Friday July 24, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 24, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       60  31  3.11   91  14  35   808   742  328  279   73  274  513
California      57  40  3.19   97  14  32   877   741  354  311   93  337  572
Oakland         52  44  3.39   96  18  25   856   746  365  323   90  309  511
Baltimore       60  37  3.51   97  31  22   880   815  384  343   98  295  578
New York        51  44  3.55   96  18  25   870   837  395  343   90  279  455
Detroit         54  42  3.71   96  23  26   857   837  403  353   83  357  594
Cleveland       45  51  3.95   96  18  22   861   814  395  378  101  403  653
Kansas City     35  61  3.96   96  12  15   876   820  440  386   91  404  564
Boston          49  46  4.01   95  20  27   851   844  431  379   92  357  598
Washington      44  52  4.05   96   9  28   868   851  430  391   85  385  513
Milwaukee       35  62  4.58   98  20  12   865   884  491  440   92  342  538
Chicago         34  66  4.74  100  13  20   880   958  525  464  108  327  455

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)    15   4  2.53  24  24  14   0   1  196  144   58   55   13   71  206
Clyde Wright (CAL)    14   6  2.78  23  23   4   0   2  156  137   58   48   18   54   66
Jim Palmer (BAL)      14   6  2.79  23  23  12   0   3  174  158   57   54   11   63  123
Joe Niekro (DET)      10   8  2.99  24  21   5   0   2  145  129   59   48   15   42   66
Ray Culp (BOS)        10   9  3.04  21  21   9   0   0  157  133   66   53   16   51  120
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      9   6  3.05  22  22   4   0   1  148  139   59   50   15   50   73
Jim Rooker (KC)        7   9  3.14  25  17   4   1   2  146  134   59   51    7   77   81
A. Messersmith (CAL)   8   9  3.22  27  24   6   2   1  165  127   69   59   18   69  136
Jim Perry (MIN)       15   7  3.34  23  23   7   0   1  156  149   67   58   12   32   95
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           4   1  2.31  32   0   0  10   0   35   22   11    9    5   13   44
Dick Hall              7   3  2.68  23   0   0   2   0   44   33   16   13    6    4   23
Jim Palmer            14   6  2.79  23  23  12   0   3  174  158   57   54   11   63  123
Eddie Watt             3   6  2.89  39   0   0   8   0   37   26   12   12    1   23   23
Tom Phoebus            3   5  3.05  16  14   2   0   0   83   61   40   28   10   41   41
Moe Drabowsky          2   1  3.66  11   0   0   1   0   20   16   10    8    4   10    8
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.67  23  11   1   1   1   88   90   37   36    9   18   49
Mike Cuellar          13   6  3.97  25  25  11   0   2  181  171   87   80   24   46  118
Dave McNally          12   7  4.34  24  24   5   0   0  162  171   82   78   22   47  107
Dave Leonhard          0   0  7.16  17   0   0   0   0   16   23   14   13    3   12   11
Fred Beene             0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    4    1    3    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Jarvis             0   1  2.92  12   0   0   0   0   12   12    9    4    1   11    6
Vicente Romo           6   0  3.00  36   3   0   4   0   69   70   23   23    7   28   43
Ray Culp              10   9  3.04  21  21   9   0   0  157  133   66   53   16   51  120
Jim Lonborg            4   1  3.18   9   4   0   0   0   34   33   12   12    3    9   21
Cal Koonce             0   2  3.60  13   0   0   2   0   20   17    9    8    1   11   15
Sonny Siebert         10   5  3.68  21  21   5   0   1  134  128   57   55   20   35   93
Gary Peters            8   8  4.27  21  21   5   0   3  126  134   73   60    8   54   84
Ken Brett              2   5  4.33  24   7   1   1   0   73   58   36   35   11   43   79
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  4.63  40   0   0  16   0   45   42   25   23    4   24   32
Mike Nagy              3   2  4.93  14  13   0   0   0   73   88   44   40    8   42   39
Gary Wagner            2   1  5.00  14   0   0   0   0   18   14   13   10    2    8   12
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
Steve Kealey           1   0  1.88  11   0   0   1   0   14    8    4    3    1    3   10
Greg Garrett           3   2  1.89  21   1   0   0   0   33   21    7    7    1   19   27
Ken Tatum              5   3  2.25  40   0   0  15   0   56   42   16   14    6   13   33
Eddie Fisher           3   3  2.55  37   1   0   5   0   71   57   23   20    7   23   42
Clyde Wright          14   6  2.78  23  23   4   0   2  156  137   58   48   18   54   66
Andy Messersmith       8   9  3.22  27  24   6   2   1  165  127   69   59   18   69  136
Tom Bradley            0   2  3.32   4   3   0   0   0   22   27    9    8    0    8   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
Mel Queen              1   3  3.73  15   3   0   3   0   31   29   13   13    1   19   25
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
Dave LaRoche           3   0  5.68   9   0   0   1   0   13   14    9    8    2    3   13
Paul Doyle             3   0  5.76  31   0   0   5   0   30   32   20   19    5   13   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  10  3.28  45   0   0  12   0   74   76   36   27    5   21   53
Tommy John             8  12  3.52  24  24   6   0   1  174  167   81   68   14   61   88
Floyd Weaver           1   0  4.05  19   0   0   0   0   33   28   16   15    5   17   33
Lee Stange             1   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   10   15    5    5    2    2    9
Danny Murphy           1   0  4.75  33   0   0   4   0   55   49   30   29    6   27   25
Joel Horlen            6  14  4.80  23  23   4   0   0  146  173   83   78   17   32   56
Jerry Janeski          7  10  4.82  23  23   3   0   1  134  157   82   72   16   46   56
Bob Miller             2   3  5.03   7   6   0   0   0   34   38   19   19    7   11   20
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
Jim Magnuson           0   2  5.89   5   3   0   0   0   18   20   12   12    2    8    9
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          15   4  2.53  24  24  14   0   1  196  144   58   55   13   71  206
Fred Lasher            1   4  2.63  26   1   0   5   0   38   35   13   11    5   12   28
Steve Hargan           3   2  3.13   8   4   1   0   0   32   27   11   11    4   10   15
Phil Hennigan          6   3  3.98  34   1   0   2   0   63   57   29   28    7   39   36
Dick Ellsworth         3   1  4.02  25   1   0   2   0   40   42   19   18    3   13   12
Rich Hand              3   9  4.11  22  16   2   3   1  103   90   50   47   17   38   72
