Tuesday July 7, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 7, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       51  26  3.13   77  12  30   684   630  285  238   63  240  432
California      48  33  3.17   81  12  27   736   615  294  259   78  277  483
Oakland         45  37  3.37   82  15  22   734   635  315  275   78  275  440
Baltimore       51  30  3.40   81  28  19   736   658  307  278   77  252  511
New York        44  36  3.49   81  14  21   740   699  333  287   77  240  393
Detroit         43  36  3.73   79  21  19   707   689  339  293   69  307  493
Cleveland       36  44  4.01   80  13  18   718   689  333  320   85  352  548
Boston          41  38  4.02   79  17  23   709   690  360  317   72  296  492
Kansas City     30  50  4.04   80   8  13   730   688  375  328   86  336  476
Washington      37  46  4.18   83   5  26   751   742  382  349   72  348  444
Chicago         28  55  4.63   83  11  16   733   784  434  377   87  277  387
Milwaukee       30  53  4.66   84  15  11   744   776  432  385   78  294  463

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)      12   5  2.67  20  20  11   0   3  152  135   48   45    9   56  113
Sam McDowell (CLE)    12   4  2.72  21  21  11   0   1  169  121   54   51   13   69  175
Ray Culp (BOS)         8   8  2.80  18  18   7   0   0  132  106   52   41   12   44  103
Clyde Wright (CAL)    12   5  2.89  20  20   3   0   1  137  122   50   44   15   47   58
A. Messersmith (CAL)   7   8  2.93  22  20   5   1   1  138  108   55   45   13   58  113
Jim Perry (MIN)       12   6  3.03  19  19   7   0   1  131  120   53   44   10   29   83
Joe Niekro (DET)       9   6  3.06  21  18   5   0   2  124  113   52   42   12   33   63
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      6   6  3.11  18  18   4   0   1  124  111   52   43   13   43   67
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   8   7  3.29  20  20   6   0   0  145  138   61   53   15   50   63
Catfish Hunter (OAK)  13   5  3.30  21  21   6   0   0  145  124   64   53   18   44   95

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  2.42  15   0   0   0   0   26   29    9    7    2   10   21
Pete Richert           3   1  2.57  28   0   0   9   0   28   17    9    8    4   10   38
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.61  14  12   2   0   0   79   52   34   23    9   39   40
Jim Palmer            12   5  2.67  20  20  11   0   3  152  135   48   45    9   56  113
Eddie Watt             2   5  3.30  31   0   0   7   0   30   20   11   11    1   18   19
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  3.46   6   0   0   0   0   13   10    7    5    2   10    8
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.48  19   8   1   1   1   72   71   29   28    7   13   42
Dick Hall              6   3  3.66  19   0   0   2   0   32   31   16   13    6    3   19
Dave McNally          12   5  3.91  20  20   5   0   0  138  139   61   60   15   44   98
Mike Cuellar          10   5  3.92  21  21   9   0   2  152  135   70   66   19   38  105
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  1.50   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    2    2    2    3   12
Gary Wagner            2   0  2.19   7   0   0   0   0   12    7    4    3    1    6    8
Ray Culp               8   8  2.80  18  18   7   0   0  132  106   52   41   12   44  103
Ray Jarvis             0   1  2.92  12   0   0   0   0   12   12    9    4    1   11    6
Vicente Romo           5   0  2.95  31   2   0   4   0   58   54   19   19    6   23   34
Jim Lonborg            4   1  3.09   7   4   0   0   0   32   32   11   11    2    8   21
Ken Brett              2   2  3.84  21   5   1   1   0   61   45   27   26    8   33   63
Sonny Siebert          7   5  3.99  17  17   5   0   1  108   99   49   48   15   29   74
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Mike Nagy              3   1  4.83  11  10   0   0   0   54   65   33   29    5   32   26
Gary Peters            6   8  4.91  18  18   4   0   3  103  111   65   56    8   41   72
Sparky Lyle            0   3  5.17  34   0   0  14   0   38   34   24   22    3   23   25
Lee Stange             2   2  5.60  20   0   0   2   0   27   34   24   17    5   12   14
Cal Koonce             0   2  5.91   9   0   0   0   0   11   13    8    7    1    9    7
Jose Santiago          0   2 10.32   8   0   0   1   0   11   18   13   13    0    8    8

