Saturday June 27, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 27, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      41  29  3.04   70  11  21   639   515  248  216   65  234  430
Minnesota       42  24  3.20   66  11  24   582   543  248  207   55  209  370
New York        42  28  3.42   71  12  20   651   619  284  247   66  206  355
Oakland         39  33  3.44   72  14  17   646   561  285  247   73  251  390
Baltimore       46  26  3.48   72  22  19   653   583  278  252   68  234  466
Detroit         36  32  3.78   68  19  16   607   600  297  255   59  272  441
Cleveland       31  37  3.88   68  12  15   617   570  278  266   69  302  471
Boston          33  34  4.12   67  14  18   603   599  317  276   59  254  417
Kansas City     25  43  4.13   68   8  10   626   595  329  287   76  287  411
Washington      31  40  4.22   71   5  22   646   641  331  303   61  307  389
Chicago         26  46  4.48   72  10  14   632   670  367  315   74  242  340
Milwaukee       25  45  4.75   71  11  10   623   660  374  329   69  255  388

 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
Bob Johnson (KC)       1   4  3.00  19   8   1   3   0   75   69   30   25    8   23   80
Rudy May (CAL)         4   4  3.00  19  16   1   0   1  108   91   43   36    9   35   92
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   5  3.03  18  18   9   0   1  134  124   48   45    9   52  101
Clyde Wright (CAL)    10   5  3.05  17  17   2   0   0  115  105   44   39   13   40   52
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   8   5  3.07  17  17   5   0   0  123  116   50   42   12   41   58
Jim Perry (MIN)       10   6  3.11  17  17   6   0   1  113  104   47   39   10   26   70
A. Messersmith (CAL)   6   8  3.15  20  18   5   1   1  126   96   53   44   12   49  102

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           3   0  1.37  25   0   0   9   0   26   13    5    4    1   10   38
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.45  14   0   0   0   0   26   28    8    7    2   10   20
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.61  14  12   2   0   0   79   52   34   23    9   39   40
Jim Palmer            10   5  3.03  18  18   9   0   1  134  124   48   45    9   52  101
Eddie Watt             2   4  3.10  29   0   0   7   0   29   18   10   10    0   18   19
Dick Hall              6   3  3.23  17   0   0   2   0   31   30   14   11    6    2   19
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.24  17   6   1   1   1   58   58   22   21    5   13   37
Dave McNally          11   5  4.09  18  18   4   0   0  121  120   56   55   15   38   89
Mike Cuellar           8   4  4.26  18  18   6   0   1  125  116   63   59   16   35   90
Moe Drabowsky          1   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0   10    5    5    5    2    6    5
Dave Leonhard          0   0  7.71  15   0   0   0   0   14   19   13   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
Gary Wagner            1   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    4    2
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  3.12  27   2   0   3   0   52   49   18   18    5   21   30
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
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Gary Peters            5   7  4.97  16  16   3   0   2   92   97   60   51    7   40   65
Mike Nagy              1   1  4.99   8   8   0   0   0   40   48   26   22    4   23   16
Lee Stange             2   2  5.60  20   0   0   2   0   27   34   24   17    5   12   14
Sparky Lyle            0   3  5.85  28   0   0  10   0   32   30   23   21    3   22   21
Cal Koonce             0   1  8.53   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    7    6    0    6    5
Jose Santiago          0   2 10.80   6   0   0   1   0   10   15   12   12    0    5    6

