Sunday July 19, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 19, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      55  36  3.01   91  14  31   825   677  317  276   86  321  548
Minnesota       56  30  3.19   86  12  33   763   709  319  270   71  264  482
Oakland         48  44  3.50   92  17  22   820   723  360  319   88  297  490
New York        49  42  3.50   92  17  24   835   803  377  325   87  265  437
Baltimore       56  36  3.53   92  30  20   832   766  363  326   94  278  554
Detroit         52  38  3.75   90  23  25   806   780  385  336   81  346  559
Cleveland       42  48  3.96   90  17  20   808   758  371  356   96  389  621
Boston          47  42  3.97   89  20  25   798   782  399  352   85  335  549
Kansas City     33  57  4.01   90  10  14   819   776  418  365   86  370  525
Washington      42  50  4.08   92   9  27   831   810  414  377   82  373  484
Milwaukee       33  60  4.66   94  18  12   831   866  480  430   89  328  513
Chicago         32  62  4.68   94  12  19   829   891  490  431  102  306  434

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)    14   4  2.55  23  23  13   0   1  187  134   56   53   13   70  197
Clyde Wright (CAL)    13   6  2.69  22  22   4   0   2  151  128   54   45   17   54   64
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   6  2.70  22  22  12   0   3  167  151   53   50   11   57  120
A. Messersmith (CAL)   8   8  2.82  25  22   6   2   1  153  118   58   48   15   65  129
Ray Culp (BOS)        10   8  2.83  20  20   9   0   0  150  123   58   47   15   47  115
Joe Niekro (DET)      10   7  3.05  23  20   5   0   2  139  123   57   47   14   42   65
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      8   6  3.06  21  21   4   0   1  141  130   57   48   15   48   71
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   9   8  3.36  22  22   7   0   0  155  152   67   58   15   53   66
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  1.95  18   0   0   0   0   37   37   13    8    2   15   29
Pete Richert           3   1  2.56  30   0   0  10   0   32   20   11    9    5   12   42
Jim Palmer            13   6  2.70  22  22  12   0   3  167  151   53   50   11   57  120
Dick Hall              7   3  2.83  22   0   0   2   0   41   33   16   13    6    4   23
Tom Phoebus            3   5  3.05  16  14   2   0   0   83   61   40   28   10   41   41
Eddie Watt             2   6  3.09  36   0   0   7   0   35   25   12   12    1   20   21
Mike Cuellar          12   5  3.86  23  23  10   0   2  168  152   76   72   21   43  111
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.87  22  10   1   1   1   81   84   36   35    9   16   46
Moe Drabowsky          2   1  4.08   9   0   0   0   0   18   15   10    8    4   10    8
Dave McNally          12   7  4.38  23  23   5   0   0  154  163   79   75   22   46  102
Dave Leonhard          0   0  7.16  17   0   0   0   0   16   23   14   13    3   12   11
Fred Beene             0   0 40.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    0    2    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Culp              10   8  2.83  20  20   9   0   0  150  123   58   47   15   47  115
Ray Jarvis             0   1  2.92  12   0   0   0   0   12   12    9    4    1   11    6
Jim Lonborg            4   1  3.03   8   4   0   0   0   33   32   11   11    2    9   21
Vicente Romo           6   0  3.19  35   2   0   4   0   62   62   22   22    6   24   35
Gary Wagner            2   1  3.38  11   0   0   0   0   16    9    9    6    2    8   10
Sonny Siebert          9   5  3.67  20  20   5   0   1  128  121   54   52   18   33   88
Ken Brett              2   3  3.88  22   6   1   1   0   67   48   30   29   10   40   68
Gary Peters            7   8  4.50  20  20   5   0   3  118  127   69   59    8   48   78
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Cal Koonce             0   2  4.70  11   0   0   1   0   15   16    9    8    1   11   10
Mike Nagy              3   1  4.70  13  12   0   0   0   67   79   39   35    7   40   35
Ed Phillips            0   2  4.97  11   0   0   0   0   13   14    7    7    3    7   13
Sparky Lyle            0   4  5.01  37   0   0  15   0   41   39   25   23    4   23   29
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   1  1.65   3   2   0   0   0   16   15    4    3    0    8   12
Greg Garrett           3   2  2.05  20   0   0   0   0   26   14    6    6    1   16   21
Ken Tatum              4   2  2.06  37   0   0  14   0   48   37   13   11    4   12   28
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
Clyde Wright          13   6  2.69  22  22   4   0   2  151  128   54   45   17   54   64
Mel Queen              1   2  2.77  14   2   0   3   0   26   20    8    8    1   14   24
Andy Messersmith       8   8  2.82  25  22   6   2   1  153  118   58   48   15   65  129
Dave LaRoche           3   0  3.00   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    5    4    2    3   13
Rudy May               5   6  3.44  23  20   1   0   1  133  113   59   51   14   47  111
Tom Murphy            11   6  3.59  22  22   3   0   1  145  129   64   58   19   60   66
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
Paul Doyle             3   0  6.26  28   0   0   5   0   27   32   20   19    5   12   24