 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
Ken Tatum              3   2  1.80  34   0   0  14   0   45   33   11    9    3    9   27
Steve Kealey           1   0  2.13   9   0   0   1   0   13    7    4    3    1    3   10
Eddie Fisher           3   2  2.15  31   1   0   5   0   63   47   17   15    5   19   38
Greg Garrett           3   2  2.61  18   0   0   0   0   21   13    6    6    1   15   17
Mel Queen              1   2  2.81  13   2   0   2   0   26   20    8    8    1   13   24
Clyde Wright          12   5  2.89  20  20   3   0   1  137  122   50   44   15   47   58
Andy Messersmith       7   8  2.93  22  20   5   1   1  138  108   55   45   13   58  113
Tom Murphy            10   6  3.60  20  20   3   0   1  138  123   61   55   17   55   65
Rudy May               4   6  3.60  21  18   1   0   1  120  105   55   48   14   41  100
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
Paul Doyle             3   0  6.93  25   0   0   4   0   25   28   19   19    5   11   22
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
Jerry Crider           2   3  2.51  14   3   0   2   0   43   38   15   12    4   13   23
Jim Magnuson           0   0  2.70   3   1   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    1    4    7
Wilbur Wood            4   8  3.02  37   0   0  11   0   63   62   29   21    5   16   50
Tommy John             5  12  3.70  20  20   4   0   1  144  138   71   59   10   53   76
Jerry Janeski          7   7  4.01  19  19   3   0   1  119  130   62   53   14   38   51
Floyd Weaver           1   0  4.21  13   0   0   0   0   26   20   13   12    4   14   26
Danny Murphy           1   0  4.24  28   0   0   3   0   47   40   23   22    4   25   23
Joel Horlen            6  11  4.43  20  20   4   0   0  132  148   70   65   15   31   48
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
Bart Johnson           0   2  8.69   5   4   0   0   0   20   23   19   19    3   12   16
Bob Miller             1   2  9.00   4   3   0   0   0   14   23   14   14    4    6    9
Barry Moore            0   3  9.86   5   4   0   0   0   21   29   29   23    4   13    4
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
Lee Stange             0   0 20.25   1   0   0   0   0    1    7    3    3    1    0    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Lasher            1   3  2.51  19   0   0   3   0   29   29   10    8    3   11   25
Sam McDowell          12   4  2.72  21  21  11   0   1  169  121   54   51   13   69  175
Dean Chance            4   5  3.90  25  11   0   3   0   85   99   40   37    8   41   70
Dick Ellsworth         3   1  4.04  21   1   0   2   0   36   37   17   16    3   10   12
Bob Miller             2   2  4.18  15   2   0   1   0   28   35   14   13    1   15   15
Phil Hennigan          5   3  4.21  29   1   0   1   0   58   53   28   27    7   35   33
Barry Moore            3   5  4.22  13  12   0   0   0   70   70   34   33    8   46   35
Steve Dunning          1   3  4.45   5   5   0   0   0   28   29   14   14    8   16   20
Rich Hand              2   7  4.45  19  13   1   3   0   85   75   43   42   14   30   62
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Rick Austin            1   2  4.76   5   4   1   0   1   23   28   12   12    3    9   17
Dennis Higgins         1   3  5.08  32   0   0   5   0   44   40   25   25    5   36   41
Mike Paul              0   4  5.85  20   8   0   0   0   40   42   26   26    8   27   33
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
Fred Scherman          2   1  2.45  19   0   0   1   0   33   27   10    9    1   11   30
Norm McRae             0   0  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0   13    7
Tom Timmerman          2   1  2.92  25   0   0  10   0   37   40   14   12    1    7   14
Joe Niekro             9   6  3.06  21  18   5   0   2  124  113   52   42   12   33   63
John Hiller            4   3  3.20  21   1   0   2   0   45   35   20   16    7   27   38
Dennis Saunders        1   1  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   16    5    5    1    5    8
Jerry Robertson        0   0  3.68  11   0   0   0   0   15   19    8    6    1    5   11
Les Cain               8   2  3.69  14  14   3   0   0   85   83   44   35    8   58   54
Mickey Lolich          6  10  3.75  20  19   7   0   3  137  141   64   57   13   57  117
Earl Wilson            4   6  4.22  17  16   4   0   1   96   85   51   45   15   31   74
Mike Kilkenny          5   1  5.00  17   9   2   0   0   63   66   38   35    4   33   46
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
Denny McLain           0   1  5.11   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    7    7    3    6    8
Daryl Patterson        1   1  5.33  13   0   0   2   0   27   30   17   16    3    9   15

