Tuesday July 21, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 21, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      56  37  3.07   93  14  32   842   695  329  287   90  325  554
Minnesota       57  31  3.19   88  12  34   781   729  326  277   72  270  496
Oakland         50  44  3.44   94  17  24   838   735  362  320   89  305  504
New York        51  42  3.46   94  18  25   853   816  380  328   88  269  444
Baltimore       58  36  3.48   94  31  20   850   784  369  329   95  283  562
Detroit         53  39  3.73   92  23  26   823   797  390  341   82  348  571
Kansas City     34  58  3.94   92  12  14   837   789  420  367   86  377  537
Cleveland       42  50  3.98   92  17  20   825   778  380  365   97  393  629
Boston          47  44  4.03   91  20  25   816   806  412  365   88  340  567
Washington      43  51  4.04   94   9  28   849   823  418  381   83  377  498
Milwaukee       33  62  4.62   96  18  12   847   872  486  435   90  337  528
Chicago         33  63  4.75   96  13  19   847   911  507  447  105  317  443

 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
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   6  2.70  22  22  12   0   3  167  151   53   50   11   57  120
Clyde Wright (CAL)    14   6  2.78  23  23   4   0   2  156  137   58   48   18   54   66
Ray Culp (BOS)        10   8  2.83  20  20   9   0   0  150  123   58   47   15   47  115
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      9   6  3.05  22  22   4   0   1  148  139   59   50   15   50   73
Joe Niekro (DET)      10   7  3.05  23  20   5   0   2  139  123   57   47   14   42   65
A. Messersmith (CAL)   8   9  3.06  26  23   6   2   1  159  123   64   54   17   67  131
Jim Rooker (KC)        6   9  3.19  24  16   4   1   2  138  126   57   49    7   73   76
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   9   8  3.36  22  22   7   0   0  155  152   67   58   15   53   66
Bob Johnson (KC)       3   7  3.39  26  12   2   4   0  106  100   45   40   10   38  114