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Crider           3   3  2.67  18   4   0   4   0   57   52   21   17    5   18   30
Wilbur Wood            4   9  2.88  41   0   0  11   0   69   65   30   22    5   19   52
Tommy John             7  12  3.55  23  23   5   0   1  165  158   78   65   12   59   84
Floyd Weaver           1   0  4.11  17   0   0   0   0   31   26   15   14    5   15   30
Jim Magnuson           0   1  4.50   4   2   0   0   0   16   12    8    8    2    6    9
Jerry Janeski          7   9  4.55  21  21   3   0   1  127  145   73   64   16   41   55
Joel Horlen            6  13  4.75  22  22   4   0   0  140  163   79   74   15   32   53
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  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6   11    4    4    2    2    7
Bob Miller             2   3  6.00   6   5   0   0   0   27   33   18   18    6    9   16
Bart Johnson           0   2  8.69   5   4   0   0   0   20   23   19   19    3   12   16
Barry Moore            0   3  8.78   8   4   0   0   0   28   36   33   27    7   15    6
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          14   4  2.55  23  23  13   0   1  187  134   56   53   13   70  197
Fred Lasher            1   4  3.23  21   1   0   3   0   31   33   13   11    5   12   27
Steve Hargan           2   2  3.24   7   3   1   0   0   25   23    9    9    4    6   10
Phil Hennigan          6   3  3.98  34   1   0   2   0   63   57   29   28    7   39   36
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 Dunning          2   4  4.25   8   8   0   0   0   49   39   23   23    9   29   44
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
Tom Timmerman          3   1  2.27  32   0   0  15   0   48   44   14   12    1    9   21
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
Joe Niekro            10   7  3.05  23  20   5   0   2  139  123   57   47   14   42   65
John Hiller            4   3  3.13  23   1   0   3   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
Mickey Lolich          9  10  3.60  23  22   9   0   3  162  164   73   65   14   66  139
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  4.81  17   0   0   2   0   34   37   19   18    5   14   19
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
Denny McLain           0   2  5.28   5   5   0   0   0   31   37   20   18    8    8   19
Mike Kilkenny          5   1  5.29  20  10   2   0   0   66   72   42   39    4   34   48
Bob Reed               1   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    2    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ted Abernathy          3   2  2.08  10   0   0   2   0   13    9    8    3    0   11   17
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.28  24   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   13    3   12   38
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  3.29  11   0   0   0   0   14   10    7    5    1    4   10
Tom Burgmeier          2   4  3.41  20   0   0   0   0   37   29   16   14    3   14   23
Jim Rooker             5   9  3.41  23  15   3   1   1  129  120   57   49    7   70   75
Bob Johnson            3   6  3.51  25  11   1   4   0   97   93   43   38   10   34  103
Dave Morehead          2   3  3.56  17  15   1   1   0   81   73   46   32    5   42   47
Al Fitzmorris          4   3  3.58  28   3   0   1   0   60   50   24   24    8   29   23
Bill Butler            3   9  3.75  17  17   2   0   1  110   81   51   46   14   62   61
Don O'Riley            0   0  3.94   5   2   0   0   0   16   18    8    7    2    6    9
Dick Drago             6   7  4.00  21  20   3   0   1  135  147   66   60   15   41   70
Ken Wright             1   1  5.68  33   0   0   3   0   32   37   22   20    0   18   24
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  1.35  18   0   0   1   0   33   28    6    5    0    9   14
Dave Baldwin           2   1  2.53  16   0   0   1   0   21   12    7    6    1   12   19
Bob Humphreys          1   3  3.12  14   0   0   3   0   26   20   10    9    1   11   16
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            9  10  4.42  23  21   5   0   1  126  138   75   62   15   36   81
Marty Pattin           5   8  4.43  22  14   4   0   0  112  115   57   55   11   35   71
Al Downing             0   3  4.50   4   3   0   0   0   16   17   10    8    1    7    8
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  12  5.40  19  18   2   0   0  105   97   70   63    6   61   66
John Gelnar            2   3  5.86  34   0   0   4   0   58   74   41   38    5   16   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
Ron Perranoski         6   2  1.50  38   0   0  22   0   66   52   15   11    3   27   35
Stan Williams          6   0  1.63  36   0   0   7   0   66   46   16   12    5   20   41
Tom Hall               5   3  2.30  26   4   0   1   0   63   39   17   16    3   34   73
Dick Woodson           1   2  2.63   9   0   0   0   0   14   12    9    4    1    8    9
Bert Blyleven          3   3  2.67   9   9   1   0   0   57   53   19   17    5   12   50
Bill Zepp              5   0  2.80  25   6   0   1   0   64   62   22   20    5   16   23
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Jim Perry             14   7  3.45  22  22   7   0   1  149  147   66   57   12   32   92
Steve Barber           0   0  3.74  14   0   0   2   0   22   22    9    9    0   15   10
Jim Kaat               7   7  3.87  26  21   2   0   0  137  150   75   59   16   37   68
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  1.96  26   0   0   3   0   37   24    9    8    2   14   29
Lindy McDaniel         7   4  2.00  33   0   0   9   0   68   52   17   15    5   10   53
Steve Kline            1   1  2.12   2   2   2   0   0   17   13    4    4    2    5    8
Jack Aker              2   1  2.72  26   0   0  12   0   46   43   17   14    3   13   24
Ron Klimkowski         1   3  3.05  26   2   0   0   0   59   52   24   20    6   20   24
Stan Bahnsen           8   6  3.06  21  21   4   0   1  141  130   57   48   15   48   71
Mel Stottlemyre        9   8  3.36  22  22   7   0   0  155  152   67   58   15   53   66
Gary Waslewski         1   2  3.62  13   5   0   0   0   32   27   14   13    4   14   11
Fritz Peterson        10   6  3.79  22  21   3   0   1  133  149   70   56   16   24   63
John Cumberland        3   4  3.94  15   8   1   0   0   64   62   31   28    9   15   38
Joe Verbanic           1   0  4.60   7   0   0   0   0   16   20    9    8    1   12    8
Mike Kekich            2   2  6.04  15   7   0   0   0   51   56   39   34    7   28   32
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  1.09  44   0   0  13   0   74   58   10    9    3   19   36
Marcel Lachemann       1   0  2.43  22   0   0   3   0   37   33   11   10    4   10   29
Bob Locker             1   0  2.45  11   0   0   1   0   18   17    5    5    0    8   13
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
Jim Roland             1   2  3.46  19   2   0   0   0   26   21   11   10    2   19   11
Catfish Hunter        13   8  3.56  24  24   6   0   0  164  143   76   65   22   46  104
Rollie Fingers         5   8  3.83  24  14   0   2   0  101   92   47   43   11   27   52
Paul Lindblad          3   1  3.86  34   0   0   1   0   37   29   16   16    7   16   24
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
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
Darrell Osteen         1   0  6.35   3   1   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    0    3    3
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        5   3  3.47  28   7   1   0   0   70   62   34   27    3   32   41
Jim Hannan             4   3  4.00  22   6   0   0   0   54   58   27   24    5   24   27
George Brunet          7   5  4.17  18  17   2   0   1  106  110   55   49    9   42   59
Joe Coleman            5   8  4.20  20  17   3   0   0  122  111   60   57   19   56   90
Casey Cox              5   7  4.58  20  18   1   1   0  120  133   67   61   16   31   47
Jackie Brown           0   0  5.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    2    2    6
Joe Grzenda            2   5  5.72  27   3   0   2   0   50   49   35   32    5   21   19
Pedro Ramos            0   0  7.56   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    2    4   10
Dick Such              1   5  7.56  21   5   0   0   0   50   48   42   42    8   45   41