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            5   5  4.31  30  12   0   3   0  104  121   53   50   12   44   79
Steve Dunning          2   5  4.61   9   9   0   0   0   55   48   28   28   10   31   47
Dennis Higgins         1   3  4.97  39   0   0   6   0   54   53   32   30    6   40   48
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
Fred Scherman          3   1  2.61  23   0   0   1   0   38   32   12   11    2   11   32
Norm McRae             0   0  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0   13    7
Tom Timmerman          3   2  2.94  35   0   0  16   0   49   50   18   16    1   10   22
Joe Niekro            10   8  2.99  24  21   5   0   2  145  129   59   48   15   42   66
John Hiller            5   3  3.04  25   1   0   3   0   47   36   20   16    7   29   40
Dennis Saunders        1   1  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   16    5    5    1    5    8
Mickey Lolich          9  11  3.56  24  23   9   0   3  169  171   75   67   14   67  141
Les Cain               9   3  3.63  18  18   3   0   0  112  108   54   45    9   66   84
Jerry Robertson        0   0  3.68  11   0   0   0   0   15   19    8    6    1    5   11
Earl Wilson            4   6  4.41  18  16   4   0   1   96   87   53   47   15   32   74
Daryl Patterson        2   1  4.58  20   0   0   2   0   37   41   20   19    5   15   22
Denny McLain           1   2  4.78   6   6   0   0   0   38   43   22   20    9    9   22
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
Mike Kilkenny          5   1  5.11  21  11   2   0   0   74   81   45   42    4   39   55
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   3  1.86  12   0   0   3   0   19   11    9    4    0   16   20
Jim Rooker             7   9  3.14  25  17   4   1   2  146  134   59   51    7   77   81
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  3.21  12   0   0   0   0   14   10    7    5    1    4   10
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.28  24   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   13    3   12   38
Bob Johnson            3   7  3.39  26  12   2   4   0  106  100   45   40   10   38  114
Al Fitzmorris          4   3  3.41  29   3   0   1   0   63   52   24   24    8   32   26
Tom Burgmeier          2   4  3.52  22   0   0   0   0   38   32   18   15    4   14   24
Dave Morehead          2   3  3.56  17  15   1   1   0   81   73   46   32    5   42   47
Bill Butler            3   9  3.89  18  18   2   0   1  113   84   54   49   14   66   62
Dick Drago             6   8  4.09  22  21   3   0   1  143  154   71   65   16   46   79
Don O'Riley            0   0  4.91   7   2   0   0   0   18   20   11   10    3   10   11
Ken Wright             1   1  5.35  34   0   0   3   0   34   37   22   20    0   18   25
Mike Hedlund           2   3  7.20   9   0   0   0   0   15   18   13   12    6    7    5
Wally Bunker           0   7  8.10  12   6   0   0   0   40   49   38   36   11   22   19
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
Bobby Bolin            3   7  4.36  21  16   3   0   0   99   97   53   48   16   51   70
Lew Krausse           10  10  4.39  24  22   6   0   1  135  144   79   66   17   37   87
Marty Pattin           5   8  4.43  22  14   4   0   0  112  115   57   55   11   35   71
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  1.43  40   0   0  24   0   69   55   15   11    3   28   37
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          4   3  2.44  10  10   2   0   0   66   57   20   18    6   15   58
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             15   7  3.34  23  23   7   0   1  156  149   67   58   12   32   95
Jim Kaat               9   7  3.58  28  23   3   0   1  153  163   77   61   16   40   80
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
Steve Hamilton         4   3  1.93  27   0   0   3   0   37   24    9    8    2   14   29
Lindy McDaniel         7   4  1.93  34   0   0  10   0   70   53   17   15    5   10   53
Jack Aker              2   1  2.79  27   0   0  12   0   48   45   18   15    3   14   25
Ron Klimkowski         1   3  2.95  27   2   0   0   0   61   53   24   20    6   20   25
Stan Bahnsen           9   6  3.05  22  22   4   0   1  148  139   59   50   15   50   73
Mel Stottlemyre        9   9  3.40  23  23   7   0   0  162  160   70   61   17   55   71
Fritz Peterson        11   6  3.61  23  22   4   0   1  142  152   71   57   17   26   68
Gary Waslewski         1   2  3.93  14   5   0   0   0   34   30   16   15    4   14   12
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
Steve Kline            1   2  5.60   3   3   2   0   0   18   17   11   11    2    8    9
Mike Kekich            2   2  6.00  16   7   0   0   0   54   59   41   36    7   32   34
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  1.04  46   0   0  15   0   78   58   10    9    3   19   36
Marcel Lachemann       2   0  2.37  23   0   0   3   0   38   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  3.64  25  25   6   0   0  168  149   79   68   23   46  107
Rollie Fingers         5   8  3.76  25  14   0   2   0  103   93   47   43   11   28   52
Paul Lindblad          3   1  3.79  36   0   0   2   0   38   29   16   16    7   17   26
Chuck Dobson          10  10  3.93  26  25   9   0   3  165  142   79   72   20   48   91
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
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   8  1.80  44   0   0  20   0   75   57   19   15    2   37   46
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Horacio Pina           3   0  2.79  36   0   0   5   0   39   40   13   12    1   20   22
Jim Hannan             6   3  3.38  24   7   0   0   0   64   63   27   24    5   27   34
Dick Bosman            9   8  3.45  22  20   2   0   1  128  130   52   49   10   52   76
Jim Shellenback        5   3  3.47  28   7   1   0   0   70   62   34   27    3   32   41
Joe Coleman            5   8  4.15  22  17   3   0   0  128  117   63   59   20   59   96
Jackie Brown           0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    2    2    8
George Brunet          7   5  4.51  19  18   2   0   1  106  114   59   53    9   42   59
Casey Cox              5   7  4.54  21  19   1   1   0  127  142   70   64   17   33   51
Joe Grzenda            2   5  5.47  29   3   0   2   0   53   51   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)        15
  J. Perry (MIN)           15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  C. Wright (CAL)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  R. Culp (BOS)            10

