Thursday July 16, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 16, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      52  35  3.10   87  13  29   790   658  310  272   84  307  525
Minnesota       54  29  3.17   83  12  32   735   678  308  259   67  255  468
Oakland         48  41  3.35   89  17  22   796   690  337  296   84  286  474
Baltimore       55  33  3.47   88  29  20   796   724  342  307   87  268  536
New York        47  40  3.55   88  15  24   799   770  366  315   85  257  420
Detroit         48  38  3.82   86  22  22   770   748  374  327   78  334  539
Boston          45  41  3.95   86  19  24   771   748  383  338   82  326  530
Kansas City     33  53  4.04   86  10  14   783   741  400  352   86  356  501
Cleveland       39  48  4.08   87  15  19   781   751  369  354   95  385  594
Washington      40  49  4.08   89   7  27   804   784  401  365   77  364  470
Milwaukee       32  58  4.62   91  18  11   806   839  463  414   86  311  499
Chicago         31  59  4.66   90  12  18   793   853  470  411   96  290  415

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)    13   4  2.63  22  22  12   0   1  178  131   55   52   13   70  183
Jim Palmer (BAL)      12   6  2.74  21  21  11   0   3  158  144   51   48   10   56  115
Ray Culp (BOS)         9   8  2.75  19  19   8   0   0  141  114   54   43   14   45  109
A. Messersmith (CAL)   8   8  2.82  25  22   6   2   1  153  118   58   48   15   65  129
Clyde Wright (CAL)    12   6  2.86  21  21   3   0   1  142  124   54   45   17   52   61
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      8   6  3.06  21  21   4   0   1  141  130   57   48   15   48   71
Joe Niekro (DET)       9   7  3.24  22  19   5   0   2  131  120   57   47   14   38   64
Rollie Fingers (OAK)   5   7  3.34  23  13   0   2   0  100   87   41   37    9   26   51
Dick Bosman (WAS)      9   7  3.38  21  19   2   0   1  123  124   49   46    9   52   70
Jim Rooker (KC)        5   9  3.41  23  15   3   1   1  129  120   57   49    7   70   75

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Marcelino Lopez        0   1  1.93  17   0   0   0   0   33   32   12    7    2   13   27
Pete Richert           3   1  2.45  29   0   0  10   0   29   17    9    8    4   11   39
Jim Palmer            12   6  2.74  21  21  11   0   3  158  144   51   48   10   56  115
Tom Phoebus            3   4  2.74  15  13   2   0   0   82   57   37   25    9   41   41
Dick Hall              7   3  2.90  21   0   0   2   0   40   33   16   13    6    4   21
Eddie Watt             2   5  3.13  33   0   0   7   0   32   21   11   11    1   20   19
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.86  21   9   1   1   1   75   78   33   32    8   13   43
Mike Cuellar          12   5  3.86  23  23  10   0   2  168  152   76   72   21   43  111
Moe Drabowsky          2   1  4.02   8   0   0   0   0   16   12    9    7    3   10    8
Dave McNally          12   6  4.32  22  22   5   0   0  148  155   74   71   20   45  101
Dave Leonhard          0   0  7.16  17   0   0   0   0   16   23   14   13    3   12   11