 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  0.60  14   0   0   0   0   15    5    1    1    0   11   12
Ken Tatum              3   2  1.66  30   0   0  11   0   38   25    8    7    2    7   22
Eddie Fisher           3   1  2.11  27   1   0   2   0   55   40   15   13    5   18   36
Steve Kealey           1   0  2.19   8   0   0   1   0   12    7    4    3    1    3   10
Rudy May               4   4  3.00  19  16   1   0   1  108   91   43   36    9   35   92
Clyde Wright          10   5  3.05  17  17   2   0   0  115  105   44   39   13   40   52
Andy Messersmith       6   8  3.15  20  18   5   1   1  126   96   53   44   12   49  102
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  4.76  24   0   0   4   0   23   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  2.63  12   3   0   1   0   41   37   15   12    4   13   23
Tommy John             5  11  3.68  18  18   4   0   1  127  118   64   52    9   50   66
Joel Horlen            6   8  3.99  17  17   4   0   0  115  122   55   51   12   30   44
Jerry Janeski          7   5  4.20  17  17   2   0   1  105  120   58   49   13   36   47
Barry Moore            0   2  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13   10    6    2    4    2
Bob Miller             1   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    6    6    3    3    6
Danny Murphy           0   0  5.40  24   0   0   3   0   37   32   22   22    4   17   22
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
Don Secrist            0   0  5.52   9   0   0   0   0   15   19    9    9    2   12    9
Floyd Weaver           1   0  5.71   9   0   0   0   0   17   17   11   11    4   10   18
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   3  2.35  15   0   0   2   0   23   23    8    6    2   10   21
Sam McDowell          10   4  2.40  18  18  10   0   1  146   99   42   39   12   57  146
Dick Ellsworth         2   0  3.12  17   0   0   2   0   26   22    9    9    2    7    9
Steve Dunning          1   1  3.18   3   3   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    2    9   11
Dean Chance            4   5  3.77  20  11   0   2   0   76   86   35   32    5   37   64
Rick Austin            1   0  3.97   2   2   1   0   1   11   10    5    5    2    5   11
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
Phil Hennigan          4   2  4.41  24   1   0   1   0   51   46   26   25    6   33   29
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Rich Hand              2   7  4.73  18  12   1   3   0   78   69   42   41   14   27   57
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

 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
Fred Scherman          2   1  2.96  17   0   0   1   0   27   26   10    9    1   10   25
Tom Timmerman          1   1  3.03  20   0   0   8   0   30   34   11   10    1    6   11
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
Joe Niekro             8   6  3.28  19  16   4   0   1  107  106   49   39   10   29   58
Earl Wilson            4   4  3.65  14  14   4   0   1   91   71   42   37   13   31   68
Mickey Lolich          6   9  3.75  19  18   7   0   3  130  135   60   54   13   53  112
Les Cain               6   2  3.82  12  12   3   0   0   73   68   40   31    6   49   51
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  5.51  14   7   1   0   0   47   54   32   29    4   29   40
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          2   4  2.67  13   0   0   0   0   30   21   11    9    3   11   19
Bob Johnson            1   4  3.00  19   8   1   3   0   75   69   30   25    8   23   80
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
Dave Morehead          2   3  3.71  15  14   1   1   0   78   72   46   32    5   42   44
Al Fitzmorris          3   2  3.72  23   0   0   1   0   39   29   16   16    5   22   18
Dick Drago             6   4  3.92  16  15   3   0   1  101  106   50   44   15   34   57
Bill Butler            2   7  4.00  14  14   1   0   0   90   70   45   40   14   51   57
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    3    1    2    3
Ken Wright             1   1  6.48  23   0   0   2   0   17   22   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
Skip Lockwood          0   4  4.58   9   8   1   0   0   59   57   36   30   10   25   35
Lew Krausse            5  10  4.71  18  16   3   0   0   92  106   61   48    9   31   56
Bobby Bolin            1   5  4.86  17  13   1   0   0   76   76   46   41   14   42   58
Gene Brabender         4   9  4.86  15  14   1   0   0   83   71   52   45    6   48   52
John O'Donoghue        2   0  5.01  25   0   0   0   0   23   28   15   13    4    9   13
Bob Humphreys          1   1  5.06   6   0   0   2   0   11   12    6    6    1    5    6
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
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  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    2    0    4    6
Tom Hall               2   2  2.41  19   0   0   1   0   34   20    9    9    1   23   40
Steve Barber           0   0  2.70  11   0   0   2   0   17   13    5    5    0   12    7
Bill Zepp              3   0  2.70  18   3   0   0   0   40   40   14   12    1    8   15
Bert Blyleven          3   2  2.82   6   6   1   0   0   38   35   13   12    4    9   34
Jim Perry             10   6  3.11  17  17   6   0   1  113  104   47   39   10   26   70
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Jim Kaat               6   6  3.69  19  18   2   0   0  117  128   64   48   12   31   62
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
Steve Hamilton         4   3  2.35  21   0   0   3   0   31   21    9    8    2   12   25
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
Gary Waslewski         1   1  3.20   8   3   0   0   0   25   19    9    9    3    8   10
Ron Klimkowski         0   2  3.29  19   2   0   0   0   41   39   17   15    3   19   15
John Cumberland        2   3  3.31   9   6   1   0   0   49   41   19   18    8   10   32
Fritz Peterson        10   3  3.46  18  17   3   0   1  114  124   51   44   12   18   56
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   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    0    0    0    2    3
Mudcat Grant           3   0  0.98  32   0   0   9   0   55   42    7    6    2   15   29
Darrell Osteen         1   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    1    3
Marcel Lachemann       0   0  2.66  16   0   0   3   0   24   22    8    7    4    7   19
Jim Roland             1   1  2.75  15   1   0   0   0   20   13    7    6    2   16    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  3.19  19  19   6   0   0  130  111   57   46   15   42   88
Rollie Fingers         4   5  3.50  20  10   0   2   0   82   71   36   32    9   23   43
Paul Lindblad          3   1  3.86  26   0   0   1   0   30   21   13   13    6   12   18
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Blue Moon Odom         4   5  4.54  16  16   1   0   0   75   72   47   38    6   51   59
Chuck Dobson           6   8  4.62  19  18   6   0   2  113  106   64   58   16   37   55
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  1.57  33   0   0  14   0   57   39   12   10    1   29   36
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Horacio Pina           3   0  3.09  29   0   0   5   0   32   33   12   11    1   19   17
Joe Coleman            5   6  3.76  17  15   3   0   0  110   89   48   46   14   53   82
Dick Bosman            6   7  3.84  17  15   1   0   1   94  103   43   40    8   42   58
Jim Hannan             2   2  4.03  17   4   0   0   0   38   40   19   17    4   18   21
Casey Cox              4   5  4.45  16  14   0   1   0   95  110   53   47   12   27   35
Jim Shellenback        2   2  4.91  22   4   0   0   0   40   42   24   22    2   20   27
George Brunet          5   5  4.93  14  13   1   0   0   77   87   47   42    7   32   43
Joe Grzenda            2   4  5.93  20   3   0   2   0   41   43   30   27    4   15   14
Dick Such              1   3  6.86  18   3   0   0   0   41   35   31   31    5   38   36
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)         11
  S. McDowell (CLE)        10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  J. Perry (MIN)           10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  C. Wright (CAL)          10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          8
  J. Niekro (DET)           8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)            11
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  G. Brabender (MIL)        9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  C. Dobson (OAK)           8
  J. Horlen (CHI)           8
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      8
  D. Bosman (WAS)           7
  B. Butler (KC)            7
  R. Culp (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
  K. Tatum (CAL)           11
  J. Aker (NY)             10
  S. Lyle (BOS)            10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  M. Grant (OAK)            9
  P. Richert (BAL)          9
  T. Timmerman (DET)        8
  L. McDaniel (NY)          7

Shutouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  C. Dobson (OAK)           2
  G. Peters (BOS)           2
  R. Austin (CLE)           1
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  J. Hardin (BAL)           1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)     146.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       133.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       129.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       129.2
  T. John (CHI)         127.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  125.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      124.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   123.0
  D. McNally (BAL)      121.0
  J. Kaat (MIN)         117.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         135
  J. Kaat (MIN)           128
  J. Palmer (BAL)         124
  F. Peterson (NY)        124
  J. Horlen (CHI)         122
  J. Janeski (CHI)        120
  D. McNally (BAL)        120
  T. John (CHI)           118
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        116
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     116

Runs:

  C. Dobson (OAK)          64
  T. John (CHI)            64
  J. Kaat (MIN)            64
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         63
  L. Krausse (MIL)         61
  M. Lolich (DET)          60
  G. Peters (BOS)          60
  J. Janeski (CHI)         58
  C. Hunter (OAK)          57
  D. McNally (BAL)         56

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         16
  C. Dobson (OAK)          16
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  C. Hunter (OAK)          15
  D. McNally (BAL)         15
  B. Bolin (MIL)           14
  B. Butler (KC)           14
  J. Coleman (WAS)         14
  R. Hand (CLE)            14
  T. Murphy (CAL)          14

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        57
  J. Coleman (WAS)         53
  M. Lolich (DET)          53
  J. Palmer (BAL)          52
  J. Rooker (KC)           52
  B. Butler (KC)           51
  B. Odom (OAK)            51
  T. John (CHI)            50
  B. Moore (CHI)           50
  L. Cain (DET)            49

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       146
  M. Lolich (DET)         112
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    102
  J. Palmer (BAL)         101
  R. Culp (BOS)            92
  R. May (CAL)             92
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         90
  D. McNally (BAL)         89
  C. Hunter (OAK)          88
  J. Coleman (WAS)         82


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