Losses:

  J. Horlen (CHI)          14
  G. Brabender (MIL)       12
  T. John (CHI)            12
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  C. Dobson (OAK)          10
  J. Janeski (CHI)         10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  B. Butler (KC)            9
  R. Culp (BOS)             9

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  R. Culp (BOS)             9
  C. Dobson (OAK)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  T. John (CHI)             6

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      24
  D. Knowles (WAS)         20
  S. Lyle (BOS)            16
  T. Timmerman (DET)       16
  M. Grant (OAK)           15
  K. Tatum (CAL)           15
  J. Aker (NY)             12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  L. McDaniel (NY)         10
  P. Richert (BAL)         10

Shutouts:

  C. Dobson (OAK)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  G. Peters (BOS)           3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          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)     196.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      181.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       174.0
  T. John (CHI)         173.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       169.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       168.1
  C. Dobson (OAK)       165.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  164.2
  D. McNally (BAL)      161.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   161.2

Hits:

  J. Horlen (CHI)         173
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        171
  M. Lolich (DET)         171
  D. McNally (BAL)        171
  T. John (CHI)           167
  J. Kaat (MIN)           163
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     160
  J. Palmer (BAL)         158
  J. Janeski (CHI)        157
  D. Drago (KC)           154

Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         87
  J. Horlen (CHI)          83
  J. Janeski (CHI)         82
  D. McNally (BAL)         82
  T. John (CHI)            81
  C. Dobson (OAK)          79
  C. Hunter (OAK)          79
  L. Krausse (MIL)         79
  J. Kaat (MIN)            77
  M. Lolich (DET)          75

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         24
  C. Hunter (OAK)          23
  D. McNally (BAL)         22
  J. Coleman (WAS)         20
  C. Dobson (OAK)          20
  S. Siebert (BOS)         20
  T. Murphy (CAL)          19
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     18
  C. Wright (CAL)          18
  C. Cox (WAS)             17

Walks:

  J. Rooker (KC)           77
  S. McDowell (CLE)        71
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     69
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  B. Butler (KC)           66
  L. Cain (DET)            66
  B. Moore (CHI)           66
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  G. Brabender (MIL)       61
  T. John (CHI)            61

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       206
  M. Lolich (DET)         141
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    136
  J. Palmer (BAL)         123
  R. Culp (BOS)           120
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        118
  B. Johnson (KC)         114
  R. May (CAL)            111
  C. Hunter (OAK)         107
  D. McNally (BAL)        107

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