
  T. John (CHI)            58
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         57
  C. Dobson (OAK)          56
  C. Hunter (OAK)          55
  D. McNally (BAL)         54
  J. Horlen (CHI)          53
  M. Lolich (DET)          52

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  C. Dobson (OAK)          15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  T. Murphy (CAL)          14
  B. Bolin (MIL)           13
  B. Butler (KC)           13
  D. Drago (KC)            13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  D. Boswell (MIN)         12
  J. Coleman (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
  B. Butler (KC)           47
  L. Cain (DET)            45
  M. Lolich (DET)          45
  G. Brabender (MIL)       44

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       142
  M. Lolich (DET)         101
  J. Palmer (BAL)          93
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     91
  C. Hunter (OAK)          87
  R. May (CAL)             86
  D. McNally (BAL)         85
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         84
  R. Culp (BOS)            84
  J. Coleman (WAS)         77

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