 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
Ray Culp               9   8  2.75  19  19   8   0   0  141  114   54   43   14   45  109
Ray Jarvis             0   1  2.92  12   0   0   0   0   12   12    9    4    1   11    6
Vicente Romo           6   0  2.95  34   2   0   4   0   61   60   20   20    6   24   35
Jim Lonborg            4   1  3.09   7   4   0   0   0   32   32   11   11    2    8   21
Gary Wagner            2   1  3.45  10   0   0   0   0   16    9    9    6    2    8   10
Sonny Siebert          8   5  3.82  19  19   5   0   1  123  114   53   52   18   32   82
Ken Brett              2   3  3.88  22   6   1   1   0   67   48   30   29   10   40   68
Gary Peters            7   8  4.59  19  19   5   0   3  112  118   66   57    8   47   74
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Mike Nagy              3   1  4.70  13  12   0   0   0   67   79   39   35    7   40   35
Sparky Lyle            0   3  4.83  36   0   0  15   0   41   37   24   22    3   23   29
Cal Koonce             0   2  5.56  10   0   0   0   0   11   13    8    7    1    9    7
Lee Stange             2   2  5.60  20   0   0   2   0   27   34   24   17    5   12   14
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
Tom Bradley            0   0  1.46   2   1   0   0   0   12   12    2    2    0    5    7
Ken Tatum              4   2  1.94  36   0   0  14   0   46   36   12   10    3   12   27
Steve Kealey           1   0  2.13   9   0   0   1   0   13    7    4    3    1    3   10
Eddie Fisher           3   3  2.33  33   1   0   5   0   66   50   19   17    6   21   40
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
Andy Messersmith       8   8  2.82  25  22   6   2   1  153  118   58   48   15   65  129
Clyde Wright          12   6  2.86  21  21   3   0   1  142  124   54   45   17   52   61
Rudy May               4   6  3.56  22  19   1   0   1  126  110   57   50   14   44  104
Dave LaRoche           3   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    5    4    2    2   12
Tom Murphy            10   6  3.66  21  21   3   0   1  140  126   63   57   18   57   65
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
Paul Doyle             3   0  6.33  27   0   0   5   0   27   30   19   19    5   12   23

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Magnuson           0   0  2.70   3   1   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    1    4    7
Jerry Crider           3   3  2.75  16   4   0   3   0   52   48   20   16    5   15   27
Wilbur Wood            4   8  2.92  39   0   0  11   0   65   64   29   21    5   17   51
Tommy John             7  12  3.52  22  22   5   0   1  159  151   75   62   11   56   82
Floyd Weaver           1   0  4.25  16   0   0   0   0   30   25   15   14    5   14   29
Joel Horlen            6  12  4.50  21  21   4   0   0  138  155   74   69   15   31   51
Jerry Janeski          7   9  4.55  21  21   3   0   1  127  145   73   64   16   41   55
Danny Murphy           1   0  5.07  30   0   0   4   0   50   47   29   28    6   26   23
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
Lee Stange             0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    8    3    3    1    0    4
Bob Miller             1   3  6.86   5   4   0   0   0   21   27   16   16    5    8   12
Bart Johnson           0   2  8.69   5   4   0   0   0   20   23   19   19    3   12   16
Barry Moore            0   3  9.38   7   4   0   0   0   24   34   31   25    5   14    5
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          13   4  2.63  22  22  12   0   1  178  131   55   52   13   70  183
Fred Lasher            1   4  3.23  21   1   0   3   0   31   33   13   11    5   12   27
Phil Hennigan          6   3  4.04  33   1   0   1   0   62   57   29   28    7   38   35
Rich Hand              3   8  4.05  21  15   2   3   1  100   84   46   45   15   36   70
Dick Ellsworth         3   1  4.06  22   1   0   2   0   38   39   18   17    3   12   12
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
Dean Chance            4   5  4.23  27  11   0   3   0   96  110   48   45   10   44   75
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Steve Dunning          1   4  5.09   7   7   0   0   0   41   37   23   23    9   27   34
Dennis Higgins         1   3  5.18  35   0   0   6   0   49   48   30   28    6   38   44
Rick Austin            1   3  5.84   6   5   1   0   1   25   33   16   16    5   11   20
Mike Paul              0   4  5.88  23   8   0   0   0   41   43   27   27    9   29   34
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
Bob Reed               0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Timmerman          2   1  2.45  29   0   0  13   0   44   43   14   12    1    8   17
Norm McRae             0   0  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0   13    7
Fred Scherman          3   1  2.75  21   0   0   1   0   36   30   12   11    2   11   32
John Hiller            4   3  3.15  22   1   0   2   0   46   35   20   16    7   28   38
Dennis Saunders        1   1  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   16    5    5    1    5    8
Joe Niekro             9   7  3.24  22  19   5   0   2  131  120   57   47   14   38   64
Mickey Lolich          8  10  3.64  22  21   8   0   3  153  155   69   62   13   64  132
Jerry Robertson        0   0  3.68  11   0   0   0   0   15   19    8    6    1    5   11
Les Cain               9   2  3.82  16  16   3   0   0   97   92   50   41    9   65   68
Earl Wilson            4   6  4.41  18  16   4   0   1   96   87   53   47   15   32   74
Daryl Patterson        2   1  4.91  16   0   0   2   0   33   36   19   18    5   12   19
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
Mike Kilkenny          5   1  5.43  18   9   2   0   0   63   68   41   38    4   33   46
Denny McLain           0   2  6.08   4   4   0   0   0   24   27   17   16    6    8   15