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ted Abernathy          3   0  0.96   5   0   0   1   0    9    5    1    1    0    4   13
Tom Burgmeier          2   4  2.34  18   0   0   0   0   35   23   11    9    3   14   21
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.28  24   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   13    3   12   38
Bob Johnson            2   5  3.31  23   9   1   4   0   84   78   36   31   10   29   91
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  3.46   9   0   0   0   0   13    8    7    5    1    4    9
Jim Rooker             4   8  3.49  21  13   2   1   0  116  107   52   45    7   66   69
Dave Morehead          2   3  3.71  15  14   1   1   0   78   72   46   32    5   42   44
Bill Butler            2   8  3.90  15  15   1   0   0   97   74   47   42   14   54   60
Al Fitzmorris          4   3  3.93  26   3   0   1   0   55   45   24   24    8   28   20
Dick Drago             6   5  4.12  18  17   3   0   1  114  126   58   52   15   38   63
Ken Wright             1   1  5.04  28   0   0   3   0   25   29   16   14    0   13   19
Don O'Riley            0   0  5.59   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    7    6    2    5    4
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  1.63  13   0   0   0   0   28   22    5    5    0    7   13
Dave Baldwin           2   1  2.70  14   0   0   1   0   20   12    7    6    1   12   18
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
Bob Humphreys          1   2  4.05   9   0   0   3   0   13   14    7    6    1    7    8
Skip Lockwood          1   5  4.14  11  10   2   0   0   76   72   41   35   11   27   43
Marty Pattin           5   7  4.55  20  12   3   0   0   95  103   50   48    8   27   59
Lew Krausse            7  10  4.57  21  19   4   0   1  110  124   69   56   12   33   71
Gene Brabender         5  10  4.74  17  16   2   0   0   99   88   59   52    6   54   62
John O'Donoghue        2   0  5.01  25   0   0   0   0   23   28   15   13    4    9   13
Bobby Bolin            1   6  5.06  18  14   1   0   0   80   81   50   45   16   44   60
John Gelnar            2   3  5.37  31   0   0   4   0   55   66   36   33    5   14   24
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
Al Downing             0   2  8.64   3   2   0   0   0    8   11    8    8    1    5    5
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          6   0  1.53  31   0   0   7   0   59   42   14   10    4   19   36
Ron Perranoski         5   2  1.67  34   0   0  19   0   59   48   15   11    3   24   32
Tom Hall               4   2  2.24  23   3   0   1   0   52   34   13   13    2   28   59
Bert Blyleven          3   2  2.38   7   7   1   0   0   45   40   14   12    4   10   43
Bill Zepp              4   0  2.53  23   4   0   1   0   53   49   17   15    3   13   18
Dick Woodson           1   2  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   13   11    8    4    1    8    8
Jim Perry             12   6  3.03  19  19   7   0   1  131  120   53   44   10   29   83
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Steve Barber           0   0  3.50  12   0   0   2   0   18   18    7    7    0   13    8
Jim Kaat               7   6  4.01  22  20   2   0   0  128  143   73   57   15   34   64
Dave Boswell           3   6  6.22  14  14   0   0   0   64   74   50   44   12   35   44