 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
Eddie Watt             3   6  2.92  37   0   0   7   0   37   26   12   12    1   21   23
Tom Phoebus            3   5  3.05  16  14   2   0   0   83   61   40   28   10   41   41
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.67  23  11   1   1   1   88   90   37   36    9   18   49
Mike Cuellar          13   5  3.77  24  24  11   0   2  177  163   81   74   22   45  114
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  3.18   9   4   0   0   0   34   33   12   12    3    9   21
Vicente Romo           6   0  3.19  35   2   0   4   0   62   62   22   22    6   24   35
Sonny Siebert          9   5  3.67  20  20   5   0   1  128  121   54   52   18   33   88
Ken Brett              2   4  4.06  23   7   1   1   0   71   55   33   32   11   42   76
Cal Koonce             0   2  4.08  12   0   0   1   0   18   17    9    8    1   11   13
Gary Peters            7   8  4.50  20  20   5   0   3  118  127   69   59    8   48   78
Ed Phillips            0   2  4.61  12   0   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    3    7   13
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Sparky Lyle            0   4  4.78  38   0   0  15   0   43   40   25   23    4   24   31
Mike Nagy              3   2  4.93  14  13   0   0   0   73   88   44   40    8   42   39
Gary Wagner            2   1  5.09  13   0   0   0   0   18   13   13   10    2    8   11
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
Steve Kealey           1   0  2.13   9   0   0   1   0   13    7    4    3    1    3   10
Ken Tatum              4   2  2.25  38   0   0  15   0   52   40   15   13    5   13   30
Eddie Fisher           3   3  2.30  34   1   0   5   0   67   51   19   17    6   22   40
Mel Queen              1   2  2.77  14   2   0   3   0   26   20    8    8    1   14   24
Clyde Wright          14   6  2.78  23  23   4   0   2  156  137   58   48   18   54   66
Dave LaRoche           3   0  3.00   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    5    4    2    3   13
Andy Messersmith       8   9  3.06  26  23   6   2   1  159  123   64   54   17   67  131
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  6.04  29   0   0   5   0   28   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  3.10  42   0   0  11   0   70   68   33   24    5   20   52
Tommy John             8  12  3.52  24  24   6   0   1  174  167   81   68   14   61   88
Floyd Weaver           1   0  3.90  18   0   0   0   0   32   26   15   14    5   16   32
Jim Magnuson           0   1  4.50   4   2   0   0   0   16   12    8    8    2    6    9
Joel Horlen            6  13  4.75  22  22   4   0   0  140  163   79   74   15   32   53
Danny Murphy           1   0  4.85  31   0   0   4   0   52   47   29   28    6   26   25
Jerry Janeski          7  10  4.91  22  22   3   0   1  128  149   79   70   16   43   55
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  9.60   9   4   0   0   0   30   40   38   32    8   20    7
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  3.03  23   1   0   3   0   33   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
Dick Ellsworth         3   1  3.99  23   1   0   2   0   38   39   18   17    3   12   12
Rich Hand              3   8  4.05  21  15   2   3   1  100   84   46   45   15   36   70
Dean Chance            4   5  4.18  29  11   0   3   0   97  111   48   45   10   44   75
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
Steve Dunning          2   5  4.61   9   9   0   0   0   55   48   28   28   10   31   47
Dennis Higgins         1   3  5.08  37   0   0   6   0   51   52   31   29    6   38   45
Mike Paul              0   4  5.88  23   8   0   0   0   41   43   27   27    9   29   34
Rick Austin            1   4  5.90   7   6   1   0   1   29   39   19   19    5   13   24
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  2.25  33   0   0  16   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  2.63  22   0   0   1   0   38   32   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   3  3.73  17  17   3   0   0  104   99   52   43    9   65   76
Earl Wilson            4   6  4.41  18  16   4   0   1   96   87   53   47   15   32   74
Denny McLain           1   2  4.78   6   6   0   0   0   38   43   22   20    9    9   22
Daryl Patterson        2   1  4.93  18   0   0   2   0   35   39   20   19    5   15   20
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
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
Jim Rooker             6   9  3.19  24  16   4   1   2  138  126   57   49    7   73   76
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
Bob Johnson            3   7  3.39  26  12   2   4   0  106  100   45   40   10   38  114
Tom Burgmeier          2   4  3.41  20   0   0   0   0   37   29   16   14    3   14   23
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  1.31  19   0   0   1   0   34   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  2.83  15   0   0   3   0   29   20   10    9    1   14   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
Al Downing             0   4  3.52   5   4   0   0   0   23   19   12    9    2    8   17
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
Bobby Bolin            2   7  4.70  20  15   2   0   0   90   91   52   47   16   47   66
John O'Donoghue        2   0  5.01  25   0   0   0   0   23   28   15   13    4    9   13
Skip Lockwood          1   7  5.04  14  13   2   0   0   89   95   56   50   16   35   51
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  1.46  39   0   0  23   0   68   55   15   11    3   28   36
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  2.30  10   0   0   0   0   16   12    9    4    1    8   12
Bert Blyleven          3   3  2.67   9   9   1   0   0   57   53   19   17    5   12   50
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Bill Zepp              5   1  3.15  26   7   0   1   0   69   70   26   24    5   17   26
Jim Perry             14   7  3.45  22  22   7   0   1  149  147   66   57   12   32   92
Jim Kaat               8   7  3.80  27  22   2   0   0  144  156   77   61   16   39   75
Steve Barber           0   0  4.03  15   0   0   2   0   22   23   10   10    1   16   10
Dave Boswell           3   6  6.00  16  14   0   0   0   66   77   50   44   12   37   44

