Tuesday June 23, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 23, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      37  28  3.10   65  10  18   595   481  237  205   62  217  405
Minnesota       40  22  3.25   62  10  23   548   522  237  198   54  194  341
Baltimore       44  24  3.42   68  21  19   614   541  257  233   63  213  439
New York        40  26  3.43   67  11  19   615   584  268  234   64  193  341
Oakland         38  31  3.51   69  14  16   615   526  278  240   72  237  373
Cleveland       29  34  3.90   63  10  15   575   536  261  249   62  289  444
Detroit         33  31  3.93   64  18  14   570   569  290  249   57  257  416
Boston          31  33  4.07   64  13  17   571   563  299  258   53  238  393
Washington      30  37  4.18   67   5  21   609   603  311  283   58  288  372
Kansas City     24  41  4.19   65   8   9   600   573  319  279   75  276  389
Chicago         25  42  4.53   67  10  13   590   618  344  297   71  231  317
Milwaukee       22  44  4.99   67   8  10   581   638  367  322   68  244  361

 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
Ray Culp (BOS)         6   7  2.57  15  15   6   0   0  112   90   42   32    9   33   92
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   4  2.64  13  12   2   0   0   78   51   34   23    9   39   39
Jim Perry (MIN)       10   5  2.82  16  16   6   0   1  112  100   43   35   10   24   69
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   4  2.92  17  17   9   0   1  126  115   44   41    9   46   99
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
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      4   5  3.14  15  15   3   0   1  100   91   42   35   10   34   55
A. Messersmith (CAL)   6   7  3.14  19  17   5   1   1  120   90   51   42   12   44   99

 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
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.59  13   0   0   0   0   24   25    8    7    2   10   19
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
Jim Palmer            10   4  2.92  17  17   9   0   1  126  115   44   41    9   46   99
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  8.31  14   0   0   0   0   13   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               6   7  2.57  15  15   6   0   0  112   90   42   32    9   33   92
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
Eddie Fisher           3   1  2.05  25   1   0   0   0   48   36   13   11    4   16   32
Steve Kealey           0   0  2.38   7   0   0   1   0   11    7    4    3    1    3   10
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   7  3.14  19  17   5   1   1  120   90   51   42   12   44   99
Tom Murphy             6   6  3.87  16  16   2   0   1  107   99   52   46   14   42   53
Mel Queen              0   2  4.05   9   0   0   2   0   13   13    6    6    1    7   14
Paul Doyle             3   0  4.98  23   0   0   4   0   22   20   12   12    5    8   19
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  2.67  32   0   0  10   0   54   52   23   16    2   14   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          7   4  3.90  16  16   2   0   1  102  111   53   44   11   36   44
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  3.49  18  15   3   0   1   98  102   48   38   10   28   54
Fred Scherman          1   1  3.63  15   0   0   1   0   22   23   10    9    1    8   19
Earl Wilson            4   4  3.69  13  13   4   0   1   85   62   40   35   11   29   65
Mickey Lolich          6   8  3.82  18  17   7   0   3  123  127   57   52   13   48  106
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  3.26  17   8   1   2   0   69   67   30   25    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             6   4  3.92  16  15   3   0   1  101  106   50   44   15   34   57
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           2   0  0.73   8   0   0   1   0   12    6    1    1    0    6   11
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  4.86  17  13   1   0   0   76   76   46   41   14   42   58
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  29   0   0  17   0   50   39   14   10    2   20   24
Stan Williams          5   0  1.86  25   0   0   3   0   44   37   13    9    4   14   30
Dick Woodson           0   0  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0    4    4
Tom Hall               2   2  2.70  18   0   0   1   0   30   19    9    9    1   22   34
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
Bert Blyleven          2   2  3.38   5   5   0   0   0   29   33   12   11    3    8   26
Jim Kaat               6   5  3.71  18  17   2   0   0  112  122   60   46   12   27   60
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
Jim Roland             1   1  2.84  14   1   0   0   0   19   12    7    6    2   15    7
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
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  3.57  14   0   0   2   0   18   16    8    7    4    7   14
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Paul Lindblad          3   1  4.23  24   0   0   1   0   28   20   13   13    6   11   16
Chuck Dobson           6   7  4.54  18  18   6   0   2  113  104   63   57   16   36   55
Blue Moon Odom         4   5  4.54  16  16   1   0   0   75   72   47   38    6   51   59
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  1.46  31   0   0  14   0   56   35   11    9    1   28   36
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
George Brunet          5   5  4.93  14  13   1   0   0   77   87   47   42    7   32   43
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
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
  J. Janeski (CHI)          7

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)            10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  G. Brabender (MIL)        9
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  C. Dobson (OAK)           7
  J. Horlen (CHI)           7
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      7
  G. Peters (BOS)           7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)         9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  R. Culp (BOS)             6
  C. Dobson (OAK)           6
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  J. Perry (MIN)            6
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       5

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      17
  D. Knowles (WAS)         14
  J. Aker (NY)             10
  S. Lyle (BOS)            10
  K. Tatum (CAL)           10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  M. Grant (OAK)            9
  P. Richert (BAL)          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
  J. Palmer (BAL)       126.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       122.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       122.2
  T. John (CHI)         122.1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      120.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  120.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   119.0
  C. Dobson (OAK)       113.0
  R. Culp (BOS)         112.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         127
  J. Kaat (MIN)           122
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115
  F. Peterson (NY)        115
  J. Horlen (CHI)         114
  D. McNally (BAL)        113
  J. Janeski (CHI)        111
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     110
  T. John (CHI)           109
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        106

Runs:

  C. Dobson (OAK)          63
  J. Kaat (MIN)            60
  L. Krausse (MIL)         60
  G. Peters (BOS)          60
  T. John (CHI)            58
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         57
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  C. Hunter (OAK)          55
  D. McNally (BAL)         54
  J. Horlen (CHI)          53

Home Runs:

  C. Dobson (OAK)          16
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         15
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  B. Bolin (MIL)           14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  T. Murphy (CAL)          14
  B. Butler (KC)           13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  D. Boswell (MIN)         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)          48
  B. Butler (KC)           47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          46
  L. Cain (DET)            45

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       142
  M. Lolich (DET)         106
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     99
  J. Palmer (BAL)          99
  R. Culp (BOS)            92
  C. Hunter (OAK)          87
  R. May (CAL)             86
  D. McNally (BAL)         85
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         84
  J. Coleman (WAS)         77


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