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ted Abernathy          3   1  1.74   7   0   0   2   0   10    8    2    2    0    5   14
Tom Burgmeier          2   4  2.78  19   0   0   0   0   36   25   13   11    3   14   21
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.28  24   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   13    3   12   38
Jim Rooker             5   9  3.41  23  15   3   1   1  129  120   57   49    7   70   75
Bob Johnson            3   5  3.45  24  10   1   4   0   91   85   40   35   10   33   97
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  3.46  10   0   0   0   0   13    9    7    5    1    4    9
Bill Butler            3   8  3.57  16  16   2   0   1  106   77   47   42   14   59   61
Dave Morehead          2   3  3.66  16  14   1   1   0   79   73   46   32    5   42   45
Al Fitzmorris          4   3  3.88  27   3   0   1   0   56   46   24   24    8   28   20
Dick Drago             6   6  4.11  20  19   3   0   1  127  140   64   58   15   40   68
Don O'Riley            0   0  4.85   4   2   0   0   0   13   14    8    7    2    6    6
Ken Wright             1   1  6.28  31   0   0   3   0   29   35   22   20    0   16   22
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  1.45  16   0   0   0   0   31   25    5    5    0    8   14
Bob Humphreys          1   2  2.16  12   0   0   3   0   25   17    7    6    1    7   16
Dave Baldwin           2   1  2.53  16   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
Lew Krausse            8  10  4.30  22  20   5   0   1  119  130   70   57   13   33   75
Al Downing             0   3  4.50   4   3   0   0   0   16   17   10    8    1    7    8
Marty Pattin           5   8  4.51  21  13   4   0   0  104  110   54   52   10   31   66
Bobby Bolin            2   7  4.70  20  15   2   0   0   90   91   52   47   16   47   66
Skip Lockwood          1   6  4.93  13  12   2   0   0   84   91   52   46   16   30   47
John O'Donoghue        2   0  5.01  25   0   0   0   0   23   28   15   13    4    9   13
Gene Brabender         5  11  5.24  18  17   2   0   0  100   90   65   58    6   58   63
John Gelnar            2   3  6.04  33   0   0   4   0   57   73   41   38    5   14   25
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  1.39  34   0   0   7   0   65   45   14   10    4   20   40
Ron Perranoski         5   2  1.63  36   0   0  21   0   61   49   15   11    3   25   32
Tom Hall               5   3  2.30  26   4   0   1   0   63   39   17   16    3   34   73
Bert Blyleven          3   2  2.45   8   8   1   0   0   51   46   16   14    4   11   48
Bill Zepp              5   0  2.58  24   5   0   1   0   59   54   19   17    4   13   20
Dick Woodson           1   2  2.63   9   0   0   0   0   14   12    9    4    1    8    9
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Jim Perry             13   7  3.42  21  21   7   0   1  142  137   63   54   11   31   88
Jim Kaat               7   7  3.89  25  21   2   0   0  136  150   75   59   16   36   67
Steve Barber           0   0  4.19  13   0   0   2   0   19   20    9    9    0   14   10
Dave Boswell           3   6  6.19  15  14   0   0   0   64   75   50   44   12   36   44