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         7   4  1.93  34   0   0  10   0   70   53   17   15    5   10   53
Steve Hamilton         4   3  1.96  26   0   0   3   0   37   24    9    8    2   14   29
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
Stan Bahnsen           9   6  3.05  22  22   4   0   1  148  139   59   50   15   50   73
Ron Klimkowski         1   3  3.05  26   2   0   0   0   59   52   24   20    6   20   24
Mel Stottlemyre        9   8  3.36  22  22   7   0   0  155  152   67   58   15   53   66
Fritz Peterson        11   6  3.61  23  22   4   0   1  142  152   71   57   17   26   68
Gary Waslewski         1   2  3.62  13   5   0   0   0   32   27   14   13    4   14   11
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  1.07  45   0   0  14   0   76   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            5   6  2.52  33   7   1   2   0   86   72   30   24    6   34   50
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
Paul Lindblad          3   1  3.79  36   0   0   2   0   38   29   16   16    7   17   26
Rollie Fingers         5   8  3.83  24  14   0   2   0  101   92   47   43   11   27   52
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Chuck Dobson           9  10  4.15  25  24   8   0   2  156  138   79   72   20   45   87
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  1.78  42   0   0  20   0   71   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   8  3.45  22  20   2   0   1  128  130   52   49   10   52   76
Jim Hannan             5   3  3.47  23   7   0   0   0   62   63   27   24    5   26   33
Jim Shellenback        5   3  3.47  28   7   1   0   0   70   62   34   27    3   32   41
George Brunet          7   5  4.17  18  17   2   0   1  106  110   55   49    9   42   59
Joe Coleman            5   8  4.21  21  17   3   0   0  124  112   61   58   19   57   92
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  5.50  28   3   0   2   0   52   50   35   32    5   22   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. Wright (CAL)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  R. Culp (BOS)            10

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  R. Culp (BOS)             9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  C. Dobson (OAK)           8
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  T. John (CHI)             6

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      23
  D. Knowles (WAS)         20
  T. Timmerman (DET)       16
  S. Lyle (BOS)            15
  K. Tatum (CAL)           15
  M. Grant (OAK)           14
  J. Aker (NY)             12
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  L. McDaniel (NY)         10
  P. Richert (BAL)         10

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
  J. Rooker (KC)            2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2
  R. Austin (CLE)           1
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)     187.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      176.2
  T. John (CHI)         173.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       166.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)       164.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       162.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  159.0
  C. Dobson (OAK)       156.0
  C. Wright (CAL)       155.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   155.1

Hits:

  T. John (CHI)           167
  M. Lolich (DET)         164
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        163
  J. Horlen (CHI)         163
  D. McNally (BAL)        163
  J. Kaat (MIN)           156
  F. Peterson (NY)        152
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     152
  J. Palmer (BAL)         151
  J. Janeski (CHI)        149

Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         81
  T. John (CHI)            81
  C. Dobson (OAK)          79
  J. Horlen (CHI)          79
  J. Janeski (CHI)         79
  D. McNally (BAL)         79
  J. Kaat (MIN)            77
  C. Hunter (OAK)          76
  L. Krausse (MIL)         75
  M. Lolich (DET)          73

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         22
  C. Hunter (OAK)          22
  D. McNally (BAL)         22
  C. Dobson (OAK)          20
  J. Coleman (WAS)         19
  T. Murphy (CAL)          19
  S. Siebert (BOS)         18
  C. Wright (CAL)          18
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     17
  F. Peterson (NY)         17

Walks:

  J. Rooker (KC)           73
  S. McDowell (CLE)        70
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     67
  M. Lolich (DET)          66
  B. Moore (CHI)           66
  L. Cain (DET)            65
  B. Butler (KC)           62
  G. Brabender (MIL)       61
  T. John (CHI)            61
  T. Murphy (CAL)          60

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       197
  M. Lolich (DET)         139
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    131
  J. Palmer (BAL)         120
  R. Culp (BOS)           115
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        114
  B. Johnson (KC)         114
  R. May (CAL)            111
  C. Hunter (OAK)         104
  D. McNally (BAL)        102


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