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        14
  J. Perry (MIN)           14
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  C. Wright (CAL)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  R. Culp (BOS)            10
  J. Niekro (DET)          10

Losses:

  J. Horlen (CHI)          13
  G. Brabender (MIL)       12
  T. John (CHI)            12
  C. Dobson (OAK)          10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  B. Butler (KC)            9
  J. Janeski (CHI)          9
  J. Rooker (KC)            9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  R. Culp (BOS)             9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  C. Dobson (OAK)           8
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      6

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      22
  D. Knowles (WAS)         19
  S. Lyle (BOS)            15
  T. Timmerman (DET)       15
  K. Tatum (CAL)           14
  M. Grant (OAK)           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
  C. Wright (CAL)           2
  R. Austin (CLE)           1
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)     187.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      167.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       166.2
  T. John (CHI)         164.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       164.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       162.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   155.1
  D. McNally (BAL)      154.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  153.0
  C. Wright (CAL)       150.2

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)         164
  J. Horlen (CHI)         163
  D. McNally (BAL)        163
  T. John (CHI)           158
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        152
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     152
  J. Palmer (BAL)         151
  J. Kaat (MIN)           150
  F. Peterson (NY)        149
  D. Drago (KC)           147

Runs:

  J. Horlen (CHI)          79
  D. McNally (BAL)         79
  T. John (CHI)            78
  C. Dobson (OAK)          77
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         76
  C. Hunter (OAK)          76
  J. Kaat (MIN)            75
  L. Krausse (MIL)         75
  J. Janeski (CHI)         73
  M. Lolich (DET)          73

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          22
  D. McNally (BAL)         22
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         21
  J. Coleman (WAS)         19
  C. Dobson (OAK)          19
  T. Murphy (CAL)          19
  S. Siebert (BOS)         18
  C. Wright (CAL)          17
  B. Bolin (MIL)           16
  C. Cox (WAS)             16

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        70
  J. Rooker (KC)           70
  M. Lolich (DET)          66
  L. Cain (DET)            65
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     65
  B. Butler (KC)           62
  G. Brabender (MIL)       61
  B. Moore (CHI)           61
  T. Murphy (CAL)          60
  T. John (CHI)            59

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       197
  M. Lolich (DET)         139
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    129
  J. Palmer (BAL)         120
  R. Culp (BOS)           115
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        111
  R. May (CAL)            111
  C. Hunter (OAK)         104
  B. Johnson (KC)         103
  D. McNally (BAL)        102

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