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         4   3  1.98  25   0   0   3   0   36   24    9    8    2   14   29
Lindy McDaniel         7   4  2.03  32   0   0   9   0   67   51   17   15    5    9   51
Steve Kline            0   1  2.25   1   1   1   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    1    3
Jack Aker              2   1  2.84  25   0   0  12   0   44   41   17   14    3   13   23
Stan Bahnsen           8   6  3.06  21  21   4   0   1  141  130   57   48   15   48   71
Ron Klimkowski         1   3  3.20  25   2   0   0   0   56   51   24   20    6   20   22
John Cumberland        3   3  3.53  14   7   1   0   0   59   52   26   23    9   15   36
Mel Stottlemyre        8   8  3.57  21  21   6   0   0  146  144   66   58   15   52   63
Fritz Peterson        10   6  3.79  22  21   3   0   1  133  149   70   56   16   24   63
Gary Waslewski         1   2  3.82  12   5   0   0   0   31   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  6.11  14   6   0   0   0   46   51   36   31    6   26   30
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           4   0  0.89  42   0   0  13   0   71   52    8    7    2   19   35
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
Diego Segui            4   6  2.79  32   6   1   2   0   77   66   30   24    6   28   48
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Rollie Fingers         5   7  3.34  23  13   0   2   0  100   87   41   37    9   26   51
Catfish Hunter        13   7  3.45  23  23   6   0   0  159  137   72   61   21   46  102
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Paul Lindblad          3   1  4.15  32   0   0   1   0   35   29   16   16    7   13   21
Chuck Dobson           8  10  4.30  24  23   8   0   2  149  132   77   71   19   44   77
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   7  1.80  41   0   0  19   0   70   52   17   14    2   34   43
Horacio Pina           3   0  2.61  35   0   0   5   0   38   37   12   11    1   20   21
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Dick Bosman            9   7  3.38  21  19   2   0   1  123  124   49   46    9   52   70
Jim Shellenback        4   3  3.69  27   6   0   0   0   61   56   31   25    2   28   37
Jim Hannan             4   3  4.00  22   6   0   0   0   54   58   27   24    5   24   27
Joe Coleman            5   8  4.20  20  17   3   0   0  122  111   60   57   19   56   90
Casey Cox              5   6  4.38  19  17   1   1   0  117  127   63   57   14   30   44
Jackie Brown           0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    0    5
George Brunet          6   5  4.56  17  16   1   0   0   97  104   55   49    9   41   54
Joe Grzenda            2   5  5.84  26   3   0   2   0   49   49   35   32    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)        13
  J. Perry (MIN)           13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  C. Wright (CAL)          12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          10
  F. Peterson (NY)         10
  D. Bosman (WAS)           9

Losses:

  J. Horlen (CHI)          12
  T. John (CHI)            12
  G. Brabender (MIL)       11
  C. Dobson (OAK)          10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  J. Janeski (CHI)          9
  J. Rooker (KC)            9
  B. Butler (KC)            8
  J. Coleman (WAS)          8

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  R. Culp (BOS)             8
  C. Dobson (OAK)           8
  M. Lolich (DET)           8
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      21
  D. Knowles (WAS)         19
  S. Lyle (BOS)            15
  K. Tatum (CAL)           14
  M. Grant (OAK)           13
  T. Timmerman (DET)       13
  J. Aker (NY)             12
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  P. Richert (BAL)         10
  L. McDaniel (NY)          9

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
  B. Butler (KC)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)     178.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      167.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       159.1
  T. John (CHI)         158.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       157.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       153.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  153.0
  C. Dobson (OAK)       148.2
  D. McNally (BAL)      148.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   146.1

Hits:

  J. Horlen (CHI)         155
  M. Lolich (DET)         155
  D. McNally (BAL)        155
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        152
  T. John (CHI)           151
  J. Kaat (MIN)           150
  F. Peterson (NY)        149
  J. Janeski (CHI)        145
  J. Palmer (BAL)         144
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     144

Runs:

  C. Dobson (OAK)          77
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         76
  T. John (CHI)            75
  J. Kaat (MIN)            75
  J. Horlen (CHI)          74
  D. McNally (BAL)         74
  J. Janeski (CHI)         73
  C. Hunter (OAK)          72
  L. Krausse (MIL)         70
  F. Peterson (NY)         70

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  C. Hunter (OAK)          21
  D. McNally (BAL)         20
  J. Coleman (WAS)         19
  C. Dobson (OAK)          19
  T. Murphy (CAL)          18
  S. Siebert (BOS)         18
  C. Wright (CAL)          17
  B. Bolin (MIL)           16
  J. Janeski (CHI)         16

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        70
  J. Rooker (KC)           70
  L. Cain (DET)            65
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     65
  M. Lolich (DET)          64
  B. Moore (CHI)           60
  B. Butler (KC)           59
  G. Brabender (MIL)       58
  T. Murphy (CAL)          57
  J. Coleman (WAS)         56

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       183
  M. Lolich (DET)         132
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    129
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        111
  R. Culp (BOS)           109
  R. May (CAL)            104
  C. Hunter (OAK)         102
  D. McNally (BAL)        101
  B. Johnson (KC)          97

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