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         7   3  1.74  29   0   0   7   0   62   46   14   12    4    7   43
Steve Hamilton         4   3  2.14  24   0   0   3   0   34   23    9    8    2   13   29
Ron Klimkowski         1   3  2.77  22   2   0   0   0   49   42   19   15    3   20   21
Jack Aker              2   1  2.79  23   0   0  11   0   42   37   16   13    3   13   20
Stan Bahnsen           6   6  3.11  18  18   4   0   1  124  111   52   43   13   43   67
Mel Stottlemyre        8   7  3.29  20  20   6   0   0  145  138   61   53   15   50   63
Fritz Peterson        10   5  3.54  20  19   3   0   1  125  134   58   49   15   20   60
John Cumberland        2   3  3.65  13   7   1   0   0   57   51   26   23    9   15   35
Gary Waslewski         1   2  4.13  10   5   0   0   0   28   24   14   13    4   12   10
Joe Verbanic           1   0  4.60   7   0   0   0   0   16   20    9    8    1   12    8
Mike Kekich            2   1  6.54  12   6   0   0   0   43   50   36   31    6   26   27
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
Mudcat Grant           3   0  0.83  38   0   0  13   0   65   46    7    6    2   17   33
Bob Locker             1   0  1.17   9   0   0   1   0   15   13    2    2    0    7    9
Darrell Osteen         1   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    1    3
Marcel Lachemann       1   0  2.27  20   0   0   3   0   32   28    9    8    4    8   25
Jim Roland             1   1  2.38  17   1   0   0   0   23   14    7    6    2   17    9
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Diego Segui            3   5  3.03  30   4   0   2   0   62   54   26   21    6   27   37
Catfish Hunter        13   5  3.30  21  21   6   0   0  145  124   64   53   18   44   95
Rollie Fingers         5   6  3.40  22  12   0   2   0   93   81   39   35    9   24   49
Paul Lindblad          3   1  3.82  30   0   0   1   0   33   24   14   14    6   12   21
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           7  10  4.58  22  21   7   0   2  132  121   73   67   17   41   66
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  39   0   0  18   0   69   51   15   12    1   33   41
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Horacio Pina           3   0  2.72  33   0   0   5   0   36   35   12   11    1   19   20
Dick Bosman            8   7  3.63  19  17   1   0   1  107  112   46   43    9   49   58
Jim Hannan             3   3  4.14  21   5   0   0   0   46   47   24   21    4   21   26
Joe Coleman            5   8  4.22  19  17   3   0   0  122  111   60   57   19   55   90
Jim Shellenback        4   2  4.22  25   5   0   0   0   53   51   28   25    2   25   35
Jackie Brown           0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    0    5
Casey Cox              4   6  4.50  18  16   0   1   0  108  122   60   54   12   29   39
George Brunet          6   5  4.55  16  15   1   0   0   89   99   51   45    8   38   51
Joe Grzenda            2   4  5.81  25   3   0   2   0   48   48   34   31    5   21   19
Dick Such              1   5  7.13  20   5   0   0   0   48   43   38   38    7   44   40
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)          13
  S. McDowell (CLE)        12
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  J. Perry (MIN)           12
  C. Wright (CAL)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  T. Murphy (CAL)          10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  J. Niekro (DET)           9

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)            12
  J. Horlen (CHI)          11
  G. Brabender (MIL)       10
  C. Dobson (OAK)          10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  B. Butler (KC)            8
  J. Coleman (WAS)          8
  R. Culp (BOS)             8
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      8

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  C. Dobson (OAK)           7
  M. Lolich (DET)           7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  D. McNally (BAL)          5

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      19
  D. Knowles (WAS)         18
  S. Lyle (BOS)            14
  K. Tatum (CAL)           14
  M. Grant (OAK)           13
  J. Aker (NY)             11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  T. Timmerman (DET)       10
  P. Richert (BAL)          9
  L. McDaniel (NY)          7

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)     169.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      151.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       151.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   145.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       144.2
  T. John (CHI)         143.2
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  138.1
  D. McNally (BAL)      138.0
  T. Murphy (CAL)       137.2
  C. Wright (CAL)       137.0

Hits:

  J. Horlen (CHI)         148
  J. Kaat (MIN)           143
  M. Lolich (DET)         141
  D. McNally (BAL)        139
  T. John (CHI)           138
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     138
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        135
  J. Palmer (BAL)         135
  F. Peterson (NY)        134
  J. Janeski (CHI)        130

Runs:

  C. Dobson (OAK)          73
  J. Kaat (MIN)            73
  T. John (CHI)            71
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         70
  J. Horlen (CHI)          70
  L. Krausse (MIL)         69
  G. Peters (BOS)          65
  C. Hunter (OAK)          64
  M. Lolich (DET)          64
  B. Moore (CHI)           63

Home Runs:

  J. Coleman (WAS)         19
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19
  C. Hunter (OAK)          18
  C. Dobson (OAK)          17
  T. Murphy (CAL)          17
  B. Bolin (MIL)           16
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  J. Horlen (CHI)          15
  J. Kaat (MIN)            15
  D. McNally (BAL)         15

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        69
  J. Rooker (KC)           66
  B. Moore (CHI)           59
  L. Cain (DET)            58
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     58
  M. Lolich (DET)          57
  J. Palmer (BAL)          56
  J. Coleman (WAS)         55
  T. Murphy (CAL)          55
  G. Brabender (MIL)       54

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       175
  M. Lolich (DET)         117
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    113
  J. Palmer (BAL)         113
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        105
  R. Culp (BOS)           103
  R. May (CAL)            100
  D. McNally (BAL)         98
  C. Hunter (OAK)          95
  B. Johnson (KC)          91


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