Wednesday July 8, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 8, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      49  33  3.15   82  12  27   745   622  296  261   78  282  488
Minnesota       52  26  3.17   78  12  31   693   642  291  244   64  242  435
Oakland         45  38  3.43   83  15  22   743   648  323  283   80  277  443
Baltimore       52  30  3.44   82  28  19   745   670  315  285   80  253  513
New York        44  37  3.56   82  14  21   749   717  342  296   81  244  398
Detroit         44  36  3.71   80  22  19   716   697  341  295   69  309  501
Boston          41  39  4.01   80  17  23   718   697  363  320   74  301  496
Cleveland       37  44  4.02   81  13  19   727   694  338  325   86  360  557
Kansas City     30  51  4.03   81   8  13   738   696  378  331   86  336  480
Washington      37  47  4.21   84   5  26   759   748  388  355   74  352  448
Chicago         29  55  4.57   84  12  16   742   789  435  377   87  278  391
Milwaukee       30  54  4.60   85  15  11   753   782  434  385   78  296  467

 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
Joe Niekro (DET)       9   6  3.06  21  18   5   0   2  124  113   52   42   12   33   63
Jim Perry (MIN)       13   6  3.24  20  20   7   0   1  139  131   59   50   11   30   86
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      6   6  3.29  19  19   4   0   1  126  119   55   46   14   43   67
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   8   7  3.29  20  20   6   0   0  145  138   61   53   15   50   63
Bob Johnson (KC)       2   5  3.31  23   9   1   4   0   84   78   36   31   10   29   91

 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
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
Mike Cuellar          10   5  3.92  21  21   9   0   2  152  135   70   66   19   38  105
Dave McNally          12   5  4.03  21  21   5   0   0  145  149   67   65   17   45  100
Moe Drabowsky          2   1  4.30   7   0   0   0   0   15   12    9    7    3   10    8
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   2  2.19  10   0   0   0   0   12   12    3    3    2    5   13
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  2.93  32   2   0   4   0   58   54   19   19    6   24   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  3.88  18  18   5   0   1  116  106   51   50   17   31   77
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  5.12  35   0   0  14   0   39   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              4   2  1.77  35   0   0  14   0   46   33   11    9    3   11   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
Tom Bradley            0   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    3    5
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             6  12  3.48  21  21   5   0   1  153  143   72   59   10   54   80
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
Phil Hennigan          6   3  4.10  30   1   0   1   0   59   54   28   27    7   36   35
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
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
Steve Dunning          1   3  4.58   6   6   0   0   0   35   32   18   18    8   22   27
Rick Austin            1   2  4.76   5   4   1   0   1   23   28   12   12    3    9   17
Dennis Higgins         1   3  5.04  33   0   0   6   0   45   40   25   25    5   36   41
Mike Paul              0   4  6.08  21   8   0   0   0   40   43   27   27    9   28   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
Mickey Lolich          7  10  3.65  21  20   8   0   3  146  149   66   59   13   59  125
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
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   1  1.86   6   0   0   1   0   10    7    2    2    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  4.03  19  18   3   0   1  121  132   60   54   15   38   67
Ken Wright             1   1  4.85  29   0   0   3   0   26   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  1.61  14   0   0   0   0   28   22    5    5    0    7   13
Dave Baldwin           2   1  2.57  15   0   0   1   0   21   12    7    6    1   12   19
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
Al Downing             0   3  4.50   4   3   0   0   0   16   17   10    8    1    7    8
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
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  1.65  35   0   0  20   0   60   49   15   11    3   25   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
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Jim Perry             13   6  3.24  20  20   7   0   1  139  131   59   50   11   30   86
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   4  2.12  30   0   0   7   0   64   50   17   15    5    9   46
Steve Hamilton         4   3  2.14  24   0   0   3   0   34   23    9    8    2   13   29
Jack Aker              2   1  2.79  23   0   0  11   0   42   37   16   13    3   13   20
Ron Klimkowski         1   3  3.18  23   2   0   0   0   51   46   22   18    5   20   21
Stan Bahnsen           6   6  3.29  19  19   4   0   1  126  119   55   46   14   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  3.86  11   5   0   0   0   30   26   14   13    4   14   11
Joe Verbanic           1   0  4.60   7   0   0   0   0   16   20    9    8    1   12    8
Mike Kekich            2   1  6.39  13   6   0   0   0   44   50   36   31    6   26   28
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  2.66  18   1   0   0   0   24   16    8    7    2   17   10
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
Rollie Fingers         5   6  3.40  22  12   0   2   0   93   81   39   35    9   24   49
Catfish Hunter        13   6  3.51  22  22   6   0   0  151  132   70   59   20   45   97
Paul Lindblad          3   1  3.93  31   0   0   1   0   34   27   15   15    6   13   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   7  1.82  40   0   0  18   0   69   52   17   14    2   34   42
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  4.56  17  16   1   0   0   97  104   55   49    9   41   54
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
  J. Perry (MIN)           13
  S. McDowell (CLE)        12
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          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
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  R. Culp (BOS)             7
  C. Dobson (OAK)           7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  T. John (CHI)             5

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      20
  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
  T. John (CHI)         152.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      151.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       151.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       151.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       145.2
  D. McNally (BAL)      145.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   145.0
  J. Perry (MIN)        139.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  138.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         149
  D. McNally (BAL)        149
  J. Horlen (CHI)         148
  T. John (CHI)           143
  J. Kaat (MIN)           143
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     138
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        135
  J. Palmer (BAL)         135
  F. Peterson (NY)        134
  D. Drago (KC)           132

Runs:

  C. Dobson (OAK)          73
  J. Kaat (MIN)            73
  T. John (CHI)            72
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         70
  J. Horlen (CHI)          70
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  L. Krausse (MIL)         69
  D. McNally (BAL)         67
  M. Lolich (DET)          66
  G. Peters (BOS)          65

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          20
  J. Coleman (WAS)         19
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         19
  C. Dobson (OAK)          17
  D. McNally (BAL)         17
  T. Murphy (CAL)          17
  S. Siebert (BOS)         17
  B. Bolin (MIL)           16
  D. Drago (KC)            15
  J. Horlen (CHI)          15

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       175
  M. Lolich (DET)         125
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    113
  J. Palmer (BAL)         113
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        105
  R. Culp (BOS)           103
  R. May (CAL)            100
  D. McNally (BAL)        100
  C. Hunter (OAK)          97
  B. Johnson (KC)          91

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