Wednesday June 24, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 24, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      39  28  3.04   67  11  19   613   486  239  207   62  227  416
Minnesota       41  22  3.23   63  10  24   557   528  239  200   54  199  351
New York        41  27  3.44   69  11  20   633   602  279  242   65  201  348
Baltimore       44  25  3.46   69  21  19   622   548  263  239   64  217  445
Oakland         39  31  3.47   70  14  17   624   537  279  241   72  238  379
Cleveland       30  35  3.89   65  11  15   592   547  268  256   67  295  455
Detroit         34  31  3.89   65  18  15   580   582  292  251   59  261  423
Boston          32  33  4.08   65  13  18   580   573  304  263   56  243  401
Washington      30  38  4.16   68   5  21   619   613  314  286   58  289  374
Kansas City     24  42  4.18   66   8   9   608   580  324  282   75  279  396
Chicago         25  44  4.47   69  10  13   606   635  349  301   71  236  322
Milwaukee       22  45  4.96   68   9  10   590   644  370  325   68  245  371

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)    10   4  2.40  18  18  10   0   1  146   99   42   39   12   57  146
Ray Culp (BOS)         6   7  2.57  15  15   6   0   0  112   90   42   32    9   33   92
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      3   4  2.61  14  12   2   0   0   79   52   34   23    9   39   40
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   5  3.07  17  17   5   0   0  123  116   50   42   12   41   58
A. Messersmith (CAL)   6   7  3.14  19  17   5   1   1  120   90   51   42   12   44   99
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      5   5  3.16  16  16   3   0   1  108   99   46   38   11   37   58

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           3   0  1.42  23   0   0   9   0   25   12    4    4    1    8   35
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.59  13   0   0   0   0   24   25    8    7    2   10   19
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.61  14  12   2   0   0   79   52   34   23    9   39   40
Jim Palmer            10   4  2.92  17  17   9   0   1  126  115   44   41    9   46   99
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.24  17   6   1   1   1   58   58   22   21    5   13   37
Eddie Watt             2   4  3.29  27   0   0   7   0   27   17   10   10    0   16   17
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  7.20   3   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
Vicente Romo           5   0  3.20  26   2   0   3   0   51   48   18   18    5   20   29
Ken Brett              1   2  3.30  18   2   1   1   0   44   26   17   16    4   29   50
Sonny Siebert          6   4  4.27  15  15   4   0   1   93   93   45   44   14   23   59
Gary Wagner            1   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    3    1
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  5.33  19   0   0   2   0   27   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  1.93  26   1   0   1   0   51   36   13   11    4   18   34
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
Mel Queen              1   2  3.26  10   1   0   2   0   19   15    7    7    1   11   20
Tom Murphy             7   6  3.65  17  17   3   0   1  116  102   53   47   14   46   56
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  2.62  33   0   0  10   0   55   54   24   16    2   15   43
Jerry Crider           2   3  2.92  11   3   0   0   0   37   35   15   12    4   13   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   8  3.99  17  17   4   0   0  115  122   55   51   12   30   44
Barry Moore            0   2  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13   10    6    2    4    2
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
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
Sam McDowell          10   4  2.40  18  18  10   0   1  146   99   42   39   12   57  146
Steve Dunning          1   0  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    3    3    2    7    8
Fred Lasher            1   3  2.45  14   0   0   2   0   22   23    8    6    2   10   19
Dick Ellsworth         2   0  3.38  16   0   0   2   0   24   21    9    9    2    7    9
Dean Chance            4   5  3.77  20  11   0   2   0   76   86   35   32    5   37   64
Phil Hennigan          4   2  4.04  23   1   0   1   0   49   41   23   22    6   32   29
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  5.58  17   5   0   0   0   31   30   19   19    6   18   29
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
Fred Scherman          2   1  3.20  16   0   0   1   0   25   25   10    9    1   10   22
Dennis Saunders        1   1  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   16    5    5    1    5    8
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.29  19   0   0   7   0   27   34   11   10    1    6   10
Joe Niekro             7   6  3.49  18  15   3   0   1   98  102   48   38   10   28   54
Earl Wilson            4   4  3.65  14  14   4   0   1   91   71   42   37   13   31   68
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  2.77  11   0   0   0   0   26   17   10    8    3    8   16
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   5  3.64  18  10   2   1   0   96   93   43   39    4   52   58
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   6  4.48  17   9   2   0   0   70   81   37   35    7   21   44
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  1.81  26   0   0   4   0   45   38   13    9    4   15   32
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           3   6  6.24  12  12   0   0   0   58   68   46   40   12   34   43

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         7   2  1.44  26   0   0   7   0   56   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  2.45  20   0   0   3   0   29   18    9    8    2   12   24
Mel Stottlemyre        8   5  3.07  17  17   5   0   0  123  116   50   42   12   41   58
Stan Bahnsen           5   5  3.16  16  16   3   0   1  108   99   46   38   11   37   58
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  3.29  19   2   0   0   0   41   39   17   15    3   19   15
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  7.64  10   6   0   0   0   35   47   35   30    6   24   22
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
Darrell Osteen         1   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    1    3
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
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  2.91  15   0   0   3   0   22   20    8    7    4    7   17
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
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   6  1.59  32   0   0  14   0   57   37   12   10    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
Casey Cox              4   5  4.45  16  14   0   1   0   95  110   53   47   12   27   35
Jim Hannan             1   2  4.50  15   4   0   0   0   34   37   19   17    4   16   18
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
  S. McDowell (CLE)        10
  D. McNally (BAL)         10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  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
  J. Horlen (CHI)           8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  C. Dobson (OAK)           7
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      7
  B. Moore (CHI)            7
  G. Peters (BOS)           7

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        10
  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
  L. McDaniel (NY)          7
  T. Timmerman (DET)        7

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)     146.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       126.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   123.0
  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
  T. Murphy (CAL)       116.0
  J. Horlen (CHI)       115.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         127
  J. Horlen (CHI)         122
  J. Kaat (MIN)           122
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115
  F. Peterson (NY)        115
  D. McNally (BAL)        113
  J. Janeski (CHI)        111
  C. Cox (WAS)            110
  T. John (CHI)           109

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
  J. Horlen (CHI)          55
  C. Hunter (OAK)          55
  D. McNally (BAL)         54

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
  S. Siebert (BOS)         14
  B. Butler (KC)           13
  M. Lolich (DET)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        57
  J. Rooker (KC)           52
  B. Odom (OAK)            51
  B. Moore (CHI)           50
  J. Coleman (WAS)         48
  T. John (CHI)            48
  M. Lolich (DET)          48
  B. Butler (KC)           47
  T. Murphy (CAL)          46
  J. Palmer (BAL)          46

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       146
  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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